Jiang Xiaofeng's Primogem-shaped eyes were almost curved into forks.
"A beginner's gift pack really is a beginner's gift pack..."
"Hahahaha..."
Jiang Xiaofeng gave a thumbs-up.
"Yep, that's very Dead Cells."
As everyone knew, the "critical hit" modifier in Dead Cells could be taken to mean a hit right to a major artery.
Heaven knew how delighted Jiang Xiaofeng had been by the critical-hit attack effects when he first played Dead Cells.
One slash and blood went spraying? Seriously?
And the attacks from the Tentacle and Hayabusa Gauntlets... seemed to be the kind that punched monsters straight to pieces...
Now that was Dead Cells!
Jiang Xiaofeng babbled nonsense for a while, then came to his senses and began surveying his surroundings.
"So..."
Jiang Xiaofeng looked around and fell silent.
"...Fuck."
"I forgot to ask those guys where this was."
"Tsk."
"What now?"
Jiang Xiaofeng found a large rock nearby, sat down, and considered what to do.
He had no idea where he was, only that this was an underground space...
There weren't many underground spaces in Teyvat, but somewhere he could also run into Treasure Hoarders, excluding the four nations that hadn't appeared yet...
"Sure enough... it's actually The Chasm."
Jiang Xiaofeng calmly reached for his trouser pocket...
Fuck.
He'd forgotten he was no longer on Earth.
His plan to calm down with a cigarette had met its Waterloo.
"So all I can do now is follow the system's wishes, kill monsters, and extract cells..."
Jiang Xiaofeng thought it over, and that really did seem to be the only thing he could do.
There was no helping it. His true body was just the Beheaded now, incapable of overly complex thought.
Well, if he also had that scumbag King's body... perhaps things would be a little better.
Jiang Xiaofeng unconsciously forgot that if the Beheaded and the King's flesh could merge into one, adding the Panacea would restore the former scumbag King's memories.
But that was a story for later.
Jiang Xiaofeng stood up.
Well, in order to hurry up and leave this hellish place...
Jiang Xiaofeng clenched his hands inside his "Muda Gauntlets."
He needed to wake this damned system up already!
Jiang Xiaofeng charged out of the Treasure Hoarders' camp.
Hydro Slimes? One punch could wreck them!
Hilichurls? Why were there Hilichurls too? Whatever, they were still weak as hell!
What were these things floating in the air? Were they called mushroom monsters?
They could only take slightly more punishment than Slimes. Die!
And that furry thing-you're next...
Jiang Xiaofeng immediately set his sights on the furry creature floating over the water and rushed over without stopping to think.
The result... was predictable.
Jiang Xiaofeng was frozen solid.
The Abyss Mage stared at the fellow before him, even more monstrous than a Hilichurl, with lingering fear.
Had he not reacted quickly, he would have followed those Hilichurls to their fate!
Crack, crack-
The Abyss Mage was just about to approach for a look when he heard that ominous sound.
He was about to cast another ice spell, but Jiang Xiaofeng had already broken free of the ice binding him.
"Fuck, I got too carried away killing. Nearly screwed myself over."
Jiang Xiaofeng leaped straight off the ice, activated the Wings of the Crow, and hovered in the air.
"Good thing this guy could still fight back..."
Jiang Xiaofeng glanced around and narrowed his eyes.
Just how bold were those Treasure Hoarders?
They actually dared to camp in this hellhole?
Before transmigrating, Jiang Xiaofeng often visited the nearby Teleport Waypoint in Genshin Impact.
The reason... was, of course, that this place lay beneath the Underground Waterway.
Jiang Xiaofeng had remembered this place ever since he foolishly flew up from that Anemo Elemental Monument, then spent ages climbing up to the Underground Waterway.
Afterward, whenever he had nothing to do, he would visit other worlds and trick people into climbing this route instead of slowly running up from where Old Chou was hiding.
Wait...
Jiang Xiaofeng looked toward that stretch of "abyss" behind the Abyss Mage.
Was there... a shortcut there? One that could lead back to the surface?
Jiang Xiaofeng rubbed his face.
Whether it would work or not, he first had to grab this Abyss Mage.
With that thought, Jiang Xiaofeng activated Tornadic Aura.
Then he dropped down.
It all happened in an instant!
Seeing the monster charging at him, the Abyss Mage hurriedly cast another ice spike spell.
Several ice spikes flew toward Jiang Xiaofeng.
But Tornadic Aura quickly shredded every one of them.
At the same time, Tornadic Aura made contact with the Abyss Mage's Cryo shield!
After a series of ripping sounds, the Abyss Mage's shield was already in tatters.
"Aaaaaah-"
The Abyss Mage was terrified!
The Abyss Mage raised his Ley Line Branch and went in for a basic attack!
The Abyss Mage called gg!
"Aaaaaah!"
"Don't kill me!"
"I don't know anything! Aaaaaah!"
Smack!
Jiang Xiaofeng slapped him.
The Abyss Mage finally quieted down.
"Hmph... I'm loyal to the Abyss. Don't think you can get our mission out of me!"
Jiang Xiaofeng was amused.
"I wasn't going to ask."
"I just want to know whether you can carry someone while flying."
"Huh?"
The Abyss Mage was dumbfounded.
He had thought this fellow was here to cause trouble for the Abyss.
Then why had he acted so cowardly?
With that thought, the Abyss Mage grew a little more assertive.
"Hmph, you'd better let me go, or the Abyss won't..."
Smack!
"Don't you understand words?"
"Can you carry someone while flying or not?"
"If you can, say so. If you can't, die!"
"All this bullshit. Who wants anything to do with your Abyss crap?"
The Abyss Mage nearly cried.
When had he ever met anyone so unreasonable?
And couldn't this guy fly himself?
Though he complained inwardly, the Abyss Mage didn't dare say it aloud.
"Yes, I can carry someone while flying, sir."
Now he was behaving...
Jiang Xiaofeng couldn't be bothered with him and asked his second question.
"How do I get back to the surface?"
The Abyss Mage suddenly fell silent.
After a long while, he said, "I don't know either..."
"..."
Jiang Xiaofeng didn't get angry.
He hadn't thought the Abyss Mage would truly behave himself anyway.
"Fine."
"Fly me up."
"That place behind you."
The Abyss Mage looked back at the enormous sinkhole and fell silent.
Some time later, Jiang Xiaofeng shattered the strange purple door with one punch.
"I thought all the weapons in Dead Cells were especially sturdy and durable."
"Now it looks like it might be an effect of the weapon itself..."
Who could have imagined that the critical-hit ability of Jiang Xiaofeng's gauntlets should actually have been called a destruction ability?
"Maybe it's because concrete numerical values can't appear in the world of Genshin Impact, so it automatically converted into a more unusual ability?"
Musing aloud, Jiang Xiaofeng walked into the Underground Waterway.
As for that Abyss Mage...
He only had himself to blame for misbehaving and trying to drop Jiang Xiaofeng halfway through the flight.
I really don't know what he was thinking. He'd clearly seen that I could fly, yet he still tried that...
Jiang Xiaofeng was still puzzling over it.
Suddenly.
A blue-black greatsword slashed straight down at his head!