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Chapter 21 - Bro, Did Chuan-ge Just Turn on Cheats?!

Back in his early days as a newbie in Genshin Impact,

Liang Chuan had once painstakingly whittled several Stonehide Lawachurls to death—

dealing mere triple-digit damage each time.

What carried him through those fights was pure pattern memorization—

or, as players fondly called it, "backboarding."

He had memorized every single one of the Stone-Helm Mitachurl's attack animations.

In live combat, he could anticipate each strike with surgical precision and dodge accordingly.

So long as this Stone-Helm Mitachurl hadn't learned any new tricks,

Liang Chuan was fully confident he could solo it without taking a single hit!

"Chuan-ge?! What are you doing?!"

"Don't go!! You'll die out there!!!"

[AssassinNo.1FromGardenLane] was practically stomping the ground in panic

as Liang Chuan calmly strode toward the massive Mitachurl.

But with his own stats, what could he do to stop him?

And so, before the astonished eyes of dozens of players,

Liang Chuan walked straight up to the Stonehide Lawachurl.

"What now? Are we just gonna stand here and watch Chuan-ge walk to his death?"

[AssassinNo.1FromGardenLane] frowned deeply.

"Maybe I'll drop a few Scare Boxes for him.

If he has to run, they might come in handy…"

suggested [TurnsOutSheDidn'tLoveMe], the [Jester] player,

as he crouched down to place his gadget traps.

"Bro, stop clowning around.

You think those little boxes are gonna scare a giant Hilichurl?"

"Then what else do you want me to do, huh? I gotta help somehow!"

"Um… do you think this big guy's weak to Charm?"

The [Black Widow] player, ID [EdgeplayExpert],

struck a sultry pose toward the Stonehide Lawachurl.

Her figure was flawless—a perfect S-curve, with revealing gear that left little to the imagination.

Whether or not the Mitachurl was susceptible to charm was unknown…

but plenty of male players sure were.

[AssassinNo.1FromGardenLane] took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.

"Stay focused… Stay calm!

Remember—this game's got a character creator!

All these goddess-level female avatars are just oily-faced 'senior sisters' IRL!

Who knows what they really look like behind the screen…"

He exhaled heavily.

"And besides, the game's player interaction isn't that free.

You can't even… y'know… do those kinds of things.

So no matter how good they look, you can only look—not touch.

This is psychological torture, man!"

"Ahem… I think I'm done with Genshin: Reboot for today.

I'm gonna go, uh, 'study Japanese culture' in my browser."

One player, clearly reaching his breaking point,

quietly logged off.

"See?! I told you guys—this is why we shouldn't have girl players in the raid!

Especially one who literally has a Charm skill! Totally kills morale!"

grumbled [IronTrueMan], curling his lip.

"Bro, you really are a true man,"

[RighteousIronHand] laughed.

"You actually said it out loud!

Aren't you afraid she's gonna write a long callout post about you online?

'Dear diary, today in Genshin: Reboot, I met a shrimp-headed misogynist~'"

"Can you guys not?! We're still in a boss fight here!"

[AssassinNo.1FromGardenLane] groaned.

"By now, Chuan-ge's probably been smashed into paste…"

"Actually… no."

[EdgeplayExpert] pointed ahead, smiling coyly.

"Look—Chuan-ge's dancing around that big guy!

The Mitachurl can't land a single hit!

Chuan-ge's amazing~~~"

"Shut it, you temptress! You're ruining team morale—don't make me come over there!"

snapped [IronTrueMan], rolling up his sleeves.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield—

Liang Chuan was indeed gracefully dodging every one of the Stonehide Lawachurl's attacks.

His eyes tracked the boss's every movement as he muttered to himself:

"Sidestep… that's the wind-up for its charged punch.

Roll behind it, and I'll be fine."

"Elbow draw-in… that's the uppercut swing to the right.

I'll roll down-left to dodge."

"Squatting stance—here comes the bull rush.

Simple enough, just move laterally out of its path."

"Turning its back to me… that's the jump smash, Divine Hilichurl Descent!

Once it leaps, just roll away from the landing point!"

Each and every attack was read, predicted, and flawlessly avoided.

And with each dodge, Liang Chuan countered with a precise jab of his [Iron-tipped Spear],

stabbing at Mitachurl's leg.

The damage numbers were small—

but he was hitting the same spot every time.

Before long, the Mitachurl's right leg showed cracks in its rocky armor.

Sustain this pace, and Liang Chuan would literally pierce right through it!

Sensing danger, the Stonehide Lawachurl roared,

entering Rage Mode!

Its body flared with molten golden light,

its attack power skyrocketing—

and every ground smash now unleashed a shockwave!

In normal form, getting hit once might still leave a sliver of HP.

But in Rage Mode?

One punch from this beast would drain even Liang Chuan's next health bar.

Still—

its patterns hadn't changed.

As long as he stayed clear of those shockwaves,

This was child's play compared to dodging Raiden Shogun's lightning combos.

Liang Chuan kept weaving through the boss's attacks,

chipping away between each swing,

until—

his [Iron-tipped Spear] pierced clean through the Mitachurl's right leg!

Limping and unstable, the once-fearsome brute posed no threat now.

Liang Chuan ramped up his attacks,

and before long, the Stonehide Lawachurl collapsed with a resounding crash.

The players watching from afar were left completely speechless.

"Did… did Chuan-ge just no-hit that boss?"

"Bro, that wasn't just stat buffing—he's totally running scripts, right?!"

"Yeah, dude, those perfect dodges… that's got 'auto-evade hack' written all over it!"

"Hack, my ass! Have you ever seen a script twitch like that to fight for control?

Maybe, just maybe, Chuan-ge's actually that good!

Why else would the devs let him control the core NPC of the whole game?"

"True!

Anyone allowed to control the Main Crystal NPC has to be the studio's strongest operator!"

While they argued, Liang Chuan calmly looted the boss.

He picked up a [Black Crystal Horn] and a [Ominous Mask] from the corpse,

then checked his experience bar—

Defeating the Stonehide Lawachurl had shot him straight up to Level 14!

After distributing his new attribute points,

his raw stats (without any skill bonuses) were now:

Constitution 36, Strength 21, Agility 19, Spirit 18.

Even without passives, his combat power had reached the absolute peak of ordinary humans.

With skills factored in?

Even a Vision holder would get effortlessly crushed!

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