Suddenly, a large patch of dark purple warning appeared at Gongzi’s feet.
Hmm? Lowering the difficulty?
Gongzi frowned slightly, and just like before, he dodged outside the warning circle. He intended to predict the next lightning strike, but the warning circle beside him suddenly exploded, transforming into countless slashes made of lightning that began to devours him madly.
“Woc?!”
Gongzi cursed under his breath and quickly brought his dual blades in front of him, forcefully blocking these slashes. The immense power directly blasted him against the energy shield behind him, sending him crashing heavily to the ground.
With no time to wail, Gongzi quickly got up and continued to dodge. However, this more powerful attack, combined with the previous lightning, truly made him miserable.
“Nnwah…”
Ying covered her eyes in fear, but it was truly a rare sight to see Gongzi being beaten by a mechanism. So, she peeked through her fingers again, stealthily watching.
Meanwhile, Lumine behind her frowned. She knew Gongzi’s strength. Although he was clearly not as strong as her, he was forced to activate his Delusion with one move, and the second move knocked him to the ground under the power of the Delusion.
Moreover, this guy was only facing a mechanism that had no thinking ability. If it were the real Raiden Shogun, her strength would undoubtedly be even greater.
Thinking this, Lumine tightened her grip on Ying’s arms.
If my strength was a little greater then, and I had dodged Scaramouche’s attack, Ying wouldn’t have had to take such a risk for me…
Sensing the change in Lumine’s mood, Ying leaned back, lifted her head to look at Lumine’s face, and said with a wicked grin,
“Lumine, if you keep overthinking, don’t blame me for taking advantage of your weakness~”
“Mmm…”
Knowing that Ying was referring to her current inability to defeat her, Lumine poked Ying’s forehead and said with mock annoyance.
“You! I’m so worried about you, and you want to take advantage of my weakness. You’ve really broken my heart (￣へ￣).”
“Ew~”
Ying scornfully glanced at her “biological sister.”
“You only remember you’re my sister now. When I begged you, saying I was your sister, what did you say then?
‘It’s okay~ You’re not related by blood anyway~ I don’t feel guilty at all~’
Oh, this is…”
“Ahem… Really? I don’t remember.”
Saying this, Lumine sheepishly stuck out her little tongue.
“Hmph… Then forget what you were just thinking, or don’t blame me for using the same methods you used to bully me on you (￣へ￣).”
Lumine instinctively swallowed and vigorously shook her head.
“Okay, okay, I’ll forget, I’ll forget, alright?”
Sigh… It’s easy to say with Ying, but I can’t stand my own actions…
Yeah… Strength is indeed the ultimate truth…
Paimon, who had eaten her fill nearby: ……………
“Uh… Normally, shouldn’t we be concerned about Gongzi, who is currently being lectured by the mechanism…”
Ying waved her hand. “That’s true, but we don’t do things by the book.”
Saying this, Ying turned her head and glanced resentfully at Yae Miko.
“After all, I’m the weirdo who goes to training in a shrine maiden outfit.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Gongzi was struck by lightning again, kneeling on the ground.
Seeing that Gongzi was no longer able to dodge the next attack, Yae Miko waved her arm, and the mechanism stopped.
“Phew…”
Seeing the surrounding energy shield gradually disappear, Gongzi let out a long sigh and lay directly on the ground, unable to help but complain.
“What a formidable mechanism… Even with the Magnificence controlled by the Delusion, I probably wouldn’t have succeeded…”
From afar, after greeting Lumine, Ying walked over to Gongzi, extended her hand, and helped him up, looking at him with admiration.
“Not bad, you lasted longer than I expected.”
Gongzi chuckled playfully.
“Hahaha… Judging by your words, it seems you have a lot of confidence.”
Then, he stretched his limbs and walked out of the mechanism’s range, giving a thumbs-up as he walked.
“Good luck~”
Let me see how strong you are now…
A smile appeared on Ying’s lips. After Gongzi left the trial area, she personally reactivated the mechanism in front of her.
After observing Gongzi’s initial test, Ying had already roughly estimated the strength of this mechanism, so she appeared very confident.
“Hmph… Come on, it’s a good opportunity to further train my mastery of Electro.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck towards Ying’s head.
Facing this familiar move, Ying did not directly use Electro to dodge. Instead, like Gongzi at the beginning, she relied solely on her body’s reflexes and narrowly dodged the fatal blow.
Gongzi, who had just sat down, saw what happened. Looking at Ying inside the energy shield, who was continuously dodging the lightning strikes, he couldn’t help but sigh.
“I can’t believe her reaction is no inferior to mine. Last time I observed her in Liyue, she was clearly weaker than me.”
Lumine beside him proudly raised her little head.
“Hmph~ Isn’t that obvious? She’s my sister, so it’s natural for her to be stronger than you.”
However, even though she said this, Lumine knew in her heart that Ying’s sharp reaction speed, which was not much weaker than her own, must have been accumulated through battles since arriving in Inazuma.
Well… Although seeing Ying able to handle things on her own is entirely beneficial, it ultimately stems from her own dereliction of duty…
Lumine lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then looked at Ying, who was dodging attacks within the energy shield, and couldn’t help but smile.
Although I’m reluctant, perhaps I should change my approach. I can’t treat her as a little sister who needs my protection anymore…
Inside the energy shield…
After successfully dodging several attacks, Ying gradually became proficient in dealing with ordinary lightning, no longer just barely dodging each time.
As if sensing Ying’s change, the mechanism decisively activated the second attack method that had previously caused Gongzi so much trouble.
Seeing the ground beneath her feet gradually covered in dark purple, Ying’s pupils widened slightly.
Here it comes!
Ying took a deep breath. Unlike Gongzi, she did not continue to dodge. Instead, she directly drew a silver sword and stood her ground, quietly waiting for the attack.
“That girl, is she being too overconfident?!”
Gongzi, outside the energy shield, widened his eyes. He had just experienced the power of this move. If it weren’t for his Delusion increasing his defense, he would probably be on his way to the ICU right now.
Lumine also frowned slightly. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Ying; quite the opposite, she was confident. Since Ying dared to do this, she must have her own reasons.