"You're... the girl from the picture?!"
Ah, this...
I didn't expect to be recognized so soon...
Ying shook her head and spoke with a sigh.
"Ahem~ Well, my matters can be discussed later. What we need to do now is to deal with these monsters first."
With that, Ying clenched her fists, activated the newly acquired Electro power, and instantly appeared amidst the monsters. Her speed was so great that Ying didn't immediately attack. Instead, she stood still, sensing the Electro swirling around her and saying,
"It's faster than I imagined... Is this what being The Flash feels like?"
While she was lost in thought, the surrounding monsters reacted. Several Hilichurls immediately raised their clubs and swung them at Ying. But before the clubs could even land, they were sent flying by the Electro that suddenly erupted around Ying.
Ying, watching the seemingly endless stream of Hilichurls charging towards her only to be repeatedly repelled by the Electro field, calmly stated,
"Hmm, I've formed a small domain around myself using Electro. If I were to give it a name... I think 'Sasuke's Chidori Nagashi' would be quite fitting..."
At the same time, several Hilichurl Brutes noticed Ying standing unaffected amidst the monsters, ignoring the regular Hilichurls. They immediately charged at Ying, enduring her Chidori Nagashi.
"Oh? It seems this Electro field isn't enough to repel these thick-skinned fellows."
Ying effortlessly dodged their attacks, and pondered new techniques in her mind.
"If I increase the intensity of the Electro, will it knock them back... But that seems a bit wasteful, after all, my Chakra... ahem~ Elemental Power isn't infinite. Maintaining such a strong Electro field wouldn't last long."
With that thought, Ying abandoned the idea. She leaped to dodge an axe swing from a Hilichurl Brute.
Then, in mid-air, she raised her hand and, just like before, condensed a Wind-Spinning Sword infused with Electro, and pressed it directly into the face of one of the Hilichurl Brutes.
"Bang!"
A Wind-Spinning Sword struck the Hilichurl Brute squarely. The terrifying damage sent it writhing in pain, and it was finally blasted backward by the explosive airflow, crashing heavily to the ground, unable to move.
"Unhum... It seems even with Electro enhancements, the Wind-Spinning Sword can't instantly defeat a Hilichurl Brute... Though it's as good as dead now..."
Having witnessed the power of the Electro-enhanced Wind-Spinning Sword, Ying pondered for a moment before raising her hand again. This time, however, what appeared in her hand was not the Wind-Spinning Sword, but pure Electro energy.
"As expected..."
Ying chuckled lightly. After dodging another attack from a Hilichurl Brute, she quickly closed the distance and forcefully jabbed its chest with her hand, which was crackling with Electro.
The Hilichurl Brute's supposedly tough skin was easily pierced by Ying's small hand. It instantly dissolved into dust.
"Hehe..."
Ying shook off the residual Electro from her hand and said triumphantly,
"If I can imitate Chidori Nagashi, then Raikiri should be possible too."
"Concentrating such powerful Electro into one hand, while it might not deal damage over a wide area like the Wind-Spinning Sword, it is undoubtedly more advantageous against a single enemy.
"After all, if you lose a limb, you might still be able to lie there and survive for a while, but if your heart or head is gone, you won't even have time to linger on."
With that, Ying looked at the Ruin Machines gathered together.
"If I recall correctly, they are much tougher than monsters like Hilichurls. So for this final move, I'll test it out on you..."
The Ruin Machines seemed to sense Ying's gaze and immediately used their respective abilities to approach her. However, their slow speed was clearly no threat to Ying.
Ying dodged the Ruin Grader emerging from the ground with speed that was almost instantaneous. Then, she clenched her left fist and summoned a Geo construct to block the laser beam fired by a nearby Ruin Defender.
A Ruin Scout followed the Defender's attack, charging directly at Ying's chest. But Ying easily dodged it with a leap. In mid-air, she infused her feet with Geo energy and stomped on it, driving it deep into the ground.
Seeing the opportune moment, Ying chuckled. Standing on its head, she raised one arm above her head and slowly began to condense another Wind-Spinning Sword infused with Electro.
This time, however, the Wind-Spinning Sword was no longer small. As Ying gathered more energy, it gradually grew larger. Before long, the area of the Electro-infused Wind-Spinning Sword surpassed Ying's own size.
The Ruin Destroyer sensed danger and quickly used its Strong Shockwave to try and interrupt Ying's casting. But Ying easily dodged it with a leap, carrying the Wind-Spinning Sword.
"Great Ball... No, this move should be called Super! Great Ball Rasengan!"
With that said, a smug expression appeared on Ying's face. With a powerful thrust of her hand, she slammed the Wind-Spinning Sword downwards.
The Ruin Machines below, along with a large group of Hilichurls, were immediately engulfed by the massive silhouette of the Super Great Ball Rasengan...
[Boom!]
Accompanied by a cracking sound, a large amount of rubble shot up from the ground. The vortex formed by the Wind-Spinning Sword rapidly expanded outwards, engulfing the entire area in an instant. Its power was so immense that all living beings within its range felt their bodies being torn apart.
Finally, with the momentum to tear them asunder, the Wind-Spinning Sword reduced them all to dust.
After the Super Great Electro Wind-Spinning Sword dissipated, a huge crater appeared on the terrain. Ying, now with her Wind Glider deployed, slowly descended from the air.
"Hoo..."
Upon landing, Ying nodded in satisfaction as she looked at the massive crater at her feet, summing up the data she had acquired.
"Not bad, I'm quite satisfied with this power. But it consumed a lot of Elemental Energy. With my current reserves, I can probably use it three times at most, and that's only if I don't use any other Anemo or Electro techniques. In actual combat, two might be the limit..."
With that thought, Ying once again activated her Electro power, finishing off the remaining stragglers in the distance. The strength she had just displayed was witnessed by the surrounding Shogunate soldiers and Torey in the distance.
Torey frowned, looking at the massive crater left by Ying's Super Great Ball Rasengan. Recalling her performance just now, he couldn't help but feel a sense of disbelief.
"Is this really the innocent little girl who was with me just moments ago...?"