"Alright," seeing Hu Tao's confident expression, Ying felt reassured. She gauged her recovered stamina and conjured an *Arataki* on the head of the last *Hilichurl* at the rear, smashing it to dust and thus dividing the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Hu Tao, seeing the *Arataki* in front of her shattered by the *Hilichurls*, activated her *Spirit Soother* again and charged forward, quickly drawing their attention to herself.
Seeing this, Ying darted around the flank and leaped behind the newly created *Arataki*.
"You actually took down so many *Mishomaru* so quickly… you damn pest…" the Pyro Abyss Mage said furiously to Ying, but unfortunately, Ying couldn't see the expression beneath its mask.
"Hmph~ You're not getting away today. I said it, even Li Yunlong couldn't stop me! (￣へ￣)"
"Li Yunlong? Who is he?"
"He is… hmm… the Heavenly King? No, he doesn't seem to fear the Heavenly King…"
"The Heavenly King? Nonsense, who the hell do I care about?! All of you, attack!" The *Hilichurls* beside him immediately charged at Ying. At the same time, the Pyro Abyss Mage, shielded by the *Hilichurls*, began to dance behind them.
"Hah!" Ying summoned the Staff of Homa and unleashed several Anemo slashes at the charging *Hilichurls*, but due to their sheer numbers, these slashes couldn't halt their advance.
"Tch… looks like I need to try a combo move," Ying sheathed the Staff of Homa and conjured an Anemo vortex with her right hand to keep the surrounding *Hilichurls* at bay. Simultaneously, she tightened her grip with her left hand and conjured another *Arataki* above the pile of *Hilichurls*.
*BOOM!* The *Arataki* crashed down heavily just before the Anemo vortex dissipated, turning the entire pile of *Hilichurls* into dust.
"Phew… Geo energy is being consumed a bit too quickly… I've only used it three times, and I had already recovered most of it earlier…" Ying felt a slight strain after repeatedly casting *Arataki* and lamented inwardly.
"Next it's your turn… What is this?!" Ying was about to deal with the Abyss Mage when she saw it dancing. Realizing the danger, Ying quickly moved away from her spot, but the ground fire that erupted beneath her feet grazed her arm.
"Hiss—?!" Ying endured the burning pain and ran rapidly, evading the continuous ground fire behind her. At the same time, she summoned the Staff of Homa again and used Anemo slashes to gradually weaken the Pyro Abyss Mage's shield.
"You damn little bug!"
"Pah! Even if I'm a bug, I'm a fragrant one!" (This guy's attacks are much fiercer than the Hydro Abyss Mage before… no wonder he could beat up that Hydro Abyss Mage.)
Ying seized an opportunity, rolled to dodge the ground fire, and arrived in front of the Abyss Mage, unleashing an Anemo vortex at its head. Simultaneously, she stomped her foot forcefully, using her remaining Geo energy to cast *Crystalize Resonance*.
The powerful offensive shattered the Pyro Abyss Mage's shield completely, and the resulting shockwave sent it flying far away.