"Hmph... you think you can just bully me around? Come and try it if you dare!" Ying watched the two warily, her mind racing.
(This situation is really bad for me... but the exit is blocked by these two. I can't just force my way through... and my weapon was knocked flying behind me by that last impact... Wait... behind?!)
Ying recalled the base's layout and suddenly had an idea.
(If I remember correctly, I still have ten minutes on this stealth suit. Maybe I can use those pipes and machines inside...)
"You're asking for death!"
The Lady roared, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth. She raised her right hand and waved, a ball of ice mist emerging from her palm and spreading outwards. It formed terrifying ice cones in the air, densely attacking Ying.
"Whoa?!" Ying quickly retreated, picked up her weapon, and immediately unleashed a barrage of wind blades to try and block the Lady's attack.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The wind blades and ice cones met rapidly, exploding one after another.
"Hmph... let's see how long you can last!"
Seeing the stalemate, the Lady extended another hand, and the ice cones began to condense at several times the speed.
(Not good... I can't hold on much longer... No matter what!)
"Be carried away by the wind!!"
Ying shouted coldly, her right hand holding the sword suddenly flicking. Numerous wind blades converged in mid-air, forming a massive vortex of wind that slammed into the Lady's ice cones, and then she fled backward.
The giant wind vortex expanded violently, instantly engulfing the Lady's ice cones.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The Lady's ice cones were completely consumed, and the wind vortex, now an ice tornado, continued its assault on the Lady, forcing her to retreat repeatedly until she barely managed to dodge by retreating to Scaramouche's side...
"Oh? I didn't expect her sister to have such power? I truly underestimated her..." After witnessing the formidable power of the ice tornado, even Scaramouche couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it! That brat is dead!"
The Lady stomped on the ground in anger, the incredibly hard floor cracking beneath her feet, revealing fissures. It seemed she was utterly enraged...
"Enough, go and capture her quickly. Lingering too long won't do you any good," Scaramouche impatiently instructed.
"Hmph... I don't need you to tell me!" The Lady snorted coldly, her body dissolving into an afterimage and disappearing from her spot...
Meanwhile, with Ying...
"This should be it... Now I just have to wait for them to chase me..." Ying remained motionless, hidden behind a pipe. She had already put on her stealth suit.
"Why can't I sense her presence anymore?! Get out here now!" The Lady, furious, arrived at Ying's location and began searching frantically.
"Hmm? Is Scaramouche still guarding the entrance? Tsk... this is going to be difficult... For now, I'll just trap the Lady..."
With that said, Ying, relying on the powerful ability of her stealth suit, quickly moved behind the Lady and unleashed a charged kick to her back, sending her flying backward and crashing heavily into the wall.
"Ugh... How is this possible?!"
The Lady was nearly coughed up blood from the kick, but the pain was nothing compared to her shock at Ying being able to sneak up behind her so silently.
"Haa!"
Ying didn't give her a chance to breathe. She summoned the Skyward Blade and unleashed a barrage of wind blades towards the Lady's head, quickly cutting through the large pipes above and causing them to crash down, burying her within.
"Thump! Thump!"
The pipes landed on the ground with a deafening crash, dust billowing everywhere. The entire secret base seemed to shake violently.
"Phew... This should hold her for a while... Ah?! It hurts... Did the intense movement worsen the wound on my leg? This is bad..."
A sharp pain from the wound on her leg made Ying gasp involuntarily.
"Heheheh~ Indeed, it's bad~" Scaramouche leisurely walked in from the stone gate, looking at Ying with a smug expression.
"Hmph... You damn guy, actually making me take the fall for you!"
"Tsk tsk tsk~ Still trying to make us turn on each other? You little brat are truly wicked~"
"Bah! Shameless!"
"Heheheh~ Being mocked by you like this, I can't help but teach you a lesson..." With that, Scaramouche instantly appeared beside Ying and kicked away the sword in her hand.
"So fast?!"
Ying quickly counterattacked, flicking a kick towards Scaramouche's abdomen. However, he suddenly sidestepped, easily dodging her powerful kick.
"What?!"
"Heheh... it's not over yet~" Scaramouche chuckled sinisterly, his right hand suddenly reaching forward, grabbing Ying's ankle and pulling hard. Ying stumbled and fell heavily to the ground.
"Your speed has indeed slowed down considerably~" Scaramouche said with a grin, looking at Ying, who lay on the ground with a pained expression.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..." Ying gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, and quickly rolled several times to create distance between them.
"Since your leg is injured, why struggle? Isn't it better to surrender obediently~"
"Hmph... You wish!"
"Tsk tsk tsk~ I'm doing this for your own good. Since the gentle approach didn't work on you... don't blame the Lady for resorting to force~" Scaramouche chuckled and retreated again to the side of the stone gate, standing guard.
"What?!"
"Rumble!"
A loud noise reached her ears, followed by a massive wave of icy energy that spread outwards from the Lady's vicinity, flipping up the pipes on her body. Some machines were overturned and collapsed by this blast, turning the entire secret base into a ruin.
"Hmph... I really underestimated you..."
The Lady walked out from the ice mist, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes. She seemed to have regained her composure.
"Use whatever tricks you have, otherwise, you won't have another chance..." the Lady said slowly, her tone filled with a chilling coldness.
"Hmph... Then you might have to wait for a thousand or eight hundred years!"
(Think of a way, think of a way... I don't have many trump cards left...)
"Is that so? Then we'll see after you take this next move from me... Ice Cocoon!"
The Lady used Cryo teleportation to move behind the stone gate and spread her hands. Instantly, a thick layer of ice appeared around her body, encasing her like a giant cocoon.
"Tsk... why is she still standing near me..."
Scaramouche, annoyed, moved away from the crazy woman, picked up Ying's dropped Skyward Blade, and went to guard another door leading further inside.
"This is bad..." Ying looked at the massive ice cocoon in front of her with terror, her heart pounding. A terrible premonition washed over her entire body...
"Hahahaha... Hahahahaha! Brat... I wonder what kind of reaction your sister will have when she hears of your death!"