Ying smiled.
"Do you think you have the strength for that?"
Hearing this, Ying's lips curled upwards, accurately catching the subtext in her words.
"Since you've chosen to fight, can I take that as you believing you can't out-argue me?"
Looking at Ying's expectant gaze, Ying shrugged helplessly.
"After all, I'm not good at debating, and the person in front of me right now is a little clever imp."
"However, even though I think I can't out-argue you, it doesn't mean I'll agree to your terms. After all, the prerequisite for gaining my approval is that you must possess the strength to make me change my mind."
Seeing Ying say this, Ying replied as a matter of course.
"Unfortunately, I don't have that ability yet."
Saying this, Ying changed the subject.
"But... even though I don't have it now, I will eventually. After all, you only spend your days meditating here, while I will get stronger day by day."
"And if you don't agree now, there will be a sister stronger than me to fight you later. If you still don't agree then, I'll bring a pet three times stronger than me to fight you."
Paimon: ………………
We were supposed to be friends!
I have no love for this host…………
Ying pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Those words cannot be considered a threat to someone who practices martial arts."
Ying extended a finger and wiggled it in front of Ying.
"No, no, this isn't a threat, but rather me telling you what I'm about to do."
Saying this, Ying tilted her head slightly, resting her cheek on her finger, and looked at her with a smile.
"So, is your choice still the same as before?"
……………………
Ying didn't say anything more, but quietly looked at the desserts in the bag. Seeing there were only two, she took them both out and handed one to Ying.
Ying happily accepted and savored it with delight, as it was something she had brought herself.
Soon, Ying finished her dessert and looked at Ying, who had only eaten half of hers. Without saying anything, she closed her eyes to rest.
After some time, Ying finished the last bite of her dessert, licking her lips with satisfaction.
"Mmm~ As expected of what I painstakingly chose, it tastes amazing~"
Hearing Ying's exclamation, Ying opened her eyes, revealing a gentle smile.
Their gazes met, and in the next second, their figures vanished from their original positions. In an instant, numerous afterimages of mutual attacks and defenses appeared in the vicinity.
"Bang—Boom!!"
Accompanied by the sound of a huge explosion and a piercing friction sound, the ground around them was quickly destroyed by the aftermath of their fight. The air itself whistled due to the strong airflow generated by their clash, creating a sensation as if the entire space was about to be torn apart.
After countless intense collisions, Ying maintained a calm and composed demeanor, with only a few beads of sweat on her forehead.
Although Ying's face still wore a smile, her fair and tender cheeks were covered in a dense network of tiny sweat droplets.
The next moment, Ying keenly discerned Ying's next move. She flashed and increased her speed, dodging Ying's attack before immediately raising her hand and delivering a horizontal slash towards her abdomen.
Ying dared not be careless. She summoned a large number of bows and magical artifacts from her backpack and instantly covered them with a layer of Geo element. Although Ying eventually split them in two, it bought her enough time to retreat to a safe distance.
Before Ying could readjust, Ying instantly appeared before her and directly struck at her face with a punch already covered in elemental energy.
Seeing Ying's fist approaching, Ying retracted the long saber she had been holding, which was too late to defend with. She also threw a punch, which precisely met Ying's fist. However, her punch was slower, and before she could exert her full strength, she was repelled by the powerful impact of the clashing fists, retreating dozens of steps before steadying herself.
On the other side, Ying was also forced back dozens of steps by the impact before she managed to stop. Her first action was to shake her somewhat numb right hand.
"Hiss… I didn't expect her fist to be harder than that automaton… (≧﹏≦)"
Of course, she had the upper hand just now, and she couldn't let the pain ruin her perfect maneuver. So, Ying immediately looked up at Ying and said playfully.
"I can fight you all day long~"
(Internal thought: Phew… thankfully, our previous conversation helped me recover quite a bit of elemental energy, otherwise I would probably be drained by now…………)
Hearing this, Ying smiled and replied.
"No matter, not just a day, even a year, I have no problem with it."
Ying:……………
Damn it! Who has that much free time to waste a year with you!
Although she probably really could…………
Shaking her head, Ying walked towards Ying again.
"If you want to, it's not impossible. But if I go back too late, Lumine will worry. Also, I still have to go deal with a little brat named Scaramouche, so I don't have that much time to duel with you here."
"Bang—!"
Once Ying reached her desired position, a fierce whirlwind immediately erupted, blowing away the debris around them from the previous battle.
"Hyaaa!!!"
With Ying's clear shout, the whirlwind abruptly converged, transforming into a tornado formed by the hurricane, which roared towards Ying.
Seeing this, Ying's expression remained unchanged, and she merely curled her lips slightly.
"Swish—!"
The next moment, a dark purple arc flashed, and a sword energy condensed from Electro element instantly cleaved into the center of the tornado, causing it to disperse.
But just as Ying was about to continue her attack, she suddenly noticed that the tornado she had just split had reformed and had even absorbed some of her Electro energy from her last strike, growing larger.
Ying's brows furrowed slightly. In the next instant, a shield composed of Electro element appeared out of nowhere, blocking the tornado.
Seeing that the tornado had stopped advancing, Ying breathed a sigh of relief. She thought they would cancel each other out, but suddenly found that the energy shield she had created was shrinking at a visible rate.
Even this can be absorbed?
Seeing the tornado getting closer, Ying quickly dodged to the side, trying to evade this strange technique, as it contained her own elemental energy.
Seeing that Ying was no longer attacking the tornado, Ying's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but she felt no regret.
This move is good in every way, except that it's too easy to detect. It can only be used at the crucial moment to exert its greatest effect…