Although he said this, he thought of Ying and didn't pursue it further. However, his steps quickened inadvertently.
On the other side, Ying was quickly pulled by the Hammer Bro all the way to the door of the room indicated by the Scaramouche, and as soon as the door opened, she was shoved inside.
"Ouch?! It hurts, it hurts… (≧﹏≦)"
Ying rubbed her bottom in pain, stood up, and angrily looked at the Hammer Bro in front of her.
"You hateful big oaf, I'm going to beat you so badly today that even your mother won't recognize you!"
"Heh… you're short but your mouth is quite tough… Pfft?!"
Before the Hammer Bro could finish speaking, he felt a piercing pain from below, losing consciousness briefly and falling backward.
The instigator of all this pouted and glared angrily at the dazed big oaf in front of her.
"How dare you call me short, now you know my power, right? (￣へ￣)"
"You… you damn… hiss?!"
The Hammer Bro struggled to stand up, but a slight movement caused the pain below to surge.
Seeing that the big oaf was no longer a threat, Ying ignored him and mobilized the elemental energy stored within her body, completely eradicating the Scaramouche's energy.
"Phew… much better now. Although all three elements are less than half of what they used to be, it should be enough to destroy this place…"
As she spoke, Ying looked around the room and found that the floor was covered in a purple mist.
"This is… trying to use the endless energy in this room to make me fall into a trap? But this doesn't look like a production facility… I'll destroy it first anyway ~ (^～^)"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ying used her Anemo abilities to seal all the dark purple energy in the room into a corner, while using Geo to create a transparent armor that could effectively resist the energy. Although it would still be affected, she wouldn't lose her combat effectiveness.
"Hmph, hmph… I've learned my lesson from being ambushed the past few times, I won't fall for it so easily this time ~"
Ying was about to use her Anemo blades to destroy the room's structure when she was interrupted by a voice from behind.
The Scaramouche had appeared beside the Hammer Bro, who had been kicked down by Ying, and looked at Ying with a somber expression.
"Heh… I didn't expect you to be able to break free from my energy. It seems I underestimated you, making me doubt my intuition…"
"Hmph, that just means your brain isn't as smart as mine."
Ying retorted unceremoniously, drawing her Skyward Blade and pointing the tip at the Scaramouche's throat.
"Hehehe… Interesting. It seems you've forgotten who was toyed with and couldn't fight back in the past!"
With that, the Scaramouche's eyes suddenly flashed with a dazzling dark purple light. Like two thick pythons, they erupted from his pupils and instantly grew immense, attempting to bind Ying tightly.
Ying did not hesitate. She swung her sword fiercely, sending arcs of purple lightning flying from the blade, slicing the two giant pythons into countless fragments.
Seeing this anomaly, the Scaramouche was not surprised, but instead revealed a smile.
"Interesting, then let me see how strong you are now ~"
The Scaramouche said casually, conjuring an energy sword with the power of his Delusion and charging forward. He easily dodged Ying's Anemo blades, and then his energy sword collided with the Skyward Blade.
As soon as they clashed, Ying realized that a direct confrontation was not beneficial. She twisted her sword, causing the Scaramouche to lose momentum and break the grapple. She immediately used Electro to create distance, and then unleashed several Anemo blades to force him to keep his distance.
"Hmph…"
The Scaramouche casually shattered the incoming Anemo blades. Seeing their number, he swung his energy sword with force, transforming it into a dark purple sword energy that flew rapidly towards Ying.
Ying thought the Scaramouche was trying to counter her Anemo blades, and was about to press her advantage, when she realized the dark purple sword energy passed through her Anemo blades and flew straight towards her.
As the two sword energies flew towards each other, the Anemo blade was too close to the Scaramouche.
With a "chi!" sound, Ying's Anemo blade instantly pierced the Scaramouche's chest, making him grunt and fly backward, crashing heavily to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Ying quickly raised her sword and slashed, bisecting the sword energy flying towards her.
Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the sword energy, which should have dissipated, suddenly expanded, instantly transforming into a purplish-red net that enveloped her.
Ying tried to slash open the giant net with the Skyward Blade, but before she could raise her sword, the net changed again, wrapping around Ying like a python, forcing her to drop the Skyward Blade due to the pain.
"Ugh?! What is this… (≧﹏≦)"
As Ying struggled, the Scaramouche, who had been knocked down, slowly stood up. The wound from the Anemo blade was already covered by layers of energy, healing at a visible rate.
"Heh… playing tricks with me, you're still too green."
The Scaramouche mocked with a smile, then slowly walked up to Ying, gathering a large amount of dark purple energy in his hand and bringing it closer to Ying's face.
"Boom!!"
Just as Ying was about to struggle against the energy again, the entire factory suddenly shook.
"Hmm?"
The Scaramouche frowned and paused instinctively, weakening his control over the energy. In that instant, Ying seized the opportunity, frantically activating her Geo abilities, and forcefully broke the energy ropes that bound her. Before they could change again, she quickly created distance.
"Phew…"
Ensuring she was in a temporarily safe location, Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief and said,
"It seems I'm not the only one with hidden cards…"
Hearing Ying's words, the Scaramouche chuckled.
"Heh… isn't that natural? I know all your moves, yet you know almost nothing about me. Combined with the exhaustion from those Hilichurls earlier, it's the reason I dared to bring you here ~"
"Hmph… look at you showing off, you bastard…"
Ying eyed the Scaramouche warily, afraid he would take the opportunity to sneak attack her. After all, when it came to cunning, even three of her combined wouldn't be a match for him.