Raiden Mei gradually find her rhythm, and the remote attacks from the Dawnbreaker Talwar solidified into azure light blades from the somewhat misty electromagnetic pulses. They flew densely towards the Herrscher of Thunder, giving the sensation of machine gun fire with streaks of light trailing behind.
Luo Lin's eyes twitched as she watched. How did this "Fulminata Striker" feel like entering a god-like state where everything was handed to you on a silver platter in Elysian Realm?
The system bubbled up quietly: "Is it possible that you're the one who should take the blame for this—after all, besides in Eylsian Realm, you've never seriously used Fulminata Striker in the Abyss or on the Arena. Can you even remember when you last used it except Elysian Realm?"
"..."
Luo Lin was dumbfounded because she really couldn't remember.
However, these light blades were also problematic; Raiden Mei found herself running out of ammunition as she continued to attack.
Her intuition told her that if she wanted to continue launching light blades, she had to charge forward and take a few swings at the Herrscher to replenish her "ammunition."
What principle was this again? And could I really hit that person?
Suddenly, Raiden Mei was caught in a dilemma.
Naturally, the Herrscher of Thunder wouldn't miss the opportunity of the suppressed cover fire disappearing. She immediately rode Kurikara, which had only a little duration left, taking off to shake off Siegfried's suppression.
The blue-purple-haired Herrscher stared closely at Raiden Mei. In order not to be stuck with Siegfried again, she even gave up the opportunity to ride the crimson dragon and release energy cannons while moving, directly pouncing towards Raiden Mei!
The fierce and cold killing intent locked onto the girl. Under the powerful oppression of the Herrscher of Thunder's momentum, Raiden Mei's mind suddenly went blank, leaving her standing there dumbfounded, unable to move.
Luo Lin grabbed the girl's hand and threw her away, then held the Divine Key Mimic, ready to take another hit from the Herrscher.
Just then, a dark figure shot out diagonally—
"Inch Power: Rock Breaker!"
It turned out to be 'Fu Hua'. She clenched her fists and punched the root of Kurikara's wing, forcibly deflecting the Herrscher of Thunder's charge. She also took the opportunity to climb onto the back of the crimson dragon and engage in close combat with the Herrscher of Thunder!
The Herrscher of Thunder, seeing that 'Fu Hua' wore only gloves and had no other weapons, realized that Senti's close combat abilities were not to be underestimated.
The blue-purple-haired Herrscher stepped on the dragon's back, then ejected herself, decisively giving up maintaining Kurikara's form. With only a few seconds of duration left, the giant dragon disappeared instantly.
Without a foothold, 'Fu Hua' naturally plummeted down with scattered fragments of disintegration light.
"Damn it—"
'Fu Hua' cursed as she formed a flying sword out of condensed Taixuan ki and hurled it towards the electrified Herrscher.
The Herrscher of Thunder didn't even turn around. The arm bracers floating around her directly clenched into fists, and bursts of purple-red electric shockwaves erupted, shattering the flying sword thrown by Senti.
The loud explosion of electricity filled Raiden Mei's ears, snapping her out of her deathly fear!
By this time, Luo Lin had already engaged with the Herrscher of Thunder. However, the Herrscher adopted a stance of injuring herself in exchange for a fatal blow, preferring to take a shot rather than dodge to stab Luo Lin's heart.
Luo Lin naturally saw through this superficial attack of the Herrscher and had already figured out a way to counter it in a moment—
Luo Lin thrust the Mimicry · Black Abyss White Flower forward, piercing through the floating arm bracers that the Herrscher of Thunder used to block, and directly into the left chest of her opponent. The disintegration power of the Black Abyss immediately infiltrated the Herrscher's body, turning the Herrscher's face pale.
However, the Herrscher's electrified blade also stabbed into Luo Lin's chest, but the Herrscher of Thunder realized that this strike did not cause fatal damage to Luo Lin!
The Herrscher of Thunder lifted her head in horror, only to see Luo Lin still smiling.
"You lack determination, Herrscher!"
In exchange for a fatal blow against another fatal blow, Luo Lin was the true expert.
After all, in Infinity Abyss and Memorial Arena, if she didn't risk her life, she couldn't compete with those players who just polished glass plates and handles—thanks to the countless deaths in the abyss and arena, Luo Lin knew her body like the back of her hand, where she would be injured and not die.
The girl was proficient in this.
Before the Herrscher's blade came, Luo Lin had already adjusted her posture and actively met it head-on.
Seriously injured, but not fatally.
With the blessing of the Mimicry Divine Key, Stigmata, and passive skills, Luo Lin could ensure that she would be lively and jumping around again in no time.
The exchange of blows between Luo Lin and the Herrscher of Thunder greatly shook the Herrscher's will. She had never expected such bravery from a human, at least in the memories she read from Raiden Mei, those riffraff or upper class all looked cowardly...
But why wasn't she afraid?! Why?!
"I'm fighting for all the beauty in this world!"
Luo Lin kicked the stunned Thunder Herrscher fiercely, then used the momentum to retreat, pulling out the blade. Hot blood splattered from the girl's chest, turning into crimson mist the next moment.
"What nonsense reason is that?! Are you an idiot?!"
The Herrscher of Thunder completely didn't understand what Luo Lin's words meant. The continuous pain from the wound prevented her from thinking normally, and she could only use rage to block her senses.
The Herrscher's answer was a barrage of charging bullets.
Raiden Mei's sense of being chuunibyou which she hadn't recovered for long, was shattered by the cruel scene before her.
She watched as Luo Lin was covered in blood, the pungent smell of blood filling her nostrils, her rapidly accelerating heartbeat making Raiden Mei feel like the sound was coming from a distant place, echoing with vague long notes in her ears.
I... I can't... just watch!
I have to do something!
Raiden Mei bit her lip fiercely, clenched the handle of the Dawnbreaker Talwar, and charged forward in the moment when Luo Lin showed a flaw due to her serious injury!
"Coward! You finally—"
"Clang!"
The blades collided, and Raiden Mei's eyes met with the Herrscher of Thunder's, gleaming with almost the same electric light as the Herrscher's, only the color was different from the Herrscher's purple-red, it was pure blue-white.
"I'm not a coward!"
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Before the Herrscher of Thunder's eyes, only the rapidly rising blade light remained, the strength of each strike stronger and more ruthless than the last!
But Raiden Mei no longer retreated, abandoning the idea of throwing sword energy from a distance.
—She needed to be faster, stronger!
So the girl gritted her teeth, following the muscle memory cultivated by years of rigorous swordsmanship practice, adjusting the trajectory of her sword swings and her posture.
The blade light became faster and faster, illuminating the Herrscher of Thunder's face.
"Raiden—Slash!"
In an instant, Raiden Mei transformed into a blurry blue-white silhouette, and dozens of slashes burst outward from her, as if the sun had risen, radiating dazzling brilliance!
"You!!"
Raiden Mei lifted her head, her eyes flashing with almost the same electric light as the Herrscher's, but instead of the Herrscher's purple-red, hers was pure blue-white.
"I accept your power!!"