"Who are you?" asked Jibril.
Liu Yuan replied, "If I follow your worldview, I'm a monkey just like him."
Without further conversation, Liu Yuan swung his blood-red katana, sending blood-colored thorns spreading through the sky. Jibril dodged at full speed, sensing that touching these blood blades would be disastrous.
But Liu Yuan's attack didn't stop there. He waved his katana with his right hand and his staff with his left, causing stars to appear in the sky.
Underneath, purple meteorites began to fall.
This was the real "Meteorites of Astel", using the stars in the universe to launch a fierce attack within a certain range. The skill didn't need maintenance once activated; as long as there was magic power, it would remain connected to the starry sky.
As long as the concept of "sky and the universe" above are present, Meteorites of Astel will continuously fire with low maintenance, capable of bringing down enemies with ease, one of the True powers of the Elden Lord.
Jibril was caught off guard. Many of her abilities needed preparation, and in her current form, she hadn't had time to increase her resistance to interruptions through the Spirit Circuits. Liu Yuan's various skills instantly suppressed her.
This was just the beginning. As she was off-balance, Liu Yuan activated the 'Zeitgeist Craft' on his body.
This weaponry, researched by Siegfried in Red Alert 2: Mental Omega, included a freezing ray that hit Jibril, rendering her completely immobile.
She couldn't use her Magic nor move Spirits, and seeing the equipment on Liu Yuan, she felt a bad premonition.
The freezing ray immobilized her and all the spirits around her. Chrono Freeze involved two stages: first freezing, then teleporting. The stronger the resistance and the farther the distance, the longer the teleportation time.
Liu Yuan's target for teleportation was the nearest star.
Despite her strength, Jibril was no match for the sun but Liu Yuan detected a high-energy reaction as she found a way to break the freeze. She unleashed the remaining spirit in her body, disrupting the freeze ray and launching an onslaught on Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan immediately shook the Spirit Calling Bell. The Mimic Tear appeared, and burning red chakra enveloped his body. The power of the Nine Tails chakra also appeared. The chakra, strengthened by the system, could be used for a maximum of twenty minutes before becoming unusable.
The Tailed Beast Ball began to accumulate, and Liu Yuan released a large amount of power into it, making it powerful enough to pierce mountains and rivers.
When two Tailed Beast Balls with the same power fused, they could theoretically punch through the planet. Both Liu Yuan and the Mimic Tear built up their power, ready to spar with Jibril.
Jibril, sensing Liu Yuan's power, built up her strongest attack, Heaven Strike.
Meanwhile, on the TT:
Liu Yuan: "Schwi, how does the Ex Machina record enemy skills?"
Schwi: "When hit, it will analyze the attacker's skills at close range, so it must be attacked first."
Liu Yuan: "Riku, hold on to Schwi. I'll buff you guys later."
A divine protective shield covered both Schwi and Riku, leaving part of Schwi's machine exposed. Liu Yuan understood that the Ex Machina could learn skills by being attacked. Schwi couldn't utilize this trait flexibly yet, so acquiring skills this way was beneficial.
Unfortunately, Schwi could only record attacks with Spirits. Chakra and Erdree's power couldn't be copied.
Both Jibril's Heaven's Strike and Liu Yuan's Tailed Beast Ball built up power. They waited for the collision at the peak of their power.
"Heaven's Strike!" Jibril unleashed her strongest ability with a smile. A full-strength Heaven's Strike could vaporize the sea. If it clashed with Liu Yuan's power-stored Tailed Beast Ball, it would draw attention from all races and be enough to destroy the heavens and the earth.
However, as Jibril used the Heaven's Strike, the Tailed Beast Ball suddenly disappeared. Liu Yuan spread a carpet on the ground, put on sunglasses, and lay down. As the saying goes, when the sky collapses, there's someone taller to hold the roof.
For Liu Yuan, that was Riku and Schwi.
"Move forward, yes, that's it. What are you afraid of? I'm here with you."
As Heaven's Strike approached, Liu Yuan casually drank juice, watching the energy ball like a small sun fall. He could deflect it, but doing so would make the two lose the opportunity to learn a good skill.
"Why are you guys looking at me? Don't worry, enjoy this immersive feeling. Too bad the Kisara isn't here."
Liu Yuan sighed as if he was basking in the sun, not facing the strongest attack of the Flugel.
The power of the Heaven's Strike was fast, arriving in the blink of an eye. The spirit-powered energy sphere erupted with shocking heat, even hotter than the poplar M launch pad that Riku faced. Schwi's body almost got vaporized, and cracks appeared in the hoods of the two. At this moment, Liu Yuan teleported everyone back to the internet cafe.
Inside the internet cafe, Kisara was still playing games, her cursing voice echoing. Liu Yuan calmly went to the bar and took out some of Schwi's parts, saying, "I told you, keep some, you might be able to use them."
"But boss, it's not..."
Riku knew the cyber cafe's rules: staying after closing time resulted in expulsion and permanent banning.
"It's non-work hours. You're not here to surf the net, you're here to get your stuff. The store is limited time, but the warehouse is not."
A smile appeared on Liu Yuan's face. If the system wasn't virtual, he would high-five it.
...
After releasing Heaven's Strike, Jibril, now in juvenile form, looked at the sky with a tearful expression. She thought she had killed everyone with the Heaven's Strike.
"I fought a strong enemy but didn't even get any loot. What a loss!"
Jibril was about to cry. She had been bored, decided to come down for a stroll, and ended up using Heaven's Strike without gaining any loot.
"Yeah! Two trips back and forth, you made me lose a hundred million dollars. How do you plan to compensate?"
Jibril's eyes widened as she turned to look at Liu Yuan along with two others.
"What's going on?"
"What's going on? Naive little girl! Let me teach you one thing: a soldier is never deceived."
Jibril prepared to run, but a lasso precisely caught her neck. Liu Yuan threw the lasso forcefully, completely tying her up.
"Gotcha~"
For some reason, both Riku and Schwi shivered when they saw Liu Yuan smile.