After all, the Ice Bracer died when this sound appeared.
Dense lines of death appeared in her eyes. With the development of her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, Shiki could see more and more lines of death.
For guys like the Fatui soldiers, whose bodies were all messed up from prolonged use of Delusions, Shiki could even play Go on their lines of death.
Of course, the distribution of the lines of death couldn't be as neat as a chessboard; it was just a metaphor to say there were many lines of death.
Seeing that the girl's target was the Water Bracer, the Wind Boxer instantly transformed into a green breeze and arrived in front of the Water Bracer, raising his Anemo shield.
"Hmph, a mantis trying to stop a chariot."
With a cold snort, Shiki quickly drew her katana, severing the shield with a single draw-slash, and simultaneously cutting through the Wind Boxer's body.
"How... is this possible..."
The Wind Boxer's face was filled with disbelief as he murmured before collapsing to the ground, lifeless.
Both the Water Bracer and the Thunder Hammer stared wide-eyed. Everything happened so quickly that they never imagined the Wind Boxer, who usually blocked countless attacks for them, would die so easily by the other's blade.
The Water Bracer raised the water gun in his hand, but Shiki's Kasaya (kesa-giri) had already descended, slicing the water gun directly in half. Immediately after, another upside down (gyaku-kesa) followed, severing the Water Bracer's death line.
"This... is fine..."
The Water Bracer slumped powerlessly to the ground, but his life had already ended. He didn't fall purely because he was too fat.
"You bastard!"
The Thunder Hammer was consumed by rage. Although the girl displayed strength far surpassing his own, there was no fear in his heart, for fear was useless in the eternal city of Snezhnaya.
He raised the large hammer in his hand, but suddenly a cold flash appeared before him, and the hammer in his hand was split in two as if it were tofu.
The cut surface was incredibly smooth, as if it had always been two halves.
Crack.
Shiki stomped on the Delusion that had fallen to the ground, and as if that wasn't enough, she ground it back and forth several times.
Deprived of the Delusion's power, the electro element shield covering the Thunder Hammer flickered a few times before going still, like a flashlight with dead batteries, completely dimming.
It just looked like a lot of fun, anyway.
Bang!
He jumped up and punched the opponent's chin. It must be said that the Fatui soldiers' height was truly outrageous. Arataki Itto is 1.9 meters tall, which is quite tall, isn't it?
However, the Thunder Hammer was even taller than him, probably two meters.
"Pah!"
The Thunder Hammer was knocked to the ground with one punch, and something vaguely flew out of his mouth.
Although Shiki's physical strength was no different from that of an ordinary person, it was never about the force. Her fists were electrified.
Like high-voltage wires, a light touch was enough to instantly cool off many.
After dealing with the Thunder Hammer, Shiki picked up the disc-shaped device, then stepped on the Thunder Hammer's chest with her right foot and asked, "What is this thing?"
"..."
"Not talking? It's fine, this thing will eventually be presented to General Ei anyway. By then, you Fatui can say goodbye to Inazuma."
After speaking, Shiki retracted her right foot and walked away with elegant steps from the top floor of the Mikage Furnace Core.
As for the Thunder Hammer? Don't worry, he won't live long. With that punch just now, Shiki directly injected a ball of electro element into him. Calculating the time, it should be about to explode now.
"Ugh..."
The Thunder Hammer's eyes widened. The intense pain from his heart made him constantly scratch his chest, but it was ultimately futile. Finally, he lost his breath.
His heart had been destroyed by Shiki's lightning; he couldn't be any deader.
Shiki left Tatarasuna with the disc. She truly couldn't understand Snezhnaya's technology. She looked at it for a long time without understanding anything, only sensing a electro element fluctuation from it.
"What in the world is this thing?"
Her first impression of this thing was an iron griddle for making pancakes. In her memory, that was the only thing that matched.
'I'll let Xavier take a look at it later. Fontaine's technology is very advanced; maybe he knows something.'
Thinking this, Shiki teleported back to Konda Village, then placed the large iron disc under her bed. After she obtained enough jinghua bone marrow from Yashiori Island, she would bring this item along to let Xavier examine it thoroughly.
Taking her backpack, Shiki teleported to Musoujin Gorge on Yashiori Island. There was a part of the Orochi's bones here, and it was also one of the production sites for crystallized marrow. She just didn't know if there was any left now.
...
Inazuma City · Komore Teahouse.
"Hmm... I asked around, and this should be the Komore Teahouse, right?" Paimon said.
The Traveler was about to say something when the woman beside them spoke first.
"This place does not entertain ordinary guests. Please leave, both of you."
"Wait a minute, we're not ordinary guests!" Paimon stamped her foot.
"I know. People who smuggled themselves in from overseas. I could tell from your attire at a glance," the woman said calmly.
"You could tell all that? Ah no, we're not..."
Paimon realized she had let something slip and quickly tried to salvage the situation, but Lumine couldn't stand it anymore.
"Paimon said it very well. Don't say it again next time."
"Huh?"
"Hello, we are here by Thoma's invitation. He should have told you about my characteristics, right?" Lumine asked.
"Indeed. This confirms it then. Welcome, both of you, to Komore Teahouse, a small protected area of the Kamisato Clan."
The attendant said, opening the door for the Traveler and Paimon. However, once inside, the two found that there was no one there except for a dog.
"Where's Thoma? Didn't he say he'd wait for us at the Komore Teahouse? How come there's no one here?"
"Could it be that Thoma isn't here?"
"Who said I wasn't here? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
In the empty room, Thoma's voice was heard, but when Lumine looked around, there was nothing but a dog.
Paimon was even more startled: "W-what's going on? The dog is talking!?"
"Hahahahaha, there's nothing to be surprised about. This is your first time seeing me like this, right?"
"Uh... Is Thoma a dog?"
"Haven't you seen anyone similar to me in Liyue?"
Paimon suddenly realized, "Oh! So that's it, I understand! Thoma is an Adeptus from Inazuma!"
??? "That's not right, is it?" Lumine's face was full of question marks. Paimon, did you misunderstand something?
"Pfft hahahaha, alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore."
As his voice fell, Thoma's figure emerged from under the counter.
"I only meant to tease you a little, but I didn't expect you to actually believe it!"
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