While Lina was attacking Sikte, Kaya had already semi-beastified and stealthed her way to Lina’s side and rear. At this moment, she launched a sudden, violent strike.
Zhang Ye had noticed her long ago, but he didn’t warn Lina. He wanted to see how she would handle it.
Meanwhile, Connor and the others recovered from their shock at Lina’s power. The five of them simultaneously unleashed magic, saturating the area around Lina!
Kaya’s Leopard Rending Claw was already inches from Lina’s back.
The strike was so fast that even the onlookers couldn’t react in time.
They felt certain that Lina wouldn’t be able to dodge it.
However, the instant the Leopard Rending Claw was about to hit, Lina’s figure vanished again, appearing in a different position.
Only then did the spells from Connor’s group arrive, far too late.
Lina showed no panic. Her face was expressionless, and her eyes shimmered with starlight as if she had entered a state of extreme focus.
Everything around her seemed to slow down...
She saw the gaps within each magical attack, her mind automatically mapping out the landing points for her Blinks to evade them!
She saw how she should utilize her talents and the 【Shining Twins】 to unleash continuous, explosive damage.
She saw the image of everyone cheering for her.
She saw Zhang Ye’s smile.
So soft, so warm...
Everyone’s eyes widened as they watched Lina.
Inside the field... there were multiple Linas!
Her figure flickered rapidly through every spell.
She blinked frantically through ice spikes and blades, fireballs and earth spikes, wind blades and vine whips.
With every Blink, her body brushed past those spells in a perfect dodge.
She was like a starlight dancer in the heart of a storm, performing a flashing waltz on the edge of a blade amidst the gale and rain. It seemed as though she would be swallowed by the waves at any moment, yet in those brief instants, she bloomed with an unparalleled beauty.
Zhang Ye’s pupils constricted slightly.
He noticed that Lina had an indescribable aura at this moment, and her Blink frequency had reached two hundred times per second!
Was this... an enlightenment?
“It’s actually a law...” Ella suddenly flew out.
“What?” Zhang Ye asked in his mind while dodging spells.
“She has invisibly gained insight into a law!” Ella’s eyes gradually filled with excitement. “And it’s the Laws of Time. Although it’s just a faint trace, it is undeniably the Laws of Time!”
“The Laws of Time?!” Zhang Ye was shocked.
Just then, Lina’s figure vanished.
【Retrograde】!
Two seconds later, she reappeared with her mana restored and resumed her flashing waltz.
And this time, she wasn’t just dodging.
While blinking, she raised her dual pistols and fired. This forced Connor and the others to defend themselves even while casting offensive spells, causing their pressure to mount exponentially!
She clearly had the ability to blink directly behind Connor’s group and strike them, yet she continued to blink at high frequency through the waves of magic.
This was tempering.
She was using Connor’s group as a whetstone to sharpen herself!
After unleashing several spells without even grazing the hem of Lina’s clothes, they tried to wait for her mana to run out. But then she would suddenly vanish and reappear at her position from two seconds prior. Furthermore, that position from two seconds ago seemed calculated—it was always in the gaps between their spells, always a safe zone.
Reappearing, her mana was restored!
Then the cycle repeated.
Connor and the others had already felt Lina’s strength and were forced to fight with everything they had, yet they couldn't touch her even once!
“【Ice Spikes】!” Connor watched the frantically blinking Lina. He gritted his teeth and stomped hard. Simultaneously, his teammates reacted, and earth spikes, wood spikes, and fire creepers interlaced across the ground.
As long as they blocked the ground and left her with no place to land, let's see how she blinks!
Seeing this, Zhang Ye was about to step in.
“Brother Ye, I can do it!” Suddenly, Lina’s voice reached him. Zhang Ye was startled for a moment, but finally, he nodded and chose to believe in her.
“How did she know I was going to step in...” Zhang Ye muttered.
“The Laws of Time; her own time flow rate has changed,” Ella said, staring at Lina. “Therefore, when she enters her current state, the time around her seems to slow down.”
Zhang Ye understood upon hearing this. “So that’s why her Blink frequency increased so much, and she can accurately anticipate all attacks to evade them!”
“It’s just like bullet time!”
Ella nodded. “Close, but it’s not that the surroundings have slowed down or her reactions have sped up. It’s that her time has accelerated!”
“Furthermore, at this moment, due to the difference in time flow and her own light-speed movement, she can capture the 【Light from the Future】, giving her a brief ability to visualize the future!”
“In other words, a short-term prediction of the future!”
Zhang Ye was shocked again. “Predicting the future... that’s too powerful!”
If one could briefly predict the future, wouldn't they be able to dodge incoming attacks in advance?!
No wonder Lina had suddenly become so formidable!
She could comprehend the Laws of Time at the Tier Seven peak?
Even if it wasn't a complete comprehension, it was still extraordinary!
As expected of a peerless genius who reached the Tier Seven peak at age eight!
While marveling, Zhang Ye also focused his senses, trying to capture that ethereal feeling emanating from Lina.
He already knew it was a law, so he wanted to see if he could also gain insight into it.
The ground was covered in magic, leaving Lina with no place to land. However, just when everyone thought Lina was out of options...
Lina directly transformed into points of starlight and soared into the sky!
With several consecutive Blinks, she rose hundreds of meters into the air, leaving everyone stunned.
This talent... can even fly into the sky?!
Holy crap!!!
Zhang Ye smiled.
This was reverse thinking.
Tracer in the game couldn’t do this (though she seemed to in the CG); she could only blink horizontally. But Lina could do it. Her Blink could reach anywhere her perception allowed!
Even blinking ten thousand meters into the sky wasn't impossible!
Looking at Lina in the air, Connor and his team exchanged glances. They immediately condensed mana wings and took to the sky, preparing to pincer Lina in the air.
At that moment, the dual pistols in Lina’s hands lit up.
Sikte, who had already joined the battle, saw this and his expression changed. He roared, “Everyone, watch out!”
But it was too late. In one second, the dual pistols were fully charged. Lina blinked once and appeared behind Kaya, pointing the pistols at her back.
Kaya was terrified and immediately turned around, releasing mana to block.
But the moment she turned, Lina blinked behind her again, her pistols still aimed at her back.
In the next instant, starlight flashed!
Kaya let out a cry of pain as she was slammed violently toward the ground.
However, she was caught by Leona, who then began to heal her.
Having lost a teammate, the remaining six were horrified. They immediately unleashed spells toward Lina, but she used Retrograde to return to her original position, her mana once again restored to its peak!
Blinking rapidly in the air, no one could capture her figure. They couldn't lock onto her, and no magic could hit her.
In the sky, Lina had even more space to maneuver!
Connor and the others realized this too and were filled with regret. They shouldn't have moved the battlefield to the sky.
But it was too late. The dual pistols in Lina’s hands lit up once more.
Everyone’s hearts sank.
Even if they had all-around defensive magic to block Lina’s charged attacks, she only needed to finish her attack within two seconds and use Retrograde to replenish the mana consumed during those two seconds.
Even if the cooldown for Lina’s Retrograde was two breaths—meaning four seconds—with the mechanic of Retrograde, her sustainability would be unprecedentedly powerful!
Not to mention there were magic crystals filled with mana inside the magic devices. In a battle of attrition, Connor and the others, who were frantically releasing magic, were simply no match for Lina!
After a while, Connor fell from the sky.
He was the last one to be shot down by Lina.
The others had lost the strength to fight after several rounds of exhaustion.
Lina landed back on the ground. Leona looked at her with appreciation and said, “Group One, victory!”
The crowd immediately erupted in cheers. This battle had completely changed their perception of Lina.
She was truly too powerful!
Aside from that initial kick, Zhang Ye had basically not acted. Lina had defeated Connor’s group of seven all on her own!
The combat power Lina displayed had won everyone over!
Only then did the starlight in Lina’s eyes slowly fade. As if coming back to her senses, she looked around somewhat blankly.
Zhang Ye stepped forward and ruffled her golden hair. “We’ve already won, kiddo.”
Lina let out an “ah” before her face bloomed with extreme joy.
“I... I won! I did it!” Lina looked excited and finally couldn’t help but throw herself onto Zhang Ye, laughing heartily.
Zhang Ye chuckled, hugged her, and spun her around once before setting her down. He joked, “If I didn’t know you liked girls, I’d think you were trying to hit on me.”
Lina playfully stuck out her tongue.
Connor also walked over slowly with a difficult expression. Finally, he gritted his teeth and bowed. “I take back what I said before. I’m sorry, Lina!”
Dead weight?
Was there such a powerful dead weight?!
At this moment, Connor felt ashamed of his previous words and understood how right Zhang Ye had been.
He felt like his face was stinging from the slap, but he was completely convinced.
Lina was stunned for a moment, then she smiled. “It’s fine. We’re all classmates, right, Brother Ye?”
“That’s right!” Zhang Ye couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Connor also smiled. For some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of relief at this moment.
“Not bad.” Just then, Leona walked over with a smile. “Having the courage to admit your mistakes and take responsibility—this is how a noble should act.”
“I’m sure your brother, Conte, will be proud of you.”
Upon hearing this, Connor looked visibly moved.
“Yes!”
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