Yu Xunge stopped thinking about the other timeline and began focusing all her efforts on dealing with Zhuri.
Her HP was already below 150, while Zhuri still had over 200.
But now that she had realized her opponent was using hypnosis rather than manipulating time, Yu Xunge had many more ways to try countering it.
First, she tried borrowing it with the SSS-rank Skill [Borrow and Return].
An unequivocal failure.
Perhaps this was also why the SSS-rank Skill [Legendary Prologue] had failed: "As long as the fire of your will has not gone out, you cannot be controlled or confused by any mental skill below SS-rank."
This strange skill of Zhuri's was a Godly Skill.
Yu Xunge closed her eyes and began clearing her mind, focusing her attention entirely on the battle before her.
Not only that, but when she realized that merely closing her eyes still allowed the glowing Time Pointer to light up her darkened vision, Golden Lightning turned into a ribbon and automatically wrapped around her eyes.
Brilliant Golden Thunder completely switched her field of vision and severed some hidden connection and perception.
A smile spread across Zhuri's face, which had remained calm since the battle began. "As expected of the Zhuri Apprentice."
Yu Xunge said, "...Boss Zhuri, please stop talking."
Zhuri: ???
What strange nonsense was she saying now? She would look it up after the game ended.
Clearing one's mind was a fundamental skill, a required lesson for both alchemy and combat.
Once Yu Xunge focused on the battle and banished the Time Pointer from both her vision and her awareness, she could feel herself slowly speeding up. Perhaps she had only recovered to 50% of normal speed, but it was still far better than before.
But her previously sealed [Absurd Story] remained "sealed." It