"Guh...?!"
When an unexpected force struck her body and converged into an impact, a muffled groan was forced from Tatsumaki's throat.
Immediately afterward, Tatsumaki's petite body shot backward like an arrow released from a bow, tearing through the air with a sharp whistle before crashing heavily into a pile of rubble.
With a loud boom, the rubble collapsed, nearly burying Tatsumaki beneath it.
"Big sister...?!"
Blizzard cried out in alarm, her expression filled with shock.
Her nearly invincible sister had actually been defeated in an instant?
How was that possible?
Yet the sight of Tatsumaki lying amid the rubble entered Blizzard's vision with perfect clarity, telling her—
It was all true.
"Ugh..."
Tatsumaki let out a pained groan.
At that moment, Tatsumaki felt as though every bone in her body had been torn apart.
She could no longer feel pain.
Because her entire body was numb.
Only then did Fang Li's voice reach Tatsumaki's ears.
"Besides your esper barrier, you covered the surface of your body with another layer of telekinetic protection to offset the damage?"
As he spoke, a foot appeared before Tatsumaki.
"Unfortunately, I noticed it at the last moment. Though only a small part got through, I still sent the attack directly into your body. Even if you weren't injured, your whole body has been shaken up. You should be unable to move now, right?"
There was nothing strange about that.
Among the techniques Fang Li had developed were methods that ignored defenses and attacked a person's internal organs directly.
Now, he had merely applied one of them to a kick.
And just as Fang Li had said, the vibrations from the impact had numbed Tatsumaki's entire body, leaving her unable to move.
"You... bastard...!"
Tatsumaki could only raise her head and glare at Fang Li, who