At the sight of this, everyone was stunned. They had never imagined that Ling's scythe concealed a gun within it.
Laura quickly reacted as well. She had not expected her opponent's scythe to be capable of firing, but that meant she could not widen the distance between them. Otherwise, the situation would only become more favorable for Ling!
"Haaahhh!"
With that thought, Laura hastily quickened her pace, raised her greatsword, and charged at Ling in huge strides. Yet just then, Ling watched Laura rush toward her and giggled. The small girl flipped through the air, and at the same time, accompanied by a resounding blast, another bullet shot from the muzzle at the tip of her scythe and struck the ground. Propelled by the enormous recoil, Ling and her scythe flew backward into the air. Gripping the long shaft tightly, she aimed at Laura below and pulled the trigger again.
"Bang bang bang!!!"
Bullets flew from the muzzle toward Laura. Laura swung her greatsword with all her strength, knocking aside the incoming bullets. Meanwhile, Ling used the recoil from each shot to continually adjust her position in midair. She looked as though she had grown wings, circling Laura through the sky.
"Bang!"
Another bullet spun through the air with a whistle toward Laura, and Laura's greatsword struck it once again. But to Laura's surprise, the instant her blade hit the spinning bullet, it exploded. A thick cloud of smoke immediately spread out, blocking Laura's vision.
At the same time, Ling fiercely gripped the scythe's long shaft, aimed its muzzle at the wall beside her, and pulled the trigger once more.
"Bang!!"
As the gunshot rang out, the scythe spun and flew forward again. This time, Ling clung tightly to it, charging straight at Laura within the smoke with a whistling,