Jiang Mian walked along the street, clearing away the corpses of Aberrants lying dead across the road. A few foolish Aberrants also tried to make a meal of her.
It was true that these people had suffered terribly, but they had already lost their minds and were on the verge of turning into Calamities. There was no saving them.
She would show them no mercy. She dispatched them cleanly and swiftly.
After all that, her core was brimming.
Jiang Mian stood quietly in the middle of the street. A few familiar lines of text appeared before her eyes:
[Fierce Flame] had automatically upgraded to [Scorched Embers].
The marked area increased to forty meters. Once the flames went out, an "Ember Zone" would remain at the site for three days. Anyone who approached would be contaminated by "Fire Seed" and ignited.
[Gale] had automatically upgraded to [Whirlwind].
The range and power of the Wind Field increased, as did her perception range and control precision. When activated, it could fuse with other elements.
It upgraded! It upgraded!
This time, she could clearly feel that the range of her skills had grown significantly. It had doubled outright.
And...
The description of [Whirlwind] was simple, but its stats had improved dramatically. She could now easily do many things that had been impossible before.
Take her ability to create a Wind Field. Before, she could only make a simple field or send out wind blades. Now, she could try drawing a vacuum at the center of the field.
That was enough to show that if she took off again, she could probably fly straight back to North City.
Of course, it would still take a lot of energy.
After all, from takeoff to flight, the whole process was just brute force getting the job done.