Xu Huo tilted his head to dodge, then kicked hard. Hu Shan's lower leg visibly snapped, but she didn't retreat. She pulled her left hand out of the wall, and the hard bricks turned to mud. After stretching into a long strip, they stuck to his shoulder and quickly dried!
Xu Huo's right shoulder was caught by the bricks, which had gone from wet to dry in an instant. But the area of contact was small, and he broke free without much effort. Pinning the Note Launcher between his fingers, he flung several Skin-Retaining Worms at Hu Shan.
Hu Shan hefted the Square Hammer and swung it at a speed almost too fast for the naked eye to follow. The hammer smashed the man-eating worms to bits before they could reach her. She lifted her knee, slapped her palm against the broken bone, and the leg that had bent inward immediately straightened. Then she flashed to the window and cut off Xu Huo as he tried to escape through it!
Xu Huo planted one hand on the windowsill and leaped up to dodge, tossing his wallet at the same time.
"Clang!" The Square Hammer flew from Hu Shan's hand and hit the ground, where Strings caught it. Before she could reach for it, the weapon was dragged straight toward the window. At the same time, Xu Huo charged in with his sword!
"Bang!" Hu Shan ducked low and avoided being killed in one blow. The white apron she wore suddenly turned to mud, flowing around her back and hardening into a porcelain-like barrier that blocked the attack.
The porcelain shield made from her apron shattered with a crash. The furious Maid Hu Shan brushed the flying shards aside with her hand, and the fragments she touched seemed to come alive,