The two sides' Vibration powers collided in midair, and within less than three seconds, the winner was decided.
Mystique had been right to call Rogue someone who excelled at seizing opportunities. She had prepared this Vibration attack long ago, and that punch had used nearly all her strength.
Rachel, on the other hand, was clearly unprepared. In her time, she had spent her days hiding everywhere, usually in sewers or abandoned factories. Fighting the entire world alone, abilities like smashing the air head-on were simply too conspicuous, both in effect and sound, so she rarely used them.
Seeing her Vibration powers being suppressed, she had no choice but to retreat and evade.
"Hah!" Rogue knew she could not maintain this state for long. The energy in her body would only diminish with use, so she intended to fight fast. She took a sharp breath, and Frozen Breath swept forth like a tidal wave.
Rachel blocked the Frozen Breath with Heat Ray. The next second, she unleashed Frozen Breath herself, while Rogue used Pseudo-Dragon's Might together with Iron Fist to shatter the icy breath.
"Hmm? Who exactly are you?" The other woman's powers were so similar to her own that Rogue was left dumbfounded. Was she some kind of Mimic-type Mutant too? Usually, after Rogue's three opening moves, her enemies would already be down. Who was this woman fighting her today?
"You're not worthy of knowing!" Rachel had been provoked as well. Her opponent's abilities might look vaguely similar to an outsider, but how could Rachel fail to see through them?
This was a counterfeit.
Flames and frost flew through the air, while Vibration attacks mixed with high-speed close combat. Their abilities appeared at least seventy or eighty percent alike as they fought from the ground into the sky, then back