"Cough, cough—"
Coughing in pain, Ellen controlled her Territory and returned to the ground.
She wiped the blood trickling from the corner of her mouth with her hand and spoke calmly.
"A time ability? What a nuisance. Even with Diva's blessing temporarily raising all my physical capabilities above yours,
I still can't do anything to you as long as you use those two abilities, time and space."
"Hehe~ After all, no matter how fast you are, you can't beat teleportation.
Even the strongest attack is useless if it doesn't hit, isn't it?"
But just as Lingmeng finished speaking—
A bone-chilling cold suddenly spread throughout the venue.
Frost instantly covered the floor, freezing Lingmeng's feet to the ground.
She didn't even need to look to know who was responsible.
"Lingmeng... I'm sorry..."
"Ohoho~ Lingmeng, there's still time to be a good girl and surrender."
Yoshino and Yoshino's voices came from behind her.
Then two powerful currents of air whipped up around her.
The wind pressure tossed Lingmeng's long golden hair into the air, and the skirt of her Astral Dress fluttered in the wind.
Two orange figures darted back and forth through the venue at astonishing speed.
As though they had found their opening, they simultaneously hurtled toward Lingmeng from either side, moving too fast for anyone to react.
Lingmeng had no intention of fleeing. She calmly stretched her hands out to either side, then clenched them hard.
Immediately, a powerful tornado erupted upward from the stage with her at its center.
It blew the roof off the entire Tengu City Plaza.
"Kuku, to think you could withstand my full-powered strike, blessed by our dear sister. Truly worthy of you, Lingmeng."
"Admiration. You're as impressive as ever, Lingmeng."
She calmly glanced to either side. The two speakers were Kaguya and Yuzuru.