Her teammates were cutting down enemies on all sides, and Ye Buyu was too busy to spare a hand.
Facing the combined assault of two Level Thirteen Calamities, she really struggled to spare any strength to support the whole battlefield. She could only scatter hails of bullets toward her teammates' positions between attacks.
A barbed Grappling Cable lashed toward her. Speeding bullets diverted its path, sending it narrowly past Ye Buyu's ear.
Two vicious curved blades followed behind her, seemingly determined to hack her in half.
Ye Buyu twisted and spun through the gap between the curved blades, then tightened her grip on her weapon and smashed it down against the keen blade below.
The metallic clang sent dazzling sparks flying.
The two Calamities fighting her were utterly focused, because every flash of white hair in their peripheral vision brought a sense of danger that sank deep into their bones.
Even though, from their perspective, the person before them seemed bad at attacking and only good at healing.
But the Spear that suddenly struck from time to time, along with those bullets that always felt somehow wrong, kept their nerves taut.
Something seemed to be accumulating constantly, while unseen eyes watched them from the shadows, waiting to reap their lives.
"Keep going. I refuse to believe she can heal herself indefinitely."
"Speed up. I've got a bad feeling."
The two Calamities, both veterans of many battles, felt uneasy. That unease grew increasingly distinct, and the fear it brought made them more and more impatient.
The unknown threat was like an invisible figure pressed against their backs, its chill making their skin crawl.
The paired blades and Grappling Cable worked in concert, supported by lightning-fast electricity and sudden bursts of energy. After Ye Buyu dodged the blades, the Grappling Cable abruptly