Uro's pupils contracted sharply.
How could he be so fast?
She had no time to think. In her haste, she rapidly compressed and gathered the spatial plane before her, condensing it into a translucent Thin Ice Breaker.
"Stop!"
She slammed the Thin Ice Breaker toward Qingxiao.
The next instant, the two collided.
Buzzz-
The Thin Ice Breaker desperately deflected Qingxiao's momentum, its slanted surface bending inward like a taut bowstring, dissipating most of the force.
But Qingxiao's charge was too fierce. Like a speeding heavy truck barreling over a speed bump, he still carried tremendous momentum even after losing some of his force.
The spatial plane creaked as it cracked.
Uro poured Cursed Energy into it as though her life meant nothing.
Only one thought remained in her mind:
I absolutely cannot let him get close!
Crack-
A sharp snap erupted.
The Thin Ice Breaker still failed to dissipate all the force, and Qingxiao's shoulder forcibly knocked it off course.
The remaining impact struck Uro squarely in the left arm.
Enormous force erupted. Uro flew sideways, smashing through two remaining spatial planes before crashing heavily into a pile of rubble, sending dust billowing skyward.
A surge of agony shot through her left shoulder. Hairline cracks formed in her collarbone, and she could not get up for a long while.
Qingxiao landed back on the ground as well, taking half a step back to steady himself.
His cape hung behind him, snapping in the wind.
"Whew-"
Not bad. She really did dissipate most of my force.
She's got something.
I thought she only had the mechanics. Turns out her raw stats aren't low either.
Bracing herself against the ground, Uro sat up in the rubble. Waves of numbness spread through her left shoulder, and cold sweat covered her temples.
She looked