Lantern Sister is still very capable.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zoe demonstrated her Level 4 control over her superpower, and in the blink of an eye, water vapor condensed into a ball.

Yan Mengqi felt an overwhelming rush of water towards her, each breath carrying moisture, pressing heavily on her chest, causing her to involuntarily increase her breathing and even open her lips to aid her breathing.

Fortunately, the situation was resolved quickly, but it was during this time difference that Yan Mengqi was once again cornered by Zoe.

The metal shield blocked the water jets that kept spraying at her. Taking a breather, Yan Mengqi didn't have time to wipe the water off her face. She quickly retreated, trying to create distance, but her legs felt heavy, and every movement became difficult.

Yan Mengqi looked down and saw that her knee joints were completely covered by crystal-clear water, which meant that although she was on the beach, she was moving as if she were in the water.

With her mind blank, Yan Mengqi keenly sensed the approaching shadow. She quickly lowered her wrist and used her metal shield to block Zoe's punch, but it was too late.

A heavy punch landed hard on Yan Mengqi's abdomen, causing her to stagger back several steps and spit out a mouthful of blood.

The metal shield was a step too slow and failed to work, so Yan Mengqi had no choice but to split the shield and wrap her body in metal to armor herself.

The water clumps on her limbs hindered her movement, but Yan Mengqi couldn't shake them off at all; the water clumps clung firmly to her body.

Zoe examined her opponent's equipment and smiled, "Your metal is limited, and you can't cover your whole body at all. That's your weakness. Your development of your superpower is only in its initial stage. Although we are at the same level, defeating you is only a matter of time for me."

"Stop talking nonsense." Yan Mengqi coughed, annoyed by the red-haired kangaroo opposite her. She had no solution to the current disadvantage, but she was unwilling to admit defeat easily.

Following her words, Zoe stopped arguing and used the water's resistance to restrict Yan Mengqi's movements, treating her like a stationary target.

The brutal blows were excruciating for Yan Mengqi. Her defenses were always a step too slow. To turn the tables and launch an attack, she had to separate her metal armor. But before she could even organize a golden blade attack, Zoe interrupted her, targeting her vulnerable spots and striking her with pain that made her eyes turn red.

"Damn it!" Yan Mengqi cursed weakly as she was kicked away again. She was covered in sand, and her vision went black after she fell. She was in so much pain that she couldn't stand up.

The metallic taste of blood made it hard for her to breathe. Yan Mengqi half-closed her left eye, blood flowing down from her head, staining half of her face red.

Unwilling to admit defeat, Yan Mengqi abandoned her armor, transforming all her metal into a sharp sword. Despite the pain that made her hands tremble, she used the sword as a crutch and stood up once again.

“You are a respectable opponent.” Zoe dodged her attack by sidestepping. Even at this point, Yan Mengqi was still able to grip the sword and thrust it at her. Although the sword slipped from her hand due to her weakness after she dodged, the blade was half-buried in the sand.

Yan Mengqi's breathing was shallow, her eyes half-open, and her legs, unable to support her, finally bent, leaving her only able to look up at Zoe in front of her.

It was as if he were offering his neck to die.

……

"I'm a little unwilling..." Yan Mengqi thought to herself.

She can't even handle this much, what will she do in the future...?

The intense emotions overwhelmed her long-held beliefs, plunging her into despair in that instant.

Zoe reached out and used the waterline to retrieve the metal sword at her feet. She gripped the enemy's sword somewhat awkwardly, preparing to slit its owner's throat.

Seemingly sensing Zoe's thoughts, or perhaps influenced by its master's intense resentment, the dull metal sword emitted a series of buzzing sounds, making Zoe's arm go numb.

"Huh?" Zoe, who almost dropped the sword, couldn't help but grip it tighter, only to feel the hilt getting hot.

Zoe exclaimed in surprise, "This... could this be what the Chinese call 'a famous sword possesses a spirit'?!"

Just as Zoe was about to kill Yan Mengqi and examine the sword closely, the scorching flames singed the stray hairs on her forehead. She quickly retreated, and the sword in her hand instantly became hot, burning her so much that she couldn't help but scream. She threw the sword away like a scalding volcano, and like a frightened cat, she grimaced and blew on the blisters on her palms.

"Haha, cough cough cough..." Yan Mengqi, who was hit by the sword, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then spat out a mouthful of blood and lay down completely.

“Hmm… realistically speaking, a metal sword formed from condensed elements wouldn’t develop consciousness, but this is a game, so maybe there’s such a setting?” After speculating wildly, Chu Deng picked up the metal sword that had fallen on Yan Mengqi’s stomach, smiled at the horrified Yan Mengqi, and asked, “Mengqi, are you still alive?”

"Cough cough, not dead." Yan Mengqi paused for a moment, then replied irritably.

"Well, it's good that you're alive. As long as you're alive, I'll get revenge for you." Chu Deng twirled her sword and beckoned to Zoe, who had just finished pricking her blisters, with her five fingers together. "Please."

Zoe applied a layer of liquid to her palm to relieve the burning pain. She smiled at Chu Deng, who had been eager for a fight, and mimicked his pose. Thinking of the Chinese kung fu movies she'd seen, she awkwardly said in Chinese, "Please, enlighten me."

The game automatically translates the dialogue of foreign players into authentic Chinese, but since Zoe spoke in Chinese, it was not translated by default. As a result, the two Chinese players heard familiar yet unfamiliar Chinese.

Chu Deng looked blank, while Yan Mengqi, who was forced to lie dead, burst out laughing, unable to hold back her laughter despite the pain.

Zoe didn't understand their sense of humor and punched them directly.

Chu Deng didn't dodge. He raised his hand and enveloped Zoe's fist. His palm was burning with flames, so hot that it seemed to melt even bones. The liquid covering Zoe's fist evaporated instantly, and the indescribable burning sensation was like a bone-deep infection.

Zoe gritted her teeth, fiercely ignoring the scalding fist, and kicked Chu Deng in the side.

Chu Deng switched hands to grip the sword, calmly pressing down on Zoe's attacking calf with his palm. With a "thud," the two collided fists and feet. Chu Deng's fiery palm ignited the clothes on Zoe's leg, then landed on her exposed skin, branding it like a hot iron, leaving a dark, black wound. The bloody flesh emitted a burnt smell.

Two consecutive attacks made Zoe realize that she had no advantage in close combat, so she had no choice but to resort to the same old trick.

Zoe created some distance, and water vapor condensed, intending to use the water to restrain Chu Deng's hands and feet. However, she found that the water vapor evaporated before it got close to Chu Deng and could not condense at all.

“Water overcomes fire, and conversely, fire overcomes water,” Chu Deng said.

"Impossible! Fire-types of the same level simply can't compete with water-types!" Zoe retorted. "This is the beach, my home turf! You can't possibly suppress me..."

“Nothing is impossible.” Chu Deng interrupted her, the flames in her palms dancing in the wind. Zoe stared in shock at the sparks that kept erupting from her body, hurtling towards her like meteors, as Chu Deng’s cold voice rang in her ears.

"There are no useless superpowers, only useless superpower users."

Obscured by the oncoming sparks, Zoe frantically used Water Release to shield herself, hoping to remain still in the face of any eventuality.

Despite being surrounded by cool liquid, Zoe felt as if she were in a scorching inferno, where even the air was burning. The heat made it impossible for her to open her eyes, and the ever-increasing temperature seemed to be drying up her saliva, turning her into a deaf, blind, and mute person.

She felt as if she had been placed in the place closest to the sun, her whole soul trembling, wanting only to prostrate herself on the ground and beg for the sun god's forgiveness.

At that moment, Zoe felt the same way as Icarus in mythology, who chased the sun. The son of Apollo drove his chariot close to the blazing sun and ultimately burned himself. She was doing the same thing now.

Zoe could no longer bear it and screamed at the top of her lungs, her screams reaching a point of extreme agony.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

The scorching flames made the water elemental flee in terror, turning the entire beach into a high-temperature hell. Even the heavily injured Yan Mengqi could barely lie down. She struggled to support herself, feeling the terrifying sensation that even her blood was about to evaporate, while half-closing her eyes to look at the red-haired girl.

Amidst the raging flames, the water-elemental ability user, struggling in agony, could not even sense the elements before being slit in the throat by a sword, becoming a victim of the blade.

Yan Mengqi couldn't help but swallow, speechless with shock.

Xingchen and Liuhua, who walked slowly after the transaction, only had time to see the last scene and were somewhat speechless.

Is this the strength of a level four fire-type ability user?

"I...Is it too late for me to delete my account and switch to fire magic?" Liu Hua murmured, talking nonsense.

Starry Sky stared at the swordsman in the flames, unable to calm down for a long time.