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Witnessing this scene, Sasha's heart tightens, and she quickly intervenes, "Wait! Lena. You haven't fully mastered that move yet! If you're not careful, you could die! Don't use it! This girl isn't a bad person, let her speak to me!"
"No, Princess. Have you forgotten? Last time, when you went to the Silvermoon ball, you dismissed all the soldiers, and that led to an attack! I couldn't accompany you then due to military duties. This time, I won't let anyone of unknown origin come near you!!!"
Mengdie feels awkward hearing Lena's words. Her ears droop, and her tail unconsciously tucks between her legs. If Lena knew that the girl who attacked Sasha last time was standing right in front of her, Mengdie wonders what her reaction would be...
Seizing the moment of Mengdie's distraction, Lena sees an opportunity and charges towards Mengdie with lightning speed. The knight swords cut through the ground, stirring up dust. When they close within three meters of Mengdie, they lift their swords to strike her from six directions.
"Die, assassin! Hexagram Prison Kill!"
The synchronicity of their steps and the way their swords cover all possible escape routes create a cage-like trap, aimed to kill.
However, even the best sword techniques are only as good as the speed and strength they're built upon. Mengdie already found Lena too slow when she was alone, let alone now controlling five other bodies. She could easily break through one of the illusions or the original with her speed and strength.
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But just as she's about to make her move, a thought flashes through her mind—what will happen to this girl if I break free? Will she be able to retract her sword in time after realizing her sword formation is compromised? If she can't, these six people will end up stabbing each other. Sasha's warning about potential self-destruction suddenly makes sense. The illusions are one thing, but the original...
In a split second, Mengdie halts her step. Her expression turns serious, her ears erect, trying to discern the footsteps of the six figures. She has less than a second—maybe even less—to save Lena by identifying and pushing the original away.
"...Found you!"
Lena and Coco aren't Rand; they can't make every illusion's footsteps sound exactly like the original. Quickly identifying a lighter step, Mengdie clenches her fists. Fire and water collide, creating a thick steam that envelops her. As Lena's original hesitates, Mengdie bursts from the mist, her fiery fist aimed at Lena's abdomen.
"Woah!!!"
Lena, with too much momentum and unable to react, braces for the incoming fiery fist. But, just like Mengdie's previous stick move, the fiery fist stops less than a centimeter from her abdomen without hitting her.
However, Mengdie hadn't anticipated one thing. Her strength has increased significantly, and when she stops her powerful punch midway, the flames on her fist fail to halt immediately. Propelled by inertia, the flames engulf Lena, halting her charge and forcing her to sit down. The greedy flames devour her silk maid's uniform, which melts upon contact with the heat.
As the mist clears, four of the illusions have already impaled each other with their swords. As the magic dissipates, they vanish into nothingness. The remaining "Lena" stands motionless, sword in hand, aimed at the spot where Mengdie had been.
But for Mengdie, this perilous situation pales in comparison to the embarrassment facing her now.
Fortunately, Mengdie's punch stopped in time, so the flames didn't seriously harm Lena. However, her silk maid's uniform is mostly consumed by the flames, revealing Lena's well-toned body. Mengdie's face turns red with embarrassment.
"I... I'm sorry! I didn't mean to burn your clothes! I... I apologize! Please... please cover yourself quickly!"
For Lena, this is the strangest experience in her seventeen years of life. In a garden with only five girls, the powerful fox-eared girl in front of her suddenly bows repeatedly, blushing and apologizing? Sasha, Coco, and the others find Mengdie's behavior exceedingly odd.
After all, they're all girls. Why is Mengdie in such a hurry for Lena to cover up? And even if it's embarrassing, shouldn't Lena be the one embarrassed first? Why does Mengdie act as if she's seen something she shouldn't have, her face flushed with awkwardness?
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