Whoosh!
A fist narrowly grazed past my face.
I shifted my gaze to observe my opponentâs movements more closely.
Despite the slightly fatigued expression on her face, her motions showed no signs of faltering.
Which could only meanâ
"Aside from mental strain, her physical recovery is astonishingly fast."
I analyzed the spectacle unfolding before me with interest.
Even as I assessed her, her attacks didnât relent.
A knee strike aimed for my abdomen, and when I twisted my body to evade it, spikes of ice emerged from the anticipated position.
Seeing this, I immediately conjured flames.
"Nine Flames Firewheel"
Whoosh!
Flames erupted from my body, fragmenting into bursts aimed at the ice.
Pop-pop-pop!
Hissâ!
As fire and ice clashed, steam exploded into the air, momentarily obscuring our vision.
However, for martial artists of our caliberâboth of us beyond the realm of Hwagyeongâsuch a distraction was hardly an issue.
Hissâ!
Through the dense steam, sharp attacks continued to pierce forward.
I tilted my head to dodge an incoming strike while observing her.
"Oh."
I glanced at her armâone I had torn off not long ago.
It had regenerated completely.
"She can even regenerate a severed limb?"
I turned briefly to where her discarded arm had landed.
The torn limb lay there, but it was slowly burning away, disintegrating into nothing.
"When her body regenerates, the detached part vanishes, huh?"
An intriguing phenomenon.
It was becoming clearâ
This wasnât just ordinary dragon regeneration.
"This is definitely in the realm of Authority."
Such an extraordinary level of recovery could only be explained by Authority.
I shifted my gaze back to Yuseon.
She stood at a distance, glaring at me with furious eyes, her teeth audibly grinding together.
"What are you doing right now?" she spat.
"Hm? What do you mean?"
"Are you toying with me?"
Her voice was laced with fury.
"Why arenât you retaliating?"
Ever since I tore off her arm, she had been relentlessly attacking, refusing to back down even with just one arm.