In an instant, the number of ice crystal filaments growing on Anna's body exploded, intertwining tightly like millions of writhing worms to form a blue human silhouette that would make anyone with a severe fear of clusters scream and faint.
Inside the orb of ice, the plump and cumbersome humanoid figure maintained a seated posture, slowly rising and floating up from the wheelchair as countless thin shards of ice rapidly condensed around it, whirling madly.
In most anime, comics, novels, and video games, an enemy suddenly changing their appearance almost always signifies "switching battle modes," "entering a second phase," "lifting restrictions," or a "surge in combat power." During such transformations, opponents typically stand by, motionless, admiring the entire sequence, utterly indifferent to the prospect that the enemy might pulverize them once the transformation is complete.
