"Wow~ an enemy!"
Kirara shrank her body and flashed, dodging the blade swinging from behind.
"Boss!"
Kifu glanced toward Kirara, speaking leisurely.
"Just a small soldier, I believe you can handle it. Consider this a capability assessment for a new employee."
"This also… looks like I must show my real ability!"
Kirara gritted her teeth, she had not expected the new boss to be so cruel, using an enemy she had encountered before as an employee test.
"Take this!"
After dodging the phantasmal soldier's slash again, Kirara "whoosh" threw the dagger in her hand, taking advantage of the enemy's guard gap, scratching the phantasmal soldier's wrist with one claw.
"Clang——"
The jet-black blade in the phantasmal soldier's hand fell to the ground.
"Hmph hmph… know my strength now~"
"Hurry and obediently surrender, I will send you to the Tianling enforcement… eh? Not right, Boss, what is the place here for governance and security called?"
Kirara scratched her head, asking Kifu.
"…"
Kifu shook his head.
"Do not be distracted, Kirara. The battle is not over yet."
"Not over? But he already…"
Kirara hurriedly turned her head, seeing the phantasmal soldier with the injured wrist calmly pointing at her.
A dark malice instantly surrounded Kirara.
"Ugh!"
The fur on Kirara's ears and tail bristled completely.
She frantically leapt toward the ceiling, hanging upside down on the ceiling panels, dodging the passing streaks of cyan blade light.
Neigh~ neigh~
A tall knight rode a cyan steed galloping forward, flying blade light leaving countless deep cuts on the ground and walls.
He carried fear, death, and slaughter, like a messenger running from hell.
"This guy… this guy…"
Kirara's two tails stood straight up She stared tightly at the enemy in front, not daring a moment of distraction.
This was almost one of the strongest enemies she had faced since becoming a youkai.
However, previously in the wilds of Teyvat, whenever encountering a difficult opponent, she could transform back to her cat form and quickly escape with her package.
But now, in this narrow space station corridor, facing an enemy she had competed with before, Kirara could only try to confront directly.
The knight watched Kirara with a cold, solemn gaze.
Within that icy stare, the Vision at Kirara's waist flickered a few times, then quickly darkened, like a signal was not working properly.
"Eh?! What is happening?"
Kirara's exclamation had not finished when the knight's steed raised its hooves high.
Neigh~ neigh~
Boom——!!
Hooves fell, and with the thunderous stomp, the floors and walls of the space station around the knight crumbled, pieces exploding and scattering in the low-gravity environment.
Kirara was also knocked side to side, but fortunately, her instincts as a cat allowed her to quickly stabilise her body, not losing balance in this violent shaking.
The knight swung the greatsword in his hand, a flurry of rapid cyan blade light densely slashing toward Kirara.
Biu~
A puff of white smoke exploded. Kirara transformed into a small square-shaped cat, narrowly escaping the blade light.
But before she could even catch a breath, the phantasmal soldier, the Trampleer, charged at her with fierce momentum, the heavy sword edge ready to strike in the next moment.
"Boss! Boss! Hurry and come save me~"
At this critical moment, Kirara quickly called Kifu for support.