"God of Wind's Flash"
This was the skill rewarded by the system after Lancer helped the Tengu clan retrieve the "lost," or rather, stolen leaf fan. Its principle was very simple, and its consumption wasn't considered large, but in Lancer view, it was the most broken (BUG) ability among all his skills.
"God of Wind's Flash"
[Introduction: Legend has it that the most powerful ability of the ninja 'Shinobi Dragon' was the 'Flash.' It is said that as long as there was a gap, the opponent could instantly defend and counter. Unfortunately, with the passing of the 'Shinobi Dragon,' this ability also vanished. This skill is a secret technique developed by later generations imitating him. It utilizes the vibrations in the wind caused by the enemy's movements to confirm the enemy's actions and delivers a rapid strike to the opponent under the acceleration of the wind.]
It sounded complex, but in reality, it was what Lancer excelled at most: finding a flaw and attacking. The only difference from Lancer usual method was that he normally relied on intuition, whereas this relied on the "wind."
By itself, the mana inside Lancer body was only at the standard of a normal person. However, he possessed a piece of equipment that was often overlooked but incredibly important: the "Orbment."
By utilizing EP recovery fluid, he could cosplay as half a mage. When using this kind of ability, he directly used the "Orbment" as his mana core.
It had to be said that Lancer current approach was more like a "Magic Knight" than a "Mage," but he himself didn't care. After all, the only thing he cared about was the outcome of the battle.
When Lancer dodged an attack and counterattacked for the third time, a voice appeared in his mind once again.
'An interesting ability, but what do you plan to do next?'
Lancer had discovered long ago that a battle he viewed as incredibly serious was, in the opponent's eyes, perhaps truly just a "game to entertain oneself," as it had said. Although according to its words, it couldn't peer into his heart, simple verbal harassment was enough to give him huge trouble. After all, across many worlds, there were quite a few races that relied on words to drive a BOSS insane, such as tentacle monsters, tentacle monsters, and more tentacle monsters...
Yet the opponent seemed as if it didn't realize this at all. Under the circumstances where he couldn't block out its words, it seemed to be simply chatting with him.
But Lancer wasn't the kind of "chunibyo" teenager who would shout, "How dare you ignore me!" Lancer didn't like backstabbing, but if an opponent was killed by him because of arrogance, he wouldn't feel it was a pity. What complaints could a guy who doesn't even respect a battle have if they die in that battle?
This had nothing to do with strength; it was purely a matter of attitude.
As the opponent's voice fell, the massive flaming wings began to flap. But this time, it was no longer the simple hot wind from before. The lava beneath the opponent actually began to rise continuously under the flapping of its wings.
In fact, Lancer didn't care much at first; after all, simple lava couldn't stop him. But very soon, his expression changed, because that lava didn't pounce directly at him. Instead, it began to rotate around the opponent. By the time the opponent's body was completely enveloped by a water-spout (vortex) composed of lava, Lancer didn't even know how to describe his own mood.
If Lancer currently inside the volcano was very clear about his situation, then the ordinary people outside Mount Fuji at this moment were completely bewildered.
Generally speaking, a volcanic eruption has certain precursors, such as abnormal animal behavior. But this time was different. No one had expected Mount Fuji to erupt so suddenly. For many, before they could even react, terrifying lava burst violently from the crater.
However, a portion of people discovered the abnormality of this eruption.
Normally, a volcanic eruption pours out in all directions. But this time was different; it felt as if something were stirring inside the crater.
The first reaction of anyone who had such a thought was to doubt if they had gone mad.
After all, stirring a crater? That was simply not something a human could imagine.
However, some Youkai had gathered together. Among them, Kasen Ibaraki was looking at Yukari Yakumo standing before her with a serious expression.
"Youkai Sage, what exactly is happening inside the mountain? Why did you notify us to evacuate in advance? The Youkai living here didn't discover beforehand that the volcano would erupt. How exactly did you do it?"
Unlike most people's respectful titles, the Oni race was very simple: fight a battle head-on; if you win, you're a friend. Yukari Yakumo almost completely countered the Oni race with her "gap" ability, but it was precisely because of her fighting style that even more of the Oni race refused to acknowledge her. Without a doubt, Kasen Ibaraki was one of them.
"I just guessed. After all, there's no point in continuing the search."
No point? Could it be...
"You've found the 'Phoenix'!"
The legend of the "Phoenix" had always been spreading in all directions with China as the center. Although Kasen Ibaraki, being a Japanese Youkai, had never seen it, she had heard of its legends. Realizing now that there might be a chance to see it with her own eyes, she became incredibly excited.
But perhaps because she was too excited, she didn't notice that Yukari Yakumo's expression—which always carried a confident smile—wasn't quite normal.
But very soon, she also noticed something was wrong, because Yukari didn't answer her. Instead, she bit her lip and didn't say a word. Then, she similarly discovered that one person seemed to be missing here...
"What happened? Where's Lancer!"
"He's in the mountain..."
The sentence wasn't finished, but everyone realized one thing. Perhaps that erupting volcano wasn't an accident; there was an "inevitability" behind this seemingly natural disaster.
While they were surprised at the creator of this natural disaster, they were mostly worried about Lancer. After all, they couldn't even imagine what Lancer was facing right now.
"Then why aren't you bringing him back quickly!"
"I can't do it."
"Why?"
"This is the first time he's used the 'Shikigami' ability to issue a command to me. I cannot approach that mountain..."
Just as Yukari Yakumo's words fell, Kasen Ibaraki sprinted toward the distance without hesitation. But at that moment, several gaps blocked her path.
"It's useless. That man isn't as 'protective of the fairer sex' as you imagine. If I were able to help, he wouldn't have issued such a command to me. Don't you understand what it means that he made this decision? You're just going to your death if you go."
Yukari voice was the same as always. That voice, carrying a slight tremor, seemed to be just stating a simple fact. But this simple fact was despair-inducing.
However, Kasen Ibaraki had no intention of backing down. Instead, she took a step forward. Even though her height was slightly shorter than Yukari, as she raised her head, she wasn't the least bit weaker in terms of aura.
"My ability allows me to communicate with all things; even the legendary 'Phoenix' shouldn't be an exception. Regardless, as long as there's a possibility, I won't give up! Now get out of my way! I'm going to bring my friend back! That guy still owes me and Yuugi a match!"