Rainbow Light Staff.
Like the Witch’s Scythe, it possessed a completely independent damage calculation logic.
If one only looked at the numerical value of a single attack, this weapon would likely disappoint anyone with high expectations.
But—what if it wasn’t a single attack?
The attack interval of the Rainbow Light Staff was roughly two seconds. Compared to melee weapons that could be swung continuously with raw strength, this was undoubtedly its biggest weakness.
Dawn Witch.
No matter which single skill you took out, none of them could compare to the Night Witch.
Mediocre. Restrained. Even boring enough to make people want to give up immediately.
However, once you truly understood the Dawn Witch’s combat philosophy, you would realize this form was essentially a scheming spirit draped in the cloak of light.
The light fired from the white short sword displayed a dazzling array of colors. It looked exactly like the flashy, cute attacks commonly seen in magical girl anime, which often caused people to subconsciously underestimate its danger.
Whoosh—
That was probably the best way to describe the moment the beam was fired.
It appeared to be “light,” yet it was far from reaching lightspeed, which felt seriously counterintuitive. But if viewed as highly compressed magical energy, everything made sense.
All in all, it was a thorough “magical girl style” attack.
If it hit WATER FENCER directly, while it wouldn’t be an instant kill, it could at least shave off nearly a quarter of his HP.
Chiyo Haori clearly realized this as well.
He tensed his legs, enhancement magic flowing beneath his feet, ready to dodge the instant the rainbow light approached.
However—
“Hey, hey, hey, hey!”
A voice filled with clear dissatisfaction rang out, and anger surfaced on his overly clean face.
“Are you messing with me, Yae Yoruichi? Didn’t we agree to fight seriously?”
“I am being serious.”
After firing the first shot, I didn’t immediately follow up. Instead, I quietly observed Haori’s position changes while preparing the second attack.
“But look! I’m clearly standing right in front of you, yet you shot the beam off to the right! At least learn how to aim ranged attacks properly!”
“My bad, my bad.”
I spread my hands in a placating gesture, an insincere smile on my face.
The rainbow light ray had indeed flown toward my far right and quickly disappeared into the distant darkness.
It’s called light, yet it has an obvious flight path and speed difference… This design actually makes it easier to take advantage of.
“Then please allow me one more attack.”
The two-second cooldown ended quietly during our short exchange. The Rainbow Light Staff’s attack permission was unlocked once again.
“Fine, fine. I’ll let you try one more time. But if you miss again, I’m really going to get serious.”
Sorry, Haori. My fighting style was never that honorable to begin with.
This time, I adjusted the angle.
Still to the right.
Slightly tilted, but still not aimed directly at him.
The rainbow light ray flashed and vanished.
“Hey! You missed again! I can’t stand this anymore, Yoruichi! I’m attacking!”
Chiyo Haori’s battle spirit was completely ignited.
After a brief charge, his body leaped forward sharply. His long blue hair drew graceful arcs in the seawater, rising and falling together with the surrounding coral and seaweed, as if the entire battlefield was making way for him.
“Take this! Water Sword!”
—Retreating head-on was no longer an option.
I immediately deployed my light wings and forcefully spun my body using my right foot as the pivot.
The high-pressure water flow from the water sword brushed past my body, stirring up chaotic undercurrents.
I can dodge it!
It was dangerous, but within expectations.
At the same time, the Rainbow Light Staff was ready to fire again.
Angle, position, timing—
Everything was within the Dawn Witch’s calculations.
The rainbow light ray fired once more.
“It’s useless, Yoruichi. Even if I stand still, with that accuracy of yours you’ll never hit me.”
While swinging his water sword, Haori used remote water currents to block my escape routes.
“Now you’re completely suppressed. You can only retreat like before.”
“Yeah, your attacks are indeed fierce. The speed of your sword swings is like that of a real ancient swordsman. My reactions really are quite a bit slower than yours.”
I nodded and gave an honest evaluation.
But in the next second, the familiar whooshing sound rang beside my ears again.
Whoosh—
The corners of my mouth curled up uncontrollably.
“But this match… is still my win. Rainbow Light Ray!”
This time, the beam pointed straight at WATER FENCER.
At this distance, Haori—who had committed to delivering the finishing blow—had lost all room to dodge.
“Don’t joke around, Yoruichi! There’s no way this kind of attack can one-shot me! BHAO doesn’t have any instant-cast skills powerful enough to instantly kill!”
The water sword roared forward like an awakened water dragon, stirring up overwhelming waves.
Water currents surged, spun, and intertwined, forming a massive vortex.
I no longer moved.
All I needed now was to wait.
Wait for him to step into the position I had calculated long ago.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
It was here.
While retreating to avoid the water sword, I confirmed the directions I had preset earlier with my peripheral vision.
The multicolored rainbow lights completed their reflection and acceleration within the mirror surfaces created by the Light Shadow Doll, returning to the center of the battlefield.
“Eh?!”
Haori finally noticed something was wrong.
But the four rainbow light rays approaching simultaneously from different directions had already sealed off all escape routes.
“I wasn’t missing on purpose, Haori. I’ve been using light reflection to aim properly this whole time.”
“Ehhh—!!!”
Four rainbow lights struck almost simultaneously.
The colorful light screen instantly converged, enveloping WATER FENCER completely.
In less than a second.
That blue figure vanished entirely into the deep sea of Atlantis.
WINNER —— UNKNOWN NAME WARRIOR
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