"Her body turned into flames?"
"Elemental transformation?"
The moment Kaizen saw Allie's ability in action, he immediately thought of Logia-type Devil Fruit users from One Piece—those who could transform into natural elements like fire, lightning, ice, or sand, rendering them immune to physical attacks.
"But this guy's ability isn't just simple elementalization," Kaizen thought. "This world doesn't have Haki, but Nen is never absolute. If an ability exists, there has to be a counter to it."
"Nen is fair."
Allie surged forward, her entire body engulfed in flames. Seventeen identical figures flickered around her, forming a fiery whirlwind as she charged at Kaizen and Wendy without a hint of hesitation. Neither of their attacks seemed to faze her.
"Fire Punch!"
Allie's blazing fist swung toward Kaizen, targeting him first.
The reasoning was simple: Kaizen was the stronger of the two. Moreover, Kaizen was a Beast-type Nen user. Under normal circumstances, they struggled against enhancement-based abilities like Allie's.
Kaizen vanished in a blur.
"Ghost Step!"
In an instant, he reappeared on the other side, leaving behind only an afterimage. Allie's flaming fist passed right through it, slamming into the ground instead.
Boom!
Flames erupted on impact, sending embers flying in all directions.
Raiken, who had been waiting for an opening, lunged at Allie with a devastating punch. But his fist phased through Allie's fiery form without landing a hit.
Allie, however, had no such issue. Her burning fist slammed into Raiken's chest, sending him flying backward.
"Simply coating attacks with aura won't work against this guy," Kaizen noted. "That leaves us with two options."
"One—find an attribute that counters her. Since she's fire, water would be the obvious choice."
"Two—drain her aura. Transforming into flames must consume her Nen. She can't keep it up forever."
Kaizen scanned the battlefield. There was no nearby water source. That left the second option.
"Wendy, we'll force her into attrition!"
Wendy nodded. "Got it. Buy me some time!"
"No problem."
Kaizen signaled Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Raiken. The two spirit beasts immediately engaged Allie again, not aiming for heavy attacks but merely keeping her occupied.
The plan was simple—spend minimal aura while forcing Allie to burn through her own reserves.
Suddenly, two whirlwinds wrapped around Kaizen and Wendy, propelling them high into the air.
By the time Allie realized what had happened, the two of them were already hundreds of meters above her.
Kaizen formed a sphere of aura at his fingertip and fired it—not at Allie, but at the sky above her.
"Mind Bomb!"
The explosion ignited the air, forming a massive detonation in the sky.
Meanwhile, Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Raiken continued harassing Allie, forcing her to expend even more energy.
Allie glanced up at Kaizen and Wendy. "So, you think you're safe up there? That I can't reach you?"
She bent her knees, flames erupting from her back as she launched herself skyward.
"Mind Bomb!" Kaizen fired another shot directly at Allie mid-air.
"Wind Blade!" Wendy followed up immediately.
Both attacks struck Allie—but she simply laughed. "Useless! I told you, I am fire! Your attacks can't harm me. Give up now!"
Allie hovered in the air, held aloft by the flames bursting from her back.
"Your strategy won't work. I can stay airborne as long as I need to. You underestimated me!"
At that moment—
Clap!
Raiken suddenly brought his hands together in a sharp motion.
In an instant, his position swapped with Allie's.
Allie, who had just prepared to attack mid-air, found herself abruptly back on the ground.
Boom!
Her flaming fist struck the earth instead, carving out a massive crater.
Looking up, she saw Raiken hovering above in her place.
"Spatial manipulation...?" Allie narrowed her eyes. "Your abilities are certainly varied."
But she smirked. "Still, gimmicks won't save you. Against overwhelming strength, no trick will be enough!"
She crouched once more, ready to launch herself skyward again.
Clap!
Another swap. Once again, Allie found herself back on the ground before she could act.
Before she could react further, Wendy unleashed a whirlwind, locking her in place.
Kaizen and Wendy now had the high ground, while Allie was trapped below.
Allie's face darkened. "Damn brats! Don't think you can get away with this!"
"You're just C-rank Nen users! You really believe you can keep me pinned?"
"Fine, then! If you want to play the war of attrition... I'll just burn through my aura faster!"
A surge of Nen erupted from her body, her flames intensifying to an unprecedented level.
"Refinement!"
Her aura skyrocketed as her fire spread violently in all directions.
"You're all dead!" Allie roared, her flames devouring everything in sight.
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