Inside the viewing space, the moment Yunli unleashed her Noble Phantasm, the tide of battle completely reversed.
The change in combat strength was only part of it.
The real blow was psychological.
Barbara sat atop her horse, looked at Yunli, then lowered her gaze to herself.
For one fleeting moment, she seriously considered surrendering and going home to cry.
Yunli now wielded a golden spear.
A classical Roman helmet adorned her head.
Her body had matured fully into that of an adult woman.
And the magnificent curves on her chest made it unmistakably clear—she had become a graceful, fully grown young lady.
"Heh. Well?"
Seeing the envy and jealousy in Barbara's eyes, Yunli proudly straightened her back.
What's wrong, little shrimp?
Not my match anymore?
Barbara felt as though ten thousand arrows had pierced her heart.
She had held an overwhelming advantage just moments ago.
How had the gap become this enormous in an instant?
"Y-You… this is just your Noble Phantasm's effect! What's there to be proud of?"
At this point, that was Barbara's only source of comfort.
This was cheating.
Yunli smiled with obvious satisfaction.
"Do you want to know what this Noble Phantasm actually does?"
"What else could it do? It just makes you bigger. What's so amazing about that?"
"Heh."
Yunli cast Barbara a pitying glance and planted her spear into the ground.
"This Noble Phantasm brings me to my optimal state. Understand?"
"What does that mean?"
"It means… this is exactly what I'll look like in the future."
As she spoke, she thrust out her chest once more.
Still trying to act tough?
This form might be the result of my Noble Phantasm.
But in the future, I'll really look like this.
Can you say the same?
"I… you… tch."
Barbara was thoroughly defeated.
She had assumed it was merely a temporary transformation.
Instead, this was Yunli's genuine future appearance.
A wave of bitterness surged in her heart.
Why can't I grow like that?
"Barbara, don't let it bother you."
Seeing her sister's morale collapse, Jean hurried over to comfort her.
"Exactly. What's so great about that? It would only get in the way during battle."
Yanagi also tried to console her.
At the moment, Barbara was their frontline protector.
They couldn't afford for her to lose confidence.
"Sis…"
Barbara looked at Jean with teary eyes, deeply touched.
Her sister really was the best.
Then her gaze drifted downward.
"Traitor."
In an instant, her mood worsened.
Jean's figure was already quite impressive.
And she had the nerve to comfort her?
For one brief second, Barbara wondered whether her sister had secretly been getting extra nutrition growing up.
How else could two sisters turn out so different?
Then she looked at Yanagi.
Her expression darkened even further.
This one was worse.
The buttons on her shirt looked ready to burst.
How dare you claim that "those things" interfere with combat?
Shrink first, then say that.
"Waaaah! Go away! I don't want your consolation!"
Jean and Yanagi exchanged awkward glances.
It seemed their attempt at comfort had only poured salt into the wound.
In the livestream:
[Herta: So Yunli's Noble Phantasm shows her future appearance?]
[Xiangling: Does that mean this Noble Phantasm would be useless for me?]
[Hu Tao: Boring. This Noble Phantasm is totally pointless.]
[Kuki Shinobu: Exactly. Nothing but extra baggage.]
[Belle: What would anyone use something like this for?]
[Koleda: I definitely don't want it.]
[Lisa: Oh? That's not what you were saying earlier.]
Lisa nearly laughed.
The jealousy had practically overflowed from the screen just moments ago.
And now they were pretending not to care.
[Fu Xuan: Hmph. No matter how much you transform, if your combat power isn't enough, you'll still be eliminated. Barbara, charge!]
[Hanya: Diviner Fu, whose side are you on?]
[Fu Xuan: It just… happened naturally.]
[Qingque: Hahahaha! I'm dying!]
[Jing Yuan: This Noble Phantasm does enhance combat ability, right?]
Jing Yuan had no interest in discussing body proportions.
He only cared about practical strength.
If the transformation changed nothing but appearance, Yunli would still be in danger.
[Boothill: Exactly. If it's a Noble Phantasm, it should increase combat power.]
[Valerius: Of course it does. I already said Yunli has reached her perfect state. Naturally, her combat ability rises as well. And are you all seriously overlooking those twelve Amazon warriors?]
[Feixiao: I can tell they're elite soldiers.]
[Valerius: Just watch. If Miyabi doesn't return soon, Barbara is almost certainly getting eliminated.]
Valerius's confidence came from knowing Yunli's current strength had skyrocketed.
Barbara's knights might have the numbers, but numbers alone were no guarantee of victory.
Yunli's simulation was based on Penthesilea.
A queen who, with only twelve warriors, once drove the Greek coalition all the way back to the sea.
Had Achilles not been present, the war's outcome might have been entirely different.
Now that Yunli had fully matured, her combat power was on an entirely different level.
As if to prove Valerius's prediction, Yunli launched her assault after thoroughly crushing Barbara's confidence.
"Aaaaah!"
At her command, the twelve Amazons let out piercing battle cries.
The shrill, savage voices hardly sounded human.
When the cries ended, they charged alongside Yunli toward Barbara's knights.
In a single rush, they smashed straight through the formation.
Each thrust of Yunli's spear drew blood.
"She's so strong!"
Even Barbara was stunned.
She had never imagined Yunli would become this powerful.
The sudden escalation caught her completely off guard.
Fortunately, as a Heroic Spirit, her prior combat instincts remained.
With a sweep of her banner, she regrouped the scattered knights.
"I'll hold her off. You deal with the Amazon warriors!"
Since the knights alone were no match, Barbara had no choice but to fight personally.
She tightened the reins, rode up to Yunli, and brought her sword down in a vertical slash.
Clang!
Yunli casually knocked the attack aside.
The force nearly threw Barbara from her horse.
"Heh. Time for your elimination."
Barbara's posture was unstable.
Her defenses were wide open.
Yunli seized the opportunity, leaping upward and thrusting her spear straight at Barbara's throat.
The strike was so fast it arrived in the blink of an eye.
"Barbara!"
Jean and Yanagi cried out simultaneously.
Both unleashed torrents of magic at Yunli.
But with magical energy raging around her body, their spells couldn't even reach her.
"This is bad!"
Barbara wanted to dodge.
But it was too late.
All she could do was watch the spearhead draw closer and closer.
She could feel death approaching.
Her elimination seemed inevitable.
Boom!
At the critical moment, a massive beam of magical energy slammed into Yunli, blasting her backward.
"Who's there?"
Not far away, Ningguang emerged with several clay constructs at her side.
Her expression was grave.
Yunli's Noble Phantasm had given her a dangerous feeling.
After careful judgment, she had concluded that if they didn't eliminate Yunli now, no one would be able to defeat her in a one-on-one fight later.
Seeing Barbara on the verge of defeat, she finally chose to intervene.
Her immediate goal was to eliminate Yunli.
As for Barbara, Ningguang had already assessed her capabilities.
She could deal with her later at any time.
At this point, nothing else mattered.
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