The flames plunged into the river, splashing water several meters high. Fire and water met with a sizzling sound, and white mist quickly spread.
There were still residual flames on the ground along the way. Shiki estimated that this ball of fire would directly burn even a Great Axe Hilichurl to death.
The only ones who could withstand it were those Hilichurl Kings mutated by elemental corruption, such as the Thunderhide Hilichurl King.
Although the electro element body shield would cause Overloaded, it would also consume these Pyro elements. With the Hilichurl King's tough hide, surviving the explosion was not difficult.
Of course, if it took another hit, the outcome might not be certain.
"How was it? It's not easy to condense such a massive amount of elemental power, and the flame's trajectory is spiral, which maximizes its power."
Shiki thought for a moment after hearing this, then said, "Simply put, it's condensing a large amount of elemental power and then launching it while spinning, right?"
"That's right, but the key is how to control this massive elemental power, and how to launch it while spinning."
Tejima nodded, then continued, "I suggest you practice spinning elemental power first, and once you're proficient, then expand the scale until it reaches this level."
"I can spin it now, but regarding lightning, I have other ideas."
Shiki extended her hand and showed off her control over the electro element, then looked up at the slightly dim sky.
"Uncle Tejima, you should know that in the wild, the taller the tree, the more likely it is to be struck by lightning, right?"
"Yes, it's common sense not to hide under trees during a thunderstorm, isn't it?"
"What if I were to actively receive it?"
"What?"
"Iron conducts electricity more easily than other substances. If I jump during a thunderstorm, guide the lightning onto my sword, and then strike it down on an enemy."
"With my electro element as a guide, the lightning from nature is much more powerful than mine."
When she was on Earth, she had died many times in Sekiro, so she naturally knew about Tomoe's Lightning.
And there's Sasuke's qilin in Naruto, which also borrowed the might of nature. A little chakra could guide lightning, so there's no reason her elemental power couldn't.
Tejima was silent for a moment: "Shiki, your idea is very dangerous."
"The might of lightning comes from the Shogun's will. You are challenging the authority of a Archon."
"It's not challenging, just borrowing. Besides, the lightning in nature has nothing to do with the Shogun."
Shiki retorted.
Raiden Ei can create thunderstorms that surround all of Inazuma, but that doesn't mean she interferes with Inazuma's internal weather. It stays as it is.
As the Raiden Shogun, she can summon thunderstorms, and of course, she can also stop ongoing thunderstorms, but she won't do that.
Nature has its own laws, and she won't interfere unless necessary.
Tejima gazed at the girl for a long time, then finally sighed and said, "Sigh, but I still think it's too dangerous. Lightning descending from the sky is unusual; even with a Lei Vision, you won't be able to withstand it."
"I said it's not about resisting, it's about guiding. I'm just a transit station here. As long as I handle it well, nothing will happen."
Shiki explained again. Of course, she wasn't planning to receive lightning right now; she would wait until the electro element in her body grew stronger.
A stronger electro element meant an increase in her resistance to lightning. Otherwise, how could she accommodate an increasingly vast Lei elemental power?
"Alright, I can't persuade you, but remember, if you're going to do this, remember to take Insulating Potion beforehand."
Insulating Potion is the in-game potion that increases Lei resistance. The recipe is Butterfly Wings and Electro Crystal, but this isn't a game. The raw materials on the Crafting Bench won't turn into potions by themselves.
Although she had Crafted it many times in the game, she still couldn't do it in reality and would have to find someone to help her.
It's like cooking; simply putting ingredients into a pot won't turn them into a dish.
"Got it, but speaking of large-scale moves, I suddenly thought of one."
Shiki said, making Kujikanesada enter light sword mode, then further increased the electro element output and delivered a Robe Slash (kesagiri) forward.
Violent electro element was directly flung from the sword, and the lightning struck a Shitou, causing a violent explosion. After the deafening sound, there were shattered Shitou and a long, narrow slash mark on the grass.
It was about a foot wide and five meters long. The depth was a bit hard to discern due to the dim light, but if the light couldn't reach it, that meant its depth wasn't shallow.
"I say, this move of yours... wasn't it inspired by the Kairagi?" Tejima asked, looking at the girl's slightly familiar movements.
"Because I've encountered them quite a lot recently... so I thought of this."
Because of the twelve Kairagi during the final cleansing of impurities in the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual, Shiki had almost imprinted the Kairagi' moves into her mind.
After seeing the flames Tejima cut out, she thought of Kairagi: Thunderstrike's 'Only One Strike'.
The movements of the two were quite similar, but the difference was that Shiki could fling the electro element, while Thunderstrike could not.
No wonder Tejima said that; he had fought Kairagi many times, as they were just disheartened, down-on-their-luck samurai, plentiful in Inazuma.
Don't be fooled by how absurd Ronin and Kairagi are in the game; in reality, they aren't much stronger than normal people.
Only the Kairagi who can use elemental power are tricky; those Ronin are a bunch of weaklings if you have enough combat experience.
They can gain a temporary advantage with underhanded tactics, but if you're prepared beforehand, Ronin are even worse than the Shogunate's perpetually idle Ashigaru.
Of course, if their numbers increase, they are still very dangerous, just like during the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual.
Unless the power gap between the two sides is too absurd, otherwise, human wave tactics will still be very tricky.
Not to mention anything else, just Slime alone. If a dozen small ones suddenly appear along with five or six large ones, Shiki would still have to put in some effort to deal with them.
Other elements are fine; she can clear them out with large-scale electro element attacks, but Lei Slime truly requires hacking them down one by one.
Same-element immune is truly outrageous. How does that saying go?
There are always Slimes on the ground that dare to face the Raiden Shogun's milky blade.
Although there's some exaggeration in that, it certainly illustrates how tricky Slimes of the same element can be; without using the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, a combination of six large and one small Slime would be quite difficult to handle.
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