"Walking on Flat Ground": When "Super Flash Shadow" is activated, you can move on any surface, ignoring terrain and gravity. Whether it's rugged mountains, vertical walls, steep cliffs, or even the ceiling, as the name suggests, it's like walking on flat ground for you. Each ten steps consume 1% of your power.
This was one of the new abilities Billie learned.
It could be said to be an advanced version of "Walking on Water"; now she could not only "walk on flat ground" on water surfaces but also truly walk on flat ground on any surface, which greatly enhanced her tactical depth.
Before, if she wanted to go upstairs, she could only huff and puff up the stairs, which was not only tiring but also not cool at all.
Now? She could directly walk up the exterior of a building with a leisurely stroll.
She could even imitate a small bat, hanging upside down from the ceiling to give a small surprise to a lover or an enemy.
It could be said to be very convenient.
The only problem was that this ability consumed a lot of power, 1% for every ten steps.
Similar to Kuchiha's "Arale's Great Opening," it didn't consume power when still, but consumed it madly when moving.
However, Billie was full of confidence at this moment.
"Power Storage Body": Your maximum power capacity reaches 200%, and electrical attacks dealt to you by enemies will be converted into your power at double the rate. It also allows you to temporarily overclock, boosting the limit to 300%, entering an overloaded state.
After entering the overloaded state, your attributes are comprehensively enhanced, but each time you use power, there is a 1% chance of a direct short circuit.
This ability could be said to be simple and unadorned, directly enhancing numerical values.
Now Billie no longer had to worry about suddenly running out of power in the middle of a fight or having to stop and dutifully recharge halfway through a run.
Just like last time, when she ran to the coast, sparks and lightning all the way...
It caused a collective power outage for several hours in several nearby blocks.
As for the overloaded state, it could be considered a small trump card.
After all, it was a rare all-attribute enhancement, which should be very powerful, but Billie didn't know how this direct short circuit would manifest.
Would her head suddenly start smoking in the middle of a fight?
If possible, it was best to avoid such uncertainty.
"Hey! I'm not someone who gets hung from the ceiling!" Billie retorted to Riley's exclamation, "This is my territory, and the customers and boss are all my fans. They wouldn't dare lay a hand on me."
Riley naturally knew, she was just teasing.
Riley habitually adjusted her red-framed glasses, and upon hearing this, she couldn't help but tease again, "Is that so? I think everyone here wants to lay a hand on you, and you... seem to quite enjoy being the center of attention, don't you?"
Billie froze.
No, the "lay a hand on" we're talking about doesn't seem to be the same "lay a hand on," does it?
However, Riley wasn't wrong. Billie said with a hint of self-satisfaction, "Of course, everyone here wants to date me."
She deliberately dragged out her words, watching with satisfaction as a subtle dimness flickered behind Riley's lenses, seemingly very disappointed that Billie was showing off such a thing.
But Billie's tone suddenly shifted, "But, none of them will get their wish, because... I already have a date~"
Riley's heart skipped a beat; her recently sinking mood felt as if it had been gently lifted again, and the corners of her mouth uncontrollably wanted to curve upwards.
She tried to maintain a calm tone, with a hint of expectation she didn't even notice herself, "Oh? Then... who is so lucky?"
Billie didn't answer directly, just hung upside down in front of Riley, her red lips curving into an alluring arc, her voice low and seductive, "Guess?"
Riley suppressed her panic, a flash of clever counterattack in her eyes.
As Billie leaned closer, she not only didn't retreat but instead slightly stood on her tiptoes, extending a slender index finger and gently, with a hint of provocation, pressing it against Billie's tempting thin lips.
She tilted her head slightly, her voice carrying a playful challenge, "Hmm? I won't guess, I want you to tell me yourself."
Billie was momentarily stunned by Riley's bold counterattack and precise retort, then burst out laughing, "Is that so? That depends on someone's sincerity~"
Billie's smile gradually faded, because she could see Riley withdrawing her finger, and in those eyes reflecting the psychedelic lights, a smile mixed with a deeper longing was slowly approaching Billie's slightly parted lips...
Just as their lips were less than two centimeters apart.
Zzz—*Snap*!
The electromagnetism at Billie's feet emitted a short, soft sound, and then—it completely extinguished!
"Wah ah—!"
Losing the support of the electromagnetic suction, Billie instantly lost her balance!
She cried out, like a puppet with its strings cut, falling straight down from the ceiling nearly three meters above the ground!
Thud!
Riley remained in her slightly tiptoed posture, staring blankly at the charming Billie who had just been hanging upside down in front of her, now grimacing and rubbing her backside, having fallen awkwardly to the ground.
The next second—
"Pfft... Hahahahahahaha—!!!"
Riley couldn't hold it in anymore!
She clutched her stomach, laughing so hard she was bent over, tears almost streaming out.
"Bi, Billie... are... are you okay? Hahahahaha!" Riley was laughing so hard she could barely speak.
Billie rubbed her sore tailbone, listening to Riley's gloating laughter from above, her fair cheeks instantly flushed crimson.
"Riley! What are you doing? Stop laughing!" Billie growled in exasperation, struggling to get up from the ground.
Riley finally managed to stop laughing, wiped away the tears from her eyes, and looked at Billie's embarrassed state, her eyes still full of amusement.
A moment later, inside Billie's VIP private room.
Shielded from the deafening music outside, Riley helped Billie sit on the soft sofa and asked with concern, "Are you really okay?"
Billie snorted and turned her head away from her, clearly still bothered by the "social death scene" from earlier.
However, her eyes darted around, as if she had thought of a way to save face.
"Hmph, that was just an accident!" Billie said stubbornly, then pointed to the smooth glass coffee table in the center of the room, "Watch closely, I'll show you the new move I just learned!"
Riley crossed her arms with interest, leaning against the door to watch her performance.
Billie walked to the coffee table, picked up a few disposable paper cups scattered nearby, and with a focused expression...
Began stacking a paper cup pyramid on the tabletop!
Riley: "???"
What kind of new ability was this? A crafting expert?
Billie ignored Riley's questioning gaze and continued stacking the pyramid to three layers high, then nodded with satisfaction.
The corner of her lips curved into a confident arc, and her right hand casually brushed a strand of purplish-blue hair that fell across her forehead.
Her fingertips sliced through the air, as if drawing out the static electricity jumping between the strands of hair, bringing with it a faint, almost imperceptible crackling sound.
Following that, her gaze fell on a stack of metal bottle caps on the table, and she casually picked one up.
The moment her fingertips touched the cold metal—
Zzz-la—*Hum*!
Violent purplish-blue electric arcs instantly burst forth from her palm!
Blinding electric light instantly wrapped around and devoured her entire right hand, emitting a heart-pounding hum.
The lights in the private room flickered violently, stretching and distorting their shadows on the walls.
"Watch closely!" Billie's eyes suddenly sharpened like an eagle's. She clenched the bottle cap in her right hand, pulled her arm back, and assumed a throwing posture!
The wildly jumping currents seemed to be subjected to an invisible restraint, converging frantically towards the bottle cap in her palm at an astonishing speed!
In just a breath, the ordinary bottle cap had already vanished.
In its place was a purplish-blue spiraling lightning arrow, intensely vibrating and humming in her hand!
This was the second-tier ability of the Neon Flash branch, "Neon Vortex Lightning Arrow"!
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