-OST STARTS PLAYING-
A flash orb appeared beside Ganyu and Keqing started running forward towards the glacial platform her opponent stood from.
Ganyu launched a chunk of ice at Keqing and shifted her focus onto the flash orb, "Three"
"Two"
"One"
The moment the projectile was about to touch Keqing, she vanished and reappeared by the flash orb. Ganyu ducked down diagonally as Keqing performed a spin kick and reached her hand out. Keqing then used her quick reflexes and pushed on top of Ganyu's arm to launch herself above and land a spin kick that forced Ganyu to block with her other arm and retreat.
'Just as I thought, she's faster than ever and every move she makes has some sort of purpose. However, if I can make the terrain here favor myself, then I stand a much better chance at taking her down'
"Frozen Lotus!"
Ganyu placed a frozen lotus on the ground and at the same time Keqing dashed right in striking Ganyu with a swift punch from above before immediately turning around and using a pulse charge in her fist aimed directly at the lotus.
As she began to strike it, Ganyu intercepted by shooting icicles from behind that forced Keqing to block instead and defend the following MissileToe projectile by striking it with a blast of lightning, "Shit, I have to move"
Keqing dashed away, but remained close as Ganyu closed in on the lotus with energy charged up in her palm. However, Keqing went straight back to intercept her, 'I can't let her freeze the entire arena like she did with Rappa'
A brief exchange of fists occurred until Keqing managed to land a pulse punch, sending Ganyu into the air.
Ganyu released a small-scale Frostbite Blast attack that trailed behind Keqing as she dashed away to avoid the beam.
The next minute followed up with both girls intercepting and preventing the other from reaching the lotus, but the lotus had been releasing spores of cryo over time and eventually Ganyu gained the upper hand as the temperature around it dropped drastically.
Finally, Ganyu managed to push Keqing far enough and was able to channel enough energy so that the lotus exploded, freezing the entire arena once again up to the very top of the walls.
Despite temporarily entering the Thunder Charged State, Keqing was unable to reach it in time and was forced back at the last second also having to endure a bit of the initial cryo blast.
As the entire arena cooled down exponentially, Keqing started to go numb on her right hand as it was the side facing the cryo explosion.
Keqing had no choice but to send strong electrical currents through to heat up body tissue in the area, but at the same time, Ganyu launched a massive barrage of small ice chunks that travelled at a velocity comparable to bullets.
Keqing blasted the first few, but was unable to release another one before they got close again, forcing her to deflect each and everyone with her fists.
'This position is more than undesirable, my abilities aren't really good at shutting down a barrage of projectiles that last over long periods of time.'
As she carried on deflecting the ice, one managed to ricochet from her knuckle and cut her cheek.
'I can't even escape using a flash orb as it'll require me to stop using my one arm to cast it. She plans to make me endure this until one of us gets exhausted.'
