wires opportunity

Of course, against those watery wings filled to the brim with Telesma, from their tips to
their roots, wires wouldn’t be of any use. They were world heritage–class steel cords that
a sword smith, inheriting the signature of Samoji, had forged, but nonetheless, they
were easily sliced through like silk by a single-winged strike and met their ends.
But by cutting those sharp strands, the wings slowed their speed.
It was only a minute act of resistance, and though they did slow, it was only by one-tenth
of a second.
However...

In this battle, she could unleash four or five moves in the span it took her to blink an eye.
“—lkCURSES!”
Power of God’s eyeballs squirmed and rolled. Cutting the wires carelessly had reduced
its wings’ speed. Kanzaki Kaori wasn’t one to let those 0.1 seconds escape from her. She
readied her lengthy katana at middle guard and pushed off with force—
—But at that moment, Kanzaki’s legs lost their balance.
(...?)
The angel, its drive returned, swung three watery wings down at her, one after another,
but Kanzaki still cleaved them all with staggering agility and precision. However, it was
then that Power of God saw it—
The feverish sweat breaking out all over Kanzaki Kaori’s body.

- Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 4, Chapter 3 Part 5