The Author's POV

-Swooosh!

Quietly moving around the buildings, Amanda made sure to always be within a one hundred to a fifty-meter radius of Arnold. Just as Ren had told her.

Along the way, she, along with Donald, made sure to only subtly hide their presence. Just about enough so that the opposing team could spot them if they used a skill or looked carefully.

...This was one of the things Ren had specifically told her to do.

Honestly, this was much harder than Amanda thought it was because if she was too obvious the other team would notice that something was wrong, and if she hid too well, the other team wouldn't find her and thus be unable to deduce that Arnold was the code holder.

....what a troubling situation.

Still, since Amanda said she would do it, she tried her best.

Gripping tightly onto the handle of her bow, Amanda glanced at Arnold below her and quietly climbed higher up in the buildings.

However, just as she was about to reach the top of the building, sensing something, Amanda shifted her head to the right as the silver body of a blade flew past her.

-Swooosh!

Narrowly avoiding the blade by a hair breath, Amanda suddenly somersaulted backward as the tip of a spear penetrated the area she was previously in.

-Kacha!

Whilst still in the air, with a cold face, Amanda extended the string of her bow. Shortly after, as two blue translucent arrows materialized on her bow, she caught sight of two individuals, one with a spear and one with a blade. She soon released the string of the bow.

-Swoosh! -Swoosh!

Like a bullet, the two arrows split the air as they quickly made their way towards the two individuals.

-Clank! -Clank!

Staring at the incoming arrows, standing in front of the individual holding onto the blade, the spear user, using the body of the spear, quickly rotated the spear in his hand and a whistle arose.

Thereafter, the loud sound of metal clashing reverberated across the surroundings.

"khhh..."

Taking a couple of steps back, the spear user couldn't help but grunt as he felt the impact of the arrows clashing against his spear.

Staring at Amanda in the distance, the spear user, John Redgrave couldn't help but say.

"Damn, you're just as strong as the rumors say"

Softly landing on the ground, Amanda coldly glanced at the two individuals before her.

...skilled.

That's the first thought that came into Amanda's mind as she stared at the two of them.

Although the clash had only lasted for a brief moment, from the way they coordinated and how they managed to quickly react to her arrows, the duo was definitely not simple.

Unbothered by Amanda's unresponsiveness, staring at the youth next to him that wore small-framed glasses and had short blonde hair, John moved forward as he once again thrust his spear towards Amanda.

"Dante cover me"

Thereafter, synchronizing with John, the other youth called Dante leaped forward like a leopard and quickly arrived beside Amanda.

-Kacha!

at Amanda's face, Dante followed up by slashing towards

herself in a disadvantageous situation as the flow of the

duo thanks to her flexibility and agility, from time to time, she would use the frame of her bow to defend against some of the incoming attacks

-Clank! -Clank!

of metal clashing resounded

pretty good...but for how long

he increased

for the next minute or so, as Amanda fought with the duo, the longer they fought, the more she found herself at a disadvantage as her hand started to

Amanda could only grit her teeth and try her best to dodge and counterattack

-Swhooosh! -Swhooosh!

currently fighting in close quarters, her real advantage

seems like her opponents knew

-Swooosh!

from her front and left side, Amanda quickly glanced towards Arnold and Donald in the distance. She wanted to see

her heart sink. Both Arnold and Donald were currently in a similar

his opponent seemed to be constantly harassing him

Arnold was currently facing was a bow user just

worst enemy and

as Amanda, because Arnold didn't have

wasn't hurt from any of the arrows coming in his way, because he was constantly being kited, he was unable to come to help her. Seeing this,

be a little bit better than Arnold's, however, it still

definitely not be decided

-Kacha!

spear toward Amanda, John

looking around for when your opponents are right in

blade slashed in the direction of where she was

-Clank! -Clank!

Dante once again increased the intensity of their attacks, briefly glancing at Arnold and Donald

teammates won't be able to help you anytime soon. Moreover, with Jin and your reinforcements being too far from your location, the only option you have is to

fought, the greater

going to

was finally going to beat the arrogant Jin Horton and the cold princess

to accomplish a feat that no one thought he could've ever achieved before. The more he thought about it, the more

at John,

"you talk too much"

-Bam!

on the ground as fine miniature crevices appeared on the ground beneath her foot, Amanda distanced herself from the duo. Thereafter pulling the string of her bow towards her lips, a

-Vuam!

a matter of a couple of seconds, the glow around her body intensified at an alarming rate. She was prepared to end things

in the distance, opening his eyes wide,

using a skill, stop

looking at the duo, Amanda

"Too late"

-Swoooosh!

a comet hurtling towards the duo as the arrow's velocity reached its limits. Even though Amanda's rank was suppressed to G rank, that didn't change her proficiency in her arts

[[E] Apollo's descent]

to conglomerate the mana in the atmosphere towards the tip of her arrow releasing along

"Crap"

curse out loud. Thereafter, seeing that he couldn't do anything about the situation, gritting his

know what to

quickly ran towards the arrow. As he moved closer towards the arrow, he couldn't help but laugh out loud as he looked at John

over, you better buy me dinner

body creating some form of shield around him.

-Boooom!