blueteamnovel Chapter 125: 1 V 3 (2)
Chapter 125: 1 V 3 (2)
[Location: Island Of The East: Monster Infested - Central- Core-Section]
Thiago led Sergio and Carlos deeper into the island's forest, a single name on his mind: Rel...
They'd barely escaped Valencia – that monster in a school uniform.
A whole crowd of 1-B students and not one could touch her.
Forget hunting, he didn't want to cross paths with her again for the entire day.
He thought it most likely took their top-class students and an additional 20 1-B students to fight her head-on.
Especially since she hadn't used her abilities or elemental attributes, she was more terrifying than Jan and Louise together.
"Anything?" he snapped towards the two.
"We've spotted groups,"
Carlos whined.
"but no sign of him."
Rel wasn't an idiot there was a reason why he was ranked 1 in theory.
Thiago assumed he'd stick with a group, knowing it would be best to fight monsters and rival students with numbers.
He thought going alone was reckless.
The other class would likely fight any monster they encountered.
"Could he be hunting alone?"
Thiago considered the possibility. It was true – archers typically excelled at hunting, and Rel may possess similar skill.
With a decisive clap of his hands, Thiago announced his strategy...
"We should split up, cover more ground. The moment anyone spots him, message the rest of us."
"That's a solid plan," Sergio agreed. "Find him, keep tabs on him, alert the others. Right?"
"Correct." Thiago paused, a thoughtful glint in his eye.
"Also, keep an eye out for monster remnants. Specifically ones with arrow wounds, or clean puncture holes."
Sergio and Carlos nodded in understanding.
Then, the three dispersed, a sense of anticipation hanging in the air.
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Carlos scoured the island's outer edge. Needing a drink, he'd briefly left the perimeter only to return and stumble upon a scene: remnants of monsters' discarded arrows marking a recent battle.
It had to be either Jae Yoona or Rel, the only notable archers in their grade.
of course, he needed to be cautious in making his way through since the vulnerability of leaving oneself open would only lead to ruin.
He moved cautiously. An ambush was always a risk.
Staff in hand, alert, he scanned the ground for tracks, following the archer's trail.
It ended abruptly at a stone wall. But as he turned, he spotted a telltale gap in the trees – not natural, but the aftermath of some powerful attack.
"Whoever was here... must've had a crazy battle."
Carlos eyed the ravaged landscape, the scattered goblin bodies.
BZZZZZZT! BZZZZZT!
[Notification:
[Message from the group chat [1-B Future Centurions]
[<@Sergio.V3X> Has sent you the coordinates! - Click on the app to view!]
Carlo's watch buzzed.
As he looked at the message, Sergio found where Rel was.
A malicious grin twisted his lips.
"finally... I'll make him pay for what he did to me that day."
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[Location: Island Of The East: Monster Infested - South Side - Inner-Middle-Section]
Ten minutes of careful travel brought Carlos to the coordinates Sergio sent.
The three of them, perfectly positioned for an ambush, watched as Rel sniped a Sunfire hawk out of the sky.
Even Carlos couldn't help but be a little impressed.
Sergio, no doubt, was already daydreaming himself with that kind of skill.
DING!...DING!...
TAK! TAK! TAK!
Three shots streaked towards Thiago.
His eyes widened in surprise – he'd been too focused on that hand sign, that pitiful wind construct.
But I completely underestimated his ability.
His wind wall flared to life, strong enough to deflect my arrows with a shuddering impact.
"It's O-V-E-R," – he mouthed the words, a desperate plea masquerading as a promise.
SHAAAAAAAAAA!
The force of their attacks slamming into my portals sent jolts of pain rushing through my shoulders.
My body screamed in protest, the third portal had barely manifested... I could feel the strain, a burning ache spreading through me, almost more than I could handle.
ah... fuck... it hurts...
Then, on the brink of failure, with both portals flickering dangerously, a blinding light blazed to life right before my eyes.
A message of hope that relieved all worry.
[3/3 Portals have been manifested...]
[Portal Of Mitigation Is Complete!]
[All Attacks Have Been Mitigated!]
SHAAAAAAAA!
The redirected force shot back towards Thiago, a flood of energy that ripped through the air.
I watched him - the horror dawning on his face as he saw his friends' power turned back on him.
"Impossible?!"
Their fire and rock twisted together, a molten lance of fury that sliced through the air.
Large enough to blast apart of this forest.
Thiago frantically tried to raise his wind wall, a desperate attempt, but it was useless.
BANGGG!!!!!
The blast shattered his defence, then slammed into him.
His scream was drowned out by the roar as blood sprayed from his mouth.
The force sent him blasting backwards.
Trees exploded, splinters flying, as Thiago's body was flung like a ragdoll.
Clang!
His sword skittered away.
Smirking, I watched him fly.
"Fucking loser..."
tap...tap...tap...
"...!"
Sergio and Carlos stared, frozen in shock.
They were clueless a moment ago, but now... now they understood.
Fear flooded their expressions – a terrifyingly familiar twist of emotions that mirrored the tournament.
Those memories flashed through their minds, the humiliation, the pain, all because of me.
I picked up Thiago's discarded sword.
"You guys back so soon for another round?"
I asked, the amusement clear in my voice.
"If the last beating wasn't memorable enough..."
SLASH!
I swung the sword, a swift arc of steel.
"...then I'll make sure this one leaves a lasting impression."
"...!"
[Ability: Trickster at Arms Has Been Activated!]
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Authors Notes:
- The element attribute of wind is a hard counter against most archers.
- Monster remnants are just leftover parts of a monster.
- Projectile Disarm can reflexively activate Rel's aura creating his signature black lightning effect onto his blade.
- The colour of aura differs for users who are more experienced with it in combat. But for those who can imbue aura changing the colour of their blade is a sign of reaching a mastery of the technique.
- Mana control can assist Rel in anything that requires mana.