Chapter 159: First fight as an arcane team (2/2)

“Ayrin, block that guy!” Charlotte yelled just then, despite the stench.

A tall boy wearing Three-Headed Dragon Academy’s uniform was already hurling himself in their direction. The flames around him quickly condensed into a sinister dragon head.

The Hawkmoon substitute who’d previously traded blows with Ferguillo was now quickly leaving the fray. A dazzling lance appeared in the hand of the hunting goddess radiant with moonlight above his head.

“These people have a single goal, to damage the building behind. They can implement whatever sinister plan they have as long as they damage the edifice!”

Ayrin understood instantly. The sturdy Three-Headed Dragon boy clearly wanted to pin down both him and Charlotte all by himself, while that Hawkmoon substitute wanted to disengage from the fight and take the opportunity to damage the building behind.

He hurled himself away from Charlotte like a conditioned reflex, the moment he realized it.

From Charlotte shout, he felt confident he didn’t need to pay attention to the huge dragon head charging his way.

“Block me? Can you do it?”

A mocking glint flashed across the Hawkmoon substitute’s eyes.

Above his head, the lance in the hunting goddess’s hand shot forward. The entire goddess more than two meters tall started moving at the same time, about to crash into the huge circular edifice at the center.

It hadn’t been a fair fight from the beginning, even though both sides were equal in numbers. The side that wanted to destroy occupied too great an advantage compared to the side trying to block them.

After the opponents spread apart on purpose and scattered the battle into a multitude of small-scale fights, it’d become even more difficult to prevent all of them from damaging the construct behind.

On top of that, the strength these unknown substitutes exhibited right now was at least at the level of a celebrity fighter in the national tournament!

“Saint Dragon Crystal – White Radiance!”

Audrey saw that Ayrin couldn’t stop that Hawkmoon substitute in time. Obviously, she was still in control of the situation even in the sheer chaos. Light suddenly flashed bright between her eyebrows. A dot of light about as big as a silver coin common in Doraster appeared in front of the hunting goddess’ lance, all of a sudden.

Radiant with moonlight, the lance seemed to strike a firefly. Yet, starting from the tip, it actually began to crumble bit by bit.

The instant Audrey’s attention was distracted blocking this Hawkmoon substitute, the strange yellow earth around Massay started quickly swelling into something resembling a huge monster, swallowing whole Audrey’s icefire dragon breath in one bite.

The cold mocking glint in the Hawkmoon substitute’s eyes didn’t change the slightest even after the lance and the hunting goddess crumbled.

But his expression definitely changed the next instant.

Ayrin’s body turned into an incomparable scarlet color, quickly melting into blood.

A layer of red light suffused the ground at his feet as well. Blood also formed there.

“Boom!”

At the same time, a metal construct seemingly assembled from irregular, silvery steel appeared in front of Charlotte, crashing against the huge burning dragon head.

This avatar stretched out its hands, forcibly withstanding the dragon head made from corporeal fire, stopping a few meters in front of Charlotte.

However, the fearsome heat, like the lick of a fire melting chocolate, burned the surface of the metallic avatar and melted it nonstop. Drip, drip, silvery drops of metal fell continuously on the ground.

A scarlet bloody arm rose from the puddle of blood at the Hawkmoon substitute’s feet, clutching at his legs.

The Hawkmoon substitute suddenly vanished from where he stood, appearing six or seven meters further away from the battlefield.

But just then, a silhouette also appeared behind him and struck him with a vicious punch.

“Oh no!”

The suddenly appearing figure was Ayrin, of course. However, Ayrin immediately felt something wrong the instant his punch landed.

His punch seemed to pass through a weak mist, rather than on solid flesh and blood.

The figure in front of him also vanished immediately.

The Hawkmoon substitute appeared at the place where he’d first launched his skill, where he’d seemingly transformed into a pool of blood.

The Hawkmoon substitute was also exposing total surprise.

He’d clearly thought that Ayrin’s real body was hiding in that original puddle of blood. Right now, his arcane skill had fooled Ayrin and caused him to miss the mark, but his own counterattack had likewise fallen into empty air as well.

“It seems the situation’s turned into a chaotic mess of individual confrontation.”

The Hawkmoon substitute quickly swept his eyes through the battlefield, then he smiled grimly at Ayrin. “That said, looking at the situation… Killing you guys first is also a very good choice. Remember, I’m called Lindon. Now you know the name of the one who’s going to kill you.”

“Very well. It’s more interesting having a fight like this here both sides try to take down the opponents. Come at me, let us have a fair fight!” Ayrin said, looking at him.

But the next second, Ayrin was already rushing at the one wearing Three-Headed Dragon Academy’s uniform.

“…”

He’d clearly said he wanted to have a fair duel with him one on one, but then immediately ran at someone else. Ayrin’s actions made this Hawkmoon substitute called Lindon blink in a daze despite himself.