Chapter 941 (2/2)

Mostly, those were filled with the Squads that Randidly had previously defeated. They were prepared to retreat quickly after their loss.

But based on how large the projectile was, if it damaged any of the structural supports of the stands, it could-

Then Alana paused.

While the mages were rapidly leaping off of the chunk of land Randidly threw toward the stands and most of the people were running away, one figure appeared, grinning over at Alana. He even had the nerve to wave cheekily at her before raising his hand and smashing his fist toward the huge chunk of rock.

Ace, you fuck. What are you doing here? Alana thought grimly.

Ace’s strike smashed into the rock, shattering the front half and splitting the remainder into several large chunks. These, while dangerous to people, simply hit the carefully reinforced stands and left relatively deep cracks. There was no chance of permanent damage from the smaller stones.

For a second, Alana was frozen. She couldn’t decide whether to apprehend Ace now and beat answers about Roy out of him or to continue with the challenge.

Yet very quickly, she turned back to the arena. She had a role to play. Her first step was then toward Randidly, but then she forced herself to turn and head toward Helen, who was now speeding across the ground like a hurricane toward Clarissa and her crew.

“Finished here,” Dozer said as he arrived next to Alana. The nervous-looking Cortez siblings were with him. Behind them lay the crumpled forms of the strange summons that Randidly had produced. They had not responded well to the shaking caused by Randidly lifting the frozen ground and tossing it away. Although they were extraordinarily graceful and possessed extremely sharp weapons, they couldn’t keep up with the combat experience possessed by Dozer, Paolo, and Kayle.

“Fine,” Alana said. “Ready for this? Don’t hold back just because you traveled with her. The quicker we take her out of the fight, the quicker we can fight against Randidly directly.”

Dozer chuckled, but he didn’t say anything. Still, Alana’s face wrinkled into a frown. It seemed she hadn’t hidden her disgruntled reaction well enough. Something to work on, then.

After she finally had the chance to enjoy this fight.

BOOOM.

Behind them, a wave of force exploded outward as Glendel revealed his final card; the arena was now filled with a towering two-headed bear that was Level 70. It was only with an extraordinary amount of effort, and Alana’s Raid Squad’s assistance, that he had been able to subjugate its soul.

Now, the foolish beast roared and charged at Randidly directly. Around it, Kayle and Paolo floated like ghosts, ready to strike when Randidly revealed weakness. Annie floated above it all, her powerful and precise arrows crashing down toward Randidly.

Time and time again, he used only a single spear strike to smash the shafts of the arrows into splinters. Alana’s eyes tightened as she spared this move a long glance. After having faced Annie in multiple duels, she understood the other woman’s significant power. Yet Randidly was now making it look like child’s play to deal with her attacks.

Truly, was his improvement after his image shifted so significant…? Donny’s shield already looked badly damaged after only a few exchanges. If Alana would head over-

No, Alana was grinding her teeth as she hopped down off the arena. Her gaze was fiery and locked onto Helen’s rapidly moving back. I have a role. There is a plan. Even if it is not what I would have chosen, I have a responsibility.

Just don’t blame me for not being gentle, Alana thought bitterly. She tried her best to ignore the sounds of rustling leaves and roaring bears behind her as she hurried toward Helen.

After all, if she did not move, Clarissa and her fellow mages would be reduced to meat paste. And Helen would thrive on their spilled blood.

This was necessary.

This is necessary.

“We’re moving,” Alana growled. A chuckling Dozer and the silent Cortez siblings followed her after Helen.