It was then she finally recognized that her life was in peril.
The Serpentine Spear, which assud the shape of a trunk case, was instantaneously deployed. It was a response that made her gnash her teeth, knowing she was too late, but in contrast to her predictions, the opponents follow-up attack did not strike.
Was it a magic that each blow would demand ti to fire again?
Even while analyzing this in her head, Felt sensed that her own intuition was negating this assumption. Right, that was exactly what Kanaki had done in the previous battle with a weapon that should have been foreign to this countrya pistol.
Even though she was ntally analyzing this, Felt had a gut feeling that this assumption was erroneous. Right, Kanaki had used a pistola weapon that ought to have been foreign in this nationwhich was exactly what was happening this ti.
In other words, he was employing a rifle for a long-range snipe
!
The second the hospital rooftop lit up, Felt deployed the Serpentine Spear to cover her body, and the impact was not insignificant, landing on the midsection of the spear.
After all, there was no doubt about it. Felt promptly concealed herself behind a house close at hand, activated her magical tool for communication, and called up Fla-colored Shark.
What happened to the target!?
[Hes still cooped up in his house, as I ntioned before.]
A grumpy voice imdiately returned, which she had no ti to fret about.
Hide yourself in the nearest shelter at once!
[What? What are you suddenly]
Shortly after, a resounding thump rang out in her ear, and a thud sounded as if sothing had toppled over.
Even after calling out again, a reply was not elicited. The other mbers status was unknown to her, but since the leader of the group, Fla-colored Shark, had been taken down, reinforcents could not be anticipated.
On the other hand, this was likewise an opportunity. Should he be sniping toward the surveillance, his attention should temporarily be diverted away from her
The notion of returning to the hideout and joining up with Sasha and the others was briefly entertained in her mind, but it was imdiately dismissed. Going out and about would be fruitless given the risk of being sniped moving unless Kanaki was killed; worst-case scenario, she would be discovered on her way back and shot from behind; or he might uncover their hiding place. That being the case, Felt opted for a frontal assault on him now having a clear idea of where he was and leaped up and onto the roof of the house.
She accelerated to top speed at once after leaping to the houses roof. Her destination was Lilith Central Hospital as she hurried along the roof. Determined to knock down all the sniper shots in the process, Felt rushed with all her force.
Despite the lack of physical reinforcent by sorcery, she ran many tis swifter than most magicians, and in a matter of seconds, she was past Miserechrom and on to Avenue Vancour, crowded with people.
Here, the Serpentine Spear attracted peoples attention, but there was no ti to squander it. Avenue Vancour was the widest street in this city, yet Felt flew from a three-story building unhesitatingly. The house on the opposite side of the street was at least 20 ters away. Even Felt could not reach it and fell flat to the ground.
Extend!
Right before gravity began to drag her body down, Felt unleashed her Serpentine Spear. Like a serpent, the Serpentine Spear pierced the wall of the building on the other side, pulling Felts body back to its original form in one motion.
Having returned to its original length, Felt leaped to the roof of the building, leveraging it as a platform. The Serpentine Spear remained in her hands, but it was irrelevant, as the wire would extend again. Once on the roof, the tip of the spear, which had been stuck in the wall, was withdrawn and restored to its forr form in Felts grasp.
Up to this point, as soon as Felt strained her eyes, she could plainly discern Kanakis figure on the hospital roof. Kanaki, who had been lying on his stomach, was apparently caught off guard by her movent, and he hurriedly adjusted the angle of the muzzle of his gun to her position.
The brick in Felts left palm was blasted away with a spectacular bang as she sprang to the side. She thought she heard Kanakis tongue clicking.
Now that she had made it this far, she was within range of Kanaki.
Kanaki, watching as Felt picked up speed and evaded more and more sniper fire, seemingly decided that it was ti to make a run for it. Carrying his gun, he fled in the opposite direction. His speed may not be that remarkable, but his body movents were quite exceptional for a magician.
Therefore, the weight of the huge sniper rifle in Kanakis grasp was probably what allowed Felt to overtake him.
I caught up to you!
Gah!
Within the second she had him in range, she extended her Serpentine Spear to its fullest and slashed Kanaki in the back. From yesterdays fight, his regenerative abilities were evident, but it would be fine as long as it could knock him off balance.
After losing his balance in midair, Kanaki was unable to reach the next roof and instead managed to slide into a back alley where he took a passive posture. As if to obstruct his retreat, Felt also descended to the ground.
There were things she wanted to say to him, but she had been exposed to too many people on the way here. The Garrisoned Corps and Security Force would be on their way shortly. Right now, the priority was to defeat him imdiately and get out of here.
Eh!?
Felt attacked wordlessly but was startled instantly, producing a dumb voice.
When the Serpentine Spear was maneuvered to lock Kanakis movents, he showed no resistance and was promptly tied up.
The force of the tightening was intense, and the comb-like blades must have been causing damage to Kanakis body. His body may have been ripped apart at any ti due to the current circumstances, yet a smile crossed Kanakis face.
It was a provocation. Felt was convinced of this and was about to amplify the tightening force when Kanaki let out a few words.
This is enough, I suppose.
Imdiately after, Kanakis body turned into a spray of water and splashed out.
Huh?
The spectacle struck Felt flabbergasted. The human being in front of her had abruptly transford into a liquid and splashed around. Not taphorically, but literally.
So kind of magic?
Her words leaked out, but there was no reaction to the Serpentine Spear, which naturally creaked if there was a reaction of magical power in its surroundings. It seed that what was just done was no use of magical power. If so, what was that?
That was when Felt took notice.
Each of the water droplets scattered around her was moving as though with a will and was striving to rge at a single point. On closer inspection, they were not exactly water, but rather so sort of squishy solid substance.
As she watched them attentively, they eventually united and morphed into a single piece of sli. Felt, at last, grasped the truth of the situation.
So, what I have been facing up to now was a sli?
In the imdiate recognition of this fact, Felt beca aware that she had been set up by Kanakis sche.
In essence, Kanaki had been manipulating this sli ever since he made his initial attack on Felt, and he himself had not moved from his ho throughout the entire ti. At the ti of the report from Fla-colored Shark, she had assud that Kanaki had a body double or similar at ho, but it turned out that it was this one who was the body double.
If that was the case, he is already
Damn!
For once in a long ti, Felt lifted her voice and started to redirect her path back. The target was the hideout where Sasha and the others were. Her decision to pursue Kanaki was a poor move in itself and was now plaguing Felt.
Despite the Serpentine Spears transformation back into the form of a trunk case, suspicion was inevitably aroused in the wake of the commotion that had just taken place. Even if it was a bit of a detour, the only thing she could do now was to choose the least crowded path possible and get moving.
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