Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

Whizzing--

Before Xiuer could grab his weapon.

Even as Achilles was getting ready to run, Atalanta, who had already jumped back into the shadows of the woods, took the initiative to attack.

Two arrows broke through the air and turned into two green meteors, flying out from the woods.

One arrow was aimed at Xuer's right hand as he was about to grab the weapon, while the other arrow was aimed at the Piercer who was about to be caught by Xuer.

Although the two arrows landed at similar points, they had different targets.

Xuul, who immediately calculated the arrow's landing point, was not panicked. After all, an attack of this level could not break through his defense at all, but he still gave up the idea of ​​grabbing the weapon.

Because following the arrow came a certain green running man.

The arrow aimed at the weapon completed its task perfectly. The weapon, which was originally within reach of Shuul, was knocked dozens of meters away by Atalanta's arrow.

But the other arrow was dodged by Thule casually, but Atalanta did not care because the goal of preventing the enemy from obtaining weapons had been achieved.

At this time, Achilles had already rushed to Shuul's front.

"Sorry."

A slightly apologetic word flew out of Achilles' mouth lightly.

But there was no hesitation in his movements. The sharp tip of the gun followed the broken air and moved at high speed like a bamboo breaking through a bamboo, stabbing towards the face of the person in front of him.

He naturally would not waste the opportunities created by his teammates.

Facing the gun tip that was rushing towards him in the blink of an eye, even though it had not really touched him, Xuer had already felt the sharp edge that was determined to pierce through him.

It seems that Achilles really wanted to end the battle quickly as Atalanta said. Even in this first blow, Shuul could "see" that he had used all his strength.

As Atalanta had expected, Shuul, without a weapon, was unable to use "normal means" to perfectly deflect the attack. Moreover, at this speed, he did not have enough time to respond.

But what the latter failed to expect was that Xuer's weapon was not limited to this one.

—【Opening】—

Golden energy suddenly flew out from Shuul's dark cloak, pulling out a golden "light belt" that instantly completely wrapped around Achilles' entire body, including the meteor gun in his hand.

The suddenly tightening "light belt" forced Achilles to tighten his posture, and even the spear in his hand that was originally aimed at Xuer's head deviated from its course and pierced into the ground under his feet.

"Varied……?!"

In just one breath, the battle situation took a dramatic turn.

Because of the change in posture, Achilles, who was already running at high speed, unsurprisingly lost his balance the next moment.

The forcibly twisted footsteps deviated from their original trajectory.

At this moment, the "light belt" wrapped around him finally lost its glow.

—【Hurricane Knight·Binder】—

A pitch-black chain coiled around Achilles like a python, and the gradually tightening feeling made Achilles immediately understand the enemy's intention.

Atalanta, who had been hiding in the shadows of the woods, also noticed what was happening to her companions.

Almost at the moment the "light belt" appeared, she loaded several arrows onto her longbow.

The moment she pulled the bowstring, green magic oozed from the arrows.

The moment the Dark Chain appeared, several arrows carrying green light flew out from the dark corner.

On the way, the originally rare green arrows suddenly "ignited" green light and split into countless identical arrows in the blink of an eye.

The originally sparse flying arrows suddenly turned into a torrent of arrow rain!

The rain of arrows that came like a tide naturally attracted Xuer's attention. He suddenly pulled up the chain on his hand and pulled Achilles' body straight to his side.

He had originally planned to pull Achilles, who was caught by the binders, over and give him a good beating, but he immediately changed his mind.

Since you are so durable, let me make the best use of you.

—Pseudo-code (fog) defense descends—

He was only 1.55 meters tall, but he stood Achilles, who was 1.85 meters tall, in front of him, facing the rain of arrows.

During this period, Achilles, who had been trying to break free since he was tied up, could not break free no matter how hard he tried. However, the strange chain made of unknown material not only did not move at all, but even tightened around him like a living thing.

Achilles could only watch as his companions' attacks rained down on him.

Although his passive ability prevents him from getting hurt, it still hurts.

He readily accepted the pain of fighting a powerful enemy, but it was somewhat humiliating to use it to defend against attacks from his companions.

The arrows hit Achilles' armor, making a clanging sound.

The originally uninhibited smile on that face was now filled with "humiliation".

Shuul, who had completely retreated behind the opponent, quickly locked onto the Red Archer hiding in the dark.

The eyes hidden under the hood emitted a faint fluorescence. Xuer's sight passed through the dense woods and directly locked onto the green shadow in the shadow.

At the same time, Atalanta, who had just shifted her attack point, felt a creepy gaze locked directly on her the moment she landed.

She had experienced the same feeling half an hour ago, and that was when the attack on the two of them began!

The next second, she pounced towards the open space in front without hesitation.

And the moment she left her original place, the ground beneath her feet suddenly shook, and several spikes formed by mud instantly covered her original position.

Before Atalanta could start to be surprised, the other party locked onto her position so quickly.

The ground beneath her feet began to shake again, and a huge hand made of mud appeared under Atalanta's feet.

The originally flat ground was turned into a pit because it was used to make the "big hand".

Although she lost her footing and was suspended in the air for a short time, Atalanta, who was also known for her speed, used her speed second only to Achilles to kick the mud hand on the palm before it was about to grab her.

Using the reaction force, he sent his body out of range, and at the same time, he nocked the green arrow, which he had re-condensed using magic power, onto the jet-black longbow.

The fully drawn bowstring shot out an arrow filled with magic, piercing through the palm of the mud hand.

After delivering a strike that crushed the clay hand, Atalanta landed lightly on the branches of a tree.

But before she could catch her breath, the branches under her feet began to change strangely.

The originally straight branches suddenly bent, and the branches that originally covered the treetops turned into countless moving "tentacles" in the blink of an eye.

Taking advantage of Atalanta's moment of losing balance again, they all rushed towards her body.

"whispering sound!"

The thorny situation made Atalanta gasp in amazement.

Facing the tentacles that were rushing towards her, she suddenly grabbed the longbow and swung it like a baseball bat.

When she opened the tentacle that rushed to the front, a green arrow appeared in her hand.

However, Atalanta did not put the arrow on the longbow. The tentacles were so close that she had no time to draw the bow.

He grasped the green arrow shaft and swung the arrow in his hand like a machete, using the sharp arrow head to cut off several tentacles rushing towards him.

But there was still a fish that was left behind on purpose and took advantage of the opportunity when Atalanta attacked to wrap around her ankle.

No matter how fast she was, she couldn't avoid the attack because she had no foothold in the air.

The tentacles wrapped around her ankles suddenly pulled upwards before they hit the ground, and by then it was too late to cut them off with the arrows.

The broken tentacles loosened their grip on Atalanta's body.

But even after losing her footing, she was unable to prevent her body from flying high into the sky until she reached the highest point of the woods.

Without the cover of the woods, she had become a good target while flying in the air.

Atalanta was well aware of her situation. After all, if she were in his place, she would not give up this excellent opportunity.

Sure enough, that familiar gaze fell on her again. With her super eyesight, Atalanta quickly found the position of Shuul just now, and the wave of arrows she had shot before had already ended.

Those glowing golden eyes, particularly conspicuous in the darkness, instantly met Atalanta's gaze.

In an instant, Shul suddenly threw Achilles, who had not yet broken free, like a meteor hammer at Atalanta who was flying high in the sky.

Looking at someone falling towards her from below, Atalanta's eyes focused, and two arrows suddenly appeared in her hands and she immediately put them on the longbow.

The arrow pierced the air, brushing past Achilles' silhouette and flying towards Shuul below.

As for the person who was about to reach her, Atalanta aimed her feet at the former without changing her expression.

"Feel sorry."

He whispered his apology, and regardless of whether the other party heard it clearly or not, he kicked the other person on the back in front of his astonished expression, using him as a springboard to pass over Xuer's head.

Under the moonlight, the green silhouette draws a graceful arc in the air.

And when passing over Xuer's head, it hung upside down and shot arrows like a rainstorm towards Xuer below.

And immediately after that, he turned around and shot several arrows at the falling Achilles.

The flying arrow accurately hit several gaps in the chains on Achilles' body. Although it also failed to break the chains, it fortunately created an opportunity for Achilles to break free.

Before Achilles could seize the opportunity to break free and admire the precise support of his companions, the chains that were about to fall off tried to wrap around his body again like a real living thing.

Then he was hit on the chain by the subsequent arrows, and under the continuous impact, he was moved away from Achilles' body.

At this time, Atalanta, who shot those arrows, had fallen back to the ground.

At this moment, the situation on the battlefield has once again reversed.

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Chapter 49: Protracted War

3:23AM

"Ha ha……"

Although the battle did not last long, in just a few minutes, Atalanta realized that this enemy was extremely difficult to deal with.

Of course, this was already evident when they were attacked by the other side.

It was for this reason that Achilles was the only one allowed to fight against him.

While her companions were fighting, Atalanta remained hidden in the shadows, observing the enemy's strength.

When she was able to fight Achilles to a draw, she concluded that the enemy's close combat ability was terrifyingly strong.

Although Atalanta's fighting skills seemed a little immature, the "stats" behind his immature martial arts made her dare not underestimate him at all.

From an observer's perspective, the black-robed enemy was slightly taller than Achilles throughout.

But at the beginning, Atalanta still judged the opponent's strength based on the 50-50 standard between the opponent and Achilles.

They are very strong, but the two of them together should not be too difficult to deal with.

It was at this time that she chose to join the battle and persuaded Achilles to fight with her for a quick victory.

This is how it should be.

Until she actually fought against the other party in person...

The stronger a person is, the more likely he is to discover the gap in strength between himself and his opponent.

Why would such a powerful magician appear here?!

Complaining bitterly in her heart, Atalanta, who had just landed, did not dare to stop, because that familiar gaze fell on her again!

She immediately understood the situation they were in, and a drop of sweat appeared on her forehead. Perhaps, only someone like Achilles, who possessed strong "defense" abilities, could not lose in the battle with the man in black robe.

But she didn't want to, and couldn't, leave Achilles alone.

Because she could feel that if she really let Achilles fight the opponent alone, then after a certain period of time, Achilles would quickly be defeated by the opponent.

Although she didn't know where this feeling came from, judging from the situation just now, if she hadn't come to the rescue, Achilles would have been pinned to the ground and beaten like a ball by the other party.

Fighting the enemy together is the best choice.

Leaping through the complex dense forest, Atalanta used the cover of the trees to quickly cross countless obstacles like a forest elf.

The sound of Achilles fighting with the enemy resounded throughout the dense forest again. He seemed to have no idea what failure was and fought with Shuul without fear.

But he was still fighting with Achilles, but for some reason, his gaze had been locked on her since he landed, never moving away for even a second, making her feel uneasy and not daring to stop easily.

After witnessing what Xuer had just done, she had begun to be wary of the surrounding environment, because it was very likely that something in it would "come alive" and turn into the opponent's "weapon" to attack her.