Chapter 10: Control and Counter-Control
“Peggy,” who had her leg broken earlier, quickly recovered thanks to her abnormal Flesh ability. She was currently fighting Mia when she heard “Thira’s” scream. She immediately rushed over at full speed, scooped up “Thira” onto her back, and dodged the flames with a series of rolls and scrambles.
Mia, having lost her opponent, quickly scanned the battlefield and saw “Nuo” sneak around to the back, place her hand on the fallen “Sidlipha,” and activate Healing Touch.
She instantly used Flash Step, her dagger thrusting towards “Nuo’s” back. The latter dodged clumsily, but a battle axe quickly appeared in front of Mia – “Sidlipha” was back on her feet.
“Mia, you go after her, I’ll deal with this one!” Eleanor, intercepting “Sidlipha” who was about to attack Mia, said quickly.
Just as she finished speaking, an air bullet shot towards her, almost hitting her head.
Mia activated Flash Step and charged towards “Nuo,” but her body suddenly tilted sideways as the gravity shifted. She quickly regained her balance and saw “Nuo,” who she had been chasing, already behind “Sidlipha.”
Asker continued his suppressive fire, targeting “Peggy” and “Thira.” However, with “Thira” casting Levitate, “Peggy” moved at an incredible speed, her unpredictable changes in direction allowing her to dodge all the bullets.
Without the threat of gunfire, “Thira” on “Peggy’s” back could cast spells freely. Several air bullets shot towards Eleanor, who was fighting “Sidlipha,” forcing her to constantly interrupt her attacks and dodge, and she was quickly suppressed by “Sidlipha’s” wild attacks.
Another gravity manipulation pulled Mia, who was chasing “Nuo,” to the ground.
Medea’s flames approached. “Peggy” abruptly stopped and changed direction, easily dodging the spell. “Thira” on her back snapped her fingers, and Medea was suddenly pulled to the ground by the altered gravity, struggling to get up.
“No!” She could only rush to Asker’s side and say urgently, “Thira’s spellcasting is disrupting us too much, we have to find a way to restrain her!”
“Indeed.” Asker said, firing continuously, forcing “Miel,” who was trying to leave her cover in the distance, back into hiding.
“My psychic abilities are useless, they won’t make eye contact with me,” Medea said quickly.
“Think of something else,” Asker said.
You bastard! Medea thought, exasperated. Are you really not going to command this battle?
Seeing Asker unmoved, still playing the role of a gunman, Medea could only stop her futile attempts at attacking and, biting her nails, stared at the ongoing battle, her mind racing.
From the current situation, Eleanor and “Sidlipha” were evenly matched, Mia should have an absolute advantage against “Nuo,” and Asker, as a gunman, his skills naturally went without saying, suppressing “Miel” while still having the energy to continue firing at “Peggy.”
The problem was “Peggy” carrying “Thira” and moving at high speed. This combination was too strong, dodging almost all of her and Asker’s attacks. Therefore, the uninterrupted “Thira” could freely cast spells, using air bullets and gravity to interfere with Eleanor and Mia’s battles, putting them in an extremely difficult situation, unable to finish off their opponents.
In other words, the key was how to stop “Thira’s” interference, which meant how to restrict “Peggy’s” high-speed movement… High-speed movement?
“Mia!” Medea quickly ordered Mia through the mental communication channel. “Nuo is just a decoy! Come back quickly and intercept Peggy!”
Mia, having repeatedly tried and failed to kill “Nuo” with Flash Step, only to be disrupted by “Thira’s” gravity manipulation, was already furious. Hearing Medea’s order, she immediately abandoned “Nuo,” who was still fleeing in panic, and rushed towards “Peggy” and “Thira.”
“Asker,” Medea said, staring at “Peggy.” “Thira will definitely try to interfere with Mia. To coordinate with her spellcasting, Peggy’s movement might briefly pause. Fire then to suppress them, can you?”
“Of course,” Asker said with a smile. “I’ll follow your command.”
Ah, I can’t take it anymore! Medea hurriedly covered her nose, feeling a warmth spreading through her, threatening to spill over.
The usually domineering captain suddenly becoming so docile and obedient, this stark contrast in personality made her…
…unable to resist.
Fortunately, she still remembered that they were in the middle of an intense battle. She covered her face and instructed Mia:
“Mia, your goal isn’t to kill Peggy, but to restrict her movement with close combat, while luring Thira to cast spells!”
“Don’t get hit by her spells! Self-preservation is key, while trying to keep them occupied!”
“Okay!” Mia responded, then paused, confused. Wait, shouldn’t the Captain be giving orders? Why is it Medea now?
She quickly activated Flash Step, dodging “Thira’s” gravity manipulation again, and charged low to the ground. “Peggy” hurriedly accelerated, trying to widen the distance between them.
Asker continued firing, forcing “Peggy” to constantly change direction as she ran. “Thira” on “Peggy’s” back was also constantly casting spells, trying to interfere with Mia’s pursuit.
However, every time “Thira” was about to cast a spell, Asker’s firing rate would suddenly increase, forcing “Peggy” to make more drastic changes in direction, causing “Thira’s” spells to miss repeatedly.
Mia, freed from the interference, closed the distance with a Flash Step, her dagger stabbing fiercely towards the nearby “Thira.”
“Peggy” abruptly stopped and changed direction. At that moment, Asker’s Desert Eagle roared. Seizing the opportunity of her sudden stop, the bullet instantly blew her head apart.
Then a few more bullets shattered her chest and abdomen.
“Thira,” caught off guard, tumbled from the headless corpse. Mia quickly charged forward and finished off the fake.
“I told you to use gravity manipulation! I told you to use air bullets!” Still fuming, she repeatedly stabbed her dagger into “Thira’s” bloodied body. “I told you to make me fall!”
Even Asker was taken aback. What a grudge! This little girl was really vengeful.
Mia stood up angrily and saw the bodies of “Thira” and “Peggy” gradually swelling and melting, quickly evaporating, leaving only two piles of rubble.
They were fragments of Philosopher’s Stones.
So the little girl’s anger turned to joy, and she collected the stones with a smile.
Without Thira’s spell interference, they quickly helped Eleanor eliminate the two fakes impersonating “Sidlipha” and “Nuo.”
Although they knew they were fakes, when Mia stabbed her dagger into “Nuo,” Eleanor still awkwardly looked away.
Finally, they caught “Miel” at the alley entrance and hacked her to death, ending the battle.
“Medea, use your psychic abilities to locate Team A,” Asker said calmly.
You weren’t willing to give orders just now, but now that the battle is over, you’re casually commanding me again? Medea complained inwardly, but said, “My psychic range is limited, I don’t think I can reach that far… Wait a minute.”
She suddenly sensed something amiss, as her spirituality extended beyond its usual limit, still reaching further.
“You noticed it too, right?” Asker said. “The anomaly in this town is probably related to Mind, Dream, or similar Sequence abilities.”
The girls, recalling the previous fakes, shuddered.
This anomaly was a bit tricky.
“Gather the loot, let’s go,” Asker said.
Soon, Medea located the five girls about 600 meters to the northeast – judging from the color of their mental bodies, they seemed to be experiencing intense emotions.
Clearly, they were in battle.
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