74~ Absolutely no personal vendettas involved
As the biting cold hit her, Tillysha silently turned around, her icy gaze falling upon the trio. Her phosphorescent, sapphire eyes seemed colder than the ice wall behind her.
She initially intended to avoid friction with this team, but since they attacked first………..
An attack calls for a counterattack.
“I don’t wish to be your enemy, forgive me, everyone.”
The ends of the white wooden bow extended into golden wings, accompanied by gracefully dancing golden feathers as Tillysha drew the bowstring.
The light arrow shot out like a meteor, piercing the tranquil air with a sound akin to electric arcs.
An ice wall suddenly rose, the star-laden light arrow piercing through it. However, due to excessive loss of momentum, it veered off course, narrowly grazing the Divine Prince’s ear.
“Tsk!…” Realizing the danger, the Divine Prince quickly hid behind the Mage. At this moment, Cole also reacted, charging up with his steel greatsword in hand.
Cole, of course, recognized this girl as Tillysha and was sure she didn’t have any other teammates.
In the previous announcement, a familiar name being eliminated was something he heard loud and clear.
Truly befitting that blind Divine Prince.
But what made him even more surprised was that while Dillin was gone, Tillysha had gone berserk.
She had wiped out two teams, all without a Divine Prince or any teammates.
This made Cole redefine this Wild Female.
However……….
Looking at Tillysha, radiating elegance and beauty, Cole gritted his teeth.
First Aistride, now Tillysha, both were exceptionally talented beauties. What kind of merit did Dillin have to deserve such fortune?!
“A ranger-class Female, Rainy! What are you standing there like a dummy for?! Aren’t you gonna come and protect us??” The Mage shouted loudly.
“Eh?! Alright!” This time, her teammates didn’t ask her to assist in the attack, but to protect the Mage and the Divine Prince, which surprised Rainy.
But this way, a problem arose. With Rainy guarding the rear, the Divine Prince being useless, the front line was left with only Cole, and the only one who could provide rear support was the Mage.
However, Tillysha’s target was obviously not Cole. After one ineffective arrow, her target remained the Divine Prince and the Mage.
Behold, she elegantly tugged the arrow with three fingers, aiming at the small hole she previously pierced through the ice wall.
The Divine Prince, who thought he was safe, hadn’t even had time to wipe his sweat when he saw an arrow suddenly emerge from the small hole in the ice wall. The approaching aura of killing intent made his heart feel like it had skipped a beat.
He never expected that the opponent could so accurately hit the tiny hole barely wide enough for an arrow to pass through, and at the same time precisely hit him after piercing through it.
Even though this Divine Prince knew nothing about the skills and techniques of archery and was completely an outsider in this field, he could still deeply understand how terrifying the mastery and understanding of archery were for this golden-haired girl.
“Clang!” The arrow was deflected, the Divine Prince dazedly looked at Rainy standing in front of him, shield raised, her expression determined.
“Mr. Divine Prince and Mage, please do your best, leave the rest to me!” Rainy kept her eyes on Tillysha’s every move, her left hand holding the physical manifestation of her Divine Authority: Guardian of the Evil Wolf.
Due to being attacked by Divine Authority earlier, Rainy’s adaptability to Divine Authority improved, including the Divine Resistance granted to her shield.
As for Tillysha, she wasn’t without means, but as long as Rainy kept her eyes on her, there was a probability that her attacks would fail, and the current situation didn’t allow her to continue focusing on the backline.
Cole charged at her, carrying the momentum of an avalanche like a cheetah sprinting towards its prey, giving people a sense of instinctual pressure.
Tillysha knew clearly that this was Cole’s Divine Authority, Leopard King Rush.
This Divine Authority gained Divine Authority effects based on the current kinetic energy of the user; the more kinetic energy, the stronger the Divine Authority effect. While deflecting attacks, it caused terrifying Divine Authority damage upon impact with the enemy.
Cole was a standard knight-class Female, his Divine Authority made him brave and daring, both tanky and highly offensive, capable of disrupting enemy formations and drawing enemy fire, making him the Mage and Divine Prince’s favorite type of Female teammate.
At this moment, Cole’s eyes were filled with bloodshot veins as he stared at Tillysha, his lips curling into a sinister smile. The path of his charge created an indented line.
Tillysha leapt from the boulder, keeping a distance from Cole while launching a light arrow into the air.
“Crack!” The light arrow was mercilessly crushed into light particles upon contact with Cole’s surrounding airflow.
Tillysha slightly frowned.
Cole had already gathered maximum momentum; using Divine Authority attacks at this point would only be deflected.
What about Emerald Aroma?
A sprout appeared in Tillysha’s hand, encapsulated in a verdant bubble, floating towards Cole. As expected by Tillysha, before it even approached Cole, the fragile sprout was shredded by the red Divine Authority airflow.
“Good job, Cole!” At this scene, the Divine Prince and the Mage excitedly relaxed.
Encountering such a tough opponent, it was fortunate to have General Cole.
During Cole’s charge, lower-ranking Divine Authoritative attacks couldn’t harm him.
Like a cheetah’s sprint while hunting, swift and unstoppable.
At this distance, there was no way to dodge it. After such a long charge, anyone who got hit would surely be killed in one strike!
Cole believed he had already won, as did his other two teammates.
Really, was that so?………
Rainy watched Tillysha tensely; the golden-haired girl’s face didn’t show a speck of worry, her hair fluttering with the wind, calm and collected.
Another sprout formed in Tillysha’s hand.
You want to use Divine Authority again? Useless, your Divine Authority is powerless compared to mine!
Cole was sure he had victory within his grasp.
Looking at the imminent Cole, Tillysha had the leisure to brush the hair from her forehead, pausing a second before throwing the sprout away.
However.
The target wasn’t Cole, but the ground in front of him.
What does this mean? Never mind, just keep charging!
Cole noticed Tillysha’s actions but didn’t think much about it, and even if he did, it would be too late. Once Leopard King Rush was activated, it couldn’t be stopped.
The sprout embedded itself into the ground in front of Cole, and just as Cole was about to pass over it, massive vegetation erupted from the ground like pillars, rising upward and striking a certain spot under Cole’s abdomen.
“Ugh!” With round eyes, Cole was sent flying. In his moment of consciousness before losing it, he realized that while he was protected by Divine Authority airflow from the front, there was no protection on his sides, back, or below his feet. If he was attacked from the side, back, or below, the Divine Authority airflow couldn’t protect him.
