Nina, Sharin, and Philiana’s three people attacked, but he easily dodged them.
Gadou was surrounded by the three, but he displayed flexibility like an octopus and escaped without difficulty. It seemed he was truly planning to fight everyone alone. Cecilia ran from the side of the three who were left behind. Before anyone could even call out, she launched a sword attack at Gadou, who had just landed.
A light blade swung at blinding speed. However, it was dodged with a distance no more than a sheet of paper. It seemed within reach yet couldn’t connect, and that frustration was visible on her face. Gadou, on the other hand, dodged the attacks with minimal movement, not even breaking a sweat. It was as if he predicted all the attacks.
Then, Cecilia stepped back. A dazzling light emanated from her hand. I involuntarily averted my eyes. The next time I opened my eyes, Cecilia’s body had been sent flying far to the rear.
“Cecilia! Are you alright?!”
I went to her fallen form and offered my hand. Cecilia, of course, ignored it and stood up.
“Well, as expected, you’re not one to come alone.”
At that moment of shining light, she had intended to blind him, but it didn’t work. Instead, the one who initiated the attack was the one who took damage. I looked back at Gadou. No, he wasn’t unscathed; a thin red line had appeared on his wrist, and a few drops of blood were dripping from it.
He slowly looked at the wound on his wrist.
“It seems I’ll have to get serious too. I’m sorry, but there’s no other way.”
Cecilia gripped her sword again and ran off. Gadou, meanwhile, straightened his posture, then, as if leaping, closed the distance in an instant. Before she could even blink, he was right before Cecilia’s eyes. Her body stiffened for a moment at the sudden appearance of the enemy. The enemy would not miss such an opening. An attack came without motion.
Just then, Elana, engulfed in flames, appeared out of nowhere and cut between the two. A point-blank explosion sent Gadou’s body flying. And Elana was gone as well.
It seemed she had been blown in the opposite direction, and she stood up, covered in sand.
“Whew, to be repelled right before it hit. He’s quite skilled. A direct approach won’t work; we need a plan. Cecilia, fall back for now. Rushing in will just get you beaten.”
Told this by Elana, Cecilia reluctantly retreated. Yes, I need to think of something. Gadou stood in the center of the field, staring at us. Let me recall his movements so far. He dodged the attacks of the three; the blinding light didn’t affect him, and he avoided Elana’s magic. With only one enemy, we can’t split up and act as we did before. He’s completely airtight. Just standing there, I can’t think of any angle from which we could attack that wouldn’t be blocked.
Should we attack all at once? No, that’s not good. Elana’s magic is dangerous if there are allies nearby, and the large-bodied Philiana would be at a disadvantage. The difference in numbers, one against eleven, is actually hindering us. So, what should we do? If we continue like this, we’ll be forced to give up without fighting as he wishes.
I suddenly thought of something. His fighting style is similar to karate, a martial art. So, how about in the air? The problem is how to lift him into the sky.
