106: Group Battle (Part 4)

Group Battle (Part 4)

Outside the simulation.

Hearing Isabelle's words, Diego screamed, "This… I want to say it's dirty, but I can't. Even Isabelle herself has recognized that she lost and Kai has forced her to fly to win. As a sound magician, he won't be able to reach her.

"Argh. Even though I should be neutral, I can't say this is fair to him. Unfortunately, I can't say anything as in the outside world, something like this easily happens and there's no trick whatsoever. There's only a winner and a loser with lives at stake.

"We might be able to say that in this situation, Isabelle might lose the battle but win the war. However, there's one thing that I find confusing… Isabelle's Plasma Wind is famous throughout our school, and I'm sure when met with this attack, they could only dodge it, not block it or deflect it like him. The neutral magic shield shouldn't be that powerful…"

As for this, she also didn't know as Michelle never really talked about Kai's power. She answered, "Well, as you might already know, neutral magic is something that anyone can use, and this neutral magic shield is made from concentrated magic power that strengthens the air around us, creating a shield that is capable of blocking any basic elements.

"Different from that neutral magic shield, we usually infuse our own element to get a stronger shield. As for the details, I think I shouldn't need to explain it to you as you should have learned it in class. From my observation, Kai's magic shield is infused with his sound element. If you'd like to know about the concept or how he does it, don't ask me, I also don't know about it." She shrugged.

"This is really intriguing. Unfortunately, although I want to keep watching him, with how the situation has escalated, we should check the other battlefield areas too. I'm sure that each fighter has their own interesting fight, so let's take a look at the replay." Diego decided to change the topic.

…

In the village.

Michelle swung her sword toward the twins. By using the houses in the village, she had been preventing Isabelle from hitting her. Even if she knew Kai would take her attention, she would still take a precaution. And she had restricted most of her power by doing this, causing her to be at a disadvantage.

Though the twins weren't able to get the upper hand, Michelle also wasn't able to defeat the twins, buying enough time for Isabelle to finish Kai. Besides, she couldn't use Moonlight Shadow and Shadow Doll because the time was set at day.

If she were to use her Shadow Slash blindly, she would just create a perfect path for Isabelle. Ultimately, just like how the twins believed that Isabelle would defeat Kai, she also believed that Kai would come to defeat her so that she could use her full strength.

For the time being, she decided to buy time until Kai defeated them… or so she thought, until she got a message from Shirotsuka Sanae.

"You need to finish your battle as soon as possible. Isabelle almost killed him."

"..." This message caught her off-guard. She couldn't believe what she just read. This was Shirotsuka Sanae's information when she saw Isabelle using two snipers.

"She's using some kind of trickery. Anyway, just finish your battle."

"Okay." Even though she said that, she was still thinking about what she should do to defeat the twins without revealing herself to Isabelle.

She looked around and found a bigger building that she could use. She slashed the ground to the left and right, creating a wall of black flame.

"Shadow Slash."

One of the shadows slashes charged at the twins, forcing them to jump to avoid it while the other one didn't hit anything. She made these two slashes not purely because she wanted to hold the twins back, but also to camouflage her position. With a line like this, it wouldn't be so easy for Isabelle to find her location.

"Fire Cannon!" The twins wouldn't let her do what she wanted. They created a magic circle at the same time, shooting out a fireball that would explode upon contact, like a cannonball.

This huge explosion would certainly blow her cover away, giving away her position. Unfortunately, Isabelle was too occupied with Kai, so despite focusing an attack from Isabelle's direction, she didn't sense a single attack.

This only meant that Kai managed to grab her attention fully and he was fine, unlike how Sanae said him to be. She smiled as she entered a bigger house, forcing the twins to chase her.

If they somehow managed to lose sight of her, she would certainly disappear and make her way toward Isabelle.

Michelle swept away the building with a single glance, studying the structure. The building wasn't really that big as it was closer to a one-room apartment. She smiled, planning to use it to her advantage.

Bang!

The twins slammed open the door, only to enter an empty house. They were trying to figure out where Michelle could hide in a small place like this.

But Michelle wasn't hiding anywhere. She only stood right behind the door. The moment they entered, she closed the door and made a magic circle.

"!!!" Noticing this, they quickly turned around, only to see that Michelle had finished making her magic circle.

"Dark Room." Darkness started spreading through the entire house, enveloping the house with a black layer. If she couldn't get an advantage in the day because of the sun, she simply needed to create an environment that could benefit her.

The dark layer even closed the window that should have illuminated the room. Luckily, the twins hadn't broken anything and made a hole in the house. If they had, she would have needed to find another house where everything was connected.

When the room was finally enveloped by darkness, it took away their vision. It was at this moment that Michelle started using her advantage as she activated two of her magic.

"Night Vision."

"Moonlight Shadow."

The former gave her the vision while the latter enhanced her prowess. She originally made this magic to gain an advantage against Kai, but his hearing was unstoppable. No matter how she learned to move without making a sound, Kai would undoubtedly pick it up. Hence, this move was abandoned by her. It was only at this moment that she finally used it again.

The two shadow swords blended with the darkness, allowing her to move around without anyone noticing.

"Don't panic. Use our flame to light up the room." Eva ordered as a magic circle appeared on her hand. Eve also used the same magic, trying to illuminate the room.

Unfortunately, their efforts were futile as the moment they made a flame, Michelle's sword already reached their hands.

Without killing intent and the desire to attack the twins, Michelle used her Shadow Slash on a smaller scale to avoid breaking the house and giving her position away.

The twins might notice if she tried to use the technique toward their body, but they wouldn't notice if she attacked the air in front of them together with their hands, which were in the way.

Pain transmitted to their brain. Eva endured the pain as she stretched her hands to the right side. "That's where you are! Fire Cannon!"

Boom!

The room lit up a bit, but when they looked at the area they attacked toward, Michelle was nowhere to be seen.

"Sister, we need to try to feel her movements, not see them," Eve told Eva.

"I'm on it." Both of them began focusing on locating Michelle's movements.

If Kai were here, he would know that Michelle took advantage of the dark to enter their shadow, making them completely blind as they couldn't feel Michelle's presence.

"I can't sense her anywhere!"

"Try again!" Eva roared as she also couldn't sense her presence. She thought that Michelle must have attacked them to make them think she was here. And the truth was that she used that moment of confusion to leave the house and moved toward Isabelle.

She sweatdropped, noticing how they were played with. She shouted, "Not good. She must've used this chance to escape. Blast the house right now! We should leave and protect Isabelle!"

"!!!" Eve sucked a cold breath as she created a magic circle to blast the entire house.

Little did they know, Michelle was still with them.

Boom! The explosion blasted the door, showing the exit. The dark layer also began to vanish, starting from the door.

"We have to-!" When the twins were about to move, they suddently sensed another presence coming from behind them. It was at this moment that they knew, they f*cked up.

Michelle smiled, coming out of their shadow.

"Die!" She sent their heads flying, concluding the battle. They couldn't utter another word before they died, while the audience also couldn't see what happened in the dark room.

Although light had begun illuminating the room, it was still not enough to reach the twins, so her Shadow Walk was still a secret.

Because she managed to complete her objective, she rushed out of the house, only to see Isabelle in the air.

"What's the situation, Teacher?"

"Isabelle is currently using her magic to fly. She plans to kill all of you first before fighting Kai together with the others," Sanae quickly explained.

"Has she used those flying drones?"

"No. She must have sensed how sharp Kai's reflexes are and thought it's futile to fight him in close combat. Besides, Kai was able to dodge all of her attacks even when she attacked him continuously. That's why she planning to end the other battle first." Sanae answered.0

"Hmm…" She would need a few minutes to reach that position, and Isabelle could shoot a few rounds within that time. In the end, she could only ask, "How are Ayaka and Tasha's situation?"

"Ayaka and Tasha are…"

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