Theo and the others appeared on the field and found Alea and her team waiting for them. Ellen smiled and pointed her finger at Alea. "Start."
Alea narrowed her eyes because she thought Theo would use some kinds of tricks before the match and by starting the match as soon as possible, Alea should be able to prevent Theo from using any tricks, so she shouted without hesitation. "Start."
Everyone except Ellen went to the middle before Sihan turned to the left while Phyrill and Laust went to the right. Of course, Laust was reluctant to do it, but Phyrill forced him to do it by watching him.
Alea's group reciprocated their strategy by sending their best fighters to do all the work while seeing the number in the middle of the field.
The moment it reached zero, Leca made the first move and summoned three creatures. The first was a red ape holding a sword and shield at the same time. The second was a brown bear equipped with metal gauntlets on his hands. The bear and ape walked on two hands, raising their guards while making their way toward Phyrill.
Obviously, Hontar led both of them from the front while raising his sword before turning around, seeing Laust making his way toward him.
"Interesting." Hontar smiled and pointed his finger at Phyrill.
Leca understood the signal and made the two creatures intercept Phyrill while the third one remained on her side, protecting her from any attacks.
Phyrill stared at the red-colored lizard for a second and regained his focus.
Meanwhile, Theo was facing Aisha from their side. As representatives of the first year as well as the person Alea was searching for, Aisha had a great interest in Theo.
"I would like to know what kind of person you are… I have never heard anything about you after all." Aisha smiled and went close to him.
Last but not least, Sihan looked at Alea, specifically her left hand. "So, you have been holding back this whole time."
"I just realized how hard it was for me to take in when I lost Theo to you guys." Alea shook her head helplessly and raised her left hand. "And now, I don't think I want to experience it again. As expected, I shouldn't think of my stupid trauma anymore."
"You can only win if you can pass me… But that's not happening today." Sihan raised his shield and saw the count turn zero.
Alea was the first to leap forward and slashed his neck.
Sihan simply raised his shield and blocked the swing before waving his sword.
Alea already showed the difference in her fighting style by making her sword slide on the shield's surface and hit Sihan's sword.
"…" Sihan narrowed his eyes and used his skill. His shield started glowing as he charged forward, pushing Alea back.
"Shield Rush." Sihan kept pushing her back without mercy.
Alea spun her body to avoid getting dragged to the wall, slipped past him, and tried to attack him from behind. Sihan threw his sword to his back like he did in his fight against Theo and made an almost 360 degree swing.
Clink.
The clicking metal sound echoed in their ears as Sihan turned around and slashed his sword upwards.
Alea blocked the swing while smiling. "Thank you for taking care of Theo this whole time."
Sihan frowned and ignored her as they continued to clash.
On the other hand, Theo thrust his spear at Aisha's neck. Aisha raised both red-colored daggers and deflected the spear with one of the daggers while waving the other to stab Theo's waist.
"So, are you planning to talk to me while we are enjoying our fight?" Aisha smirked.
He looked at this tomboyish girl and shook his head. "Unfortunately, it's not possible."
"!!!" Aisha sensed another presence behind him as she leaned to the left, taking a sneak peek at what was behind him and finding Clone Theo standing behind him.
Before she could say anything, Clone Theo already summoned his Magic Bullets. Right before he released it, Theo quickly stepped to the side so that he could kill Aisha, but surprisingly, Aisha didn't do anything to dodge or avoid this attack. Instead, she took it all as the ten Magic Bullets pierced through her body.
There were holes on her head, body, and hands, yet, Aisha didn't disappear.
"…" Theo narrowed his eyes and found the wounds closing at speed visible with naked eyes. 'Seriously? This is going to be troublesome.'
"That's hurt, you know." Aisha smirked as she had fully recovered and pointed her blade at him.
Theo's eyebrows twitched as he said, "Don't lie. This is a virtual world."
"Oh, this is the first time you talked to me." Aisha licked her lips and said, "Do you think I'm a monster, Theodore Griffith?"
Theo didn't expect such a question, but Theo already knew the answer in his heart. His answer was simple. "Monster is a matter of attitude."
"Ho?" Aisha widened her eyes in surprise while hitting Theo's spear with her dagger.
What Theo meant by attitude was their character. Instead of calling the beasts on the other side a monster, he classified a human who raped, tortured, and did all those things as a monster. Appearance or skills were simply an empty shell.
"That is the first time I heard that answer since I started asking this question in the last five years." Aisha smiled. "Now I think I can agree with you joining our group since I'm the last member chosen."
"Do you talk this much every fight?!" Theo snorted.
"It's boring to fight without saying anything." Aisha shrugged. "Since I would only die in the worst case. It's what I have experienced this whole time anyway."
Theo sighed and stomped the ground, channeling the strength in his lower body to his arms. He then swung his spear and pushed Aisha back.
"Then die for me." Theo and his Clone summoned Magic Bullets.
"Try it and see if you can kill me." Aisha smiled and opened her hand wide as if she wanted Theo to rain her down with all those bullets. However, she soon got another thought when she saw Theo glancing over Phyrill and Laust's side for a split second and understood what he wanted. "Not good! Hontar!"
As she called Hontar's name out loud, Theo released all twenty Magic Bullets to Hontar and the two beasts."
