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(Derisha Teigitan)

From childhood to adulthood, I've experienced countless battles, but this is the first time I've fought in a foggy wilderness like this.

...Well, saying something like that doesn't make me sound much like a princess, does it?

"Clang!!!" The crisp sound of metal collision echoed through the entire valley.

But it's not over yet.

With my right eye, free from the eyepatch, I saw numerous blue trajectories within the burning golden flames.

The next moment, all the trajectories disappeared, leaving only two shining paths in the upper-left and lower-right directions.

[Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0] rotated, and the two directions clashed with metallic sparks as they met the resistance!

So, this is the ability to foresee all possibilities... What a convenient ability to have, especially in combat. Even if I were to end up in a situation where the opponent is faster than me and launches the first strike, I could already see that happening and make a proper counterattack to take them down.

Seeing the enemy take the initiative, I couldn't help but feel like laughing.

Well, originally, I only caught a glimpse of their figures in the fog, and Alice said they were the ones we were looking for. I was afraid of mistaking them.

But then, the next moment, they came charging at us. They must have noticed our presence from afar; they weren't simple opponents.

Since they've come to attack us, there's no need for me to hold back.

Although I want to stop them from attacking Walson, let's enjoy the battle for now.

"Alice, you should step back," I said as I infused magic into [Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0], watching the shadows on the opposite hillside rush towards us.

"I've already stepped back far enough!" Alice's voice came from a distance of about ten meters away from me.

Hmm... we really do have good teamwork. Alright then... 50,000 points of magic power? As the thought settled, I suddenly had a strange feeling.

[Learned [Arte]...]

"Ooo, ooo, ooo—[Mountain Breaker]!" I involuntarily shouted out.

It's a new skill... When was the last time I had an insight for an [Arte]?

"With this, even mountains can be split open." The impression of my new skill burned in my mind, and to materialize it, I unleashed a powerful strike with [Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0].

...However, nothing happened.

But all the fog was blown away by the violent storm caused by the attack... which allowed me to see the opponent clearly.

A cyan-black flowing barrier appeared before me.

Behind the barrier, there was a person in black armor, holding a pitch-black shield. I don't know what method they used, but it nullified my [Arte].

Hmm... looking at the "Glistening Dew" engraved on the black shield, it's indeed from the Vantinom Church.

There's another one standing on the hill, their shining bow already re-aimed at me.

As for the other three, I couldn't see them clearly and didn't have time to pay attention. All I knew was that they formed some kind of formation.

With the momentum from the previous strike still lingering, my body continued to spin. The enemy's arrows were shot.

In my right eye's field of view, there were hundreds of shimmering trajectories. The next moment, the arrow followed one of the paths and exploded into thousands of pieces... It's astonishing!

With the momentum still there, I lowered my hand, and the tip of [Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0] stabbed into the ground, creating a gust of wind that swept away all the attacks that didn't bother to evade.

Now it's my turn again. [Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0] shrank into its blade form... Even so, the mass of this heavy weapon remained the same.

Under the influence of magical power, the bracer made a creaking sound, and [Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0] was released from my hand.

It's a special equipment Walson gave me after coming out of the maze, designed to complement the use of [Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0].

Within the bracer is a chain made of Orhag Steel, which is connected to [Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0]. The length of the chain can be controlled by infusing magic. Walson said the maximum distance was about fifty meters, intended for retrieving [Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0] after throwing it.

However, at this moment, when you swing it while holding the chain... it's no longer a spear but a Meteor Hammer.

Just spinning the chain makes me feel like I'm about to fly away. As the swinging time gets longer, the difficulty of control rises exponentially.

The storm surrounding me also began to be affected by Meteor Hammer, gradually merging together.

"Once again—[Mountain Breaker]!!!" All those miscellaneous things entwined in the storm swiftly descended from the side.

However, when the storm that wrapped around Meteor Hammer made contact with the cyan-black barrier, it disappeared, just as magic was nullified.

...How boring! While thinking so, the formation of the opponents collapsed completely due to the pure force of Meteor Hammer.

It seemed that I hit the center of their formation... three of them were directly swept away into nothingness, while the archer who attacked me earlier was luckier and was blown dozens of meters away by the wind pressure.

[Anti-Melon Spear Prototype 1.0] returned to my hand in spear form, covered with bloodstains.

There's no need for me to feel sympathy for them; some people need to die for the good of everyone.

"But, before that, I have some questions to ask." Thinking so, I began to search for the archer who was blown away a moment ago.

...Huh? They already fled that far away?