"3!"
Aileen crossed her arms while watching the two teams.
"2!"
Rafael clenched his fists, fully aware that whoever won this match would become his next opponent.
"1!"
Mayor Revan was already praying on his knees, hoping for the best.
"0! Match, start!" Shion excitedly announced before turning the broadcast off so that she didn’t give away any information to the participants.
The first one to make the move was Clovis.
"What is this? Clovis is moving into the woods. Is he going to replicate the first round? Wait, no! His team is following him while Ragna is guarding the flag." Shion gasped, announcing it to the people who watched the match outside the stadium. "As for Imemine… they haven’t taken any steps yet.
No, their captain, Erwin, is making his move!"
"Hmm?" Clovis furrowed his eyebrows.
"Clovis… This is…" Melody frowned. She could see everything in the radar. "Did he go alone to replicate what you did in the previous round?"
"No! He must be up to something… Either way, we will continue our approach." Clovis’s expression turned grim. He didn’t know what Erwin was planning to do, but he knew Erwin wasn’t a fool.
When they were about to reach the halfway mark, Imemine finally made their move.
"They’re coming!" Melody abruptly stopped when she noticed something was weird. "This is…"
Shion slammed the table while gasping. "This is… insanity! All four members are actually going forward, leaving their flag exposed."
Clovis came to a halt while widening his eyes. "Are they insane? This is beyond aggressive."
Erwin only smirked as he muttered, "Well, Clovis. I wonder how you’re going to face me like this."
This kind of tactic was absurd. Two of them moved toward Jay, while the other two planned to challenge Melody and Kanaria.
Even if he got ganged up, Clovis believed that Jay wouldn’t go down so easily. He couldn’t help but wonder about the enemy’s plan as this was simply beyond reckless.
"Continue! We will continue moving forward. As long as one of us can break through, we will be able to take their flag, ending the match right away!" Clovis made his decision.
The only two people who could potentially break through the enemy’s ranks would definitely be either Clovis or Jay. Knowing this fact allowed Kanaria and Melody to move slightly closer to Clovis.
Clovis saw a shadow in his path. That shadow was actually standing in the air.
’No…’ Clovis squinted his eyes, taking another look. It wasn’t in the air. Erwin was actually standing on top of a wire.
In fact, Clovis could see multiple wires that had been set up in the area. This was why Kanaria called Erwin’s choice of weapon unique.
There weren’t a lot of people fighting with wires, let alone mastering this kind of fighting style.
Erwin smiled confidently, saying, "Welcome to my web, Clovis. I hope that you struggle like an insect entangled in a spider’s web."
"…" Clovis noticed his weird wording. He glanced to the side. It was very hard to see, but he actually caught a glimpse of several reflections of the sunlight. It must come from the threads that Erwin left behind.
Clovis instantly realized that Erwin was actually planning to trap him. It was no wonder why Erwin moved weirdly after the match began.
Clovis believed that Erwin had set up a U-shaped web so that Clovis wouldn’t be able to go anywhere.
In addition, the other four had finally met up with their respective opponents.
Jay had to take on Tarkan and Gilza, the two that were supposed to be the strongest in terms of raw strength.
Meanwhile, Kanaria and Melody were facing Clara and Robert.
"In that case, I will cut you down together with your web." Clovis took a deep breath.
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"Clovis, be careful. Some of those threads are extremely thin. You might end up missing them and getting hit without knowing it." Melody warned him.
"I know. I’ll be careful." Clovis moved forward.
As he expected, the first thing that touched him was actually the thread right at his feet.
"…" Clovis glanced down. The thread was so durable that it didn’t actually snap even under such pressure.
However, two pillars suddenly swung down.
It was a trap. Fortunately, for Clovis, it was just child play. He simply took a single step back, letting the two pillars hit each other.
Bang!
The pillars cracked, but suddenly, Melody warned him. "Watch out!"
"!!!" Clovis raised his eyebrows and jumped back. The pillars were actually a trap to cover his vision. In the radar, Erwin was actually closing in.
With a single wave of his hand, he threw several wires. Surprisingly, each of the wires was actually so durable that the moment Erwin made a gripping motion, the wires that had enveloped the rock actually shattered it.
"Where do you think you’re going? Aren’t you going for my flag?" Erwin grinned while waving both hands.
Seeing the wires that were surrounding him from two sides, Clovis decided to move closer to Erwin.
Erwin sped up and tried to catch him before Clovis reached him, but the latter actually ducked at the last moment, causing the wires to capture a tree instead.
"Kh!" Erwin made another gripping motion, which actually shattered the tree.
Unfortunately for him, Clovis had closed the gap between them. Without hesitation, Clovis waved his swords seventeen times, trying to cut Erwin down at this opportunity.
While retracting his wires, Erwin actually met Clovis’s swings head-on. He extended both hands forward as though he were trying to grab them.
"!!!" Clovis widened his eyes in shock. Even though he completed his swing, the impact didn’t feel right. ’What is that?’
Clovis’s eyes barely caught it. For other people, it might look like Erwin blocking the swords with his palm. However, Clovis could actually see the threads between his fingers.
With just a movement of his finger, Erwin directed the sword to those threads. It was durable enough to actually block his swords… no, all his swings.
"Wha—" Clovis looked shocked. This was the first time he met someone so daring. This kind of fighting style was much different from what he had seen so far.
"What’s wrong? My hands couldn’t catch up to your speed, but my fingers are different. And it’s my turn to attack again!" Erwin waved both hands, sending forth another wave of threads.