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Here I come!
Bettina took two steps back instinctively out of fear, but soon her pride as a high-ranking female elf forced her to overcome the trembling in her feet and step forward again.
She drew her beloved bow and shot an arrow of shining light towards the witch in the sky.
But the arrow didn't hit Yuna and passed through her, even half a body length away.
It is not unusual for a fast-moving object to miss its target. However, for a high-ranking female elf specialized in archery, this was unexpected.
Yuna didn't understand, but Bettina shouted loudly.
"Now!"
A multitude of flames appeared in the forest. Although she couldn't sense the magical layer herself, she could see it with her naked eyes.
A large number of archers lay in ambush on both sides of the forest. Unlike Yuna, who was aware of the magical layer, this was no longer a matter of distance, but of movement and noise.
They had remained still like statues, waiting for the right moment.
As a result, Bettina who exposed her position turned out to be a trap.
Countless rockets shot towards the spot in the sky, and through Bettina's shining arrow, the signal and the coordinates locked onto Yuna.
But that's not all. The terrifying aspect of the witches, apart from their inherent magical powers, was their ability to freely use magic of six different attributes.
The conflict between fire and water manifested in the same person.
Controlling particles in the atmosphere, forcefully decreasing their motion to form ice.
At the same time, considering her own magical shield as a shell, enveloping the ice, and then manipulating the particles outside the shell.
Inner deceleration and outer acceleration, forcefully pushing the air to flow.
A strong wind pushed the rapidly descending ice, providing Yuna with a new foothold in the air.
Distorting the universal gravity, Yuna jumped back forcefully.
She evaded the encirclement of the archers on her left and right, and countless rockets passed through her graceful turn.
But before landing, Yuna sensed a new problem.
Below the ground she was about to step onto, the magical layer was fluctuating, as if there were countless small holes beneath.
At this moment, Yuna twisted her body and thrust her sickle into the ground.
The camouflage layer of the sickle had been naturally reinforced, but unexpectedly, when the sickle penetrated the soil, an invisible thread connected the sickle to Yuna's hand.
Magic was transmitted through this medium into the soil.
The coordination between the earth and darkness turned the entire patch of soil into fractured stone layers.
Strengthening the wind and light, Yuna transformed into a projectile and bombarded the ground.
With one explosion, the broken ground crushed everything hidden within.
"I... I've been discovered..."
Countless small snakes crawled out from between the broken rocks, dead or alive.
As the hidden ambush was eliminated underground, Yuna also found herself a perfect landing spot.
With a one-second buffer between landing and taking off again.
"I've been waiting for you... witch!"
Lying in wait from all directions, the final barrier was right in front.
"Oh goddess of the wind! Bestow upon me the power to clear the way with your strongest wings!!"
By the time Yuna realized it, the Wind Knight had already unsheathed her sword and swung it.
Sonja, the leader of the Wind Knights, had been waiting at this exact moment, at this exact position for the arrival of her prey.
A massive tornado appeared centered around the sword.
The entire forest was on the verge of collapse as the tornado blew through. Yuna, who had just landed on the ground, needed a split second to adjust her balance before she could jump up immediately.
Facing such a powerful attack that could cut through anything, even if Yuna's shield managed to block it, she would undoubtedly suffer internal injuries.
The word "death" appeared in Yuna's mind after being attacked from within.
Under normal circumstances, an attack with such a slow start would never have hit herself.
But now, there was only a second left, only half a second.
"Honey!!!!!!!!!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from a man's voice.
Cyclone shouted at the top of his lungs, causing not only Yuna, but also Sonja and Bettina behind her to pause for a moment.
"Wha...Cyclone?"
Sonja's face suddenly turned red. She stopped her strongest attack that was about to be unleashed.
Part of it was due to Cyclone's sudden appearance, and part of it was due to the name Cyclone called out, but more importantly, Cyclone was within the range of Sonja's attack.
If she continued to swing, Cyclone would undoubtedly die.
On the other hand, when Bettina saw Cyclone coming back and Sonja really hesitating because of the shout just now, she gritted her teeth with hatred.
"Why is this man not dead yet..."
But unlike the surprise of the two, Yuna did not turn around and Cyclone did not know her expression.
However, as long as Yuna does not move or jump up now, this will be Cyclone's greatest chance.
The horse continued to accelerate and as it approached Yuna, Cyclone bent over outward and used his right hand to embrace Yuna, wrapping his hand around her waist.
Using the momentum of the galloping horse, Cyclone lifted Yuna up and placed her in front of him.
The two, one on the horse, crossed over the confused Sonja and Bettina, and Cyclone took Yuna and charged out of the hunting party.
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