Catching a Dwarf

Yuxi released her arrow and watched as it zoomed past the rabbit, making it run away. Then, like a snake, another arrow struck the fleeing rabbit as if it had eyes of its own.

"You're not a match to Bossman yet, Yuxi." Sergio smiled as he looked at them from beyond his book.

Yuxi pouted and turned toward the youth standing on top of the rock behind her. He wore simple clothes with a black headband. The young man was staring at her with his crimson eyes, which still made him quite scary.

"You've miscalculated." Nikolai spat toward her as if she was the dumbest person he met. "How did you miss the flow in mana from that tree?"

She followed his pale hand, which had traces of black skin, to see a tree in the distance that had currents of mana around it.

"It's called Breather for a reason; it generates random wind currents." Nikolai pointed out again. "Your stance is also too stiff as if you're mimicking a doll."