Senseless

Seconds before the siege of the massacre begins...

Patrolling Idorund grabbed the falcon-eyed assassin in her black hood in front of an auction zone entrance.

…This is bad. I certainly didn’t overlook the possibility that these guys were keeping an eye on Aiolia crystals, but we couldn’t find any trace of them during this thorough investigation. How is it possible?...

The woman who was captured drew a sword to cut off the arm that grabbed her. But the compressed air bullet from the cannon had pushed the sword-bearing arm away before she could do so.

*voomp!*

"Ouch~ It hurts."

The falcon-eyed woman in the black hood moans. And with that unexpected response, Idorund lost his composure for just the blink of an eye. But that was the moment she was looking for. The hooded woman’s fingertip touched the skin of Idorund’s cheek that was not protected by Airburst’s suit.

"I never thought that would work. What a cutie! "

At her touched fingertip, a red-pink fire aura slowly spread over Idorund’s body just before he tried to shake her away. But when he attempted to brush her off, his arm didn’t move as intended.

…Oh, my! This time, they’ve plotted very carefully. The Assistants are in danger!...

The botched Idorund now can’t feel his body and is unable to control or move his body. He tried to focus on the muscles but found himself squirming on the ground.

"You can still move? A strong young man like you is my favorite prey. But I’m the type of person who likes to save the best part to eat last."

She spoke to an Airburst struggling to get up before heading for her main target.

######

Ravyn parry the assassin’s slash with the ridge of her gun and kicked her out to create some distance. But the eagle-eyed woman swiftly picked up another short sword and hacked the purple-haired girl’s leg with the other arm. Ravyn uses her standing leg to kick the floor, pushing herself backward, out of the slashing range, and shoots her opponent.

*bang!* *bang!*

The wind bullet was narrowly deflected by the dual swords of the falcon-eyed assassin. Ravyn, who is now sweeping her eyes looking for Idorund, discovers that his figure has become engulfed in the pink atmosphere and is struggling to survive the black-robed intruders. The poor Airburst guy bumps people around and gets shot a few times.

…There’s a Lost Wisdom user here! Who?! ...

Ravyn became distracted.

*bang!* *clash!* *swash!* *bang!*

The assassin’s agility and slickness prevented the purple-haired girl from rapid firing since she had to prevent the blade from attacking her lethal spots every time there was a chance. Kanji, who was watching not very far from there, stood stiff, but forcing himself to think of what he could do. The One-eyed and Blue Stitches members fired through the intruders so that their leaders could escape. But the black-robed men who were supposed to be eliminated rose up and fought like the living dead, so those 2 gangs didn't go far.

"Well, those two aren’t killing each other, and your existence wasn't part of the plan. But the only person who will leave here with that rock is me!"

*bang!* *swash!* *bang!*

The falcon-eyed woman acknowledged Ravyn's skills and took off her cloak, revealing a black tank top on her model’s body. Without a hood, her mobility and her field of vision in battle were enhanced. And the spot that caught Ravyn’s attention the most was the loathing donkey head tattoo on her left shoulder.

... a female assassin with a tattoo on her shoulder...The Donkey’s executive with the threat of Queen (Q) level, The Lacerator Olivia!!...

The purple-haired girl furrowed her brows. At this moment, her opponent’s movements were so fast and sharp that she could barely keep track of them.

*clash!* *clash!*

Ravyn could only defend Olivia’s dual swordplay while awaiting her counter-attack.

*bang!*

An air projectile from Ravyn’s pistol hit the falcon-eyed woman’s chin. But then the girl’s vision suddenly turned blind as a red-pink aura radiated around her eyes.

"Gotcha!"

Olivia’s finger touched the back of Ravyn’s hand.

…I’ve lost my sight. What ability is this?…

The purple-haired girl froze, but the enemy’s blade did not wait and immediately slashed towards the target’s throat.

"Watch out! Behind you!"

Kanji, who had only stood there analyzing the situation for some time, shouted to signal Ravyn.

"Tsk.."

Olivia exclaimed lightly before using another sword to get ahead of Ravyn and slice her from the front.

*swish!*

The pair of swords cut through the wind, interlocking each other, creating a sharp cutting sound, and a piece of deep purple hair was cut off. Ravyn was able to narrowly dodge the attack, even though Kanji hadn’t warned her of the arrival of the second attack in time.

*swish!* *swish!* *clash!*

The purple-haired girl was still able to dodge and block the twin swords that were raging against her. Although some of the attacks cut her skin a bit, a few ten members of the One-eyed and Blue Stitches gangs near her had already been slaughtered trying to help.

…This kid guessed my movement by listening…

Olivia grew impatient and accelerated her sword dance.

"This is starting to get annoying."

*Swash!!* *Swash!!*…

Olivia, the Donkey’s falcon-eyed assassin, lunged at Ravyn, reaching out her finger while attacking, but the girl managed to dodge her touch.

…The blind Ravyn could hardly keep up with her speed. If this continues as it is, she’ll be in trouble. As for Idorund, moving as if trying to float in space like that..He would definitely lose his sense of touch. How can I help both of them?...Come on, think!...Should I just give her the Aiolia ore?... Oh yea..

In the midst of the shooting battlefield that kept encircling them, Kanji had figured out an idea, but fear of death paralyzed him.

... Get moving! If you don't take a risk, everyone's gonna die…

Kanji gives a command to himself, but his leg won’t move. Everywhere he looked, he saw the wounded and the dead. Idorund was trying his best to grab his AB cannon despite the fact that he couldn’t even stand up. The dire situation he never thought he’d ever encounter made the frightened boy burst into tears.

…That's right. Run. I should have escaped with the gang leaders when they offered to take me with them. I'm such an idiot…

"Get out of here, Kanji! I can’t stop her. Run!"

Ravyn, who now also had a pink glow in her ears and was constantly being slashed, told the boy to flee. Hearing that, Kanji forced himself to move his legs hard.

…Yes, run! Move! Run! My body! Move!!.. "MOVE!!"

Although his whole body was trembling, little Kanji was already able to break his paralysis and step out. He ran towards Ravyn, who was about to be stabbed with two swords without being able to do anything.

"I couldn't just run away like this!!"

*swish*

The wind caused by the thrusting swords made a sound. But it stopped in front of the pearly green ore. Olivia stopped her blades that could kill Kanji and Ravyn simultaneously with a single stab before the Aiolia crystal could get punctured.

"Take it.. But I’m telling you…I..I’m a merchant..I can’t give it away for free..Just pay me a coin will do."

Kanji spoke as his voice trembled, not just his voice but his whole body. Even so, he tried to buy some time when he saw that Idorund had begun to adjust to that condition and was grabbing the AB cannon aimed in this direction. Ravyn, who was deaf-blind, could only stand still, holding up her guard.

"Huh, how ridiculous. Who says that I need this rock?"

*Slash!*

*Voomp!* *Voomp!*

*splash!*

At that moment, the Aiolia Ore held by Kanji split in two, and one of Olivia’s swords cut into his throat before an air projectile from Idorund deflected that sword back. And another Airburst's shot blew his target flying out of that point.

"No!!"

Ravyn, who had just regained her sight, saw red blood splashed from Kanji before he fell.