Student To King: The Transportation To A New World

Chapter 44: Confrontation

The dark-armoured Fallen took a stance. Its hands shook as it held its revolvers once it met its eyes with Aria. Immediately it switched weapons to a spear and activated its shield holding it high mimicking the stance of a Creles Paladin.

"[Utilty Art: Scarlet Step]!" Olivia dashed forward leaving an illusion of flames in her movement. She delivered the first attack towards the Fallen aiming for a decisive blow. 

The Fallen blocked her attack with its shield then counter-attacked with a thrust aiming for her head. Olivia dodged the attack with ease, the Fallen changed its stance twirling its spear to gather momentum. 

'That's... similar to my style? No, it's more of Aria's but it's slighty different.' Olivia watched the attack unfold preparing to guard. 

The Fallen delivered an overhead strike to which Olivia parried pushing the Fallen back. 

With Olivia taking the Fallen's attention it forgot about the others. Freya charged her bow to the point that her arrow began to glow with the mana imbued. Her eyes shined ready to use her new attack. 

"[Unique Art: Piercing Stars] Try and dodge this!" 

Freya unleashed an arrow into the sky, which shone brightly before bursting into multiple particles, all aimed at a single target. The particles transformed into a barrage of arrows that began to chase the Fallen.

The Fallen observed the attack, immediately starting to evade. It covered meters in an instant, causing some of the homing arrows to strike its afterimage before it turned to counterattack. Extending its arm, it activated a wristbow, unleashing a similar barrage of projectiles.

"What?! That's the same attack!" Glenn exclaimed.

"Everyone guard it now!" Freya shouted.

Everyone followed Freya's instructions activating whatever barrier or defensive art they held in their arsenal. Glenn managed to protect everyone in time whilst Vella covered for Hilda and herself as they were in the range of the attack.

'Is it possible that this Fallen can copy our moves? The way it fights with a spear, I can tell that it's a modified version of my style.' 

Aria watched closely on the enemy and how it approached Olivia's attacks the moment she found an opening to join in she took it. The moment Aria stepped in the Fallen directed its attacks towards her. Olivia wasn't going to stand idly letting Aria take on the exchange, both of them worked together trying to find an opening. 

'Even with me and Olivia we still can't take it on?'

In a split second, the Fallen noticed an opening. It parried Aria's attack holding the spear with one hand, summoning its revolver. Olivia's stomach was wide open with just a split second to pull the trigger. 

With miraculous timing, Freya shot the Fallen's arm causing it to lose grip on its revolver dropping it to the ground. Caspar who was waiting for a moment to jump in quickly grabbed the firearm. His hands began to shake as it was his first time using such a weapon, firing his first-ever shot with a gun. 

VUL!

The gunshot managed to hit the Fallen above its chest stopping it from attacking Aria. It gave a big opening for Aria and Olivia to attack. 

"Nice shot Caspar!" Ryu exclaimed.

With just moments of victory, the Fallen instantly dashed sideways. Its body emitted a shadowy substance switching its weapon to blood orange claymore with dimensions around 1.5 metres long and 32 centimetres wide. 

If a sword like that were to hit their spears they wouldn't be surprised if it managed to break their weapons at this moment. It readied the [Wild Swing] Art with both Aria and Olivia sensing imminent death from the incoming attack. Both of them braced themselves from the impact but Aria was unable to completely block the attack hearing a snap from her arm.