The Novel's Extra (0-100)

Chapter 99 - Ghost (1)

The team duel arena was completely different from the first semester's one-on-one duel arena.

Unlike the first semester's Colosseum-like circular arena, the team duel took place in a rectangular arena that was 130 meters in width and 250 meters in length.

As soon as the judge signaled the start of the duel, the arena transformed into a mountainous ground with rocks and shrubbery. They served as obstacles separating the two teams, but they helped me more than they hindered me.

"Jin Hoseung-ssi and I will charge forward. Everyone else can slowly chase after us while supporting us from the back."

Rachel spoke.

However, I jumped up to a nearby tree.

"Um, Hajin-ssi?"

Rachel's confused voice rang out from below. I smiled and gestured.

"Go ahead. I'll support everyone from above."

Claiming high ground was the job of sharpshooters.

As Rachel also knew this, she nodded and entrusted me with the job.

Then, Rachel and Jin Hoseung charged forward. I chased after them, jumping from tree to tree.

"...!"

Suddenly, a sharp arrow cut through the air and shot towards me. I quickly bent my waist like a bow, and as the arrow shot past me with a narrow margin, time seemed to slow down.

"Wow."

At my current light-bodied state, this level of dodging was easy to do. Because of my new Physique, my speed stat was around 6.3 points. I was practically a ninja for now.

I turned to the direction the arrow came from. The opposing team's archer shot a second magic arrow. This time, I struck down his arrow with a bullet. Although the bullet disintegrated the moment it touched the arrow, it still managed to twist the arrow's path. The archer frowned.

It seemed he didn't want to fight me.

"Daeyun! Handle their sharpshooter!"

He shouted at a teammate behind him, then aimed his bow forward, where Rachel and Jin Hoseung were charging in.

I also glanced at the battlefield. Immediately, I felt like I could hear a clear background music of freedom.

"...The heck."

Yohei looked like he came straight out of a manhwa.

Standing in the middle of the battlefield, he was biting on a tiny branch with his eyes closed. He looked comfortable and at ease, even with Rachel and Jin Hoseung charging straight towards him. In fact, he still had his katana in its sheath.

"Ronin, be free and wild like the wind."

By the time Rachel and Jin Hoseung got in range, Yohei blurted out some incomprehensible words and opened his eyes.

When Rachel's rapier and Jin Hoseung's saber were about to cut down Yohei... the katana sleeping inside his sheath flashed with a cold light.

A quick-draw.

A katana soared up in response to a rapier and saber. Yohei parried the two attacks like lightning and counterattacked with a beam of light. His sword was lighter than wind, yet fiercer than a storm.

I watched the clashing of three warriors in a daze.

Currently, Yohei was fighting two cadets on his own, with Rachel being one of them.

Still, they were evenly matched. It was thanks to all sorts of buff magic and the extra magic power he was being supplied with by his teammate.

It was then that I understood their team's formation.