Chapter 258: 15-year-old Inglis, the Dragon God and the Elder King (31)
「O’ Sword!」
Leone stuck the sword into the ground in front of her, expanding its blade to be long and thick. It completely covered her body, serving as a shield to protect Pullum, Luwin, and herself. A defensive maneuver through the use of her Gift.
Light bullets continuously rained on the blade of the sword, but each impact wasn’t too much to bear. They could push through still. If they held out like this, they could buy time for Rafinha and the others to return. Leone judged that this wasn’t a disadvantageous tactic.
Perhaps catching up to what she thought, Ian’s voice came from quite close.
「Are you trying to stall for time? Why don’t I show you that it is useless then!」
By using her sword as a huge shield, Leone had a harder time seeing Ian’s figure. He had stopped firing and was closing the distance to them at once from a blind spot.
「!!! But, in close combat…!」
「That’s not what it is!」
The moment Ian said so smugly, Leone’s vision field switched instantly. From the silver surrounding of the make-shift village to the pitch-black nothingness of space. This was…