Chapter 371: Force
Ursa’s features tightened with anger as Art continued to advance toward him. His lips pulled back in anger and he snapped his fingers.
“Lilly, Ash, step in,” Ursa commanded. “The boy has something that lets him cancel out magical power. Deal with him yourselves.”
“But the plan—”
“Better to reveal some of your abilities than the full extent of mine. You’re not going to need to go all out. It’s a cripple, not a deadly warrior,” Ursa said through a cold laugh. “And I refuse to believe any one man has enough power to cancel out the abilities of every one of us. Every technique has a weakness.”
Art’s lips twitched. That was true enough. There was always a way to turn the tides of a fight. There was no ability that was absolute. With enough time, even the impossible could be accomplished.
And that was why he had absolutely no plans of giving Starforge’s team enough time to figure out how they could deal with his magic. The greatest advantage he had right now was that absolutely nobody knew how his powers worked. Art planned to keep it that way for as long as he could.
Lilly and Ash — the twins — darted out from behind Ursa and dashed for him. The two of them ran in what was clearly a practiced formation, leaving just enough space between them to maneuver whilst they each still covered the other’s blind spots. Neither of them tried to activate their magic. That was clever. By hiding which one used what kind of power, they could save it for the last moment and effectively guarantee a difficult to block attack from at least one of them.
A faint scuff on the ground beside Art marked Vix’s presence. She’d slipped into her camouflage and was ready to meet their charge. Art doubted she’d be able to deal with both of the twins at the same time.
Vix’s specialty was taking people out that didn’t know she was there, not protecting him. Against opponents like this, there would be no time for her to isolate ideal moments to strike. She’d be forced to fight on their terms. But even still, he was confident she’d be able to take out at least one of the two.