Chapter 45: Just Take One Hit, You Little Punk (5)
To Luke, it looked like Hans disappeared with an afterimage. He was nowhere to be seen, neither ahead nor to either side. Hans moved faster than the arrows Keter had shot.
The moment Hans disappeared from Luke's sight, the battle was already over—or so Luke thought.
“Keter!”
It was obvious that Hans was targeting Keter, so Luke threw himself forward to protect him. However, Luke ended up leaping into empty air, as Keter had also vanished.
“Huh?”
Luke searched for Keter. Suddenly, a fierce wind swirled around him, whipping his hair and clothes. Hans had barely brushed past Luke.
Hans turned to look up behind him, and when Luke followed his gaze, he saw Keter, who had already leaped to the opposite side. Keter was now hovering in midair, drawing his bowstring toward Hans.
“That's... Cancer Archery?!”
Cancer Archery was the fourth technique of Zodiac Archery. It was a skill that allowed archers to shoot even while suspended in the air. Luke could only learn it in theory, but even the Order of the Galaxy, Sefira’s most elite, could only manage to use it on their best days. Luke had never seen anyone actually use Cancer Archery before.
Yet Keter was using this technique not in training, but in the middle of a real battle.
Twang!