Another World Mall

"Attack them!" The soldiers charged from another direction.

With Ragna in front, the rest of the team prepared for the incoming fight.

Meanwhile, Clovis, Christina, and Jay were still doing their best to stop the Sword Saint.

Christina kept blocking his attacks one after another, knowing that a single mistake could cost them their lives.

Clovis and Jay were trying to suppress him from the sides. But as one would expect from the Sword Saint, even with the three of them, he was able to make it a standstill.

Of course, Clovis had ordered the use of the food, but none of them had taken it yet. He just permitted them to use the trump card if necessary.

However, they were still waiting for the right time.

Clovis used his powerful senses to scan the battlefield.

It looked like Ragna was doing fine, trying to stop one attack after another. Luci, Erwin, Freud, and Reolf were helping on the side, creating a line that would stop the incoming soldiers.

Then, Kanaria, Rin, and Angelia shot them from a distance. Rea was patrolling in the sky, while Melody maintained the group as an operator.

Clovis took a deep breath. The moment the time came, they would change their position. So, Christina and Clovis needed to stop the Sword Saint by themselves for a moment.

Clovis knew how hard it was going to be. Each of the Sword Saint’s attacks packed so much punch.

Even with his full power, the Sword Saint could still come out on top.

It looked like the time they had been waiting for had arrived.

"Incoming. The other fighter jet is coming back and..." Melody couldn’t finish her words before all of them heard a roar coming from the military base.

Yes, the soldiers had finally arrived.

Clang!

The Sword Saint struck their weapons and pushed them back. A smile appeared on his face.

"It looks like this is the end of you." The Sword Saint got the situation report through the earphone, so he knew that the situation had become unfavorable for Clovis.

"Kh..." Clovis gritted his teeth.

"Heh! You’re going to die in this place, Clovis Hacfield." The Sword Saint struck them again, trying to prevent them from leaving. The moment the soldiers regrouped with the rest, they would have at eight Tier 8 humans with many supports.

More tanks, fighter jets, and helicopters were also on their way. The longer Clovis stayed here, the more unfavorable the situation would become for him.

That was why Clovis needed to get out of this place as quickly as possible, but it didn’t look possible.

The Sword Saint was surprised by Clovis’ strength because this was the first time he had been stopped by one Tier 8 human and two Tier 7 humans, but it didn’t matter anymore.

As long as they died, it would be a huge victory for him.

Little did he know, this was what Clovis had been waiting for.

"NOW!" Clovis shouted.

"!!!" All of them heard the signal. They immediately took out bite-sized food from their pocket.

"Huh? Food?" The Sword Saint widened his eyes. There wasn’t supposed to be any reason for them to ingest food in this situation.

In that instant, he realized something. "Stop them!"

The Sword Saint realized it too late. All of them had tossed their food into their mouths.

The Sword Saint hurriedly raised his sword to the left.

Jay’s eyes turned bloodshot as he poured all his strength into a single slash.

"What is this? This strength..." The Sword Saint gritted his teeth. Jay’s strength had increased to a level beyond his imagination. ’I’m going to lose!’

The Sword Saint was ultimately pushed back by Jay. It showed that Jay’s strength had reached a level beyond that of a Tier 8 human.

More importantly, the Sword Saint couldn’t return an attack because Jay pushed him in Clovis’s direction.

Beast Manifestation Technique, King’s Strike.

Clovis activated his Abyss State to the limit and struck the Sword Saint.

"You..." The Sword Saint struck Clovis’ blade, trying to stop him.

However, his hand was a bit hurt because of Jay’s attack.

’Not good... What is this strength? This is beyond...’

Clovis overpowered the Sword Saint for the first time and slashed him.

"Khhhh!" The Sword Saint’s feet slid back ten meters as he barely stopped the sword strike.

Yes, barely. A wound appeared on his right shoulder as well as his left stomach, indicating that Clovis’s attack had finally reached him.

"What?!"

"The Sword Saint..."

The soldiers were dumbfounded. They thought the Sword Saint would be invincible, but the next thing they realized, the Sword Saint was the first one to get wounded in this battle.

Of course, they didn’t know the fact that Clovis could only maintain this state for fifteen minutes.

That was why he had been waiting for the right time. And this was the right time.

Angelia immediately raised her bow and aimed for the incoming fighter jet, shooting it with so much force that the fighter jet couldn’t even launch its missile before it got taken down.

Boom!

The explosion marked their counterattack.

"Go!" Clovis shouted.

Jay immediately turned around and rushed to Ragna and the others.

"You’re not getting away!" The Sword Saint tried to stop Jay, but Christina activated her unique ability to lock him.

Then, Angelia fired at him.

Bam!

The impact was extremely hard. The Sword Saint was pushed back even further, stopping his movement completely.

But more importantly, the Sword Saint became so distracted that he didn’t realize that an assassin was already behind him. All this time, Aileen hadn’t joined the fight against the soldiers. She had been looping around to wait for the right opportunity.

The Sword Saint reacted one step too late. He tossed his body to the side, but his arm got cut.

Aileen didn’t manage to sever it, but she believed that the damage was more than enough for him to be unable to use that arm for the remainder of the fight.

Clovis gave a thumbs-up to Angelia. Angelia couldn’t help but smile, knowing that her attack finally worked against a Tier 9 human.

However, this wasn’t the end of Clovis’ plan.

As soon as the new balance was formed, Jay immediately led the others away, leaving behind Christina, Clovis, and Aileen with the Sword Saint.

The soldiers were stupefied. Why would they leave?

The Sword Saint also asked that question, but he was the first to realize something.

’The food... They didn’t need to run, but the food they just ate... it might have a time limit!’ Upon realizing the trick, the Sword Saint shouted, "Chase after them. There is a time limit to their power! Don’t let them escape, I will be fine with these three. I can defeat them once they reach their time limit."