Another World Mall

Bam!

Clovis gritted his teeth, barely withstanding Mara’s strike. At least, Aileen seemed to be all right.

Jay came from a different direction. Before Mara switched her stance, Clovis struck her, stopping her from swinging her glaive. As a result, Mara had no choice but to go to the side.

Clovis realized the situation and said, "Jay, I’m going to take her on alone."

"!!!" Jay was a bit surprised. This action looked like suicide. However, Clovis might have been prepared for this from the beginning.

Erwin and Aileen had fulfilled their roles brilliantly.

Since Clovis had to maintain his position against Mara, he couldn’t say anything more than that. He wouldn’t have enough energy to even tell Melody what to do because he would be overwhelmed.

That was why Jay delivered the message to Melody. "Melody, change the position. We will be having Clovis as the main focus. Luci, you need to treat Aileen and Erwin before rejoining the battle."

Melody chose to trust Clovis’ decision.

Without hesitation, she rearranged their positions.

"Waaf!" Surprisingly, Reolf actually gave a signal. He had positioned himself behind Christina and Ragna, while pushing Freud away.

"!!!" Melody certainly didn’t expect this. It looked like Reolf intended to support both guardians at the same time.

If he succeeded, this meant Freud could work together with Jay. Yes, Freud would be Clovis’ replacement.

Melody took a deep breath, accepting both Clovis’s and Reolf’s resolve. "Got it. Guardian Team, focus on restraining Mara’s movement. You guys have a solid wall, but Mara can easily switch her stance, so we will have Clovis to personally receive her attack.

"Christina, you need to use your unique ability at the perfect time. When Clovis is about to get overpowered, you will use it to take a portion of the power from that swing. Also, keep looking at Mara’s other hand and make sure it doesn’t recover in this battle.

"Jay, Freud, you two will maintain your roles. Hit her or injure her as much as possible when the opportunities arise.

"Sniper Team, your role is simple. You will be the main attacker this time. Clovis will be opening the path for you, so make sure not to miss that opportunity."

They understood the importance of their roles. After seeing how Erwin and Aileen were taken down, one mistake would definitely kill them.

Luci was already bringing the couple to safety.

Luci checked their condition. "Erwin... A deep slash. It’s quite serious, but there should be some medicine I can use. He won’t be in danger."

"Aileen..." Erwin breathed heavily, staring at Luci as if he wanted to know Aileen’s condition.

"Aileen’s injuries are lighter than yours, no need to worry. It hit her head, but her skull didn’t crack. If Clovis had failed to stop that last attack, the outcome would have been different. However, she’s going to be unconscious for at least a few hours. You should also get some sleep to recover. Both of you are going to be fine."

Erwin gritted his teeth, but knowing Aileen was fine, he finally fell unconscious.

"Jeez, you two." Luci shook her head helplessly. The woman was enraged when she saw her man was heavily injured. The man stayed conscious long enough to make sure the woman was fine.

Luci hurriedly took out the equipment that Clovis had prepared, treating them as quickly as possible. Still, it would take more than fifteen minutes before she could rejoin the battle. By that time, she knew their battle had been decided.

After all, the restaurant in Another World Mall only provided a boost for thirty minutes, while the bite-sized food provided fifteen minutes.

Clovis’ plan was to defeat Mara within thirty minutes. They would be eating the bite-sized food during their fight.

’Weaken Mara during the first half and somehow defeated her during the second half...’ Luci didn’t know whether their plan succeeded or not as he had to bring Erwin and Aileen to their bus and put them in their recovery pods.

...

Meanwhile, Clovis and Mara fought like two madmen. Both of them sped up and exchanged many blows in just a second. Each blow contained an extraordinary amount of power that either cut the ground or cracked it.

They moved so fast that the rest of the team had a hard time rejoining the fight.

The injuries on Clovis’ body were increasing. After all, Mara still had the absolute advantage over him. In addition, Mara actually handled Clovis with just a single hand.

The way she handled her glaive was so excellent that even Clovis wondered if she were still human.

Seeing this situation, Rea was actually the first one to assist Clovis. She descended and put her talons in front.

As if noticing her arrival, Mara left a swing upward, using as much energy as possible to cut Rea down.

Rea actually wanted it this way. She used her massive weight to counter that force.

Once she stopped it, Rea actually grabbed Mara’s arm, trying to slow her down.

Mara skillfully tweaked her grip and slashed Rea. Fortunately, she also wore things from Another World Mall. She ended up falling to the ground, but she managed to create an opportunity for Clovis.

Without missing a beat, Clovis slashed Mara’s body. Mara knew she had no choice but to take this, but after that, she raised her stance and swung her glaive, trying to cut Clovis as well.

But before she could do it, her glaive was stopped by Christina and Ragna. Christina used her Provoke to stick the glaive to their shields. Reolf used his entire body to help them withstand the impact.

Jay and Freud came from behind. Mara sensed them, but she couldn’t move because the sniper team had shot her, forcing her to stop their attacks instead.

As a result, Mara had no choice but to strengthen her body’s defenses instead.

However, Jay and Freud managed to land a big blow on her.

Before Mara could move, Clovis kicked her from the side and blew her away before swinging his sword downward and unleashing his sword strike.

Mara was forced to block it in her weakened state. She managed to do it, but she spat a mouthful of blood as her body started feeling all the damage they had inflicted.

All of them knew that this was the last phase. They were close to defeating Mara.