Thorn Maze Obstruction, Firework Thrust Reverses the Rankings Again

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"Truly, truly worthy of the Traveler."

Seeing Lumine instantly take down a Ruin Guard by herself on the screen, Katheryne was struck dumb with shock.

But amid her surprise, she also felt a little disappointed.

After all, Lumine's move could only be considered a routine operation.

Given her fame and abilities, it was nothing particularly surprising.

Though the battle had been flashy and decisive, the viewers preferred to watch moves like those of Yae Miko and the other two contestants earlier.

Especially Yoimiya's doll fireworks—who could have thought of a move like that?

"Let's turn our attention back to the front and see what just happened. The three of them are side by side again."

Seeing that Lumine had successfully cleared this stage, Katheryne stopped focusing on her and turned the camera back toward the trio ahead.

Yoimiya had now successfully caught up with Yae Miko and Kamisato Ayaka.

The three of them were once again racing side by side.

"Lady Miko, you slipped away so fast just now, but I finally caught your fox tail!"

Sitting in her firework cart, Yoimiya smugly called out to Yae Miko on her left.

Miko smiled and replied to Yoimiya at an unhurried pace.

"You should take a good look ahead first."

Kamisato Ayaka, on Yoimiya's right, also nodded almost imperceptibly.

But she did not say anything.

"Huh?" (′?ω?)?

Yoimiya froze for a moment, then hurriedly looked ahead.

What entered her sight was a triangular formation of thorns.

And by coincidence, the thorn triangle was pointed downward toward them.

The thorns on the left and right were closest to them, while the one in the middle was slightly farther away.

Before Yoimiya could react, they had already reached the thorn triangle.

Ayaka and Miko had been prepared. They maneuvered their