Daytime was hardly suitable for a surprise attack. That was certain, because it was far too easy to be spotted.
Standing atop the castle, Red Archer frowned as he saw Astolfo riding the Hippogriff toward him.
"This guy..."
At first, Red Archer was quite relieved, because Astolfo was unharmed and had not been injured or killed by his Broken Phantasm.
But then Red Archer grew anxious, because he had to attack again!
"Get! Back here!"
Red Archer drew his bow and loosed an arrow as swift as lightning! But he knew ordinary arrows were ineffective; the Hippogriff was highly evasive.
Sure enough, the arrow missed. Red Archer nocked another arrow, when suddenly—
"Are you going easy on them again?!"
That venomous woman's voice rang out beside his ear! His neck tightened slightly as Red Archer sensed danger!
"...Hmph!"
Red Archer snorted coldly, and a demonic sword appeared in his hand.
Red Plains Hound, a tracking arrow Mo Shuying had once used!
"Scarlet Hound of the Red Plains, pierce through them! Go!"
Bang!
The demonic sword flew forth. Red Archer watched Astolfo begin to evade, but the demonic sword trailed after him, impossible to shake off.
"Heh, a feint to infiltrate? What a transparent trick. There should be enemies in the forest too. Archer, force them out."
The cold voice reached Red Archer's ears. He gritted his teeth and raised his longbow again.
"Broken Phantasm!"
Bang!
One Noble Phantasm was fired, followed by a second! Then a third!
Noble Phantasms that others could only dream of obtaining were like trash in Red Archer's hands, things he could destroy at will. That was Red Archer's strength: every Noble Phantasm he projected was disposable, so he felt no pain at all using them as explosives! The three Noble Phantasms fell into the forest,