Bang! Bang!
Rin Tohsaka, rushing in at close range, looked at the human weapon before her. Her hands trembled, and the AKM fired abruptly. Yet the few bullets it spat out were forcibly blocked by Waver Velvet, who held up half a car door. They ricocheted wildly, nearly injuring Rin Tohsaka herself.
This SUV's defenses really were no joke.
I'm done for!
Then, noticing movement beneath the car door ahead, and seeing the wildly spinning gun barrels begin to glow red, warning bells blared in Rin Tohsaka's mind. She hurriedly rolled across the ground.
Ereshkigal, who had experience fighting in the Middle East and possessed steadier nerves, had originally wanted to take advantage of the instant their opponent dropped his defense and fire two more shots, gambling on her luck.
However, through her scope, the Underworld Goddess saw that her little sister, who was supposed to draw enemy fire at close range, had already shamefully scampered back behind the bluestone and hidden herself completely. Her face darkened.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
At the same time, Iskandar, who had finished warming up the machine gun, decisively rose to his feet, shoved aside the car door, and pulled the trigger. Blazing muzzle flashes poured from the constantly spinning barrels, forming several dark-red arcs in midair.
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!
In an instant, amid the dull sounds of bullets piercing through things, grass and trees were pulverized, dirt and stones sprayed everywhere, and everything touched by the gunfire was torn apart.
Naturally, the sniper's position bore the brunt of it.
Ishtar, you useless liability! You always let me down when it counts!
Sensing trouble, Ereshkigal cursed her disappointing little sister the moment the muzzle turned toward her. She hurriedly jumped down from the tree, covered her head, and fled in a sorry state beneath the heavy