The chase and counter-chase across the chaotic battlefield—the battle, or "game"—began just like that.
As it turned out, even someone as powerful as that faceless monster, Terry Rain, and even a giant birdman couldn't easily catch a proper Archmage. That was true even for a game mage in the Oasis game, where certain spells were severely restricted or made to work by the book!
See?
During the more than ten minutes they spent chasing each other back and forth, Annie had used Counterspell, Polymorph, Frost Nova, Ring of Frost, Slow, Dragon's Breath, Frostbolt, and every other effective skill she could think of to delay the faceless monster and keep him from closing the distance. She'd also successfully countered the distance he gained from the movement boosts granted by Smite and the power of the Holy Sword.
And so the two of them kept a similar distance from each other as they ran around the chaotic battlefield in circles, chasing and fooling around...
Yes, to the fallen angel, this might have been a hunt for an enemy. But to that troublesome little girl, it might have been nothing more than a game. Even if she was at an absolute disadvantage and had no choice but to run!
Otherwise, she would have hidden in the Pandora jungle farther away ages ago. Why else would she have led him around the chaotic battlefield in several big loops?
"!!"
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"Whoa! Stupid dog! This way!!"
!?("")
Seeing a golden Holy Sword plunge into the ground along her escape route, Annie realized that the annoying faceless monster would Teleport to its position. Her heart jumped. She quickly tugged at the Grim Reaper Beast, which wasn't exactly eager to obey, forcing it to veer right and crash into a player in the middle of