Mana flew through the air at high speed, dodging the missiles that kept coming at her.
At the same time, she expanded her Territory to locate her enemies.
Jessica was behind her, but she couldn't detect Ellen anywhere.
The next instant, Mana felt her Territory collide with another.
"—!"
Her eyes widened, and she immediately raised the Light Sword in her right hand over her head.
Ellen had appeared from nowhere and was bringing her own Light Sword down on Mana.
Mana blocked it, and sparks flew as their blades ground against each other.
"Tch—"
"Quick reflexes. But do you really think you can beat me?"
Ellen spoke with an air of superiority, then swung her Light Sword at Mana with blinding speed.
If Mana relied on her eyesight alone, she could never keep up with that monster.
All she could do was push the precision of her Territory to its limit, reacting the instant Ellen's Light Sword touched it and blocking each strike.
But Ellen wasn't her only opponent.
If Ellen had been alone, Mana might have held her off.
But just as Mana focused all her attention on Ellen's attacks—
"Ahahaha...!"
Jessica's shrill laughter rang out behind her.
At the same time, Jessica opened every weapon compartment on Scarlet Lycoris.
A torrent of shells burst forth, aimed at Mana's back.
"Ugh—"
Mana frowned slightly, knowing she had no time to respond.
But Jessica's shells never hurt her.
Before they could touch Mana, they exploded as though they had struck an invisible wall.
Kotori must have been controlling Fraxinus and projecting a Territory to shield her.
Unfortunately—
Even with Fraxinus supporting her, there were too many missiles to stop them all.
A few slipped through Fraxinus's Territory and streaked straight toward Mana.
"Ah—!"
The missiles exploded against her back.