Chapter 121: The Apprentice VS The Master

I opened my eyes and looked around at the unfamiliar place. It's a vast land of grass filled with trees and giant rocks. It seems that I got teleported when I was grabbed. "Where… am I?" A loud burst of sound was heard and my cheek got grazed by a bullet.

"Better get your head in the game sweetie." A voice was heard behind the trees in the distance.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Britta Stret."

"I see. You'll regret not killing me Britta."

I hid behind one of the trees.

"Hey! I know you're holding back. Wear the armor your other friends are wearing."

"Sorry I don't want to. I want to use this bow."

"Man you're persistent aren't ya?" She peeked out of the trees and shot the tree where I was in.

I quickly avoided it by jumping onto another tree. "Marksman's Field!" I could see a mini map of the whole area in the corner of my eyesight.

What this skill does is it analyzes all moving things. A red dot will appear on the mini map if something moves but it'll disappear if they stop. The mini map also shows the terrain and the high ground by the lines in it. It also shows where the trees are and the rocks or any possible cover.

"Hey that's cheating! Then… me too! Marksman's Field!"

"You have the same skill?"

"Well we got trained by the same person."

"I knew it. You know her don't you? Arka."

"Man I haven't heard that name in ages. But to think she gave Hou Yi's bow to you. What a waste…"

"Must be her acknowledging me."

"Huh. You… You know how to piss a person off don't you?" Her voice suddenly got deeper and menacing. "Fine. I'll take that from you. Summon Archers!"

Five archers rose from the ground and took aim at where Rize was.

"Summon Archers!" Both of their summoned archers took aim and interrupted each other. "Summon Archers, Summon Gunners! Morale Boost!"

I summoned five archers and five gunners. Morale Boost is a skill that gives bonus damage and haste to my summoned units. Haste is the bonus attack speed they get.

"Summon Archers, Summon Gunners! Morale Boost!" She did the same.

While both of our miniature armies were fighting, we both began to make a move. I pulled back with all my strength and release the arrow on Britta.

Britta with her gun began to shot the arrow three times while she jumped in the air and managed to destroy the arrow. I quickly twisted my body and I barely avoided the two bullets.

Britta landed on his two feet and smiled at me. She began running to the side of the forest at full speed. I followed her.

Just as I set foot inside the forest, my feet got caught in a bear trap. It only restricted my movements. A log then came falling down so I swayed back to avoid it. But at my peripheral vision I saw Britta take aim so I covered my face with my hand.

But her bullet was too strong as it pierced and made a hole in my hand. Good thing it didn't hit my face. It hurts a lot but I can't show it right now.

Britta then shouted, "This forest… is my kingdom. Here? You're an illegal citizen."

I heard something being armed. I'm still stuck in the bear trap so I shot it with my bow. My hand is hurting so much so I can't unleash Hou Yi's Bow's true power.

The drawback on the string on this bow depends on the user so it isn't difficult to use it. Everyone can. But it's useless if my main hand is weak. I aimed the bow at the sky. "Arrow Rain!" I need it as a distraction.

I heard several crossbows shot off but the barrage of arrows falling down from the sky managed to interrupt all of it. "Gazer Form, come, Heartpiercer. Gun Mode."

"You're revealing your true form right?" I still couldn't find her.

This forest is filled with traps. No that isn't right… This forest IS a trap. So I'll need to take care when walking or finding her.

"Summoned Recall!" The summons earlier got teleported and surrounded me. I took a step forward and I felt my feet step on something.

Countless knives came flying my way but my summons interrupted all of it.

Britta emerged from the shadows and brought out her other gun. She then barraged me with her bullets but I interrupted it all with my single gun.

"What!?" Britta was shocked. "How…? That's impossible… I mean… Even if you have insane reflexes… ARGH TSK!" Britta hid under the shadows of the forest again.

I couldn't move nor would I try to move. I don't know where the traps are and where she is. She shot her gun again and began running. Every two or three shots she ran.

It was a run and gun tactic but I'm interrupting everything she threw at me.

"The hell is going on…?" Britta couldn't comprehend what was going on.

"I'm a sitting duck here. So I'll end this. I didn't want to use this because this place is filled with traps. But I need to test how much I got stronger."

"What are you saying?"

"Maximize Magic!" A skill that increases the range of another skills for a certain time limit. "Cube!" I locked the both of us in a giant barrier. "Law… Breaker." The most powerful spell I can cast. This is the strongest spell I currently have and I'm going to use it. "Bullet Hell." I aimed at the sky and shot the single bullet at the barrier I casted. It split up into little pieces.

"Where are you aiming at?"

"Now… In this space… I am absolute! Law Breaker Number One, change properties of bullet to a ball but they still have high durability!"

"What are you talking about?"

When one of the bullets hit the trees it bounced of the trees as the bullet split apart creating more bullets.

"Law Breaker Number Two, everything in this space will move twice as fast except for living beings!"

"WHAT IS THIS MADNESS!?"

The bullet hell I casted began infinitely bouncing and moving twice as fast making dodging impossible.

Think of it as like several balls dropped to the ground but they move as fast as bullets and does damage as the same as bullets. That's how devastating this combo is.

"LAW BRE-" I took a look at my status and just that two spells I'm out of everything. Now the next problem is how will I avoided this thing I just created.

Every time the bullets hit something, a trap activated. Punji sticks, crossbows shooting, hidden trapdoors in the ground, knives, everything was flying around. This is my space. The space where the laws of the world bend to my will.

Britta is trying to interrupt every bullet but every time she does, the bullet splits into smaller fragments creating more and more bullets flying all around the whole area.

I was still a sitting duck since I haven't moved from where I was. Since I know that most of the traps are now used up or triggered, I ran and ran trying to dodge the hell that I just created.

After a few minutes, Law Breaker reached its time limit. The bullet hell stopped because they got to the point where the friction burned the smallest fragments.

After the end of the duration on all the spells, everything went silent. I took a look at my mini map and saw something moving at the same place. I ran over there. And what I saw was Britta.

"That… that was a good shot haha…" Britta's body was full of holes and her right arm is so damaged it could tear off anytime.

I felt sad since this fight was just a one sided fight. It was too cruel for her. I can't save her.

"…" I was there sitting silently.

"So you were trained by Arka hmm? That's interesting."

I knew she was dying so I just wanted to have a decent final conversation with her. "Yeah. Were you trained by her too?"

"No, it's the opposite. I trained her."

"I see."

"For her to give the Hou Yi's bow to you she must've discovered something great in you."

���Was this bow… yours?"

"Yeah. Then since she gave Hou Yi's bow to you, I'll do the same. Take my guns." With the last of her strength, he reached for her guns with her one hand and handed it to me. "They're names are Zhin and Xiao. Take care of them."

"I will."

"I haven't even shown you their true powers. That skill you released was just brutal. I couldn't do anything haha."

"Yeah."

"Well. I gotta go now. Say hello to Arka for me."

"I will. Thank you for the gift Britta."

Britta drew her last breath.

"I need to use this skill carefully for the future…"

[Law Breaker, in a large area around you, you can create rules that are normally impossible. The rules deplete your mana depending on how high the order you cast. You can't make rules that will only benefit you.

EX: Law Breaker Number One, give me bonus strength and speed.

All rules made will Law Breaker can only work if everyone in the area gets the same treatment as you.

EX: Law Breaker Number One, give everyone here bonus strength and speed.]