"So straightforward," Max commented as he stopped on the platform. He walked around with Lily, countering the lion's movement. "But it's hard. One of us needs to distract it while the other goes to take the slate. You go, Lily. I need you to be on top first."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah." He nodded, "Kill some of those onlookers, preferably 3 pairs, before you take the slate. I don't know what happens if you take the slate. This platform might disappear, and we won't be able to use it to our advantage. As soon as you reach the top, I will run down this place and help you kill them all."
"Got it. If the lion can go up, I need to take the slate and use the pole to slide down, right?"
"No, you must forget the slate. Just slide down, and we will think of another strategy later. Give me one arrow."
"Here."
"On my mark."
The strategy meeting was over with that. Max stopped and took and held the arrow given by Lily. He was prepared to throw it. His hand was pulled back, and he swung it at a fast speed. The arrow flew toward the lion at a fast speed and hit its feet.
"Roaaarrr!" It roared in pain and leaped forward.
"Now!"
As soon as he shouted that, he started to run around the platform, keeping the lion's attention focused on him. He could hear Lily's footsteps getting away from him as she went to the next platform.
The lion, still roaring in pain, followed Max. It was quick and agile, befitting its title as the king of animals.
Max was also agile. He dodged and weaved around the platform, staying just out of reach of the beast's claw. He ducked, dived, and even jumped around just to keep its attention. It was surprisingly easy, as the lion was programmed to have a limited attack platform.
"Hahaha, what's wrong, big guy? Get me if you can!"
— This guy is dancing with the lion
— Lol his movement is inhuman
— How can he duck like that? The timing!
Lily continued to shoot toward the incoming hostiles. The first shot missed, but the second shot managed to graze one of the player's legs, causing him to slow down. She shot another one and took another pair that ran in front of the one she shot in the leg.
Without waiting for him to recover, she quickly sent the fifth arrow flying. However, it missed as the injured player's teammate pulled his friend away. The arrow lodged on the concrete ground with a thud.
At that moment, she realized that she had finished all her arrows. She only had 5 from what she found earlier and couldn't kill them.
Still, she didn't need to worry.
"Good job!"
Max was already on the ground without the enemies noticing as they were too focused to dodge her arrow. He sneaked behind them and stabbed the healthy guy in the back, killing him immediately.
Seeing what happened in such a short amount of time made Lily smile. He waved at her and gestured for her to take the slate, which she did.
Once she grabbed it, a set of stairs that led to the ground from the second platform was created. She looked at it in wonder and realized that it was the direct path that was safe from the lion that licked its paw on the first platform.
She quickly went down and met up with Max. When she reached the ground, she raised her hand and high-fived him.
"We did it!"
"Un! We did it!"
— What a fight
— What a massacre
— Fight? If that's a fight, then what I did was a war!
— Childplay as usual
— Heh, this noble me won the bet
— As expected, betting on them is the safest