-dhaar-

Arshon started the initiative. He needed to be very close to get maximum damage from his gauntlets.

-whuuum-

One straight punch to her torso and one uppercut to her face, both of them were swiftly dodged by her.

"hoo, not like those elves, you're really good at close combat"

-whuuss-

A high kick followed by straight punched.

-buugh-

Again, it was blocked by her knife. Arshon jumped and prepared to attack.

"hyaaaa"

-buum-

Drop gauntlets attack from the air made a vibration on the statue, yet she could dodge it.

"stop..."

-whuuum-

"running!!"

-buugh-

Every attack was successfully dodged by her. She observed his movements and gestures.

"compared to how the Aolyn moved, this is not felt like a combo" That was what she thought

"hmm.. to think my empowered and wind stepper can't land any hit at her.... this is the monster that chief needed to kill right? now i know why he failed"

Shanti looked below where the town's people were. They still gathered there even when the soldier tried to expel them from the plaza.

"ok, this is it"

-dhaar-

She dashed towards her opponent and raised her knife. Arshon took his stance and stepped back to evade her attack.

-zriiing-

A vertical slash was blocked by his gauntlets, and he impressed by her murderous intention.

"hahaha! such a sly fox you are! hyaa!"

He attacked her with a side kick, yet she dodged it to his left side.

"like i will let you do that!"

-whuuum-

He launched his punch at her direction. Shanti jumped to the back to evade it, but it was really a failed move. She jumped over the edge of the statue. Now she just slowly fell at the mid air.

"what the.... why would she do that?"

-whuuss-

Shanti fell from top with incredible speed. Arshon only looked at her from his place. Only in few seconds, she would crash on the ground.

She pointed her knife to the sky and closed her eyes.

[ROGNIR'S CALL I]

A pair of white wings spreaded from the knife. Shanti's body was lifted up and she slowly descended in the mid air.

Everyone looked at her with confused looks. What was that? an angel? why she had wings?

Arshon finally understood what's really happened.

"that monster!!"

He jumped from his place and kicked the air.

-buum-

An impact was made by his kick. That was his skill effect [WIND STEPPER].

Shanti was the first one that arrived at the bottom. She used that chance to speak again with the town's people.

"GOOD PEOPLE OF BAR'LAGHINE!! I'LL HEAD TO THE WATER SOURCE AND BRING YOU THE PROOF! AND THEN YOU CAN JUDGE IT BY YOURSELVES!"

-dhaar-

Arshon landed an attack from the mid air. Shanti dodged that in a right timing. She ran towards the north gate of the town.

"What are you doing?! stop her!!" Arshon chased her with his full speed

[FIREBALL I]

-whuuss-

They aimed their skills and crossbows at her again. Shanti evaded and kept running to the north.

"All of you! follow her! we need to capture that monster!"

"sir!!" they responded to Arshon order

All of them chased Shanti to the north. Meanwhile, all the town's people whispered and talked to each other.

"we need to know what's really happened here!!"

"let's ask commander Libhane!!"

"yeah!! if it just that Temelhine people, i don't care! but this is about us! how dare they treated people from capital like this!"

"yes!! let's ask the commander!!"

They marched to the fort with their anger feeling. All the soldier in that area had been chased Shanti, so no one was there to stop them.

In the south gate of the fort, Ragha came and approached the guards.

"hey, who are.."

-buugh-

"!! what are you doing!!"

-buugh-

Both of them fell on the ground.

"-fuuh- now...the next plan"

He entered the fort.

-----( chapter 74 "Turning point" )-----