Chapter 301: Aim

Asher stepped sideways and narrowly dodged the spear. The weapon passed beside him, missing his body by a small distance.

Without wasting even a moment, Asher moved forward and punched directly toward the boy’s face. The boy had anticipated the attack and quickly moved his head to the side.

Asher’s punch passed beside his face, and the boy immediately took advantage of the opening. He quickly swung his spear sideways toward Asher, trying to catch him before he could launch another attack.

However, Asher reacted immediately.

He jumped backward just before the spear reached him. The weapon passed through the space where Asher had been standing only a moment earlier.

Asher landed several steps away and calmly looked at the spear-wielding boy. Even without his sword, he didn’t appear nervous or worried.

The boy tightened his grip on the spear, while the girl behind him prepared another arrow. The two students exchanged a quick glance, then refocused on Asher.

Asher calmly looked at the two remaining students and then smiled.

’Don’t react to it. He is just messing with us. Don’t react to his ugly, mocking smile,’ the girl reminded herself internally.

The girl quickly nocked another arrow and drew the bowstring back. At the same time, the boy slowly strode toward Asher, keeping his spear ready.

Asher looked at both of them calmly and then shrugged. "It was fun, but now it’s time to end this."

Asher then moved toward the spear-wielding boy with nothing but his bare hands. At the same time, he raised one hand and fired three mana bullets toward the archer.

The mana bullets weren’t meant to defeat her. Asher simply wanted to distract her for a short moment so that he could focus entirely on the spear-wielding boy.

The boy immediately began attacking Asher with consecutive strikes. He swung his spear repeatedly, trying to catch Asher before he could get close enough to counterattack.

However, Asher easily dodged every strike. He shifted his body from side to side, stepping around the spear while carefully watching the boy’s movements.

The boy continued attacking without stopping, but Asher remained calm. He waited patiently until he finally noticed a small opening in the boy’s defense.

Asher instantly moved forward and threw a punch directly toward the boy’s shoulder. The punch struck him hard enough to make his grip around the spear loosen.

Before the boy could recover his grip, Asher immediately followed with a kick toward his wrist. The kick forced the boy’s hand completely away from the weapon.

The spear slipped from the boy’s hand and fell onto the ground between them. Both Asher and the boy immediately looked toward it.

For a brief moment, neither of them moved.

Then, at almost the same time, both rushed toward the fallen spear, each wanting to grab it before the other could reach it.

However, Asher was faster; within moments, he reached down to pick it up. His fingers were almost about to touch the weapon.

But suddenly, Asher stopped in the middle of his movement.

Instead of grabbing the spear, he immediately jumped backward.

An arrow passed directly through the space where Asher had been standing only a moment earlier. The arrow struck the ground nearby and remained there.

The boy immediately took advantage of the opening.

He rushed forward, grabbed the spear from the ground, and quickly pulled it back into his hands. He gripped it tightly with both hands, clearly afraid of losing it again.

Asher landed a short distance away and calmly looked at the boy holding the spear. Then, without warning, he suddenly ducked his head down.

An arrow passed directly above Asher’s head, barely missing him. Asher remained completely calm and muttered something inaudible to everyone before slowly standing up again.

He then started walking toward the spear-wielding boy, moving slowly and casually as if he wasn’t in the middle of a fight against two opponents.

The boy immediately began swinging his spear toward Asher. He threw one strike after another, trying to stop Asher from getting any closer to him.

However, Asher dodged every single strike with calm movements. He shifted his body, stepped to the side, and moved his head whenever necessary while continuing forward.

At the same time, the girl kept firing arrows toward Asher from a distance. Asher also continued dodging her arrows without stopping his approach toward the boy.

The boy suddenly changed his attack and thrust the tip of his spear directly toward Asher. The spear moved forward quickly, aiming straight at Asher’s body.

Asher calmly moved sideways, allowing the spear tip to pass beside him. Then, before the boy could pull the spear back, Asher raised one leg.

He pressed his foot against the shaft of the spear with all his strength and pushed it downward. The sudden force disrupted the boy’s grip on the weapon.

The spear slipped from the boy’s hands once again and fell toward the ground. The boy’s eyes widened when he realized that he had lost his weapon again.

Another arrow immediately came toward Asher from the side. Asher tilted his body sideways, allowing the arrow to pass beside him without even slowing down.

He then quickly bent down and picked up the spear from the ground before the boy could reach it.

The boy’s expression immediately turned ugly when he saw Asher holding his spear.

Asher held the spear firmly in his hand and then raised it just as another arrow came flying toward him.

With a quick movement, he swung the spear upward and deflected the incoming arrow, sending it away from its original path.

The moment he deflected the arrow, Asher immediately turned his attention toward the archer.

He raised his free hand and fired several mana bullets toward the girl in quick succession. The bullets shot through the air one after another, forcing the archer to react immediately.

At the same time, Asher suddenly swung the spear toward the boy.

The boy quickly moved backward to avoid the attack. The spear passed through the space where he had been standing only a moment earlier.