Chapter 111 – Strategy

Chapter 111 - Strategy

"…" Everyone was confused. Although they knew many things, their brain couldn't remember everything, so most didn't know anything about Hippocrates. Even so, they understood that killing Aisha would be insanely difficult.
"And… She is crazy." Sihan added as there was another reason she was recruited. "Due to her ability, she doesn't care about death and her pain tolerance is practically maximum. Her common sense is distorted due to the continuous pain she experiences when dying."
Theo narrowed his eyes and contemplated their next move.
"For now, I think their formation will be like this." Theo projected his screen after fooling around with his Skylink.
At the bottom of the screen, they found Leca and Makkal's names. They were a summoner and an archer, so it was normal for them to stay on the back.
To stop their enemy's advance, Alea would be filling up one spot, which was basically at the edge, allowing Aisha to take the middle position. She would be able to heal her teammates like Iv Rith in this position. Last but not least, on the other edge would be where Leca's summoned creatures stopped their force.
"Hmm…" Ellen squinted her eyes and asked, "What is your basis?"
"Before that, I will give you our position first." Theo stopped her and put their names on it.
Sihan's name appeared in front of Alea while Theo took the role to stop Aisha. Ellen would be on the back, becoming their support to maintain the coordination of the others. Phyrill and Laust would be dealing with the summoned creatures.
Theo pointed at Ellen's name, "I don't think I should give you another explanation about your role and the reason I position you in this place, right?"
"Yes." Ellen nodded in agreement and said, "I will support anyone in trouble. Besides, I agree with your suggestion. I will try to match your move later."
Theo nodded as they planned to "punish" Laust later. He then pointed to Sihan's name. "Since we're sure Aisha will take the middle spot so her healing skill can reach all directions, Sihan will be in charge of Alea. Just be honest, who can stop Alea as long as Sihan? But…"
"But…" Phyrill and Sihan looked at him while furrowing their eyebrows.
Theo opened Alea's video and showed it to Sihan.
"This…" Sihan widened his eyes in amazement.
"You know about it, Theo?" Ellen was amused. To think Alea would give that secret to Theo, she wondered how far their relationship progressed.
"She hunted like that when she was with me." Theo shrugged. "Anyway, Alea is more dangerous than ever. According to her, she is three times stronger with her left hand. Be careful."
"Three times." Phyrill and Sihan twisted their eyebrows before Phyrill chuckled. "Oi, oi. Our number one genius in the school is evolving to a far higher level? Are you serious? Sihan, can you even hold her back?"
"I can't give you any promise, so my answer is I am not sure. I can see that her swing is sharper and more precise, so I believe it's true. In that case, I can only do it for ten minutes… I think." Sihan shook his head helplessly since he didn't know Alea's current strength.
"Well, we can't afford Alea to have her way, so we need to end the fight as soon as possible." Ellen then turned to Theo with a small smile. "Still, to think Alea starts recovering from her trauma because of losing you… I'm curious about your relationship with her."
Theo ignored her words and moved to his name. "I will be handling this new girl, Aisha Gata. She seems interested in me, so I believe I can take her attention for a while."
"Alea will get jealous, you know." Ellen teased Theo again, but the latter only looked at her coldly before she pouted in disappointment, knowing that look only appeared when Theo didn't want to continue with a certain joke.
"Next will be Phyrill and Laust. You two are going to handle the summoned creatures. According to Phyrill, their number will be above us, so having a pair between second-grade and first-grade students is a good idea to make her focus on you. Besides, I believe Hontar will be among them, making it hard for you.
"After all, Alea will be on the other side and Ellen will stop her from interfering with the fight. If he comes to me, I can buy time with my clone, so they will probably understand that too and choose this way." Theo explained the reason.
"Well, killing Hontar, huh. I have done it once, so I will simply do it again. The problem will be how many creatures will appear on the battlefield." Phyrill voiced their problem.
"I know. But considering my skill, they will take a precaution of me suddenly making my way to them, so the summoned creatures will be concentrated on one side while one or two will remain at the summoner's side. From what I can see, this girl can summon three creatures: an ape with a sword and a shield, a bear with gauntlets, and a huge fire lizard that will protect her. I can send my clone to help you, but—"
Before he finished, Laust's voice resounded in his ears. "No need. I can handle that Hontar myself."
Ellen narrowed her eyes and felt displeased. Theo, on the contrary, nodded his head without mentioning his rude tone or attitude. "Fine. You take care of Hontar. Phyrill, can you handle the other two?"
"Sure thing." Phyrill agreed without hesitation, knowing Theo must have a plan for Laust and this battle.
"You all should pay attention to the archer because his arrow is powerful. If you are careless, you will die before you know it. If you can, keep using your Awareness." Ellen added a simple piece of advice.
"Don't worry. I will be raining them down with Magic Bullet from time to time. Since we're planning to end this fight as quickly as possible, I won't have a problem throwing continuous Magic Bullet even if my Magic Power will be drained sooner than I expected. This way, I can suppress them a bit, making it hard for Makkal to shoot at you. Of course, please pay attention to him for extra caution." Theo nodded in agreement. "To be honest, I don't have a plan like yesterday. Let's just do a simple maneuver, shall we?"
Phyrill and Ellen smiled as they were waiting for this. Although the plan would surely not work one hundred percent, it should be enough to shift the battlefield like yesterday.