When Bloed pulled the trigger, a bullet of plasma flew straight towards the battle!
Before Aya or the others could react, the bullet hit the leg of one of Aya's enemies.
The sudden attack stunned the three beastmen. For a second, none of them managed to react.
But an instant later, Aya moved.
Although she did not know the origin of the attack, she knew this was her opportunity.
Without hesitation, she faded in the nearby shadows, moving at great speed and reappearing behind the injured beastman.
Then, her daggers went towards his back, hitting his spine and paralyzing his body.
With a thud, the beastman collapsed in the ground.
It was an assassination technique she had learned in her family. A method to immobilize her enemy without killing him.
With this attack, the beastman would be unable to attack unless he was healed by healing magic.
"Bastard!" The other beastman finally reacted. With a roar, he charged towards Aya!
Aya narrowed her eyes and avoided the attack calmly. She then used her daggers to counterattack and created an injury in her enemy's arm.
Now that one of the beastmen was down, Aya was confident in taking care of the other enemy.
With her strength, she could take care of an enemy like this in less than three minutes.
To Bloed's surprise, though, she was not in a rush to defeat the other beastman. Instead, she moved carefully, as though she wanted to drag the fight out.
At the same time, her ears and eyes were moving constantly, paying attention to her surroundings.
Only then Bloed realized that Aya was wary of his attack.
However, he did not have time for that. The A-Rank was approaching quickly.
Less than three seconds later, his eyes were fixed in the second enemy. Then, waiting for the moment when Aya attacked, he pulled the trigger once more.
*Bam!*
With a muffled sound, the second beastman fell.
Aya was surprised and wary. Immediately, though, she realized that whoever the person attacking was, he seemed to be helping her.
And while she was stunned in place, a voice reached her.
"What in the hell are you waiting for!? Hurry up, the hunter will arrive soon!"
Aya's eyes opened wide. She recognized Bloed's voice.
Thus, she stopped hesitating.
She briefly hesitated about if she should grab the badges or not. But Bloed spoke up again.
"Javelin's sister, hurry up!"
"O-Okay!"
Aya nodded and turned around, running away from the battlefield.
But Bloed frowned. Coincidentally, Aya chose to escape in the direction of the A-Rank!
The A-Rank was very close at this point. At this rate, there was a very high likelihood of him spotting Raven.
"Tsk." Bloed clicked his tongue and ordered Leto to move. Now that he had intervened, then he was decided to help Aya until the end.
"Turn around! Come in my direction!"
Aya did not hesitate. She could hear the urgency in Bloed's voice, so she understood she was in trouble.
Fortunately, both Leto and Aya were pretty fast, so Bloed met Aya less than ten seconds later.
"Climb up!" Bloed spoke up and extended his hand. Aya nodded and grabbed on it, jumping on the metallic wolf's back and seating behind Bloed.
"Hold tight!" Bloed instructed Aya and patted Leto twice on its head.
Aware of its owner's intentions, the metallic wolf kicked the ground and started to run at full speed.
Aya was taken aback by the wolf's speed. Unconsciously, she hugged Bloed's waist.
She soon realized her mistake, though. With an embarrassed expression, she tried to remove her hands.
But at that moment, a powerful pressure assaulted them.
Bloed's expression turned solemn. Through Oculus, he could see that the A-Rank hunter was very close to them.
He patted Leto twice in its head, indicating it to hide inside the ruins of a house.
When the wolf entered a building, Bloed signaled Aya to keep silent.
"Don't move." He whispered solemnly.
Aya understood the gravity of the situation. She tried her best to slow down her breathing and suppressed her mana.
Meanwhile, Bloed was using Oculus to observe the A-Rank hunter.
The hunter arrived at the place where the battle occurred and furrowed his brows. He found the two candidates Bloed and Aya defeated lying on the ground.
One of them was unconscious and the other was moaning in pain. Moreover, both of them still had their badges on them.
After a simple observation, the hunter concluded that the battle had happened no long ago.
Moreover, the ones that defeated the two beastmen somehow discovered he was coming and escaped hurriedly, leaving even the badges behind.
In other words, they were still nearby.
Closing his eyes, the hunter expanded his senses in all directions, hoping to find any sign that could give away the location of the other candidates.
Half a kilometer away, Bloed bit his lips nervously. He was so nervous that his back was full of cold sweat.
If the hunter discovered their location, they would not have any other option but to fight.
He looked at Aya and sighed. As expected, being a good friend was not easy.
Fortunately, the A-Rank seemed to have failed to find them even after twenty seconds.
In fact, he did not even notice Oculus. Apparently, the senses of this hunter weren't as sharp as the hunter Bloed met before.
When the hunter realized he could not find traces of Bloed or Raven, he sighed and walked towards the two beastmen lying on the ground. He then removed their tags.
A few seconds later, a demigod descended from the sky and took the injured beastmen away.
The hunter checked his surroundings once more before leaving. When he confirmed he could not find the other candidates, he jumped on a roof and left.
Bloed waited until he was sure the hunter was gone. Finally, he heaved a sigh of relief and smiled at Aya.
"It looks like our luck is pretty good."
Aya stared at Bloed for a few seconds before nodding shyly.