Philedrica once said she'd help delay the third assassination attempt. Charles also believed that Philedrica must have done everything she could.
Therefore, facing the orc assassin, Charles was neither panicked nor angry; he was no longer the low-order extraordinary he used to be.
As Charles charged forward, the orc assassin remained unflustered and fired eighteen shots, his gunmanship even surpassing that of Aubrey Barrington Atwood. Charles managed to cut through the incoming bullets, but each time the angle became trickier.
Just as the eighteenth bullet came flying, Charles had just sliced the seventeenth. Twisting slightly, he knew he couldn't deflect this bullet, but Charles was not someone who relied solely on swordsmanship to get by. A Flame Hand flew out, crushing the bullet, and at the same time, he closed in on the orc assassin.
The orc assassin leisurely secured his rifle and drew out a long-handled spiked hammer, gently nudging it horizontally across Charles's chest.
