Another World Mall

*Clink!*

The clicking sound echoed inside the arena. In that instant, their eyes flashed as Cyan charged forward while Kanaria leaped into the air.

Cyan waved his warhammer, trying to reach her, but Kanaria simply shot him first.

Cyan had no choice but to place his shield forward instead, blocking the overpowering bullet.

"!!!" Kanaria squinted her eyes. 'As expected, the shield is extremely sturdy. I guess it's made at least from a Tier 7 scale. This is the only way for him to stop my sniper with a Tier 5 bullet.

'It seems I have no choice but to go for that strategy from the start.'

She unbuttoned her vest, which startled everyone.

"What is this? She is stripping? Lady…" Utaha panicked for a second. Some people covered their eyes while some were excited.

However, their excitement turned into confusion because underneath that vest was just a full t-shirt with nothing to show except for two holes in the back.

"!!!" Cyan recognized her strategy and sped up. "You aren't going anywhere."

He struck her with his hammer, albeit Kanaria was one step ahead. A pair of butterfly wings suddenly emerged from her body.

"That's…"

"Butterfly wings!"

The wings flapped as Kanaria leaped into the air, using the initial momentum to fly into the sky.

"Ooohh! That's right. I have almost forgotten that Kanaria Renvolt has this trump card. She is flying!" Utaha screamed. "The new beast soul is able to utilize a part of the beast's body. Those are the wings from an ancient butterfly species, Protocoeliades kristenseni."

"!!!" The people were quite stunned. Although they had seen it on Skynet, this was probably the first time they saw people using it for real. After all, the supplies were still quite low compared to the demand.

And there was no better way to advertise its effectiveness than by fighting one of the top teams in the world, especially one that was led by a future Tier 9.

Kanaria was flying into the sky and immediately shot Cyan.

"Kh." Cyan gritted his teeth and blocked the attack carefully, looking as if he couldn't reach her from this distance.

"Is this actually okay?" Utaha couldn't help but ask.

Principal Vhalor nodded and explained, "We have taken into account the new beast soul since we're the first academy.

"Normally, in this kind of battle, we are only considering the horizontal area of the arena, right?

"However, when you think about it, people often jump quite high, especially with their Tier 4 or Tier 5 strength. The only difference is that they have no way of stopping their fall.

"So, we didn't really think about it previously. However, the new beast soul will definitely change the direction of battle in the future.

"This is one of the examples. As a sniper, you will have to be constantly on the move while searching for the best spot to snipe your enemy. However, this will make a sniper not really favorable in a one-on-one battle.

"It changes the moment you have wings. By flying into the sky, you will definitely gain an easier way to get the best position. Even outside the battle, you can still fly, maybe either staying still in the air or moving from one spot to another. The mobility of a sniper improves tremendously with just a single beast soul.

"Of course, we have put them in the rules as well. If you check the rule, the arena's size is decided in three dimensions instead of two. So, it's basically a cylinder with a height of 10 meters. We can really give 100 meters since it's impossible to chase someone like that.

"Bombardment, sniper, and other things… This time, humans can do the same." Principal Vhalor smiled, not holding back in advertising the new beast soul as he promised to Clovis.

"I see." Utaha gasped.

"Still, there is one advantage that Principal Vhalor has yet to reveal." Hana raised a finger.

"And what is that, Miss Hana? I'd like to hear your opinion about the new beast soul as the one distributing it."

Hana nodded. "Even if Mr. Cyan is able to block the bullet and somehow reaches a standstill by remaining in the air, there is really no way for them to break the deadlock, ultimately reaching a draw in a battle.

"As Principal Vhalor said, the new beast soul has transformed the future of the battle. There are a lot of things I'm planning to add for the improvements, but I'll reveal them once they have been confirmed.

"So, everyone, if you wish to be a part of it, please don't hesitate to make your order from the OpenSky Company. I'll be waiting for you." Hana waved her hand around.

"Miss Hana. Can you please not throw your advertisement like that?" Utaha smiled wryly.

As expected, a lot of people got excited.

"I want the new beast soul."

"I want beautiful wings."

"Me too."

"Shut up and take my money."

They could see the effectiveness of the wings right away. Not just the snipers. Other people also wanted it for one reason or another.

Utaha had to calm them down, so she immediately shifted their focus back to the match. "Please look, everyone. As we have originally expected, even though Kanaria is able to remain in the sky, she is still having a hard time taking down her opponent.

"Cyan is enduring all the attacks she has sent so far and won't lose anytime soon. Is this going to be an inevitable draw?"

Obviously, the two teams had already expected the battle would progress this way. Once Kanaria used up her bullets, there was no way she could win against Cyan in close combat. At the same time, Cyan didn't expect Kanaria to go down.

That was why Cyan was chosen for this match.

'Since you're not going down, I don't need to hold back anymore. This is your fault for cowering in the sky.' Cyan thought while activating his beast soul. He gathered all his strength in his hammer before swinging it with all his strength.

Gigantic Impact.