Another World Mall

Chapter 281 Trapped

Clovis's expression turned serious.

Because of the U-shaped web that Erwin made to trap him, he only had to go back first before being able to loop around. This might also be why Erwin was doing his best to contain him here.

Even Clovis wouldn't be able to go against them by himself unless he activated his unique state. However, no matter how hard Clovis tried to trigger it, he still had no control over that state. So Clovis had no chance of defeating them. At the same time, Clovis also didn't like to rely too much on the power that he couldn't control since it would cloud his judgment.

After looking at the situation, Clovis took a deep breath. Should he go to the side and break through the web formation? But doing so would pose a lethal threat, as there might be another hidden trick that Erwin had placed in there.

In other words, the safest place was to continue ahead, even if it meant being surrounded by those five.

Of course, it was possible for Erwin's group to injure him as much as possible without defeating him, which would give them a very big advantage during the individual match. However, he doubted Erwin's character would do something that low.

In other words, they were aiming for his life.

'In that case, I will have to use both my new footwork and swift swings…' Clovis's expression turned serious as he was ready to receive all of them. He also paid some attention to Erwin, who was chasing after him as though he were waiting for the chance to eliminate him.

"Kh!" Kanaria gritted her teeth and kept shooting at them, trying to take them down after knowing their intention from Melody.

Unfortunately, Roberto continued blocking all the bullets as they continued moving toward Clovis.

The same applied to Jay. He used his Beast Soul to catch up to them, but Tarkan easily deflected his attacks without stopping.

Clovis believed that it would be better to let his teammates continue to raise their flag. Even if they were slowed down, he should be able to withstand all five of them until his team grabbed the flag.

But when he was about to open his mouth, Erwin seemed to notice it and gave another signal to his group.

In that instant, Erwin's four teammates turned around and changed their direction again. Instead of going back toward their respective opponents, they actually went to the middle and headed straight to Libation Fiesta's base.

"W-What?!" Melody kept shooting while getting confused by their sudden change of direction. Still, both Melody and Kanaria chose to stick to their original task, which was to suppress them. Hence, they immediately followed them, not caring about this trick.

At the same time, they needed to be careful because Gilza and Tarkan might use this chance to outnumber them. So Melody and Kanaria decided to attack them from a distance.

On the other hand, Jay was completely stunned. He was in a dilemma. On the one hand, even if Imemine aimed for their flag, he was closer to their base instead of them. On the other hand, Clovis had told him to hold them back.

They weren't the only one shocked by the sudden change of direction. Shion couldn't help but shout, "What is this? Why are they suddenly changing direction again? Is this another feint or are they really going to get Libation Fiesta's flag?

"I don't understand their intention. Libation Fiesta is much closer to their unguarded flag, so they shouldn't have done this. However, it seems that Kanaria and Melody are trying to hold them back even if it means following them instead of getting the flag."

Shion could only say this because she wasn't the one who got baited. Kanaria and Melody had been tricked twice, so they chose to follow them no matter what.

On the other hand, Jay stopped on his track and turned to Imemine's base.

"I'm going to take their flag," Jay believed that he had the chance to win this battle before they could do anything.

However, Clovis, who was currently being suppressed due to the insane amount of information he needed to process, ended up shouting, "NO! Go back and stop them!"

Jay gritted his teeth. "Why? We're closer to that flag. Even if Erwin can last a bit more, I can just slip past him and head straight to their flag."

"NO!"

Jay was already moving toward Imemine's flag, thinking this was the best course of action. That rejection was similar to Clovis's request in fighting against Erwin a bit longer, as though he had lost his original objective.

"Melody, stop him!" Clovis gritted his teeth, never thinking that Jay would actually disobey him. While he didn't really want his teammates to be like robots who couldn't think on their own and just stuck to what they had been ordered to do, they were currently in a dire situation.

Clovis could explain it carefully, but they simply had no time.

"What's wrong, Clovis? You're panicking right now…" Erwin grinned.

Clovis clicked his tongue, realizing what Erwin had done. "You bastard. This is your plan, huh?!"

"Indeed." Erwin had a smug smile on his face as though he had just won.

Jay was rushing directly to the flag before suddenly hearing Melody's warning.

"Jay, stop right now! If you don't believe me, swing your sword vertically right now!"

Jay abruptly came to a halt. Unlike Clovis's order, this warning was much more concrete and could easily be proven.

Without hesitation, Jay swung his sword downward.

And he actually found something resisting his swing, which eventually crushed two trees next to him.

Bam!

The trees crumbled and returned to their pillar form, making Jay realize the situation he was currently in.

This was a trap. From the beginning, Erwin had reassurance that he had the ability to stop Clovis and Jay until his teammates grabbed the flag.

Aileen, who was watching the entire match from her seat, couldn't help but say, "They are trapped in his web."