Fwoooosh… Boom!0

Fireworks exploded at the center of the uninhabited island, signaling the start of the match.0

—The match has officially begun. You are now free to move as you wish.”0

Leaving behind only that announcement, the official departed. 0

Anis, removing his blindfold, immediately surveyed his surroundings.0

“Looks like I'm at the edge of the island.”0

He was standing at a spot where even one careless step backward would send him straight over a cliff. It was almost too obvious. Behind him were crashing waves against the cliffs, and ahead of him was a dense forest. The towering mountain above was the only mountain on the island and the location of the escape portal.0

The terrain was exactly as Myle had described, but there was one variable no one had predicted: he had no bow or arrows.0

Anis let out a deep sigh.0

“All the strategies I prepared are useless now.”0

Sefira’s archery style included shooting from a prone position. While this was common knowledge among Sefira’s archers, it was unheard of for most swordsmen. Anis had planned to fully exploit this advantage, lying in ambush among bushes and rocks to snipe passing opponents. But without a bow and arrows, that plan was meaningless.0

If I hadn’t trained under Keter, I would’ve been doomed.0

Before his training, he couldn’t even create an Aura Bow, and his close combat skills were nowhere near the level needed to beat a three-star knight. The elixirs Keter had given him, the grueling joint training with mercenaries, Heavenly Strength— all of it had given Anis a new level of confidence.0

The situation’s bad, but it’s not hopeless. I can at least make an Aura Bow and Arrows. And I still have Heavenly Strength.0

However, Aura Bow and Aura Arrows were extremely conspicuous, since aura naturally emitted light. And what was worse was that once he formed an Aura Bow, he could only shoot about seven arrows. More complex structures consumed more aura, and bows...0