Lancer didn't even have time to complain before he had a clear view of the 'battle situation' in the distance.
Although the people were dressed in different clothes, they were clearly divided into two factions fighting.
The main fighting style of both sides was based on firearms, but precisely because of this, many innocent passers-by were hit by ricocheting bullets. The number of casualties Lancer saw alone was more than ten, and this was because many people had already fled in advance. But in the hail of bullets, there were also collisions of cold weapons and fists, and of course, the Orbment magic that Lancer had been longing for was also present.
In this chaotic battle, people from both sides were killed from time to time, but they seemed not to notice and just habitually filled the gap and continued fighting. The street, which was originally full of people, was almost completely empty due to the battle between the two sides. Those who remained were basically those who were affected and could not escape.
Lancer was covering Saaya and Shizuku, hiding behind a flowerbed. With his strength, it would be easy for him to leave, but taking two people and protecting them was not simple. After all, Saaya was just an ordinary woman who had not been trained. She couldn't escape at all, not to mention Shizuku. So Lancer could only choose to stay and protect them.
As for the other passers-by? Lancer's ability was limited, so he could only let them fend for themselves. After all, Lancer was a 'selfish' person. His first goal was to survive, then to protect the people around him, and finally to protect others. There was no doubt that he needed to protect Saaya and her daughter more right now.
But even though Lancer didn't want to cause trouble, someone was targeting him.
His tall figure already made him stand out more than ordinary people, and he was in a state of high alert to protect Saaya. This reaction of his naturally attracted the attention of some people.
A middle-aged woman pressed the trigger without hesitation in the direction of Lancer and the others.
"Da~ da~ da~"
With a series of gunshots, Lancer's expression also became a little grim.
'I didn't even want to get involved, and you're still looking for death?'
Lancer, who originally didn't want to cause trouble, no longer hesitated. He made a throwing motion, and the ice spear in his hand directly pierced the shoulder of the woman who fired the gun. With a scream, the distant battlefield also shifted its attention.
Then, several people directly turned their guns and fired a volley at Lancer's location. Two of them even pulled out a few hand grenades from their pockets and removed the safety pin...
"Whirlwind!"
Lancer and Guy had sparred twice when they had nothing to do recently. After the battles, the two of them even had a brief exchange, which included some small tricks with their respective weapons. Lancer was most interested in the '甩' (flick) of the other party's crutches.
Although the long spear could not completely replicate the other party's attack method, it could still be used as a reference. For example, 'whirlwind'. As the shaft rotated at high speed, all the bullets were bounced in all directions. As for the hand grenades that flew back, Lancer directly hit them back to the middle of the two groups.
"Bang~!" "Bang~!"
In the dense explosions, several more unlucky people were directly killed. After all, the hand grenades that were hit back had already reached their critical point, and there was no time for anyone to react.
And Lancer also showed a hint of a contemptuous smile.
Although he was not confident in dealing with a real army, as he had no way to dodge or endure a dense volley of artillery fire, ordinary firearms could no longer pose a threat to him.
When he saw several more 'hand grenades' flying out of the smoke, Lancer's face showed an even more mocking smile.
'Using the same trick a second time? And it's a trick that already failed?'
The flying hand grenades were undoubtedly hit away by Lancer again, but just as he was about to see the miserable state of those guys, he found that some of them had already fallen to the ground, and the other group also made similar movements.
"Snap~!"
The sound of the 'hand grenades' exploding was not as dull as before, but rather crisp. Then a strong flash of light passed...
What happened to Guy and the others?
It was very simple, they were delayed on the way.
Not only them, but even the bracers of Crossbell were also delayed. Some 'ordinary citizens' kept finding various reasons to hold them up. Anyone with a brain could guess that these people should be related to the people who were currently fighting, but the problem was what should they do without any evidence?
Even if they found a reason to suppress them for now, the time that should be wasted was still wasted. After all, they couldn't just rush to the scene without doing anything. And when they arrived at the scene, they saw Lancer breathing heavily while leaning on an ice spear. He now had several bullet marks on his body.
"Lancer? Thank goodness! You're... Saaya?! Shizuku!!"
Before Guy could finish his words, he saw Saaya and Shizuku who were hugging each other and unconscious. His face immediately became extremely grim. But when he walked over, Lancer's ice spear blocked his path.
"Guy?"
"Lancer? What are you doing? Wait?! Your eyes..."
Guy, whose full attention was on Saaya and Shizuku before, only now noticed that Lancer's eyes were closed, and the area around his eyes was red.
"It's nothing. I was ambushed by those guys with flashbangs and stun grenades. Saaya and Shizuku are also unconscious because of the stun grenades. You should contact the hospital to handle it first..."
Although Guy really wanted to say that Lancer's eyes were red and he had at least more than ten bullet holes on his body and didn't look fine at all, looking at the unconscious Saaya and Shizuku, he hesitated for a moment and still sent someone to notify the hospital. And he directly held Lancer's shoulder.
Although Guy was already quite tall, he was still a bit shorter than Lancer. Holding Lancer at this time made him look a little strange, and Lancer even pushed him away directly.
"I'm just temporarily blind, there's no need for that."
"But..."
"No buts! Take care of the others first."
Lancer was not joking with Guy. Although he looked a bit tragic, his condition was actually very good.
Before, he was hit by an enemy ambush and temporarily lost his sight, but it actually made him complete an achievement.
"Blind Fighting Requirement: Defeat 20 opponents after losing sight Reward: Hearing increases by 20% after losing sight"
This was also why he was able to confirm Guy before, otherwise, he wouldn't have let the other party come over. He had sacrificed so much to protect Saaya and her daughter, and he didn't want his efforts to be in vain.
But Lancer was more concerned about another matter.
"It's been almost 10 minutes, why are you only just arriving?"
Lancer's tone was not so much a complaint as it was a question, but Guy's expression was extremely grim.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say. Should he say that someone in the upper levels of the police department had been bribed, or that he was stopped on the way?
As the saying goes, 'don't air your dirty laundry', in the end, Guy just kept a straight face and didn't say a word, and although Lancer had temporarily lost his sight, Guy's heavy breathing proved his guess from a certain perspective.