Oliver evaded the bullet once again before thrusting his dagger toward Clint.

Clint quickly tilted his head to the side to avoid the stab. Oliver immediately followed up with a horizontal slash, but Clint bent his upper body backward at the very last second, narrowly evading the attack.

’For a marksman, his reaction speed is pretty fast,’ Oliver thought inwardly.

Clint continued firing toward Oliver, but Oliver skillfully deflected the bullets with his dagger while constantly staying close enough to prevent Clint from creating distance.

"Tch! This guy is seriously annoying. I planned to kill him without summoning my monster, but it looks like I have no choice!"

Oliver extended his arm again to slash Clint and stop him from reloading. However, Clint suddenly stepped backward, causing Oliver’s attack to overextend slightly.

"Shoot him, Revolbee!"

A summoning circle suddenly appeared right beside Oliver. From it emerged a bee-like monster with a revolver attached to its tail.

<Revolbee>

It immediately fired toward Oliver.

"Damn it. It’s too close!" Oliver clenched his teeth. His posture was currently overextended, making it nearly impossible for him to recover or dodge in time.

Clint grinned widely as he imagined a hole being blasted through Oliver’s body.

Suddenly, an ice shard appeared in front of Oliver and intercepted the bullet.

Boom!!

The ice shard shattered instantly from the impact. It was a miniature version of Ice Boulder, though far less durable than the original skill.

Oliver quickly recovered his stance before turning toward Aria, who had already summoned Frostrix behind her.

"Thank you, Aria! You’re a lifesaver!" Oliver gave her a thumbs up.

"Consider my debt repaid." Aria replied.

She then shifted her gaze forward as Preston arrived before her with his claws prepared to strike.

"It’s an honor to face the Ice Princess. Let’s see whether your reputation truly matches your skill." Preston said while licking the sharp edges of his claws before dashing forward.

Aria did not hesitate and immediately met her opponent head-on.

Clang!!

Her sword clashed directly against Preston’s claws. The instant the collision occurred, frost rapidly spread across Preston’s claws from the point of impact.

"As expected of the Ice Princess. Your chill really creeps through my whole body. It seems half-hearted attacks won’t work against you," Preston grinned.

He then raised his hand and summoned his monster.

"Come and slash them, Tremorak!"

<Tremorak>

A large monster appeared beside Preston. It possessed enormous claws and stood nearly two meters tall. Its sharp eyes were locked onto Aria while its nose continuously sniffed the air.

Preston raised his hand, and Tremorak suddenly dissolved into countless particles before merging directly into his body. Immediately, Preston underwent a Full Form transformation.

His claws grew massively in size, so large that their sharp tips scraped against the ground. His eyes turned completely black as he grinned sinisterly toward Aria, who remained calm and composed.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Oliver was having a difficult time dealing with both Clint and Revolbee simultaneously.

Thanks to Revolbee’s constant fire, Clint now had enough time to reload freely and continue shooting Oliver with bullets.

"Looks like this is my limit." Oliver smiled helplessly. He had originally planned to fight without using his monsters just to see whether he was strong enough to battle a Rank-S tamer on his own.

But it seemed that fighting against both a tamer and their monster simultaneously was still impossible for him at the moment.

"Come to me, Nyx!"

"I... am... the strongest!" Nyx roared as he emerged from a massive summoning array. He appeared in his original form, standing nearly five meters tall.

"Has that become your summoning introduction now?" Oliver squinted at Nyx.

"What the hell is that monster?! That thing looks more like a boss monster than a normal one. Where did you even get it?" Clint stared in shock at the gigantic creature.

The enormous cannon attached to Nyx’s left arm immediately caught Clint’s attention, clearly marking it as a marksman-type monster.

At that moment, greed appeared in Clint’s eyes. He wanted that monster for himself.

"It is a boss monster." Oliver answered casually. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Huh! You really dare to joke around, huh? No one can tame a boss monster."

"Well, believe whatever you want. Nyx, as usual." Oliver shrugged lightly before glancing toward Nyx.

Nyx slowly raised the massive cannon attached to his arm before charging it. A bright light began gathering at the muzzle.

Even the ground beneath them started trembling violently from the sheer pressure of the charging energy.

Clint’s expression instantly changed. He could feel an overwhelming sense of danger coming from that monster.

BOOM!!

A gigantic blast erupted forward toward Clint.

Clint had completely underestimated the sheer size and destructive power of the attack.

"Ohh my lord..."

In the next instant, both he and his monster were swallowed entirely by the explosion before vanishing within the devastating blast. The warehouse behind them was also instantly consumed.

BOOOOM!!!!

The explosion rose upward into the sky like a giant mushroom cloud. A terrifying gust of wind spread outward from the impact zone and swept across the surrounding area violently.

Even Aria had to summon an Ice Boulder to shield herself, while Preston dug his claws deeply into the ground to avoid being blown away.

Oliver hid behind Nyx, whose massive wings opened wide to block the impact from the explosion.

’He really is the strongest monster I have... I think I should start telling him to control his power more carefully before he accidentally destroys an entire city one day,’ Oliver thought helplessly.

"What... was that?" Preston’s jaw dropped as he stared at the devastated landscape before him. After the smoke finally subsided, the land ahead had been completely blasted apart, and the entire warehouse had vanished without a trace.

Suddenly, Aria appeared directly behind Preston and thrust her sword forward.

Preston quickly evaded her strike before retreating backward, but Aria continued attacking relentlessly. Although Preston managed to dodge each attack, his movements gradually became slower and slower as frost spread across his body.

At the same time, Aria slowly released her chilling aura into the surrounding area, causing the temperature to drop rapidly.

Preston’s attacks became slower and slower as the freezing effect from Aria’s continuous strikes spread throughout his body. As time passed, he finally became completely frozen and unable to move.

"Why... were we defeated so easily? We were Rank-S tamers in our prime... while all of you are just children..." Preston muttered weakly.

At that point, only his face could still move while the rest of his body had already turned into solid ice. Soon, even his face froze completely. Aria calmly walked forward before shattering the frozen sculpture with one clean strike.

"Underestimating the new generation simply because they are young was your greatest mistake." Aria muttered coldly.