I hid behind the car and commanded Spartan. He quickly appeared in the sky and looked down at us.

Whooosh!

Another arrow flew towards us at the car tire. Aether tried to block it, but the tire couldn’t withstand the attack. Kwang! It popped like a balloon as Spartan shared his vision with me. I spotted the enemy about 5 km to the east. The shooter made their location even clearer when they shot at Spartan.

— …!

Spartan flapped his wings and dodged, but the arrow turned and chased after him. Chwaaaa… The arrow flew quicker than Spartan and he would die at this rate. I ordered him to escape as the arrow grazed his feathers. Spartan teleported away just in time and the arrow shot through the air. An unpleasant system alert popped up.

[Spartan’s wing has been injured. He can no longer use his authority.]

I bit my lips as my field of vision returned to normal. I looked around the lawless zone and spotted a few pubs and inns nearby. Fights frequently occurred here, so no one would help even if we asked.

“Tsk…”

Only the sedan enveloped in aether protected me, but it wouldn’t be able to withstand more of those...