"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
Along with a series of explosions, beams of light rained down from the sky in torrents, slamming into the ground one after another, making the earth tremble without pause.
"Mya-hahahaha! Can't hit me! You can't hit Jaguar, meow!"
Jaguar Man laughed smugly as she ran, her speed not slowing in the slightest, charging across the earth like a real jaguar. She dodged each incoming beam of light with ease.
"Stop right there!"
Flying at the front, Ishtar hovered in midair, unleashing light beams continuously.
Seeing all her attacks dodged by Jaguar Man made her grit her teeth in frustration.
Although Jaguar Man's speed was fast, if it was only speed, Ishtar had confidence that, with her shooting skills, she could land a hit and stop her in no time.
However, Jaguar Man was not only fast—her agility was frighteningly high.
That agility was bizarre, letting her pull off all sorts of unconventional movements: sometimes raising her hips, sometimes tucking her head in, sometimes standing upright in a straight line, sometimes even lying flat on the ground—doing all kinds of unorthodox actions to evade every single one of Ishtar's shots.
On top of that, she fought purely by wild instinct and animal reflex.
For Ishtar, who had never encountered such an opponent, she could not take her down in the moment.
This made Ishtar furious.
"Just a lower-ranked divine spirit, and yet so troublesome…!"
Ishtar shouted as she continued firing her light beams without pause.
"Mya-hahaha! Jaguar will one day become a supreme goddess! Whether it's Kukulkan or some random Venus goddess, both of you will be ousted! Ousted! Mya-hahahaha!"
Jaguar Man laughed heartily, and her speed didn't slow at all—on the contrary, it grew faster and faster, allowing her to dodge every incoming beam like she had eyes on the back of her head, leaping out of the blast range and charging toward the southern jungle.
"Once I enter the jungle, that's my turf! Without a guide, there's no way a pathetic flying idiot will ever catch me!"
She taunted without mercy.
"Who are you calling a flying idiot, you burrowing lunatic!?"
Ishtar was absolutely livid, piloting the Maanna at top speed in pursuit.
Behind her, Mash and Ryougi Shiki were sprinting at high speed as well, giving chase.
"Miss Ishtar!"
Mash looked toward the increasingly fast-flying Ishtar and couldn't help but call out.
"No matter what, flying is always faster than running."
Ryougi Shiki stated the fact calmly.
And in front of them, Rozen's black feathered coat billowed, scattering brilliant ember as he shot forward like a streak of light, chasing right behind Ishtar.
Watching Jaguar Man evade Ishtar's attacks with superhuman movements, Rozen's eyes gleamed.
A moment later, he raised his hand, several talismans appearing in his grasp.
"Order!"
With the short release chant, Rozen cast the talismans forward. They turned into streaks of light, flew ahead, and sank into the ground.
"Rumble…"
The ground began to shake, trembling violently.
Following the rhythmic tremors, the earth even began to rise and fall like waves.
"Whoa!"
Jaguar Man, sprinting across the earth, yelped in surprise as the wave-like ground made her stagger and sway wildly.
However, just as everyone thought this would stop her, an unbelievable scene unfolded.
"Oooh! Jaguar will never admit defeat!"
She suddenly regained her balance, let out a few strange cries, tossed her staff to the ground, then leapt high into the air, landing on the staff and riding it forward as if surfing on the rolling earth, her speed not only undiminished but even faster.
"You've gotta be kidding me!?"
Seeing this, Ishtar nearly slipped right off the Maanna.
"This…"
Mash and Ryougi Shiki were equally shocked.
"No way!?"
"That works too!?"
"That's not even a Servant anymore! She's basically a professional surfer!"
Olga Marie, Da Vinci, and Roman all exploded in disbelief.
Rozen was left utterly speechless.
In all his years of life, this was the first time he had ever seen such a flashy move—she was an absolute beast!
But right after that, Rozen's gaze sharpened again. More talismans appeared in his hand, and he cast them forth.
"Order!"
The talismans turned into bursts of firelight, falling toward Jaguar Man in a barrage like Ishtar's beams.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
Explosions rang out once again across the land.
At first glance, it looked no different from Ishtar's earlier attacks and shouldn't have been able to stop Jaguar Man.
But Rozen was not Ishtar.
With the observation of his Wise Eye and the insight of his Mind's Eye, Rozen's bombardment was meticulously calculated, sealing off all possible escape routes.
Unless Jaguar Man could fly, there was absolutely no way she could avoid this strike.
So Rozen thought—until the next moment, when another shocker came.
"Jaguar can't fly! But Jaguar can jump!"
She shouted, not dodging but instead ramming head-on into one of the descending flaming talismans.
"Bang!"
The talisman erupted in a violent explosion, shockwaves and flames blooming outward.
Jaguar Man took the blast head-on, her body smoking as if charred—but at the same time, the blast hurled her into the air.
Riding the blast wave, she clung tightly to her staff, her speed skyrocketing again.
Looking closely, the tip of her staff had caught fire from the explosion and was now spurting flame.
Jaguar Man clutched it like a rocket, hurtling toward the jungle at astonishing speed.
"Pfft!"
Rozen almost spat blood.
And not just Rozen—everyone present couldn't help but spit in disbelief.
"""""How is that even possible————!?"""""
In that instant, countless people screamed in refusal to accept reality.
Rozen was no exception.
The most infuriating part was that, still smoking all over, Jaguar Man climbed onto her rocket-like staff, stood on it, puffed out her chest, tucked in her stomach, raised her chin, and gave everyone a salute.
"Thank you all! Jaguar will never forget you! Until we meet again!"
With that, she maintained her salute as she flew straight into the jungle, disappearing from sight.
Rozen's group came to a complete stop at the jungle's edge.
"… "
"… "
"… "
"… "
A deathly silence fell over everyone.
Ryougi Shiki was at a loss for words.
Ishtar's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
The Chaldea staff exchanged looks.
Mash's face was troubled; in the end, she turned to Rozen.
"Um… shall we still give chase, Senpai?"
Mash asked tentatively.
Rozen's eye twitched. He took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth and said:
"Yes!"
No matter what—today, that damn jaguar was going down.
Absolutely!