Ryuma tried to regain a recollection of what had happened as he looked at the hole in the tree. Which then collapsed not long after.
"Did... I just do that....?"
Ryuma remembers everything that's happened from The sniper's shot, until he deflects her bullets somehow, unconsciously. That happened for 0.3 seconds. Even so, Ryuma's hand is still numb and bleeding from the impact and the speed of the bullets.
("No! That's not the time to be amazed at myself! That's probably just luck. Now, think Ryuma Ochirou! How do I get closer to her?!")
On the sniper's side, she too had a face most of the people probably have. When a guy deflects a bullet. To be specific, a sniper's bullet. Moreover bare-handed, eventually the sniper managed to compose herself and check the remaining bullets she had.
("Five bullets... Excluding my handgun, they only have 1 round in the magazine. As for my 'other' weapon. I'm surprised that none of them has triggered yet. Fuck! I should've brought more bullets if I knew this would happen!")
The sniper tried to crack her shoulder bones where they were dislocated. As she got a feeling in her arms back, she tried to get up.
"Ok, even though it's still hurt, I've gotta pull myself together and-"
Once again, she got hit by the iron ball on the head. From the direction where Ryuma is.
("This is the best outcome. I should hide between these trees and leaves. In order to lure her out. Because... I don't particularly know... the exact place where the 'landmines' are."
…
The scene shows that there's a landmine behind Ryuma. 21 Landmines to be exact.
…
"I was lucky that I noticed the first landmine. It was placed inside the tree. And also, on the branch, around the bush, on the ground. It looks like she really prepared in case someone tried to flank her. And, the fact that she's standing in an open space means that she has already planted some around her. It pains me, but I can't get closer without risking it all. This is the best tactic I have."
Ryuma had his fingshot ready and tried to take a shot. But…
*CLICK!*
("Shit, I wasn't paying attention!")
*BANG!!!*
The sound echoes, and the unexpected happens. The bullets are moving at high speed. Ryuma managed to lean his body to avoid the unwanted outcome, even so…
"W-What?!! My hand! They've been obliterated!!!"
The bullets hit and obliterated Ryuma's hand. Now, the only usable hand he has is his left.
("Fuck! I shot too quickly! I should've aimed for the body instead!")
The sniper seems to have survived the shot to the head. Except, the head was covered in more blood as she got shot in the head for the second time wasn't meant to be ignored either. She barely maintained her consciousness. As she muttered…
("I'll probably be done for if I were to get hit by anything in the head one more time...")
The blood blocks her vision. As she tried to wipe it, an idea came to her.
On Ryuma's side, he uses a cloth and a healing potion to stop his bleeding. Even though it's just barely.
("Now I need to know, does she always have a fast action like that? It's like she knows my exact action.")
Ryuma stood up and tried to run to a different tree. Until a bullet moves at high speed in his direction, except, he never moves his feet to begin with.
("Fuck! Was that a fakeout?!")
The sniper is surprised. It seems like Ryuma has already predicted that.
("She can see me! There's no doubt about it! She must have something here that's exposing my location! For example, something like a security camera…")
Ryuma looked around and immediately saw a floating purple sphere object among the green leaves.
("Was that, an eye?")
From the sniper's point of view, she grit her teeth as her eyes met Ryuma's eyes via the purple sphere.
("He saw it. My Unique, 'SniperView'. It was an ability where I sent one of my eyes to scout the place in the distance. Shit! He's already figuring this out, but it doesn't matter!")
…
Ryuma tried to shoot the eye with a fingshot, but the ironball phased through it.
"It's useless! There's nothing that can hit my SniperView! This floating eye can phase through any physical object! And also a magical spell! And now, it's a checkmate!" The sniper hit a button inside her pocket.
At the same time, Ryuma hid behind the tree…
("She probably planned to hit me through this tree. But I'm prepared. As soon as she acts, I'll dodge it and counter it with a fingshot.")
Ryuma charged the fingshot in the blind spot where the SniperView can't see it.
A second passed, and Ryuma was caught off guard. With a sudden explosion in front and on his back. An explosion so loud that it almost ruptures his eardrum. The explosion that also covered the whole area in dust.
"Couldn't see it coming, can't you! I detonated every mine inside the forest and also in front of you and me! To disable every sense you have! I might not be able to see you from here. But SniperView CAN!!! And I knew your exact location!"
The sniper is aiming at Ryuma inside the speck of dust.
*BANG!*
Ryuma heard the shot and decided to lean as his last resort. Covered in a speck of dirt and dust, Ryuma slightly opened his eyes as he saw SniperView stare at him closely.
"It's futile! What I'm aiming for isn't you but my SniperView! Even if you tried a last-second dodge, you will get hit since it looks at you!"
The bullet flew towards SniperView. A purple light emanates for less than a second before the bullet changes its direction toward Ryuma. The bullet took out Ryuma's shoulder blade before he fell to the ground.
At the same time, Ryuma still had an ironball spinning at his finger. And so decides to counterattack by aiming in the direction from which is where the sniper's location is. The ironball hit the sniper's knee joint, thus disabling her ability to stand on two feet.
The smoke and dust from the explosion have worn down. The sniper was yet again lying on his back and couldn't believe what she was seeing right now. Ryuma stands by two feet and has his fingshot up already. Even though barely... Even with the punctured hole on the shoulder.
The sniper, on the other hand, thought this was the last standoff. And had her finger on the trigger. Both sides were silent. Until the sound of the branch falling off the tree...
*BANG!*
Both sides have released their bullets. The result led to Zoey's ear being blown off by the ironball. But, Ryuma, on the other hand, had a hole in his left rib.