Skill 10 Volume 7

Indeed. Without evasion or defense, Ikki walked calmly towards the guns of the skeleton formation. Without haste or tension, he strolled closer. Naturally the army of skeletons would not let such foolish prey escape, and they pulled their triggers in unison.

「Simultaneous fire—! The merciless gunshots rush towards the defenseless Contender Kurogane!」

A storm of lead erupted, a portion striking the surface of the ring and scraping stone into white dust that obscured Ikki's figure.

「D-Don't tell me, it's decided so easily!?」

Iida's anxiety was shared by the audience, but in an instant that worry was found unnecessary!

「W-Whaaat!?」

「Unbelievable!?」

Shouts of surprise came from the audience seats as Ikki exited the cloud of white dust without injury, continuing his advance.

「They're not hitting!? Despite that shower of bullets, Contender Kurogane hasn't lost a drop of blood! W-What kind of magic is this!?」

Yaotome shook her head.

「This is not magic.」

「Th-Then could this be the Ten'i Muhou that we've seen from Contender Kurashiki!?」

「No, that's also wrong. Ten'i Muhou is an anti-personnel technique. It cannot divert that many bullets. What Contender Kurashiki had done relies on his superhuman reflexes, his Marginal Counter. No one else can imitate that. …What happened just now was Contender Ikki using a completely different technique, one that doesn't let him be hit in the first place. Iida-san, do you remember D-Block's second round second match?」

「Of course! The match between Contender Momiji Asagi and Contender Shizuku Kurogane! Ah… it's Trackless Step!?」

This time Yaotome nodded.

「Mixing normal footwork and Trackless Step, he disorients the skeletons and confuses their tracking. Even if an assault rifle doesn't need fine aim, if it's not shot toward where the target actually is, of course it will miss.」