With the two of them working together, they were able to suppress Bats so that he wasn't able to do anything extra.
However, he was still more than a match for the two of them coordinating like this.
It even seemed like he was at an advantage since it was Shaka and Jessica that were slowly running out of breath. If this fight dragged on, it seemed like Bats would be the one that wore them out first.
That became more clear as there were more and more wounds that appeared on Shaka and Jessica's bodies as they fought.
Bats dodged out of the way of their attacks and he didn't forget to throw out his own attacks as he moved past them.
I knew that I had to do something or else this would end poorly for the two of them.
So with that thought, I raised the strange sword that was in my hand and threw it out to Jessica as I shouted, "Jessica, take this!"
Jessica immediately turned in the direction of my voice. When she saw the strange sword flying through the air towards her, her eyes suddenly lit up.
She had already seen the power of this strange sword twice, so she knew that this was a powerful weapon. She was excited by the fact that she now had a chance to use this weapon in battle.
She would be able to follow the footsteps of her idol Cecilia in using this sword.
Bats knew that this was a dangerous situation and wanted to do something to stop her, but it was at that moment that there was a green glow that appeared around Shaka.
The moment that this green glow appeared around him, he suddenly started moving faster. At the same time, there were slight breezes that came from him when he moved, almost as if he was controlling the wind.
With this new speed, Shaka was able to keep up with Bats and was able to suppress him from stopping Jessica from catching this sword.
After he saw that she caught the sword, Shaka said, "Find an opening and take care of him! I can't keep this state up for long, so you have to be quick!"
After saying this, he charged at Bats once again.
When Bats heard this, he gave a snort as he said, "Do you really think that you'll be able to catch me? You foolish human, you really are overestimating your abilities."
As soon as his voice fell, there was something that appeared on his back. It was still covered by the cloak that he was wearing, but it seemed to take the outline of a pair of wings.
Once those wings appeared, Bats suddenly flapped them and disappeared from where he had been standing. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Shaka and stabbing out at him with his daggers.
Shaka hadn't been able to keep up with this, so he was slow in reacting to this attack.
Luckily, the sharp senses that he had developed over many years saved him in the end.
He was able to shift just in time to raise his own daggers to protect himself, but that was only a single dagger that was blocked. The other dagger that Bats stabbed at him cut right across his arm and there was a splash of blood.
Judging by how much blood came out, it didn't seem like this was a shallow wound.
Shaka immediately jumped back and created space between them, landing right beside Jessica. However, during this time, he didn't dare take his eyes off of Bats since he had just seen what Bats did.
If he took his eyes off him for a single second, he knew that he would lose track of him again.
He had gotten off lucky with a wound that wasn't too serious, but that might not be the case the next time.
So Shaka didn't dare let his guard down for a single second.
Jessica knew what she had to do in this situation, so she faced Bats as well and raised the strange sword in her hand.
But before she could make a move, Shaka said, "Wait for me. Let me take the lead and catch him off guard. Once that happens, you should strike."
Jessica slightly knitted her brows when she heard this as a trace of doubt appeared in her eyes.
She had seen how he had been outsped by Bats just now, so she didn't really have confidence in his ability to deliver on what he had just said. However, since she couldn't think of a better plan, she decided to go along with it.
Just like this green glow that was currently around him, perhaps he had some other secret that he hadn't shared yet.
Then as if in response to this expectation, there was another burst of green light that came from Shaka. However, this time, the green light that came from him was much more intense than before.
This green light that surrounded him before was a gentle green light, but this one that covered him now was an intense green light that was hard to look at. This was clearly
another secret ability that he had hidden.
Then before anyone could react, he disappeared before reappearing in front of Bats.
Bats was caught off guard by this, but he didn't let himself be caught as he opened up his wings and disappeared as well.
Both of them disappeared after that, only appearing from time to time to create the sound of metal clashing.
This was a high speed battle that no one was able to keep up with.
However, judging by the sound of metal clanging together, they were able to keep track of their general location.
They seemed to be moving around in a circle around Jessica.
Then finally, both of them showed themselves.
Shaka was panting and had one hand on his chest while Bats was just standing there panting.
Based on this, it seemed like Shaka was the one at a disadvantage.
But before anyone could say or do anything, Shaka shouted, "Now!"