The match between Senior Gretta and Senior Alisha was still underway in the fog-filled arena. They both took turns attacking.

  "It seems you're having trouble seeing in this fog, Alisha. You've been shooting your arrows in the wrong direction all this time," said Senior Gretta.

  "You're right, your mist magic area is very troublesome because it limits my vision. Not only my vision, but the mist also limits all my senses. But you're also having trouble finding my true form, Gretta," said Senior Alisha.

  Senior Alisha and Senior Gretta were quite a distance away, and their vision was also blocked by the fog. However, they were still able to speak clearly.

  "Yes, your ~Mirage World~ is just as troublesome. But I will continue to slash at your clones and find your true form. Once I find your true form, I will immediately end this match with my strongest technique," said Senior Gretta.

  "Just do it if you can, Gretta," said Senior Alisha.

  Suddenly, a slash appeared in front of Senior Alisha. The slash pierced Senior Alisha's body. Her body slowly disappeared. Meanwhile, on the other side, it was Senior Gretta who launched a long-range slash at Senior Alisha using her foot.

  "Tch, so that one was also a clone. I thought it was her true form since she kept talking," Senior Gretta said.

  "Of course, my clone can talk too. If my clone can't talk and only my true form can, wouldn't my true form be easily found?" asked Senior Alisha.

  "Yeah, you're right, my clone can talk too," said Senior Gretta.

  Senior Gretta continued moving within the mist, slashing every form of Senior Alisha she encountered.

  ~Mist Sword Art: Mist Splitting Slash~

  Senior Gretta launched a slash in front of her. The slash shot forward, slicing through every mist in its path. Finally, the slash shattered upon impact with the arena wall, leaving a scar on it. The slash caused the mist it passed through to separate into two parts, one on the left and one on the right, while the mist in the path of the slash dissipated. As the mist in the path of the slash dissipated, three illusionary clones of senior Alisha were seen slowly dissolving from the impact.

  "Even of those three forms, none of them are the original. How many clones did you create, Alisha?" thought senior Gretta.

  After senior Alisha's three illusionary clones disappeared, the mist that had been separated into two parts began to merge back together.

  "Previously, Nadine managed to injure Alisha when Alisha used ~Mirage World~. Nadine destroyed all of Alisha's clones and prevented Alisha's true form from switching forms with her clones. But Nadine still lost because Alisha was able to create more clones after that,"

  "It seems Alisha created more clones to fight me this time than she did against Nadine. I'm sure I've cut down many of her clones, but I still haven't found her true form. That means there are still clones left that allow her true form to switch forms with her clones when I happen to be attacking her. It seems I'll have to use my clones as well to defeat all of Alisha's illusion clones," thought Senior Gretta.

  Senior Gretta immediately created three clones made from her mist magic. Then Senior Gretta and her three clones moved in different directions to cut down all of Senior Alisha's clones and find her true form.

  ~Great Wind Slash~

  ~Great Fire Slash~

  ~Great Water Slash~

  ~Great Earth Slash~

  Each of them slashed with their feet to attack the form of Senior Alisha they encountered.

  "You're using your clone again, aren't you, Gretta," said Senior Alisha.

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  "Yes, this is to speed up my time eliminating all your clones," said Senior Gretta.

  Senior Gretta then slashed at Senior Alisha in front of her. However, her attack once again pierced Senior Alisha's body, and her body slowly began to disappear.

  "Tch, another clone. How many clones have you actually made, Alisha?" asked Senior Gretta.

  "Not many. It's just that every time you kill a clone of mine, I immediately create a new one. That's why you think I'm making a lot of clones when I'm not," said Senior Alisha.

  "What a troublesome technique. I'm always overwhelmed by this technique of yours and end up losing. From the start, I wanted to prevent you from using ~Mirage World~ and then I would have won this match, but instead, I was careless and allowed you to use ~Mirage World~," said Gretta's senior.

  "So, are you going to give up, Gretta?" asked Alisha's senior.

  "Of course not. Even though I'm having trouble finding your true form, you can't attack me in this fog. If I keep destroying your clones, you'll just create new ones. If you keep doing that, your mana will eventually run out. Furthermore, with your current injuries, how long do you think you can last in this situation?" asked Gretta's senior.

  "If this situation continues, it looks like the winner will be the one who still has the mana and stamina to endure. With my current condition, constantly creating clones after my clones are destroyed, my mana will deplete faster than yours. Furthermore, I'm also injured. You have the advantage in this situation, as you're unharmed and don't appear exhausted either."

  "Therefore, I won't let this situation continue. I'll turn the tide," said Senior Alisha.

  Senior Alisha immediately grabbed her bow and aimed it upward. Senior Gretta, realizing that Senior Alisha was planning something, immediately rushed to find Senior Alisha within the fog. Then Senior Gretta spotted Senior Alisha preparing to shoot her arrow. Senior Gretta immediately launched a slash from a considerable distance at Senior Alisha, but it was too late. Senior Alisha managed to fire her arrow upward.

  ~Wind Magic : Rain of Storm Wind Arrows~

  The arrow shot upward, and not long after, Senior Gretta's slash struck Senior Alisha. But the slash only pierced Senior Alisha's body. Senior Alisha's body slowly began to disappear. But before Senior Alisha's body could completely disappear, Senior Alisha said something to Senior Gretta.

  "You're too late, Gretta," said Senior Alisha's body.

  Then the body completely disappeared. An arrow that Senior Alisha shot upwards began to transform into dozens of arrows that prepared to rain down on the arena. But it didn't stop there...

  ~Mirage Magic: Penta Illusion~

  ...Because Senior Alisha immediately multiplied the arrows fivefold. The total number of arrows preparing to rain down on the arena was around 200-300.

  "In your ~Mirage World~, attacks made by illusionary clones or illusionary objects you create can injure your opponent, which means all those arrows could injure me if I were hit by them. With that many arrows, are you planning to kill me, Alisha?" asked Senior Gretta.

  "Sorry, Gretta, but I'm sure you won't be killed by those arrows. The worst case scenario is that you'll just fall with some serious injuries," said Senior Alisha.

  "So those arrows were used to defeat me directly, huh? Then, I'll defeat you first before I get hit by them," said Senior Gretta.

  Senior Gretta and her three clones immediately went to the center of the arena. Each of them faced a different direction. All four of them prepared to launch an attack with their swords.

  ~Mist Sword Art: Quadruplet Mist Splitting Slash~

  The four of them launched a slash in front of them. The slash split the mist in its path. Not only that, but Senior Alisha's illusory clone that was hit by the slash also slowly began to disappear. The four slashes, aimed in different directions, caused most of the mist in the arena to disappear under their influence.

  After a few moments, the split mist began to recombine and fill the arena again. But Senior Gretta and her three clones immediately ran in front of them, slashing their swords. They ran, slashing their swords haphazardly, even though Senior Alisha wasn't in sight.

  "What is Gretta doing? She's slashing her sword haphazardly. Wouldn't she rather take cover from the rain of arrows that was about to hit her?" thought Senior Alisha.

  Senior Alisha looked confused by what Senior Gretta and her three clones were doing. This was the first time she had seen what Senior Gretta was doing. Senior Gretta and her three clones continued to run in different directions, slashing their swords.

  "You must be wondering what I'm doing, Alisha. This is a technique I just learned to fight you. I actually didn't want to use it because it drains so much mana and stamina. But it seems I have no other choice, as I'm currently cornered," said Senior Gretta, looking up.

  Senior Gretta and her three clones continued running until they finally reached the arena wall in different locations. After that, Senior Gretta and her three clones launched a single slash through the air.

  ~Mist Sword Art : Death Mist Slash - Four Cardinal Directions~

  Suddenly, from within the mist emerged numerous slashes, cutting through everything within. All of Senior Alisha's illusory clones were hit by the slashes and disappeared. Since all the illusory clones had been destroyed, Senior Alisha's true form was also hit by the slashes. Senior Alisha took quite a few hits to her body, resulting in her body now covered in wounds. Senior Alisha began to fall to the arena floor after being hit by the slashes.

  Meanwhile, hundreds of arrows from above slowly began to approach and rain down on the arena. The arrows bombarded the arena, severely damaging it and destroying it.

  -To be continued