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Reodath's timely reaction, dispelling the Fireball that was headed at his direction, may have saved him of the brunt of damage of Burning Blossom's attack. However, the same couldn't be said of Golden Tiger.

The blonde had been hit with the full force of the concussive blast created by Blossom's Pyromania Ability, being awarded an one round stun for her troubles, along with the burn, coming from the Fireball's incendiary after effects. Even with the fact that she had been fighting on the frontlines for longer than most and was a hairsbreadth away from expiring didn't shook Tiger's resolve to nail Blossom for being a massive bitch. As soon as this stun worn off she would do it, for sure.

Meanwhile, Blossom was having troubles to remain steady on her feet, thanks to Reodath's slippery treat. [color=f80c3a]"Hey, you can't do that to me! If you wanna a cool girl you gotta look somewhere else, boy, cuz' I ain't gonna be your typ— pe?"[/color] It was easy to imagine the [i]'Oh crap!'[/i] going inside of Blossom's mind as she finally lost her balance falling on the other side of the wall. For a glass cannon as flimsy as Burning Blossom that would be a certain death, were not for her rapid thinking— the fiery sorceress saved her digital ass from being cracked against the ground, by grabbing a fallen beam.

Even so, that was a hard fall for Blossom whose Hit Points were knocked straight to the red zone. Yet, she wasn't going to give up so easily. [color=f80c3a]"Hehehe, take this present from the Harley's, Ice Boy and Kitty Kat!"[/color] Blossom laughed as she shot a pair of Lightning Bolts at the wall, causing it to tumble completely and fall over Reodath and Golden Tiger, taking the cohance to seek cover behind a burning truck.

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[color=c0c0c0]"What!? Where did that came from?"[/color] Argent Maiden shouted in confusion as she ordered the remainder of the Ivory Masks forces to push inside the Blue City and search for cover, casting her Heal Pulse to bring those in her Consecrate area back to more a more advantageous position. To say the truth, that barrage coming out of the blue was much more damaging to the Bruiser forces than the Masks who were still protected by the combination of Argent Maiden's Sanctuary and Argent Barrier, which bolstered their defenses considerably. Even so they took a lot of hits, the only sensible action to take was cover before another attack like that one hit them.

Checking the reports, as she took cover inside the Blue Castle, Maiden noticed that there was no register of the attacks at all on the combat logs and not even a cue were they came from, since the Rearguard was still completely inactive. [color=c0c0c0]"That's the most blatant use of hacks I've ever seen on Deep Ground. Do those Ebony Strykers think that they can do that and get off scot-free?"[/color] Thankfully, Maiden had a plan to deal with it, given that the trajectory of the projectiles made it clear that they could only have originated from somewhere not very far from where the Rearguard was stationed.

With a swipe of her fingers, Maiden summoned her interface and sent a message to the only member of their group who could do what she needed at the moment:

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[b]To:[/b] [color=c0c0c0][i]Edel Faust[/i][/color]
[b]From:[/b] [color=c0c0c0][i]Argent Maiden[/i][/color]
[b]Subject:[/b] [color=c0c0c0][i]I need your help[/i][/color]
[color=c0c0c0][i]Faust, I need you to locate the position of the hackers that are firing at us from somewhere close to where you are. When you do that, get some screenshots and videos, if you can. If you need help, send a message to Sis, she can come back in a moment.

A.M.

PS: Don't try to fight them, we just need the evidence.[/i][/color]
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The message from Maribel wasn't lost on Yuuno. In fact, the Bruisers Deputy paled when she read its contents, unable to decide between sighing in relief or gasping in astonishment. In the end Yuuno decided that no matter what the best answer was, she would only find it once she met her king face to face again.

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[color=steelblue]"Bel-sama, what happened to you?"[/color] Yuuno's reaction ended being the gasp when she arrived at the location Maribel mentioned only to find the Blue King with her uniform half-soaked and duct tape marks all over her body. To aggravate it even further, there was the fact that none of the two boys that were close to her was doing nothing about this, at all or may have taken part on this (in fact the nearby bucket was a strong evidence [i]against[/i] them).

[i][color=steelblue]"What can they be thinking? What's the value of a man that can let something like this happen?"[/color][/i] Yuuno though, exasperated, as she took of her coat and placed it around Maribel's shoulders. Yuuno may be a placid girl most of the time, but a set up like this— straight out of the pages of an abusive boyfriend manga — could get even she out of her cool.

[color=steelblue]"Come with me, to the Council Room, Bel-sama, we can talk more once we are there, but first you need a dry change of clothes and maybe something to drink,"[/color] Yuuno said as she tried to help Maribel get back to her feet and nudged her towards the Student Council Room, preferring to not pay much mind to what happened here at the moment, lest she call a teacher to look over this very incriminating harassment scenario. And this was only to preserve the Blue King's dignity. The last thing Maribel needed now are malicious rumors about her being spread around the school.