The third one hit her on the back, making her lose her balance again. They began chasing the girl around, who blocked two of them. He swung the staff again and three energy spheres came out from the top. Machina smiled, insisting they were not done yet. It didn't break through the barrier, but it managed to push her quite some distance from her original spot. Mariabella crossed her arms in front of her face, receiving the attack from the front. Machina pointed the staff at her, releasing the beam with ease after a couple of seconds. She just wished it was a replaceable limb, rather than one of the few human body parts she still had left. There was a 50% chance the first blow would tear a limb or two apart from her body, as her master wasn't good at holding back. Mary had never tried using the shields on her arms for anything else than physical attacks. "Yes, Master" she muttered, unsure of herself. That's the secret about spells and chanting magic, dear: you can always counter it." If you time them correctly, you can bounce them back to your opponent. Prepare your shield and try to repel my attacks. Think, what would you do?" He asked as he aimed the staff at her, producing a beam of energy he didn't unleash immediately. "Your enemy will take it as an advantage against you. I do not have long-range attacks." She said, fixing a lock of hair behind her ear. "You're going to have an upper hand, master. "Switch normal defense for spell barrier, Mary. "Let's try something different," he insisted, pushing his staff forward. Machina cracked his knuckles as he walked towards her, before she stood up quickly and took a stance again. If she kept decreasing her System Functions, she'd start to have many issues, and battling against her master would be the lesser of them. She knew, however, she'd have to do it quickly. Her damage percentage increased, so she had to balance her System Functions again to raise her defenses and her strength if she wished to win this match. The artificial light on her left orb flickered for a moment and her normal, human eye closed in a gesture of pain. Mary endured the blow, but her eyes betrayed her composure. Machina rolled around and punched her with his metallic arm in the stomach. "You know I cannot do that, master~." She mocked, grabbing his arm and pulling him down to the ground. No one would ever expect a nimble and young scientist to be a master in combat. He surely knew how to fight, even if his looks were deceiving. "Only if you promise to stop calling me master." Machina charged towards her swiftly, launching a kick, a swing of his staff and a strike of his steel claw in a single motion. "You said so yourself, enemies won't be so kind." "Don't go easy on me, Master." She answered with a triumphant smile on her lips. The man scowled in pain and managed to duck one hit aimed at his head. She attacked again, moving towards him in less than the blink of an eye and managed to land a hit on his side. Lowering System Functions percentage, increasing Speed." The woman answered, modifying her inner programming. "The enemy will not be as kind they'll be trying to kill you." "Move faster!" He ordered, swinging the staff back at her, almost grazing her arm. The man blocked the first blow with his staff and used her own strength to jump back and avoid her kick. She charged against her opponent with a swift uppercut, followed by a high-jump kick. The young woman felt the burst of energy flowing through her veins as she activated the combat system in her programing.
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