This Is Hell (2)

“One… two… three…”

Ibrahim dived around the side of the tree as Ali did, and both of their guns held up. His aim was high, hoping for a chest shot, and Ali’s was low, around the thigh or knee to cripple him should his shot fail to hit.

It was embarrassing even to think about it. They were the greatest sharpshooters. However, their lack of training started to catch up. Laziness was the worst enemy of every living thing. That was because none of them ever trained without their mana.

To them, mana was their life.

So, as long as the mana resided inside their bodies, they should be fine.

However, they had overseen one thing. Mana was just part of the body's strength. Therefore, mana could have an effect on them if they were careless.

They had never trained without their mana before this. The only time they did it was when they were so small. Their mana manifested as early as five years old, therefore, they had never gone even once without mana in their entire life.

Now, it bit them in t