Jeanne couldn't help but let out a little bit of a devious laugh as she returned from the lower decks. She didn't know whose idea it was to use the cannons, but she did sure get a thrill out of firing them off. She would walk with the rest of the group through the rubble before Leroy launched himself at Barnum. Kale and Noir were quick to find their opponents, and she couldn't help but lock eyes with hers. It sent a shiver down her spine. This wouldn't be like her last confrontation against a bunch of mooks.
This was both a more serious affair and more capable opponents. She let out a wavering breath as she hefted Architronito to her side and the telltale PSHHHHHHHH could be heard of the personal cannon filling with steam.
"Looks like it's me and you then." she said loading a ball bearing into the barrel of the gun. She didn't know enough about sea life to know what kind of natural abilities this Fishman had, but she had to be ready for anything. So while everyone else got into close quarters with their opponents she kept her range. "Enjoy your drink while you can." she says as she aims at the Fishman. "Because you lot are going down for what you've done to my friend." she growls, staring down the archerfish Fishman.
Archer smiled as his cheeks were puffed up. His mouth was more elongated than the others, who had more relatively human-esque features. Through his teeth, he spoke plainly "Yeah! I'll certainly enjoy it, and I'll make sure to pour one out on your grave!" He pursed his lips together before spitting a misty spray of water into the area around Jeanne!
With speed that was wholly and truly superior to Jeanne, even as a fishmen whose strength was only ten times that a humans at full strength, Easily outsped her eyesight and appeared behind her! Fist cocked back, Archer delivered a hearty blow to the back of the sniper with enough force that it sent the lighweight female flying through the area! Causing her to crash into the nearby fields behind the Compound!
Jeanne attempted to guard her face when the water was sprayed at her, eyes widening as the fishman disappeared from her view and then rocketed her forth with a punch. She wasn't able to anticipate the hit, meaning she couldn't transform into steam in time. As she slammed into the field she groaned. The impact knocked the wind out of her, causing her to cough and wheeze for a second. That was gonna bruise tomorrow...
"Nice trick.", she groaned as she stood and looked about her surroundings. She didn't have much time before this guy closed the distance once again. She had to get to a better vantage point. He obviously could outspeed her, and she didn't like her odds in a physical confrontation. So she would burst into and find cover in the nearby brush.
Since she couldn't out fight her enemy, she would have to out think him. Just had to calm down and wait on him to come to her. Architronito was locked and loaded. Hopefully she was quick enough getting to cover that he lost her. Her hands shook a bit as her mind raced. She took a deep breath as she tried to steady her nerves. She had a few things going for her after all. This guy seemed to be a melee fighter. If she could keep distance she could belt him with shots from Architronito. Plus if he got too close she could use the intangibility of her fruit to get away. As she ran through all this in her head she began to regain a bit of her confidence, grip tightening on the handle of her gun.
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Arch had bolted off into a sprint! Before leaping feet into the air! Up and over the wall of the compound before running out into the fields.
"Now where did you go..." Arch lifted his small bottle of high-proof liquor and took a quick swig, filling his cheeks with the fluid. His eyes wandered the field, using his excellent eye sight granted to him by his similarity to the archer fish before suddenly making eye contact with Jeanne "Got you!" He said through a muffled booze-filled mouth.
Jeanne let out an, "Eep!" as Arch not only caught up with her but also found her relatively quickly
Arch quickly brought up a light, a small pocket watch shaped lighter, flicked it on and spat the liquid straight towards Jeanne! Instead of exploding out in a huge plume of fire, it was concentrated into a single stream of fire! The geyser of flame spewed through the air straight towards the sniper woman!
As the gout of flame came towards her she had time burst into steam. The heat from the fire aiding in giving her a boost of speed away from the fishman. As she got out of range of the flame she reformed all of her body, save her legs.
Gliding backwards still she would shout "Fuoco Acciaio Sparo!"as the ball bearing in Architronito would launch forward with the telltale POP PSHHHHHHHHHH.
This was bad though. Even if she got this shot on this guy, he would likely take several more before he went down. What was worse was he had some more tricks up his sleeve that she wasn't expecting. If it weren't for her being able to see that coming she would have been a crisp! Suddenly she got an idea.
Maybe she could win this quicker if she strategized a bit more. She kept on backpedaling as she trained her eye on the fishman, Architronito still filling with steam as she loaded it up with a collection of scrap from her pouch. This trick would likely only work once so she had to time it just right. Hopefully this fishman would try the same trick again.
Archer brought his arms up! The bearings stung against his rough skin. Against any humans, those would've felt like getting punched by a trained boxer. But to a fishman, even him being of the weakest sort of fishmen when it came to physical might. "Damn...I can barely see her with all those trees in the way..."
He shot his hand in his satchel that hung off his hip, and stuffed something into his mouth. Suddenly the braches around Jeanne would explode into splinters! Even parts of trees had splinters shooting off of them as a rapid fire spray of iron balls flew through the air! Chasing after Jeanne!
Archer quickly expended his ammunition, but he made sure that the last iron ball was aimed ahead of the Pompadoured woman! Causing her to run straight into the iron ball! "Ferrous Flurry!"