People always overestimate their control over situations and overlook the impact of uncontrollable factors such as chance and luck, but in reality, a significant factor in determining success or failure lies within chance or luck.
This bias in judgment is known in psychology as the 'Control Illusion'.
At this moment, Nikita was experiencing this illusion.
She mistakenly thought she had controlled the situation, assuming that her skills as a top registered witch could easily overpower the young hunters before her.
But reality dealt her a harsh blow.
A truly harsh blow.
Enveloped in a tinge of blood, a Fu Bullet fell on the Nine-fold True Word Protection Barrier she had summoned, effortlessly piercing through layer after layer of the barrier, as if someone was poking a soap bubble with a needle tip.
On the semi-transparent golden barrier, one smooth, continuous bullet hole after another appeared.