Having reached such a huge count of killing with the most job being done by Erza, Joe and Ryouji slowly they started retreating from there...
It took them, around 4 more hours to settle everything and finally be in a safe distance...
Of course, if the Dragons knew where the hell or when the hell they started retreating their plan would have failed.
During those 4 hours, small groups of people started dispersing in many directions and eventually met up after succeeding in getting away...
Ryouji started counting heads with the help of Erza and Joe which moments later noticed that only 20 lost their lives, while the had killed 1100 Dragons...
All of them were stunned when they heard their results and how many had died from them and started cheering in their memories of those cannon fodder...
Although they knew the rate was 4 dragons per person they couldn't believe the results not even in their wildest dreams...
Joe : Dad what are we going to do now??
Ryouji : Rest a few hours, before we charge again... But this time we must be mentally prepared for heave losses...
Erza : How so??
Ryouji : Because they will be pissed we managed to escape while killing many of them in the process...
Ryouji : At the same time the biggest weight of them all will fall on us as we had done the biggest damage to them...
Joe : In other words, we will not be able to cover for others...
Ryouji : Correct, and this will cause us, i would say at least 1000...
Erza : That many?? It's 1/5th of our forces...
Ryouji : I know so when we charge again we need to be tricky and kill as many as we can for the rate to remain the same otherwise they will lose their morale...
Ryouji : Well most of the Dragons will fall on me so i will try to take as much as your burden as possible...
Ryouji : This, in turn, will enable you to at least save a few reducing our losses considerable...
Erza : But if you do that??
Ryouji : Don't worry... I can handle it...
Ryouji : let's go and rest for now...
Ryouji : I'll keep the first 3-hour shift watching the perimeter for any surprises...
Joe : No i will...
Ryouji : No... Go and rest... These guys are your responsibility... You are their leader remember...
Joe couldn't say anything back as this was the truth and could only sigh and nodded before he left leaving Erza and Ryouji alone...
Erza : Don't be too hard on him...
Ryouji : I'm not being hard on him Erza...
Ryouji : I also want to spend more time with him... But we don't have the time anymore...
Ryouji : Within the next 38 hours we need to diminish their numbers as much as possible so that when Irene comes with the main force...
Erza : To have more chances in victory...
Erza : Be careful in your watch...
Ryouji : Thanks... Have a nice sleep...
Erza nodded at him before she also left him alone as he started walking until he reaches a cliff and sat there watching this broken world...
Ryouji : I've been meaning to ask this but when will i reach a god??
Ryouji : When i had 15 Over Souls i reached Demi-God...
Ding!!! : That was when the host reached the early stages... There are Total 4 Stages and each requires you 250 Levels and 15 Over Souls...
Ding!!! : The stages are Early - Mid - Advance - Peak...
Ryouji : Since my level is 699 and have 33 Over Soul Magic that means i hover between Mid and Advance...
Ryouji : In that aspect, i need 12 more Over Soul Magic and 51 Levels which i will get eventually...
Ryouji : So after i pass 1000 i will be in the ranks of gods... Huh...!!!