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While most of the people are fighting in the front, a few people who are resting at the back looks at the man wearing a mask. They didn't know where this person came from and what he is doing, but from the way the soldier interacts with him, it seems that he is someone with status.
Suddenly, the soldier ran towards the group of espers who are currently resting.
"Sirs and madams, is there a fire esper amongst you?" he asked politely.
He dare not be disrespectful to these powerful individuals as he still likes to hold on to his life.
With his question, a confused expression appears among the group. They didn't know why this soldier is asking for a fire esper, but it seems that it is of utmost importance, so around 3 people raised their hands.
A burly-looking guy with yellow hair, a petite young man which looks frail, and the last one is a young woman who looks like she is in college as she is still carrying a backpack on her.
"That's good… that's good… is any of you willing to volunteer in helping that guy over there?" the soldier said while pointing at Curt who is wearing a weird outfit made of leaves.
"You mean us, working with a crazy guy? Haha… No way…" the burly man suddenly said while shaking his head.
The young man also hesitated but then still shakes his head. But from his eyes, a disdainful expression can be seen.
Meanwhile, the young woman who looks like a college student didn't deny it immediately. She looks at the person not too far from them and pouted.
"Why does he need our help? Don't tell me, he needs to rescue someone? If that's the case, then I am in, but if not, then forget it."
With her words, the rest of the espers in the group nodded their heads.
"Umn… he… he didn't say anything, but I think he plans to help with the barrier. I'm not sure though." The soldier explained.
"Haha… that is suicide. I don't want to die in there." One of the young men in the group said.
As the others shook their heads and chuckled.
The soldier seeing the group's reaction felt a bit awkward. He is one of the soldiers who saw the masked man when he rescued the group and fought against that horde. From his wake, they saw the bloody path that this masked man-made and was thoroughly dumbfounded and shocked at the prowess that this person just showed.
They never knew that there is an esper in the city which holds such tremendous power. Even the leaders and the commanders were all astonished, so how could he dare disrespect this guy? With a resolute gaze, he looks at the other espers.
"Please, I trust that he has a plan to resolve this situation. I only…"
"Stop… we are not your lackeys and we are not working for the government. We just came here to assist, when it becomes too dangerous our team would retreat without a question." A tall man said interrupting the soldier.
With a dejected look on his face, the soldier could not do anything and just walk back towards Curt's location.
However, he didn't know that someone is following behind him.
"Sir, I'm sorry, they all don't want to volunteer." The soldier said with an apologetic look on his face.
"Hmm… that's okay. I can actually do it, but it would take a lot of time. I hope that you guys can hold on for 10 hours…" Curt said as he stood up.
On his hands, there are around six volleyball-size flat stones with carvings on them. While the soldier is requesting help with the espers, Curt has already made his preparation.
As he stood up, a woman's voice interrupted the two.
"Wait… I… I'm not a fire esper but a wind esper… but I wanted to help."
Seeing the mature woman which looks like an office lady as she is still wearing her office uniform, Curt thought for a while and nodded his head.
He looks around the area and found a metal plate from the gate. He walked towards a room and closed the door.
The woman and guard look at each other and didn't know what to do. So they just stood there and waited. Meanwhile, the group of espers not too far from them also turned their attention towards the two.
"Haha… what do you think that guy is doing?"
"I don't know, maybe he is hiding already… Hahaha…"
"What a crazy fool…"
The group talked as they laughed at the situation.
Soon they heard some banging sound as if something is being made inside the room. And not long later, when the soldier and the woman could not wait anymore, the metal door suddenly swung open.
Curt came out while holding in his hand a metal pole. In the middle of that pole, there are four holes.
"This is channeling weapon. You can use it as a normal weapon by channeling your LEP inside it, and you can also use it as a conductor to multiply your energy for an attack…" Curt carefully explained to the woman what the pole is.
With his explanation the woman showed a surprise look on her face. Although she is a bit doubtful, yet the expectation in her heart could not be hidden from her expression.
After giving her some instructions, she could not help but to test it out as she looks at the beast outside of the barrier. Although they are not charging towards their direction anymore, some of them would still blindly attack after noticing the humans.
She closes her eyes for a second and then tried to recall the things that Curt said.
With that, she suddenly pointed one of the tips of the rod towards the direction of a beast outside the broken gate.
She stood in a stance which seems to portray that she is going to fire a heavy weapon or something.
This position of her suddenly made the other espers almost laugh. But then before they can react, they suddenly felt a strong pressure appearing from their surroundings. It was as if the whole area is being disturbed by something and they felt the hair on their bodies stood on end.
This was also felt by those protecting the gate. They even stopped firing their weapons and powers and turn their attention towards the woman.
"That is a bit too much, release it now." Curt suddenly said which made the woman realized and with a thought, she squeezes the center where her fingers are inserted.
Wham! Wham!
Ka-boom!
The air suddenly exploded all around her, throwing all the people away because of the large force. Then a ball of sharp wind suddenly coalesces in front of the rod's tip and suddenly flew out. As it flew out it grew bigger and bigger and bigger as if absorbing all the energy in the air as it flew like a missile towards the unsuspecting target.
Boom!!!
A loud explosion was heard and a thick cloud of dust covered the area.
When the people came to their senses, they saw the large patch of the forest was blown away along with the beasts still in that place. Even the cement road leading to the gate was also in ruins.
Everyone was dumbfounded as they all look agape at the scene in front of them. From their position they can see that within around 1 kilometer in a straight line everything was cleared.
"Are you okay? You've used too much LEP energy…" Curt said as he interrupted the woman who is looking outside the gate with a dumbfounded expression on her face.
Her jaws almost fell to the ground and her expression looks funny.
Suddenly, she felt weakness overcame her.
Curt shook his head and gave the woman an amulet with a rock as its pendant.
"Come with me now."
After wearing the amulet, the woman felt her energy slowly coming back which made her feel a bit amazed. She unconsciously followed Curt towards the gate.
The people around them recovered, as those espers and soldiers who were blown away by that strong force, slowly stood up and look at the devastation outside of the gate.
Curt carefully puts down the flat rocks he is holding and gestured for the woman to stand in the middle. He then gave the woman three stones with weird engravings on them.
Thought a bit confused the woman still follows as she can feel that all of her strength suddenly coming back into her body.
"Focus… you will feel a strong force pulling inside of you. You just have to endure it and control the energy flowing out of your body. If you don't you will fall unconscious… and maybe die." Curt said with a warning.
The woman was a bit taken aback, but still, she gritted her teeth as she now believes this masked man. She is an esper who works with a mercenary group part-time. But she in truth she is a full-time bank employee. She likes her job in the bank as it provides her with stable income and security. But this the first time in her life that she truly wanted to experience her true ability after seeing what she did a while ago.
Plus she is also an expert in controlling her esper energy so she is confident that she can do what the man said.
So she carefully lifted the rod and then inserted it to the ground where the masked man put a mark.
Suddenly a strong vibration appears and the ground began shaking. The flat stones which were formed into a semi-circle formation slowly submerged to the ground. Everyone was a bit taken aback by this as the soldiers and espers subconsciously take a step back.
Meanwhile, the only people remaining in the area are the masked man and the woman wearing her office clothes.
Not long later, a bright light appears which made the people in the area reflexively covered their eyes and diverted their gazes from the woman.
Wham!
A loud sound echoed throughout the gate and then a strong force slowly rises from the ground. The strong force then slowly transformed into a golden barrier and combined with the energy barrier covering the city.
After this happened, everyone was a bit dumbfounded once again. However, they soon saw the woman holding the rod falling to the ground. She became unconscious, but a happy and satisfied smile can be seen on her face.