Alfonso joined the jeep with two other Rookie Slayers under the lead of a Senior Slayer.
Today's mission was simple, protect the convoy that was heading towards another city, Düsseldorf. He had been on plenty convoys in his past live but this one was the largest he had joined. The long line of vehicles drove through Dortmund's main street towards District 3 and the outer wall. There were over 500 Rookie Slayers led by 150 Senior Slayers, he looked down at his ID Card. His name, picture, fingerprint, affiliation and rank were recorded on it. He started like everyone else as a F Rank Slayer. It gave him "The Adventure Guild" vibes...
"I'm C Rank Slayer, Berserker Erik Uhrmann, your leader for this mission, tell me your names and what kind of Slayers you are, rookies." Ordered Slayer Uhrmann while driving the jeep.
The three of them looked at each other before the blond youth decided to go first.
"I'm Sebastian Lehmer, a Berserker."
The second one was the smallest of them, "I'm Chistopher Lauch, also a Berserker."
It was now Alfonso's turn, "Alfonso Gonzalez Ramirez, Weaponmaster."
The other two chuckled after hearing him say that he was a Weaponmaster.
Uhrmann shook his head, "You two better don't look down on Weaponmasters. I know plenty of them who can slice me up into pieces despite becoming Slayers after me. Berserkers are like bulldozers, smashing everything in their way with raw power. Weaponmasters are killing machines, cutting everything in their paths into pieces of flesh. Berserkers are physically stronger at the start but that advantage will vanish once Weaponmasters become stronger. It comes down to the individuals in the end. Tell me Ramirez what is your weapon?"
Alfonso immediately took a liking to this Senior Slayer, "A Blade."
There was a moment of silence between them all, Uhrmann nodded, "That's a good weapon, I have seen some Slayers that were too unlucky and had to use weapons like javelins or a staff. Don't worry, the good thing about being a Weaponmaster is that you will be able to create different weapons. The only downside is that they will always be inferior to the first Main Weapon your body created on its own..."
Christopher and Sebastion looked strangely at him, Alfonso sighed, leaning back on his seat while staring out from the dirty window.
They made some small talk which he ignored, he was more interested in the outside view. It was his first time leaving Dortmund since reincarnating and he wanted to know how things looked outside the walls.
The first thing he noticed was how thick the vegetation had become. The road was cleared of them but he could see the many massive trees outside the road.
'We have year 2116, that's 96 years after the Abyss Terror happened, nature is really quick in reclaiming back its territory...' Thought Alfonso.
His attention was then drawn towards the conversation between Uhrmann and the other two.
"I have indeed met a Special Type Slayer. I have been in the slaying business for 12 years now and have met all kinds of people. That Special Type Slayer was really something else, she could force the most violent monsters to their knees with her voice as long as they weren't Goliath Rank Monsters. Her body was weak but her powerful voice was more than enough to make up for it, a pity that she died three years ago when her group ran into a Disaster Rank Monster near Unna." Said Uhrmann.
"Disaster Rank Monster? How strong are they?" Asked Sebastian.
"Too strong, only A or above Ranked Slayers can fight against them. We all here would be dead meat if we ran into such a vile thing. But don't worry, A Rank Slayers have already cleared this region from them, our route is safe." Explained Uhrmann seriously.
Alfonso had to admit that Uhrmann had a certain way to talk that made people like him.
"Wait, won't there be any monsters left for us if A Rank Slayers have already cleared the way?" Asked Christopher after thinking about what Uhrmann said.
Uhrmann didn't look back, "Don't worry, you will see blood, that's guaranteed..."
Christopher smiled satisfied while Alfonso and Sebastian frowned, they noticed how Uhrmann's tone changed when he said the last sentence...
The convoy moved rather slowly through the highway.
'It looks like they are using those old cars as walls...' Analyzed Alfonso when he saw that many cars were stacked upon each other at the side of the highway.
They have been driving for over 3 hours, arriving near the city that was once called Wuppertal.
Alfonso estimated that it should take them another hour for them to reach Düsseldorf with their current speed. It was the middle of July and the sun stood high in the blue sky with no clouds seen anywhere. The high temperature didn't affect him, it didn't affect any Slayer as they all had heat circulating in their bodies...
Alfonso was thinking about the past and if anyone he knew was still alive.
'It could be possible if they became Slayers and managed to survive until now...I died in 2018, two years before the Abyss Terror happened...'
His thoughts were interrupted by the sudden sirenes that sprang into action.
The whole convoy came to stillstand and Uhrmann turned around, "Get out and be ready to fight, there is a Monster Wave approaching!" Ordered Uhrmann with a cold expression. The three of them did as ordered. Alfonso saw that everyone got out of their vehicles, looking nervously around.
Alfonso grabbed the handle coming out from the opened mouth in his left palm, taking out his bone blade.
He was probably the first Rookie Slayer to sense the monster wave. He forced his Seismic Sense to grow wider, covering up to 70 meters around him. Alfonso couldn't help but gasp in shock...
'There are so...many!'
It didn't take long for the others to hear the bloodthirsty screams growing louder from the sides of the highway. Alfonso ran towards the wall of cars at the side of the highway, jumping up over two meters with easy.
"What are you doing?" Shouted Christopher at him.
"Let him be Slayer Lauch, you three can either work together or do your own thing, it's your choice. Taking the high ground will help, you should be more concerned with yourself!" Reprimated Uhrmann him.
Alfonso ignored them, focusing his gaze on the gaps between the trees. Alfonso didn't need to spent stamina to forcefully expand his Seismic Sense anymore as the monsters from the abyss were less than 70 meters away from them. Their screams were loud and bone chilling.
'Jesus...There are so many of them that it will be less obvious when I vanish for a while!' He looked down at his blade, sighing when thinking how weak it was.
Other Slayers began to jump on the wall formed by old cars, staring at the forest in front of them...
Then they came, running on all their four like wolves. Their bodies were dark with grey stripes, spikes sticking out all over their bodies. They were like a tide of black madness that only had one goal, to kill and feast on them.
Alfonso saw another Weaponmaster standing near him, aiming with her bow at them, finally letting loose. The arrow of bone flew with great speed through the air towards the wave of monsters while producing a loud sharp noise, hitting one monster which howled in pain. It fell down and was immediately stomped to death by his fellow monsters that didn't care about it.
Alfonso observed how the female Slayer nocked another arrow, shooting it at the fast approaching wave. He was surprised how calm she was...
Many Slayers transformed into vicious looking demons themselves before jumping down and rushing at the wave of monsters like lunatics.
That's how the madness started...