As Fangs calmed down he gave the same feedback but it wasn't as how Titan relayed to me. He only knows that there is a very strong monster there.
"So what are we gonna do?"
""This could be some kind of test.""
"Is that so?"
"I think so too."
"Then that makes the proctor a beast master."
"So what're we gonna do?"
As we discussed things the day got a little darker thinking this gonna be bad I stepped near the forest.
"Hey Bolt, are you gonna run away and quit?"
"Hey, that's rude."
"Ah, sorry sorry."
I didn't listen to what Gibson said and just cut down the tree with the chainsaw sword.
"Woah! He has a storage item."
"Why do you care about a storage item? Look at his weapon."
"I don't know about not being surprised by the storage item, James. But yeah I agree, what's that sword?"
The others were shocked by the storage item, maybe because they see me carrying a bag all the time but James noticed my sword.
Anyway, since I got their attention I made my command heard by all.
"We will first make a barricade. Then prepare to ration for the following hours to come."
As I said that to them, they all nodded, and all of us started to prepare for a possible siege.
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"To think I would be cornered like this?"
"What can I say, we need to accomplish our task with utmost care."
"Haha. hunting a few low ranking individuals with these numbers, not to mention using monsters. How can you steep so low Killer."
"We're not immature children Lone Wolf, so we need to be extra careful and cornering you now is the best plan to accomplish our task."
"Heh, it's been a long time since I was called by that moniker. And from the looks of it you might already forget the reason for it. Hah!"
The proctor said that as he raised the intensity of his mana and attack.
"Everyone in formation! As long as the second team is able to accomplish the task then we will retreat."
"""Affirmative!"""
Shing!
Ting!
"You careful bastard, so you have more in store huh?"
"That's what an assassin is all about."
"Let me guess there are more hidden cards under your sleeve?"
"I don't know, why don't you just wait and find out?"
Shing
Ting!
Ting!
"Denied, I'll take my chances and destroy those cards."
The fight continued without Dustin and the others knowing that the test they thought was being prepared was a trap by the assassin group.
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After almost an hour we made a rough wall around us which also includes a tower. It would have been better if there was an earth magician then this wall could be even sturdier.
"Now prepare the food and please divide them from different corners of the place."
"Why?"
"We can't have someone bring food to us like servants. We need to move in more ways than one, dividing them and just munching a few bits from time to time is better. Also we can rest at any given time in our current position."
"Can't we just carry them?"
Additional weights hinder a person's movement. Having less weight can help us be more mobile.
As I said, they stared at me very hard. I felt offended so I asked them the reason. "What is it?"
"You, in that armor."
Yeah, I wore an armor once before and it's freaking heavy and looking at you I feel stiff.
Well my strength is at least rank four plus this armor is mostly made by titans shell so it's almost weightless.
"Lets stop arguing about this and prepare"
I said as I walked out.
"Where are you going again?"
"Some finishing touches."
"What is he gonna do?"
"Don't know? Wanna find out?"
"Yeah, let's go."
"Hey boys!"
"Just leave them be, let's go prepare our rations."
"Haaa okay. Kurt help us too"
"Mm."
~~~~~~~
I walked outside and started writing on the wooden walls. Right now I am increasing the defense with runes. Although woods are fragile materials it is still better than nothing.
"Oh so you're a runesmith?"
"No, just my secondary path."
""Then what are you?""
I'm technically a multi-class person but let's just say I'm a mage.
"I'm a mage."
"Oh so you're a mage and here I thought that you were a swordsman before."
"Yeah but seeing the magic tool and rune carving of yours I guess you really are a mage."
""Magic tool, when?""
"His sword, I thought it was strange but it runs in mana not like normal weapons that get enhanced by mana and doesn't move on its own."
"Oooohhh., so that's why it was spinning blades."
I stopped listening to their conversation and continued to carve the runes to the walls. After a few hours I finished arving all the runes. Although it is weak since it was rushed it could still last long against an upper rank 3 attack and can take at least more than 5 hits from rank 4 considering it is a lower rank 4 monster.
"I'm done. Let's go inside to rest. This will be a long battle and we don't know if it really is a test or not."
Since earlier I have had a bad feeling about this and since quite common cliches are common from the stories that I once read and saw. so being prepared is not a bad thing. The more prepared we are the better.
"What are you so worried about? I'm sure the proctor shall intervene when it gets dangerous. "
"I hope so."
We then got in the camp and rested the night as we made a round of night watches rotating by group to rest properly.
~~~~~~~~
"Is everything ready?"
"Yes ma'am, the monster is at its limit of strength."
"Okay then start the attack with little monsters first."
"Um, why?"
Splush
Swish
"Don't question me."
The other assassins nod as they were scared at the sudden death of their former comrade.
"But since he sacrificed his life for that question I'll tell you. The weaklings are making a wall and seeing their futile effort, I thought why not let them feel despair little by little? Ehehe..hehehe..hahahaha!"
"Grrruuaahhh!"
As she laughed loud the monster roared with her.
"Oh my, is it impatient already? Wait for a little bit, the fun is just about to start. ahahahaha!"
She laughed at a low tone that can shake a person's soul.
~~~~~~~
"It's our turn you guys can rest now."
James and Kurt came up to change with us. Since it is now their shift, we started to go down to rest.
Rustle, rustle.
But before we got to leave our place I suddenly heard the sound of bush noise from afar.
"Huh? Bolt hurry up and go rest."
Ignoring their voice I gathered mana to my eyes to enhance my vision and when I looked at the distance I was shocked.
"Hey Bolt, listen."
When James was about to shake me off to get my attention I stopped him and said. "Wake everyone up."
"Huh?"
"The monsters are here, hurry!"
Hearing me yell he hurried and went to wake everyone else. Then I used the energy quantifier just to make sure.
Why? This isn't something that a normal group can take on even if it is just a test, this is just too much.
Right in front of me was a wave of monsters numbering to at least a thousand. The only saving grace is that the monsters charging at us right now are E rank or lower. then the hunch i got before might be right on the money.
"What is it, Bolt? Why did you call all of us right now?"
"Get ready they are here and this is not gonna be a normal test if it ever is a test."
"Huh what do you mean?"
They are all confused by my actions. but i just told them to get ready. and not long after everything became clear for them to see.
"Is this really a test? This is too much."
"There are at least hundreds of them out there."
"Thousands."
"Eh?"
"What?"
"They were stunned by what I said."
"What did you say, Bolt?"
"There are at least a thousand of them. Not including the boss monster."
"You mean that monster you're familiar has discovered?"
"Yes."
"There's still more right."
"James?"
He is sharp but it's not good to tell them right now since it's just a guess. But I think he understood what was going on so it's better if I tell them now. Plus it is only now that Titan felt what the rank of the monster could be.
"It's just a guess but that monster would at least be an upper C ranked monster."
"Huh?"
"No way?"
I guess they are really scared. As for me, I can at least fight it toe to toe since I have strength equivalent to that of a fourth rank.
But what I am afraid of is that there will surely be a lot of D rank monsters that will gather around it.
"This is crazy. How can this be a test? This is a massacre. We are all gonna die."
"Calm down."
"Calm down. How can I calm down? What about you guys? How can you be so calm? Let's run and quit this damn rank up exam!"
"We can't, Talia."
"What do you mean? You want us all to die just for a rise in rank?"
"No, that's not what I meant."
"Then what do you mean?"
"We can't because we can't out run those monsters."
"…ah, aaaahhhh!"
Knowing that I was right, she cried hard from the realization. We can run fast with mana sure. But we don't have unlimited mana and these monsters are too many and are likely locking us as their target. So we don't have a choice but to fight.