Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!
"Eh?" I suddenly noticed that my arm guard was being bitten as I was leaving. and looking down, I noticed that Titan was biting me.
[Why are you doing that?]
"Kump."
He still continued biting on me without explaining. But it's a good thing we can communicate mentally like this now. This is a technique applicable after reaching a certain level of connection. But still, it's far from Beast unification.
Still, as I was fighting more monsters, I noticed that I still have my Blades with me.
'Hmm, the mana usage is quite slow. Then I guess my recovery is getting faster, huh?'
'But it is still gradually eating my mana.' So without thinking much about it, I stored them back.
"Kuu!"
After the Blades were stored, Titan became happy again.
'Oh, so he was jealous.'
[You could have said something.]
KuUuu.]
[Ahaha, I guess so.] He suddenly told me that it was my job to take care of his mood.
I then just agreed with him. After all, this guy behaves mostly like a cat which is why he is so moody.
[But I have my reason not to use you just now. And I still won't have you go into boomerang mode.]
[KuUU?!]
[Why, you say? It's because earlier I felt that I was being watched. And it all started after beating Lightning Flames.]
[Kuu?]
[Oh yeah, you weren't there. Earlier I took down some guys before our previous opponent. and the Lightning Flames guy was the first I took down.
[KUU!]
Hearing he got mad and headbutted my armor as well as wriggling to make a bigger impact.
[Hey, we're still fighting; don't move.]
[Kuu.]
[Okay, okay, I'll buy many ores to feed to you.]
[Kuu!]
He calmed down after making a promise. Well, that's only going to be possible if I have time, though. But let's not tell him that.
[Kuuu.]
And as we were fighting, he suddenly said he wanted to fly.
[Like I said, that's for later. I don't know what the mastermind is thinking, but we should hide our power as much as possible.]
[Kuu?]
Oh, those blades—those have their own purpose. Yeah, that's right.]
[KUuuuu.]
[Okay, I just felt like using them. But those are just prototypes, so even if they do learn about them, it won't be of much use to them.]
[Kuu.]
[Right.] 'Phew, good thing I tricked him. Me using those blades was just on impulse, plus I entirely forgot about Titan at that time. Sorry bud.'
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Bam!
"How can they be defeated so fast?!"
"Huuuu." Exhaling hard, he tried to contact the others.
[We will be going for the next plan after all of you evacuate.]
[What?]
[But leader.]
[Most of them had been captured.]
[What? How many were captured?]
[Impossible.]
[more than half of them were captured already]
[Damn it.]
[If you understand, then leave fast.]
[[[Affirmative.]]]
[[[Right away.]]]
[[[Yes, leader.]]]
As they confirmed the command given to them, all of them moved away from the city.
"To think they could kill one of the strongest children under my command. but I guess that is to be expected; they haven't received any form of proper training. I only had the time to teach them how their powers work."
"Haaaa." He sighed again as he thought of the individuals who defeated his subordinates.
"Those who defeated them usually formed a group or were stronger than them by rank. Still, this guy was the only one who fought them alone and was able to learn their weaknesses quickly."
He then concentrated his view on an armored individual, Dustin, as he saw how he easily cut down the monsters that were at least one or two ranks higher than him.
"Those weapons are quite intriguing, especially that sword, although at first there are no blades. Once it retracts, it becomes a dangerous weapon. Not to mention its effect when absorbing our mana."
With his amazing perception, he noticed how Dustin's chainsaw blades worked.
"Also, I can't seem to perceive what's inside his armor. What is it made of? I would like to kill him myself, but I need this child for my revenge to work."
He looked at the girl suffering from an object she was absorbing.
"Work hard, child; your sister and your future depend on it."
[Leader, we have already left.]
[Good I'll tell Teria of the next plan so go to her.]
[Yes, leader]
[Teria, get ready; you are about to do your part next.]
[Yes, leader. Responded by the little girl's sister whose name is Teria.
"It's time to give them false hope."
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The monsters attacking the Labyrinth City are now being barricaded in certain areas.
Due to our swift action, the damage was minimal, and we were able to push back the stampede in the corner of the city.
Although they took at least a tenth of the city's area, it was still better than we could ever imagine. But we definitely weren't able to avoid casualties.
"I thank all adventurers for the help the governor sent as a message to all of you."
"It is said here that although you left your post and did not prioritize my command, you were still able to help avoid bringing more casualties to the city. For that, I thank you all."
"That's to be expected."
"Guild master!" The guild master showers himself.
"It's good to see you all. Here are these guys. I found them as I was taking care of the monsters outside."
He tossed five people with him. And in front of it, they are with the same guys who attacked us earlier.
"When I was preventing more monsters from coming in, these guys jumped on me, so I just knocked them out."
Wow, I guess these guys dug their own graves.
As everything was about to calm down, an unknown voice resounded throughout the city.
[To all citizens of Labyrinth City, I am the one who caused all of these tragedies you are currently facing.]
"If so, then get out and surrender yourself!"
[Me surrender? You are the ones suffering, not me. Why should I surrender?]
"Isn't it obvious? We are already done with this stampede, and what's going to happen next is that you will be locked in jail."
[Haha, AHahahaha! ]
"What's so funny?"
[You think these are the only monsters we have? Then you'd better think again.]
"Grrrrr]"
Out of nowhere, monsters revealed themselves in the woods.
"What?"
"There are more."
LThat's right, there are more. And even with the armor you guys are using, it would all be useless in the long run.]
"Then, what are your demands?]
[Oh, as expected of the governor, you are quite perceptive.]
"Cut the pointless praise and tell me what you want."
[Fine then. But before that, we would like you to release our people.
Raising his eyebrows, the governor asked again]
"What else?"
[Didn't you hear what I said? Release my people.]
"We will do it all at once in a fair trade. How about it?"
[You really are a tough nut to crack. Fine then, but I have another demand.]
"That's too much!"
[What do you mean? This is the main reason we are attacking you. So shut up and give me the head, Dreg Philstein.]
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Why?"
"Don't tell me-?"
Out of nowhere, certain individuals made a surprised expression.
'And then I heard something unexpected from the guild master. Making my earlier thoughts real.'
"He is one of the Pure Elements survivors."
'I knew it. Since earlier they only used certain abilities. And when they transformed their bodies into elemental forms, I knew there was a catch to their existence.'
[So what do you say? Will you comply with my demands or face the wrath of these monsters?]
He announced it in a menacing tone.
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Scribble scribble
Inside a certain office of the Sage's Academy. A person was there, writing on a piece of paper.
"With this, I am done."
After he finished writing it down on the paper. He folded it and placed it in an envelope.
Tak!
Then, sealing the envelope, he put it inside his drawer.
"I knew this day would come. To think I could live this long is a miracle in itself."
Tap tap tap tap.
All of a sudden, footsteps were heard outside his office.
"Oh, they are here. It's a good thing I'm done with my writing. Now let's face our visitors."
Tok tok, the door was then knocked
He opened the door, and as he expected, these people came to him.
Hello, Mr. Philstein. We are here to be your escort.
"Good, then guide me outside."
"Wait, that's not why we are here."
"Then what is it?"
"We are here to help you hide, as the governor commanded us."
"Hmph, what a waste of your efforts I'm sorry, but I'll be going outside."
Swoosh.
Out of nowhere, he left and vanished.
"Haaaa. To think he would be willing to sacrifice himself."
And knowing his intentions. The soldiers couldn't help but sigh in relief.
"True. I am really glad that we could escape this tragedy."
"Yeah."
"What the heck are you guys thinking?! We were ordered by the governor to hide him.And not give him up."
"But you think so as well, right? We have our families to think about."
"Yeah, I just had my child last month; I can't just let them die, right?"
Hearing that their commander also understood their concerns and was not able to say a thing about their attitude.