Katharine, who had overheard Eshwar's ramblings, learned about her enemies, so did Vinny, Jiwoo, Violet, and Katline, but only Jiwoo and Vinny moved first.
'This idiots, didn't they hear Eshwar? They are 'the fiends!' they don't know pain! They have only one thought and that is to destroy!' Despite her words, she smiled as she gripped her sword and dashed at her enemies.
"Well, we just have to kill them!" She yelled.
SWISH
SSHUPP
"Huh?" In disbelief, Katharine watched her sword become stuck at the enemy's neck where she attempted to slash.
BOOM
PLAT
Her sword was drawn as the fiend's head exploded from the bullet Eshwar fired from his pistol as he dashed to the location where Isha was surrounded by ten fiends.
'At least he is helping us...' She thought and was immediately proven wrong.
Eshwar dashed towards Isha and halted, standing cross-armed with his head resting on the barrel end of the shotgun and yawning.
"Isha is not fighting properly, I wonder why..." Eshwar said with a lazy look on his face.
'Oh, come on!' she squinted her eyes at Eshwar who seemed really bored.
'I thought he was joking!' she grumbled inwardly, until..
BAM
A demonized goblin appeared out of nowhere and headbutted her in the abdomen.
"Ukh." She leaned forward in reflex and drifted back.
When she raised her head to look at the goblin, she discovered its fist next to her face.
BAM
"Ugh!" she groaned.
'BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP' Her mind went blank as her vision got blurry.
She stumbled around, trying to regain her vision and balance, but the goblin abruptly appeared in front of her and head-butted her abdomen again, which helped her regain her vision due to the pain while coughing up a mouthful of blood.
'I think, my ribs are broken...' she thought, trying to regain her footing.
She stared at a meter-long monster, the stomach and legs of which had turned black due to the corrupt mana. It demonstrates where the corrupt mana is used more frequently.
'Why are it's legs black and why is it so fas-' Her thoughts were cut short when the demonised goblin appeared in front of her and punched at her jaw.
'I'll lose my consciousness if I get hi-' her thoughts were cut short, again.
BOOM (4x)
PLAT
The demonized goblin's head exploded once more, splattering goblin flesh and blood on her face, and she knew what caused it.
'I want to puke my guts out!' she thought, turned around and looked at the others, who were also covered in the flesh and blood of the demonised monsters they were fighting, with only Vinny doing better than the others.
"Hyyyaamm, alright, listen here!" Eshwar yawned and waved his hand, indicating that they should look at him.
"Lesson 1, the black spots here indicate that this monster is an agility type. Because of the location of the mana core, 'corrupt' mana is usually stationed according to the monster's characteristics and starts from the stomach." Eshwar grabbed the demonised goblin's body, which Katharine had been fighting until a moment ago, and explained while pointing to the blackened areas.
"Questions?" he asked after he completed his explanation.
'That's it? it's too simple though?' Katharine thought.
"Yes, even it's too simple, that's all there is to it, what else do you want to know? The anatomy of the goblin?" Eshwar asked with sneer.
"Hmph." Katharine snorted and crossed her arms.
"Now, get back to work." He shooed them, turned to face a man covered in black clothes.
"The adults will talk in the meantime." He said and walked towards the man, he flinched and took a step back.
'..... Kinda cool, I guess?' she thought and dashed at the other demonized who had only blackened at the stomach areas.
***
Isha, who was dealing with ten fiends at the same time, found them easy to handle because she fended off most of their attacks while tanking some that were not aimed at her vitals.
[You have to get hurt to get stronger!] Eshwar said telepathically.
'I know.' She thought.
"they are easier than the Orc warrior, I fought." She said which was barely a whisper but she said that to Eshwar.
[.... You are taking damage, exactly because of your naive thinking. How long can you last like that? If you were fighting a vampire thrall, you would have died the movement you bleed!] Eshwar said.
'... He's right ' she realized and shuddered.
She had no prior experience fighting a vampire or a thrall, but she was aware that a vampire uses blood rather than magic and that a simple paper cut could make a difference in a fight between a human and a vampire.
[Now, I want to you to stop defending and start dodging instead.] Eshwar said, and it was almost certain that Eshwar was asking her to do the impossible.
[Its not impossible.] He said in a lazy tone.
BOOM (5x)
PLAT (5x)
5 fiend heads with human faces exploded in front of Isha, but a light blue shield shielded her from being covered in the fiends flesh and blood.
'Why?' she thought, until...
SSIIISSSS
"Huh?" She looked down at the ground and noticed that it had begun to sizzle due to the blood of the fiends.
'Note to self: Be careful of the blood of a fiend.' She thought.
She turned around to face the other fiends who never left her range, sheathed the Ice Blood Katana, and placed it back in her inventory.
BAM (2x)
"Ukh." she was punched in the shoulder and abdomen, she clenched her teeth and took a step back to avoid the fiends attacks.
[I'm pretty sure, I didn't say you shouldn't move... Now, that's something impossible.] Eshwar said.
'I'm an idiot!' Isha cursed herself for being so stupid and began to take single steps to avoid the attacks.
[Exactly!] Eshwar said.
"What for? For my stupidity or for doing an excellent job of dodging?" she mumbled.
[The former, of course. What else did you think?] He said while chuckling.
'You! Let's see who get the last laugh next ti-' Isha's thoughts were cut short by Eshwar.
[I'll be back in a minute.....] Eshwar said.
"....So, I'll have to look after the baggage." She mumbled to herself, thinking he had left and glanced at Vinny, Jiwoo, Katharine, Katline and Violet.
[Exactly.] Eshwar said with a chuckle.
"..... Erase that from your memory." She said.
[Imprint? Ok, I've imprinted it in my mind as per your command.] Eshwar said and giggled.
"You!" she turned red from embarrassment.
'I'll get you back, for this and the k-ki-ki....' she turned into a red tomato.
[Oh my! Someone is having a naughty thought, I wonder who it is? Do you know Isha?] Eshwar said in a glee.