"Well, I get I'm off to inspire people then"
"Good luck"
Rualan watch as Callum left the room, she sat there on her desk with her heart beating rapidly and a blush hidden by the dark room caused by the power outrage that prevents him from noticing.
(Maybe I shouldn't put on this brave face just so he doesn't have to worry about his upperclassman, but I also can't let him see me scared and stuff either) the thought of having him hug her until all this stops is tempting now that she thought about it.
"You all better not have seen that"
The monsters look at her without understanding of the situation but turns away.
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Outside.
Laura, Aerina, and a few volunteers began overwhelming the drones quickly as possible, to their surprise as they dropped one by one and drones dropped like flies hitting against the electric lamp.
Cores dropped onto the ground one by one as many saw and soon join, the newcomers are shouted with instructions on using the spell while others are left to support the one who can use it.
Laura leading the charge along with Aerina gathered around 23 people as they blast the drones off the sky.
"Last one!" someone shouted as Laura set off the spell towards it.
The spell flew through the air for a moment, but that moment felt longer than usual as everyone's anticipation remain high.
The illusion wore off and the core fell.
"Yeah!!!!!!"
Everyone cheered as Laura took down the last one.
Everybody else who watch their battle look in awe at the beautiful magician taking the charge at the swarm of drones and take them down with her group of followers.
"O_O!" surprised by their cheers, a happy one, directed at her Laura couldn't help but doubt if they were actually cheering for her.
Aerina shakes her arm excitedly with joy as she watches Laura stunned by the cheer not sure of what to do.
Some of the people cheering fire off spells that explode in color to everyone surprise but welcomed in joy.
Right then and there amidst the cheers, Laura Bernard began to change in everyone's perspective, for the better.
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At one of the trace locations, Site #1
A computer exploded as Alaine destroy the last one while Shin kick the hacker, a member of Haxkers Group, specialize in dark web information gathering onto the ground and leveled his sword at his chest.
"Give up or get stab!"
"Never!"
He then slams his fist on a huge button that is on the console, a huge one that anyone would have noticed if they weren't looking at the large screens displayed all over the room.
Cutting off his hand, Shin got close and shouted.
"UGH!!!"
"What did you do?"
"UGH!!!"
"Hey, I'm asking you!"
"You're all going down!!"
"Huh?", one of the screen flickered in and out catching the attention of everyone.
Releasing all drones
Activating Backup Plan
Giant
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"?"
Callum looks out the window upon seeing something above the sky.
Everyone on the ground also notice something there as well and start to prepare for the next wave.
"Everyone get ready!" Kyle shouted coming out of one of the shelter, his clothes tattered but his injuries are healed, walking quickly close to the location the swarm would come down from.
"Hey! What's going on?!" shotued Callum from the second floor.
"Another wave!" shouted Serina who is still recovering but getting ready for the next wave.
"Oh! Okay!" Callum then heads back inside.
".....Wait!" Serina shouted.
"What?!"
"Why are you up there?!"
"What?!"
"Why? Are! You! There?!"
"Hiding!"
"What?!" shouted Kyle.
"Its! Safer!"
"Get down here!"
"You're not my boss!"
"Don't make me drag you!"
"Come at me dude" Callum takes out a megaphone and began speaking through it.
"Agh!"
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"Hiding!"
Laura can feel her heartbeat went from happy and excited from the cheering and seeing Callum to a heavy feeling in a moment upon hearing his answer.
(He's hiding?)
"....."
Everyone listened in on the conversation silently as Kyle and Callum shouted at each other.
(Why?) she thought.
"Watch out, incoming"
"!!!?"
Everyone noticed the looming shadow above them and quickly move back as it came crashing down onto the ground sending some rolling backward.
"Huh?"
"That's not a drone!"
"...?" Callum watch as the object began to stand up.
(Oh, a robot)
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"Huh? A robot?! Ugh!" Irviel grunted as his arm is set back in place by Florence.
"Sorry"
"No, it's fine, but..."
"I'm sorry, but with our current situation we won't be able to do anything even if we are there right now"
"....No way..."
Mana - so low if he uses he will blackout
Body - too injured to fight nor move around
Weapon - pristine condition, but deactivate its feature to prevent its user from doing anything
(Dammit!)
Even though he is hurting, he couldn't help but clench his fist to try and control his anger.
Florence could only stiffen her mouth trying not to show her discomfort at their current predicament, while the others that followed them to the location are recovering as fast as they can.
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"Can you move?" ask Conner.
"Nope. You?" replied Elena.
"I can't even move my ■■■■"
"Pfft, haha, ugh~!"
"Lol, haha--ugh!!!"
The two laugh at each other while groaning in pain, their location #2 are filled with large robots half the size but just as powerful as the robot dropped at the Academy Ground, all of them are destroyed in many ways; cut up, shot through or both.
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"....."
(Oh, darn) thought Callum as the robot's hand smashed through the wall of the Academy.
"Ah, you!"
Not knowing what his name is Kyle shouted.