"Are you talking about a continuous one versus one? Or at the same time?". He asked.
"At the same time.".
"Well, the B-rank monsters would never be able to kill the S-ranker unless he lost all his stamina. So I don't really know the answer to that. I guess if the S ranker fought until he had no more stamina, so around 50 to 200 B rank monsters".
Yeah, that made sense.
"How many A-rank monsters could they fight at one time?".
"Depending on the S-rank monster slayer, they could probably fight 3–25 A-rank monsters at the same time if they used all their power and energy.".
"What about a peak S ranker who was about to become a SS ranker?".
"It would be on the high side; he could probably fight 25 or more A-rank monsters at the same time.".
That's such a huge difference between the ranks. Even if you were the same rank, he could still be multiple times stronger.
A peak S ranker could fight 25 A rank monsters, while a beginner S rank could only fight 5 A rank monsters at the same time.
This probably worked the same on all the ranks.
This was not an ideal ranking system to have; there was too much difference between a weak S ranker and a strong S ranker.
"Another monster wave is coming!". One of the people from below shouted.
As I looked in the distance, nothing was there. Yet this guy was saying that another wave of monsters was coming.
"His insignia can spot monsters, so his comment is trustworthy." The mayor told me.
"Well, then I am going ahead." I said this as I jumped out of the wall.
And as I landed on the ground, I accelerated with explosive speed towards the west.
"Come!".
The dracanis ran next to me as we ran towards the west.
I forgot about the insignia, so if his insignia was to detect monsters, then the information was not wrong.
Soon, I could see around 200 monsters mixed with trolls and orcs.
My dracanis rushed at the monsters, intending to kill them.
"Stop".
As the dracanis stopped, I raised my hand towards the monster horde.
"Leave".
The dracanis quickly rushed back to me.
And explosively, a huge cone of flames rushed at the monsters, filling an area of 300 meters, which enveloped all of the monsters.
After a solid 10 seconds, I stopped the flames.
The aftermath was incredible. Burned black grass, and monster corpses were completely black from the burns.
But there was one monster still standing. It had burn injuries everywhere, but it was still alive.
The dracanis immediately rushed toward it.
"Wait".
The dracanis stopped in the middle of their tracks.
With instantaneous speed, I arrived in front of the monster.
I could hear it mumble.
"Hurt…pain". The monster spoke weakly, his voice coarse.
I knew it.
The monster was speaking. I saw the monster's mouth move from far away, but I wanted to check, so I came closer.
But the monster really was talking. So that fluffy monster above the barrier could also talk.
When I looked closer at the orc, I noticed that it was bigger than the other orcs.
"Was he the leader?".
But how was it possible for the monster to speak?
"It burns". The monster spoke weakly again.
"Well, it doesn't matter.".
I snapped my finger, and a flame enveloped the giant orc.
Soon the giant orc fell down, and I could smell burned meat everywhere.
At the same time, I heard galloping sounds, and as I looked back, I noticed a bunch of knights in armor arriving with their horses.
One of the knights with blonde hair stepped down from the horse and approached me.
"Sir Ashencroft, it's better for us to fight near the wall because of the cannons." He said it nervously.
"Let's go back; I was just testing something.".
There wasn't any need for them to come here, so the logical choice was to go back.
"Have you ever heard a monster speak?". I asked the knight.
The knight looked at me puzzled.
"Well, every monster above A rank speaks, so yes, I have heard a monster talk before." He climbed the horse and said, "Monsters at S ranks aren't really that intelligent, so their words are very limited.".
I see.
So monsters in this world at S rank and above can talk, and since the monster that I fought only said words like pain, it burns.
It probably meant that the monster was of S rank.
"Where are the others?"
"They are back at the wall, making preparations.".
"I see. Let's go back then.".
The knight nodded.
"Understood".
"We are going back to the wall!" He shouted.
I looked at them, who were preparing to leave.
But I had an uneasy feeling.
My body suddenly moved by itself, and as I turned around, I saw a giant fireball quickly approach us.
A barrier formed between me and the fireball.
As the fireball hit it, the impact created a small shockwave, and the barrier started to crack.
"It is not strong enough.".
I created three more barriers behind it.
The fireball continued to smash through the barriers, but it was stopped by my third one.
The fireball fell to the ground, and I realized it was a rock that was in flames.
It looked like the meteors that had hit the kingdom, but this one was smaller.
"Not bad". A deep voice spoke, and as I looked at the source,.
Around 500 meters ahead, I saw a tall human-looking figure, but his hair was made out of flames.
He had four eyes, which were a deep orange, with fire coming out of his mouth when he spoke.
"I didn't think you could block that." His mouth moved as he spoke.
I could feel the strength coming out of him, and I knew it wasn't a good situation.
"How strong are you?". I asked the blonde knight.
"S rank, sir." He stuttered as he spoke.
"Peak or normal?"
"Normal".
That was not enough; them staying here would end with their deaths.
"Run to the wall. I will block him.".
"But sir". He stammered.
"This is an order!" I said it with a commanding tone.
"Understood".