Simon leads the group while killing all the monsters swarming around the city, attacking and killing some people from the other groups. Thanks to their equipped weapons, even normal humans without the power of gems were able to kill monsters.
Paul and Almond's group, on the other hand, stood in the corner and were shocked to see them able to kill monsters one by one, even though they hadn't any power to kill them. They couldn't believe how they were able to make it.
Simon was at the rooftop killing monsters in the distance when he suddenly saw Wartz and his men trying their best to survive and get away from monsters. Simon saw Wartz protecting and didn't try to leave his comrades despite the fear that he had which caused him to take one normal sword forged with gems and give it to Wartz.
"Use it, I know for sure you'll be able to kill them with that."
He stares at the sword that Simon gave him. He held it tightly and used it to behead the giant spider that was about to kill his comrade. Simon smiles and leaves him to go back to where he must stand. He needed to know every move of monsters and the people killing them.
When he finally arrived at his place, he suddenly thought of Hero. What could he be doing right now? Is he having a hard time fighting against that monster? He clenches his fist and closes his eyes.
"No, Hero can do it. My focus will be on this. I still can't sense Valerie's power, so we still have time to kill all of them. Hopefully, we will win. I hope that what we planned will lead us to victory. My only wish is that no one will try to break our plans," he muttered and started to fire causing three monsters to be killed at the same time.
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Hero was gasping for air as he was holding his swords. He looks at the monster gasping too as he fights against him. "Funny. A mere human was able to match my speed and power. No wonder you were able to kill Master Valerie easily in the past."
He breathes heavily and stares at the monster known as Chrolo. He introduced himself as Valerie's General, the one who handles all of the monsters while she was sleeping. However, Hero felt something strange. If he is only the General, then why was he able to kill Valerie in just a snap in the past?
The monster in front of him now is much stronger than Valerie's power. Is it because at that time Valerie's power is still regenerating?
"I guess you are thinking deeply, are you thinking about us? About Master Valerie and me?" Hero is more getting wary of him. He is not just an ordinary monster, he thinks that he is much stronger than the monster he fought during the first wave.
He was about to speak to reply to his statement when Chrolo sprinted and attacked him. Fortunately, his body reacted and sensed his immediate attack causing him to avoid it. He slid his sword and countered Chrolo's attacks but with his last punch, one of his swords flew away.
Without Hero noticing, Chrolo delivered a blow to his stomach, causing him to cough blood and sending his body flying meters away. Chrolo sprinted again, preparing to strike once more. However, Hero quickly dodged to avoid his punch and slid his sword to cut Chrolo's leg. Despite this, Chrolo managed to jump away and evade his attack.
Hero coughs blood once again and covers his mouth. He looked at his hand where his blood was and gritted his teeth. He looks at Chrolo and it looks like, he seems to be unharmed. He throws away his sword and cracks his fingers as he looks at Chrolo.
"My, My, My, what will you do now? Throwing away your weapon? Do you think you can beat me with your own hands?" Hero didn't respond and just continued warming up.
When he is finally done, he opens his eyes and his pitch-black eyes can be seen. For now, he uses the half percent of the black gem's power he consumed. Chrolo can't believe what he witnessed right now, a human who has black eyes?
"This is such a rare encounter. Are you one of—" he wasn't able to finish his sentence when Hero sprinted and knocked his head off causing Chrolo to be on the ground. His eyes widen as he tries to stop Hero's fist but the power is stronger and he cannot avoid it until the blow hits his face causing his nose to bleed.
"I have no time to chitchat with you, if I cannot kill you with my swords then I have no choice but to use this half percent of this power." Chrolo's thought was getting messy after hearing from his mouth.
What does he mean by half percent of this power? What else does he have that he keeps hidden for a long time? Is he really one of them and just hiding as a human or that he cannot remember his memories?
Chrollo immediately lifted his legs and smacked Hero's back, causing his grip on Chrollo's shirt to loosen causing him to be able to get away from Hero. He jumped high twice as he kept looking at him, gradually standing properly.
Chrolo just keeps silent when Hero speaks. "Tell me, is your Queen still in her position, or has she moved out upon learning that I traveled in time and was able to rewind everything? I know that once her underlings know of it, she will too."
"No, she doesn't know about this." Hero scoffed and little by little he laughed evilly looking at Chrolo.
"It will be so funny to trust the monster's words, won't it?"
"You mean you don't even trust yourself?" Hero was silent after Chrolo spoke. "What do you think you are? Human? No. You are now also one of us, hiding in that human body. It's a shame to lose someone like you, but I will have to kill you to protect Master Valerie."
As Chrolo's power rises, it begins to match the percentage of power he uses against him. Hero smirks, and then his face becomes serious as his black eyes glare at him.
"Then let us begin the real show, Chrolo. I may not like other ordinary humans, but I will use this power to eliminate all of you and your kind. Be ready for your death now."