... I see! She's the type to end things peacefully, but when it's impossible, she wouldn't hesitate to killing or doing the extreme.
This is bad, she will kill everyone in the squad!
"Attention to everyone. Ned has been killed, I repeat, Ned has been killed." I told the watch.
[He's dead? That's ridiculous, he's strong! How did you know he's dead? Are you with him?] Eve responded in shock.
"An enemy approached me and she showed me his beheaded head. She didn't kill me, I'm not sure why. She looks like a witch riding on a stone, please be careful. Just run when you see her."
[Damn it!] Eve yelled, visibly annoyed and sad.
[Okay, i understand. Focus on the mission, mourn later. There's a reason why Wo said this is a grade A+ mission. I've already retrieved the device, so don't come to the vault to support me. It's a trap.]
[Len! Be careful! They lure you in to kill you! I'm sure of it! It was heavily guarded when we reached the vault and when we looked for another way, we're suddenly teleported!] Goo Han said grimly.
"Goo Han, are you okay?" I asked worriedly.
[Yeah, the opponent is strong, but we managed. We were able to get information from our enemy. It was someone from Synth that hired them, but his head exploded before we could get the name.]
[No, that's enough. Hakku and Goo Han, regroup with Sunny and help Miem. It's dangerous if we stay apart.] Eve commanded.
[Yeah, send your location, Sunny.]
"No need, I'm already here."
Goo Han and Hakku stopped running and turned their heads around.
"Sunny, I'm glad you're okay. Though you look sick, are you alright?" Goo Han noticed and became worried.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking." I nodded slightly.
Hakku grabbed a rock, and it changed to a pear.
"Here, Sunny. It will recover your body quickly." He threw the pear at me.
I caught it and ate it.
"Do you know where Miem might be?" Asked Goo Han.
"She's in the west," I replied when I had already finished the pear. By utilizing the mist around me, I formed three hoverboards. We then flew off.
"Why is it only one when there's the two of you?" I asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I met a strange woman. We had a chat and implied our team will be wiped out. It means Scarecrow has designated a member for each of us."
Goo Han pinched his forehead and realized something, "So you're saying we're going to meet one that targets me?"
"Wait, how do you know he targets you?"
"When we're fighting, that man is surprised there are two of us after I detached from Hakku's weapon."
"I understand, we'll have to be extra careful."
Just when we finished our talk, a giant explosion occurred, leaving a hole in a giant building.
Afterward, a decaying three headed dragon flapped its wings and unleashed its breath onto the building, burning everything.
We observed the dragon for a moment and didn't see Miem. I 'see' through the mist and she's somewhere in the building.
"She's inside."
Then, my hairs stood as I sensed danger. It would be late to tell them so I transformed the surrounding mist into a shield.
"Goo Han!"
Goo Han quickly turned his head. He glanced at the shield and immediately understood. Hakku didn't know what's about to happen, but he knew going behind the shield was safer.
Goo Han turned into a black liquid and became one with the shield. The shield immediately increased in size and became quite heavy. Its design also changed to be more advanced with an energy core in the middle.
The core lit up and a force field slowly took form. Not only that, I sensed heightened defenses from the shield.
A purple beam with a width of five meters launched from inside the building, piercing the dragon's body and coming out of the other side. The dragon roared in pain and collapsed to the ground, destroying buildings when it crashed.
As we're within the beam's line of fire, it crashed us. The shield protected us.
"It's hot!" Goo Han groaned in pain.
"Hold on!" The beam was especially heavy. I have to keep holding it with all my strength. Sweat flowed down. My arms are getting weak. My vision seems blurry. My heart beats faster, I feel like my body is reaching its limit, yet I gotta hold on.
Is there something I can do? I thought to myself, sounding desperate and at edge, when I saw two burly arms helping me holding the shield. It felt lighter. I looked at Puffy in shock. This phantom moved on its own without my command! Somewhat scary, honestly…
The beam slowly lost its power and faded away.
I panted heavily. Usually, it wouldn't be a problem but I exceeded myself earlier. I am recovered but not entirely. If this was a game, my health would recover only ¼ the bar before decreasing even further to only two percent of hp!
A black liquid came out of the shield and took the form of a human. When it finished, Goo Han kneeled on the hoverboard, panting as hard as me.
"Ha… Ha… I thought I died!"
"No kidding."
"Good work guys." Hakku gave us chocolate. We consumed it and we recovered slowly. Next, we dived into the building. The building shook greatly and we heard a shout from below.
"Elemental Breath!"
A light flashed from below and following that, we could feel the sharp sensation of cold.
"It's useless, it's useless! Hahaha!" A man laughed echoed throughout the building. We then heard the sound of an energy charge.
"Wait here."
Without waiting for their response, I immediately went down to the area before anything bad happened.
When I arrived, I was in the middle of them with Miem on the right with an undead Minotaur near her while Moose on the left. He had already released the energy he charged! It was coming at me.
I didn't waste time and turned myself into a mist, moving away and dodging it. As for Miem, she ordered an undead Minotaur to block it with its axe.
I didn't wait for the beam to run out of power and immediately flew to Moose.
Moose was a big guy with visible muscles. He was bald and wore plain clothes with long jeans.
As my form was translucent and he was focused on Miem, ignoring his surroundings. I got close to him easily.