13 RNG: Texan In Another World - V1.13 - Raiding Party (1/2)

The Sonic Shield around the city that kept the insects out suddenly took a sharp change, A mushroom cloud came from a pylon located near a guard station broke the concentration of all those around.

The stars across the evening sky were the only other light. Dark, sinister cackling could be heard from time to time passing through the barrier. Prince Troeg was on the rooftop of the Castle with the Defense Shield, When the time came he and the other Elders would focus their power in a rotation to maintain the city's inner perimeter from damage.

The Prince had sent a squad of guards to the Lab to assist Mike, and although he had been sulking earlier it was only because he was enjoying the company of a strong minded woman. The servants and even the Queen herself had rarely spoken to him clearly or without reserve. When Cara arrived, she was polite and quiet. It wasn't until after he asked several questions concerning her allegiances did she profess about her feelings about Mike.

The words that came out of her mouth left Prince Troeg feeling a bit shortsighted.

”Prepare to deploy the Shield!” One of the guards could see the approaching force.

The Defense Shield was a one way shield, It kept things out. That left the prince and guards able to set up a defensible position and drive their attackers away. If they didn't have one, their only option would be a direct confrontation.

”They are coming!”

Prince Troeg warned the others as he watched the incoming. When they were close to the Castle, he turned toward the formation and closed his eyes.

”NOW!”

The group of attackers were surprised to find themselves under an oppressive push back. The defense Shield was able to repel everything, magic, arrows, swords, and fists. Price Troeg had to depend on his guards to do the work while they concentrated on maintaining the barrier.

”AHHH!”

The screams of the attackers as their attacks were thwarted and returned in kind.

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Mike saw the scene outside of the Lab the moment it came into view, the Horizon was ablaze. Rushing to a nearby shelter, Mike put the girls somewhere safe. They could probably defend themselves if they were left alone, but If they were with the reinforcements it was possible they could be caught in the crossfire.

Keeping their safety in mind, Mike pulled out the Sap Crystal and passed it to Cara.

”Hold this. Use it if you have to, but most of all you need to stay safe.” Mike looked the girls over.

”Stay here.” asking the others directly, he pulled his homemade Frost Cannon from the storage ring.

The hill was pretty easy to hide on, there were a lot of bushes and the evening sky was lit by fire. Most eyes were on the fire and trying to melt the ice that was blocking the door. Mike was wondering why it was still up, but didn't care at the moment. The oils they had thrown on the wall where the ice was, had rolled down and destroyed the yard.

Mike got as close as he could and found some cover behind the Dragoons the Knights rode to the Laboratory. They were still startled by his approach, but they didn't attack him. They could see he was about to hunt the people their riders were killed by. Mike motioned for the Dragoons to lay down and snuck quietly closer.

When the Dragoons saw him creeping they were all a bit excited and crawled alongside him. When one the Guards that had fallen was being paraded around like a trophy, the Dragoon that belonged to him lost its control. Its rage was immense as it lunged at the Poocha resident among the rioters.

Tearing the Arms of the Man from their socket, The Dragoon threw them into the dirt and crushed the man's head inside its mouth. The alarming sounds of the others as they watched the Dragoon go balls deep on the man's face. The crushing sounds had several of them pissing where they stood. Despite killing a guard, none of them had considered being something's lunch.

Mike appeared right behind the Dragoon and started firing the Frost Cannon. Its spray rushed out for nearly 35 feet and anything caught in its blast was instantly frozen, cracked and crumbled under the pressure, then broke to a thousand pieces. Mike cleared the floor after the Dragoons were satisfied, the few that remained sniffed Mike with intensity and followed him to his next target.

”O_o! Okay.” Mike wasn't looking for his own mount, but those would definitely do the trick.

Mounting the larger of the Dragoons Mike flew into the Sky. He aimed the Frost Cannon and in a matter of minutes the remaining attackers outside the lab had been eliminated, frozen or otherwise.

Mike needed to get into the lab and see what was missing. He saw a ladder used to scale the walls and landed on the roof. Rushing down the stairs he could hear the Dragoons following him and crashing against the walls behind him.

When mike saw the inside of the Lab he was disheartened, The grow had been raided and whatever they couldn't take with them was smashed.

”FUCK!”

Mike was pissed and he ran back to the roof. Re-mounting his Dragoon, Mike flew back to the house he left the girls in. When he saw them, they rushed up.

”Why do you have Dragoons?” The girls hadn't been on one before. Mike told them to get on and follow him.

Rising into the air he told them what was going on. ”Search the area, yell out when you find them, alert everyone.” Mike took off at high speed in another direction.

The girls were a bit lost on what to do, but all of them split up into a different direction. Each took a Dragoon and flew into the darkness looking for a running thief or a force.