55 Chapter 50 - The Vanguard (1/2)
”DO ONE FINAL CHECK-UP ON THE TRAPS WE LAID!”
”Yes guild master!”
A young adventurer dashed past Griff as he was walking to the gates and out to the fields where the adventurers had laid their traps.
”You better get yourself together Griff. Today's the big day!”
Reiner squeezed Griff's shoulder as he said so with a slight grin.
”Don't waltz too far from us. Me and Reiner are the top adventurers of Alfrum now, with most of them having ran away to save their skins...”
Rin stated with slight disgust in her tone.
”I got Sylvie with me, even though we will be partnering up for this time only. Don't worry guys.”
Sylvie said nothing of her usual sarcastic sort and simply stayed quiet as she looked at the giant stone wall with her arms folded.
Before Reiner and Rin walked to their position Rin turned to speak once more.
”Listen... no one will blame you if you run away during the fight. It's going to be hard.”
”You worry a lot about me these days Rin, you ain't my mom. Just chill I got this!”
Griff said as he gave a thumbs up. Rin simply mumbled a few things like 'Stupid, Die, Weirdo' and walked off with a red tinge on her cheeks.
”Come on. We should go over to our spot too.”
Sylvie said nonchalantly and started to pull Griff by the collar who was simply chilling, now slightly used to her eccentric behavior.
As they walked over to the west side of the Wall Sylvie had kept sniffing the air.
”Hey why do you do that?”
”I'm a demi-human. I have heightened senses. Now be quiet for a second.”
She kept sniffing the air. Her face was slowly turning into one of utter confusion.
”Um... what's the problem?”
”Something's weird. Stay here. Don't run off again. I need to tell this to that old weirdo.”
”Master Leebus? He's over there.”
Griff pointed at the short old man who was raining commands on top of the wall alongside a couple long ranged adventurers.
Sylvie walked towards the staircase of the wall and ran up towards Leebus who was confused on why she was approaching him.
She whispered a few things in his ear and ran back to Griff. Leebus had a look of anger on his face as she made her way back.
”What was that about?...”
”I thought I was wrong at first, but I'm picking up the scent of the undead, and it's growing closer.”
”Wait what? What undead!”
”And they're speeding up. Look, bluntly speaking I don't think we're fighting a regular monster horde. It's artificial. Made up of undead monsters.”
Griff was about to speak but master Leebus's shouting cut him short.
”GET BACK! EVERYONE OUTSIDE OF THE WALL! GET BACK NOW!”
Everyone was looking in confusion save for Sylvie who looked horrified.
Suddenly the sound of the ground shaking could be heard around them.
”The hell-”
”Portal... damn it! It really was artificial!”
Leebus shouted in irritance.
”Listen Griff. Just like how you fought me, if you want to live fight like that.”
Sylvie said as she squeezed his shoulders.
”I get it... I might not be the brightest Sylvie but I think I know what's going on.”
Griff brushed off her hands and walked up the stairs of the walls with Sylvie behind him. Dust was rising beyond the horizon.
”ALATAR! IS THAT THE REST OF THEM?!”
”A COUPLE OF ADVENTURERS WENT TO SCOUT AHEAD! THEY'RE STILL FAR AWAY!”
The top of the wall was in chaos as the dust cloud was getting bigger.