Vol 1 Chapter 12 (1/1)

”What the deus?! Everyone! Get behindposition before setting up walls of ice and earth between us and the fireballs DOOON rinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn gara gara gara gara There is a deafeningly loud explosion, leading to a constant ringing inhu continuously as each of the fireballs land How the hell did it turn out like this? goaaaa After the ru stopped, I release the walls which tu I turn to ask if everyone's alright, but I couldn't even hearive theh of relief when I see that no one's hurt I think Dosnak is in rab hily There's aelse I can't really deter up rather unsteadily -did the explosions affect my inner ear as well?- I look in the direction of the outpost fyuuu I nearly stu me forward I feel a chill downup on its end Beforefire tornado dances within a crater where the outpost once was I double checkzero I can cast 13 fireballs with my current MP, but that doesn't explain the size nor destructive power frostoward the handful of people approaching the inferno from the south with his mole-like claws, probably the few defenders from within another outpost This isn't as planned but let's not waste this opportunity I kneel down and grab the short student by the shoulders, I pointed at hi hiers, I point toward the hideout where we have been staying The boy nods and helps his fellow class atto do? I point toward the approaching figures before I swing the finger across the front ofand resu in a straight line, but if it's the three of them, even wild beasts won't be a probles first, how should I be hide these? I look at , there are tall bushes everywhere with few paths Since people nor on the canopy should be enough goso kasa kasa kasa kasa I tie an unfurled blue cloth to one ofof value onto the top of some bushes Afterward, I fill some of my empty packs with branches and leaves The world has , but I stare into the horizon to hopefully help ood a time as any I am not quite sure if they will hear this, but they were further down, nearer to the other outpost, so they should be fine ”Bell-ne, I' for a while, so don't bother replying I aather whatever I can from the ruin and draw the survivors' attention and kill them off if I can Use this time to finish off the people inside the Blades' outpost” Ho for quick kills So baton in front, shortsword in back this ti around continuously, I will have to rely on ht to spot any enemies, best be cautious and avoid any potential aoes the plan for attrition” Bell and Rick had gotten up from the floor after the impromptu dive Since there were many bushes and they were quite a bit away froe from debris or the shockwave that followed They immediately tried to contact both Till and Kun, but only Till replied that she's on her way back to the hideout as planned ”Can you get through to Kun, Rick” Bell is staring at the twisting flame further to the north-northhere the other outpost used to be Rick grabs her arht up ”Wha-” Before she can say anything, Rick puts a finger to his lip and points at the shadows co outpost He silently picks up the longbow that had been flung to the floor and begins notching an arrow This tirab hi in a soft voice, ”Kun is still alive, can't hear anything though, he's going to buy us soet in there and take care of the re users” ”Can we do it? There shouldn't be e to get athe bare ht die, but ill sure as hell s a hole, throwing all her non-essential items into it Aside fro is inside Rick follows by throwing in al bow, a quiver of arrows, a harness of daggers and so the back of her left paw lightly with her right, she drips a few drops of blood onto the ground to mark the spot It would be ideal for Rick to be in infiltration gear, but beggars can't be choosers As such, Bell leads the ith her fur being changed toabout ten paces back They ate of the outpost, about 2 dozen users caate already It's safe to say that they were either stupefied by the fire tornado or thought they had won the battle since they paid no attention to their surroundings The two reach the backgate without any incidents, Bellon top of the wall and ju the coast is clear, she tries to find a way for Rick to co, what's up with that ju of a way up Thinking of the stupid things they have done, he re, he sticks a hand onto the wall and covers it with ice, reaching up with his other hand, he freezes it as well, then his feet follows soon after He then releases the ice on the first hand, causing it to crack, fall off the wall and disappear before hitting the ground Rotating the freezing and unfreezing in a cycle with his limbs to climb up, he repeats the process until he made it to the top Bell raises her eyebrohen he pulls his that were planted on the rampart She quickly nods her head toward one of the doors, although they don't have a blueprint for this outpost, her experience with raiding has given her a basic grasp ofquarters are always on the second floor kara kan ”shi+t! Tabeus was right!” A guard slashes at the door with his sword as soon as Bell opens it She barely ducked in tiuard to hit the er with a silver sheen flies through the air, perfectly slicing into the guard's windpipe The half-cat takes this chance to swing an uppercut with her left claw into theup with an overhand thrust into his throat with her right claw, effectively finishi+ng hiuards placed in the quarters, one is a few paces away that the now dead guard was trying to talk to; who just screauards near the opposite of the rooht ears, trying to get reinforceotten on all fours and leapt at the lone guard like a panther before several gokin sounds greet the rooers fly fro one in the throat and the other in the hand, effectively silencing their co his throat while the woh her hand, out ”Intruders! Everyone get over here!” The lone guard that can still speak yells for help tatatata ”Youfeuild froo lock the doors!” The felinoid goes fro up on any pretense of stealth DON GAAASHA” She runs toward the bed nearest to the stairs, stabs the sleeping users in the throat and throws the bunk bed in the direction of the stairs The sleeping quarter is one huge room easily 30 meters squared, they iant barracks The woth of the catwouarding Unexpectedly, thefor help with his eyes doka doka doka The woives the man several heavy stomps and tries to exit in a hurry, but Rick had already taken the chance to close up onto her ”«Antipode»!” With a quick series of strikes, the youth both freezes and burns the wo, the woher level than Rick But with the co that level isn't everything frouards, he dispatches her with ease ”Man, why are all the chicks in this gauard'sa nearby chair, he ja it He does the sa off and sealing the other doors GAAASHA Bell throws another bed at the stairs where a guard was brave enough to stick his head out of the bend ”What should I do now?!” ”Start killing everyone in here! Don't worry about the loot, use the crystals right away!” ”Everyone? shi+t!” Enchanting another pair of daggers with theall the throats of the sleeping users and shatters the resulting crystals Since all the forces of the [Monochroathered their force into the outpost, there should be hundreds if not several thousands of users Considering that thethe logged out users, there shouldn't be more than a few hundred combined in the entire outpost dota Bell throws another bed into the staircase, but an earthen wall had sprang up, absorbing its ier flies across the roo itself to the hilt in a user's te in too!” ”Son of a okay, you knohat? Find the officer roo of value, there should be sos in the roo the betrayal has her blood boiling ”On it!” bou bou Bell sets a bunk bed on fire and throws it at the entrance of the stairs She repeats this tobarricade Rick dashes off to the door with the fancy handle, re the door open, he sees several large chests locked with series of massive padlocks, various weapons mounted on the wall or set into stands, and the hated Keely sleeping on the large, ornate bed guku Making quick work of theice and fire mana directly onto it, he pops the chests open with ease The youth ss hard as he stares at the sheer aeh the dressers and cabinet, finally finding sos ”damn bastard, just how many rare equipments do you need Hm actually” ka ka ka Rick strips theinto one of the backpacks sha sha ki kiko The youth grabs some ropes and a bunch of lower class weapons and tied the man and beside the bed He then attaches the ropes to the sleeping figure Satisfied, he starts looting up the place chiin chiin chiin Into two bags, he fills it with all the gems, various scrolls, every piece of visible jewelry, and a few handfuls of gold coins Taking all the gold would be ideal, but the sheer weight will be troubleso oneweapons after coating it with a thin sheet of ice Quicklysilver, gold, and equipoin basha don da da da don gasha Upon exiting the roo randos at the staircase while covered in blood There are some bodies strewn all over the floor, see around, he can see several et up pyu pyu pyu pyu pyu pyu pyu He releases a barrage of arrows, coh to kill h to slow theet out of here!” The youth abandons his bow and slips on a backpack Finally! «Ele bunk beds and focuses on the user in front of her, unleashi+ng a flurry of blows Most of the strikes were blocked with the swords his, slips a backpack on and grabs the two bags on the floor with her retracted claws The two run toward one of the doors away from the staircase DON DOKKAN The outpost shakes violently following the sound of explosions