72 Chapter 72 - Those Who Fight Further (1/2)
”Spears towards the front!The magician doesn't seem able to hit anything far away.Those with shields, defend the spearmen from that pesky wolf.”Luna managed to cut down one of his men so the enemy leader was pissed off by her actions.Gren's use of magic only temporarily prevented them from moving so they weren't as angry towards him.One might argue that it's hypocritical to be angry at people for defending themselves but they had gotten used to people just giving in to their demands.
A dozen pointed blades were aimed towards Gren and Luna now--their fighting spirit renewed by the prospects of getting another healer for their side.Once they had him safely hidden away there were many ways that they could get him to do their bidding.The circle kept getting tighter and the spears were almost at striking distance now.
<Accessing pocket dimension>
<Deploying Objects - Category: Statue>
All around Gren and Luna, statues came crashing down from above--crushing many of the spears.The statues disappeared and revealed the men surrounding them, completely dumbfounded by the current events.”Now!”With Gren's signal, Luna launched towards the closest enemy; her claws tearing through his throat as she moved onwards towards the next target.Gren followed as close behind her as he could and used his shovel to strike towards someone approaching Luna from her blind spot.
Gren's shovel glanced off of the man's shield but the AI deployed another statue above him, crushing the man along with his shield.With Luna's claws and the AI's assistance they were able to escape from the encirclement.Gren didn't notice when Luna took a slash from someone's dagger to her side.He was surprised to see that she was bleeding before he moved closer to heal her.Gren hopped on Luna's back and gripped on to her fur in preparation for her to start running as he heard the AI say something.
<Deploying Objects - Category: Coins>
Coins?Gren watched in horror as dozens of gold coins were shot into the air like confetti, raining down on his enemies.Most of the enemies were distracted since they rarely got to see a gold coin--allowing Luna to gain some distance from the front of the pack.A few of the enemy beastmen were able to catch up but Gren used his magic to form icicles and launched them back, causing them severe injuries to the group and even taking the life of one unlucky man.Luna had pulled away from whatever was interfering with his spell-casting and he was able to completely block their path at the end of the street.
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”I think we've lost them.”Gren hopped off of Luna's back while she took a break to catch her breath.She had been running for a while now with no signs that anybody was still following behind them.”We should probably hide just to be safe.Get into the alley.I can use the snow to hide our presence.”
Gren had been making sure to cover their tracks using his magic but if they were seen in the streets then it was all over.Gren was beginning to feel the effects of magic fatigue.If he continued to use magic like he had been then he'd definitely pass out from magic deficiency.Gren built another igloo around the two of them and covered it with snow, making sure to leave a small hole just for air.
After a few minutes inside the igloo there was a group of people running down the road.From what they were saying they seemed to be the pursuers still trying to find the two of them.Gren didn't want to risk being seen so he decided to stay in place for the night.”It'll be safer to move in the morning.Let's get some rest.”
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