Chapter 227 - The Vault (1/2)

As the guardian commander activated the formations, a multitude of spells attacked members of the Dark Dogs. Berta reacted faster than the others. She was going to protect her comrades.

Before the spells reached their target, two skeletons in black armor stood beside Berta, as did all her comrades. They were ready for such a situation. At the same second, Berta cast her most potent protective spell.

A white Magic Circle appeared beneath her feet, from which a glass barrier appeared. Berta and her companions were protected by a dome of particularly strong crystalline glass. Such a barrier could withstand several blows from a second-rank monster. Level one spells could do almost no damage to it.

Nevertheless, there were several second-level formations in this room. With every second level spell hit, many cracks appeared in the barrier and eventually, it began to collapse..

Whoosh.

The bracelet on Berta's hand glowed brightly and she cast another spell. A large Golem with a broad iron shield emerged from beneath the ground. It covered the group of Dark Dogs from those attacks that came through the barrier.

”Evan, maybe we should join the fight. The guards are wounded, and the Dark Dogs look like they're about to die.” Said Roland.

”No, not yet. Unfortunately, we are the weakest here, we need to wait until they kill each other or are seriously wounded. If the mage on the stage is 'Two-Pointed Star' wounded, the two of us should handle him. There's no need to rush, we're lucky, and we should take this opportunity.” Evan said calmly as he watched dozens of spells rain down on the Dark Dogs.

Lots of people were lucky, but they didn't always know how to take advantage of that luck in the right way. Evan wasn't going to make such silly mistakes, all he had to do was wait a little while, and he would get a huge amount of different treasures.

Crack.

The barrier finally broke, and the huge Golem was destroyed, but all formations were already over. Now the guards could only rely on their strength, the formations helped them immensely, for five of the seven 'Dark Dogs' members were seriously wounded. They would not be able to fight any further, and they urgently needed potions or pills.

In the end, the battle turned into a two-on-five, but the guards were just as wounded. What's more, Berta was practically unharmed. She had very little mana left, but she still had a huge sword in her hands and two deadly skeletons.

”Damn, I knew there were a lot of formations set up here, but I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to block them all. A little more, and we could have all died, but now it's over!” Brutally Berta said and rushed into battle.

She attacked the commander while her skeletons attacked the other guards. The remaining uninjured member of the Dark Dogs tried to help his commander with all his might. He fought two guards at once and even gained the upper hand. He was a 'Creator' and specialized in ice spells. Dozens of ice spikes and crystals rained down on the guards inflicting numerous wounds.

Bam.

Berta swung her sword and cut off the guards' commander's arm. He was seriously wounded, she just crushed him by force. The next moment she grabbed the commander by the neck and pierced his body on her sword. That was the end of their fight.

When the other guards saw how easily Berta handled their commander, their morale dropped. They lost the would to win and were soon killed. All members of the Dark Dogs were wounded, even Berta, but none of them died. It was a crushing victory, and now they could take anything from the Paper Hydrangea's vault.

”Roland, do you know of any 'Summoning' spells to immobilize them?” Evan asked in a whisper.

”Yes, I can immobilize everyone except her,” Roland replied, pointing at Berta.

”That will be enough, don't attack, it's time to negotiate.” Said Evan, and at the same time, Roland cast his spell.