Chương 421: Chapter 394. Continuing The Fight

" Haaahhh.... Haaahhhh...." I opened my eyes after what seemed like only a few seconds, but the area around us had changed so much. What was a forested area all around us, now looked like a wasteland... Everyone around us was okay, however. There's no doubt that it was due to Jaime's Defensive Spell." Are.... Is everyone still alive?" A tired Jaime spoke up, her concern came through each of her words." Yes..."" Still breathing..."" Yeah... Good job stopping that... What was that?"

Myself, then Lucy, and then Laura... We all answered, but Laura wondered aloud what hit us. Jaime seemed to have a hint about what it was, judging by the way she's looking around like she was assessing something." It... It was a Spell... It's a Combination Spell... The Magic is hard to pull off though... Ms. Ethel said that you need to fully mix and match your mana together with someone else... If you can though, the Spell's Power is multiplied... But... Something like what just hit us....

It must be from 5 or more Mages... It must be how they want to break the Barrier Spell over the village... We need to defeat them... I need a Mana Potion... Or 10...."" On it... You deserve it."" What about you, Laura? You Buffed me right before that Spell clashed with mine, right?"" Yeah... I could use one..."" I guess that means we're on "Guard Duty", Ash?"" Yeah... Looks like it, Lucy." With Jaime's explanation over, we quickly got into a simple formation.

Lucy and I in the front and Laura and Jaime behind us, drinking Mana Potions from Laura's Mana Storage. Jaime also has access to the Spell, but since she's on the verge of passing out from Mana Exhaustion, Laura decided to take from her stock." Hang on, you four! We'll help you. I mean, we'd all be dead without you 4 anyways. Guys! Line up! We can't let them do all the work! Or do you want to sleep forever!?"" Raahh!"

Despite their cheers, the Shield Users that Jaime protected along with us were hobbling to encircle around Laura and Jaime as they restored their mana. Eventually, Laura got tired of how slow they were moving." Divine Healing!" A pale-white Spell covered the Shield Users and I could see their wounds rapidly healing as well as their complexations improving. It looks like we won't have to worry about them for now, having said that... / Rumble! Rumble! CLANG! CLANG! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

/ Heavy footsteps were growing louder and louder amongst the sounds of swords clashing in the distance from where we were. The fighting at the center of this battle is beginning to intensify, but still, the Demons can still find more Soldiers to send down to us." 10.. 11..."" It's 20, Ashley... 20 Demons are coming. Think you can handle it?" Laura interrupted me while I was counting the number of enemies coming our way. I was only doing it for fun, but I guess she doesn't want to lose her nerve.

She asked if I could still fight them. I almost wanted to laugh. Smack! I thrust my fist into my palm as I remembered all of the insane training that Mr. Mark put me through before. I still remember the worst of it. The day Mr. Mark told me about the 100-man sparring that I'd have to do for the day. I groaned and was irritated with him and all of my opponents, but now that I'm here on a battlefield, I finally realize why I needed to train my endurance and stamina so much!

Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings." I'm definitely still good to go!"" Well, just don't go running off this time, we need to work together until Laura and Jaime are back in fighting shape. Then we need to hunt those Mages that Jaime protected us from. They're the biggest threat to everyone here."" Okay... But before we can get to them..." / RUMBLE! RUMBLE! /" Well! Would you look at what we've got here!? 2 human girls protecting a huddled-up group of men?

What weaklings! Why not come back to our camp with us? We'll show you what real men are like?" A red demon, whose body was shaped like a ping pong paddle began to speak to us. He was surrounded by Demons of all different shapes, sizes and colors. They even possess different numbers of eyes and ears without a single similarity between them. But the main Demon, the one who spoke to us... He insulted the men that were protecting Laura and Jaime...

Well, he seems to think that Lucy and I were guarding them, when in fact, they were helping our comrades. I guess we shouldn't show our hand then? Before I could think of a proper response, Lucy had already begun to speak for the both of us." You mean the kind of Demons that run from the actual battle and came to pick off stragglers? I think we'll take our chances with our own, Demon." With Lucy's words, I saw that her daggers began to glow again, my fists and feet began to do the same." Oh? Saying "no" are we?

Well, to be fair, by the time we're done with you, all you'll be saying is "no" anyways! Let's get them, boys!" The response Lucy gave seemed to irritate some of the Demons, but the one who spoke seemed to be amused by the answer she gave. It seems like he wanted to use her response as a way to improve his men's morale, but it didn't matter. Lucy and I were going to kill them after all. Especially after telling us what they'd plan to do to us if we lost." I guess I'll start. Try to keep up, Lucy!"" Wa-" / THUMP!

/ Before Lucy could stop me, I jumped high into the sky, I was using Tiger Style and one of the best things about it, is that I have long range options for fighting. Thankfully, the Demons don't seem to have that same option." Tiger's Claw!" Punch! / Thump! BANG! WHOOSH! /" What the!" The Demons were surprised to see me launch a blast of wind from my right fist. Even more so when the wind hit the ground in front of them with enough force to cause all the dirt and dust to form a cloud all around us." What now!?""

I can't see!"" Shut up all of you! Form a line! Don't split up! They just want to pick us off one by one!" From the shouts of surprise, the red Demon's voice seemed to calm them, he appears to be their leader... Both Lucy and I must've come to that same conclusion... And all that means, is that we have our first target to handle. / thump... / And thanks to my enhanced senses from my Monk Job, I can hear that she's already moving closer towards him to end him...

I swear, she's more like an Assassin rather than a Thief. It starts to make someone wonder actually." Stay together! The smoke has almost cleared! Don't lose concentration!" Again, he continued to give out orders, but his time is limited, this little tactic of creating a smokescreen isn't something that's rare for us. But I wonder if something like this is rare for these Demons? / rumble... rumble...

/ And there's my answer, the Demon closest to me is anxiously shifting from side to side, but from how much he must weigh, his feet still make sounds as he adjusts his center of gravity as he shifts. I've found my target now as well. Jump! Kick! / THUMP! / CRACK! SPLAT! / A simple jump and empowered kick is more than enough to end his life before he notices." NO! SMITH!" The one next to him cries out in sadness... Or is it fear? I can't really tell because of how deep his voice is, either way... / WOOOSH! WOOSH!

WOOSH! / His wild swinging is beginning to irritate me, it makes it harder to predict the path since it's so random. I can't find an entry point... Mayb- / BANG! / pain..." AH!" / Thump! / I was hit! Thanks to my mana and how tough my body's become though, it hasn't fatally injured me, but still, I'm on the ground now and the dust is beginning to clear because of that idiot's swinging." See! It's just a smokescreen! it's because they're outnumbered by us! They're just young, inexperienced humans!

We can easily beat them!" The red Demon continued to shout as I laid on the floor. I put my hands above my head and kicked my legs to pick me back up." Oh ho! Aren't you athletic!? You'll make a great prize to bring back!"" Not happening! Idiot!" His gaze is beginning to disgust me.... I should make another smokescreen if he's going to look at me like that." All I have to do is beat you, girlie. And then, it doesn't matter if you like it or not."

I don't know what's worse, his arrogance or the nickname he tried to give me." Oh? All quiet now? Don't tell me you like me already? Tell you what, if you join our side, I'll even throw in a perk for you, how's about living as My Maid sound? It's better than being a slave, right? Or would you prefer chains over a Maid Unif-" / Thump! /" It's about time..."" Sorry, he's tall, so I had to aim it right while jumping."" Captain Ron!" Lucy and I dusted ourselves off as the group of Demons seemed to mourn their loss.

I don't see why they'd focus on that, after all, we're going to kill them. And then we'll head over to wherever those Mages ar- / Thoom! /" Ah..."" Wow... It's still surprising how strong she's gotten." Just as Lucy and I were getting ready to strike again, a giant fireball hit the lineup of Demons and exploded. Since I already knew who it was, I already had my next words ready!" Jaime! Laura! Welcome back!"