“Thank you, Anya, I really appreciate your worry, however, have a little bit of faith in me. I really am strong.”
She has her head slightly tilted to her left side, her golden eyes have a mellow look on them, she has a beautiful but gentle smile on her face and of course, the rest of her face follows the same, expressing to Anya how grateful she is. She knows well that Anya means her well, that she worries and cares about her wellbeing, however, if there truly is a situation like those students were talking about then, she has to do something about it. She cannot turn a blind eye to those that might need her, maybe it’s her Magical Girl persona screaming at her to go. If someone needs her help then, she simply has to help them, this is something that is deeply engraved on her mind, a philosophy that is the consequence of a promise that she has made to someone important to her. Ah, it all comes down to it, doesn’t it? If someone or something dares to threaten the lives of innocents, it’s her duty to stop those evil beings and to protect those innocents, even if it costs her life.
Without any way of stopping Kiana, Anya nods to her in agreement, allowing Kiana to go to the bridge at the same time.
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Near said bridge, the one at the end of the town, the one where you have to go through it to go to the forest or to simply leave the city.
Frustrated Adventurer- Dammit! Dammit! There are far too many of them! Just, where the hell are they coming from!?
“Argh! Wind Cutter!”
Wind noises! Slash!
With a frustrated look on his face, with a frustrated tone of voice and while he complains loudly to the world about his current situation, he prepares and launches an Anemo spell towards the monster that is a couple of meters in front of him, cutting him in half when the spell hits. The monster was defeated as his body was cut down in half, disappearing in that instant and leaving the magic stone behind. However, the moment the monster was defeated, several others appear behind him, several monsters of different types and consequently different strengths. Ogres, goblins armoured to their teeth, beasts, wolves, literally anything that you can think of, it is currently marching towards the city or in other words and as the guild calls it-
A monster stomped.
A single bridge separates them, the small army of monsters and the city; however, if it wasn’t for the brave adventurers that are keeping the monsters at bay, then, a complete and utterly catastrophe was mere moments from happening and this would be a completely different story. The range of monsters go from D+ rank, the goblins to be precise, up to C+ rank, the ogres, while the other monsters are between that range. The biggest problem is the sheer quantity of them, easily more than 100 of them and that is why I called them a small army of monsters.
Frustrated Adventurer- Seriously! I kill one and then two more appear out of nowhere! Just how many are they? Ah! Whatever! Wind Cutter!
Wind noises! Slash!
Just like he did before, he throws the same Anemo spell towards the closest monster to him, cutting him down in half and defeating him in the process however, this time around-
Annoyed Female Adventurer- Oie! Be careful you damn idiot! You almost hit me!
With an angry look on her face but with an even angrier and louder tone of voice, the woman shouts at the man who just threw the Anemo spell. To be honest, he didn’t on purpose, it was that said woman was somewhat covered by the monster that was in front of him, making him ignorant of the fact that she was near the range of his spell. They both seem to be around 25 years old, not old at all, quite young in fact. The man is close to 175 centimetres tall with a normal figure and dressed in light armour, I would say that he is a magician in case none have already got this important piece of information. The woman on the other hand, she’s almost as tall as him, being 172 centimetres tall and just like him, she is also a magician too but, in her case, I’m saying this more from how she dresses, as she’s using a hat similar to what a witch uses.
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Frustrated Adventurer- Wh-what? Why the hell are you in the middle of them!? Just get out of there dammit!
“Argh, just shut up! Fireball!”
Frustrated Adventurer- Where are you aiming that aaaaaaaaaaa!? Yeek!
Magic noises! Fire noises!
She quickly raises her hand and faces the palm of it towards the man, right after that a magic circle appears and mere moments later, a Fireball appears in front of it. Then, without even thinking twice, she shoots said Fireball at the adventurer, narrowly missing him but, hitting dead on, on the monster right behind him, one that was that close to striking the oblivious adventurer.
Annoyed Female Adventurer- At the monsters behind you idiot! Pay attention!
She’s right but the same can be said about him as they are currently surrounded by monsters. While they are not at the end or at the beginning of the bridge, they are exactly at the middle of it and probably because of this, they have positioned themselves in such a way that the monsters naturally ended up surrounding them.
“Martial Arts - Drop Down Smash!”
Woosh! Bam!
From what seems to be in the sky itself, another adventurer appears, crashing down into an ogre with a special attack, a Martial Arts skill, defeating him in the process. It was a drop-down kick, one that holds quite a bit of power behind it, after all, it did defeat an C rank monster in just one hit. A good display of a Martial Arts skill, nice one!
Older Adventurer- Hey, you two! Are you ok?
A man of around 45 years old I would guess, asks this towards the other two with a somewhat worried look on his face. He’s bigger than the male magician, at around 182 centimetres tall and unlike that magician, he’s quite buff, with muscles that seem to not end and with the light armour he’s using, it helps out to expose those muscles even more, making him seem quite strong. He does have a few metal pieces here and there that do give out more protection to him but, it seems he wants to prioritize mobility over protection as he is far too exposed for close combat.
Frustrated Adventurer- Ye-Yeah, thank you. And you too... Sorry about my spell, I didn’t mean it to be that close to you, it's just that I couldn’t see you behind the monster I was targeting.
Annoyed Female Adventurer- No, no, I was also in the wrong… I saw that monster getting ready to hit you and I kind of reacted… Sorry, I could’ve warned you.
Older Adventurer- Ah, it’s really nice to see you two being friends again, buttt! There still are a few of them to be taken care of.
The older man is right, the numbers of the monsters are slowly decreasing thanks to the effort of the adventurers there but, the monsters still outnumber them by 8-1, or in other words, there are 80 monsters left. Things are not looking good for them, while they all seem capable of taking care of said monsters, the sheer number disadvantage might prove to be rather tricky if not, deadly.
Battle noises!
The battle is intense, it’s not one with massive spells capable of razing whatever comes across them, going back and forth or even with monsters that by themselves, they are capable of sending a small-town flying. No, a battle does not need to have that type of scale to have important stakes on it, in this case, if the adventures fall here then, a massacre will happen as the monsters will storm through the streets. There are great stakes at play here which puts this monster stamped up there in terms of danger, I would say at, B rank if not higher. Monster after monster is defeated and unfortunately, the same can be said about the few adventurers that are bravely fighting however, it seems the goddess of luck is in good mood as none of them have fallen in battle but they still got quite injured. A few monsters are now missing after the massacre of 30 long and never-ending minutes, three lone adventures are now the last defence, waiting for reinforcements that were promised to come.
Annoyed Female Adventurer- They are… Huff! Way too many… Huff! Of them!
Older Adventurer- Hey! Don’t quit now! There are only a few of them for us to defeat! Stand strong!
Annoyed Female Adventurer- You can shout… Huff! All of that, but I’m out of magic! What else can I do!?
Frustrated Adventurer- I’m also not looking too good either... Even though I still have magic… Dammit!
Unfortunately, these two are now completely useless and even dead weight. Once again, something cruel to say but, it’s the truth, a deadly one in a battle. The female adventurer just like she shouted towards them, her magic energy is on the low side, she can probably use a spell or two, nothing more than that while the male adventurer does have an ugly injury, while nothing life threatening, it still is quite bad. It seems a monster broke his arm, his left arm to be precise as it is facing a direction it shouldn’t be.
Older Adventurer- Ha! For someone that does not have magic, you sure are still quite lively! But, worry not! Just give me backup, I can deal with the rest of them!
Confidence, he’s full of confidence as he says this, as he quickly formulates this simple plan. Not only that, you can see this confidence and assurance of his strength on his face, on his sharp but serious eyes, ones that are burning with a fire that only those who are like him, can perfectly understand it. He’s not weak by any means and he's about to show it right now.
