Chapter 214
Something was swarming the house from all directions, making it tremble like during an earthquake .
"They are disrupting the dimensional spell that keeps the house together!" Quylla yelled, running along with Friya to the bathroom to change their clothes .
"If it keeps like this, the place will either implode or explode . We need to get out of here and fast!"
"Ready when you are!" Phloria, like Lith, only had to take out her shoes from the dimensional amulet to be ready for action .
"I really hate being the fifth wheel!" Yurial rushed to the other bathroom, cursing his own bad luck . He knew that Friya and Quylla weren't romantically involved, but after seeing Lith and Phloria sleeping together, he would have paid his weight in gold to switch places with Quylla .
His blood was boiling to the point that he craved to kill some undead, just to blow off some steam .
- "Every time Phloria makes a move on me, something happens . If it wasn't for Balkor being on a schedule, I'd say the universe is c*ckblocking me!"– Lith thought, checking the outside hallway .
It was full of students . Some were panicking so much, they were running around while still wearing nightgowns .
The communication amulets came back to life once again .
"To all students, we are under attack . Return to your rooms immediately . If the necessity arises, a Warp Step will lead you to safety . Please, be ready to defend yourselves . To all students…"
Linjos's hologram was the wake-up call they needed . They all went back to their rooms, dressing up as fast as possible .
When the tremors intensified, a Warp Steps appeared in the middle of the room as promised, leading them to the Town plaza . The moon was still high and the sky was clear, allowing them to witness the horror unfolding around them .
The black creatures were back, but this time their numbers were beyond calculation . Thanks to his heightened sense, Lith could see that they were not the same as the last time . They had a lipless mouth, filled with multiple rows of fang-like teeth and a single red eye shining in the middle of the forehead .
The mystical bindings were still restricting them, but they were simply too many compared to the defenders . Each beast and Professor would kill dozens of undead and hold back twice as much, yet many still managed to bypass them .
They were getting closer to the students by the second .
"F*ck waiting!" Phillard the Kroxy yelled in outrage .
"You hatchlings wait here and prepare to fight . I'll try to slow them down as long as I can . "
Those present were panicking to the point that even a humanoid alligator 2 . 5 meters (8'2") high had managed to go unnoticed . Phillard took his axes and charged forward . His fighting style was crude but effective .
Each swing of his weapons would cleave several creatures in half at the same time . Those that managed to regenerate would have their head bitten off and gulped down . After that, the corpses would quickly fade away .
"Man, you taste like sh*t, but I had worse and lived to tell the tale!" The Kroxy laughed merrily while slaughtering everything that dared to come close to him . Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
Even when he missed a target, his weapons would make spikes of earth or ice erupt from the ground, impaling those that had managed to dodge, making them easy marks for the following attacks .
Lith didn't like that situation at all . Linjos had clearly placed all the students at the center of the arrays to better protect them, but at the same time, if the enemy managed to get past all the defensive lines, they would be trapped without a way out .
- "Something isn't right . Solus, can you spot where Scarlett, Ryman, and Kalla are? Why are they not taking part in the battle? They are supposed to be our heavy artillery . " Lith thought .
"Sorry, I can't . Either they are hiding or they are too far away . " Solus replied . –
Countless creatures kept swarming out of the forest surrounding the mining town . Lith noticed Colonel Varegrave standing on a roof with Captain Kilian right next to him . When they finished chanting, several dozen fireballs with a radius of ten meters (33 feet) rained from the sky like falling stars .
Each of them produced a loud explosion, turning the army of creatures into chunks of meat and black gas . When the smoke from the explosions dissipated, a new wave of undead entered the array .
"How are we supposed to fight against so many of them? Where is the Scorpicore? Where is Linjos?" Varegrave yelled in desperation .
***
Scarlett, Linjos, and the most powerful individuals of both the forest and the academy were watching the fight from a distance . Linjos and Scarlett were deep in a coded conversation that made sense only to the two of them .
"Why are we still here?" Protector growled . "The cubs need us!"
"Patience, Protector . " Scarlett's tone was calm and confident .
"If we rush in, we would just follow the enemy's script . Remember that this is still the first day . What do you think of the enemy's plan?"
"What plan? He is trying to beat us with sheer numbers . Those creatures are mindless!" Protector snarled .
"My point exactly . " Scarlett nodded . "They would make a great vanguard to exhaust us before the final attack, yet he is sending them out now . Our enemy is supposed to be a genius, yet his plan is apparently idiotic . "
"Scarlett is right . " Linjos chimed in, seeing that most of the Professors didn't seem to trust the Scorpicore's wisdom .
"If Balkor keeps his cards hidden, we must do the same . At least until we understand his endgame . " None liked the idea of using the students as bait, but it was the only option they had to force the god of death to reveal his hand .
***
Watching the battle unfolding in front of his eyes, Lith felt helpless . He had a very limited number of options . Joining the fight would be his last resort . Because of the witnesses, he couldn't go all out .
Even if he did, the enemies were just too many . The second option was to provide cover fire for his allies . The last one was running away .
"F*ck Linjos!" He yelled making the group huddle up .
"We need a contingency plan . Friya, you are the best dimensional mage among us . How far can you Warp us away?"
Friya pondered for a while before answering .
"I could get us back to the academy, but it's too risky . There is a zone of the forest I'm the most familiar with since I spent most of my mock exam there . It's about ten kilometers from here . Is it okay?"
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