Chapter 68

(In GreyTown...)

"Faster!" Bret took a beggar's hand and went to the nearest bunker. Almost everyone in town has already been hidden inside the bunker, but the beggars who refused to go and simply wanted to die have remained and are waiting to be eaten.

"Can't you just let me die?" The beggar was just a kid, the same age as Bret and the others.

"Bret! Faster!" Mackie yelled from afar, where the bunker is.

"I can't, we made a promise to sister that we will help the people in town." Bret replied as he continued to run, sweating as they avoided the remnants of the dead monsters.

A group of winged-devils barred their route as they approached the bunker. Their tongue was lengthy, and their teeth were razor-sharp.

"KEKEKE"

Bret and the beggar came to a halt and took a step back as the winged-devil approached.

"We're going to die," the beggar whispered.

"We're not!" Bret built his courage and tried to find a solution.

When Bret saw an arrow on the ground, he held it like a sword and wielded it in front of him, hoping that the devils would flee.

Bret's eyes have begun to well up with tears, and the beggar is already sobbing.

'Sister...'

Then, behind the winged-devils, the other brats toss small rocks at them, alerting the winged-devils to their presence.

"They're coming here!" Puru exclaimed.

"KEKEKE" the devil sounded,

As soon as Bret saw his friend, he wiped off his tears and grabbed the kid's hands firmly.

As the winged-devil approached Puru and the others, Bret took a deep breath and threw the arrow with courage, only to be surprised to see a flame surround the arrow and pass through the devil's head.

The other devil now looked at Bret, who was still in shock, 'Fire... is it mine?'

"They're coming closer!" The beggar drew Bret away from the devil, who hissed and flew towards them. "Fire them again!"

"I don't know how!" Bret yelled as they ran away.

"Then how did you do it?!"

"I don't know!"

"They're closer!"

Without knowing the outcome, Bret lifted his palm in front of the winged-devil and whispered the word 'Fire'.

As he said, a large flame erupted from his palm, burning the winged-devil. They came to a halt as they gazed upon the devil's ashes.

"I did it," Bret said,

"Bret! Faster!" Shiela yelled.

Bret and the child beggar began to run towards the bunker, which they securely entered.

As soon as Bret and the beggar breathed free, her mother embraced him tight, "Don't do that without saying anything... I don't want to think about your birthday without you with me."

"I'm sorry," Bret said as she returned her mother's hug.

Bret faced his friends and wiped his watery eyes, "Have you seen the fire I made?!"

"Yes!" Mackie exclaimed,

"That was so awesome!" Shiela said. Trish beside her was admiring Bret.

"Your son was so brave, just like her mother." Prie said and comforted Mia, who was still tearing up.

"I was so scared..." Mia whispered,

She was consoled by the other mothers...

...

Katherine was supporting the other magic knights by helping them travel from places to places.

"Rio!" Katherine shoute.,

Rio was teleported before being attacked in the back by a wendigo after Katherine yelled. Rio was transferred behind the Wendigo and used his sword to stab it.

"Thanks!" Rio exclaimed,

'Why can't I attack as well? I want to help too... I should've learned how to do physical fights with Nash.'

Katherine started to feel anxious as she looked at her surroundings. The other knight was fighting with the creatures while she was merely supporting them.

"I'm so useless."

"What are you saying?!" It was the leader of their group, Henz, "You've been the most helpful person I've ever worked with; don't claim you're useless! You've already saved our lives several times!"

"But I can't use my powers to attack them. I can only teleport things."

"You're mistaken! There are so many things you can do with that power; you just don't use it for anything other than teleporting into places."

Katherine considers the options available to her, but no thoughts come to mind.

"Try experimenting if you can't think of any!" Henz decapitated an orc.

Katherine concentrated on the witch who was pursuing her, the witch's wand pointing at her. The wand sends a violet ball of flame in the direction of Katherine.

Katherine looked at it coming closer and focused, 'Will this work?'

Katherine concentrated on the flame ball and transferred it back to the witch.

"It works!" She faced Henz and saw him looking at her.

Henz smiled handsomely and praised her, "I knew you could."

Katherine averted her gaze after she blushed, 'We're in the middle of war!'

Katherine continued to experiment on her magic ability, as well as continuing to support others in fighting.

...

"There could still be people outside! Make a thorough examination!" Ren shouted.

Squad 13 is based in Albite Town and has been there since the beginning of the war, assisting people in getting inside the bunker.

Nash was correct when she stated that while bunkers may exist in towns, they do not exist in villages.

There are already fallen knights along with the remains of the creatures.

Squad 13 are separated from each other as they check for people who are still outside.

"Grrrr!" Ren turned his back and saw a golem.

He tightened his grip on his blade and dashed towards the golem, thinking to himself, 'This will be difficult...'

He tried to slice it but only caused scratches on the golem's body. The golem slams Ren causing him to land on the ground.

"Argh!" he groaned.

The other knights helped on fighting the golem but ended up getting swayed by the golem.

Ren rose up and ran back to the golem, but before he was hit by its hand, he ran up to the golem's body and tried to stab it in the neck, which worked, although the sword was shallow. He tried to shove it but was hit by the golem again, leaving his sword impaled through the golem's head.

A group of magical knights from the Kingdom of Elisora appeared out of nowhere. They began to bombard the golem with both water and electricity causing it to be stunned and gradually causing its body to break down due to the water.

A lady from the magic knight helped Ren to stand up by lending him a hand, "thank you"

The lady just nodded and walked away, Ren was stunned by the lady's beauty for a second before slapping he's face.

'We're in a battle!'

Ren walked towards his sword.

Ren reflects on what has just occurred, "Fuck, I'm weak.""

Behind him ran a swarm of wendigoes; the magic knight turned to attack it, but Ren had already dashed towards it and beheaded the wendigo before they could respond.

Ren scoffs, "Nevermind."

"He's good," the leader said,

"Leader Vrit is much better," the lady who helped Ren said, keeping her face emotionless.

Vrit frowned, "At least say that with proper emotions, Anita."

"Yes, leader," Anita replied, still emotionless.

"Did you really expect Anita to show emotion?" Froy said, chuckling.

"Right?" Erge added,

Vrit shook his head, "There are more creatures roaming, let's get going."

...

(Kingdom of Elisora)

"Prince Knett, the creatures who invaded the castle have been exterminated." A knight guard declared.

"How's mother and my sisters?" He wiped off the blood from the creatures he eliminated.

"They're all hiding in the underground storage."

"Good, protect them, and don't leave them behind."

The knight bowed, "As you wish, prince Knett"

The knight left, and the Prince looked out the window to see the remains of the creatures around their fortress.

Knett grit his teeth, "Fucking demon summoners."

He stepped outside the castle and assisted the knights in their fight against the never-ending creatures. From afar, he observed his father defeating a large Kaorti, which stood like a human and was encased in a black tar-like resin that served as armor.

He continued to fight the orcs, trolls and the small devil minions.

'When will this end.'

...

(Kingdom of Serichia)

"Watch you're back!" Devin, the prince of Serichia, yelled. "They'll continue to attack on different sides!"

Several knights had already been killed after being ambushed.

Devin holds on to two swords, one longer and one shorter, as he is comfortable with handling both.

When a swarm of devil minions rushed him at the same time, he wielded both swords in unison while he danced with his blade, beheading them one by one.

He ended up being surrounded by thick bloods of the devil,

'How disgusting.'

He continued on attacking the nearby creatures and helped those knights to attack in groups.

'Just how can this end?!'