Chapter 1-16 : To The Battle (part 1)
It’s been seven hours since we left the town through the south gate.
We didn’t feel tired at all since our real bodies were sleeping in the real world. However, there was the possibility that we would get a negative status such as ‘Fatigue’ if we kept going without resting.
Besides, unlike us, players, the guards NPC that were dispatched from the town can feel tired. Therefore we took breaks every now and then as we headed south.
By the way, the guards are here to support us. Of course, the players will do most of the work. The guards will help us only when we need them. Players will respawn in the church when they die, but not with NPCs, so we can’t risk their lives.
The south area was not safe at all. Some monsters attacked us on the way, but we were able to defeat them without difficulty simply by following the leader’s instructions.
That person seemed to be quite experienced in leading people. His leadership is outstanding.
「Everyone, we will take our final break here. See that hill? The monster swarm is over that hill. We will enter the battle immediately after we pass that hill, so please be prepared. Eclair, you have something to say?」(Leader)
Eclair, who acted as the sub-leader and the tactician, nodded to the leader and stepped forward.
「As we planned before, the first squad will fight against the boss of the swarm with the leader. I will lead the second squad to clear monsters on the right wing, and the third squad will take care of the monsters on the left wing. The guards will stand by at the back and watch over us. We still don’t know how strong the monsters are, so if the situation is getting dire, we will retreat immediately. That’s all from me. I wish everyone here good luck. Now you can join your respective squad captains and wait for their instructions.」(Eclair)
We don’t know our enemies’ strength, which means there’s a chance that we will get wiped out completely.
Now I’m getting even more nervous…
After Eclair finished her speech and stepped back, we rejoined our respective squad captains.
I walked toward the third squad captain, the man with a huge shield, and joined the other squadmates.
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In the real world, the time the sun sets varies depending on the season. However, in this world, the sun always sets at 19:00 regardless of the season.
It’s currently 17:00 IGT now, which means we still have two hours before the sun sets. That being said, two hours might not be enough to defeat all the monsters.
Moreover, our enemies are wolf-type monsters. They have excellent night vision and can see in the dark without a problem, plus, they can smell our scent with their sharp sense of smell. That means we might lose our chance to win if we fight them at night.
Not only are we fighting against monsters, but we are also fighting against time.
It will be very crucial for DPS players like myself to be able to kill as many monsters as possible in a short amount of time.
Since we were running out of time, we didn’t rest for long. After only about five minutes of break, we continued walking and climbed up the hill.
We could see the swarm from the top of the hill. There were so many of them.
However, with this many players in this huge party, somehow I have a feeling that we can win this.
「Everyone, don’t be afraid! We are stronger than them! As long as we follow the plan and watch each other’s backs, we can definitely win this! CHAAAARGE!!」(Leader)
「「OOOOOOOOOOOOOUU!!」」(players)
Everyone ran down the hill and dispersed in three directions.
The first squad led by the leader headed toward the middle and the second squad led by Eclair headed toward the right.
「We’re not going to lose to the other squads! Follow me!」(third squad captain)
「「Aye, Sir!」」(third squad members)
「A, Aye, Sir!」(Alice)
Meanwhile, my squad, the third squad, was heading to the left.
The captain was running in front, leading us while holding his big shield forward.
「I will aggro them! You two kill them while they’re distracted!」(third squad captain)
「Understood!」(warrior)
「A, Alright!」(Alice)
「Come at me, you filthy wolves!!」(third squad captain)
The captain used a skill to draw the monsters’ aggro as we approached the swarm and immediately baited two wolf-type monsters.
「Now!」(third squad captain)
There are two front-line attackers in our squad including me. The other one seemed to be a warrior since he was using a sword.
We came forward and attacked the two wolves while they were focusing on the captain.
「Eat this!」(warrior)
「Hyaaa!!」(Alice)
I activated my【Sever】Skill and cut the red line that appeared on the wolf’s neck, beheading it instantly.
「Whoa! Not bad!」(warrior)
「Hehe, you too!」(Alice)
The warrior guy didn’t kill it in one hit just like I did, but he didn’t seem to be struggling at all. He seemed to be a high-level player.
「Good job, you two! Let’s keep going like this! Middle and rear guards, you support these two!」(third squad captain)
「「Aye, Sir!」」(third squad members)
The captain activated his aggro skill again and baited two more wolves.
I killed one of them by cutting off its head just like before.
The warrior guy successfully killed the other one too.
We killed four wolves. However, the other wolves were angry because of that.
As if they wanted to avenge their friends, five wolves ran toward us.
「Shit! They’re coming at us!」(warrior)
「I’ll handle them! Come at me!」(third squad captain)
Sensing the danger, the captain immediately used his skill to draw the enemies’ aggro.
The five wolves dashed toward the captain as soon as they were affected by the aggro skill, but before they could get to himー
「【Shield Bash】!」(third squad captain)
BWOOOOSHー!
He quickly swung his huge shield and blew the wolves away.
「Whoaa!」(Alice)
「As expected from Captain!」(warrior)
He’s amazing!
I know this is inside a game. It’s not in the real world, still, I can’t help but be in awe seeing someone swinging such a huge shield so easily as if it was made of styrofoam.
Moreover, he pushed five wolves away with his incredible strength just like that.
「Now! Kill them!」(third squad captain)
「Haaaa!!」(warrior)
「Hyaa!」(Alice)
Before the wolves could regain their posture, the warrior guy and I jumped forward.
He killed one while I killed two of them. Of course, by beheading them.
There were still two wolves remaining, but the spell user and the archer who were the rear and middle guards were also attacking from the back.
「【Thunder Strike】!」(magician)
「【Wind Arrow】!」(archer)
Although they didn’t kill those wolves, they gave the opportunity for me and the warrior guy to finish them off.
I dashed forward and cut off my prey’s head.
「Phew. That was close.」(warrior)
「Nice assist, you two!」(Alice)
「No problem!」(magician)
「You can trust your back to us!」(archer)
「Good work, guys! You, Alice, was it? You’re doing great!」(third squad captain)
「Hehe, thank you!」(Alice)
「As a DPS, I’m quite confident with my ability, but, sheesh! Seems like you’re much stronger than me.」(warrior)
「That’s not true.」(Alice)
「Don’t be so humble. By the way, why are the wolves you killed still here? Normally, their corpses would disappear, right? Is it a bug? Or some kind of skill?」(warrior)
「It’s a unique skill.」(Alice)
「I see.」(warrior)
The other squad members seemed to be curious about my unique skill, but we were in the middle of a war. We didn’t have time to talk.
「Enough chit-chat, you guys! More of them are coming!」(third squad captain)
I turned my eyes and saw several more wolves coming this way.
「Alright. Let’s kill them all!」(warrior)
「Un!」(Alice)
I usually play solo, but playing with strangers like this is not bad at all sometimes.
A raid, huh…?
This is unexpectedly so much fun!
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