Volume - 4 // Chapter - 96
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The Willow Village's entire territory had been divided into 3 habitable places, since the time the previous Unknown form of Dragon outbreaks on its nest several decades ago.
In which, all 3 habitual places formed into their territory Accordingly.
1st is the Mainland Willow Village, which surrounds only a 3-kilometer radius from the Village hall. Whereas the majority of the people are living in the said place. Nobles, merchants, travelers, and ordinary villagers. The main economy of the entire Village lies within the scope of the 1st ring of territory itself.
They called it 'Unou'.
The 2nd one is the place located outside the ring of the first territory. In which the majority of the land area is all grasslands and rivers, far suitable for raising cows and other livestock's. However, the dangers of the vile monsters lie within the second line of the Village territory. Nonetheless, the monsters themselves can easily neutralize due to the majority of the Adventurers and other people capable of fighting had momentously lived through the said habitant territory.
By knowing the circumference of its area, it was clearly stated that the endpoint of its place lies within the radius of 1 Kilometer north from where the Willow Village Church Building takes in.
They called it 'Dosu'
The 3rd and final ring of territory was approximately the remaining land area of the Willow Village itself. In which the said place had covered the majority of the entire area into trees and massive mountain ranges, suitable for protecting the Village area of responsibility as well as the entire Kingdom's internal territory.
Moreover, the monsters and unknown creatures are their havens for lurking prey and other things for their foes. Nonetheless, only a few residents and outcast people had been living through the said territory it is due to the massive amount of resources generally hiding through the dark and waiting for it to discover.
In other words, some people risking their lives finding such treasures and valuable materials that might be changing their worth of living, knowing for the dangers lies from spawning the monsters that destroying their properties and not to mention, their lives as well.
Also, the main reason why most of the quests have been made to the Administration for the Adventurers to be contracted.
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That is also the general reason for some people living in the 'Tresu' did not want to evacuate.
And thus, the second expedition organized by the joint forces of the Village Administration Departments had been commenced wholeheartedly.
The first task given by the Chief implementor would be: "Evacuate people who continuously residing through their homes with force and direct action."
It was the work assigning for the Internal Affairs Department on gathering people as much as possible.
With the assistance of the Adventurer Knights Department team, to be headed by Misho Santa. The team formed into 5 separate groups formed with 6 Internal Affairs Personnel and 2 convoyed Adventurer Knights Personnel altogether.
Secondly, the Tracking team;
Consist of at least 3 Investigation Personnel per squad, scattering through the entire 'Tresu' for the mission of scouting the movements of the Sea Monsters as well as to adjunct the enemies' rampages away from the civilians.
The team itself was formed only by the strongest member of the Department, to be headed by Pista Rambutan and Sam Smeagel himself.
The third and final ones were the front and the back lines.
In which all units from the Adventurer Knights will gather into teams, generally being held of fighting the monsters directly and significantly. To be headed by Robert Steel standing forth in front of the people, the moral of the Adventurer Knights Personnel will remain high and mighty, in the sense of how frightening and maddening the Sea Monsters truly is.
Furthermore, the Backlines are a certain group consist of the remaining Adventurer Knights, People who possessed different Awakening race other than 'Knightsmen' / 'Demi-beings' / and 'Jewish-Enochian' from the Investigation Personnel, as well as the majority of the Internal Affairs Department. Having their only objectives throughout the entire mission.
With the leadership and solemn act was given by Alica Madrid, valiantly taking her stead on heading the backlines to boost one's moral value and warcry towards liberty.
!Defend the 'Dosu' territory from the Insurgencies of the Sea Monsters!
Knowing the fact on how the Administration being careless and mindless for the behavior of the said monsters, resulting the entirety of Tresu territory to invade and desolated.
They seemed unraveled towards their own volition as the result, conclusively determined on redeeming the lost places in which it can make their very triumph and victory against them.
However;
If they lost in such a cruel, unprecedented situation.
The Willow Village will be turned into doom, and the Branch Organization will face its demise.
For such notable reason, inevitably occurred once things will turn uncontrolled. The Internal Affairs Department Head utterly believed that putting things off-guarded will cause everyone to put in misery.
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8:12 in the evening (Still not related to the time on the story, I was just resembling their time when it happened :)) )
Moments after the entire Administration Personnel had gone scattered from the meeting ground heroically.
A swarm of Sea Monsters maliciously appeared out of nowhere, located at an estimated 600 meters northeast away from the nearest group of Adventurer Knights dashing through to the Guard post.
Automatically, the Investigator Personnel, in which is held on infusing its body with Awakening essence to hid its entire physical appearances from the eyes of the vile magic creatures. Immediately reacting their senses on dashing forth towards it, with intense killing intent and without certain hesitation.
"How strong" One Adventurer Knights simply went stunned from being amazed.
Other Adventurers simply nodded the same thing as well.
Unfortunately, their luscious comments and unnecessary admiration had instantly turned down and generally being rejected as the Investigation Department's doctrine had seen to be implanted through their consciousness, trying not to please themselves with glory and adoration from the people's actions.
As the result, they left nothing but to felt disgust towards it.
Other Personnel began stuttered and adamant about the unusual behavior given by the Investigation Personnel. As they adamantly believed it would be the same situation as the other teams repulsively having some member like him at the moment.
That easily turns out into a spoiled, annoyance of process to the entire objective that every single one currently held in.
Nonetheless, the process of work itself has seemed faster and smooth to cooperate as the effort and convictions of finishing the tasks given by the Investigation Personnel had been made dramatic and consolidated thoroughly.
Moreover, some women and women at heart Adventurers started to like their work and appearances for some nonsensical reason. As they prudently saw them putting in action on dealing the Sea Monsters firsthand, repulsively idling at a crucial situation that left the Investigation Personnel to held their defenses all by themselves.
On the other part of the squad.
Misho Santa and Pista Rambutan surprisingly meet up amid raging magic creatures' ravages, seemingly went careless towards the entire situation they are currently in.
As the two started reminiscing their past few days' experiences like an old tale story, as well as the recent information gathered from each one of them.
"How's Levi-kid? was he still sleeping?" Pista casually asking Misho like the surroundings themselves began serenely. As the two continuously running through the branches of the trees sub-consciously heading through to a certain place located at the very least North from near outside the territory.
"The last time I saw him being conscious was the part that Lylia the Entity recklessly casting her powerful Awakening spells to put Levi-kid into sleep... That was the last time I know about it since then..." Misho simply nodded with a grim smile on his face, casually mentioning someone that people around them thinking it would be someone as strong as the two whom being recognize due to its power.
At least 15 people that Misho and Pista's group surprisingly gathered together in some haphazard places.
Much more shocking reveal aside from that;
Their objectives on that night were being abrupted the same as the two significantly accepting in. Allowing the two forces to gather through to make their strength more formidable than they imagined.
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/Wild, vicious force of magic aura surging hideously./
/The mass of Air began heavier and denser./
As the two combined squad audaciously heading to the said place in unison.
A sudden appearance of Sea Monsters, which it estimates for over 20 as what Misho felt to the monster's intimidating magic aura for a second. Tactically stopping everyone's movements immediately and warningly asked for their self-precaution and preparation of dealing the fight against it.
Momentarily, Pista felt different towards it. As he consciously activating his Eye of the Awakening;
His Right Eye seemingly turned red, unconsciously being activated out of nowhere that he is hardly able to control.
Misho and other Administration Personnel momentously being unnoticed for his newly acquired ability he frantically activated. Not until the light of the moon illuminates the ground where they stood tenaciously, spurring out his Awakening aura that surges forth tremendously infallible to befell.
As he stood significantly right in front of his comrades, Misho Santa and other Personnel bluntly believed the drastic changes of his power had been unyielding all of a sudden, which cause them to startle and terrified at first hand.
"Yo Pista... What's the deal with your eyes? Does something matter? It gives me some shivering vibe by seeing only that one anyway." Misho adamantly glaring to Pista's right eye, as he consciously noticing the color began red and solemnly went sharpened, maliciously glaring to the depths of the Sea monster's entire existence like their lives already put up to an end.
As Pista being resilient, sub-consciously walking through to the middle of the monster's attack range.
He is the first one surprisingly attacking, holding with a long tipped sword that is being summoned right through his spell, and generally charging through without having second thoughts from being frightened nor trembling on his body out of force.
The Sea monsters, however, didn't see anticipated towards the sudden course of happenings given by the valiant Knightsmen, instantly fought back with a loud, screeching noise resembling for opening a bloodbath and charging forth relentlessly into Pista Rambutan with a sheer amount force repulsively driven to the point of insanity.
!Screeeeeeeeeeeaaaaakkkk!
The Administration Personnel immediately stepped back for a moment, knowing for being startled due to the direct inaudible taunt given by the Sea Monsters. Consistently being involutions in their action as the fears and rampant anxiety slowly rotten excessively through their cores.
"Fight back!" A loud, eye-opening response was consciously heard through Misho's shout.
As they gallantly noticing of him slowly following Pista's nimble movements, frantically attacking through the Sea Monster's strong defenses.
Pista Rambutan on the right.
Misho Santa is on the left.
The two fought wholeheartedly as what they saw from the eyes of the Administration Personnel, hardly being protected on behalf of their restless feelings momentarily being abducted through their deep insight against the Sea Monsters' insidious actions.
"We should fight, we must help them."
"She's right... But how?"
"How do we suppose to fight them?"
They seemed frustrated at first, by thinking of something that might be helping the suffering and burden receiving by Misho Santa and Pista Rambutan. Utterly being restless, yet their conviction of pertaining the battle had been seen courageous throughout their closed senses.
Moreover, 3 Adventurers with the Awakening possessing race of Providence race, generally drawing most of the idled Sea monster's attention into them, by casting their magic spells, aiming indiscriminately without certain focus nor aim.
Nonetheless, their plan had been partially succeeded. As they successfully draw the Sea monster's attention, horrendously charging forth towards them, knowing for their malicious aura so intense that all of their actions are intentionally putting on killing other kinds of a living being.
"They're coming... What now?" One novice Adventurer Knight began stagnant to where he stood, reasonably being terrified and panicked as he consciously saw the known monsters hastily coming through into their place.
/Ground trembling./
/Wind splicing through skins./
/Loud, monstrous noise screeching exasperatedly./
Misho and Pista spontaneously noticing the disturbance of the other Sea Monsters, who redirecting their focus towards the people right behind them.
They initially abandoned the 6 Sea monsters in which they forcefully fought recently, leaving all those unnecessary things that might end up being a burden.
And consciously charging through directly to the ravenous, remaining Sea monsters instead. With an audacious action continually switching from both sides and frantically slashing on their backs with all the force they made extensively.
"You lot put everyone in danger... Aren't you?" Misho bluntly scolding the Administration Personnel, simply left teasing amongst the novices with a grim smile on his face.
While Pista on the other, began adamantly as he couldn't hold his face to smile very intrinsic, intuitively taking his focus towards the situation he left seconds ago and began wild as much as he could.
"Pista-senpai... What is his deal all this time around?" One newbie personnel simply went curious and intrigued towards the Investigation Personnel's unsocialized behavior at the moment.
Misho couldn't be held but to keep laughing into Pista, knowing for him that couldn't be fought back when he's the one being teased. He simply couldn't be held back on teasing him as well, yet in such a light, easy-to-handle joke Misho spitting out considerably.
And so, the 6 remaining Sea Monsters who had been left disregarded for the meantime, finally getting the attention of Pista Rambutan with all of his focus and straightforward killing intention against it.
That instinctively putting Misho to his mind on letting him do what he had saved is for the best part for his avarice to fulfill.
Then he sincerely believed it would end up in just a tick of a second.
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***To be Continued***
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