Volume - 3 // Chapter - 82
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The Strongest Entity whose far similar to Lylia's current condition in terms of power comparison has taken her move once again.
Along with her subordinates. Malta, known to be the only Entity that can dwell Lylia toe-to-toe in a handicap battle. Having her appearances for the second time. At this point, she faced the Adventurer Knights Department head in one unexpected battle.
It was past midnight in an unknown rainforest, located 12 kilometers north-north-western part of the Command base where the High-ranking Personnel takes in.
Knowing that the ones provoking to the Adventurers in the first place were herself, she truthfully accepting the certain consequences that will inevitably happen soon after.
And so, the fight has begun.
Like the one, she didn't expect to deal with. Was the one possessing the same power she hardly tried not to mess with, like the last time she face Pista Rambutan a week ago.
With her eyes already sharpened to the extend, couldn't be held on relying on the 'dimensional spell' for gaining advantages. Malta herself believed that it would be a total disaster on her side letting a 'Knightsmen' enter her domain.
By that fact, it would be a graving place for her to dealt with. Allowing her actions to left prudent and cautious to the extent.
She held momentous, slowly focusing all her strength and will on her mind, and began flying to the fullest, enough to reach the top of the tree where she stood in.
And began chanting her spell aiming at Robert which is greatly positioning on her beneath.
!Entity Magic!
!Essence pollination!
/A gust of Silvery-colored dust spreading across Robert Steel's circular defense./
/Light emerges blindly./
Trees and other things surrounding them from over 20 meters on her circumference had been covered with white dust and pollen in just a matter of seconds. Stupendously emitting a huge amount of Awakening Presence and drastically changing its contrast every time she moved in.
Along with the vast area of exploding, Robert Steel didn't faze nor stuttered in his stead. Defending himself from the explosion through a certain he'd made as well.
Knowing the fact that the damages he'd received if he left careless at that moment. It would be a huge lop-sided victory in favor of the Unknown Entity.
As what he resolved, he momentarily defending himself, moments after the enemy firstly cast in.
!Awakening Buff!
!Essence Barrier!
/An Orange-colored light scatters through his body, with a constant distance of only 2 meters away from his body./
/White dust and pollens instantly wiped away from here he stood in./
"That's was close, I held myself spared from this snowy dust or something." He felt glad somehow, as he knows the efficacy of his spell had been greatly effective against the enemies' approaching attack.
However;
He knows the battle hasn't seen ended yet.
As he consciously noticed the sudden approach given by the unknown Entity. Horrendously charging from above, with a huge Hammer on its left wanted to pound his entire existence if he doesn't move in.
!Bang!
/Huge dust of the ground and smoke-filled with Entity essence gusting away./
Robert decided not to fall back, as he knows he can deflecting it with enough force and strength he had. Also, the fact that he is a right-handed person and the one landed from him was the left part. He instinctively believed that he can take countermeasures anyhow he could think.
And so, he does very strongly and prudently.
By kicking the hammer with his right knee, able to gain enough distance away from the enemy. And doing a counter-attack by striking it multiple times with his short sword, dealing such damages enough for the enemy to step back from where she held in.
Malta, however, starting to itch her body due to several counts of light slashes she received from her reckless actions. Momentarily paused for a second and initiating another set of charging attacks against the lone Adventurer Knights.
This time, she wields a silver-colored long sword infused with Awakening Essence and instantly glowing with utter menace throughout its appearances. Willing to charge in and already prepared for anything happen.
!Blink!
/Malta's movements suddenly vanished./
/Wind burst obnoxiously./
Robert startled for a moment, instantly went puzzled on his mind thinking for the enemies' movements that went missing on his senses for a second, generally putting to his mind on run away from where he first stood in.
Knowing that he is right at the center of the field. And greatly wide open from any forms of opening in favor of the said oppressors.
Unfortunately, it was already late for him on realizing such a crucial decision.
Without thinking about the fact of how the unknown Entity greatly preparing for this happening. He certainly didn't know how the dust and pollen-filled with Awakening essence could be so handled and useful for such unfavorable battle. That causes his entire senses and body to numb and frail very easily.
'I can't move... How is this possible? Can these pollens maneuver in a single order? and just how strong is this Entity? To the point that my Awakening barrier can penetrate with just her spell and ability to manipulate surfaces.' He went stuttered and distraught, as his body couldn't lay a finger to move and seemingly admitted on his loss very abasing.
"Here it comes... Dammit!"
"I don't want to die!" He solemnly closes his eyes, the moment the Unknown Entity began hasting its pace to reached his standing.
!s***h!
/Wide area of the surface began cleansing through the air./
/Awakening pollen and dust scatters thoroughly./
/Cold, chilly atmosphere began calm and lively./
Few seconds prior, Malta suddenly appearing. Began attacking Robert Steel's rear with a calm and silent approach. Meticulously choosing on where she slashed right through the enemies' supposedly aiming.
It was at his nape where she focusing in the first place.
Moments after, she stopped her menacing presence and began undoing the Awakening spell she continuously casting in.
Robert on the other hand clearly didn't understand the entire happenings he currently held in. Still closing his eye out of fear of death and gone restless to the point of being vexing.
"Are you alright? Can't you see, you're still alive and well..." Malta sincerely understood the feeling of being traumatized and bullied. As she consciously believed she had experienced those kinds of things as what she remembered. Calmly easing his stead with a vivacious voice of a woman that solemnly hidden from her gorgeous Amazonia appearances.
Robert slowly opened his eyes soon after he heard an angelic voice falling from heaven. As he finally realized the damages and death-expecting scenario didn't happen and held sparing his entire existence once and for all. Generally thanking the woman he surprisingly sees from out of nowhere, right in the middle of nothingness.
But then again, his mind kept puzzling and surprising.
Regarding how she did get to the place, knowing the dangers and life-threatening monsters lurking into the said region.
He couldn't help but ask the woman's identity out of his concern and deliverance for his insecurities.
"My name is Malta, and I'm an Entity... A pleasure to meet (Kill -- She intended to change her tone out of her teasing gesture) you!" Malta graciously introduced herself with a grim smile on her face. Sarcastically jesting around Robert while being off-guarded and locked up thoroughly.
"Wait... Kill? I don't like where this is going at this point. Furthermore... The way you emit your Awakening Aura, is likely the Entity I've encountered moments ago... have you seen it?" His thoughts and mind couldn't be made intrinsic somehow, that he forcedly asked on it for some sort of questions and conspiracies that were seemingly out of context throughout the situation he has earlier.
Not until Malta herself solemnly admitted with clarity and certain coherence.
"I am the one you fought the whole time, dumbass... Hahahaha!" She left joyous towards the Department head's incompetent intuition, simply didn't stop for at least a minute that causing Robert to irritate and annoyed.
"Would you mind stop laughing, you make me sick the way you laughed?"
"What? You're so block-headed, to the point that someone will be telling directly just for you to understand it!" She didn't hold but left apprehensive that a sudden commotion between them will certainly happen anytime soon.
And thus, the unwanted argument began.
Moments after Malta suddenly insulted Robert's capabilities in handling the entire Department in his accordance.
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At the command base.
The same time after the decisive bout between Robert Steel and Malta the Entity had peacefully concluded.
The news and reports started to come at the command base, like a wildfire of theories and conspiracies that hiding in their presence is nothing but futile and meaningless.
Especially to the news agency are coming from the Main kingdom itself had arrived.
Riding in a parade, guiding with several Villagers, and convoying with a least 10 Known Double Awakeners from the Mainland, submissively taking their attention away from a huge battle that happened in some isolated village far distanced from the actual territory of the entire Kingdom.
Generally dealing their supremacy and liberty on knowing the entire situations that happened throughout the said village.
Margons - A Demi-being human with a race of a Parrot, living in this world for at least an age of 50. Relatively known to the entire kingdom for his work on writing news and other tabloids regarding the Kingdom's economy, territory surveilling, and Administration's current status.
Not to mention for other hideous things occurring from the dark side of his making.
And so, with just only his appearances taking place to the field, every single one being held to the command base became stagnant and stunned in an instant. Knowing for their actions and decisions they'd made that seemingly repulsive and failing had been told and reported tomorrow morning, sincerely begging at him trying not published anything he'd seen this evening.
Margons evasively promised on their hopes and persuasion with a soft smile on his face, while already running off on his head writing every single part of what he just saw then the actual thoughts being affected greatly by his utter consequences.
* Actual participants - 360 (Adventurers, Administration Personnel, Villagers, and other Neighboring people.)
* Returned Safety / Injured - 239
* Recovered Dead Bodies - 25
* Unrecovered Dead Bodies - 61
* Missing - 35
Even though Margons already setting up on demolishing the entire integrity having by the Village Adventurers Administration in the first place. He sincerely felt sad and grieving at some point, by looking only at the numbers having their casualties for being reckless and underestimating the power of the monsters as what he solemnly thought.
Not to mention the state of the People's injuries they received from dealing unknowingly against it, he also started to believe in his mind that the monsters and other magic creatures they valiantly fought were a no joke and not a place for messing up very easily.
He couldn't help but telling the High-ranking personnel on showing the entire happenings throughout the public what it is done very bluntly and relentlessly.
"Even though things that might seem able to hide, still managed to appear and everyone has nothing to do with stopping it."
"Would you people mind if these things will be admitted and accepting the face of reality before the inevitable consequences will happen?" He bluntly telling his thoughts with certainty and unveiled his convictions to them.
Knowing that there is no other option for them to hide and accepting the face for their incompetence and unworthy of becoming an Administration Official.
Some already accepting while others simply couldn't, that was the first one Margons seeing in his eyes to the people who slowly losing hope and will for doing what is right and what is erroneous.
Moreover, other reporters aside from Margons who came for the same reason, simply scattering everywhere just to scoop some pieces of information gathered from the people. Regardless of the situation they currently in, they seemed careless and ruthless that some people even seen in grave condition still being insisted on asking questions about it.
Insensitive and inconsiderate, as what the other High-ranking Personnel thinking to the news reporters. Repulsively tried on stopping their reckless actions unwittingly and unjustly.
Margons, who patiently sitting at the table, sipping on a tea with vibrance and serenity, consciously observing the behaviors and agitation given by the people. As he knows psychologically about their frustrations of losing people and loved ones in a meaningless fight knowing it would be a loop-sided victory taken from the other hand.
As he consolidated himself the theories and conspiration given on their own to a conclusion. Not even a thought on his mind regardless of what kind of monsters are the people fought for their lives and taking it as a sacrifice.
A single stroke on his cup, after one sip on his tea. Margons intuitively held to the one taking an absolute command and responsible for everything that happened throughout the battle.
Simply couldn't be held on asking the kind of monsters they fought horrendously, that causes every single life they had been putting all together in grave danger.
Unfortunately, even for the minds of the High-ranking Personnel still unwavering and perplexed to the cause of the Adventurer Knights Department Head's whereabouts for a long period, simply gone apologizing to Margons for his sudden absence and untactful behavior.
However, all minds as well for the people battling through together suddenly went putting as one. Regardless of one certain question that all of them began anxiously and emotions filled with wrath and agony at the same moment.
Allowing Margons to be shocked, eyes instantly widened and thoughts utterly didn't stop from being amazed. The way he once belittling their appearances for being rural, wasted part of a cruel society, now turned into hope and liberty towards the fearless warriors fighting not just for their lives but everything they got for the sake of peace, and triumph towards a dark, grimming light of victory.
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***To be Continued***
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