NOVEL NEXT Book 3. Chapter 10 “Portals” Part 2
Book 3. Chapter 10 “Portals” Part 2
Things are worse than I had imagined. Kalysto thought as she opened the van door and glanced at the chaotic situation.
Although it was the smallest portal she had seen so far, the twenty hunters fighting two dozen goblins, two hobgoblins, two aevos, a troll, and three bluebirds three to four meters long whose tails ended in a light blue flame, mounted by slender red-skinned humanoid figures, had their hands full. Tired from fighting for several consecutive hours and without any preparation, along with the collection of wounds they had collected, they could hardly protect themselves.
It's a good thing I gave the girls a revitalizing potion on the way and explained to them how to hide their systems. She thought as she got off.
Despite the efforts the soldiers were making to control the situation, nothing they were doing was working, other than evacuating the civilian population while continuing to fire shots. Although Kalysto could observe with annoyance, the presence of several journalists and their cameras behind the barricades that the soldiers had set up in an attempt to prevent more monsters from escaping the place, about five blocks from the gate.
But the gunfire did as little against the skin of the monsters as a pillow would against the wall of a building. There was little the soldiers could do as the monsters continued to advance and they helped pull five of the critically wounded hunters from the collection of debris and corpses of civilians who had failed to escape in time from nearby buildings.
Kalysto thought about healing them while she finished eating a thel. But despite the soldiers’ efforts, the reporters were not missing any of the details of what was happening as they were making live transmissions. And Natasha had warned her that the people at the hospital were still looking for the person responsible for the massive healing and it was only a matter of time before they discovered her.
It’s best to be as unnoticed as possible. She concluded as she took a step away from the van and followed one of the soldiers who had escorted them here, whose army van was parked in front of the black one. As she walked away, however, she caught a glimpse of what one of the reporters was saying.
“Although in the first two waves, few monsters came out and an hour and a half elapsed between the first and the second, the third wave occurred only an hour after the previous one and the number of monsters that came out of the portal tripled, which has given very little time to the hunters to replenish their strength or to fight them,” informed the reporter.
“Sir, we brought reinforcements,” reported the soldier who was leading them to the group of soldiers who were stationed behind the barricades.
“A group of girls and their dog?” The soldier next to the one in charge scoffed as he saw Kalysto and her friends approaching them. But just then, the portal glowed brightly again and a new wave of hundreds of monsters came through the portal.
“That’s my signal, withdraw the reporters, the other hunters, and the wounded! We’ll take it from here! Make sure no one gets in our way!” she announced as she began to move forward, passing the military.
”And what makes you think we’re going to follow your orders?” The military man in command growled and unfazed by his attitude, Kalysto looked at him as she raised a hand and pointed at one of the aevos.
Perfect aim, ice spear! She thought and a long spear of ice manifested from the magic seal that seemed a few centimeters from the palm of her hand and pierced the aevo’s body. His body fell lifelessly onto the street, crushing three goblins in the process.
[You have gained 7 experience points!]
“Because, unlike you, I can kill them. If you want those things to die and not destroy the city, then make sure no one gets in our way,” she replied before running through the barricade followed by Tsuki and the girls.
Most of the remaining group of fifteen hunters that were still fighting were wounded, although not seriously. However, they were no match for the new wave of hundreds of monsters that came through the portal and rushed towards them.
“Another wave!” shouted one hunter as he fought the troll.
“It’s a stampede!” shouted another as he watched in fear as half the group, a mix of warriors and archers, tried to bring the other aevo down. And the rest of the group was fighting the goblins, the two hobgoblins, and the bluebirds.
“Fall back!” Kalysto shouted as she took out her axe from her inventory and split the troll in half.
[You have gained 12 experience points!]
Too bad I couldn’t absorb it, it must have had good strength stats for sure! She lamented.
“Where did that one come from?” shouted one hunter.
“Hunters fall back! Help is here!” announced a soldier over a loudspeaker as they finished evacuating the wounded.
“Tsuki, take care of the hobgoblins! Sakura, Katia, and Natasha, the rest of the goblins are yours!” she ordered while cutting off the head of one goblin that was about to stab one hunter in the back.
[You have gained 1 experience point!]
Mana Control! Mana Manipulation! Multiple Targets! Perfect Aim! Lightning! She thought as she used almost all the mana at her disposal to kill the other aevo and the three blue birds whose tails had a nice light blue flame, and were piloted by three red creatures that seemed to take turns attacking the group of hunters as they played with their prey.
[Warning! The user has less than 10 MP left. Please wait a few minutes before attempting to use any skills again or your health will be severely affected.]
The hunters, seeing themselves free of the monsters, took the opportunity to escape, taking the rest of the wounded with them.
[You have gained 15 experience points!]
[You have gained 7 experience points!]
[You have gained 10 experience points!]
[You’ve gained 12 experience points!]
However, the three pilots did not die and Kalysto jumped over the bodies of the bluebirds and decapitated two of the three pilots. The third, however, ran towards the stampede that was getting closer and closer to them.
[You have gained 9 experience points!]
[You’ve gained 9 experience points!]
“Ha! What a fool!” Kalysto scoffed as she saw that the creature thought the numbers would give him more security.
The fairy champion opened her inventory and took out a mana crystal.
[Does the user wish to absorb this mana crystal?]
[YES/NO]
Yes! she thought as she took out a health potion and observed how well the girls were doing this time.
[Congratulations! The user has acquired 6000 MP!]
Good! She thought and was about to drink the potion when a notification window appeared to her left.
[Warning! The user has lost 10% of HP.]
Shit! How long does this curse last? She thought with a frown and drank the potion immediately.
“Tsuki, protect the girls and help them if necessary!” she ordered. After which she ran a block and a half until she approached the enemy army.
“Yes, Master!” replied the little boy, encouraged by the battle.
In front of her, more than two hundred goblins were running in her direction, along with a hundred hobgoblins, fifty trolls, twenty aevos, and five bluebirds piloted by red-skinned riders.
Kalysto was curious about the unfamiliar creatures.
“Inspection!”
[Name: N/A
Race: Azura
Level: 20
HP: 15,000/15,000]
[Name: N/A
Race: Namira
Level: 40
HP: 42,000/42,000]
“Well, the birds and their pilots will be trouble...but the rest,” she smiled as she waited for them just a couple of meters away and the shouts of the goblins ahead as they raised their weapons and looked at her only made her smile grow even bigger as she held the axe with her left hands. “Aww! Thanks for coming with such enthusiasm, my future stat points!” she murmured. And as soon as they were only a few steps away, she conjured: “Ice creation! Ice manipulation!”