Claire is a bit short of breath. She can feel her pulse all the way up to her ear and, her chest felt tighter than usual. This immediately made her think that she’s weak. That the stamina training wasn’t able to provide enough for her.What she doesn’t know however, is that she’s wrong. Her stamina is not lacking. With the mission that she finished under Asther, Claire is able to get not only a long duration on the use of her mana, she is also granted a special effect. A bonus given to her since she finished the mission earlier than expected; that is, more points on her stamina.So why is it the saintess is tired at that moment exactly? Well, the answer to that can only be given by the necromancer. And he wasn’t planning on holding back on this information. After all, it’s for the sake of the training.“You don’t look too happy.” Asther began.“I’m tired.” Claire said. “I got his exhausted after dealing with nothing more than a couple of goblins Asther. How can I be of any use?”“Don’
Dinner that night was fantastic. The whole group huddled together and ate with satisfied looks on their faces. They are tired from the training of course. But, this is heavily compensated by the amount of progress they’ve all had.It would be an understatement to say that they are proud of their accomplishments. Asther could read in their faces that they all want nothing more than to actually try their new skills in combat. And, fortunately for them, Asther is finally giving them this opportunity.“I’m not gonna drag this on and go straight to the point.” The necromance began. “You are going hunting tomorrow.”“By ‘you’ do you mean some of us or…”“All of you Tyre.” Asther clarified. “I’ve seen the amount of progress you’ve made in the last couple of days and, frankly speaking, it’s quite incredible. To the point that you’ve gone well past my expectations of you.”“Thank you sir.” Parch replied.“Oh don’t thank me yet.” Asther replied. “Even though I praised you, I’m not planning to g
Asther isn’t a person who would do things half assed. As such, he accompanied the group to the location where they needed to go. After all, he is required to go there since he needs to know exactly where he should be summoning his undead.But more than this, Asther also went there for another thing. That is, scouting. He went with the group to get the precise number of enemies that his allies must face in that battle.As such he went up a tall tree and hid himself in its shadows. This same tree is near enough to the wolf camp for Asther to observe it properly. As such, he is able to get exactly what he came there for. That is, to get the numbers.“How many are there?” Claire asked as soon as Asther came down the tree.“There are fifteen in total.” The necromancer replied in a flat tone.“Why don’t you sound even the slightest bit nervous with that number sir?” Tyre asked.“Well, first of all, it isn’t me who’s gonna fight right?” Asther gave a scheming grin. Making the two soldiers wa
Everything began with a stillness. For a couple of seconds, the whole group wasn’t making any move. This is purely because of Asther’s orders.The necromancer told them that they can’t begin moving until the undead have been summoned. These will serve as both damage sponges and distractions after all. The group can’t risk having themselves exposed to the great wolves without an assurance such as this. And so they waited…until the fight finally began.The undead were summoned in a flash. The great wolves didn’t know how they would respond as the undead began attacking them. But this isn’t all because, the four finally came out from hiding and began their attack as well.In the blink of an eye, the whole place turned into a battlefield. One where the great wolves are completely at a disadvantage. Asther watched all of this from high on top of a tree, making sure that everyone on his side of the team is safe and well.Parch took on one great wolf himself. The soldier was lucky enough to
Octavia. She is a person that is unlike any ordinary individual in Jhinn. And the reason for this is because of her blessing…or maybe it is a curse.At the young age of six, a wizard was able to make a divination about a young and talented sword user. The village was not revealed but, the wizard was able to tell that it is within close proximity to the territory of the Ildefonsos.As such, the said household began a search for this talent within their territory. They made the all the kids aging at six years of age participate in a kind of junior sword using tournament.They are all given a protective spell of course. Other than this, they are only made to use wooden swords that they can carry. This prevented the children from getting actually hurt. Although they’d still feel the vibrations from the strikes, the only thing that this can actually do to them is make them cry.This is the same tournament where Octavia shone. She was able to blaze past the competition, striking down everyo
The fight continued in the way that Asther expected. One by one, the great wolves fell to the might of Asther’s allies. This is caused by a lot of factors.One is that these monsters have been completely taken by surprise. As creatures which pride themselves with their strength, the great wolves have never been in a position where they expected an ambush. They have always been on the attacking end and thus, what was happening to them was completely foreign.This element of surprise is one of the things that could make the defenses of the great wolves crumble. In the first place, this same defense isn’t that great after all.Second, there’s the fact that Asther’s undead is assisting his allies. With these being in the battlefield, it’s difficult for the monsters to properly attack Asther’s allies. This has caused a great problem for the group of wolves which are at a total loss on what they can do against the undead.Asther is orchestrating these undead to block all of the attacks that
Unlike the earlier strategy where the four fought on different sides of the battlefield, they seem to have been forced to go together. Without them noticing it, their backs are already against each other as the strengthened great wolves surrounded them.“This looks like bad news milady.” Parch said.“Yes. Compared to earlier, these creatures are entirely composed now. Plus, there’s that blood red mana that they are emitting.” Tyre added.“Why? Are the two of your backing away now?” Claire asked.“Back away?” The two soldiers had wide grins form on their lips. “How can we back away when the fight is finally heating up?”“That’s a good answer.” Claire said. “You better live up to that boastfulness of yours.”“Yes milady!” The two soldiers rushed towards the pack of strengthened great wolves. Leaving Claire together with Octavia.“Milady, how are you fairing in these fights?”As soon as Octavia asked this, one of the great wolves pounced towards them. The two female warriors dodged the a
Claire and Octavia just finished taking down their second and third great wolf. This may look easy but, this cannot be any further from the truth. The two of them actually had a very hard time finishing of their current opponent. And this is all because of the same thing that Asther observed.“Hey, is it just me or are these guys actually getting stronger?” Octavia asked as she caught her breath.“They seem the same as they were earlier.” Claire responded. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“Oh yeah? You’re really good at bluffing then milady.” Octavia said.Two more great wolves were released from the barricade of the undeads yet again. This time, the defenses of these summons almost didn’t hold. In fact, it looked almost as if one more would break through. Thankfully, Asther was able to relocate one undead just on time to stop the extra great wolf from passing through.“There’s definitely something going on here.” Octavia said again as she saw the event that just transpired.