13 What is The Meaning of this?

"Extract!" Heiner activated his skill, and stamina was drained. He did not try to extract the whole door, just making a hole that he could get out. The metal door started to shake once he finished his word.

WHOOSH!

The small hole appeared on the door and slowly expanded its size, the iron ball shown up in Heiner's hand and getting more prominent at the same time. In a brief moment, the hole was big enough to reveal five figures outside the cavern, four of them were regular guards like those two who Hiner interact before getting entry, another one seemed to be their superior as his shining armor differed himself to a higher class.

"He finally comes out. Let's go and get him!" One of the guards pointed his sword to Heiner who waling out through the door's hole. Although the door's thickness was three and hard to believe that a young man should be able to get out, they had arranged five warriors to get rid of him as plan B.

"Wait.." The man in full armor stopped his subordinates. He turned his head and spoke with Heiner. "I want to confirm something first. Do you see the graveyards?"

"Why do you bother to ask? Do you want to use that reason as an excuse to kill me?" Heiner did not wait for the answer and then continued. "Did you kill everyone who enters the cave?"

"You do not need to know. Nothing changes once you die. Kill that brat!"

As the superior's order, four guards move closer to Heiner, gripping the sword tightly. Their eyes stared at him, looking for an opening. Then the closet one immediately charged.

"Extract!' Heiner secretly extract iron from the sword. The opponent felt something weird with his sword, but it was too late. The sword smashing down and broke apart once it crashed on the shield. One by one, the other guards similarly broke their sword. Their boss' eyes flash as realizing something, he raised his hand and reinforcement came out from the bush.

They were archers, preparing to shoot their arrows. The situation turned dire as Heiner's skill could focus on one object; it was helpless against many such incoming shafts. He was not a quick wit, but he had to think of a solution now! Then his eyes lit up as reminding something. He took three of two-meter-tall tower shields from his storage bracelet to stop incoming arrows.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!

The rain of arrows met the shields. Those arrows head pierced through the shields a little and stop moving. The tower shields took some damages while blocking. The Archers had no panic and took another arrow, nocking it. They pulled the bowstring, aiming at the sky. By looking from their pose, projectile arrows would come next, and the previous tower shields could not block them.

Heiner brought another tower shield, holding it above his head. He thought he could be safe, but unlike previous arrows, the projectile curve made them more potent with gravity force. They penetrated the shield and lunged into his left shoulder.

ARGGGGGH!

Blood spilled out of his shoulder, the heavy shield dropping on the ground. It was the time to end this job, the man in full body armor drew his sword, rushing forward and launched the finishing blow.

Raphael had been looking from afar. He saw the whole situation and decided to move, his figure blurring and appeared in front of Heiner. No one expected him to make a move. From the expression in their eyes, it seemed they knew who Raphael was. Precisely, they knew how fearful he was. Only he alone, no one here could win against even joining hand together.

CLANG!

Raphael blocked the attack with his sword. He made contact with his opponent. Everyone was surprised, They thought that he was tired of watching and came here to finish Heiner off himself, but instead of killing a young blacksmith, he was saving that man!

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The swords were crashing at each other. Raphael swang his sword beautifully while the opponent was blocking angrily. By the several exchanged blows, anyone could tell that Raphael was fighting casually while the other side was preventing it with full strength. Raphael's attack was no joke; one mistake could take one's life.

"Why did you interfere with our company's business?!"

"I was ordered to get him back alive, but it seems he can't go back with me as your people were on the way here." Raphael stopped his attack, turning his head and talked to Heiner. "Flee through the forest. I cannot protect you while fighting with all of them. It's best if you don't come back to Poterenye city. Leave, before you can't."

Heiner was still confusing with Raphael's actions. 'He has been unfriendly since we met. I almost die on the way here because of him, and then he saves me from these people. What's the meaning of this?'