Chapter 116: Racing Against Time

Eorca creates a wall of flame. Prevent enemy approach.

Okay.

The descending order is Edith, Aaron, myself, Eorca, and finally Jenna.

Most of the soldiers in the square have entered the temple.

If you go back the same way, you'll meet a lot of soldiers. I could faintly hear the sound of soldiers climbing the stairs.

I'll get off first.

Edith grabbed onto the rope and began to descend.

The soldiers who remained in the plaza noticed the rope and ran towards us.

Light.

Whoosh!

Flames shot out from Eorca's fingertips, blocking the soldiers in the plaza. Eorka pointed to the terrace entrance with her other hand. This time, a line of flame rose in a straight line, blocking the entrance. Two soldiers who came out of the garden caught fire and were charred.

Wizard! Kill the wizard first!

An arrow flew from beyond the wall of flame. I kicked the large table on the patio and threw it aside. The arrow hit the table.

Next came Aaron.

Aaron took a deep breath and started down his rope.

A chaotic scene unfolded downstairs.

A sudden fire and disaster caused people to stumble and flee from the square. I was lucky. Best of all, there are no unnecessary obstacles. Edith, who had descended first, swung his dagger and fired arrows to protect the drop point. Aaron soon joined them.

I pointed at the girl.

It's our turn next. come.

Are you talking about me?

Who else shall we talk about?

I smiled and hugged the girl.

Please be strong. Don't let go.

Ah, I see.

The distance to the ground was about 15 meters.

The descent was difficult for untrained civilians. The five of us learned this method through an obstacle course at training camp. The magician Eloka also learned this method.

I gripped my leather gloves tightly and grabbed the rope.

The girl clung to me with frightened eyes. After a quick kick of her railing, she began to descend with that force.

Pin!

Several arrows flew from somewhere and pierced the girl's silver hair.

Ah!

The girl screamed and clung to me, trying to swallow her voice.

I grabbed the rope with her right hand, hugged the girl with her left hand and rushed down. Just before I hit the ground, I stepped off the wall to slow down. We landed safely.

It's over. It's okay to let go.

The girl hurried away from me.

Area scanned. Most civilians had been evacuated, and soldiers were steadily filling the area. Even though there was a wall of flames, it was not possible to cover all directions.

``Hurry up!'' he called out as the soldier let out an eerie scream and brandished his sword at me.

I parried with my sword, pushed it away, and stabbed him in the heart.

Edith and Aaron fought alongside me. I joined their ranks and took care of the soldiers as they gradually advanced.

[Aaron () is now bleeding. His health declines regularly. ]

[Aaron () has fallen into a state of addiction. His health will decrease at regular intervals. ]

A message about the main character's status change was displayed that only I could see.

It's not that time yet.

I ignored him and swung my sword.

After a while, Eorca got down with the rope, and finally Jenna followed suit and jumped down.

Huh, I thought you were going to leave me behind.

Eorka and Jenna took off their gloves and threw them away. They had stolen them from the assassin's body.

The objective was secured and members of our group were unharmed.

Now, if we can leave the field, we will have a clear verdict.

Soldiers poured in from beyond the plaza and temple entrance. I looked at the girl and said, "Run to her left." If you don't want to die.

The girl started running desperately.

We formed a formation around the girl and ran away from her soldiers.

A soldier who was following us from behind shouted: "Don't let her escape!" Chase her witch and her followers!

Are you calling me a witch?

Sounds like we're talking about you.

It can't be like this.

The girl's face turned pale.

A group of soldiers jumped out from the passage leading to the left side of the plaza.

A knight wearing heavy armor raised his halberd.

You can't escape.

As he speaks, Jenna's arrow pierces the chink in the knight's armor.

I hit the staggering knight in the head with my shield. Edith walked by and slit his throat deeply.

Kill them!

Kill them all!

soldiers showed up and blocked the road.

At least he had 30 of them. If you waste your time with them, you'll soon be surrounded by soldiers in the back.

This is it.

Edith motioned for him to turn aside. There were winding alleys. We followed Edith into the room.

Where does this road lead?

I checked from the rooftop. Follow him and you'll reach the edge of town.

soldiers poured out of the entrance to the alley.

Eorka gave a signal with her hand, and one side of the half-ruined wall collapsed, blocking the entrance. Soldiers shouted from outside, but for a while they were unable to enter.

After walking down the alley for a while, a small square appeared.

Edith turned momentarily to the girl behind her and sat down on the brick.

Let's take a little break.

I nodded.

The girl was panting heavily. She hesitated for a moment before she sat down on the dirt floor. The idea of ​​rest seemed terrifying to her.

How can this happen?

The girl muttered to herself in confusion.

I took out the potion and took a sip. Even if there was no injury, the medicine itself had a healing effect. A small amount of life force flowed through my body.

Rest for 5 minutes before starting.

The sealed passage created by Eroka won't last long.

This location will be discovered soon. Escape from siege here will be more difficult than being trapped on the highway.

The original plan was to rest here and then jump out into the city and escape all at once.

Even if we are surrounded during this process, Eorca will temporarily lift the siege by using level 3 fire magic. Then guide the target towards an escape route.

After Eorka's training, she can now use fire magic at maximum charge without losing consciousness.

In this way, I was able to accomplish the clearing conditions for the escort mission.

Aaron.

Yes.

Are you injured?

I'm sure you noticed.

Aaron tilted his head.

A dagger was stuck in Aaron's side. The blood that oozed out was purple.

It looks like they were attacked by assassins scattered among the soldiers.

Poisoned.

This was a status ailment that could not be fixed with low level health potions.

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