Ruin Guards

Ruin Guard, an automata doll created when the ancient civilization still ruled this world as the war machines, is what the passing adventurer said while we are still in this chaos, how the heck he explain all of that in a split second?

"Tch, can the 'normal' adventurers take care of that things?"

"They can, if there is only one Ruin Guard. Usually they need 5-10 adventurers to take care of 1 Ruin Guards."

"Are those things really tough? Did it have any weakness?"

"They have, the ball like thing in their head- no, eye? or the bright thing on their back, if you hit that place with enough force, these things will be immobilized for a few second depending on how much power you strike it."

"Aaaah, what a pain! We need some reinforcement, I doubt the knights here do any decent damage to them-!!! Oi, is that thing going to launch something?"

"Ah I forgot, they can shoot explosive things from their shoulder and arms."

"What are they? A Gund*m?!"

"No, they are Ruin Guards."

"I know! Don't ruin my retort!"

[Target Locked]a robotic voice can be heard from the one of the Ruin Guards.

fhyuu- fhyuu-fhyuu

"PREPARE FOR THE IMPACT!!!"

BHOOOOOM!!

"UAAAAAH!"

"KYAAAAAH!"

"Ahn~ More~!!!"

Oi, something is wrong at the last cry.

"Another thing that I forget to mention you, Ruin Guard is quite resistant to physical attack."

"Said that first damnnit! I'm going to stop these golems for now! After both of you done, I need some assistance!"

"Roger that."

"Affirmative."

I ran towards the nearest ruin guard and shot my arrow.

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"They really immobilized huh."

[Create Water]

"What is he doing just from pouring water?" just shut up and watch!

[Freeze]!

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BZZZZZT PSHHH BHOOOOM!!!

"Did he get them?" NOT ANOTHER FLAG!

kerrchak!

Ah, the Ruin Guards standing up again, ah shot, they are preparing for another rocket launcher.

[[[Target Locked]]]

12 rockets launched at me but.

"Watch out boy!"

bham bham bham bham bham

None of the rocket hits me thanks to the monk skill [Auto Evade].

"Kazuma-sama, I have cone to assist you. What can I do for you?"

"Lend me your vitality for a moment, Benny! Are you tired yet?"

"Fuh, no, I'm fine, no prob. You need some assistance bro?"

"Yeah, can you bait those golems for a moment? I'll tell you later to escape when I signal you with a spell"

"??? Okay, that mean you will shout out loud to signal me right?"

"Yup, I'll leave it up to you."

"Okay, here I go! Fantastic Voyage!"

"Sorry Noelle-chan, this may be a little uncomfortable to you [Drain Touch]"

"No problem- hnnggh!" that's hot- no no no, my magic power replenished quite fast, not as fast when I took that Dragon's magic power tho, but this is fast enough.

"Okay, this is enough, thank you Noelle-chan."

"*pant pant* haaah haaah, I am glad that I can be helpful for you." what a kindhearted girl.

"Benny! Make the three of them close to each other!"

"Okay.... is this close enough bro?"

"I'm not your brother but, that's enough. Get out of there now! Take this! One of the greatest destructive offensive magic in history known to mortal, dance dance around in the abyss untill the abyss stares you back! [Explooosion]!" that was unnecessary but I know why Megumin really like to randomly chant like that.

*Shwooooop *KHABHOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!

*plop

Aaah, I run out of magic power.

"Nice explosion."

"Are you okay Kazuma-sama?"

"Yeah, I just run out of magic power, with a bit of rest I should be able to walk again, maybe."

"Wow! What the heck was that bro! That was really cool!" Benny came back while holding a strange things, is that a loot item from the Ruin Guards?

"Fufu, that was one of my strongest magic that I learned."

"Hmmm, I think your destructive power is on par with her." huh? I'm not the only one who have the explosion magic here?

"Ah, I understand, it's quite similar."

"Eh, who? Master Jean?" she should be strong right?

"No, not Master Jean, if I'm not wrong, everyone called this 'the strongest warrior in Mondstadt." hee, the strongest?

"Do you mean Miss Klee? Unfortunately she is with her brother Mister Albedo, they went to Dragonspine Mountain since a week ago, they should be in Mondstadt this week." so there are more capable person in the Knight of the Favonius.

"Yeah her, she is a dangerous one, she is the only one in Mondstadt who goes fishing with explosion." what the hell.

"Let's go back to the bridge, most of the knights and adventures are injured and passed out."

Is there any casualties among the knights and adventurers?

Benny and Noelle brought me on their shoulder because I can't walk normally after casting that magic.

As we arrived at the small camp where the injured being taken care of, Benny and Noelle put me down on the wooden box, there is no chair so this is fine.

While I was still tired, I can hear someone approaching me.

"Good Evening, do you want to know our lord and savior, Lord Barbatos." Barbara said jokingly- I think.

"Nah, I'm in the Eris sect, rather than me, you should treat Benny and Noelle-chan, they were on the front line, not like me who is in the rear-side."

"Ehehe, I will do that then, come here you two, let me treat your injury." those two went along with Barbara to the small tent not far from here. I wonder when they build these tent, wait it's almost midnight, so our battle last for more than 6 hours.

As I still watching the midnight sky- another person came to me.

"You okay young man.... heh you didn't interrupt my line." the red haired uncle said that with a sneer.

"Well, thanks for the concern. I just feel a bit- no, really tired so I can't interrupt your lines. Why are you here uncle."

"Tsk, don't call me uncle, call me Diluc."

"Okay uncle Diluc."

"... can I hit you with the flat side of my claymore?"

"If you can, be my guest. It won't hit me even once."

"Don't be over confidence of yourself young man." he angry at me? He is kinda childish I guess.

"I won't said that if I really overestimated my ability. The one who can hit me is if not god, demon lord, a crazy explosion loving girl, my girlfriend or myself." I stare back at his eyes.

"Hmmmh, that's good if you can see the value of your skills."

"So, what are you doing here by sneaking around, is it just to meet me? I feel so touched but I prefer a girl rather than old-man."

"Heck no, I'm just doing my stuff- "to where the first group went huh, you worried about them, I see."- sigh."

"Don't get mad over that man, I just bored and tired. Seriously tho, if you are really worried about them, just go, I and some 'decent' people going to defend this city."

Really, tsundere old-man is really a hassle.

"*nod* I'll go then." he said that but still standing without moving an inch.

"Ah geez, just go already!" if he doesn't go, I'll kick his ass.

"...." aaand he is gone, good grief, what a persistent guy.

"??? Who are you talking to bro?"

"Just an old-man who worried about his brother and his crush. Seriously, can you drop the 'bro'?"

"No, all the veteran adventurers are like my own dad, so the 'same age looking' adventurers are my siblings."

"You really a positive kind of guy eh, did you have any container? I really want to drink water."

"Ah, here! Barbara and Noelle asked me to give this to you."

"Ou, thanks. Is all of the girls in this town really so kindhearted. I feels like blessed by their hospitality."

"That's what you expect and get in the city of freedom. All of the citizen are really kind."

"Though some of them treat you harshly like before?"

"Well, some of the adventurers here are not from this city alone, every nation and city have adventurer guilds. What I know is the people from Snezhnaya

have a cold personality, from the Liyue have a proud stance on their beliefs. From Inazuma..... I don't know, that place is kinda isolated."

Why I have the feeling of Russia, China and Japan from what Benny just said.

"Hhha Hhaa Hhaaah, I- I am back! what happened here?" Amber came back while looks like she is out of breath.

"Ou, welcome back, sit here, catch your breath first."

"Fuaaah, I am so tired~ oh, if I am not wrong, are you Bennett from adventurer guild?"

"Yes I am, is there anything wrong?"

"*shake shake* umm no, I just want to say thank you for helping defend this city."

"You are welcome, this city is my home too, of course I will protect it, do you need some water? I'll bring you one."

"Yes, thank you, I appreciate that."

Then Benny gone again and leave me with Amber alone.

"How is it officer? Is there any strange things happening in the temples?"

"Yeah you are right! that was really handful, can you believe that Hilichurls camp inside the temple? How was in your side?"

"There was not less handful than what you expected, there was 100 Hilichurls from the forest and 20 more from the temple's direction, with additional of 3 Ruin Guards."

"Eh? What kind of nightmare is that? Are you okay? Is there any injury?" she checked my condition carefully.

"No, I'm fine, I just tired from lost of magic power, just rest for a moment and I'm ready to go again." I said that while patting her head, she deserves it.

"Ehehehe~ by the way, the others are going to back soon, we cannot go to the last temple for some reason. There was a giant wind barrier surrounding the temple's ground, I go back first because they want to check something at the 3rd temple."

By the way I just realized, the storm that happened in the city is only occurred the entire city, the outside is not even windy.

Is that Dragon just flexed his ability to the citizen?