Chapter 94 Blitz the Base
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2nd Tekulach of Desariel 1237

Lucy's POV

" Double check before going out," Bel said before checking her own inventory to ensure she didn't leave anything. Though I don't think she would.

" Clear." everyone said one by one. Right now we are preparing for our first fight as our party again, with some addition, but it doesn't really matter. 

" Alright. From what I know, the closest one will be around three hours if we go from HeartForge. Luckily the cave is in between HeartForge and Lucy's hometown so we could finish this one and then head towards Lucy's hometown, which would be an additional hour and a half journey if everything goes right." Bel briefed us shortly. Right now I am sure that everyone is having different emotions. Amy is excited, May is anxious, the twins are looking forward to it, the princess is... nervous while Christine...

" Don't sleep now..." I told her quietly.

She is nodding off on the couch. Though she is still holding her sniper nicely which makes her look like a scout or guard that is sleeping on duty.

After all of us are ready, Bel went ahead and pick up Christine without even thinking. She just went in front of Christine, pick her up, put her on her shoulder as if she is a sack of potatoes, and head out. With the rest of us following through.

" Are you nervous?" Amy asked next to me.

" Not as bad as I would think. I guess being a hunter for a few decades made it easier for me to kill." I shrugged as I replied back to her.

" Moooo... I am serious there..." she pouted back to me. Sometimes I do feel glad to be reincarnated into this world~~~

"Let's finish this and get something to eat! I am sure it is going to be completely fine!" I said as I drag Amy out. 

I don't know why.

But I think I raised a flag. 

"That's a flag," Bel said from the front.

" Shut up. I am sure you are more than capable to prevent this from becoming a flag." I said back with a snort.

" Flag comes in different types my friend, you never know~" Christine added. Wait, when did you wake up? If you woke up earlier then say so! Or rather, how did you even sleep in the first place!!!

" Shut up, let's go now that you have woken up! I wanna reach home by tonight..." I said as we all begin to pack up and head there. 

Normally when going between Edolophini and HeartForge, we would just use horses as normally it would only be at most four-person, but this time, the group is now 9 people large, Me, Amy, May, Bel, Christine, Petry, the brothers, and the princess. So it would be best if we use a wagon than well, getting 9 horses.

Thanks to Petry being with us, our journey out goes without any trouble. By any trouble I mean nobody tried to kill the princess or the brothers. This not only gave us fewer things to worry about but also gave the three a huge morale boost. I would say that it is well deserved as when they all came to this city, they are literally getting harassed or even threatened wherever they go. Even Petry's power can't really protect them forever. So even if they aren't really recognized by the people, at least they aren't getting berated or even targeted. One step closer to cohabitation I guess.

"Nnn...." Bel suddenly groaned. Currently, Petry is at the front with May so the rest of us is in the wagon. 

" No... it's alright... just checking stuff." Bel said as she uses one of her hands to hold her head, clearly in some sort of pain.

" Weird..." she said something before going back to normal, her sudden headache seems to went away as well.

" Is there anything wrong? Should we rest a bit?" Amy asked. 

" No... it's alright... go on. " Bel said. Not so convincing... but it might be a sign of something... 

" We are there. Let's get off and walk the remaining distance. Follow the plan Amy made." Petry said as we all go off the wagon.

Throughout the short distance that we are walking, we didn't speak a single word. All of us are either too excited or too nervous to actually say something. Well, except Bel as she is probably used to this.

And just like that, we reached the target point without even muttering a single word. 

" Seems like there are fewer guards than we expected..." Christine said. 

" Not to mention the atmosphere inside there feels bleak. It feels like they are submitting to their fates to die." I said to the others, which they all except Bel nodded.

" I recognize those emblems... they belong to the regional knight corps of the Deutschland duchy. " the princess said. Wait, isn't that Germany? Or old Germany... I mean, I heard that the people there are descendants of kingdoms back on Earth, but I didn't expect to just directly hear it from them. But they are under one single empire, right? So it kinda is like the Holy Roman Empire then? I think I need to ask her for more info later.

" Heh, duchy of german but speak English heh. Imagine if they do an EU move here." Christine snorted. Well, if they really do it... so what? Not like they would be open to the rest of the world anyway. Plus, they aren't even in Europe anymore.

" Alright, follow the plan. I will charge in first, then Petry, Amy, and Lucy charge in from the sides, and the rest will support." Bel said as she spread her wings and flew up. 

I thought you were charging in from the front??

Within seconds, she dived into the enemy camp and started the slaughtering... with her gunblades, she's shooting the enemy with precise accuracy while also slashing down anyone who dare get closer... at least that's the info that Christine relayed to us. We can't really see through the walls. Christine on the other hand is also doing great. Her shots keep firing one after another, and judging by her composure, it is likely that she didn't miss any too. As expected for the fps gamer in the group...

" Time for our part too," I told Amy and Petry as we went to our sides and charge in.

Going in, the first thing that hit my nose is the heavy smell of blood... even though as a hunter, it won't be the first time smelling blood, but the smell here is abnormally heavy... due to the carnage going in here.

The so-called knights are falling down one by one. Some got their heart pierced, some got their brain smashed, or some even got bisected into half. The only thing in common... is that they're dead. And in the center of it, is Bel who is killing all of them as if she is playing with them. Her moves were smooth as if she is dancing, and the blood on her face made her even scarier than the scariest people I have ever seen in my life, both lives. Her face is entirely devoid of all emotion, her face is just static. Like a cold-blooded killer...

Dragons are a highly advanced type of lizard right? So they would have cold blood right?

" Stop being deep in your thoughts and help them!" Amy yelled, getting me back to the current situation. As I look at her, I saw her swinging her katana without any hesitation. Though the slash is slightly shallow, it should render the one she slashed incapable of moving for a while.

Not wanting to lose out, I start working on the enemies using my sword. Every swing I made, I made sure that it would either kill or would rendered them unable to do anything after that.

For a few minutes, the situation repeats, Amy slashes, I stab, Petry smashes, Christine shoots, and Bel... do all of those.

In a way, she is a monster. Her killing capabilities are tremendous... I have to make sure that none of the kingdoms actually wants to mess with her, less they just get erased out of the world.

And in less than thirty minutes, we finished everyone outside. Though judging by Bel's movement, this would probably take less than five minutes for her, as she purposely left some for us to do our job.

" Alright, though the numbers are less than expected, we should always expect the worst situation where they are all inside," Bel said as she walks to the entrance of the cave and...

Kicks it... thank god Bel is actually wearing pants and not a dress or something is gonna get exposed...

Well, if someone somehow saw it, they won't live to tell the tale anyway.

This time, we will charge in not only with us four, but the others behind as well. I can already see Christine setting herself up on one of the sentry towers of the base that still have the vision of the inside of the cave. Petrasha gave Bel her hammer for her to store it and Bel gave her a huge tower shield. I don't know why did this happen after Bel kicked the door, but thank Astrea that no one rushes out at that time.

Now with our formation of Petry at the front, me and Amy behind her, and the rest behind us two, we slowly walked into the cave.

Of course with Bel already charging in and causing havoc.

As we slowly went inside, the traces of battle become more and more obvious. At first, it would just be some gunshots, then as we went in deeper, there would be blood stains, blood patches, and sometimes even body parts. And the sound of battles is getting closer as we go deeper. There are also some occasional gunshots coming from outside, which no doubt, are from Christine.

" Alright let's go faster, otherwise we won't have anything to do!" Petry says as she moves faster, prompting the rest of us to follow suit.

As we move closer, the brothers and princess all started shooting. This means we are close to the fight now, that is when Bel shouted out.

" Just charge in, they don't have those weapons with them!" which is our cue to join in directly!

With haste, both I and Amy charged in and start eliminating our enemies. Even Petry is doing stuff with her shield by bashing them. Though thankfully not enough to turn them into meat paste, which is good for all of our stomachs.

Surprisingly, the entire fight from start to end took less than two hours. But sadly... we failed to save anyone. Most of the people that they captured are already dead... kids and adults alike. Some untouched, some mutilated, some even... I don't want to describe it.

" Well, humans technically are a type of animal anyways," Bel said coldly. Don't bring biology into here! And you're technically a type of animal too! Though I am not sure how fantasy beings classify.

" Since everything is done... let me give them a burial... you guys can search if there is something that you can loot. After that, come out and we will head home." Bel said solemnly as she stored all of the corpses and walked out. As much as I want to follow her, I decided not to...

I decided to just... sit down there and rest. I killed things, but most of them are either animals or monsters. Even if I killed humans, it is mostly only small raid parties. But this time... I have killed probably more than 20 of them...

" How do you feel..." I asked the rest of the gang. Christine isn't feeling much, but she is trembling. May is slightly shivering... while Amy, is entirely in a daze. It is probably their first time killing humans after all... Petry isn't here as she went out and see if there's anything inside the base. While the brothers and princess are just sitting there. The brothers obviously experienced this before and aren't too fazed, while the princess is also spacing out.

" BAD NEWS!" Petry yelled, which shook all of us. I stood up and saw her rushing towards us with some paper. 

I quickly rushed to her and took the paper and read it. One of them is a map while the second one is a note. One shows the location of the surviving bases nearby, and all the red crosses as the destroyed bases. And the second is a note telling the leader of this base, to gather all the units to attack the marked location on the map, which...

Is Edolophini.

Spoiler

I think this counts as a cliffhanger right?

Note even if most people went out, there are still 30-100 people inside the bases depending on whether the leaders want to send out the soldiers.

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