29: Earth Manipulation (2)

Earth Manipulation (2)

Even Billy was surprised with the result of his attack… while he aimed at the target's head, it couldn't be helped that he missed that since he was one hundred meters away. Nevertheless, with that attack, he managed to shock the enemies and made them slow down, giving Drew and the others the chance to dash toward them at a fearsome speed. 1

"I thought that they would have resistance against magic attacks since they probably train against each other… but maybe since their HP is low, even an attack like mine can do that much," Billy thought.

Billy had increased his magic by one hundred points and added the rotation effects to give the small stone he fired more power and speed. So, maybe those factors increased the power of the attack exponentially… Nevertheless, those who had bows drew them and fired toward the enemies before Drew's group could reach them. The arrows fell in an arc, but they were stopped midway when some of the elementalists made some blasts of wind stop the projectiles.

The other enemies pointed their hands toward Drew's group and prepared to attack, but they were stopped when all of them used Light Spear. They also created a blast of wind thanks to the shockwave that made the enemies break their stances. Drew's group charged again because they were close enough to attack while pointing their spears, but some earth walls appeared and blocked their paths. Once again, they used Light Spear to destroy the walls, but those were thicker than they had imagined and withstood the attack. When they turned around the walls, they saw the elementalists running away while carrying their wounded friend.

The recruits were surprised; they didn't know that the elementalists were that weak against surprise attacks. Rather than that, they didn't know what surprised them in the first place. Could that be a trap?

"Let's hurry up and help the other posts!" Drew shouted.

Billy wanted to help as well. Even if the same thing happened, there might look suspicious. No one would find any vestige that connected with him. Unfortunately, he had to stay behind. Without knowing what was happening in the other posts, and because of the fact that he was bored out of his mind, Billy decided to practice his magic and try to understand it better. However, it was the same as trying to learn how to breathe… it was useless since he already knew how. That was the downside of using the system… but maybe if he finds a way to control the other elements, he could make that skill more volatile.

Billy wanted to see if he could create weapons made of stone using that magic, but he would have to use a part of the walls or of the town to do so. That certainly would leave vestiges. So, he decided to do something else and wait for another chance to leave the walls.

After a few hours, Drew and his group returned, and they were informed that they had repelled all the attacks before they could damage the walls. Apparently, the Elementalist was surprised that the guards received Reinforcements. That wasn't writhing their expectations since it was a clear sign that one of their groups had been defeated. While it wasn't completely true, the worries of all other groups didn't give them the chance to focus on the attack. It was clear that they wouldn't attack again that day, so the guards resumed the repairs.

"That was really weird… it seemed that one of the enemies suffered damage even before the battle," Alexander said.

No one was looking toward Billy with suspicion in their eyes, so it was evident that he hadn't been caught. Still, if the same thing happens again and in front of the same post… Billy had to come up with a better idea on how to handle the situation.

Due to the situation, the guards didn't return to their homes. They had to sleep in turns in the warehouse. After skipping one night of sleep, Billy welcomed that, and when he woke up the next day, with his head clear, he had the idea to level up the spears of the guards. Nikola was the fastest of the group, with a speed of 115. He could run almost twenty meters per second… which was insane since Billy barely could run ten per second, but he knew that only top-tier athletes could achieve that back on Earth. While it wasn't much, Billy made all the weapons level up two times and granted them a bonus often in speed.

Around the same time as the two previous attacks, the elementalists appeared, and since they were acting like before, it didn't seem like they understood what had happened. However, after a while, Billy noticed that their speed was somewhat short… they were being careful.

Drew and the most experienced soldiers charged to intercept them while tend others grabbed their boss and began firing the arrows. They fired at random intervals in order to make them use their wing magic as much as possible instead of just making the enemies' job easier by concentrating the attacks.

When Drew's group was close enough, they dashed with all their might and easily reached the enemy's group in the blink of an eye. They pointed their hands toward the group and prepared to fire their spells, but Nikola appeared right in front of them and swung his spear. The boost in speed was even more obvious to him, but the others also felt faster than usual, but they just assumed that they were in good condition that day.

Nevertheless, after swinging his spear, Nikola only cut the throat of one of the enemies. The others used wind magic to move away instantly.. Once again, some others raised Earth walls, but before the guards could turn them around, they made them fall toward them.

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