244: Withdrawal (2)

Withdrawal (2)

Billy had thought of many ways to go over the top and overpower his foes. However, when it comes to physical attacks, he wasn't strong enough to take down dozens of well-trained soldiers at the same time. He could take two or three at a time and keep going for a while, but there was another way to do that with his current level, by using magic. However, until now, Billy lacked the mana to deal with hundreds of heavily armored enemies, but now he had the skills and the power to recover his mana fast enough, even against those big ass shields.2

When the next enemies approached Billy, he made small lightning bolts fly from his hand toward them. When they saw that, the enemies tried to hide behind their shields, but lightning moved away faster than they expected, and their heads got hit. Frying their brain instantly… Other enemies came, and even though he had aimed well, some of his attacks were missing the heads and hitting the shoulders and sometimes the shields. As expected, it was still hard despite his training to control that.

Even amidst the chaotic battlefield, the sound of lightning bolts was heard by many. When they looked around, they saw the flashes of light coming from a single spot, and they also saw soldiers falling one after the other like dry leaves. Naturally, even Billy's friends were speechless. They saw that skill in use before, but not like that power and speed… Not to mention, it was insane to think that Billy could keep using that nonstop.

Gerald and Gustav had seen many things over their many years of managing their guilds and working for the state, but they had never seen something like that… A man killing enemies soldiers without moving from his place and firing lightning bolts from their hands. They had seen Billy's fire tornado before. Sarah's frozen field also shocked them, but that… That was beyond insane.

Eventually, the enemy's soldiers realized that they would never reach Billy. Dozens of them dashed at him numerous times, but not a single one got even close. His range with that lightning bolt was that amazing, but the further away from the enemy, the harder it was the Aim. Nevertheless, they began to throw their weapons at him without any other options. They would be unable to fight afterward, but they knew that they wouldn't achieve anything as long as that monster was blocking their path.

Billy dodged the first few projectiles, but things got difficult when the enemies began to coordinate. He could only shoot two lightning bolts at the time, so he couldn't quite stop dozens of enemies at a distance. Fortunately, his friends appeared and began to block the throw spears with their own weapons.

"Seriously, you never cease to amaze me," Alexander said while spinning his spear.

"Leave the defense to us. If they keep throwing their weapons, then we are bound to win this," Kate said while holding a tower shield.

Billy smiled when he saw his friends making a semi-circular formation to protect him. Now the enemies had no chance of hitting him with throwing spears. Still, Billy will have to move a bit in order to avoid hitting them with his lightning bolts. Despite Billy's party blocking their path, the soldiers kept charging at him. Eventually, some of them would reach them and take them down, creating an opening in their formation and exposing Billy. They kept trying that, but eventually, their pace decreased and then they began to keep their distance from Billy and the others.

Billy didn't like that… They had to be way more eager to defeat him and take down the eastern gate. Suddenly, Billy looked at the north and then he noticed that the enemies were way too close to the walls… He could also see that the arrows' rain was getting smaller and smaller.

"They are waiting for the Northern gate to fall…" Billy clenched his teeth in anger.

The people there probably put up a good fight, but they had been fighting for almost two weeks. Aside from the exhaustion, the damage also piled up, so it wouldn't be weird if some of them fell a lot sooner than usual. Nevertheless, there was nothing Billy could do to help them. Even the six hundred soldiers in that part of the battlefield had now fallen to four hundred… If the enemies take the town and attack them from behind…

In any case, Billy decided to hurry up, but it didn't take long before he could see some enemies on the walls… The war was over, and they had lost. Billy's friends and everyone else noticed that too, and they showed different reactions. Regret… despair… They fought well and for quite a while despite the odds, but it hadn't been enough.

"We will fight to the last man!" Billy roared. "Even if they have won this, I won't let this end easily for them!

It was unusual for Billy to act like that, but his friends realized the reason behind it. Even if they fall there, as long as they deliver a massive blow to the enemies army, they won't be able to keep moving westward any time soon, and that would give time for the people back home and in the other cities and towns to raise another army, even if it wasn't made of trained soldiers.

"Now is the time to retreat," Billy said while looking at his friends. "Lily can't die here, and it would be better if the rest of you were to live and help the others."

"This isn't like you, Billy," Alexander said. "Even if we get surrounded, I am sure we can pull this off. Well, we will mostly rely on you, but you know."

"I am not a coward, and I won't raise my kid to be one either," Lily said. "So, I can't retreat here."

"I wish I could say something convincing, but I can't attack anymore. My words lack persuasive power," Kate said.

"Let's keep fighting while joining the others. The enemies don't have the means to stop us from a distance anymore. This will be costly to them," Natalie said.

"I guess there is nothing left for me to say here," Sarah shrugged.

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