Against The Odds

A series of explosions came one after the other, each shaking the city and telling the citizens that this day was becoming bleaker by the second. Oren gritted his teeth as he heard the explosions, knowing that the enemy had just appeared throughout the city instead of just Avarice.

"A calamity-level warning. Please seek the nearest shelter if no monsters are nearby, or wait for help if there are monsters. A calamity-level warning…."

The announcement rang throughout the city to tell the citizens of the catastrophe in Kera. A calamity was akin to a world-ending creature for normal humans, and they weren't wrong. That earlier attack destroyed most of the city, even though Amelio did not attack himself.

"Maybe that was his true strength, rendering attacks useless and reflecting them on the enemy. Furthermore, he realized I had dual abilities even though most people didn't notice."