Wintergrass Village.

"What's the plan now?", Leo asked.

We're here in Wintergrass Village. It's the village after Rosangel Orphanage. It's very far and the ground is so rocky and grassy. You will notice that you're near to this village when you saw some white grass around. It's a rare grass that only grows in this place. The grass is so white like snow, this is where the name of the village gets.

"What's the report?", Cedric asked one of his men.

"All of the sides of the village are surrounded by Outsiders. I don't think we can sneak inside."

Our mission is to rescue the people in Wintergrass Village. Their village has been surrounded by Outsiders for some reason. There are so many people already killed by them.

"Tsk. What are we gonna do?"

"How about we rush it?", one of his men suggested.

"That's dangerous."

"Maybe we can."

"Huh?"

"Let's see... As long as we can kill immediately the Outsiders who get in our way and get inside immediately. We can rescue the remaining villagers that are still alive."

The village is not that big. It's small, and its wall is just made of wood.

"How are we gonna do that?"

"If killing the Outsiders immediately is our problem. We have somebody here."

"Who?"

"We have our bomb specialist. Leo."

I can't think of anyone except him.

"M-Me?"

"Of course."

"But!"

"Leo, no buts! Many people are dying right now. We don't have time.", Cedric said.

It looks like he convinces him.

"O-Okay, I got. What's the plan?"

After telling my plan. Leo starts moving. He walks slowly towards the Outsiders who are near the wall of the village. Darius cast a barrier to erase all noise he will make while he was walking. The Outsiders didn't notice because they looking at the wall guarding outside the village.

After that, Leo places his bombs near to them and walks away.

"Everyone. Be ready."

After Leo gets away from the Outsiders. Every one of us ready ourselves to run.

"Leo!"

"Yes! Die, you ugly bastards!"

Leo press the button in his.

*Boom*

The dog, monkey, and gorilla Outsiders that guarding the outside of the village died immediately.

Thankfully the explosion didn't reach the wall. If it is, it will start a fire and burn the whole village.

"Go!"

Everyone one of us runs towards the village. Cedric and his men destroy the wall that gives us the way.

"Everyone! Search all the houses and find the people who are still alive. If anyone gets on your way. Kill them."

"Wow, that's a good motivation coming from Cedric."

"There's no time for jokes Rick."

"My bad. I'm going to search here!"

Rick runs one of the houses.

All of the house here is made of woods. They're just small so finding someone is easy but it also means that Outsiders can also find them.

"Tsk."

"Hey, why are you clicking your tongue right now? Let's find some survivors."

"Y-Yeah."

I run to one of the houses. I walk inside and saw the wall and the floor painted with blood.

"Is there anybody here?"

I walk further to look for someone.

"Huh?"

I step into something.

The inside is dark so it makes it hard to look for someone.

When I look at my feet I saw a hand mirror. I pick it up and look at it.

"Huh?"

In the mirror. I saw one Outsider on the top of the door.

He jumps towards me. I turn around and swing the broken mirror to his neck.

The Outsider died immediately.

"That was close."

I don't see anyone here so I walk towards the door.

"Wait!"

"Huh?"

*A kid.*

A little boy runs and hugs me.

"A-Are okay?"

*I should search further.*

I carried the boy and walk outside.

I saw some people running and some fighting the Outsiders.

"Hiro. Where's his parents?", Darius asked.

"..."

"I see. Put him down. Leave him to me."

"Yes."

I put down the boy and Darius cast a barrier on his surrounding.

I was about to enter another house when a gorilla and dog Outsiders.

"Tsk."

The dog Outsider is the first Outsider Vinna and I met.

The gorilla Outsider has gray-skinned. A night sky eye, and a blue line in his arms and feet.

"Hiro!", Vinna calls me.

She's in the back of two Outsiders. She jumps towards them and raises her two swords and slashes the two Outsiders.

Those two swords are what we brought back then in Novus. I wonder why she didn't bring it back then when we visit Moirai. Maybe she forgot.

"You okay?"

"Yes."

"Forget the house. We leave that to Cedric and his men. Let's focus on these Outsiders."

"Okay."

Other Outsiders approach us.

Vinna dashes towards and slashes them one by one.

I grab my knives and her help.

There's a monkey Outsider that jumps to Vinna's back. I run towards Vinna and thrust my knives to Outsider's chest.

"Be careful."

"Yes."

I jump and kick one of the Outsider's faces. I landed on the three Outsider monkeys and swing my knife to their neck.

"Die! Die!"

"Hey!"

"Sleep!"

I spotted Lulu, Rick, and Ernesta fighting the Outsiders.

"Where's Greg?"

I look around and saw him dash towards the Outsiders. He swings his katana with incredible speed and after killing them, he dashes again to the other one.

*That was fast.*

"Hi.Ro!"

"Eh?"

"Stop wandering around. Help me."

"S-Sorry."

Vinna is struggling with a gorilla Outsider. I threw one of my knives to the Outsider but he use his hands to block it.

"What!"

He raises his fist and pushes towards Vinna.

"Vinna, let go of your swords!"

Vinna let go of her swords and jump back.

"M-My swords."

"This is bad."

I saw a long wooden stick on the ground. I grab it and give it to Vinna.

"Wooden stick again?", she said with a disgusted look.

"Have you forgotten? That's the reason why we win against Gavril."

"Ugh..."

"Now, let's retrieve our weapons to this big guy."

Vinna and I run towards the Outsider.

Holding the two swords with only one hand. The gorilla Outsider swings it towards me. I slide my knee to the ground and lean back.

"That was close."

*He uses the swords huh.*

"Vinna!"

Vinna charges the Outsider and smashes the wooden stick to his head. The Outsider looks like didn't feel anything. Vinna smashes his head again repeatedly.

I'm on his back. I run towards him and jump to his back. Holding tight of my knife with my two hands. I thrust it towards his nape. The gorilla moves his body left and right. I feel down on the ground. The knife that I thrust is still on his nape.

He let go of Vinna's swords and try to remove the knife on his nape.

"Vinna!"

"Got it."

Vinna grabs her swords and jumps towards the Outsider. She slashes the Outsider's neck cutting off his head. The Outsider fell to the ground. He's so heavy that the ground shakes a little after he fell.

"Yike.", Vinna said with a disgusted face while looking at the head of Outsider.

"You should get used to it."

I retrieve my knives to the dead Outsider.

"Let's help the others."

Vinna and I run and saw the others.

"Guys."

"Hey! Hiroro and Vinn!"

"How is it?", I asked.

"Many people already die. There's also some in Cedric's men.", Darius said.

"There's so many of them.", Rick said while scratching his head.

"We're in the middle of the forest after all. What we have to do is to rescue the villagers and get away here."

"Everyone! Let's go!"

"Yes!"

"Have you already search all the house?"

"Yes."

"This place is already surrounded.", Cedric said while walking towards us.

He's full of wounds and blood.

"You okay?", I asked.

"Don't worry, this is nothing."

"What are we gonna do now?"

"If we kill these Outsiders one by one. We might get tired and get killed in the end."

"Hiro. Cedric.", Darius calls us.

"Yes?"

"I have a plan."

After telling us his plan. We gather around.

"Darius."

"Yes. Wind!"

Darius cast a wind barrier on us. The Outsiders now won't be able to attack us.

"Darius."

"Don't worry, this barrier can move as long as I'm here."

While we walk. The barrier also moves. The Outsiders trying to get inside but it's useless.

"Ugh."

"You okay?"

"The Outsiders is pushing the barrier."

"I see. What now?"

"Don't worry. Wind: Quick!"

The wind barrier spins faster. The Outsider that trying to get inside slice little by little.

"Now. Wind: Expand!"

The barrier expands and slices every Outsider in its way.

"Wow."

"Heh.", he smugged.

"Did you just smug?", Rick asked.

We're about to leave the village when we heard something.

"Did you hear that?"

"Yeah."

"Grarrrr!!!"

"Woah!"

A huge centipede appears before us.

It has gray skin and a blue line on its huge body.

"What the hell is that thing?"

"Darius. Can we move forward?", I asked.

"Probably no. He might destroy our path."

"I see."

"What now?"

"We have no choice. We're going to take down that Outsider."

Vinna, Greg, Ernesta, Lulu, Rick, and I went outside the barrier.

"Wait, I'm going too. Give that sword and spear to me."

And Cedric too.

"Good luck", Darius said.

He needs to be left inside the barrier to ensure the safety of the villager.

"Don't worry, I can cast another barrier if you needed to."

"Thanks."

"This is the first time I saw an Outsider that this big."

"Same."

"I never thought I would encounter the same Outsider again."

"You already fought one Ernesta?"

"Yeah, back then when I save Relaine."

"Its body has a blue line on it. How can we defeat this guy?"

"Don't worry, I'll handle it.", Greg said.

Greg's amulet can cut anything even if it is the blue line in Outsider.

"Its legs don't have a blue line so we're targeting those. Greg, find an opening to finish him."

"Yeah."

All of us dashes towards the centipede. The centipede notices it and runs towards us.

"Woah!"

"Move aside!", Cedric shouted.

He raises his hand that holding the spear and throw it towards the Outsider's leg. The spear cuts five legs.

Now it's losing balance.

"Let's go!"

Rick shot some legs in a distance.

"Sleep!"

There is some Outsider aside from the centipede that attacking us. Lulu guarded Rick's back while his shooting.

"Okay!"

Ernesta use her thread and wrap up the centipede's body.

"Woah! It's a lot stronger than the first one I fought. How about this! Instant Creation!"

A huge box of metal appears in the air. It fell to the centipede's body. The centipede stops moving after that.

"Now let's kill him!"

Cedric, Vinna, and I, along with Ernesta move forward. We slice every leg he has.

"Now Greg!"

Without saying anything. Greg runs towards the centipede. He jumps so high and raises his katana. He slices his head splitting it into two.

"That was easy.", Ernesta said.

"Let's go back inside the barrier and get away from here."

After that, we went back inside the barrier and get away from the village.

Since some of us are already tired. We stop in Rosangel Orphanage.

"Mr.Hiro and Lulu!"

A tanned-skinned girl with blonde and twin tail hair run towards us.

"Long time no see, Rein."

"Welcome back!"

Her green eyes are glowing.

The other kids approach the others.

"Hiro. Everyone."

"Sorry for coming here without permission, Sister Evangeline."

"Don't worry, Commander Elizabeth already said that you might stop here."

"I see."

"Are they okay?", she asked.

"To be honest. No. So many people die there."

"I see. May their souls travel to heaven safely."

"Thanks."

I walk towards the villager. They seem restless.

Since we're in the orphanage. I notice something.

I look around and stare at the villagers one by one.

"There's something wrong here."

"What is it?"

"Why?"

I look at the kid that I saved in the village.

"Hiro?"

"Where're the other kids?"