Seeing You Again

"Why are we assigned to this mission?", Winter asked.

We're running towards a village that has been invaded by Outsiders.

"I don't know, I guess the other headquarters is also in the same situation as us."

All of us including Captain went to the village.

When we arrived, there are no Outsiders or people around.

"What the..."

"I thought this place is been invaded?"

"Let's look around, but be careful, this might be a trap.", Crystal said.

We look around the village.

There's nothing here, even a sign of Outsiders invasion.

"Maybe Miss Altina is just mistaken.", Winter said.

"I don't think so, even it is a mistake, there's no way this place becomes empty. Based on what it looks like, the place is not that old. There are signs that someone lives here. The problem is that, if this place really invaded, there should be a sign of Outsiders, or maybe the blood of people."

"Unless if the people here already leave here before the Outsider invaded.", Captain said.

"How can they able to do that? Even they could see the Outsider from far, they most likely panic. This place looks peaceful. I already look inside, each house doesn't have any sign that people panic and fled away."

"That's strange. Maybe an amulet's power?"

"I don't know... Captain."

"Got it."

After Captain nodded. She looks around carefully.

"Nope, there's no sign of any living thing except us."

*That's strange.*

"Let's forget about the villagers, we won't find them unless we find the Outsiders who invade them.", Crystal said.

There's no sign of invasion. The villagers are missing.

Crystal is right, we must find the Outsiders.

*But Captain didn't detect anything around, unless...*

"Captain, look below us."

"Gotcha!"

Captain look below.

"Oh my, this is bad."

"You see something?"

"Yeah, and... it's getting bigger."

"Tsk! Everyone, getaway!", Crystal said.

We run as fast as we could away from that place.

A huge Outsider appears on the ground.

It's a huge shark but has gray skin and blue lines around its mouth.

"No wonder why I can't find this one."

"Wait, don't tell me this Outsider eat the whole villager here?"

"I don't know, but killing this thing and ripping off its belly will give us an answer."

"My, I never thought you can be this brutal sometimes, Crystal."

"Shut up and kill this thing already."

"Got it!"

Captain casts a ball of fire in her hands and throws it towards the Outsider.

The Outsider dodges it.

The ball of fire hits the ground, but instead of disappearing, it turns into many small balls of fire.

The ball of fire run towards the Outsider.

But before it reaches the Outsider, the Outsider swims down to the ground.

"That's bad, I can't cast some flames there, the ground might become like lava for sure.", Captain.

"Tsk!"

Sharp ices appear behind Crystal, it penetrates to the ground.\

"On your left.", Captain.

Some ice blades penetrate to the ground again.

"Woah! You hit it! Wait, I think not."

"What do you mean?"

"I think that hit but it's still moving at the same speed."

"Tsk!"

"Luan."

"Got it!"

Luan touch the ice blades that Crystal made.

"It's cold."

"Sorry."

After touching all the ice blades, Crystal makes it go to the ground again.

"In your front.", Captain pointed.

After a few seconds, the ground shakes.

"Woah! That really hi... huh?"

"What is it?"

"It's still moving at the same speed."

"What?!"

"Yeah, it's still swimming below the ground."

"Wait, does it mean is swimming deeper?"

"No way, your hit is just perfect."

"Then what the hell is happening?"

"I don't know. Woah! He's coming this way again."

The Outsider appears again.

It runs towards Winter.

Winter swing her arms.

The house near her move towards the front of the Outsider.

The Outsider stops to avoid getting hit.

Then after that, it turns to Crystal and runs toward him.

"Charging towards me is a bad decision."

Before Crystal got it, he jump towards the top of the Outsider.

Ice blades appear around Crystal.

"This time, it will hit you."

The ice blades charge towards the Outsider's body.

But instead of getting hit, the ice blades just pass through the Outsider's body.

"What?!"

"What just happen?"

"Permeation? No, it can't be. I can still ride to its back. What's going on?"

"Let's help Crystal.", Captain said as she lowers her body.

After that, she flies towards the Outsider.

The Outsider notice her and tries to bite her.

Captain manages to dodge it by flying towards its head.

She cast fire on her feet and kick the Outsider.

The Outsider is crushed to the ground after getting kicked.

"That hit?!"

"No, only my feet hit that thing, my fire didn't give any damage."

When I look, there's no burn but only a scratch on Outsider's head.

"I see... only physical attack works on this thing."

"Yeah, but could you get down first? It's dangerous there.", Winter said.

After Crystal went down, the Outsider recover and start moving around the village.

It's avoiding the house and any structure around.

"No wonder why the house is still standing even though there's an Outsider."

"Except one that I destroy. Whoever owns that, I should apologize later.", Winter said.

"So, what's the plan?", I asked.

"My amulet's power and Captain's doesn't work on that Outsider so we're basically useless right now. You three might manage to take down that one."

"But how?"

"I got a plan."

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After Crystal tells us the plan, we move to our position.

Winter stops in front of the Outsider.

After the Outsider sees her, it charges towards her.

Winter moves her arms.

The house that she destroy before moves towards the Outsider.

The Outsider avoids it by turning left.

It looks like the Outsider escaped but the house explodes, causing all its parts to fly around.

The debris hit the Outsider.

While Winter got saved by Crystal's ice.

*It's my turn.*

I run towards the Outsider while holding my weapon.

Spinning my scythe, I throw it towards the mouth of the Outsider.

It didn't do any damage.

*I forgot about the blue line.*

My scythe flies back towards me.

After catching it, I continue around towards the Outsider.

The Outsider turns to me.

When I get near, it opens its mouth.

I almost stop but someone taps my shoulder.

"Keep running."

It's Winter.

Some debris moves towards the Outsider's mouth.

After entering its mouth, the parts of the house explode inside.

*This is my chance.*

I jump and swing my scythe towards the Outsider's head.

After that, the Outsider stop moving.

"It is dead?"

"Sure it is."

"My! Goodjob my babies!"

Captain hugs the four of us.

"Oi!"

"Come on Crystal, don't be shy."

"Shut up!"

"But how about the people living here?", Winter said.

"Yeah... let's cut the belly of the Outsider.", Crystal suggested.

"Eh?! You're serious about that?"

We really ripped off the Outsider's stomach to find if there are people inside.

"There's nothing.", Crystal said.

"Then where are the people living in this village?"

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"Oi, oi. There's so many of them here.", Rick said.

We've been surrounded by so many Outsiders here.

I don't know what kind of Outsider are they.

"They look like a mole.", Darius said.

"Mole? What is that?"

"A small animal that loves digging I guess?"

"Eh?"

"They are burrowing mammals. They make burrows in the ground. They lack eyesight but their sense of touch is sensitive so let's be careful got it? Their original size is really different compared to this one.", Barbara said.

"Thanks for the info."

"No worries."

"What's the plan now?"

"Kill them!" Ernesta said.

She throws a chain with blades on its end towards one of the Outsiders.

The Outsider jump and swim down to the ground.

"It disappears..."

"What now?"

"Rick, shoot them.", Ernesta said.

"As if my bullet can penetrate the ground that deep!"

"How about bombing the ground?", Leo suggested.

"We're in a village, do you want to destroy this place?", Rick said.

"S-Sorry!"

"What now?", I asked Darius.

"Enemies like this are hard to catch, we can't dig the underground that fasts before the Outsider attack again. We also have to be careful, we should avoid any large attacks considering the villager are still here."

"Yeah."

I was wondering...

*Why there are so many people here in this village?*

The Outsider is still here, I might ask them later on after this.

"What now? The longer the Outsider on the ground, the dangerous the situation might become.", I said.

"I got one!", Ernesta said.

"What is it?"

"Watch. Instant Creation!"

Ernesta created steel threads with blades on their end.

"This would do."

With a creepy smile on her face, the thread penetrates the ground.

It starts moving underground.

After a few seconds, the Outsider appears again on the ground.

"It works."

"Now, let's do this!"

We charge towards the Outsiders.

Swinging my swords towards the Outsiders in my way.

Some of them went back to under the ground.

Thankfully Ernesta is there to catch them.

"Just how many of them hiding?", Rick said.

We already kill so many of them yet they're still appearing.

"H-Help!"

"Huh?"

Some Outsiders attack the villagers.

"Oi!"

I dash towards and swing my sword to the Outsider.

"Darius."

"Got it."

Darius cast a huge wind barrier to protect the villagers.

"Just focus on slaying the Outsider. I'll handle this one.", Darius said.

"Thanks."

"Die you, idiots!"

It seems like Barbara is enjoying this.

After killing many Outsiders, they become scared of Barbara.

They run towards the hole and hide underground.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Barbara jumped into one of the holes.

"Hey! That's dangerous!"

"Woah! I caught one!", Ernesta shouted.

When she pulls the thread, it's not Outsider but Barbara.

"Hehe, thanks. The hole is so deep that it's so hard to climb up."

"This woman..."

"Hey! They still multiplying!", Rick shouted.

"Then, let's do more!"

Ernesta created more threads.

But it doesn't end here.

So many Outsiders still appearing.

"What the hell is this?"

"Maybe it's the power of this Outsider.", Darius said.

"Power?"

"Yeah, I think it can multiply over and over again."

"Then how can we defeat this one?"

"I don't know, maybe killing the original one will stop them."

"How can we do that?"

"It must be hiding underground, but going there is dangerous, and relying on Ernesta will take a long time before we can find the original Outsider."

"Hm?"

A sound of lightning is coming this way.

"It could be..."

"Hey, why are you guys taking so long?"

It's Relaine.

"Relaine!", Ernesta shouted.

"Well... our enemy keeps multiplying. We can't do anything to eliminate them.", I said.

"That's its powers? Well, doesn't matter, I'll help you guy."

Relaine grabs the threads that Ernesta's holding.

"This one will make your job faster."

She cast lightning to the thread.

It runs towards the underground killing all the Outsiders hiding there.

After that, the Outsider stop appearing.

"And... that's that.", Relaine said.

"Woah!"

"I can cast it on the ground but this thread will make it faster.", she said.

"Thank you!", Ernesta jumped on her.

She hugs her and Relaine doesn't bother to it.

"I will back, for now, I still have things to do."

After Relaine left, I went to one of the villagers.

"Hey, you guys are okay?"

"Y-Yes! Thank you!"

"Can I ask a question?"

"Yes."

"Why there are so many people here. Isn't the village is way too small for their number of people here?"

"Well... half of us are not living here. We actually came from other villages."

"Eh? Then what are you all doing here?"

"Because of Outsider."

"You also been invaded by Outsider?"

"No. Not actually, but someone warned us."

"Warned you?"

"Yeah, he said that Outsider is coming this way and he told us to silently leave the village immediately."

"Who's this person?"

"I-I don't know. His face and the whole body are covered."

"I see..."

"What now?", Ernesta asked.

"We're going to that village obviously."