Episodes 103. A Servant who Take a Lead Pt.9

I stood in front of the 11 students who would be my prey.

They all stood without taking positions to protect their commander, maybe because here it was just me and Rizal, so they lowered their guard.

No, what I guessed was wrong.

There were two girls who kept glancing upward. They knew, even realized the presence of my six friends ready to ambush them from above.

I should...

I widened my fan and made it cover my mouth and nose.

"...Eliminating those who know information is the basis of war!"

WHOOSH!

Immediately, I waved my fan forward, creating a powerful gust of wind.

"I won't let it happen!"

One of the big-bodied students created a wall of earth to block the wind.

Oh, he's quick.

Well then...

"Let me add something!"

WHOOSH!

Once again, I waved my fan, but this time it wasn't just a gust of wind; it was accompanied by ice.

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

The wall of earth began to crack slowly.

"We won't let a monster like you destroy us alone!"

Now two small girls were helping the big-bodied student. They repaired the cracked wall and made it even thicker than before.

They seemed to challenge me to a test of their wall's endurance.

"Do you want more?! Okay, then I'll-"

But it seems I misjudged them, because just as I was about to strike them with my ice magic...

Three male students jumped onto the previously made wall of earth, each wielding a spear made of fire, earth, and lightning in their hands.

"Take this!"

"We're not fighting alone!"

"We are one!"

The three of them hurled their spears at me.

"Damn!"

I abandoned my intention to strike them with my ice magic and quickly formed a wall of ice.

Panic engulfed me, I had to make a quick move, so I swiftly waved my right hand just as the three spears flew toward me.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

How foolish of me... Trying to withstand three spears made of elements that can shatter ice.

Truly useless...

CRASH!

The shield shattered right after the three spears flew towards me.

With this, I could only resign myself while extending both of my hands. Slowly, I closed my eyes and tried to endure the feeling of being pierced by three spears.

But...

Nothing happens?

I should be Knocked Out by now!

"Huh?! Why? Shouldn't I be pierced..."

As I slowly opened my eyes, I was surprised by an unusual sight.

A girl was holding back the three spears with her Dual Knives. Her green hair swayed as a result of her deflection. She stood triumphantly in front of me.

Slowly, she turned to look at me behind her.

"Sorry, Sophia, it seems everything didn't end as we wished..."

Moka gave me a smile, accompanied by heavy breathing.

"Thank you, Moka," I expressed my gratitude.

She seemed to have jumped down from above and rushed towards me very quickly.

I couldn't believe she would go this far for me.

And what about the other students?

"What about the ones above?" I asked about their current condition.

"No need to ask, because..." At that moment, Moka looked up and saw four orbs of light hovering above their opponents. "We've ensured victory!"

With that, the four orbs of light transformed, revealing their true forms.

There were Stevent and his team floating in the air. Immediately, the four of them dove down, preparing their weapons.

The sudden appearance of them disrupted the readiness of all the magic class students.

The magic class, which had been confident in their victory, ended up losing their confidence.

"We are not students who shine only because of the presence of our teachers!"

By saying that, Stevent fall with his sword swinging. The light from his sword resembled a beautiful wave as it plunged downward.

From his way of speaking, Stevent was truly carried away by that gossip. He didn't want to be labeled as someone who was climbed by that teacher's effort. Not even a bit.

I was confused, is he a tsundere or what?

BOOM!

Stevent and his three teammates slammed into the floor of the throne room with great force. Just by relying on the impact of their attack, anyone without earth or ice power would immediately perish.

Now, only four remained along with their leader.

"Huh?! How can this be?! I thought they were only two!" (Little Girl 1)

"It seems our team guarding above has been defeated as well." (Little Girl 2)

"Don't worry, we can still do this!" (Big-bodied Student)

I tried to listen to what they were planning. But it seemed like the distance between us was too far.

"Don't take too long! Finish them off now!"

Moka, who had been standing in front of me, immediately advanced and ran at lightning speed toward the remaining enemies.

"Don't forget I'm here too!" Stevent, who had just been passed by Moka, also rushed forward, swinging his sword fiercely at them.

"I won't just be a decorative wall here!" Rizal, who had been standing behind me, also joined the fray.

All the remaining students in my class attacked their remaining opponents.

But...

Nothing is ever that easy.

They (the enemies) are planning something. I could see it clearly in their body language.

While everyone was attacking the remaining enemies, here I stood, frozen in place. Waiting for something uncertain, but I could feel it distinctly.

Something unexpected was about to happen here.

.............

Just as the distance between each of my friends was close enough, I'd say less than 1 meter.

BLAST!

A fire shot towards the chandelier above them. The chandelier fell down, ready to strike them all.

BOOM!

At the same time, a wall appeared and encircled the four of them.

CRASH! The falling chandelier hit the encircling wall and burned everything around it.

If by 'everything around it', it meant...

"GYAH!" (Stevent)

"ARGH!" (Stevent's party)

"KYAH!" (Moka)

"HOT-HOT!" (Rizal)

"THEY'RE CRAZY TO DARE DO THIS!" The voices of my burning friends echoed from there and pierced my ears like being stabbed with something sharp and deep.

Left behind, I could only watch this madness in silence. My eyes reflected every enemy and ally engulfed in flames.

The palace room was suddenly ablaze with this incident. If I didn't get out soon, I would also be eliminated from here.

"So, this is it, huh?"

"My enemies are waiting for this moment to execute their Last Resort and burn them all together."

Wait, doesn't that mean their commander should also be Knocked Out?!

At that moment, a cloaked figure leaped out like a kicked ball and veered off.

"I didn't expect... there would still be survivors." The cloaked figure opened his cloak, revealing his true face.

His smile and laughter displayed on his face made anyone who saw it want to punch him hard on the cheek.

"Relax, it won't take long. You'll joining your friends!"

THUD! THUD! THUD!

The man walked, leaping around with floating ice as his foothold.

The distance between us was getting closer, the man leaped towards me and thrust his sharp ice hand towards my neck.

He was trying to slit my throat.

"It's over for yo-" (Cut off by another attack)

THUD!

A bullet suddenly shot towards the man who was about to finish me off.

He instantly collapsed to the ground and looked towards the source of the shot with trembling eyes.

"Y-you..." He still tries to finish me off.

Unfortunately, the system quickly deemed him Knocked Out and ejected him from the palace.

I tried to turn in my frozen state. Like a robot, I turned and looked in the direction of the shot.

When my eyes met the sharpshooter, my eyes suddenly widened and I was left speechless.

"Gita?!"

I called his name, but he didn't respond. He just gave me a thumbs-up and smiled like an idiot.

But why did I forget his presence?