Chapter 86 Changing My Reputation

"Woah! Damn, Firestorm? You guys don't mess around!" I laughed, turning to Karla, but she looked embarrassed. "What's wrong?"

"...Thank you for that."

"Hmm? Oh! You mean stopping the girls from getting hurt or killed?" I said with no sarcasm.

"Yes."

"No problem. Let's go," I said, but she put up a hand.

"I am sorry for making you wait; that was all my poor attitude about you," Karla said, bowing her head to me.

"Don't worry about it. If anything, I deserved it. I want you to know the reason that I killed that Undead two days ago. No one could guarantee me that the people sent to deal with the problem could do it without getting hurt, but I knew that I could. I am not trying to show off, but I do understand how it looked," I explained.

"Can we start over? I was sour about you not being here yesterday, but that wasn't your fault," Karla said, and I nodded.

"Yup, I am good with that, and I understand how you feel. Let's get up top, and we will do the survey," I said, and Karla nodded.

"We will stop in my office to get the map and my pencils. I can point to the places, and you can tell me if you can see them," Karla said as we headed back to the stairs.

The atmosphere between us had changed, but it was still very formal, but I was fine with that. Karla was blonde with long hair, a modest chest, small hips, and a pretty face with a long scar on her cheek.

"What makes the Undead attack, or even exist in the first place?" I asked as we walked since we had a long way to go.

"No one knows why they were born here for sure. Something that is the dead of the world, but there are only monster undead types. Even the Undead Amazons look nothing like the normal ones," Karla explained.

"What do you think it is?" I asked.

"I am not sure, but I don't worry about it. The Undead come, and we stop them as much as we can, but sometimes they pile up and get over. That is what happened two days ago. The barrier that was erected by Morgana herself is weakening," Karla explained.

"So the sooner that I can go and fulfill her request, the better, right?" I asked.

"Are you sure that you can help her? I know that you gave Breya an egg, but this is much more than about her receiving a child. You will have to fight the Undead off, and they will be relentless," Karla explained.

"Yes, I heard about that, but I am still preparing some weapons that will help me. I also need to know what I am going to be facing, so looking around is going to be a lot of help. You are going to let me go down there, right?" I asked. "Today, I mean."

"After the scouting, I will let you fight for as long as you want, but you have to hold until the bell. If you put your hand up, we will prepare to support you so you can retreat with your wings," Karla explained, and I nodded.

"Yup, I will hold on, but I might change the landscape a bit. I plan on going all out so I can test a few ideas, but I will put up shields to protect the wall. Also, pull everyone back from across the wall; I will give everyone a break for about an hour. Not much, but it is better than nothing," I said as I could hear voices coming from above.

It felt like we were walking forever, but Karla stopped and turned to me.

"You can't be serious?" She asked, and I missed having Breya here to validate my claims.

"Yup, I will wipe all the ones out front out with a large-scale Sunbeam Spell, then I place a taunt Glyph on my chest that will call every Undead to me. This is the only way I am going to see if I can handle going in," I explained, and Karla gulped.

"Are you sure that is a good idea? What if you fall?" Karla asked.

"The Glyph will burst and make them attack each other. By the time they return to attack, you will be ready if the worst happens. I am pretty meticulous about this kind of thing, and I really don't wanna die yet," I grinned, and Karla sighed.

"Your confidence in your ability is almost as terrifying as the hordes of Undead."

"I just want to stop this so more people don't have to get hurt for something they don't even understand," I said, and Karla turned from me suddenly and started to walk faster up the stairs than before.

I followed her, and after two more flights, we came to an open door that led out onto an extremely windy wall top. There were mages in heavy robes with lowered hoods, and they were all chanting to prepare a massive tier four Fireball spell.

"I am going to my office; please wait here for me, and don't interrupt the girls," Karla told me, and I nodded.

She left to jog to another door just at the end of a building that was built onto the stairwell exit.

I turned and walked to the edge of the wall and got my first real good look at everything that was on the other side. Unfortunately, it was nothing but gray and black blasted lands with waves of Undead rushing forward to the wall.

"Pretty sad looking, am I right?" A female asked, and I turned to match the voice to a brown-haired Elf.

"That is one way of looking at it. I am supposed to study the field right now and not bother anyone," I said, turning back to the field.

"You can talk with me; Karla won't mind. I am interested in this creature that has stolen my hard-headed cousin's heart," the woman said as she stood beside me to lean on the parapet. "She is a bit of a brat and doesn't listen to her mother."