28 Another Monster Wave?

"You better not slow down Jack!" seeing that Natalia's test finally began in the distance, the executive started to chuckle as if he was now having fun. At this time, Jack had already attacked him dozens of times while using different techniques.

This expert's mood was extremely high due to seeing Jack's reaction speed, attack strength, and seeing the perfectly executed techniques he was showing in this test. What surprised this expert the most, was that Jack was growing stronger as this test raged on!

At first, Jack was easily suppressed by this expert, but now this expert was slowly but surely releasing more strength of his own. Depending on the circumstances, younger warriors such as Jack would be able to grow during a fight with a much stronger opponent. Since Jack was growing at a visible rate, this expert chose to continue this test. This type of opportunity for Jack absolutely couldn't be wasted!

Jack had easily showed enough strength to meet the minimum requirements for a core member warrior within their household. The expert felt that maybe Jack stumbled upon some type of treasure that allowed his power to dramatically increase, causing him to be unable to control his new strength perfectly. Therefore, this expert wanted Jack to fight if he could last, so that his foundation could be solidified once again.

"If this kid can solidify his current strength, he might be in the top three core members of our entire household. This would absolutely cause an uproar and he could be given direct assistance by our strongest executives!" this expert thought as he continued defending against Jack's attacks.

-On the other side of the village-

"This little witch's power is a little confusing. She might be able to become a core member of our household, but her foundation is all over the place!" the witch conducting Natalia's test thought as she watched spell after spell being casted without chants by Natalia.

"The only explanation from this, would be that she found some type of treasure or pill that boosted her strength explosively. This can be extremely bad, if her foundation is lacking this much, just strength alone would allow her to become a core member. On the other hand, if she is unable to solidify her new foundation with all this power, she could suffer from backlash."

Pondering on how bad it would be for a witch that specialized in fire with a unfirm foundation, made this witch shake her head in fear. Just thinking about how quickly a core member witch of their household could set just a single building on fire, was enough for this witch to start thinking about how she could help Natalia even before they reached the city.

Minute after minute went by for Natalia, and she was not slowing down in the slightest. Now she was at the half way mark of this test and the witch sitting behind her started to nod from approval. It was now clear that Natalia passed her test with flying colors to become a core member.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Slightly losing her concentration, Natalia's next spell barely hit her target. Turning around, the witch behind her was no longer sitting in a casual manner. "A monster attack right when I am conducting a test? I will leave absolutely none alive and will personally deal with all of them!" the witch shouted out in anger as she ordered Natalia to retreat back to the village with her immediately.

-On the other side of the village-

"A wave of monsters at a time like this?" grabbing hold of Jack's head, the expert shoved him onto the ground while telling him to halt his advancement. This expert was livid at the fact that Jack lost an opportunity to continue growing from monsters. Due to Jack being stunned by the expert's attack, the expert decided to throw him over his back while he made his way back to the village at his top speed.

-From inside the village-

"I am sure those two executives are pissed off. They most likely have not ended their test, but here we are about to face a wave of monsters. Not sure if your friends are lucky, or unlucky at such a random development." The Crimson household executive told Leo as they walked to the center of the village.

"Luck may have something to do with passing those tests, but their strength and potential would matter much more. Let us personally take part in this battle so that this monster wave is unable to affect us making our way back to the city on time. I would hate for any of our patriarchs to reprimand us, even if a wave of monsters could be used as an excuse."

Shaking from the thought of dealing with any of the patriarchs from any of their households, the Moon household executive quickly put a hand on his face as if he had just gotten a major headache on his hands. Leo however, felt a sense of relief.

Finally seeing both Jack and Natalia safe, Leo quickly ran up to greet them with open arms. "Damn monsters! How about us four massacre them all so that we can leave this place immediately after? I am sick and tired of this place already!" the witch shouted out in anger as the villagers in the area stepped back in surprise.

"Massacre a whole wave of monsters with just four people? Isn't that a little much?" the villagers started to discuss among themselves as they directed the women and children into the small bunker.

"Sounds fine by me. I just hope that there is enough of them for all of us to take our frustrations on!" the Mist household expert said as he turned towards Leo's group. "You three can watch our battle, it would be good for your future training."

"Understood." Leo's group all answered at the same time. To witness a small group of experts battling a wave of monsters seemed like an amazing opportunity. However, to Leo, he just wanted the opportunity to use these executives to slaughter monsters so that he could stack up again on cards!

Just like this, the group headed to the north side of the village where the monster wave was coming from. Ordering the village guards and militia to only defend the walls and to not attack and monsters, the four executives headed out a small distance away while leaving Leo's squad with the village warriors to witness this moment.