Chapter 82: The Day (6)

However, before the monsters could land on her feet, Leva retreated at high speed. And then, she swung her pickaxe again, sending a stump scorpion the size of a human belly flying.

And it continues. While screaming, Leva continued to attack and dodge at a speed that the human eye couldn't keep up with.

The people in the ring of fire froze to see what was happening. Just like me, they must have felt like seeing a monster against many monsters, not a human against monsters.

[Berserker Buff - All stats related to Leva's fighting ability have increased drastically, but she's not in the right mind right now.]

The stump scorpions continued to fly under the swing of Leva's pickaxe, whose strength was also incomprehensible. Supposedly, with her not too big body, Leva wouldn't be able to make such big beasts fly.

She looked much stronger than Reha, who was clearly more muscular.

Time goes on. The corpses of the stump scorpions piled up everywhere. A disgusting white liquid had also welled up widely on the ground.

Leva's insane attacks did continue, but she couldn't dispel all the enemies, who were coming more and more. Some managed to escape and began to approach the circle of fire.

"Why aren't you guys moving!?" I screamed at my colonists. "Shoot them!!!"

Pif and Kat started shooting, while Lara and Yogi only joined in when they saw the two colonists. In front of the four of them, Gai had already tightened his grip on his large machete.

Leva didn't show any signs of slowing down, but as more and more monsters came, she was starting to get overwhelmed, even though her body wasn't injured at all. And the number of stump scorpions who escaped also continued to grow.

The four archers in the fire circle continued to shoot arrows non-stop, but it bore little fruit.

"Our arrows are going to run out!" Yogi shouted in an anxious tone, shooting the umpteenth arrow. "What should we do!?"

No one answered. The four archers focused on shooting at the stump scorpions that continued to approach.

And finally, there were some of the monsters that pierced through the flames. They weren't afraid of that glowing orange thing at all. Luckily, after passing through it, they caught fire and ran wildly. Gai only needed to attack those who came at him and the four archers.

Even so, that does not mean they are entirely safe. The branches of the ring of fire through which the stump scorpions passed began to fall apart, making the fire begin to fade.

"Arrrggghhhh!!!" The fire from one of the stump scorpions hits Gai. In no time, the flames burned all over the man's left leg, knocking him down.

I could tell right away she would be an easy target for the stump scorpions any minute.

"Gaiiii!!!" Lara was about to help her fellow colonists, who were squirming wildly on the ground, but Yogi pulled her away.

"No, we have to run!" Sena's father shouted.

I also shouted at my colonists to run, then asked Pif to take a fiery stick as a torch. However, even after my two male colonists jumped over the wall of fire and ran away, Kat was still where she was, aiming while keeping an eye on Leva.

"I know you promised Anne to protect Leva, but there's nothing you can do!!!" I screamed in the girl's ear. "Now, run and protect your friends!"

"Let's go, Rox!" Finally, Kat lowered her bow, turned around, and ran with her dog.

On the other hand, Lara was still trying to free herself from Yogi, who was holding her back. But, seeing the path of the monsters opened, she couldn't help but run away as well.

Gai kept screaming with a burning body, and the stump scorpions had started to surround him.

I was about to catch up with my colonists, thinking that Leva would be able to hold her own. However, I heard something crack from where the woman was. When I looked at Leva, I noticed that the pickaxe that the woman was holding had crumbled, probably from being brutally used.

The red-haired girl started to run away. But it was too late. One of the tiny stump scorpions crept up her thigh, delivering a bloody chopping attack. She was indeed able to release the beast, but the others were already getting closer to her.

And I immediately looked away, unable to see what was starting to happen. The woman had no hope. Therefore, even though I had to cry, I chose to follow my other colonists.

I'm sorry, Leva.

"Mr Yogi, are those monsters afraid of water!?" Pif, still running with the others, asked after I gave him the order.

Yogi seemed to think for a moment. "I don't know, but we can try."

I directed my colonists to cross the river. Pif led the way because he was holding the burning wood. It's getting dark.

"Be careful!" I gave orders to my three colonists when they began to cross the knee-deep river, which had a relatively swift current. Rox, who also crossed the river, swam easily, even reaching land faster than people.

"Ouch!" Yogi screamed in pain when he had just entered the river. He didn't move from his spot at all.

"What happened!?" Lara, who had already walked a few steps, turned and walked over to the man. "We have to move fast, Yogi!"

"Ah, it looks like my leg got caught in something. And I can't let it go." Yogi winced in pain and tried to release his right leg. "I was in a hurry to get in here."

"I will save you!"

Lara dived and tried to get off Sena's father's leg. I also dived in to see what was going on. As it turned out, the man's legs were caught by two stones in a position that looked wrong. The ankle bends inward excessively. It looks painful, and I'm not sure he can be saved anytime soon.

Yogi looked back, found the monsters who had started to come from a distance.