Chapter 67 - Emilia Vs Muxus (Part One)

The boss came out and was walking slowly towards them. The round hadn't begun yet, but the boss was out and was walking. "And by the time it reaches zero, both of them will be in combat mode", he thought. He used his [Inspect] and looked at the monster that was walking towards them.

[Legendary Tier Beast - Muxus, Goblin Grandee]

[This is a Goblin Commander. He has the power to instantly summon upon a group of low-tiered Goblins, and the more the goblins attack, the stronger he gets. He can also cast powerful magic, making him formidable. Weakness: Unknown]

"Weakness is unknown? Does that mean that no one has faced against it and lived long enough to talk?", he thought. Lucas was terrified, and he fought against the fatigue to help her. "I am not going to just sit down and do nothing. Move!", he thought but he couldn't move. 

Lucas then remembered the way she sneaked past his detection. "She must be strong if she could do that", he thought as he took deep breaths to calm down. Emilia looked at the monster that was standing far back, and it was smiling. "Humans, you may have defeated Grenzo, but this shall be your resting place. And it will be an honor to die by my hands. I, Muxus The Goblin Grandee, shall show you what despair is", said Muxus.

"Why is every Goblin talking now?", he thought. "Talking monsters. Although this is an E rank, it has such powerful monsters. No wonder they said that this and our world's standards are far apart", she thought. She then began to disassemble her gun on the spot.

"What is she doing?", thought everyone as they saw her disassemble both her revolvers and her sniper. She then began to reassemble the whole gun, and the time was nearing the end. "Click!", came a sound and she held a long gun in her hands. 

It had a long barrel, which was longer than her sniper. There were Mana channels that were joining at the beginning of the barrel, and the chambers of the revolver were changed into a magazine for the sniper. After assembling it, there were mere seconds, and she took out a set of throwing knives.

"Telekinesis mixed with this! An ingenious plan!", thought Lucas as he saw the knives. He knew what she was going to do in an instant. The bullets still needed to be filled with Mana. And thus, she had to but time. Since she had Telekinesis, she could use the knives with it, and buy herself some time. And she could create extremely powerful bullets in the meantime.

"Can you pass me two bullets? I could make you two potent bullets", said Lucas. She nodded her head and gave him two. Then she passed one to Robert, and one to Tobias. Michelle was still asleep. She was sleeping like a log, and any amount of tremors didn't wake her up. 

The timer hit zero, and everyone got down to their respective work. Muxus snapped his fingers, and Basic Tier Goblins spawned all around them. "You've got to be kidding me. I thought she made it clear that she was the one that wanted to fight it. Intelligent monsters are truly terrifying", he thought as he looked around. 

Emilia smiled wide, and the knives that were n the ground began to float. There were ten knives, and eight were floating in the air. She held the other two in her hands, and she threw it into the nearest goblins. It sliced through them, and it kept moving forward. 

The other seven knives were floating, and she didn't release them yet. The other goblins were about to make their move, and that was when she released all eight of her knives. They began to slice through every goblin effortlessly, and Muxus's anger began to rise. 

He was a commander, and to slaughter, his troops in front of him were humiliating to him. He raised another batch of them again, and this time, She began to struggle. "Emilia, we're done. Here you go", said Lucas. He then handed over four bullets, that were loaded with their Mana. She smiled as she received it, and then put them into her gun.

"Alright, it's game time", she smiled as she raised walls and housed made of Earth. She also made sure to hide everyone in one of the houses. This made the Goblin split up, and it was easy for her to pick them out one by one with her throwing knives. She was nowhere to be seen. 

"So this was what she was waiting for, huh?", he thought as he looked around. But then he remembered something. "Doesn't she need to keep a steady supply of Mana?", he thought. He then looked around, and he went to look outside the window. "Woah! We are in a high place. No goblins will be able to find us here", he thought.

He then looked around and saw seven empty spots. "What are those? I think those things need Crystals to power them up. Wait! So that's how she is going to keep this structure up. Truly ingenious!", he thought as he looked at the power cores.

Power Cores were a type of power generator. They are used in places where a formation needs to be powered continuously or partially. In the kingdom, there are barriers around some important cities, and they are powered using these Power Cores. And Emilia was using these to stabilize her large-scale magic spell, thus making it easier for her to battle.

She kept moving through the place, and she was always in areas that were not visible to Muxus. Muxus was getting frustrated every minute, and he was losing his goblins at a fast pace. He was also looking at the battlefield using his spell, which showed his troops. He was trying to find out a pattern, and find where she was going. 

Emilia looked around and rolled on the ground to the nearest cover. She then peeked out and saw no one. She recalled her knives and stuck them into the Earth houses so that she could pick them up on the way. "If he is smart, then the only way is to outsmart him", she thought. 

This wasn't just a battle of strength anymore. This was a battle of strategies. A battle between a proud Commander, and a Gunslinger. She moved towards the first Power Core and inserted an Earth Crystal into it. "I have powered it with my Mana, to make it compatible with my spell", she thought. 

She then began to move around, and Muxus was getting confused now. "Even I, Muxus, need to stay in place to sustain this spell. But this human is moving around and killing off my goblins. What kind of powers does she have?", he voiced out loud. He then began to laugh. 

The laugh resounded out to everyone, and they were shivering. "I, Muxus, am making my move now", he laughed and ordered his goblins to enter the city that she had made. "Now, let me see for how long you could hide", he thought as he smiled out wide. Emilia was at the second Power Core, and she had inserted it into it, and she withdrew her magic slightly. 

"Hand me the rest. I and Tobias can help", came a voice from behind. She turned and saw Robert behind her. He and Tobias were standing there with a smile on their faces, and she was relieved. "Thanks", she said as she handed it to them.

"Now, remember the plan", he said as he moved out from the place. Tobias nodded and moved in the other direction. Emilia smiled and showed a thumbs up towards the tower. Lucas saw the signal, and he smiled. "Now go kick that arrogant goblin's arse", he thought.

Emilia stood there, and within a few minutes, she felt her city stabilizing. "That's it. Four left. Now three. Now two. One more. And it's done", she smiled as she withdrew all of her magic. She had regained full control of her magic, and she can now fight at her full strength. "Now, for the hunter to become the hunted", she smiled as she ran towards high ground.

The odds, which were at first in Muxus's favor, had now turned into her favor. After reaching the place, she bit the tip of her index and drew a complicated formation on the ground. After drawing it, she placed her hand down on it. The formation lit up, and it was emitting a dark red hue.

"Earth Domain: War City. Activate", she said as the glow was intense. The whole city had an earthquake, and it stabilized. The seven Power Cores went deep into the ground, and it powered from underground. 

Lucas and everyone knew that this was what she was biding time for.. "Good Luck, Emilia", muttered everyone as they saw her run into the distance.