Chapter 138 - Facing An Army!

"There should be at least a hundred of them", said Kate as she looked at every one of them. There were only four of them and hundreds of opponents. 

"Hold it", commanded Lucas into the earpiece. He still had to buy time to make them commence the attack, thus driving all their attention towards the four of them.

"How long do you think you can hold?", he asked. Everyone looked at him like they were looking at a mad person. Sally chuckled as she eyed him. 

"Seems like Junior brother plans to deal with them all with just the four of us", she said. Kate had a smile, as it had been a while since she had gone all out.

Robert was now looking at Lucas with doubt, thinking if the feat they were about to try will be the end of him.

"Mother and father, I hope I did you guys proud", he muttered as he readied his blade. Everyone had pulled out their weapons, and they were waiting for the opponents to advance.

Everyone was on edge, and the opponents were licking their tongues. 

"ATTACK!", came a voice from within the group, and their opponent made their move. Lucas clicked his tongue.

"It was great knowing you guys!", he said as he pulled out his blades, and activated [Chains Of Hades] immediately. He threw the blade and pierced through some of the enemies, killing them instantly.

Robert made his move and sent a strike towards them. He had improved his strikes, and each of them were now wider and much sharper than before, all thanks to his connection to the spirit.

Lucas felt the change in him once again and knew it wasn't him fighting now. "Sarah, you better take care of him", he said as he pulled more of his enemies towards him.

"Sandwich now", he muttered into the microphone and the reinforcement arrived. Kate was holding her sword, which had the middle filled out with blood.

Sally was jumping from one to another, either slashing at their throats or twisting their heads with her insane strength. The enemies were taken aback when they saw that four humans were standing their ground against their numbers.

"Unleash your inner Beast!", came a command, and everyone began to turn. Just as they were about to make their move, they felt an attack from behind.

"They're Beastmen", said Lucas and every one of the Guardians turned. Some of them were rabbits, while some others were wolves. 

The enemies were now in a pinch, and when they saw Beastmen working together with humans, they were enraged. One of them began to shout at them.

"We are superior to them, the measly humans! How dare you work side by side with them?", he said and went forward to punch at Leon. Leon moved to the side and kicked him.

"Fight that human, and you will know if they are weaker than us", he said in reply as he was flying towards Lucas. Lucas was about to slash at another person when he felt an attack coming from above. 

He jumped back and let the attack land, as he heard Leon saying something in the earpiece.

"Show him that Humans are not weak, and they can defeat the Beastmen on their own", he said and Lucas had a smile on his face. He placed his blades back inside, as he needed to overpower him.

Just as he was about to move towards him, a man came jumping at him. His snout was about to bite Lucas straight in the face when he ducked and punched right at his temple. 

Lucas never lost eye contact with the man who had landed in front of him, and the people who came at him were dead as he punched at every vital spot he could.

Bones cracked and heads were twisted, as he moved forward towards the man. He had hidden his aura for all this time, and he released it all as he stood in front of him. 

The man who had spoken was now breaking a cold sweat. He didn't expect Lucas, who was now walking towards him, to have an intense Aura. 

He scoffed at him and transformed his hands into sickles. They were sharp, and it was slicing the air around him as he made his move.

[Rage Meter is full. Activate it? Yes/No]

Lucas had a devilish smile on his face as he saw the notification. He looked at the man who was slightly shivering in front of him from fear.

"Let's change up the stakes", he thought as he stepped forward. 

"Yes", he said and the Rage Meter was activated. He slowly use it to rise his Aura density, and the man was now losing his cool. 

[Rage Mode has been Activated]

[All stats have been increased by a hundred percent]

"This is a human? What is with this insane strength? He is at par with the boss! I can't defeat him!", he thought as he wanted to turn tail and run. He was turning around when he felt someone behind him.

He turned with his blades aimed at Lucas's neck, but he held it with his fingers. The man had a shocked look on his face, and he was now stunned at his development.

"But how..? How can a human be this strong?", he asked as he was quivering in fear. Lucas broke the sickle and held it in his hand.

"Die in suspense", he said as he stabbed it through his stomach. The man lost his life without knowing the secret behind his strength, and everyone was now looking towards Lucas's direction as they felt an intense Aura from him.

They were about to make their move, and Lucas took out his Exploding Ice Sword. With his Rage Mode running through him, he jumped straight into the ranks of the enemy.

"Take this chance!", he commanded and everyone took this chance to kill them off. In a few minutes, everyone was huffing, and around them were bodies of all the enemies who were about to attack them. 

He nodded his head and Leon and their team retreated into the forest. Kate was now walking towards them and was checking up on them. 

"They are all from the opposing army. It seems like the buildings that were risen was related to them, and if possible we should investigate it. But we do not have enough people to hold down the fort, and we might lose any people if we were to lessen our numbers", she said. 

Lucas had his fingers on his chin, and he received a transmission.

"Lucas, someone is here and requests to have an alliance. He says he would like to speak with the leader. Should I put him on?", came Emilia's voice. Lucas was stunned when he heard someone wanted to talk about an alliance.

He was thinking who in their right mind would think about allying with them, and if they had a good cause, he would take them as a temporary ally. But he had to make sure that they were on his side first.

"Put him on", he said and heard a man's voice on the other side. 

"Mr. Leader of the troops, we have seen the might of your people, and we do not wish to harm the humans. We have a different goal right now, but I can assure you that we are against the Beastmen who will attack you any given moment", he said.

With this statement, Lucas had derived the information he had needed. He was thinking about how to increase the numbers to defend against the attacks that might come towards them. 

"First, he has made sure to mention that he has a different goal but it also aligns with ours. This means that the buildings that have been raised are against each other, and there are no allies within them."

"And we are the collateral damage. We are the defenders, and the more we have to defend, the better. We will lose our stamina soon, and the military needs to stay near the King. I just hope nothing has happened to Father", he worried.

"Second, he said the word 'we'. This means that there are more alongside him. How many only he knows, but any number is good for me."

"And finally, he said he had seen the might. They might have arrived during the time they had been fighting against whatever had come towards them. So, the leader is an observant one. And I am sure the person that I am speaking to, isn't the leader", he concluded.

"Tell your leader to come to the Second Entrance. Tell him to bring along you, and two of the strongest fighters in your group", he said.

The man who spoke to him agreed and gave the piece back to Emilia. 

"Are you sure they can be trusted? They seemed strong", she said with worry in her voice. Lucas had a smile playing on his face, and he stopped Kate from doing what she was about to do.

"Don't burn them. We need them to show the people who are coming towards us that we are not as easy as they think", he said and Kate stopped. She had a smile on her face.

"Lucas, you have impeccable thinking.. Just make sure that you make them agree", she said as she took her seat on a rock that was next to the entrance.