Right as the first explosion echoed, Cassy was becoming extremely worried. Although she was on the opposite side, the powerful shockwaves and heat still managed to reach her position!
"Star...!"
She whispered in worry as she saw the raging flames coming from the other side. However, she knew that she didn't have time to worry about him. Half of the enemies were incapacitated, with half of the remaining moving to hunt Aster down. They were so busy doing their things that they couldn't focus on keeping watch over their captives!
Cassy waited until the kidnappers were further away before she jumped up from her hiding spot and approached Kali and the others. They were also victims of the earlier explosion, with a few people suffering injuries from splinters that flew randomly.
"You...!"
Kali's eyes opened wide after seeing who had come, but her expression turned to a frown immediately. "Idiot, you should've called for backup instead of coming to save me alone!"
"Yeah, right! But we could lose your track if we returned, so this is our decision!" Cassy replied while waving her dagger.
*SLASH!*
With a single swing, she cut off the ropes tied to the post, freeing everyone. Right after, she cut the restraints around Kali's hand and legs before passing her daggers back. "Don't lose them again, alright?" Cassy grinned teasingly.
"... I left them on purpose, stupid rabbit."
Cassy waved her hand dismissively, as if already accustomed to getting called out like that. "Right right, I'm an idiot. Anyway, can you move?"
From a glance, she could see two large wounds on top of several smaller scratches and a bruise. It looked extremely painful, but Cassy tried to keep a straight face while examining her body.
"No good. I have a few broken bones, and my shoulder is dislocated. I'd need a heal."
"Got it! Then, let me try a new skill I've been practicing!" Cassy replied promptly before chanting. "Priodis Sirreo fen Cura! Minor Area Heal!"
As she finished saying the magic words, a large white circle appeared under Kali and the other captives. The light slowly healed their wounds and fixed any broken bones they had. It was just as powerful as a Minor Heal, but it instead applied to an area instead of to an individual alone!
"Always striving for self-improvement..." Kali whispered while trying to move her arm, whirling it around. "Now that's an adventurer!"
"... Two down. Phew..."
Kali let out a long breath, the one she had been holding the entire time, and started to wheeze. She was already feeling anemic, so it was no wonder she got tired easily!
"You didn't even give me time to back you up!" Cassy, who just caught up from behind, exclaimed in anger. "You've just recovered, and it's not a complete recovery, so don't force yourself!"
"Shut up, more are incoming!"
"...!"
They didn't even have time to preach as the rest of the guys who were gathering their fallen comrades—all three of them—started to approach. Unlike the earlier two, they were already in formation and had their weapons ready.
"You take one of them; I'll handle the rest," Kali announced while readying her daggers.
Cassy nodded as she, too, held her dagger right in the middle of her body. "Got it! Then, I'll handle the big guy to the right!"
The two moved at the same time, kicking off the ground and lunging at the same speed. Their spontaneous acceleration was almost equal!
"Ohh! I like this rabbit one. Bastards, she's mine, alright?!"
The big man to the right, the one that Cassy was shooting for, smiled widely while waving his gigantic hammer. It was as if he was predicting where she would land and slammed his weapon beforehand.
"...!"
Kali saw this and was about to warn Cassy, but before she did, the rabbit already planted a leg to the ground, acting as brakes, before doing a light jump, dodging the hammer, and landing behind the big man.
'Good. It looks like she can handle herself.' Kali sighed in relief before turning to face the remaining two.
She actually had it worse than Cassy. Her enemies were also speed types, one having twin daggers just like her, while the other was waving twin pistols.
"..."
The disadvantage was just too obvious!