"Sera. We'll be retreating into the mine." Nathan reached Sera and immediately turned around, ordering, "You guys. Prepare for a retreat. We'll coordinate with the people and push away all those aliens until the retreat is completed."
Brunhild and the others nodded.
Nathan rained down the bullets upon the aliens, gradually overwhelming them. Brunhild was holding the rear while Fenrir and the others monitored the entire situation, especially against the mature class aliens.
"Go in! Hurry up! Go in!" Flora waved her hand, ordering all the people to go inside the mine. She was accompanied by two spirits on her side. The first one was her earth spirit that would reinforce the mine, while the other one was her plant spirit, trying to nourish the tree.
If Nathan planned to use this tree as a sacrifice, she tried to give it in the form of a much better tree.
When the evacuation was completed, Flora raised her voice. "Nathan, Serafina!"
Nathan glanced at them and immediately retreated into the mine, leaving behind their familiars. Find more adventures on M V L
The plant spirit entered first, carrying the tree inside. Due to the small entrance, a portion of the tree snapped, and the leaves were falling down. However, the tree could still enter the tunnel and head into the deeper part of the mine.
As soon as Nathan and the others entered the mine, the earth spirit raised the soil to seal the entrance. After that, it touched the ceiling and poured everything he had to reinforce this giant mountain.
Nathan and Sera recalled their familiars that were still outside. Due to the space, Nathan only summoned Anubis in case something went wrong and they needed treatment.
Nathan asked, "Is there a bigger space in this mine?"
"I have asked them. There is a big cave inside."
"Got it." Nathan turned to Sera. "Sera. Help me create the summoning circle. We don't have time, but please treat it carefully."
Anubis chuckled. "I've heard from Fenrir that Kitsune is also a shape-shifter and mostly known to turn into a beautiful woman. Is that your main reason?"
"Do you think I'm such a man?" Nathan looked wronged.
However, Anubis nodded without hesitation. "Yes, I do. And you can't make me think otherwise."
"..."
Recalling their brief conversation made Anubis realize how much Nathan planned to sacrifice in this summoning. He didn't know what kind of divine beast he was planning to summon or the defect that this new familiar had. Still, he knew Nathan had just made a big decision.
Anubis couldn't help but ask, "Do you need anything? My blood or something?"
"No. I'll be summoning him with this tree, my blood, and Nidhogg's blood." Nathan turned to Flora. "If possible, can you release a powerful ability that can take down the elephant in one strike? You have injured it a bit, so do you think it's possible?"
"My earth spirit will be out of commission since he is using all his Ena to reinforce the mine. I will also need to use a certain amount of Ena to take down the elephant before fighting against the mutant..." Flora muttered before nodding his head. "Alright. I should be able to manage."
"Thanks!"
"No. I should be the one to thank you." Flora clenched her hands into fists.
Nathan smiled as he assured her, "Don't worry about it. If you still feel guilty, how about giving me their cores? I don't really mind since I'll be losing a lot of Ena for the summoning."
Flora knew it was just to make her happy and free of guilt, but that small gesture warmed her heart. In the royal palace, she had been isolating herself because most of them were manipulative. But this small, wholesome gesture was something that kept her sanity intact. With a bright smile on her face, she nodded. "Of course!"
"We have arrived!"