Chapter 207: Resolving a Conflict The Right Way

When Villin got closer to the two groups, he didn't get attacked, everyone was simply staring at him. The members of Athena's Forge seemed to be letting out a breath of relief while the people of the allianced army were looking at the several leaders within.

Said leaders looked like they wanted to speak up but they refrained and looked at their commander, Sylvia, they had all agreed to listen to her while they were here due to the threat Athena's Forge posed.

Sylvia Russia also remained quiet all the way until Villin had reached the troops of Athena's Forge. Once he had joined them, she finally spoke up, "Now that you've joined us, mister Grey, let us properly begin negotiations. We have gotten word, and proof, that your guild has been responsible for the attacks against our guilds."

The strong woman looked at Villin seriously as she continued, "Now, we don't wish to fight. We aren't unreasonable people either, as long as you give back what you took from the guilds with me here, we will take our leave."

It was easy to realize that the people before him were indeed sincere and Villin had to admit they were extremely reasonable, but he had no intention to listen to them. He stroked his chin, pretending to be thinking deeply, but after a few seconds a slight frown appeared on his face, he then looked at Sylvia and spoke with a complicated expression.

"Now, miss Russia, I am afraid I don't own most of what you're looking for. After all, I wasn't involved in the raids, if a member of us gains resources, who are we to ask them to hand it over?" Villen ended his sentence with a helpless expression.

Behind him, a few students who raided some of the guilds before them were about to speak up but they were halted by Rein, they were no doubt about to offer their resources to Villin but Rein knew his intention.

Hearing the response, Sylvia frowned, "I am sure your guild has plenty of resources to pay for what you took." 

Villin sighed before lamenting loudly, "Maybe if our members help us out a bit…"

After saying this, he turned around so he was facing his members.

"Forgers of Athena!" he began loudly, with a confident tone. Even though Sylvia couldn't see it, Villin had a bright smile on his face. Each of the guild's members could now easily tell that Villin had been faking his previous expressions.

"ATTACK!"

While saying that simple word, Villin turned back and pointed his finger towards Sylvia Russia, she was caught entirely unprepared when she felt a ginormous force pulling her towards Villin and the members of Athena's Forge, it was, of course, the force coming from 'Voccocito'.

Immediately, the severely outnumbered members of Athena's Forge began running towards the enemies while casting spells.

As for the opponents, even though they had the number advantage, they mostly looked like they were shitting their pants. They didn't have a lot of combat experience since most of the guilds attacked by Athena's Forge weren't those that focused on combat.

When they saw the fearless expression of their opponents as well as the power behind their spells, the majority only managed to cast a defensive spell as they took a few steps back.

But, there were enough proper fighters in the allianced army to halt Athena's Forge's charge. The Soaring Eagles seemed to be the main force on the opposite side, they had been spread out the entire time but now stepped up to fight against the opponents.

Even if you just counted them and the guilds Juliano Cartenmino was a part of, they still slightly outnumbered the twenty people of Athena's Forge.

Still, Villin knew that it wouldn't matter soon, as long as the people within the tower managed to finish what they were working on in time, their opponents would be running off never daring to come back.

A few minutes later Villin clacked his tongue as he looked at one of the strongest fighters of the grade before him, her robe was charred as was her right leg, a section of her hair was ripped out, her face was bleeding from a multitude of cuts and now finally she had been tied up using vines causing her to be utterly unable of moving. Not that she could normally since she had already fainted.

"How are you so weak?" Villin questioned the unconscious woman before sighing and slowly getting up from his crouching position.

Looking over the situation as a whole, Villin first notices Reing fighting with Juliano Cartenmino. Rein hadn't been hurt in the slightest yet, he seemed to be casually moving his wand and occasionally dodging a simple spell as he was practically throwing about his opponent. He ended up finishing his fight in the same manner Villin had, a number of vines came out of the ground and entangled him, causing Juliano to be completely unable to move.

Finally, Villin looked at the battlefield as a whole. Athena's Forge was outnumbered three-to-one. A single member of Athena's Forge had to fight two relatively inexperienced fighters and one properly experienced one at a time, but Villin noticed they were still holding up pretty well.

Some of the more skilled fighters of the guild had already taken care of a couple of opponents while some of the weakest links seemed like they could be defeated any moment now. But still, they were all standing while the opponents already lost ten men.

The difference in quality was greater than Villin had previously expected but he was satisfied, he then quickly went ahead and entered the tower of Athena's Forge. It was time to end the battle and he wanted to do it in a spectacular way.

He entered the tower and quickly went up to the first floor of the tower. There, Amelia was overlooking a number of enchanters working on a device as quickly as they could. Villin sat to the side and worked on a second smaller, item and a few minutes later, they were all finished.

"Let's quickly assemble it," VIllin noted and the other nodded as they began putting the pieces they had enchanted together, after a bit, a newly made speargun could be seen.

Villin nodded contently as he looked at it. He had given the blueprint to Amelia a while ago but didn't plan to make it anytime soon as they didn't need it currently, apparently, Amelia decided to have it made as quickly as possible when she saw a force that outnumbered their approaching.

Villin had been working on a spear but due to the timelimit, he sacrificed piercing power, speed, and durability, putting all his energy in the explosive section.

Next up, Villin located a position where, if a small hole were to be made inside of the wall, it wouldn't have any effect on the enchantments made around it, and the speargun was positioned there, with a bit of transfiguration, the speargun was pointed at the battlefield.

From the battlefield though, it was near-impossible to see, the small hole inside of the wall didn't garner any attention, especially due to the current chaotic situation.

Even though Villin wanted to point the speargun at the opponents, he knew it would have dire consequences so the gun was pointed behind the enemy troops instead.

Just before the first person of 'Athena's Forge' would've been defeated, a spear shot out overhead, it traveled slow enough to be seen, and it caught many people's attention.

"BOOM!"

An explosion rang out and a bent piece of metal hit two people staying in the back of the battlefield. The previously metal spear was bent beyond belief and a hole was made in the ground where it hit.

Everyone quieted down instantly and no spells were cast, but Villin wasn't done with his show of strength. There were still four leading figured standing but in the following four seconds, they each fell down to the ground, fainted. Villin used the simple mental attack to take them all out. Against people with little combat experience, it was too effective.

The rest all felt an insurmountable pressure, one some recognized as killing intent. They all found themselves sweating marbles as their attention was thrown to the tower, or an individual within that nobody could see. Moments later, they all felt a piercing pain within their heads as a loud voice appeared within, "ENEMIES OF ATHENA, THOSE WHO DARED ATTACK THE TOWER, YOU HAVE HEREBY BEEN WARNED. IF YOU STEP CLOSE TO THE TOWER AGAIN, YOUR DEATH SHALL BE INEVITABLE!"

The loudness of this mental voice caused nearly all of the opponents to scream in pain and most of them fell to their knees. When it was finally done, the group of people with wet pants ran away with terrified expressions, passing by the small crater caused by the speargun while they did so.

As for those who fainted, they were all dragged over to A2, a somewhat unsafe place, and left there.

The chances of any of them dying due to the beasts there were extremely slim due to how weak they were and the fact that the first to wake up could defend the others, but it was a clear warning. 

If you mess with Athena's Forge, be prepared to die.