Chapter 258

Chapter 258

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Chapter 258

Before him lay the bodies of a couple of monsters, already brought down and writhing in their death throes. The sight of him blocking the massive strike of a new monster with a thin sword, without being pushed back an inch, was so nonchalant that it bordered on awe-inspiring.

Yuder watched him, stretching out his hand towards the monster that appeared from Kishiar's diagonal blind spot, tearing through space itself.

'Now there.'

As soon as it appeared, the monster sank headfirst into the suddenly softened earth, reaching out its long arms in a floundering panic, its cry resounding like a bird flapping its wings. Unable to resist the monster's frantic struggle, the surrounding trees fell, crumbling with a creaking noise.

"Dodge!"

The cries and screams of people trying to avoid the huge trees falling due to the monster echoed from all around. At about this time, Kishiar, who had been fighting the monster and had just noticed the newly sunken monster, paused to look back at Yuder.

"..."

No words were exchanged, but his intention was clearly felt through the smile he revealed. Yuder continued to scan the surroundings, putting Kishiar, who was slashing at the sunken monster, behind him.

The Eldore siblings rushed towards the mages who were running around in fear, forcibly moving them to a safer rear position. The Cavalry members protected the relocated mages, confronting the monsters that appeared nearby. Some of the courageous mages stayed behind, attacking the monsters with magic tools drawn from their possession, though it didn't seem particularly effective.

'Mages who only use magic tools are probably unable to use attribute magic... Are those who are continuously preparing among them able to use attribute magic?'

In the center, under the protection of their colleagues, a few mages sweated profusely, waving their hands around as faint traces of magic spilled from their fingertips. Seeing one of them struggling to produce a flame after a considerable effort, Yuder unconsciously furrowed his eyebrows.

'Using fire in such a forest. Unless they are certain they can control it, there's a risk it might backfire...'

Shortly after, the monster hit by the hard-earned flame predictably caught fire but didn't die, instead, it thrashed around in a rage.

"Screech!"

"Ah! The fire is spreading to the trees! Quickly, use the water and wind magic tools!"

"What did you say?"

As the trees started to smoke and sway from the fire spread by the rampaging monster, the mages fell into even greater confusion.

"We're out of water, what should we do!"

Despite their strength, even the powerful Finn and Hinn seemed at a loss on how to deal with the fire, their expressions betraying their panic. Sighing, Yuder launched himself towards them, stepping on the wind.

"Step back, please."

Seeing Yuder suddenly appear, stepping on thin air, the mages' eyes widened in surprise. Immediately, he summoned wind to protect them, raising and lowering his hand. Responding to his movement, a stream of water conjured seemingly from thin air assaulted the monster and the burning trees instantly.

"Screeeaam!"

The stream, which normally could have punctured even a rock in an instant, only extinguished the fire when it touched the monster, not inflicting any significant damage and scattered in all directions. It was not an astonishing scene.

'As expected, I can hardly deliver direct damage with my power.'

That was no different from his previous life. Thankfully, he could put out the fire quickly.

"Then, it'll be my job to cut down anyone who blocks our way."

"Will you be alright?"

At Yuder's question, Kishiar wore a peculiar smile beneath his hat.

"Well, I think it's I who should be asking that."

"Pardon?"

"Didn't you avoid mentioning that your powers don't fully work against monsters, because you didn't want to expose a potential weakness?"

Yuder's eyes twitched for a moment. He had thought he was fairly good at fighting without revealing his weaknesses, thanks to the plentiful experiences from his past life, but he hadn't expected his secret to be discovered so soon. The fact that Kishiar had accurately pinpointed and prodded at something that even the Eldore siblings, who had dealt the final blow to the monsters on Yuder's behalf multiple times, seemed to be unaware of was incredibly shocking.

"...How did you figure it out so quickly?"

"I figured there must be a reason why my reckless assistant, who never hesitates to step forward, would yield only when it comes to monsters. I was certain of it when I saw you use water earlier."

"..."

"Indeed, revealing a weakness prematurely is not good. The others still seem unaware, but it would've been better if you'd told me before we entered the forest."

At these words, Kishiar once again swung his sword toward Yuder's back. From the lingering smoke, another scream could be heard, followed by the sound of something hefty splitting and falling. As the trees continued to fall in succession, Yuder realized that Kishiar had poured even more strength into this attack than before.

He wondered if Kishiar was angry, but it was hard to gauge his emotions from just the lips concealed under his thick hat.

"...I apologize. I thought it wasn't necessary to mention such matters."

Yuder made an apology. To him, not revealing his weaknesses was such a natural act that he hadn't even considered mentioning it, but he belatedly realized that Kishiar may have perceived this as intentional.

'Kishiar informed me of his potential weaknesses beforehand, while I did not. Could he have felt suspicious about that?'

Yuder, unusually flustered, added more to his words.

"I didn't intend to make you uncomfortable, Commander. Still, I won't be a hindrance in this mission."

Kishiar, turning to face him, let out a soft sigh.

"I'm not uncomfortable."

An unknown emotion echoed in his low, resonant voice.

"I just thought that being too competent could be a problem as well."

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