Book 1: Chapter 84: Teamwork in the Mall Part I

Book 1: Chapter 84: Teamwork in the Mall Part I

Scarlet

Out of the corner of my eye, I find several of the Guardians outside of this store rushing over to the main floor of the mall, which is likely the most populated area and where the core emerged. At the same time, I hear screams echoing practically everywhere, making my ears ache ever so slightly.

Damnit, this place is a lot more populated and wide open than any of the other Fractures Ive been to!

My thoughts are cut off when I see spawn appearing out of a strange red mist that emerges from the ground several meters in front of us, setting off another round of screams. And I cant help but let out a sigh of relief when I see their levels.

|Demon Spawn Subspecies: Canine Level 21|

|Demon Spawn Subspecies: Canine Level 20|

|Demon Spawn Subspecies: Canine Level 24|

|Demon Spawn Subspecies: Canine Level 26|

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I immediately activate my partial shift skill, immensely grateful that I decided to wear a short sleeved shirt and pants on this outing as I watch my forearm and hand ripple with a wave of blood until it turns into the clawed hand of a werewolf. This seems to startle the guide near us who is already freaking out and hiding behind us, and many of the people and employees nearby take a cue from her and do the same.

There is a bunker in the mid-section of a store one store down from here, Michael says, his eyes glowing green as he looks through his hawks senses. So we begin to lead the people out of the store into the lobby of the special VIP area, quickly dealing with any monsters that get near us as we do so. But at some point in the trip, a crossbow bolt flies by and strikes me in the arm as Im dealing with another spawn, making me grimace but not doing anywhere near as much damage to me as the one that I was hit with a week ago did.

Shit, Im sorry! I hear Denise shout, apparently seeing me take the hit. But I just wave her off while ripping the bolt out of my arm. It didnt go very deep, just deep enough for the bolt head to get lodged in my arm.

Right as Im about to focus on life draining a bunch of the demons without killing them as quickly as usual in order to heal it though, I feel a wave of relief from Michaels magic, reminding me that I have a healer now. So I nod at him in appreciation before continuing to deal with any demons that get close.

Eventually we reach the bunker, which is still wide open with a dozen or so people inside, many of whom look relieved to see us, along with two Guardians standing at the entrance. The two Guardians look relieved as well. Which makes sense, considering what I overheard of their conversation on the way over here.

The two were stuck with guard duty until we arrived, with all of the other stores in this block on this side of the VIP section already having been cleared of people and demons. So we quickly stand guard at the entrance with them as the people all flood into the bunker before one of the two Guardians asks the person who he was in a call with on his terminal if there are any more people left, and after getting a negative, he closes the bunker.

We all turn to look at each other for a moment, and I can tell rather quickly that these two are Class I judging by their mana. Theyre also wearing Lions Heart uniforms, meaning theyll be classmates starting tomorrow.

One of them is a girl around the same age as me by the looks of it, with long crimson hair and black irises. Shes wearing the pants version of the uniform, and is about the same height as myself as well, with an amount of mana near mine too.

But her personality couldnt be any more different. The girl is practically a lump of joy in how shes literally hopping from one foot to the other, a grin splitting her face as she hums to herself.

The other one of the two is a guy with long brown hair and a rather thick mustache. He appears to be a little bit older than us, likely in his mid-twenties, and appears rather annoyed by his companions actions.

A rather interesting duo to say the least.