4-27: How the Weak Fights II (1/4)
The group whose numbers didnt even reached a hundred pushed courageously through the gaps between the hordes of raybeasts.
They tried to avoid fighting as much as they could, but avoiding everything was never an option.
Three raybeasts approaching from 11clock!
The raybeasts showed no signs of stopping as they continued to give rise to more clouds of dust.
The approaching raybeasts were as big as cars and ran just as fast. Three thick, sharp horns could also be seen on their heads.
There were too many of them to avoid these raybeasts, and they couldnt ignore them either since theyve already been noticed.
Enemies sighted! Vanguards, withdraw! Well take them on! A student said.
Dont lose to these fake Triceramons! Another student said.
Understood! UOOO!!
The Resistance-specialized students stepped forward with their respective weapons held out like shields as they switched places with the vanguards.
15 students took formation as they set out to receive the assault of the dinosaurs(triceratops).
When the students and the triceratops t, a powerful clash erupted and the three horns of the triceratops rcilessly stabbed at them.
GUuu!!
Damn it!!
Like wed lose!!
The students that received that blow directly were pushed back by the impact, drawing skid marks on the ground.
These students had relatively high ranks in Resistance, but they did not have much in the way of Strength.
The only reason they were able to stop the assault of the raybeasts was because of all the buffs theyd received.
And yet despite that, their photon barriers were damaged and even their Simple Exoskeletons(Protectors) creaked.
But regardless how much theyd been pushed back in that one clash, they had still successfully stopped the raybeasts montarily.
And stopping these raybeasts montarily was all they were tasked to do.
ORA!
Eat this!
Blow them up!
The raybeasts had a fatal weak point in the way of their glowing crystal organs.
The mont they stopped, the vanguards imdiately jumped out and hit, cut, and thrust at those weak points.
As their cores shattered, the raybeasts all dispersed without a trace.
Great team work! Dont forget that feeling just now!
Their commander didnt forget to praise them even as he took out the Bird-Type raybeasts in the sky.
A faint smile appeared on the students when they were complinted, but their faces quickly beca solemn once again.
Part of it was because they were not in a situation where they could afford to idle around, but the bigger reason was because theyd rembered that their commander was taking care of their airspace all on his own.
Their commanders red gun would shoot out compressed air bullets to intercept the raybeasts attacking from the sky.
Because of that they didnt have to worry about enemies coming from above.
But that also ant that they had to take care of the land on their own.
dics! Those three are injured! Treat their arms quickly! Shinichi said.
Understood! Over here. Well heal you right now. Heal' A student from the dic team said.
Three students tried to ignore their wounds and go back to their position, but Shinichi stopped them and had the dic team cast a healing spell on them. After all, theyd directly taken on the attack of a triceratops horns.
Fortunately, the horns failed to penetrate their arms, and though theyd still received quite the beating, a low-level spell was enough to get them back to shape.
Next ti please call us if youve been injured. Were not as sharp as the commander, so if you hide your wounds, well never notice, a female student from the dic team said.
G-Got it Ah, but we can still fight! The student said.
It was curious if it was because they had co into contact with so female students, but the three male students blushed.
Their eyes swam and they obediently took the advice, but perhaps because they didnt like how theyd been pushed back by that last attack just now, they tried to put on a tough act.
Shinichi wasnt having any of it, however.
Of course you can still fight! He said. Were not even half way through just yet! But withdraw for now. You can co back in the next rotation. Prepare to be used until youre injured again next ti too!
Y-Yes! Wait, what? One of the three said.
Well be taking in these three students then, a student from the dic team said.
As Shinichi left the students to the dic team, he turned to the rear.
They shouldve already pulled away from the raybeasts, but Shinichi could see that so raybeasts were still on their tail.
Theyre coming at us from behind! Block them!
Understood! Well combine our skills! Stone Wall!
10 students from the skill group simultaneously chanted the sa skill.
In the next mont, a wall of stone protruded from the ground theyd passed.
Roughly 15 ters tall and 30 ters long, the erected wall drew a line between them and the raybeasts coming from behind.
Had they cast the spell individually, the most they could have erected would have been a tenth of that wall.
But by combining their skills, even beginner skills like this could be used to change the terrain to great effect.
But of course, if the raybeasts were to keep attacking, the wall would eventually collapse.
Ill strengthen you guys now! Accel Physical Boost !! Tomoe said.
Good timing! So you can do it when you try! Good, keep it up! Shinichi said.
Heh, understood! Tomoe said.
Until then, though, theyll be able to keep progressing.
As they buffed their physical abilities and legs, the mixed class ignored the raybeasts and ran. After all, there would be no fight if they just left.
Weve been fighting so much yesterday and the day before that I kind of have a much better feeling for the distance now, A student said.
You said it! I dont worry so much about the range of the raybeasts now even when their size changes. I just kind of know, another student said.
Thanks to the wealth of battle experience that theyve accumulated, they were able to maintain an appropriate distance between them and the raybeasts, while minimizing their encounters.
The high morale and the exam(grueling training) this past two days had allowed the 90 students to coordinate smoothly and supplent any of their weaknesses to maintain this abnormal pace. Not much ti had passed since the special exam started, but the distance between them and their goal had already gotten even shorter.
200 ters until the river!
Great! Once we get there, we can just go down along the river and !?
While one student was getting excited thinking that the goal was right in front of them, a roaring sound suddenly resounded.
It sounded just like an explosion and the source was right in front of them.
A long body had drilled out of the ground.
Eek!!
Nooo!
Another icky one appeared!!
So of students scread at the revolting sight.
Just the part protruding out of the ground was already about 10 ters long, so one could just imagine how long the whole thing was.
That was a Giant Earthworm(Sand Worm) and it was big enough that it could easily swallow a human whole.
The evenly-spaced bellows and transparent color spoke of the elasticity and softness of the creature. But because of that the fake organs could even be seen moving inside, making the creature even more revolting.
There was also a round mouth at the end of the worm that ca out. Sharp teeth could be seen lined up along that round mouth and a bear-type raybeast appeared to be inside.
Does that count as cannibalism?
Saliva splattered all over from the mouth of the sand worm as Shinichi nonchalantly asked that question.
Although the bear and the worm didnt really look like the sa species, they were both raybeasts, so while in one sense, Shinichi wasnt wrong, he was still quite off.
Tomoe happened to be in the sa formation as him, so she answered him with an exasperated voice.
Of course not. The sensory organs of raybeasts born underground are all weak save for their sense of touch. So it probably just attacked whatever passed by the ground above it.
Raybeasts didnt acknowledge the existence of other raybeasts, so they normally didnt fight.
But raybeasts that spawned underground had this particular trait, making scenes like this possible.
Shinichi nodded, then imdiately kicked off against the ground.
The giant earthworm had suddenly spat out the raybeast it was playing with in its mouth at them.
The icky display had caused the students to let their guard down, so they werent able to respond in ti.
Push!
Shinichi stepped up and wielded his Pile Bunker vertically to receive the raybeast that had been spat out. The raybeast no longer looked like a raybeast, though. Already, it was nothing more than a giant bullet of at, but the resulting impact from clashing with it was surprisingly heavy.
GU!
In the face of that fake bullet that shot faster than even the pitch of a strong-ard pitcher, even Pile Bunker that was known for its ludicrous weight was pushed back a little.
Fortunately, the vanguards regained clarity and caught Shinichis back.
Sorry, we were careless! One of the vanguards said.
No, you did well! Keep supporting like this! Change mode, Short-Ranged Wide-Area Attack, Photon Burst!
A brilliance of photon shot out from the Pile Bunker, and the lump of at was crushed into pieces before dispersing without a trace.
That was the explosion that was normally used to release the stake of the Pile Bunker.
Although it had less power when attacking a single point, it could affect a wider area and also be fired more frequently.
This was one of the uses that Shinichi had co up with when he used Pile Bunker for the first ti.
Shoot that thing and dont let it co close! Tomoe said.
A barrage of bullets descended on the giant earthworm from the skills and shooters of the students.
Tomoe had given the order because she noticed that the worm was about to attack them after spitting the at bullet at Shinichi.
Their attacks failed to damage the worm, but they did manage to suppress it.
Thanks to that Shinichi and the vanguards were able to avoid getting attacked.
Concerned, Tomoe called out to Shinichi.
Any injuries!? She asked.
None. Dont worry, I wont let any of you get hurt! Shinichi said.
Huh? I was talking about you!
Huh?
W-What are you tilting your head for!? Ahh, sheesh! Im asking you if your arm is alright!?
Shinichi finally understood after she said it straight. Im fine, he finally said, but Tomoe couldnt understand why it took so long for him to understand that she was talking about him.
Safina-senpai! The worm!
Ah, damn it! It went underground!
Perhaps it found their attacks annoying or perhaps it thought that there were no prey near it, but regardless of the reason, the giant earthworm opened its giant mouth and went underground as though it was trying to eat the land.
That body that was much longer and faster than any of them could have thought vanished from right in front of their eyes.
The only thing that was left was the giant hole that showed how thick its body was.
Soone use a sensor! Find where that thing went!
On it! Huh!? Its right beneath us!? Its coming up!!
Before any of them could have ti to be shocked, the earth shook.
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