"But it's been 16 minutes."
His gaze scanned the trees ahead of them, his keen instincts telling him they weren't alone.
"If they attack us now, it could result in many casualties since we're on open space."
Maxi followed his gaze, squinting. He couldn't see anything at first, but a slight movent drew his attention to a ridge to the west. A dark silhouette moved swiftly between the trees, almost imperceptible.
"Up there." he whispered, casting a quick glance in the direction of the dark silhouette.
Leïla nodded, confirming his observation.
"Dravaks. And they know we're here."
A murmur ran through the soldiers, but no one moved without a direct order from their captain.
Clearly, their guerrilla plan was going to fail completely and turn into a head-on confrontation.
But Leila was confident that even against the Dravaks, her rcenaries had a chance.
After a few seconds, and sensing sothing coming, Leïla shouted:
"Scatter and find sothing to protect yourself imdiately!"
Hearing the order, no one hesitated and everyone dispersed through the forest.
At the sa ti, a piercing cry echoed across the clearing. The Dravaks were moving into action.
Energetic fire rained down from the forest ahead.
Leïla and Maxi both hid behind nearby trees, but these exploded as soon as they were hit by enemy fire, so they had to maintain a high level of mobility.
As the first salvo passed, a hundred silhouettes erged from the shadows, humanoid creatures with dark armor and futuristic weapons. Their movent was thodical, while they exuded a cold, savage aggression.
"Return fire! Don't let them get any closer!" yelled Leila, erging from her hiding place and firing at the Dravaks.
The Shibuya reacted instantly, moving into position to intercept the onslaught.
Shots burst through the air, killing a few Dravaks, but most managed to dodge.
Maxi also started shooting, but his accuracy and sense of anticipation were poor, so he didn't hit any Dravaks.
At the sa ti, the Dravaks were advancing, their strategy clear: divide the Shibuya and eliminate their targets one by one.
"Maxi, on your left!" shouted Leïla.
He pivoted just in ti to dodge an energy shot that grazed his shoulder. Reacting by instinct, he aid and fired, hitting one of the Dravaks in the head.
"Lucky!"
The Dravak imdiately fell out of the air and landed heavily next to Maxi.
He was able to get a closer look, and Maxi was imdiately frightened.
"Damn, these guys are really gigantic."
The body nearby was over 2 ters tall, and with its wings, they could cover up to 4 ters wide around it.
It was truly impressive to see such a body so close.
But Maxi had no ti for further observation. Two more Dravaks were rushing towards him, their spears pointed at him.
Indeed, the Dravaks were particularly fond of wielding spears, as they could maximize their aerial advantages and at the sa ti serve as powerful projectiles.
So of the soldiers he'd spoken to the day before had told him about a few species, and that so Dravaks could even destroy spaceships with an ordinary spear.
Simultaneously, the environnt around Maxi was very chaotic, with the Shibuya starting to fight hand-to-hand with the Dravaks, most of whom had already summoned so of Eternity's n to help them.
But Maxi, strangely enough, felt calm. His sense of combat was taking over.
He deftly dodged an attack, ducking behind a tree to protect himself. He glanced quickly at Leïla, who was fighting a powerful Dravak that also looked different from the others.
She was fighting with deadly precision, her saber dancing in the air like a bright fla, but clearly the duel was complicated for her, so she couldn't co to his aid.
Maxi took a deep breath. If he was to survive, he had to act quickly and intelligently.
If these two Dravaks went toe-to-toe with him, Maxi didn't know if he'd be a match for them.
He didn't know their capabilities, so it was best to use his rifle for the ti being.
He glanced around quickly, looking for an opening or a way to defend himself. His rifle, though powerful, wasn't fast enough to neutralize them at this distance.
"Well, we'll have to improvise," he muttered, dodging a spear that planted itself in the tree behind him with devastating force, the wood splintering under the impact.
Taking advantage of this mont, Maxi grabbed a piece of the broken tree, a thick branch, and threw it with all his might in the direction of one of the Dravaks.
The latter deflected the object with ease, but this gesture diverted his attention just long enough for Maxi to roll onto his side and take ti to aim.
Then he fired several shots in the direction of the nearest Dravak. Two shots struck the creature's armor, creating sparks, but the third hit its free neck. The Dravak staggered backwards before collapsing heavily. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire
The second Dravak, furious, spread its wings and leapt into the air, trying to catch Maxi from above.
He rolled again to avoid the diving attack and found himself behind the Dravak.
"No way you're going to run over."
He adjusted his rifle and fired point-blank into the creature's back. The shot hit the armor with a thud, and the Dravak let out a heart-rending scream, but the armor had protected him well.
He turned and plunged with his spear towards Maxi.
Maxi threw down his rifle and drew the hilt of his sword, then as if by magic a beam of light burst forth.
"Let's see how powerful this thing is!
Maxi threw himself at the Dravak, a smile on his face.
Maxi dodged the spear with a small step to the side, then approached the Dravak very dangerously.
But the Dravak also seed to have exceptional fighting skills, and in these circumstances he managed to step back with the help of his wings while sweeping Maxi aside with the side of his spear.
This ti Maxi failed to dodge, and was thrown through several trees.
At the sa ti, rifle shots flew past him until they landed in a distant spot.
"Damn, this guy's really strong!"
But a smile ca to Maxi's lips.
"But it's so exciting!"
That chaos, that thrill in battle, he didn't know why but he loved it.
"Hand-to-hand combat is so incredible," he murmured with satisfaction.
At the sa ti, his opponent rushed at him again, his spear pointed at him.
"Human, you're pretty brave, but you're no match for a Dravak warrior. Die."
Maxi opened his eyes slightly surprised, he hadn't expected a foreign race to be able to speak in his language.
"You're claiming victory a little too quickly." Maxi replied as he licked his lips, collecting so of the blood that had run down his lips when he fell.
He looked wild in his appearance, but that didn't intimidate the Dravak warrior at all.
On the contrary, everyone of his species was similar to the human in front of him, if not much wilder.
The Dravak warrior charged at impressive speed, his spear glinting in the sparse light that pierced through the trees. Maxi, still slightly stunned by his recent flight through the trunks, quickly straightened up, laser sword in hand.
He took a few steps back, assessing the Dravak's distance and montum.
As the spear ca dangerously close, Maxi crouched at the last second and swung to the side, letting the weapon graze his shoulder. He took the opportunity to sweep his sword horizontally, aiming at the Dravak's legs.
A clang of tal echoed in the air: the Dravak's armor had absorbed the blow, but the impact forced the creature to lose its balance for a mont.
"Wow, what's your armor made of to withstand a laser sword?" exclaid Maxi, jumping back to create distance.
The Dravak replied with a hoarse growl, his eyes shining with contempt.
"You're nothing but an insect. Your arrogance will get you killed."
The Dravak swooped down on him, his spear arcing deadly. Maxi did a sorsault to the side to dodge.
"At this rate, this guy's really going to get ..."
And he didn't want to summon his rcenaries, because apart from Kaite and Langus who were pretty strong, the others wouldn't last a few seconds against this Dravak warrior.
Firstly, because of the lack of equipnt, and secondly, because of a significant physical difference.
And above all, he wanted to take care of him alone, out of pride.
At the sa ti, Maxi took a quick look around and spotted a cracked tree trunk, probably weakened by previous shots and explosions.
"I might have an idea..." Maxi briefly holstered his sword and grabbed a small stone, which he hurled directly at the Dravak's face.
Caught off guard, the creature recoiled slightly, more from surprise than pain. This mont of hesitation allowed Maxi to dash at full speed towards the weakened trunk.
With a powerful kick, he struck the base of the trunk, sending it reeling. The tree, already precariously balanced, began to collapse with a dull crack.
The Dravak, realizing the plan, tried to back away, but Maxi's timing was perfect. The tree ca down with a monuntal crash, trapping one of the warrior's wings under its massive weight.
"Not so invincible, eh?" gasped Maxi, catching his breath.
"Yes, always invincible." shouted the Dravak, laughing aloud.
Then with his thick arms, he lifted the tree trunk and swung it away, causing a mini earthquake nearby as the tree landed on the ground.
"Great..." murmured Maxi.
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