Rupegia Novel Chapter 49: Lit By a Flame – Part 1

Chapter 49: Lit By a Fla – Part 1

There are four n and two won in two groups, both sprinting towards us. They are dressed in the sa "ninja"-like black clothes as the invisible assassins that Darean hired.

"Get up! Sothing is happening!" I yell.

"Whaa… Wolf-…" Roxanne complains in her cutesy voice.

"GET UP!" I yell and no more complaints are raised. The girls imdiately notice the seriousness of the situation.

We sleep in our leather armor, so we only have to make so minor adjustnts and help Hana put on her tal armor.

While the others prepare themselves, I store the golems inside my "Items" and dart out of the tent.

"Soone's coming!" I yell.

I dart straight to Rande's carriage and burst it open. I see Osaria, Rande, Oura, and Nito all cuddling together naked in a sight very familiar to the one I wake up to everyday. I imdiately turn around and yell, "Soone's coming! It's suspicious! Get ready for an ambush!"

I hear them all scramble and I close the door.

Next, I approach the nobles' carriage. There's a guard in front, but even without him, I wouldn't make the sa mistake twice. I warn the guard, who turns around and knocks, then yells my information.

The girls start to co out of the tent, so I store it in my "Items."

The gigantic tree to the west of us has a double-helix pattern, just like DNA, which makes for a perfect overlook.

I cast [Telekinesis] on myself and jump. With a few adjustnts, I land on the tree a good two dozen ters up. I pull out Ted, Suzy, the crossbows, bolts, and the rest of the rocks.

"Listen to this order. Use these weapons and attack anyone that does not belong to this caravan when I yell 'golems, attack!', understood?" They nod. "Also, try to focus your attacks on the person that I point at after I yell 'golems, focus!', understood?" They nod again.

"Rember: pretend to be normal, unmoving dolls in case soone tries to co up here." With this last point, I jump down from the tree and land in front of the girls.

Rande cos out of the carriage, Oura and Nito trailing behind and hurriedly putting his scale armor on him.

Lord Ricardo bursts out of his carriage with a servant behind him, desperately trying to tie his glossy wooden armor to his body.

"Ryder, report," Ricardo orders.

"Six people, fully clad in dark cloth, are silently sprinting towards us in complete darkness."

"How far?"

"A minute or so before they reach us."

"Then we et them before they can do anything."

I nod in agreent, but then I freeze. The approaching ninjas suddenly stop and a familiar black circle appears in front of them. A dozen n in tal armor, mages in robes, and archers in leather erge from each circle.

"Fuck! They just used [Gate] to teleport actual soldiers! From two sides!" I point to the two directions perpendicular to the road.

"Pincer?" Rande asks.

"Yes!"

"We have to split up."

"I can take care of a side on my own, so Rande, Anton, and the nobles can take care of the other side. Split the foot soldiers between us," I say.

"Weeper's nightmare, boy, can you really fight obviously trained soldiers on your own?" Lord Ricardo asks with a glare.

Rande turns to Ricardo and scowls. "He's reliable, I trust him."

Rande's opinion is regarded highly, because after a single glare towards Rande, Ricardo accepts our arrangent. "Fine," he grunts. "I'll send the horsen away to attack them from behind."

He pulls out an Ergency Ring and approaches his two horsen, who are getting ready to fight. He gives the Ring to one of them. Then they gallop west, down the road.

Coming towards us are ten spear/sword and shield soldiers, one greatsword user, five mages, four archers. On each side.

We have only ten foot soldiers and a few inexperienced Space mages for each side.

After I tell them the numbers, we all nod solemnly and continue our preparations.

I approach the girls and get close to Klein. "This is the first secret, don't ever tell anyone what I'm about to do," I whisper and she nods glumly.

"Beco stronger," I say in the [Godly Language].

Her eyes bulge as her muscles get slightly bigger.

Gify turns on his "massage" and our minds are briefly linked, making each of our hearts burn bright with determination to protect one another.

"Wo-wo-wo-wow!" Klein staggers as she's also included in the link.

"Roxanne, elixirs," I order.

She pulls out one for each of us and we all drink it.

I feel so strong that I believe that I could split a rock with a single slash. This overconfidence is a bad sign; maybe I should have used the [Godly Language] differently.

There's no ti for regret. Fortune favors the bold. Fear is the mind-killer. Hesitation is the kiss of death.

I look at Ciel. "[Wind Shield]?"

She activates it for a mont and my view of her becos blurry. "Ready."

"Good work, Lina."

The little dwarf nods with confidence.

"Aoi, with , I have a plan." She gives

a toothy smile and jumps up onto my shoulder.

"Alissa, if you get

behind their shields, I can blow them all up," Roxanne says, her eyes have a special glint to them.

"Can't you use [Heart of Fire]?" Alissa asks.

"That would be dangerous to chant in front of the enemy, and I would also be left vulnerable when I land."

"Hop on," Alissa says and changes into a large fox. Roxanne awkwardly mounts Alissa, but maintains her resolve. They dart off to the east, dashing down the road.

We pull out a variety of barricades, which will allow our archers and mages to have so cover that they can switch between. Klein and Laertes stay on top of Rande's carriage, which is reinforced to last through a battle. A sacrificial wagon shields their backs so they won't get shot from the north.

The civilians and the rest of the wagons are taken to the inside of the double-helix tree. I think the elves make them hollow specifically for situations like this.

We face the north and a wagon covers our backs. Rande's carriage is south of that, with Klein and Laertes on top. Ricardo and the others are beyond the carriage to south. To the west, the gigantic tree covers our flank, but our eastern flank is left exposed.

I leave only two Hollys summoned; I need the mana for my spells.

Our magic growth seems to have slowed down as we trained with Kyros' MP training routine, but after we left Rabanara, it stagnated completely since we didn't have enough ti to do it at all.

My MP increased by 480 (now 1650) and my "Magic Power" increased by 240 (now 680).

Alissa's MP increased by 405 (now 980) and her "Magic Power" increased by 210 (now 480). She trains the sa amount as , but her affinity with magic seems to be lower than mine.

Roxanne's MP increased by 720 (now 2630) and her "Magic Power" increased by 400 (now 1090). She is the only one of us who did so regular MP training after we left Rabanara.

Hana's MP increased by 310 (now 825) and her "Magic Power" increased by 180 (now 385). Even less growth than Alissa due to her focus on maintaining her sword skills for this job.

Ciel's MP increased by 505 (now 1685) and her "Magic Power" increased by 300 (now 700). She's had more opportunities to fully spend her mana with [Heal], so she experienced better growth.

Lina's MP increased by 430 (now 1100) and her "Magic Power" increased by 220 (now 495). She's working hard on her enchanting, so her MP grew more than normal.

My skills and the girls' are like this:

(There's a new section called "Extra Spells").

Spoiler

Wolf Ryder Skill Report

Physical

Skill Na

Level

Skill Na

Level

Skill Na

Level

Sword Use

12 9

Dodge

4 5

Parry

4 5

Block

1 8

Shield Bash

0 1

Battlefield Perception

1 1

Muscle Explosion

1 1

Ekrano Style (creator)

1

Magical

Skill Na

Level

Skill Na

Level

Skill Na

Level

Sense Mana

0 6

Mana Control

0 14

Mana Recovery

6 0

Mana Efficiency

0 7

Reduced Mana Cost

0 7

Mana Overuse Resistance

0 3

Fire Magic

0 4

Earth Magic

0 3

Water Magic

0 1

Wind Magic

0 2

Electric Magic

6 14

Light Magic

2 8

Space Magic

7 23

Summoning Magic

13 24

Blessing Magic

8 22

Nature Magic

3 17

Conjuring Magic

0 1

Spirit Magic

0 1

Illusion Magic

0 2

Golemancy

0 9

Redirect Mana (creator)

3

Sense Soul (creator)

4

Godly Language

30 0

Miscellaneous

Skill Na

Level

Skill Na

Level

Skill Na

Level

Cooking

0 4

Andraste Language

4 6

Dismantling

0 4

Massage

0 1

Enhanced Sen Recharge

0 9

Personal Information

Na

Wolf Ryder

Age

16

Race

Human

HP

100

MP

1650

Magic Power

680

Level

24

Stats

Strength

11

Endurance

13

Dexterity

11

Speed

12

Intelligence

21

Wisdom

16

Willpower

17

Charisma

12

Piety

15

Perception

16

Sanity

11 4

Other

Status Effects

NONE

Titles

nickna "Good Luck