It didn't take long before i regret our decisions to just stay long enough to catch our breath since even if the fight didn't last long it happened too fast and we were unprepared and before I could even notice something my sens was telling me to get out as quickly as possible, so I opened my eyes and looked around me.

They were all concentrated on recuperating on the ground, but when I turned my head to warn them I saw claire, john and lisa looked around them to look like I wasn't alone to still be aware of something dangerous coming to us.

And john was the one to warn the others,

" guys stand up staying here is too dangerous even if we are exhausted we need to first go to a house and then think about what to do next "

saying this he got up and helped fred too, and the others hearing him started to get up too, we were already going to one of the building not too far from us which was enough to protect us from the attacks of the type of evolved beast we saw since the start and it's at this time that we saw what looked like the rat tide like the last fight we had but with more evolved beast stronger, i could tell it since the energy they were emanating was so strong that it created a wave of energy so strong that even by being so far we could be able to be aware of them approaching us.

Which permitted us to go to one of the 4-story building within one or two minutes we could arrive before they catch up to us even if we didn't completely recover with hector and me were, behind while those who didn't fully recover was at the center.

But we were still not enough fast to distance ourselves from them we were all exhausted trying to catch our breath and when we were already far from the corpse i saw the rats eating the corpse of bird and others evolved beast in just one second while the rest was still following us.

And it's at the same time that we arrived at the building but the door was closed so edward charged the door with his shield trying to open it forcefully making so much noise that it attracted the rest of the rats who were following us and maybe the others beast near the area.

" Hurry up they will catch us in not so long and i am too exhausted to fight them now "

i sad to hector who just nodded and with another push with his shield opened the door

- " quick enter "

opening the door with a strong push making it half-open he called us and stepped aside letting sarah and the girls enter first and we followed them just after when we were inside i saw that there was enough space for all of us to seat even with our equipment but I didn't have the time to look around that I heard edward calling me.

" Chris you and the others with a shield come to help me protect the door it seems like I can't fix it so we're going to have to defend the entrance we are all exhausted and I don't know how much time we can keep on at this rate it's better to stay here at least they can only attack us from the front "

saying that he used his shield trying to close the gap with his shield since he didn't have the time to close it properly the rats were already in front of the building not sure how much they are since I count at least thirty of them.

" Ok guys it's not the time to take a rest they are already here "

I said that directly after noticing that edward was closing the gap and when I looked at them there I could guess what they were thinking that we were screwed.

" what can we do now I don't think we could keep going enough and kill all those rats we need to find a solution "

lisa came next to me and said while trying to look as calm as possible

- " don't worry we will find a way to get out from here "

saying that i took my sword and shield and came next to edward who was already looking outside but the more strange was that they weren't attacking all at once only one or two of them, and edward was able to handle it I let lisa go towith the others.

" How much can you handle if we were to fight them at once "

i asked him while looking through the small gap he kept for looking outside

- " I think i can handle at least five since after all that happened with the beast i killed enough to level up if i can kill at least ten of them or more since i gained some stat point from my path and level from the rat we killed before "

Just after saying that he looked at me with worries like if I tried to know more about his strength, he don't have wrong but still we need to know more about the skill of each other if we want to survive.

" don't look at me like that, is it more important to keep your secret or survive we need to work together or we will all die "

- " Yeah he's right we need to work together we almost die out there because we weren't working with each other because if those rats are like those we fought before it will be hard to win since it's sure that someone is ordering them they are turning around the building like if searching for a way to enter which means maybe there is another leader like the one we killed "

said claire, the others were already calmed and started to look outside noticing the strange behaviors of those rats.

' Seems like they finally understand that we don't have another choice than to fight '

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Saying how they were acting, I gained some confidence that we could maybe survive.

" so what were you talking with edward"

Emily asked me while looking outside trying to not get her view from the rats turning around the buildings.

" We were talking about trying to understand the skill and path that each of us obtained like that we will be able to know how it could the group like with sarah with her healing magic and ice attack it helped us numerous time from a dangerous situation"

" ohhh so it's just about that I think it better to at least give information that can help, the rest can be hidden as long that we don't show something that can be used against us like how we allocate our stat "

the others also agree with what she said so I was about to go first but it's then that edward was pushed from the gap letting one rat enter but he couldn't kill him since he needed to close the gap otherwise more rat will, not knowing what happened i run where the rat was just behind edward opening his mouth to bite his thighs.

" edward move your leg!!!"

i shout knowing that i would not be able to stop the rats, and hearing he turned his head seeing that the rat was going to bite him so he tried to use his foot to kick the head of the rat not wanting to use his shield.

But in the end, the rat wasn't hurt at all or stepped back from the quick but used this attack to bite on the thighs of edward making his screams so loud that the rat outside noticed that and used this time to attack edward who was blocking the entrance.

" haaaaaa!! fuck what are you doing help me i am already stopping them to enter i can't kill him "

Just after he finishes shouting i was already in front of the rat i raised my sword and slashed his belly but he didn't want to let go edward thighs, so i cut his neck using less strength like that he will let go of his thighs whiteout hurting edward making blood spurt nonstop.

I received a notice telling me that i killed a level 1 common rat but i directly dismissed it not wanting to be distracted.

" Sarah can you use your heal spell ?"

i asked Sarah hoping she can use her spell otherwise if she can't use it edward will have more difficulty fighting.

- " yeah i can it's just my ice spell who need one minute before i can use it again "

" ok then please heal edward , hector come with me we will stop those rat while sarah heal him and Emily stay behind us and shot them your arrow if you find a chance like that we could stop them for a time "

hearing me she nodded and came to us prepared herself, at the same time the others understanding that what i wanted to do stayed behind us on the side preparing themself if a rat enters and that we can't kill them they will handle them.

" Chris i think it's better if you and hector instead of stopping them let enter some of them like that we can reduce their number making "

Alex who was behind claire said to me

" ok but be prepared i will let enter some of them and sarah is Edward ready to fight now "

- " i think he is ready but he didn't completely recuperate "

" then he will stay behind and help if we need help to handle the situation"

fixing our plan as fast as we can the rats noticing that one of their kind was killed started to launch at us.

Screee!!!! ,bang!bang!bang!

At least ten were attacking us and i could felt it, they weren't strong but used their speed to be more effective forcing me to use all my strength and flinch my knee like that i could withstand the blow while resting all my weight on my shield with my sword just above my shield ready to cut them.

' haaa damn it's tiring we need to kill them quickly otherwise even if we keep relying on between me and hector it will not take long before they could bypass us and overwhelmed us '

and it's at this time that I turned my head behind me to warn them while hector prepared himself to the left like that once we let enter one or two of them he will help me close the gap.

" now I will let them enter, emily tries to shoot at them at the same time for not letting them the chance to enter all at once "

- " ok just let me some space I can shoot them in the head at this distance but I could hurt you at the same time "

I nodded and just took one step back and turned my shield to the left toward hector who had already raised his shield was the first to be attacked by the rats there was about three of them and hector was able to withstand, at the same time one arrow landed directly on the head of one of the rat at the front making the others fall, I took this chance to close the gap which makes me take some step back but I endured pulling my legs to advance for stop the rats outside who continued to launch at me.

" quickly kill them I will not be able to support them for a long time "

I said to them and lisa already advanced with her shield to protect the others while the others attacked from the side killing them quickly since we already started to understand a little how to work together to kill the evolved beast more quickly.

" ok let's redo it again "

hearing me hector make sighed and raised his shield ready for the incoming rat i did the same thing as before but before I turned to warn them the rat attacked only me, they were six attacking from all side emilly shot some arrow but this tie the rat turned their body showing their back and the arrow only entered one or two centimeters before the rat continued to attack me so I took two steps back directly making the rat fall in front of me.

I didn't have the time to tell them what was happening so I took my sword and slashed the front legs of two rats making them scream and fall headfirst.

screeee!!screee!!

and hector was the first to notice the change of attack of the rats and came to me while still blocking the entrance.

" hector let enter two of them and we will try to kill the rest of them "

hearing me he nodded and we stepped aside letting two rat enter, letting the other kill them, and we killed the two left who were coming at us raising our shield stopping them then cut their belly making them fall on the ground and we finished them using our shield raised above our head then crushed their head making flesh and some part of brain fall on our shoes like that we can protect ourselves if others rats came before we finished those ones.

we then finished the each killed the two who had their legs cut they were trying to stand up but failed each time.

" Are you ok "

I didn't have even notice that lisa was next to me she looked at me with worries her body was covered with blood but she didn't seem exhausted

" I am ok I wasn't hurt but go behind they will attack, hector how much time can you stop them if they attack us just like now? "

I said to her and tried to calm her by using my hand but it was covered with blood so i just looked into her eyes she understands what i wanted to do and nodded going back with the others.

"I think i can stop two or three more after that i am not sure my hand is already burning with how much i need to keep a good grasp of my shield or they will easily push me but if i can't support anymore i will tell you.

" ok then let's go then "

i said taking my breath then looked outside the rats stopped attacking us but they are not so far from us.

" i think they understood that they can't kill us if they continue to attack us like that "

hector also noticed that and said while looking around

" yeah it's good but if it keeps going like that we will be the one to die first we are exhausted with all those fights so we need to anger them or something like that even if they are a little more intelligent compared to before but i am not sure to the point that they that they can withstand if we provoke them "

I said with some worries because if it's don't work as I think we will have to fight outside.