After Viola left, Richard was together with Amos. They started having a discussion about the current situation.
"My Lord, it's rare for someone to start as a B rank or A rank adventurer. Do you think the information about those two ladies being B rank is accurate?" (Richard)
"I understand your concerns; however, I don't think Viola has any reason to deceive us," (Amos)
"I think we can use those ladies to our benefit if they are as strong as the documents claimed. However, what about that disrespectful weakling?" (Richard)
"I also think he should be taught a lesson so he can know his place. However, at the moment, we don't have a full understanding of the relationship he has with those ladies. How about we investigate for now?" suggested (Amos)
Richard left the lord's mansion unsatisfied with Amos's responses. According to him, they should deal with this lowly commoner as soon as possible. "How dare he disrespect me, the great noble? Even those low-rank nobles never showed this kind of behavior to us great nobles. And I think Amos is getting soft. Is it because of that low-born guild master?" he thought to himself.
As he clapped his hands, a man emerged from the shadows. This man is part of the assassination squad from the Alusta family. Richard gave him instructions to assassinate Zack and make it look like an accident, considering he already had big plans for the ladies. The assassin received the instructions and disappeared into the shadows. All this is happening in the Alusta mansion. John would buy slaves and kidnap commoners just to play with them. To him, they were his toys. His father never questioned or disapproved of the matter, considering his hate towards them. A few days ago, John complained about certain commoners who disrespected him at the guild, and this made his father furious. So his father wanted to be sure that Amos is not supporting these newcomers so he can take action. After confirmation that they even disrespected the lord, he fulfilled his son's wishes to make Zack disappear. Little did he know it was the worst mistake that he made, and he would later regret it.
Viola and Anna were getting dressed as Zack sat on the bed, looking at them with a big smile. The action lasted the whole night, and now it was already dawn. It's already the day the horde of monsters will be arriving in the town. Viola looked at Anna and pitied her. Deep down, she hoped she made the right decision and wouldn't regret it.
"I hope you won't disappoint me later on," Viola expressed her hope.
"You don't have to worry. I will make sure my woman is safe," Zack assured Viola.
"Who is your woman?" Anna replied with tears in her eyes.
"It seems you didn't learn your lesson last night. I think I should educate you again," Zack replied.
Anna hid behind Viola, remembering how rough Zack was with her the last time.
"Stop teasing her. We will be going then. See you later at the guild," Viola said before leaving.Viola and Anna left the place and went to Viola's home. Viola felt indebted to Anna because she convinced her to go with her, and she lost her purity because of her. Viola told Anna that if she ever found herself in trouble, she should tell her, and she would always help her. However, Anna didn't care about losing her purity. She was prepared to do anything as long as it would help her climb the ladder of success. Deep down, she was happy, knowing that since Viola would support her, it wouldn't be long until she becomes the vice guild head receptionist.
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"My lord, from last night, I started to have a feeling that we are being watched. Or am I the only one feeling that?" (Diabolas)
"I also felt that. However, let's wait and see what will happen," replied Zack
At the town's wall, the adventurers are waiting for the monsters to show up. The atmosphere is very tense, and even the knights, who are the last line of defense, are nervous. Everyone is in position, including Diabolas and Angela, following the Lord's strategy. Zack was put in the frontline, considering his rank, and he had no problem with it—after all, a deal is a deal. A cloud of dust appeared from afar. Loud footsteps were heard by all. The horde of monsters was now in sight, approaching at the speed of lightning. It seemed as if they were running away from something or being chased by someone. Monsters or magical beasts were classified according to their rank. The scale used was the same as those used for adventurers, where F was the weakest and SS rank the strongest. In this horde, there were mostly C-ranked monsters, and the highest rank were A rank. A ranks were few, though.
Adventurers and monsters clashed against each other. The momentum of the monsters was too strong, and the left wing of the battlefield was already crushed. The battle continued for hours due to the continuous support and supply exchange by Diabolas and Angela. Those who got badly injured were healed by Angela, while Diabolas, through space magic, supplied support such as weapons and potions for the left, right, and middle wing. Zack, on the other hand, was located in the middle wing where the fighting was fierce. It was as if he was positioned there just to become cannon fodder, but he fought in a way that did not reveal his strength.The lord and the nobles were watching from afar, standing on top of the town's heavily guarded wall. They were enjoying the show, even betting on who would die fast or how many moves it would take for some adventurers to kill certain monsters. Richard successfully convinced the lord to put Zack where the fighting was fierce, hoping he might die without being directly involved. Besides, even if he miraculously survived, there is an assassin waiting.
As dusk approached, the battle continued with obvious results of the town's success over the monsters. Adventurers had more casualties than the knights, who just went in and finished off the enemies that the adventurers had already beaten half-dead or exhausted. From another perspective, you could say the knights only suffered minor injuries, while adventurer casualties were high. Angela knew the limit and how not to stand out, so there had to be high casualties logically.
As the number of monsters drastically decreased, the knights took the opportunity to go to the frontlines, showing off their skills. Monsters started to retreat from the battle, running in all directions. To the knights, this was the opportunity they were waiting for—a chance to show off, a chance to shine, so that they could be hailed as the town's heroes. Adventurers retreated from the frontlines as knights went in. In this chaos, an assassin also charged towards Zack with lightning speed to complete his task.
For the town to last, this was the strategy that was implemented. The frontlines had three lines in the middle, left, and right wing. So when the people in the first and second rows in the frontline suffered casualties, they would be supported by the third row. The middle line would only be involved if the frontline almost collapsed. The knights would also take charge if the middle line almost collapsed. However, the knights went to the frontline before the middle collapsed. This strategy was effective due to the support of the healer and the support. The assassin cast his spell on Zack without anyone noticing. This spell is reverse summoning. It works like this: the assassin can appear next to the target anytime, as long as the distance is not significant. He knew that even in this chaos, he couldn't risk killing someone in public. If investigated, it would affect the Alusta family's reputation, and the high casualties might end up being blamed on them. So for now, his only task is to wait for Zack to be alone and finish his job. After the battle was concluded, the town was in a celebratory mood. Stories of the town's heroes, the knights, were already circulating among the people. Those who became famous as heroes included Diabolas, Angela, and the A-rank adventurers.
The injured ones were fortunate because they could collect their reward money. As for those who died, the Adventurers Guild wouldn't even give their family members a single copper coin. The money would be taken by high-ranking adventurers or given to the young masters of rich families. They would simply appear and claim the reward of the deceased, and who would have guards to question a noble?. Corruption was the norm when it came to collecting rewards for the deceased.
The assassin was waiting for the lights to be switched off, so he could finally complete his task. However, he felt uneasy because he couldn't understand how a D Rank survived on the frontlines, especially where the battle was fierce. He thought to himself it was just luck, and this time he won't survive. As he was thinking, the lights switched off, and he reverse-summoned himself next to Zack.