Jean: "the new plan, the new strategy would be a group now. Each would have magi support, each would have attack, support, and defense. I plan to just split 3, but for now only 2 groups."
She looks around to confirm.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
So she continues speaking about the plan.
Jean: "team one would be Fubuki, flan, Maria, Chris, Catherine, ein, and akagi."
Eh, what did she say? Wait what? Huh?!
Being confused, Jean continually talking.
Jean: "while the second team would be the rest of us. Such as Irene, amber, pela, Valentine, me Jean, Emily, Emilia and Clara."
Eh, Emily and Emilia are with them, not with me!?
W-what going on, why?
No, not just that. Why am I with the hero Chris and the saint Catherine.
Both of them who I dream to be with.
What going on.
Jean: "okay, now let go and capture the first layer dungeon."
We're going now!?
And so, they went to the dungeon...
Chris: "okay, now that everyone knows what to do. Let's go."
Team 1 jump out of the bush.
Maria: "I got this."
Goblin, the same ones that they fought yesterday, look at them surprised.
But smile at them ready for round 2.
Both groups stare at each other for a second but one of the goblin dash towards them.
Akagi pass by the goblin with Fubuki to attack the rest of the goblin.
When they saw that, the goblin split, going around them but Chris went to interfere.
Ein and flan use enchanted and defense on them three.
They are the ones to use defense, supporters, and attacked depending on the situation.
While Catherine use a shield around them at the sametime use healing magic to automatically heal them and restore their energy.
Not just in her group but sometimes for the second group where Irene, Amber and the rest of the group is at.
As for Maria she the attack and defense for other.
Seeing the goblin closing in, Maria step on the ground and use both ice and earth magic.
Creating ice and earth spikes around them, protecting themselves for the enemy can't attack them.
Seeing this, they stop and look at them angry.
Ein: *mutter* "
A flash of light pierce through 2 of the goblins instantly.
Eh? What was that? So fast?
They then fall backwards a green blood falls.
Ein: *tired* "i-i I'll leave the rest to you guys."
Flan caught her and lay her down slowly.
Catherine: "Maria, focus on then."
Maria: *stutter* "oh, I-i got it."
Goblin then suddenly disappeared.
Eh, where are that?
Look around but can't find any ones.
There were like 7 of them, 2 die, so 5 of them. But, where are they?
As she was worried and sweaty thinking that something wrong would happen.
The ground around them started to crack, and something came out of it.
Eh, how did they get here?! Did they dig under ground.
Wondering how they did it, the 5 goblin charge at them without giving them a single chance to move or think.
Maria: "no,
She went all out and use her
Maria: "i-i got it y-ya-Ahh!"
About to celebrate she was attacked by that same goblin.
She then noticed another one coming behind her.
Minute pass and pass as Maria were distracting them one after another, fighting all 5 goblin.
To not let them get near Catherine and them.
Slashing, thrust, pierce, cutting one after another.
Making multiple cuts whether large and small.
One goblin swung his large swords upwards seeing this, she trys to block it but was to late.
She trys to move backwards but the blade cut slice her left eye. Sensing this she fell backwards holding her left eye as it bleeds.
Trying to think of something 3 goblins jump on her at the same time, barely dodging their stabs. Trying to stab her not giving her a single chance.
While the other 2 goblins went towards Ein and them to attack them.
Ein: "
2 lighting arrow pierce through the 2 goblins who were going affect them.
At the sametime, Maria eyes and cuts heals instantly.
See this, Maria quickly left the place and went towards them.
Maria: "haa, what just happened? What was that just now?"
Flan: "sorry about this, Ein didn't fully recover her energy which barely give her enough to use lighting magic to quickly finished these 2-"
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Before finishing, the 5 goblin were running towards them.
Seeing this, Maria prepared herself holding her spear and swords.
But flan had another idea.
Flan: "
An ice ball surrounded Catherine and Ein when flan is next to them. Covering and protecting them from the enemy.
She then put a flame ring around the ice bell to straighten their defense.
Then multiple arrow of thin air were created on top of their surroundings. It then fell downward
Seeing this goblin try to defend themselves with anything they could, when they throw something at it to destroy it, it goes through like nothing there.
Seeing this, they knew they can't do anything, it was all to late.
As the arrow comes down at them, it pierce, cuts, slice, and thrust their body's.
Cutting all of them into many big and small meats.
Green blood rain down, chunks of meat were scattered and see their lungs, eyes, and many other around them.
After some seconds, flan unleash her power letting them see the view.
Seeing this, Maria was about to throw up, but hold herself, controlling herself covering her mouth.
Flan: "i-i'll leave the rest. to you."
Hearing this Maria notice that she fell so she quickly caught her even while scratching her knees and all.
Maria: *sigh* "finally. Finally it's finish."
Looking around, there's still Catherine on her knees holding her hand like praying.
Seeing this she new that the battle is still ongoing, so all she could now is be on her guard and stay next to them without leaving.
While being aware of her surroundings, Catherine who's was in her knees, holding her hand while praying finally move.
Opening her eyes and stretching.
Ein: "hm? Did it finish?"
Flan: *yawn* "I mean, we are awake so it should be."
Maria: "eh, were you awake this whole time?!"
Ein: "whoa, calm down there. Before freaking out I'll tell you why."
Calming herself down they all sat down together, which they would explain why they were down and all.
Ein: "meow, well how do I say it. Let just that I use my full power, all my energy to make my attacks go light barely light speed in order to kill that goblin."
Light speed? How is that possible? Isn't her level lower?
Being confused, Ein spoke to her.
Ein:"yes it impossible to go, but thank to pela potion, which multiple my speed base on my main level, it got to that point."
Hearing that, it made sense. Based on the potion she drink that restore everything and the blood lust, She was convinced easily.
Maria: "than that Happened to flan as well."
Flan nodded.
Catherine: "it may be weird but since I'm level 35. I can't fully automatically restore their energy and health. And since I was restoring you guys, um also helping team 2. Which is just splitting my energy, making it waste faster. Which is why I couldn't restore them quickly and heal you late."
Ein: "and thank to that, I had enough to use lighting magic to make the speed barely lighting speed."
Ah, it make a lot of sense now. No wonder all of this happened. I thought I was going to die?
Feeling herself down. Ein spoke in a cheerful voice.
Ein: "but hey, you did alright so you should be proud of yourself."
Maria: "ye-yeah, your right about that. To be honest, I thought I'll die. But thank to you, i-no, we all survived."
She hugged all 3 of them.
Irene: "it seems that everyone is alright."
When we look back, it was Irene, not just her but with all the group.
Emily: "ah! My lady, we need to chang you quickly."
Emily and Emilia quickly took Maria.
Maria: (What do you mean by changing-noo!)
Her clothes and skirt has cuts that could see her clean skin. Almost making her half naked.
Maria: "d-did anyone noticed it."
Emilia: " not everyone, Chris didn't believe he was getting the dead goblin body's to us to see what we want."
Maria: "oh my, thanks goodness."
Sigh in relief while taking off her ruined clothes, she then change and put into the same different clothes that she wears.
They then left and met up with others.
Amber: "you seem to look Okay. How was it fighting by yourself."
Maria: "it was scary, but like Emily and Emilia said. If I can't do this, I won't be able to move on. Because-"
Maria & amber: "-because it won't always be there for you. Eh?! "
Both were surprised, mostly Maria.
Maria: "how did yo-"
Amber: "-from him."
Maria: "I knew it, I shouldn't have ask."
To be honest, I would limit to actually meet this person. They say it was someone who I met, but who was it?
Well, I won't know until I find them. So I'll ask Emily and Emilia to look in it.
Irene: "okay evey, listen up."
Look towards the voice.
Irene: "alright, so here what we are going to do now. 10 body would be for us while 10 body's would be for Maria."
N-what? What did she say?
Maria: "h-hold on, why ten? I didn't do much you guy's took all of them by yourself."
Amber: "what are you talking about? You did good by yourself. You improve yourself by fighting alone even though you never did that. You should be proud of yourself. Not many would fight alone like you if they had support."
Everyone noded to her words while Maria stay quiet.
Looking back, it true that all she done was getting help by her guard making the monster weak then she finished them off ever since
But now, since yesterday and today with experience and the talks. It helps her move on.
Remembering all this, small tears begin to gather around, but Maria brush them, controlling herself.
Jean: "well then, here is ten for you. You can turn them into food or items the choice is yours."
Maria: "thank you, but I already have decided. I'll choose 5 item choice, and the rest 5 of them would c
Be for food."
She nodded to her words...
Jean: "okay, now that we taken a break, listen up before we separated. For now let go back together, I feel like something might happen."
When she did that, Valentine nodded in agreement so Irene was holding Jean, while the rest of us hold at each other.
Irene then teleport everyone at the entrance of the stairs that leads outside.
Jean: "r-really, over here?"
Irene: "well, you going to talk, so this is a great time to say thing while walking. Plus it's cold outside."
Jean: "you just want me to walk huh?"
Irene: "yeah yeah, let get going."
She walk up stairs, the rest follow along.
Jean: *sigh* "So, tomorrow would in school would change. All of you would be in second years, meaning no matter what grade you were now, won't matter, you all would be second graders, sophomore years. Not just you but the others students as well who stay. Irene already said thinks like this before."
Everyone nods.
Jean: "okay, then you guys would be the same classroom. We would also have a training area to practice our power, with wooden weapons."
Hearing that, Maria body shook, not in a frightening way, but in a good way.
A good way to get her power level up, not just that but get her healing magic that she never use up, to help others.
As Jean was explaining more things, they finally arrived at the exit.
Which shows no one but the guild staff.
They finally finished building a guild near the dungeon.
They decided to build around the dungeon but decided not to, just kinda near it a block away. They only build a strong fence around it.
Since not many are not near level 30 or 25, they want to move away from it for now until someone with stronger levels comes or when more gets to level higher.
They all went to the guild, entering in, as expected. No one was there.
They went to the trading site, Chris and them Gave all goblin meat and items to the employee getting a lot of money.
While Maria kept her's because she could give the food to the chiefs, as for the items and all, give it to the builders or Craftsman who could build things for her.
Jean: "well let meat tomorrow again."
Ein: "bye guys, see you all tomorrow."
Everyone split up and went to their own ways, Maria then got to her house, ate, took a shower, brush her teeth, put her pajamas on and went to bed.
But she kick her legs and move her hand around.
Maria: "I can't believe it, I finally did it."
I can't believe I did it. To be honest, I thought I was going to die.
Remembering her actions on that time.
My left eye was destroyed, I was stab, cut multiple times, I thought I was going to die at that time. But thank to Ein, Catherine, and flan, I was able to see another day.
But even with this, I'm still scare. So from now on, I need to level my power up, mostly my healing magic.
Tomorrow at school, I'll ask them to train me.
And so, she went to sleep...
{The next day, today Monday day 28, year 4853.
Wake up from the alarm, goes take a shower, dress in her school uniform and goes out with Emily and Emilia who's also dress as students.
They then went in Limousine and drove at school.
When got there, they got out, they walk straight towards the second floor where the sophomore students are at.
They then walks towards the very end of the left building where Irene teaches at.
As they walk, they noticed that many students, staffs and teacher have truly left. They see them, but not so much.
Meaning other did quit school.
Not just that but mostly all male left, seeing more female.
They then finally got to the classroom.
Irene: "welcome to my class, just come with me before class starts, we need to introduce ourselves."
Following her, they went to a different classroom where students use to be at, was not use anymore.
In here were Fubuki, Flan, akagi, Valentine, jean and the three of us, meaning 7 plus me equal 8 of us.
As time pass, the bell ring which means class starts by now, so we went out and stay behind the door then Irene spoke out to us to come in.
When we came in, I was surprised.
-(small?)-yes, like I said, it small.
The classroom is small, I thought there might be more but no, it's so small. There a little students in this call.
Chris, Catherine, Ein, amber, Clara, Irene, and pela, the same group.
Were they classmates way before, lucky.
But there's one more person I forgot to mention, it was Leon. Who's sitting in the 1st layer next to the window. He seems so alone.
But, I never knew he was in this classroom. He did told me that Chris was in his class, I thought he was joking or trying to hook me up.
But he wasn't, he was actually telling the truth. Plus with the way he treated me, like not interested when I follow him to the store. I knew right away he didn't see me in another way.
Just a small girl who's one year younger than him.
He seems surprised seeing all of us, but then look away out the window.
Irene: "well, time to introduce yourself."
Said Irene, we then started introducing ourselves one after another, after us, they began to also introduce themselves one after another.
It then went to Leon turn, but to my-no, out surprise, all he said was.
Leon: "I'm Leon, and that's it. I'm just a normal kid."
And sat back down.
Huh, wait, that it? No power, no nothing?!
From what I remember, he hasn't been a player, haven't gotten his powers yet. I look at his sister's, they noticed my glaze.
Came next to my ear and whispered that he hasn't gotten his power.
Well it makes sense now?
Irene: *clean throat* "anyways, now that everyone introduced themselves, we would be classmates from now on until graduation."
Everyone nodded to her words.
Irene: "since things happen alot, we would be starting to work together as a team, so everyone, please grab your desk and put it together as a group. You would all be helping and working with each other's."
Wait what? Then how are we going to study?
But, sigh, Well it don't matter now, so I'll help them.
While helping them putting the chair away and sitting on my own, there was a gasp left behind.
Look around and everyone are here.
Irene: "um, Leon, you have to join them."
Leon: "eh? Do I really have to."
Oh, it was Leon, why is he over there?
Irene is next to him, he look at us looking tired.
Leon: *sigh* "fine."
He said in tired voice, like we are some sort of trouble some to handle. Hey! Why? He move his dest towards us.
As well all look at him at the sametime when he put his desk down, He seems more troublesome, but frighten as well.
Hm, I've seen this reaction before? Oh yes, it was me. I know how you feel, I too was very nervous when I met Chris and them.
You should at least be happy, no, he met them way before me. Haha, I shouldn't be talking.
While feeling sad to myself, Leon suddenly went back to his place where he sat before taking his desk and chair with him.
Huh? Oh, guess he couldn't handle, I would have fainted if it was me. But since I got to know them and hang out even joining with them.
I got the hand of it.
Irene: "Leon, that not a place to be at."
Leon: "oh, no well, I like to be lone."
Irene: "it doesn't matter, so hurry up."
Leon: "no no no thank you. I'm alright."
Does he really mind being alone, I mean? If I'm being honest, all girls in this classroom, as well outside of the school are very beautiful.
His sister are way cuter as well. Not just that, but them being in a famous group, and some of us came from a famous family, have great power?
I started to know why he doesn't want to be here. It also awkward. So I do know how he feels.
Irene: "you got 5 seconds, if you won't go, you would fail."
Leon: "huh, but I'm okay to be alone."
Irene: "even if you are okay alone, you need to work with others, the system change now."
Leon: "eh, for real?"
Why are they talking like that, no, why do I feel Irene is talking to him like she was a very good old friend, no no, I feel like she has something in her feelings like she remembers something important.
Is it me only or not? Because not even Leon doesn't know about this?
Could it be? No no, Leon doesn't know nor doesn't interact with them ever since middle school. If I remember correctly, during in Limousine getting to school, I was handed down the history of Chris and them.
Finding out who's their master or the boy they were talking about, but I couldn't find anything about him.
All I saw was Leon who use to be their friends but not anymore until middle school, since all their family's, sisters, childhood friend and other became more beautiful, and famous.
Seeing this, he couldn't catch or, no more like he didn't care about his appearance and was just a normal boy.
Pretty much they change and went into their own separate ways.
Jean: "yes, it changed because of the dungeon, not just that, they could be trick by others, that why we are learning the same things as before, but with new things about survival. You have to know to interact and learn what the others is thinking while talking or other things."
Oh, that's also true.
I got that news yesterday after taking a shower, Emily and Emilia also gave me that information. Not just in this school but other schools, company and many other.
Hm, this might take long so I'll tell Leon to just shut up and come over here already.
We're already late in school and they need to tell us more important stuff.
As she was about to say something, Jean spoke out.
Jean: "you know what, let do this."
Suddenly his desk disappeared, eh? What?
not just that but all the desks and chairs disappear around us.
Then out of nowhere, a large circle desk appears out of nowhere with chair around it in the iof us.
Erm, I-no, I just give up on saying things.
Take a seat, while Chris and them got to their own seats leaving one open.
Jean: "you don't have to worry now, so hurry up."
After saying that, Leon finally gave up and walk towards, more like dragging himself to that empty seats.
But as he walk, he noticed something, hm? What? Oh, now I know why.