- I will not let it.

The cat rushed towards Mark, at the moment when it was ready to stick its claws into Mark's eyes, the hilt flew out of Mark's hand, hitting the girl's forehead. Everything happened so quickly that Mark himself did not even understand what had just happened.

At one moment he was grabbing Thagiya, and in another, the cat that was ten meters away from him was almost at arm's length. And following this, the hilt of the sword hit her on the forehead.

Deciding to think more, Mark caught his sword, inflicting three blows on the kosha. She dodged two of them, but the last one hit her in the shoulder, at that moment Mark felt a very strong suction from Tagiya, like a vacuum cleaner, she greedily swallowed a considerable amount of blood, which in the next moment became evident from the rolling pallor on the face of the beastmen.

"Khe-khe, fuck you, CREATURE. She said as she tossed a smoke bomb at her feet, which spread smoke around the area upon contact with the ground.

Once the smoke cleared, there were no more opponents left. Mark looked around and noticed that most of them were injured. And they were already on edge. Milana was on her knees clutching the bleeding on her right shoulder, trying to give herself first aid.

(Two kilometers from the battlefield, ten minutes later)

- Heh, heh, heh. Your mother did it. You said a group of hundreds of untrained pharmacists were going to Jafit. Where it was said that there is an awakened second ranked fighter. With the element of blood.

- About what, in the group there really were people from outside. But when I saw them, they didn't feel like opponents. You must have confused something.

- One more word, and I swear by everything that I have, I will give you a couple of holes so that you feel the severity of what happened.

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- So let's take a step back, you said that he was awakened and already the second rank. There are not many such people among the common people. First, we need to come up with a plan.

– Hmm, the plan continues without changes, only you will also participate in this plan from now on. Thought he'd stay clean when he captured the hold seal of Darius Melody. I also collected information on you, the half-brother went against the sister. You think I'll let so many resources go to waste.

"It wasn't in the contract, you can't force me.

"Do you really think so, in the event of my death, my people will deliver intelligence about your actions to the village of Melody, and directly to the serving royals of the Jafit capital. Don't think you're the smartest here. Either raise the stakes, or I'll use the first intelligence breach right to break the contract, and then you're on your own.

- Grrr, I agree.

- Chudnenko, saying the girl went into the shadows, after which there was no trace of her.

- Fuck you bitch, fuck you Mark, and fuck you stupid sister. I will get what should have been mine by right of strength, so be it.

(Back to the Melody group)

Mark assisted Milana with medical assistance by keeping her blood in her body through manno manipulation. Although it didn't work out right away, it improved her situation a bit, the worst scenario was getting closer and closer.

Once again, Milana brought everyone together after the count. Of the hundreds who left the village, forty-three adults and fifteen children survived. Everyone else died, the leader of the attackers was able to take about a dozen lives, leaving afterwards with a severe injury. Of the fifteen carts, seven remained in working condition, the carriage became inoperable, but as a means of transportation it could still work. Its upper part was destroyed, but the inner one that controlled the manno core was preserved.

- I know that you had a hard time, and I understand that the risk of death awaits each of us in the near future. But you should know Jafit is less than a day away, and if we hold out by tomorrow night, we'll be there. Milana said, coughing through every word.

"But what if we can't, then we'll die."

"I know, but that is the way of the warrior. It's too late for us to retreat, you all agreed to follow me after I gave you a chance to return. Now you can decide whether to fight and survive to see the next dawn over and over again, or sink into darkness, being forgotten and keep company with everyone who ended up here.

- From these words, a trace of anger and slight excitement was visible on the face of everyone. What read in their eyes like a book. But he was not directed at Milana, but circled around the beastmen, wanting to take revenge on the perpetrators of the deaths of their brothers and sisters.