novelzi Volume 11 Chapter 28: Strongest
Volume 11 Chapter 28: Strongest
Volume 11 Chapter 28: Strongest
Volume 11 Chapter 28: Strongest
"Mmhmm," Muriel and Lucy nodded as they followed after him. But as they did so,
"Stay in formation; you're breaking it up," Keith warned the man. He was heading forward while the group was a couple of steps behind him. The formation was slightly in tatters.
“Shut up! Because of your stupid nonsense, we're in last place. If I fall down because of you!” Jerome didn’t want to be sent back. He already stood at the top, but now he would be sent back? Even the smallest of failures would cause something!
There was no way he could let this happen! He would rather die than let it.
“Stick with the group-watch it!” But the moment he had said this, Keith flung his halberd to take out the monster that came their way. It was a sea monster with the head of a lizard and light blue scales shining in the water.
“Muriel, explanation!”
“They’re sea lizardmen. They’re basically what the name is, but they're a lot more dangerous. Watch out for the neck; they could extend further than it looks.”
"Understood! Lucy, be careful; they could go into the sea and it'll be difficult to find them. Make sure to watch them and call them out."
“Mmhmm!” Lucy nodded. Keith would give Jerome orders, but that was when he knew he would not be helpful in this situation. His body was in the water as he shivered with fear.
“Go stand in the back, and don't use your fire magic.” He dashed at the lizardmen with great speed. With one blow, he sliced them in half. Not only that, he was taking them down as quickly as possible. It was a fast-paced battle.
"..." There was a silence before Jerome roared, “What?! I was just killing a monster! What did I do wrong?!”
“Do you understand that you have jeopardized the entire group because of what you did?” No ounce of team play was coming from the guy. It was from the start of day one. This guy had this chip on his shoulder as he stared at Keith. It was one of those things he didn’t understand since he had never talked to him before.
More so than that, it was also one of the things that caused him to be furious. The moment he caused the trouble, he hid and let the three fend for themselves! That was horrible!
“Because of your foolish actions, one of us almost died.” Incompetence. That was something that Keith could tolerate for all too long before he exploded. And what had happened to Muriel was the last straw.
"..."
Keith didn’t say anything to Jerome as he walked over to Muriel, “Muriel, are you okay?” The bite was clean onto the side of her waist. Muriel shook her head, “It’s nothing. I feel much better than that.” She turned to Lucy, “Lucy, thank you for healing me.” The healing magic from the girl was quite strong and powerful.
“That’s good,” Keith sighed in relief, “Let’s keep going, I’ll take point and deal with everything. Lucy continues with spotting while carrying Muriel.” He didn’t want to take any more risks with this team. Muriel wanted to protest, but the man shook his head, “I’m not risking your lives.” Instead of using the halberd and shield, he shifted into two long swords. And that was when Keith raged forth.
1 second...10 seconds...1 minute.
That was how long it took for him to take out the water lizards. It was an instant kill beyond what anyone could imagine, as Lucy and Muriel were spellbound. It took them so long to defeat those lizardmen.
“...Strongest.” Lucy couldn’t help but mutter. That was what it meant to stand at the top. Keith turned to the trio, “Let’s go now.” It was time for them to head forward!