“Master. A group of people is approag.” Vampire Vamp told me.

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  It was still our, Wilma and I, shift to keep guard, but because we were focused on random things, I had summoned Vampire Vamp to keep guard. I also summoned Dark Cat with White Tail to keep the vampire pany.

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  [colpse]“People? Not monsters?” I firmed with the vampire.

  “Yes. Most are humans, but I think there is also a beast-folk in their group. There are at least five people.”

  “Alright. What dire? And do you know if they are being chased by a monster or something?”

  “I ’t smell o, and they are ing from that dire.” Vamp answered, as she poiowards Pekkers.

  “Alright. I guess we should prepare to intercept them. No way they are just traveling at this time of night, so either they are running away from something or…”

  “I ow also smell monsters.” Vamp added.

  “So an adventuring party running away from a monster.” I deduced. “I guess we should help them then. Wilma!”

  The dwarf got a bit surprised when I suddenly raised my void called her, causio drop my mithril sword, which she had been iing, while drawing some designs for a new guard, grip and pommel.

  “Go wake up the others. We have a monster ining. As well as some adventuring group that is running away from it.” I told her.

  I probably don’t have to wake up the others, but better safe than sorry. Aher way, it is sooime to switch, so we’d have to wake up Alid Agunan soon anyway. And Alid Lua both use a spell to instantly put someoo sleep, Lua with Blood Magid Alice with her Unique-Racial skill. The only problem being that they ’t use those spells on themselves, and you resist it if you really want. Well, Alice overpower resistance, if she uses more mana, but still.

  “B-but… your sword. It is not usable at the moment. Shouldn’t I..?”

  “Don’t worry about it. I have another.” I told her. Just go wake up the others.” I quickly ordered, as I opened my colle.

  I didn’t need much, as Vamp by herself could already take care of any monsters k or below, but sidering that adventurers are running away from the monster, it is likely a B-rank monster. And sure, Vamp 1v1 B-rank monsters, but I do want to try fighting a B-rank or above monster with the Red-Eyes Bck Dragon Sword. So I decided to use this opportunity and I summohe sword.

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  Must be Special Summoned with "The Cw of Hermos", using a Dragon monster. If this card is Special Summoarget 1 other face-up monster on the field; equip this card to it. It gains 1000 ATK, and 500 ATK/DEF for each Dragon monster on the field and in the GYs.

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  I took a hold of the sword a power rushing from it into my body. Even with my strength being right about 2000, getting 1500 more is quite something. 1000 because of the base effed ara 500 as long as Agunan was close-by. And I could gain even more if I tossed dragons into the GY. Part of why I didn’t use it as my primary on was that strength gain. It just made my body move differently, so I wasn’t used to it. And I’m not good enough with a sword where I quickly adjust things on the fly. And even if I was, going from my mithril arming sword, which has a bde length of about 90cm, to the massive Red-Eyes Bck Dragon Sword, which has a bde length over 150 length, is quite difficult.

  The other card I pulled out was The Eye of Truth. I found it incredibly useful when I o see just a bit better and I’m holy sidering installing oo myself for some sort of vision enhang skill. I quickly activated it, and it gave me very good night vision, so I was set to go.

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  “I see them. There are seven adventurers.” I told everyone. “... and five monsters. Four k killer tigers and one B-rank lightning tiger.”

  As I told everyohe team was seven members strong. It seemed to be five quite big guys and two smaller people. The two small people were beast-folk. Some sort of cat-folk, I think, based on the shape of their ears and their tails. Iing that the beast-folk children? would party up with some brawny dudes, but maybe they just are baers, like mages or something, so having a good frontline is better for them. One of them is hugging a staff of some kind to their stomach, so that might just be the case.

  But something just seemed off. While the people were running away, it didn’t look like they were really running for their lives. They weren’t in full sprint, just a fast jog. And besides that, Laura said that at the speed they are running at, there is no way they’d outrun a lightning tiger. So either the tigers are just pying with their prey, or something else is going on.

  As they kept running, the adventurers seemed to spot our carriages, as they quickly turowards us, and began yelling for help.

  “... alright. Let’s help them then. Lua, Ria, Alice, Agunan, the smaller tigers are for you. Let me py with the big one.” I told them, as I leapt off of the carriage roof where I had been standing for better vision. I boosted myself with telekinesis and ‘flew’ straight towards the big tiger.

  I thought about just putting my sword out in front and stabbing the tiger with my momentum, but somethi off, so instead I used telekinesis to ween the adventurers and the tiger. Then I took a stah my sword ready to go. The tigers rush came to an end, as they stopped moving, so I decided to just stand my ground.

  Now attack, tiger. Do it and I’ll e it. Well, my card will anyway.

  “Take cover!” I called the adventurers. “We will take dowigers.”

  By the time I had said that, Agunan and Ria had e to my left and right. I have to say, sidering that they were on the ground and didn’t take the shortcut, I’m really impressed by their speed. I should learn the Flickering Step skill Ria has. That could e in handy.

  With the two by my side, as well as Lua and Ali position to give some c fire, I saw no reason not to start this fight myself, so I took a few quick steps towards the lightning tiger and swung at it with my sword.

  Perhaps because of my ck of teique, or maybe just the lightning tiger being fast, it was easily able to dodge my attack. But then again, that much is to be expected from a B-rank monster. It took a quick hop backwards, before ung straight at me.

  But, of course, that a causes my card to activate.

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  [colpse]e Attaed a barrier to block the tiger, and also would freeze it for just a moment. I had sed from using Threatening Roar as my main defe card to e Attack, because e Attack does basically the same thing, but it is better for already ining attacks, which Threatening Roar ot stop.

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  With the tiger uhe temporary stun of my e Attack, I quickly moved in and hit it with my Red-Eyes Sword. I hit the right shoulder of the tiger. The swing cut deep into the tiger, but not all the way through. Realizing that the swing likely wouldn’t take the beast down i, I quickly jumped back a bit, so it ot ter attack. But I was just a bit te, so the tiger swiped at me with its paw. I used my duel disk as a sort of a shield to block the strike, as I kept bag away. The tiger didn’t immediately chase me, instead staying where it had been as it let me back off.

  The lightning tiger, clearly injured and having had its previous attack stopped by my card, didn’t seem to want to charge at me again. Instead, it began gathering power in its hide. A soft glow began emanating from it.

  “Space, solidate into a wall and protect me, Space Wall!” I quickly ted, and I formed a barrier between me and the tiger. Sure I could just leave the attay set Mirror Force or Draining Shield, but I wao test the strength of my spell against a real monster.

  Spoiler[colpse]It might be a bit reckless, but with the total HP I have, as well as my defehere is no way this attack will take me down, even if it would be a direct hit, so I purposefully kept the cards from activating.

  Yes. I could in fact do that. I don’t know if I’ve always been able to do that with cards I’ve set on myself, but yeah. As long as I think I don’t want them to activate, they won’t, even if the dition I set for their activation would be met.

  A lightning magic attack came from the tiger and struck against my Space Wall. The wall dispersed a bit of it, but some of the attack still came through. But between my own stats, the Space Wall and the Armored Crimson Boa Jacket with Lunatite parasite, I took only 95 damage from the attack. In short, nothing. It is too bad my spell couldn’t hold, but I’m w on it. Eventually it will be able to stop something like that.

  I took a better hold of my sword before I moved forward and again, swung at the tiger. It tried to leap away, but I used a bit of telekinesis to keep it from moving. I couldn’t fully keep it still, but I could slow it down a bit, to the point where my sword swing just ected with it, and the tiger took another wound.

  The tiger quickly moved to attack me again, this time with its paw covered in lightning. Because I saw it ing, I decided to let my Draining Shield activate, and terattack as soon as it did.

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  [colpse]This was also a good way to get my HP baot that I really .

  With the tiger now close and disoriented because of my card, I again swung my sword, aiming for the same spot I hit with the first swing. I ected a bit off from where I was aiming, but still, my sword cut deep into the tiger, eventually eg with the previous cut and removing a det k of flesh from the tiger.

  With the tiger fling from the pain, I went in with another ssh. Again, I cut deep. I was careful not to let my swet stuck, as I felt a bit like it could have been after my first strike, but perhaps because this is a living on, it helped to wiggle itself free as I backed off after the first strike. I don’t want another shing from my warrior monsters about not letting go of my sword, like I did after the TinaWood i.

  With the tiger clearly suffering, I had the advantage in the fight. Powered by adrenaline, and my dragon-sying sword, I kept up the offensive. And after a few more sshes, the tiger seemed to be on its st legs, so with one more powerful strike, I fihe beast off.

  At least, that is what should have happened. But instead, the tiger in front of me began breaking apart into specks of light and soon disappeared. It reminded me a bit of one of my monsters gettiroyed.

  “... what is… going on?” I questioned.

  I looked away from the tiger, and tried to get an idea on what just happened. Was that tiger not a real monster?

  Agunan and Ria, with backup from Alid Lua, had taken down the four killer tigers. Their corpses were still on the ground, so they must be real. Alice, Lua, Agunan and Ria seemed fine, so that is good.

  The group of adventurers… wait? Wilma? Why is there a dagger in her back? And why is that little beast-folk boy so bloody?

  What happened? … Don’t tell me. He didn’t. Why would he..?

  “... Go, my sword. End him.” I quietly muttered, as I looked at the little beast-folk child. I then tossed my sword towards them, ahe flying sword take care of the rest.

  The Red-Eyes Bck Dragon Sword flew straight, and pierced the chest of the beast-folk, exiting out the other side, leaving a big hole itle cat-folk’s chest. I don't know if he died from that, but he very well might.

  I think it might be normal for you to feel something after literally just murdering someone, but for me, at this moment, it didn’t matter. They are the ohat came to us, asking for help. Only to stab one of us in the back.

  And besides, what is death, when you resurrect people on a whim?

  I rushed back towards my group, catg my flying sword ba my hand on the way there.

  The adventurers, who just a minute ago seemed like they might have actually been in trouble, were now squaring up for a fight. All but one of them. The other beast-folk child seemed geaken back by the fate of his … panion and didn’t seem to be in any position to fight.

  Sadly for them, I’m in no mood to fight.

  “Swords of Revealing Light!” I quickly activated a card I got out from my colle.

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  We watched as a number of swords of light formed a circle around the ‘adventuring group’, ahe frozen in pce.

  Now then, before I make a hole in another one of these assholes, let’s figure out what the hell just happened.