Erend took his dagger and held it in his left hand. While in his right hand he holds a rifle. The Unicorn Rider Elves looked at him with puzzled and surprised looks.
Erend ran towards one of the Elves and started firing the rifle. Bullets rained down on the Elf and made it difficult for him to move.
Erend jumped so high and plunged his dagger into the Elf's neck and they fell from the Unicorn. The unicorn he was riding on neighed angrily and kicked Erend until he was blown away.
Then the Unicorn ran towards Erend. His horns started to glow and from the horns, lightning came out and struck Erend.
Erend crossed his arms in front of his face and blocked the Unicorn's lightning strike. The [Dragon Scale] skill that was still active allowed him to withstand the attack easily.
All the Elves were there and stared at Erend with wide eyes. The shock made them wasn't able to move.
Erend's rifle was shattered by the Unicorn's lightning. But the dagger was still intact. Erend jumped at the Unicorn who was rushing towards him. One hand held the horn of the Unicorn, while the other hand stuck the dagger into the horned horse's neck.
"HHAAAAAA!"
Erend shouted while throwing the Unicorn away. Then he stood with the body covered in Unicorn blood and still wrapped in the reddish-black scales.
Erend became a figure who gave new terror to the Elves.
"What did you see?!" Challenge Erend. "Let's fight!"
All the emotions he had experienced since the first time plunged into the battlefield. All the dead friends were snatched away by the damn pointy-eared creature. All those emotions grew bigger and bigger inside Erend's chest. Much bigger than before.
An Elf who seemed to be the leader of the Unicorn riding Elf army commanded in the Elf language. Erend didn't know what it meant but he could guess that it was an order to attack. Because what happened next was that the Unicorn-riding Elves had indeed charged toward Erend.
Erend took the spear from the corpse of the Elf he had just killed and used it to fight. The spear felt light in Erend's hand. He never knew how to fight with a spear. But he knows one thing. If he thrust the spear hard enough, the Elf who was on the tip of the spear would die.
So Erend did that. He kept [Dragon Scale] active without realizing that his MP would be drained.
All spears, swords, and magic thrown at Erend can be resisted by his scale. The Elves were starting to get scared. Erend thrusts his spear and hits an Elf. He fell and the Unicorn he was riding, in turn, attacked Erend. And Erend also killed the Unicorn.
The battle between Erend and the army continued until the Unicorn Riders began to retreat and reduced the intensity of their attacks. Suddenly, Erend felt his body become weak. He fell to his knees.
"Shit. What happened?"
'You're starting to run out of MP. Don't you know that using Skills requires MP?' Tut's voice echoed in his head.
[ MP: 3/10 ]
"I know but... I didn't think about it."
Realizing their enemy seemed to have lost strength, the Elves drew closer and charged at Erend. But from the direction of the trench, the bombardment came surprising the Elves.
Erend looked up and saw the soldiers had come out of the trenches and were walking in line towards them.
"KEEP FIRING!" shouted Lt. Boartusk.
Those who have run out of rifle ammo shoot with pistols. Those who had run out of pistol bullets held their daggers. Waiting for the right moment to plunge the dagger at the Elves.
Seeing the smoldering spirit of his comrades, Erend smirked. Then he got up slowly.
'Hey, Tut. Will my MP fill up by itself?' asked Erend in his mind.
'Yes. But for now, your MP will fill up very slowly. When intelligence increases, your MP and MP regeneration speed will also increase,' replied Tut.
'Alright.'
The Elves were starting to feel depressed. They would technically win against the humans who had run out of bullets.
But the presence of a human figure who could provide heavy resistance and had killed several of them, made the Elves hesitate.
The spirit of the humans who looked like he couldn't die. Something the Elves had never seen before.
The leader of the Unicorn-riding Elf felt that this situation was not in their favor. So he ordered his soldiers to retreat.
But Erend didn't let them back off that easily. He grabbed the Elf's spear and sword that lay on the ground and struck back.
"HHYAAA!!!"
Erend thrust his spear at the Elf riding on the Unicorn causing it to fall. Then Erend continued by slashing the leg of the Unicorn that the Elf was riding beside him.
The Unicorn rolled over then Erend stabbed the sword at him. Even though he no longer had the MP to use Skills, Erend could still fight with the strength he had.
The Elves were furious to see Erend kill their comrades so cruelly. But their anger had to stop because the soldiers were getting closer.
The leader shouted his orders and the Elf riders retreated into the Portal. Erend looked at those who were retreating in fear with a smirk on his face.
"Yeah! Run into your mother's lap!" Erend shouted.
The soldiers who arrived next to him shouted the same taunts and curses to escort the Elves away until they entered the portal.
"Ha Ha Ha! They run like cowards!" Billy who was already beside Erend said.
Erend turned weakly towards him. He wanted to add Billy's taunts to the Elves. But his gaze shook and the whole world seemed to roll over. Or actually, it was Erend who had rolled down on the ground.
~~~
When Erend opened his eyes he thought that he would be on the bed and staring at the ceiling of his room. But this time he was in a large outdoor place.
Erend immediately looked up at the blue sky as soon as he woke up. The soft grass surface was underneath. Erend sat up and spread his gaze around. He was next to a small lake.
"Hello."
A voice startled Rainn and he turned his head. Standing next to him, was the figure of the Elf girl he had seen in the Portal that time.
Erend immediately jumped to his feet and stepped away. He was with the enemy now.
"Why am I here?" Erend asked, sharply.
"Sorry. But I just wanted to talk to you," said Aurdis. The Elf Princess.
~~~
Erend touched his waist. But there was no dagger there. He thought is it still possible to use Systema's power here? This place doesn't seem like a place in the real world.
Even though Erend could feel the soft grass, the sweet scent of flowers, and the warm sunshine, he knew that he had just fainted on the battlefield.
And in front of him was an Elf who wanted to talk to him? That's new.
"What's your name?" The Elf girl asked in a friendly manner as if she wasn't talking to the enemy.
"Introduce yourself first," replied Erend.
"Oh, that's right." Aurdis looks taken aback. "My name is Aurdis."
"Aurdis, huh? You're the first Elf I know the name," said Erend. "I don't want to say my name."
Aurdis frowned. "Why?"
"I just don't want to do it." Erend folded his arms across his chest. He didn't need to be friendly to the enemy, right?
Aurdis who had never received this kind of treatment from anyone felt surprised. She who was a Princess was usually always treated with respect. But this human?
"Now free me from this Elf Magic." Erend looked at Aurdis.
"Wait." Aurdis tried to control herself. "I haven't asked you anything yet."
"I don't want to answer."
"But-"
"You are my enemy," Erend said firmly.
Aurdis looked up at him and their eyes met. But Aurdis could only see the determination from him. He really didn't want to say anything.
"Now," said Erend. "Free me."
Erend's behavior made Aurdis, who originally just wanted to talk, become annoyed.
"I will not set you free." Now it was Aurdis' turn to fold her arms under her protruding chest.
Erend snorted. "Then, if I kill you, maybe I can get out of this place."
Aurdis widened her eyes. "You want to kill me?!"
"Why not? I've killed a lot of Elves. Adding one won't mean much."
Aurdis knew that the man in front of her was serious.
"Answer one of my questions and I'll get you out of here," Aurdis said. "It would be easier than us fighting here, right?"
"It all depends on your question. Maybe your question will force me to fight," replied Erend.
"Okay." Aurdis sighed. "I'll just ask what your name is."
"I don't want to tell you," Erend answered quickly. As if there was no need to think about anything.
"Why?!" Aurdis was irritated.
"You pointy-eared creatures can use Magic. Who knows what you can do with my name?"
Aurdis pursed her lips. It was true that Elves could use real names to drop Magic.
"But I didn't mean to do that!" Aurdis said.
"Ha ha ha!" Erend laughed humorlessly. "You'll have to learn trickery again. It almost worked."
"Really! I was just curious because I was curious about the power you have!"
Aurdis' words made Erend's face turn stiff. He looked at Aurdis seriously now.
"What do you mean?" Erend asked.
"You have a mysterious power, right?"
Erend was silent.
"That power, show me-"
Before Aurdis finished speaking, Erend immediately lunged at her and raised his fist.
"AAA!!!" Aurdis shouted.
What happened next was a white light flashing out blinding Erend.
"WAAAAH!"
Erend looked around at the surroundings. He had already returned to the medical room inside the bunker. A nurse came up to him with a surprised face.
"What do you feel?" The woman asked with a worried expression on her face.
"Uhmm..." Erend looked around in confusion. He was quite familiar with the atmosphere of the medical room. This means he's really back in the bunker now.
"I'm fine," Erend replied. The nurse breathed a sigh of relief. She is a beautiful young woman.
The reason for her being here was quite strange according to Erend. She said she only wanted to help the soldiers. Even though she could hide peacefully within the walls. Her name is Alice.
"You fainted on the battlefield. Do you remember that?" Alice asked.
"Yeah. I remember some."
Erend imagined what the Elf he slaughtered on the battlefield last night looked like.
"What about the others?" Erend asked.
"They're much better than you so you don't have to worry," Alice replied.
After that Erend was allowed to leave the treatment room because his condition was already fine.
Eren did feel like he was recovering and when he looked at his MP, he saw that it indeed had recovered. It seems that resting recovers his MP dan maybe HP too.
Billy greeted him with a tired mumble.
"You don't look worried about me,"
Erend said as he sat on his bed.
"I knew you'd be all right," Billy replied.
"What you did last night was pretty awesome you know that?"
"Yeah, I know. But I almost died doing it."
"A little more I thought you were going to die. If Lt. Boartusk hadn't ordered us to charge forward, you would have been dead," Billy said.
"Yeah, about that. Thank you." Erend smiled.
"Don't thank me. I was prepared to let you die if the Lt. didn't give me orders," Billy said flatly.
Erend Chuckled. He knew Billy wouldn't do that. It was all just sarcasm that he gave off as usual.
Time flies. What Erend did was spread throughout the bunker and he was nicknamed Mad Dog because of his crazy behavior. Erend just laughed when he heard that.
That morning, Lt. Boartusk summoned all of his squad members for the next mission they were about to undertake.
"We will take supplies of ammunition, new weapons, and food. I finally managed to persuade our Handler to give it to us. But still, we have to take it ourselves," said Lt. Boartusk.
A few of the soldiers sighed. The humans within the walls didn't even bother to deliver supplies to the people who risked their lives protecting theirs.
This is nothing new. It's just that everything still feels sad and provokes their anger. But then again, they had no choice.
"Drake! You will lead this mission."
"Yes, sir!" Erend immediately answered.
"Good. Get ready and get going."
Lt. Boartusk concludes the meeting for this mission. The soldiers went into their respective rooms to prepare.
They all gathered in front of the bunker a few minutes later with full weapons and armor. There are ten of them in total.
Lt. Boartusk couldn't risk sending too many people because the Elves might attack unexpectedly.
Billy was driving the truck and Erend was beside him. The soldiers who participated in the mission this time were all new recruits except for Erend and Billy.
"Hey, man. I feel good that you're on this mission," Billy said.
"Is that so?" Erend replied.
"Yeah. You can face the enemy if we're ambushed."
Erend turned to him. "Then you're just going to leave me?"
Billy turned his head with a look of made-up surprise. "How did you know about that?"
Then he chuckled. Erend just snorted.
~~~
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