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Chương 70: Chapter 70: The Village Defense Battle

"There's a beast horde coming. Judging by the bell ringing pattern, there must be a lot of them."

The village chief explained the meaning behind the bell sound calmly. "However, our village walls are quite sturdy, so there's no need to worry."

"No, defeating the beasts and protecting the village is our mission. We can't just ignore them when they're attacking," Natsu said, standing up, his fists meeting each other. "I'm all fired up, Happy!"

"Aye!"

Happy understood, wings growing from his back as he grabbed Natsu and flew out.

While airborne, Natsu yelled, "We'll go on ahead. If you're late, you'll miss out, Rhodes!"

Rhodes couldn't be bothered to respond. I actually wouldn't mind missing out. It's exhausting, providing mounts and cleaning up after you all the time.

"Mr. Rhodes, the beast horde is dangerous. Your companion…"

"Don't worry, Natsu is strong," Rhodes replied. "I'll head out as well."

"Please, wait!" The village chief worried that Rhodes would suddenly fly away, hurriedly asking, "Is there anything we can do to help?"

"…Actually, there is one thing." Rhodes felt ashamed that he needed the chief's reminder—it was careless of him, almost letting Natsu's recklessness rub off on him.

"Please, go ahead."

"Could you organize the villagers to prepare water and sand—things that can be used to put out fires?"

"What?"

"Natsu uses fire magic, which is powerful but can easily cause accidents. Please notify the villagers in advance—ideally, every household should be prepared."

"I understand." The chief nodded. He didn't know much about magic, but he figured fire magic must be effective against beasts.

"Answer the call, Crimson Beak Bird!"

Rhodes summoned a Crimson Beak Bird, mounted it, and flew toward the village entrance.

...

Flying above the ground gave a completely different perspective, especially on such an unusual bird. Despite flying at a low altitude—fortunately so—Rhodes knew that falling from this height wouldn't kill him. If it were any higher, he'd probably need a parachute.

The bell had already startled the villagers. Some carried weapons or farming tools and ran toward the village entrance, while others ran toward the chief's house.

Rhodes passed them from the air, attracting many curious glances.

"I heard the chief hired a wizard. Is that him?"

But their attention soon shifted to something else.

At the village entrance, a red fireball fell from the sky, crashing into the center of the beast horde.

Rhodes saw Natsu and silently criticized him for being reckless—jumping down from such a high place like that.

He jumped from the Beak Bird onto the watchtower and ordered it to fly out and attack.

"Wizard, sir!" The guard manning the watchtower was Bit Barr, one of the two who had let Rhodes into the village earlier.

Poor guy hadn't even had a chance to change shifts and was forced to work overtime.

"Thanks for the hard work. The one with the fire is my companion—you've seen him—so tell everyone not to shoot arrows at him."

"Yes, sir!" Bit agreed, then worriedly added, "But your companion charged into the middle of the beast horde alone—will he be okay?"

With nightfall approaching, Rhodes could barely see that the beast horde numbered over fifty, but he couldn't clearly identify all the species.

Under Natsu's firelight, he could make out a few wolves and leopards surrounding him. The tiger that got hit by that meteor-like drop attack was down.

"Don't worry about him. If you want to help, bring more torches... and prepare some water as well."

Rhodes casually assigned some tasks to the villagers.

However, even with these orders, the villagers couldn't relax. Many still carried bows, either climbing onto the watchtowers or propping up ladders to lie on top of the walls.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

"Fire Dragon's Claw!"

Natsu had a field day outside the wall, punching a wolf into the air, then kicking a leopard away.

As if that wasn't enough, Natsu stretched out his arms, and fire extended from his wrists, forming wings of flame. He struck down with them, as if a fire dragon were swooping in:

"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"

Five wolves were sent flying, their fur catching fire, wailing and rolling on the ground.

"So strong, so powerful!"

"That's magic! That's the power of a wizard!"

"With this kind of power, we have nothing to worry about!"

Natsu's impressive performance left the villagers in awe, giving them confidence.

After dropping Natsu, Happy flew to the watchtower to find Rhodes. "Rhodes, aren't you going to fight?"

Rhodes replied, "I'm fighting."

"Liar, you're standing here."

Rhodes shook his head and sighed, "Who said only those standing in the light are heroes?"

"I don't get it."

Rhodes pointed to a dimmer area. Actually, one of his Crimson Beak Birds and a group of Shadow Wolves were already fighting.

The Crimson Beak Bird unleashed a "Feather Rain" attack, sending razor-sharp feathers into a brown bear, turning it into a dartboard.

Unfortunately, against the rhino, the feathers could only pierce about halfway, not causing much damage.

However, the bird lived up to its name; after flapping its wings and charging, it could penetrate the rhino's belly.

The smaller Beak Birds weren't as impressive but were effective enough against wolves.

As for the Shadow Wolves, they were currently biting and tearing at a massive python, which was already covered in blood and struggling to stay alive.

"I'm a summoner. Being on the frontlines isn't my job, got it?"

Happy realized that Rhodes' combat style wasn't as noticeable at night, and there was a risk that his summoned creatures might be mistaken for attacking beasts by the villagers.

"But if you don't want to fight yourself, why are you training with everyone else in combat?"

"So that when the enemy thinks they can easily take me down after getting past the creatures, I can give them a surprise."

"That's sneaky."

Rhodes pinched Happy's cheek. "How can you call one of your own sneaky? It's called being smart and cautious!"

"Aye~"

Rhodes let go of Happy. "Besides, I also sent two crabs to patrol the village walls. I'm quite busy."

After all, there was no rule that said beasts could only attack the main gate; other directions needed attention too.

Happy watched quietly for a while before asking, "Why not send those rock beetles too?"

"You sure ask a lot of questions," Rhodes said. "If I send out too many creatures, my magic won't last long, and I'm tired today."

If he sent everything out, it'd only be good for a short burst—just like that sneak attack on the two wizards from Phantom.

While keeping enough magic for himself, that series of attacks back then was probably the strongest combo Rhodes could pull off.

For prolonged battles, it was best to stick with two or three groups.

Thanks to the combined efforts of Natsu and the summoned creatures, the number of attacking beasts quickly dwindled. It was the first time the villagers had ever participated in such an easy defense battle—all they had to do was watch.


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Chương 71: Chapter 71: Strange Movements of the Beasts

"Mr. Rhodes, the torches have been prepared as you asked, but..." Bit looked at the scene of the ongoing battle, as if questioning whether they were still needed.

Rhodes, however, said, "Just in time. Throw all the torches outside the gate."

Bit nodded. "Understood, are they for attacking the remaining beasts?"

"No, throw them all toward Natsu."

"Huh?"

"Just do it quickly." Rhodes urged. The battle was almost over; if they didn't throw them now, it would have all been a waste.

"Yes, sir!" Bit directed the villagers to throw the torches outside, though none dared aim directly at Natsu.

The villagers didn't understand what Rhodes meant, but Happy understood perfectly. He flew over the wall and yelled, "Natsu! Food incoming!"

Natsu turned his head to see dozens of torches flying through the air.

"Oh~~~ amazing!" Natsu jumped up eagerly to grab the torches in midair, opening his mouth to inhale the flames as they got close.

Two torches that were out of reach were simply snatched by his hand.

As Natsu landed, his cheeks were already puffed up, and after a few bites and a swallow, the flames were gone.

Rhodes couldn't understand why flames needed to be chewed—was he worried there were "fire bones" in them?

"He ate them!"

"He really ate the fire!"

"So, fire wizards can eat fire?"

The villagers all looked at Rhodes. If fire wizards ate fire, then what about this beast-controlling wizard...?

More strange "knowledge" added itself to their understanding.

No wonder they dared to take on this kind of mission with only two people!

Natsu then put the torches in his hand into his mouth like lollipops, chomping down on them before tossing the sticks away.

"Thanks for the meal!" He wiped his mouth, his entire body suddenly enveloped in flames. "I feel the power surging through me after eating!"

Natsu took a deep breath, spewing out a large amount of flame like a dragon's breath: "Fire Dragon's... Roar!"

The raging flames engulfed all the remaining beasts, rendering them incapable of further battle.

It almost scorched two of the small Crimson Beak Birds as well.

Rhodes slapped the railing of the watchtower in anger, yelling, "Natsu! Watch out for our allies!"

"Ahahahaha..." Natsu scratched his pink hair, apologizing carelessly, "Sorry, sorry, I couldn't see well in the dark. It got a bit overboard, but they're unharmed, aren't they?"

Rhodes didn't believe him. This guy definitely knew beforehand that the summoned creatures wouldn't die, which was why he was so reckless.

Otherwise, Happy, who had been by his side for years, would have already been roasted.

Happy shivered slightly. "Rhodes, I feel like you're thinking something scary."

Rhodes denied it, "Nothing of the sort."

"That was such a quick victory! The wizards are amazing!"

The villagers were surprised by the wizards' prowess, with some even unconsciously adding honorifics.

Bit seemed a bit dumbfounded—so those torches were for that purpose. "Um, Mr. Rhodes, what do we do now?"

"Open the gates and put out the fire," Rhodes said. "Didn't I tell you to prepare supplies earlier? Otherwise, the flames will reach the walls soon."

"Oh, yes, of course!" Bit quickly shouted, "Open the gates, put out the fire, protect the walls!"

"Oh!!"

Fortunately, the main battle took place on the main road, and the flames didn't spread far, nor were they particularly large, otherwise, it would have been a busy night.

The villagers used the winch to raise the gate, carrying buckets of water and carts of sand outside to extinguish the flames.

It was much safer to do this than to directly face a beast horde when the fire was small.

Rhodes used the Crab's sight to survey the area around the village and noticed a few other beasts passing by in a different direction.

However, they didn't seem to be heading for the village—just passing through.

The village chief didn't stay home waiting obediently. Instead, he had come to the village entrance with his cane. "Everyone, well done. Did anyone get hurt?"

"Chief! Thanks to the wizards, no one got hurt at all."

Natsu walked in through the gate, and Rhodes, with Happy in tow, jumped down from the watchtower.

The village chief expressed gratitude on behalf of the villagers.

"It's our mission, after all," Rhodes said, "There's something I'd like to confirm with you—is there any other village nearby?"

The chief shook his head. "No, the nearest village is dozens of kilometers away."

Then that's strange. Where were those beasts headed?

Were they just randomly wandering?

Rhodes had no choice but to retract the other creatures and send a Crab to track them.

"You three have worked hard, coming all this way and joining the battle right away," said the village chief. "There shouldn't be any more trouble tonight, so please, come rest at my place."

"Thank you, we'll accept your offer." Rhodes was not one to refuse, and besides, he was truly starving.

Natsu had a somewhat reckless suggestion. "Rhodes, why don't we just take out all the beasts in the mountain in one go?"

"Don't be ridiculous. The mountain stretches dozens of kilometers, and we wouldn't cover it all even if we stayed up all night." Rhodes cautioned, suddenly suspicious, "You're not thinking of setting the mountain on fire, are you?"

"Of course not! If I wanted to burn the mountain, there wouldn't be a need for a mission request." Natsu denied it flatly, "I just want to solve this quickly."

Rhodes nodded. "Oh, well, then why don't you go ahead and do it alone?

Happy and I will have a delicious dinner, take a nice bath, and sleep comfortably. Tomorrow, we'll come up the mountain and bring you a cold breakfast."

Happy agreed. "Aye!"

"You two..." Natsu muttered under his breath, but obediently followed them.

Rhodes seemed to have found a new way to communicate with Natsu.

The dinner at the village chief's house was lavish—they even killed three chickens to entertain them.

In fact, the meat from those defeated beasts earlier would have sufficed. There was certainly enough.

But the chief might have thought it impolite, so he used his own supplies to treat his guests.

While eating, Rhodes kept an eye on those few wandering beasts, realizing that they seemed to be wandering aimlessly.

They even split up along the way.

Weird.

That night, Rhodes, Natsu, and Happy stayed in the same room on the second floor.

It wasn't that the chief's house lacked rooms; Rhodes just thought it'd be safer to stay together.

He was a light sleeper in unfamiliar places, and it'd also help keep Natsu from sneaking out to cause trouble in the middle of the night.

Before bed, Rhodes held a strategy meeting with Natsu and Happy.

"Tomorrow, I'll first send the Shadow Wolves and Swift Crabs up the mountain to scout and search for the Beast King. No one is allowed to act on their own until then."

"Ugh, it's such a hassle. Can't we just head up the mountain to look?"

"No, the villagers couldn't assess the Beast King's power and couldn't provide information, so we need to figure it out ourselves."

Rhodes said seriously, "If it's beyond what we can handle, I'll abandon the mission and request help from the guild."

"Rhodes, how can we just…"

"Aye, I agree with Rhodes."

"Happy, even you?!"

"Because Rhodes makes sense."

Happy patted the small green bag on his back, which had a fish Rhodes secretly gave him.

"We're a team of three, so it's two against one. You listen to me," Rhodes said. "Now let's all get some good sleep and regain our energy."

Natsu grudgingly lay down.

Actually, Happy knew a more effective way to persuade Natsu, but he didn't want to mention it—deciding things like this through playful squabbling was just fine.


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