“So you can really fight,” said Anubis.
“Haha. I’m glad that you think of me that highly. My combat prowess is much less than anyone else because I’m focused on scouting. Our elite soldiers are capable of killing two or three aliens at the same time with pure swordsmanship.
“They have trained their bodies to the limit after all.” David chuckled.
Anubis could feel the slight disappointment in his words. Yes, they might be strong, but they were still restrained by the lack of Ena. After all, Ena was the wall that separated a human and a superhuman or a summoner.
Anubis didn’t say anything, fully aware that his words would just make it even more depressing.
Meanwhile, Fenrir and Yin Zhen had completely destroyed their respective opponents.
Even without Risa and Nidhogg, they actually managed to defeat a group of twenty aliens so easily.
Of course, the consumption of their Ena was much more compared to what they originally used, so Nathan couldn’t be that happy yet.
“What kind of bullet is that?” Selena couldn’t help but ask. “Explosive bullets?”
“Yep. I take the concept of the Dragon Fist and my lack of mastery of the explosive bullets to do that. How’s that?” Nathan playfully winked.
Selena frowned. Nathan surprised her as usual. He knew he still couldn’t control the explosive bullets, but instead of waiting for his mastery, he used that flaw to actually increase his combat strength.
In fact, Nathan might use this incomplete explosive bullet even if he had mastered it.
Selena sighed. “But don’t neglect your training.”
“I know.” Nathan smiled. “Anyway, let’s get the cores and continue as quickly as possible.”
“Yes.”
While they were gathering their cores, a group of knights actually ran in their direction.
They seemed to be tired after running for a long time.
“Who?!” Selena and Nathan raised their heads.
David squinted his eyes and asked, “Who are you?”
“Ha… Ha…” The group consisted of seven knights, with the oldest among them to be their leader. He stepped forward while saying, “These aliens… Did you kill them?”
“Who are you?!” David pressed them.
The captain noticed what happened and immediately introduced himself. “We are Vanguard Squad 11th. I am their captain.”
“!!!” David, of course, recalled the squads they had sent outside as an officer. He stated, “I’m the Scouting Division’s Officer, David.”
Their captain nodded. “We have been chasing after these aliens. To think that you are able to finish them.”
“It’s not a big deal with two summoners around. But isn’t your squad supposed to have ten people? Why are there only three knights?”
“It’s a long story.” The captain pointed in the direction they came from. “We were chasing a group of aliens a few hours ago. We ended up getting ambushed by another group, which totaled 50 aliens.
“Our group ended up getting separated into three. We managed to regroup, but the last group ended up falling into their prey.”
“!!!” Nathan and Selena couldn’t help but widen their eyes. They claimed there were 50 aliens, while the ones coming toward them were only 20.
Did they kill 30 aliens? Knights who didn’t have Ena in their bodies could actually kill 30 of them?
When they took a closer look at these knights, they noticed something. Most of them were close to their thirties.
They only wore armor to cover their chest, arms, and legs. Considering the gap between normal humans and aliens, it was reasonable to wear as light as possible to increase their speed.
In fact, they seemed to have killed a lot of aliens so that they could feel the bloodlust emitted from their eyes.
‘This is interesting. I guess what the Fairy Queen said about those people from the south who managed to kill a lot of aliens by themselves in the beginning of the invasion was true,’ thought Nathan.
Nathan couldn’t help but signal Anubis.
Anubis nodded his head and used his healing ability to let them recover.
“This is…” The group was surprised, while David looked thankful.
Nathan immediately asked, “Where did you come from? Did you notice anything weird?”
“That’s right.” David turned back to these soldiers. “We are on the mission to locate the suspected mature class alien. Do you notice anything?”
“We…” The captain looked down, recalling everything. “We might actually know something.”
The captain turned around and asked his group. “Do you guys remember that shadow in the distance?”
“Oh, that?!”
David thought for a moment before asking Nathan and Selena. “Do you mind if I handle this situation?”
Nathan nodded. “Go ahead.”
With Nathan’s permission, David immediately asked, “I know that this is too much to ask, especially after losing three of your teammates. However, can you guide us to that location?”
The captain looked unsure, but one of them actually suggested, “Can you also help us recover the bodies of our comrades if they were still there?”
It was a good idea and also gave a reason for them to help David. They were also thankful that Anubis healed them.
David nodded. “Alright. We can do that.”
After reaching an agreement, the 11th Squad immediately led them deep into the forest. Because there was no road, they had to travel at much lower speed, even with two summoners.
Eventually, they reached the previous spot where they were attacked. Numerous corpses—mostly aliens—scattered across the area. They could find two human corpses that belonged to their group, but one of them was still missing. your-chapter-source-NovelFire
Hence, they all carried them first deeper as the captain explained everything to David.
Fortunately, they managed to find the last person before dusk. But it would be dangerous if they insisted on carrying the corpses of their fallen teammates throughout the night. Hence, David suggested bringing them back tomorrow, and as a reward, the captain promised he would assist David until they reached the location of the suspicious shadow.
Unexpectedly, that decision had caused an effect that no one would think of. After that night, the three corpses turned into four.
Yes. The captain was actually dead the next morning.