
I was looking around quickly, trying to find any stragglers when, all of a sudden, a monster came charging at me. Come after me, just me.īefore the effect of the skill wore off, I drew the attention of the monsters and ran. The cage appeared and protected the running woman.Īt the sudden appearance of the cage the monsters turned their attention towards me. I turned to look, and there was a woman running madly, on the verge of being overtaken by a hoard of monsters. Then he ran away with his family.Ī scream shot across the field, like tearing silk.

With it just appearing in mid-air, the guy was surprised, and he turned to look at me. The shield appeared in the air to protect the innkeeper. The monster's claws were about to pierce right through him, but just before they did, I shouted: "Air Strike Shield!" The owner of the inn that we'd stayed at was being chased by monsters.

Seriously, what was wrong with the people? The wave of destruction had just come, but I was already annoyed with them all. I could feel them crawling over me, their legs prickling at my skin. I could hear clashing and clanging, but I wasn't taking damage. I was ready to sigh in annoyance, but the monsters came at me with their fangs and claws. I saw a number of faces that I recognized.Įveryone backed off and ran, leaving me to hold the line alone. "Listen up! I'm drawing the monsters off, so use the chance to escape!" Whether it was because of my shield, or because of the Barbarian Armor, I couldn't tell. There were other monsters too, like giant bees, and what looked like zombies. The locusts swarmed and came flying in my direction. It was just like leveling up with Raphtalia. The hits registered with a reverberating, metallic sound, and seemed to do no damage at all.īut they started to take notice of me. There was a crowd of monsters, like locusts, and I started attacking them with my shield. I ran for the defense line and jumped right into the thick of it.


"Raphtalia, help evacuate the villagers." The knights and adventurers that had beaten us there where fighting back as best they could manage, but it appeared to be futile.The line was faltering and looked like it might break at any moment. We arrived at the village at what appeared to be the exact moment that the monsters were starting to wreak havoc. Chapter Twenty-One: The Wave of Destruction
