Abnormal month

After breakfast, Roy left the Aozaki residence and came to the Fuyuki City Hall after saying hello to the two.

Today was the day for him to do the escort mission.

The secretary of the mayor's office, a young woman from the Zenjo family, explained the key points of the mission to the captain of the escort team and left in a hurry.

The captain of the escort team was also a magician, one of many European magicians.

In addition, there were more than a dozen magicians like Roy in the escort team, as well as thirty or forty soldiers with live ammunition.

Most of the magicians' eyes turned around Roy for a few circles.

Some showed contempt, some greeted enthusiastically, and some watched indifferently.

Roy smiled one by one and chatted and laughed with the few people who greeted him.

He said, "I will definitely introduce him to my own family master."

He turned around and forgot about it completely.

The escort team accepted the mission and soon left the gate of Fuyuki City.

In addition to the fully armed warriors, the team also included some miners such as Tomoya Aki.

Although the world has been burning for a whole year and the land is almost unusable, the mines are not greatly affected. Because they are needed everywhere, they must be controlled. Fuyuki City occupied a nearby mine early and sent miners to mine, and there were magicians guarding there.

A few hours later, near noon, the escort team arrived at the mine without any danger.

All the miners were handed over to the person in charge to arrange accommodation, and the ore dug out during this period was taken over. A group of dozens of people set off on the return journey.

At this time, the mission of the escort team has not yet ended.

The original mission of the escort team was to escort miners and transport resources, but since last month, the escort team has an additional mission.

That is to patrol in the wild and look for possible refugees.

"Why do we have to care about those refugees? We are having a hard time!"

"Don't say that. Refugees are also a kind of human resources. Maybe there are talents among them who can help the city develop?"

"I really envy those magicians. They can choose refugees as servants. If we can choose, we will be full of energy!"

"Don't worry about it. The soldiers in the guard team are more than the refugees. How to arrange them..."

The soldiers holding guns gathered in groups of three or two and whispered.

Their words were full of envy for magicians.

In this era, magicians who can remove the curse of farmland and fight monsters are the real masters.

"Divide into three groups and search near the city wall. Remember not to run too far!"

The captain of the guard ordered.

There are few monsters near Fuyuki City. Even monsters and cursed spirits probably have the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm. Knowing that Fuyuki City is dangerous, they can relax a little.

Roy obeyed the order and formed a group with several magicians and soldiers to search for refugees near Fuyuki City.

Roy was very concerned about searching for refugees, and there might be someone he knew among them.

However, after searching for a long time, until it was getting dark, the entire escort team did not find even a single refugee.

"No choice, let's reunite."

The team leader suggested seeing this.

Everyone was relieved, and Roy was a little disappointed, but he also prepared to reunite as he was told.

"Wait a minute, there is a huge magic reaction approaching!"

Suddenly, Roy's face froze, and he shouted a warning to the people around him.

"What?"

Several people were surprised, but they moved very quickly.

The soldiers with live ammunition protected the magician in the middle, and the magicians prepared their magic one after another, each of them as if they were facing a great enemy.

The magic reaction was very fast, and soon, several magicians also sensed the overflowing magic.

It was after sensing the magic that several magicians changed their colors.

"What's with this magic power? It's too big to be believed!"

"And there's an irresistible mental pollution!"

"What kind of enemy is this?!"

"Quickly retreat to the city wall!"

The magicians didn't even discuss it, and chose to flee at the same time.

The soldiers of the escort team looked at each other in confusion, while others were already scared and followed them to the wall of Fuyuki City.

Roy cast a running rune on his legs and ran towards the city wall.

But unlike the others who were running for their lives, he looked back to observe the situation behind him while running.

"Chichi...!"

"Chichichichi!"

Soon after, a series of piercing cries came from behind, as chaotic and mixed as the cries of apes in the valley, and the sharp tones hurt people's eardrums.

It seemed that a large number of monsters were chasing him from behind.

Roy looked back.

What came into view were countless colorful monsters.

Each one is half a person tall, without facial features or limbs, but looks like a marine creature, using seven or eight tentacles to move, about the position of the face, looks like a starfish, spews ink-like magic mist, and the surface of the body is covered with blue, green, and red bumps, which makes people nauseous.

In the center of those marine monsters, there is another figure.

The man is wearing a wide robe, holding a book in his arms, exuding a strong smell of magic. His face cannot be seen clearly, but he opens his arms, as if praising God.

"Chiji!"

The marine monster has no legs, but its tentacles bounce very fast.

The first few let out sharp screams and rushed towards the soldiers at the back of the team. Their starfish-like mouths opened wide, revealing layers of fangs that could bite people to pieces.

"Don't come over!"

The soldiers at the back screamed and pulled the trigger, and the fire continued to sound.

The bullets shot into the monsters, making blood holes, but it seemed to be painless. They pounced on them like a predatory tiger as if they didn't feel any pain.

"Ah--!"

The soldiers were about to die in the monsters' mouths.

Roy painted with one hand, and in just one second, four or five runes were written out of thin air, turning into layers of flames, drowning the monsters like waves.

"Run!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers didn't have time to thank them, and they ran away.

They looked forward, and they didn't know when Roy was the only magician left hanging in front of them, and the other magicians had already run away without a trace.

Some people gritted their teeth secretly, some were used to it, and some were grateful to Roy.

Those tentacle monsters were very afraid of fire and dared not touch it easily. Roy set up several fire walls and successfully blocked their steps, bringing more than ten soldiers into the city wall without missing a single one.

"Hum."

Far outside the city, the magician holding the magic book in his hand saw this and uttered a strange low hum.

After staying there for a while, he turned and left.

The tentacle monsters seemed to be guarding him, slowly leaving the eyes of the people on the city wall and disappearing on the horizon.

Until the crisis was resolved, the tense people were relieved, gasping for breath, and some sat on the ground.

"I thought the city wall was going to be breached..."

"It's so scary, I almost thought Fuyuki City was going to be destroyed!"

"Who on earth is that person who can drive so many sea monsters!"

On the city wall, chaotic voices rang out, and the panicked people survived the disaster and were terrified by the scene just now.

Roy took a long breath before he could recover.

He looked far away, watching the direction where the group of sea monsters disappeared.

"There are not just one huge magical reaction, but five... One of them is several times more terrifying than the other four combined!"

Fuyuki City has fallen into the biggest crisis since the Great Cataclysm.