Chapter 6 Can You Really Wield Two Swords???
-Alfred's POV-
I decided to charge at them with a fire in my left hand and an ice thorn in my right hand, burning the five wolves to a crisp in the process and going through another wolf who was busy engaging with my companion. I manipulated my ice thorn, it elongated up and down according to my will, and it pierced the back of the wolf, piercing it to the middle of its chest; it howled for three seconds before dying.
Although my fire is powerful enough to burn them to ashes, it depletes my degu reserves so quickly that I can only use it ten times in a row before it runs out. My Ice thorn is better suited for defensive combat and attrition warfare.
I bound down six wolves with my Ice thorn.
"Kill them, Jerry, Tom, and Bob!" I yelled at them.
My companies decisively retreated, leaving their adversary to pursue the enslaved wolves. while I used my fire to create a thin line of blue fire on their backs to keep the wolves from pursuing them.
"Wind Blade! Burning Fist! Wind Bullet!" The three guards use their offensive abilities quickly to kill the wolves bound in the ice thorn.
I quickly retracted my Ice thorn after confirming that the wolves had indeed died.
*Argh* A pained scream rang out... "My arm!" screamed one of my companions in agony.
Helius was surrounded by three wolves five meters away, one of which was eating a familiar arm. I had already predicted that casualties would be unavoidable...
Helius had a horrified expression on his face as he looked at me... "Alfred, please help! Please help!" he screamed like a cornered animal.
I was about to approach him when the pack's leader and two other wolves blocked my path.
'Wait a minute, this pack of wolves is intelligent...'
If I fight them, my degu reserves will be depleted quickly, but I can't do anything.
The wolves didn't give me time to think; the leader, who was three times the size of the others, charged at me with a quick movement. I'm only seeing an afterimage. I didn't have a choice but to cover my body with fire.
The pack's leader slowed and hesitated when he saw the fire covering me... He looked at the others and motioned for them to stop; the other wolves obeyed, and they just growled at me.
'They're waiting for an opportunity,' I reasoned.
This is my only option for buying more time; if I don't stop this goddamn wolf, the battle will be turned in their favor. I was analyzing while also looking at Helius, who was fighting for his life with an ice sword in his one arm, trying his hardest to fend them off...
'He won't last long if this continues,' I thought bitterly.
The wolves attacked him at the same time as if to prove my theory... Helius, seeing his impending doom, decided to surrender and throw his Ice Sword. And he made a desperate face at the three wolves in front of him.
I looked around at the scene, blaming myself for being weak. This would not have happened if I had been strong enough. I want to charge to save him, but I keep telling myself that if I do... We're all going to perish.
I was about to turn around when... Behind the wolves, a man with a neutral expression slashed them while grabbing the thrown Ice Sword. Despite his complex movement, he manages to behead one of the wolves and severely injures another.
*WHOAAA!! * The wolves howled and bared their fangs at the intruder who had disrupted their mealtime...
This happened in an instant. The wolves and my companions came to a halt in their fight as a result of the unexpected turn of events.
I looked at the person who had assisted us. He was a tall man with glasses who wore a black suit with an eye logo on it... He smiled as he looked at us and then at the tree where our young mistress was hiding, sensing my gaze. "I just happened to pass by and I saw that you need some help here," he said, looking at us and then at the tree where our young mistress was hiding.
I was surprised because he could detect our young mistress, who was wearing an amulet that allowed the user to blend in with their surroundings and conceal their presence.
"Well, we are indeed in a pinched here. We will be grateful for the assistance..." I respond quickly.
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He then assumed a dual-wielding posture and challenged the remaining wolves, provoking them to attack him.
"Hey, can you really wield two swords??? I'm not doubting you, but why do you only carry one sword from the start when you can wield two?" Jerry inquired, his voice uncertain.
"HEY, DON'T JOKE AROUND, I'M CLOSE TO DYING HERE!" Helius yelled angrily.
"Can you really use your dual-wielding style?" I asked.
"Well, I can learn..." he replied with a relaxed smile and a strange stance.
My companions simply looked at him with suspicion.
He simply charged at the wolves, whereas I resolved to fight the leader regardless. I'm sure a guy with that skill knows what he's doing.
The battle resumed. To lessen the burden on the guy, I was using my ice thorn and fire to keep the leader and the other three at bay. After all, he was fighting five at a time while awkwardly wielding his two swords... I was perplexed as to what the fuck he was up to, and I realized at the time that he wasn't lying when he said he could learn...
'We're completely screwed!'
'I screamed internally.
I was in desperate need... because the hope we thought would save us proved to be a farce
Time passes...
After three minutes...
After five minutes...
I was perspiring profusely... I decided to look at the new guy and his fight, which I later regretted... Because what I saw was simply unfathomable. The man who started out wielding two swords like a beginner was now harvesting the lives of the wolves in the middle of the flock. He was wielding the two swords gracefully, almost as if he were dancing... At the time, I felt as if my worldview was collapsing.