After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 1018

Chapter 1018: Helios’ Challenge

Helios’ level could not compare to any of the guards, but he was brave and confident, and for a moment it made the guards pause—forcing them to second-guess their next step.

Sahara’s eyes glistened, but her hope was doused with cold water when she remembered this guy had a lower level than her!

She held his arm, and it felt warm but she didn’t give herself time to appreciate it. “Go,” she said. “Go away from here!”

However, instead of leaving, he turned to face her. Her heart skipped a beat when their eyes met, and she couldn’t say anything for a few moments after that.

He smiled, leaning down, and his mouth parted to tell her words that’d touch her heart. “I’ll guard you with my life this time.”

Her eyes widened. “W-What—”

He gently pried her hands away from his arms, standing securely in front of her.

Sahara could only watch as he stood firm even as the guards—almost thrice his level—approached him.

She wanted to hold him, to ask him to go, but she was afraid it’d keep him in place instead.

Seeing her being protected by a strange man, Estra’s eyes darkened. “Push him away.”

The guards dashed forward, their arms extended to grab onto him. Helios was tense, and he summoned metallic spikes to surround them.

Helios turned to get Sahara away from there, but the guards kicked down the spikes with little effort, grabbing onto his back.

Although elementalists could deal with much stronger enemies, the level gap was a bit too wide this time.

One kick and Helios found himself unable to avoid it.

Bang!

“Ough!”

The kick sent him flying, but he maneuvered mid-air and landed on his feet. Metal spikes shot out from his arm and he used them to stab the ground, using it to stop his momentum.

He coughed, but jumped forward to the two guards, skilfully swinging his sharp metallic hands in attempts to push them far from his woman.

Although the guards were high leveled, they looked down on him and didn’t take him seriously. This was a mistake because Helios was a naturally talented guy who received a bit of training since he was a kid.

It also helped that he had awakened an [Observation] Passive skill, which definitely allowed him to survive for so long without his uncle. It was also how he knew to go back to Shim, throwing the bomb just in time before he was eaten.

Technically speaking, the guards’ bodies were like armors compared to his. However, as long as he could catch their weak spots—which, due to their carelessness, were not difficult to detect—he believed he could damage them!

So after several swift attacks—one after the other—Helios not only pushed them away from Sahara, he actually managed to graze them!

“What!”

“Orcshit!”

The two guards almost retaliated at the same time, but then they remembered their own levels. If they both handled a level 10 or so young man, how embarrassing would it be for them, regardless of whether they won or not?

In the end, it was the person nearer to him who made a move, and the two exchanged blows for a few moments. Helios knew he could not beat them in strength and, in a way, speed, but he could at least use his techniques to predict their movements, to minimize the damage on his own body.

BANG! PAK!

“OUGH!” He yelled as he was punched in the gut, and he was thrown back. However, he managed to step back fast enough that it didn’t destroy his insides and he could still manage to counterattack somehow.

He never managed to land a damaging shot after the first one, but it didn’t discourage Helios, and he kept attacking and attacking.

He was a bit distracted when he saw the other guard approach Sahara, however.

His eyes turned red. “Don’t touch her! Aren’t you ashamed? Bullying a weak woman?” he yelled. “Only weak men do that! Because they can’t beat others!”

“You—”

The guard he was fighting was really annoyed by him, and his speed increased as each of his shots became deadlier.

This was a man more than twice his level, and a serious hit could really kill him.

However, the fact that he managed to survive after so many exchanges was already amazing to the onlookers’ eyes.

Although the level was low, the potential was explosive, and several nobles already asked to get the person’s information. Maybe he could be recruited for cheap.

Hiring elementalists was very expensive, but hiring them while their levels were low was usually a very good investment.

Back to the fight, the two guards were ordered to handle him, and obviously Helios could no longer manage them at all.

He was kicked repeatedly, but he kept standing up with unbelievable grit. He drank another healing potion and, regardless of his pain, he made sure to stand between the guards and the light-haired woman on the ground.

Such heroism made the women’s hearts fill with envy, jealousy, and anger.

“So you seduced another man?” Estra asked, sounding cool but one could hear her teeth gritting.

“Beat him up well!” She ordered her guards. Although killing wasn’t allowed in Bleuelle, at least outside of wars, they could beat whoever they wanted.

With the number of powerful individuals and beast carts going around, it was not practical to have non-violence rules in such a big city. At the same time, it could allow the inhabitants to have as much ‘fun’ as they wanted.

Bang!

Sahara’s heart squeezed as she saw Helios kicked again. He could barely stand now. She was frozen because things ran too quickly, but she knew she couldn’t sit idly by anymore.

“No. Don’t!” she yelled, forcing herself to stand. She wanted to block the guards but then her hand found her stomach and her feet froze.

Instead, she ran to Lia and Estra and kneeled down, desperately begging, already forgetting the pride she held onto earlier that day.

“Please, please make them stop, I’ll do anything.” Lia looked to feel pity but she didn’t say anything, while Estra looked down at her with a dark face.

She could recall how well this woman talked with Olga. When Otto visited, Olga introduced this woman and Otto was so kind to her.

That image made her so angry!

And now, she seduced yet another man?!

Estra was overthinking this time. Like Oslo, Otto was nice to most women. Otto was distant to Estra only because she was pushing him to do something he didn’t want.

“Get out of this place. Never come back,” she said, looking sharply at the woman. Without pausing, Sahara nodded repeatedly, becoming more desperate as she heard the one-sided fight on the side.

Estra seemed to enjoy her pain and didn’t say anything, and it made Sahara bow down deeper, her forehead repeatedly banging on the ground.

“I’m going within the day. Please!” she pleaded, her heart hurting as she heard more of the punches and kicks behind her.

Helios saw this sight and his eyes turned red. He wanted to crawl to her, but his eyesight was becoming blurry.

Before he could succumb, fast figures appeared and kicked the guards hurting him.

“Enok! Raz!” he yelled, his voice weak and croaky. Raz only heaved a deep breath, while the old man rolled his eyes and glared at him.

“We only separated for an hour!” he yelled, pale and very much aghast. “What in the orcshit kind of trouble did you get into?!”