After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 1110

Chapter 1110: A Few Leaks and Bugs (Part 2)
Cassie had been too used to being looked down on, so nothing really bothered her. At the very least, Terran was a place where women could have their own high self-worth, so words from the ignorant didn’t affect her.

However, her people—especially the aborigine men—were more offended than she was. Understandably so.

It was not only for her sake, but also theirs. After all, if she was insulted, they—who were under her—were as well.

Stab! Stab!!

It happened quickly, but it felt like a lot of things happened. The Alterrans stabbed and stabbed until they hit a weakness and destroyed the enemy’s equipment.

Not to mention: Equipment… was a little more susceptible to Elementalist’s attacks.

Most of the guards were already awakened elementalists by now—something the enemy should know, but hadn’t encountered yet so even if they wanted to believe they were prepared—they actually weren’t.

They also underestimated how much knowledge was passed down from person to person here, regardless of their relationship. In such an environment, how could an elementalist not learn at least one skill before joining the war?

In some wise man’s quote: “They are akin the babies pulling a tiger’s beard.”

Blissfully ignorant.

So when they were showered by elements and trapped within the shields, their hearts were actually shocked.

“AHHHH!”

“NOO!”

“STOP IT!!!”

The men screamed as they were showered not just with physical attacks but also by various elements. They naturally struggled, but what could the three of them do with such a barrage but try to push through?

Someone tried to jump over, too, but he was immediately barraged by elements and spears from below. Because he was in-air, he was not able to defend himself at all!

He fell down and used much of his remaining strength to join the others. There was strength in numbers in the end, though in their case they ended up using each other as meatshields.

While trying to find ways to escape, they pushed the others, and they did the same. It was idiotic and it looked more like they were headless flies.

At the same time, what else could they do but delay their deaths?

They were actually more unlucky than those outside. At this point, the Alterrans knew that most of the fights would stop outside the walls, so there was no need for them to hold back too much.

They could torture these bastards as much as they wanted.

A couple of minutes later, the three mercenaries were filled with wounds, holes, and burns, and only their upper chest to head areas—which were defended by either Class E or Class D Defense equipment remained intact.

Barely.

At some point, their equipment gave way and they were now officially half-dead.

This was in sharp contrast to the Alterran Guards, who only lost a bit of mana.

The Alterrans did not take a second and started attacking. Two of the mercenaries succumbed almost immediately, while one’s eyes turned red and he went berserk.

He felt he was going to die—something he really didn’t believe would happen when he accepted the mission—but now that he was, he was determined to take someone with him!!

He lunged towards them with his final bit of life. He no longer had weapons—it was destroyed during the barrage—but he was intent on tackling and pounding at least one to death.

It so happened that some people let down their guards when they saw two had already perished. Some parts of the shield wall had visibly slacked, and he took advantage of this to take his last shot.

“HYAAAA!” He yelled as he pushed, ramming into one of the guards!!

It happened to be the leader too, Cassie. However, Bumi appeared in front of her, taking the hit.

BANG!

They fell some meters away with Bumi on the ground and the mercenary over him with raised arms.

It didn’t matter who it was, he didn’t have the energy to capture another. Using all his remaining strength, he used one of his few skills—one that didn’t require a weapon—to inflict a serious blow smack on his face.

[Overdrive Punch]

BANG!

“Bumi!”

The mercenary heard a slight crack but that was it. Other than that, he realized he didn’t cause any damage at all. His eyes went wide but he was stabbed to the neck the next moment, and he died not knowing what had happened.

The person who killed the mercenary was Emer, one of the ‘weaker’ hires from the Village Center. He had befriended Bumi—they were practically best friends—and they got even closer when they were assigned to the same team under Cassie.

To be honest, he did feel a bit uncomfortable having a woman boss him around, but after the various dangerous situations their team experienced together—a lot of which he was protected by the woman he looked down on—and she quickly earned his heartfelt respect.

He was also one of Bumi’s wingmen, though he was also blind to the issues of love so he had been pretty useless until now.

Cassie immediately kneeled next to Bumi, who was still facing upward in a daze. She was relieved to see no injuries, but she saw him unmoving and her heart dropped. “Are you alright?” she asked, wondering if there were injuries they didn’t see.

Unconsciously, her hand found his chest as if to check for injuries and it sent tingles in every pore of Bumi’s body. He looked electrocuted and he wiggled like a worm, placing a meter distance between him and Cassie.

Cassie blinked, confused, while the others shook their heads. They just walked over to the ends of the streets, waiting for new trespassers while giving space to the two at the same time.

“I-I’m fine,” he said, “It’s the token…”

“That crack…” she whispered. “Did it break?”

All guards, in fact, had one protective token in their bodies—at some point. It was just that since Althea was the only one who could create such magic tools, they were given merely as a ‘starting gift’ to the guards.

This meant that each guard, except for Althea’s closest friends, had only one.

So, they didn’t dare be so careless with it, especially since it could only handle a few lethal shots if they were going against much stronger individuals or monsters.

The Guard Team did, however, use a guard token as a reward for the best performers every season. So there was that.

The guards were also the ones with the most contribution points so, worst come to worst, they could spend huge amounts of their points in the Contribution Store to get another.

However, the fact that they were sparse and very expensive meant a lot. After all, in the right circumstances, a token meant a life.

“I’ll find a way to replace it…” Cassie said, looking guilty. Bumi shook his head.

“Yours is also on the verge of breaking now,” he said. “You already saved me many times before, let me have this.”

Cassie thought for a moment as she stared into his eyes, knowing that he really meant it. Rather, insisting on replacing it would be diminishing his good deed.

She bit her lips as she looked at him, nodding in the end.

Bumi smiled, and for the first time Cassie thought the meek guy was a little handsome.

Something had been shifting between the two for a while now, and it took another step forward at this moment.