After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 835

Chapter 835: Epo Village Spies
The people of Epo within the walls had also begun to move.

Their levels ranged from level 8 through 13, aiming to cause chaos within the walls.

Their goal there was simple: Exacerbate the chaos caused by the citizens themselves. Because they knew the rules were null, so they looted and caused chaos. There were also those who felt they had been oppressed by Gill and the others, so they also started acting up a lot.

There were plenty of troubles led by citizens themselves, especially those who didn’t believe the ‘outsiders’. They stayed in the village because the other territories were too far.

To them, the war was the chance to gain some more money. So, instead of helping protect the territory, they focused on their own greed!

Then, there were some enemies who started to attack citizens, focusing on the helpless ones. For instance, there was a man who raised his sword towards a family who had been running away until then. Sadly the ground was imperfect and the mother fell down. One of her two children ran away, while the other sobbed next to her.

The mother covered her younger son, expecting pain. It was just that—

WHOOSH!

Squelch!

“AHHH!”

The woman blinked and turned to see a large arrow had gone through her attacker’s neck.

It was from the interior sentry!

Every few seconds, arrows flew from the tall towers, attacking. It also attacked some major looters, though its attacks were specifically non-lethal.

“Wow, I didn’t know the sentry towers could also attack locals like that,” Helios said, whistling as they watched from a rooftop.

They were ordered not to move for a bit, to see how the territory would fare for a while. Now, they were watching the new interior sentries, placed in every new park, at work.

They had never seen it do its thing on locals, and it was only now that they had seen it used at its full potential.

“Well, our citizens are good. They wouldn’t add chaos,” Hugo said, stance tense and ready to move when the time was right.

They allowed the troubles to brew for a bit more, allowing the enemies deeper inside, making the citizens see the dangers, before deeming it was time to intervene.

“The other guards should be moving by now,” Hugo said, giving his nephew a sideways glance. “Now, it’s our turn.”

“Take down the captains first. You have a paralysis bomb with you?”

Helios nodded. All of the main forces had one or two.

“Well, choose wisely.”

“Got it, Uncle.”

And so, the two tanned men jumped down toward the stronger enemies. Although the enemies were higher in level, they had better techniques and the element of surprise, immediately causing trouble as soon as they made an appearance.

“AHH!” one yelled as he was kicked smack on the face and thrown to his own team.

The force was so much the people he landed on also lost their balance a bit.

“What the he—”

Before he could finish his sentence, a strong fist covered in metal smacked his face, and he pretty much fell on the ground head first and rolled around.

The people he landed on were then met with a metallic spear, and stabbed straight at the heart, dead on impact.

The enemies gaped in shock as three of their teammates were taken down in an instant. Their eyes widened as they looked at Helios, whose arms were covered with metal.

“Elementalists!!”

Helios’ ability was metal. Although it was not as good as Garan’s, it was still superior to most. And Hugo’s was even more special—a wind mutation.

He knew he had wind but for a while, he was confused that no breeze could be created. For the first time, he was hopelessly stuck on something related to strength. He saw the others who reached level 10 learn more about their own elements, while he was left behind.

The previous war had given him more insights about his ability, but he had only started mastering it not long ago.

It was when he was nearly killed by a monster a level lower than he was. It suddenly flailed around out of nowhere, as if gasping, but it didn’t last too long, only a second. But it was enough for the sharp Hugo to realize he was the one who caused it, and soon he could take it away at will.

The limitations was huge for such power was large of course. For now, he could control a sphere the size of his palm, and for a limited time and for a large amount of mana.

In the end, he rarely used it. Even if he did, he would usually weaken the enemies first, before finally taking their lives.

Like now.

“YOU BASTARD!” His enemy yelled as he sprinted towards him. Hugo waved his spear, making the man step back, then he twirled it again to push back two other enemies who were surrounding him.

He didn’t give them the chance to gather themselves and expertly waved his spear, causing them to lose balance.

Without pausing, he gripped his weapon and stabbed them all. He wasn’t sure if they died though as a swift force pushed him back. He spread his legs to keep his balance, pushing the new opponent back.

It was a level 14 swordsman, who immediately sent him a barrage of attacks.

Hugo allowed his instincts to take over, barely covering them. He also got hit a few times, but fortunately, he was wearing Miss Althea’s Protection Charm so—for now—he had not received any damage.

Of course, being protected didn’t mean he wasn’t expending effort. After a couple of exchanges, he heaved a deep breath and he was already drenched in sweat. Hugo was only a level 10 and was naturally struggling a lot with this enemy.

At this point, the guards had arrived to help him out to take care of this section with him, allowing him to focus on the strong enemy at hand.

“AHH!”

His eyes twitched when one of their own guards got injured. These guards didn’t have the loyalty Alterrans had, so the momentum was quickly affected by the injury.

Hugo’s eyes sharpened, lunging towards the enemy with his own flurry of attacks, also making sure that some enemies become collateral damage.

The two of them exchanged blows for a while, with neither one holding back, and they eventually created a vacuum around them that people avoided.

Clack! Clack! Clank!!

At some point, Hugo was pushed on the defense, with two hands holding his spear horizontally, stopping the enemy’s blade from slashing at him.

“GO DOWN ALREADY!” the man screamed, eyes red and obviously very livid that he was being pushed around like this by someone a few levels lower than he was.

Hugo’s dark eyes seemed to change as he gathered energy around him, and it shifted from his own body and directly at the man in front of him.

“HCKKK—!”

Immediately, the man had to let go of his weapon, palms grabbing his own neck.

“HCKKK—!”

Hugo knew it wouldn’t last long so he raised his spear, finally taking the man’s life, and thus raising his side’s momentum again.