After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 943

Chapter 943: The Fall of Calming Village (Part 2)

They had been meaning to leave to head East to the captain. Their departure was just a little… premature.

This meant there would be a lot left to luck, and they wouldn’t be able to protect everyone—but what else could they do?

The soldiers looked at each other, making subtle hand signals only those with military training could understand.

A moment later, Sean raised his spear high, stabbing it to the ground. The nearby roots grew, creating an area that trapped people’s feet.

At the same time, Ben hacked his sword, releasing a sharp wave of water along with it. Those who were trapped did not have the time to avoid it.

“AHHH!”

The blades disappeared as soon as they connected, leaving bloody gashes in their bodies. Some people fell directly, while some screamed in pain.

The soldiers darted past the small opening they injured created, heading straight to the territory.

Before they completely passed the enemies, Ryan activated his fire shield as insurance, and those who got caught in the wall screamed in pain.

“AHHH!”

“Take it off!”

“Cover me with soil! Cover me! AHHH!”

Fire from an elementalist was much more dangerous than normal fire!

“Don’t let them get inside, damnit!” Fang screamed. After all, they were beyond the level limit and could therefore not cause damage inside. They had to handle these men while they were outside, or they’d fail the mission!

They could not afford a failure at this junction!

The men cursed and ran after Ryan and the others, going beyond their limits. All the archers raised their bows, targeting the soldier’s backs.

Many of them were moving as they shot and, while their accuracy was compromised, the sheer number of them actually did land a few hits.

“AH!” Ben yelled as he felt an arrow embed on his arm. His curly hair drenched in sweat and he gritted his teeth, but his feet did not stop moving.

“Ben!”

“I’m fine! Continue running!” He yelled. Except for that time he got hit, his pace unaffected by the pain.

Ryan jumped back as he ran. Heaving a deep breath, he took a pause to send a fire ball up, hitting a few more arrows that were about to hit them.

Minko also took this chance to hit back, accurately hitting the necks of two archers—one dead and another high-leveled enough to survive—before he ran back home again.

Their hearts fell when they saw that slaves and thousands of forces from the enemies surrounding the walls, leaving no portion empty.

While the guards fought and the sentries managed to defend, many had already climbed up the areas with minimal sentries. There were definitely dozens of people who had already flowed in.

There were just so many of them—far beyond what a normal village would be capable of, especially not so long after the Extreme Weather.

Those villages really did not hold back on them. Based on the number of enemies right now, it seemed like they maximized their limits.

Being attacked by allies wasn’t a new thing, but it wasn’t common among villages.

However, in retrospect, it wasn’t much of a surprise either. Thanks to their presence and other things, Calming village was much more stable than others.

The night mobs weren’t a problem and they could also accompany citizens to forage outside (for a fee, of course, the selfless soldiers they used to be were long gone in favor of their lives).

As soon as they were a few meters away from the wall, Orz immediately created a temporary stair for them to jump on. He then used much of his mana to propel them inside the territory, going over the attacking mobs.

Those who tried to climb after them—trying to use them to get inside as well—fell smack on their backs.

BANG!

They landed roughly on one of the roofs, and they rolled down the roof and to the streets below.

They didn’t take more than a second of a breather before they ran to the areas with leaks, some of which were nearby. They weren’t allowed to attack, but they could at least reinforce the defense.

For instance, Orz used much of his remaining mana to enclose as many trespassers as he could. Another, Ryan would leave a fire wall on a street, effectively blocking the way.

If the enemies went through that after its creation, then it was no longer his fault they were injured.

They were careful not to do anything that could cause the system to penalize them.

They heard from Twinwave town that people who killed low-leveled individuals during wars, and within the walls, could also lose their lives.

They would never risk that, not when they still had so many people to protect and to find.

They did what they could about the immediate leaks, but they could not stay there forever.

The five looked at each other and nodded, no words had to be said.

Immediately, they went to find their families and friends, who were likely fighting in this losing war.

At this time, Orz’ brother Ouli and his students Tiara and Ton were fighting leaks on another side of the village.

Gwen was also very skilled, creating a deadly vacuum around her.

Ricky, Ryan’s uncle, was supporting them, waving around his sword as he watched their backs. And next to them were Sean and Ben’s newfound relatives, though they were mostly on the passive side.

During the heat wave, Calming Village took in a lot of refugees. These refugees were mostly Terran from the North who had come South in hopes of finding a new home.

There, they met Sean’s sister and in-laws who came from a territory northwest. It fell early in the Heatwave and their party of hundreds was reduced to less than half after traveling through the night.

In fact, so many of them survived because they found a cave, though some people died from the poison mushrooms there.

Ben’s family, his wife and one of his children, were from a Northeast village. They had traveled a bit, going through 3 Terran villages.

Their last village lasted half the Heat Wave, which was a pity. If it was the normal duration of the disaster, it’d have survived. Sadly, they were unlucky and experienced a particularly harsh heat wave instead.

“Go,” Ryan said as their team surrounded them, immobilizing the enemies so their family members could kill them with ease. They also gathered whoever they could, but they simply didn’t have the time to wait for everyone.

Orz created a stair upwards to a more isolated part of the wall. This was a part farthest from where the enemies were.

The group of them climbed up—there should be at least a hundred now—with Ryan and Ben going first so they could guard the other side.

The last to climb was Orz, who left the stair behind for others. It should still last another hour or so.

He looked back at the chaotic village, feeling heavy at their abandonment.

Before jumping to the other side, Orz yelled to the top of his lungs. “EVERYONE!

“We’re losing! We’re being mobbed by different villages and a strong mercenary team!

“RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! We can no longer protect you!

“Stay strong, brethren!” he continued to yell, his voice shaky and his eyes lined with tears. “I apologize that we cannot protect you all. We hope to see you all in safety eventually!”

They couldn’t protect or take everyone now, and he ran to his team, who were now shooting a few enemies who found them.

They ran for at least a few hours straight, not daring to rest. There were few who tried going after them, but after experiencing horrid elementalist attacks, most turned back to the ‘easier’ enemies.

It was only when they were certain that no one was following, and that there were no more mobs in the immediate vicinity, did they dare take a breather.

As they found a clearing, their legs weakened and they sat down directly on the forest floor.

They looked at the endless forests around them and their hearts felt heavy at the loss, feeling sorry for those people they had to leave behind.

But then they saw their families safe and sound, and could only apologize to the others in their hearts.

Someday, they thought, maybe—when they were strong enough—they would come back and save them.

With how they were now, sadly, that was all they could promise.