Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts - Chapter 828

Chapter 828: A Disaster
A moment ago.

“This doesn’t look good.” Layfon looked around, noticing the movement of the aliens. “Should I tell them? But it might affect the outcome of the task. Still, the number of aliens and… wait, that’s…”

Layfon dropped his jaw. The moment he saw a certain alien, he couldn’t help but shove all those thoughts away and thought, ‘Should I… cancel the mission?’

…

“Kh.” Nathan gritted his teeth. “I’m going to punish you later, Fenrir. For now, give me the report, Peng.”

“Yes, Master. Because we were occupied with these aliens, the three of us didn’t fly high enough. As a result, our field of vision was limited.

“After seeing you defeat the warrior class alien, I took the liberty to fly up because there was no need for my absolute support anymore.

“However, that was when I noticed the aliens’ movement.

“Now that I’m flying above the hill, I can see a dust cloud moving to the east. It appears they are trying to loop around the hill and flank us from the river.

“And you know about the dust cloud approaching from the south, right? The one led by a warrior class alien in the south. After flying higher, I could see another dust cloud located far behind that cloud.

“As for the east, there’s no dust cloud because the ground is wet and the grasses are tall, but I can see their movements. Those aliens are stepping on the grass, which makes it easier for me to see.”

Jinwu was shocked and flew up to confirm it. “It’s true. This is… not good. The enemies…”

Jinwu looked shocked and scanned them carefully. “Summoner. I’m afraid we have to retreat.”

“What’s wrong?” Nathan’s expressions turned grim.

“From what I can tell, there are at least 5 more warrior class aliens approaching us, not counting the one from the south that is already halfway toward us.”

“Jinwu. That…” Peng noticed another thing.

“Summoner. The aliens in the north and south are stopping. They seem to be turning around and coming toward us.”

“What?” Nathan gasped.

“This is beyond what we can handle. Let’s retreat to the east and reorganize ourselves.” Jinwu suggested.

“A direction with not a single alien despite their correct choice of action is to encircle us? There’s nothing more suspicious than the east,” Nathan rejected right away.

“Hmm. There are some aliens with wings… I’m afraid they are waiting for us to escape through the air before ambushing us.”

“What is this super coordination?” Nathan’s expression turned grim.

“Oi. We’ve got a bigger problem.” Fenrir looked toward the east. “I don’t know what’s going on, but my instinct is telling me not to go to the east. There’s an even more terrifying monster coming from that direction!”

“!!!” Jinwu hurriedly flew to the east to check, finding the alien that made Layfon want to cancel the mission. “Summoner. It now becomes the worst-case scenario. An elite… No, it’s weaker. However, it’s stronger than a warrior class… This… A warrior class mutant is coming toward us.”

Nathan’s heart sank. He had to deal with six warrior class aliens on top of a mutant? And there were still two warrior class aliens Selena and the others had to deal with.

At the same time, it explained why the aliens were much more organized. The mutant was the one commanding them.

The situation had truly turned to the worst.

‘Should we retreat? Where to retreat? Should we cancel the mission because of an unexpected thing? But if that’s the case, Sullivan will have an excuse that we can’t deal with something unexpected to forbid us from going to the alien territory.

‘In that case, what should I do? Should I go to the north and gain the height advantage first? Or should I break through the west side? I don’t think it’s possible to slip past that mutant.

‘What should I do? What should I do?’ Nathan gritted his teeth, not knowing what to do. He might have to ask Layfon to help, even if it meant failing this mission.

When he panicked, he could hear a tap on the ground as Selena’s voice echoed in his ears. “What’s wrong? I’ve noticed that your familiars are flying so high in the sky. Have they noticed something? What should we do?”

“!!!” Nathan felt like his heart was gripped by an invisible hand.

Seeing Nathan’s state, Anubis chose to explain everything to Selena. The latter was surprised by the situation, but she managed to remain calm. “I see. If that’s the case, let’s end this mission and ask Layfon to help us. Even though I am desperate to find my father, I’m not desperate enough to sacrifice everyone for that goal.”

“!!!” Nathan looked at her. “What are you talking about? This mission—!”

Selena shook her head. “I have made my decision. You have always told me to choose what I think is right and use my wisdom to deal with the aftermath. That’s why I choose to end this mission. This is my decision… Unfortunately, I’m not the leader this time. I have made my decision, but what about you, Nathan?”

Nathan’s body shook. That was right. What did he want to do? If he failed this time, he might have to wait for a long time before he would get another opportunity.

There was also an unexpected situation if his dream was real. The situation would become even much more dangerous, which might make it impossible to save her father.

There was no better time than right now.

Nathan clenched his hands into fists before taking a deep breath. “I’m… not going to give up on this mission yet.”

Selena smiled. “I understand. In that case, what do you want us to do?”

“I don’t know yet.”

“In that case, I will buy you time.” Selena nodded. Nathan might be able to come up with a decent plan while still fighting, but they needed a ‘great’ plan if they wanted to overcome this situation. And it was better if she used all that energy to come up with that plan instead of using a portion of his brain to control the bullets. That was why Selena asked, “How long do you need?”

“How long can you give me?”

“Until they step over my dead body.” Selena raised her wand and ordered, “Nathan’s familiars. Heed my call. Hit the enemy from the south and stop them from coming here. Alavenya, you will work with me and kill these aliens here.

“Noelle, Sera, Flora. Abandon the task and work together to kill all those aliens. Clean this place up in less than five minutes.”