Chapter 6: Cautious Night Assault

“Alright clean this up as best as you can, and burn all the bodies, eat some if you feel the need!” I ordered.

“Yes Sir!” They replied.

The reason I did this was to not make it obvious we have destroyed their forces, I was planning on intercepting the remainder of the scouting party, when they came at night. It will still be obvious that they were attacked but they would also investigate giving me time to surround them with my troops.

As for the results of the fight major achievements were made. Many of us have reached new levels which are very hard to achieve after level 10. 3 other people reached level 15, allowing them to pick a class. Most notable of them is a young pup named Bewulf and a hunter that calls himself Snipe. The 2 others are obviously me and Kaiser.

CLASS OPTIONS AVAILABLE:

1. Battle Commander (Rare) - You are a natural leader and can lead your troops effectively while also participating in battle.

2. Champion (Uncommon) - You are well versed in a wide array of weapons allowing you to use any in any situation.

3. Spear Sage (Rare) - You are a master of spear techniques and use powerfull swift attacks to kill your enemies.

4. Spearmen (common) - You are adept at the use of polearms and spears.

Well that is interesting, I would have assumed this would have premade choices that were the same for everyone. But it seems just as the levels it distributes depending on your style. Options 4 and 2 were out of the question, and also 3 was tempting. Nevertheless 1 was the best choice. I click on it and do not feel very different.

Character Status Status

Name: Adolf Level: 15

Class: Battle Commander

Health Points

110

MP:

130

Titles: Commander, Temper, Talented

Experience: 350/1200

Str

13

DEX

21

Vit

11

INT

13

Char

11

Agi

20

Racial Traits:

Intelligence II, Loyal...

Hm, my intelligence increased a bit that's new…

“Adolf you cannot believe it! I have been awarded a rare class!” Kaiser said as he happily ran inside my tent.

“So have I, it is titled “Battle Commander” " I said

“Interesting, mine is titled “Wise King” but its description are pretty vague…” He said

“A perfectly fitting title, I have heard those 2 others have received Uncommon classes they shall prove useful in the coming battle” I say while scratching my beard.

LATER ON THAT NIGHT

My nose picked up a scent as I layed on my fur bed. The rest were sleeping, only a few were awake as they took the night shifts. I quickly tell the officers to wake their troops and surround the enemy force.

“Officer I want you to take your men and that young guard with the class to surround them while I distract them” I whisper, he gives me a nod of approval.

The officer wasn’t a incredible fighter but had dirty tactics and shock value, he was adept at ambushing and surprising his enemies with the help of that young pupling it should be an easy task.

I gather the remaining officers and troops. The archers hid in the trees arrows ready, the rest of us hid in the enemies tents, behind trees and under large rocks. It wouldn't be long before they notice something was occuring.

I heard footsteps, not ours. The depth of the sound was lower and had significantly less weight, soon thousands of them could be heard marching. It was them, not more then 120 metres from us they were coming to rendezvous with their friends.

I signal the archers, as soon as they were to shoot the ambushing forces would join in on the fight while the main force charged.

“Adolf I don’t have a good feeling about this, I can’t explain it but I feel some sort of mana signature from that mass of enemies.” Kaiser whispered to me.

I give him a nod but I believed in my ability to beat a measly rabbit even if he was the strongest of them all what can he do?

“Archers fire at will!” Quickly you could hear archers taking their aim and shooting at rapid speeds, the wind buzzed as the arrow tips pierce through the air reaching their destined targets. The rain of arrows were too much for the rabbit and some retreated, quickly the shock troop intercepted some of the escapees and engaged in combat.

“Charge!” I ordered. I led the charge holding six spears, the heavy rush of our over 2000 troops made a dense fog of dust and grass

I quickly lung 3 spears one after the other, the power of the throw made it go through several rabbits before losing speed and sticking to a tree. Dual wielding the spears I eliminate everything in my path, suddenly a beam of light struck me in the chest stinging me. It was too fast to trace or react to.

Grabbing an enemy I use him as a shield as I was trying to see the source of the attack. In a short amount of time these magic spells changed the pace of the fight. I concentrate mana as best as I could to my eyes as Kaiser taught me, I could see the mana signatures fluctuate deep into their right side, it was a group of 30-35 mages. Never have I seen so much mages in one spot, being adept at magic was rare but here they were.

“Men flank their right side, destroy their mages!” I ordered. Almost instantly the rabbit mages casted a blinding spell, but that trick wouldn't work twice on me. I continue to charge unaffected.

For every swing of my spear 3 to 5 rabbits would be seen flung into the air, i finally penetrate their defences and find the mages. Kaiser finally caught up to me and started casting a spell.

I feel power surging through me and my wounds closed, I lunged at the rabbits at the peak of my jump throwing my spear killing 2 mages. Still in mid air 3 fireballs could be seen flying past my head killing some mages. I land while striking my spear downwards lacerating a rabbit mage.

Some of my troops finally managed to reach the battle now, but the remaining 20 or so mages continued their onslaught of magic.

KAISER POV

These mages are so formidable, and that mana signature I sensed early is nowhere near here. We are short on time and our men are slowly becoming exhausted from the long journey and consecutive battles.

I needed something new, a more powerful attack. Fireball and Ignite were the only skills our mages knew, except for custom skills some would develop. I quickly got an idea, the beams of light were fast, it seemed to be their natural property. I saw an arrow wissing by… An arrows property is fast, piercing. The idea formed, and I manifested it into the world with magic.

I somehow made an arrow, which looked more like a large 76 centimeter toothpick. It was made entirely out of fire and costed a lot of mana to cast. I point it at a mage and quickly it pierced the mage leaving only a burnt hole where his stomach and bowels use to be. The other mages look at me with excitement and confusion but I order them to pay attention.

YOU HAVE GAINED THE CUSTOM SKILL “FIRE ARROW”

“Adolf, assist Bewulf I sense he needs help with that figure i previously mentioned, I’ll take are of these guys!” I shouted.

He understood what needed to be done and quickly left alongside most of the infantry and spearmen units.

BEWULF POV

I clenched my left arm as it bled, this rabbit was clever and stronger than all the others I’ve ever faced. He was strange looking too, instead of the normal beige short coat he had long black fur, His eyes were squinted and sharp, and his front teeth extremely long. Not to mention his body was not that of a normal Bremen rabbit. He had long hind legs and long arms that mad his torso look short in comparison. He smiled which had no warmth in it, just creepy malice.

I raise both my axes showing him I was fearless of his games and charged at him. I will not lose!

“Quit young Hund, you are too weak for me. But I do commend you for lasting this long how did you do it.” He said raising his dagger.

“Ever heard of a class, I have the uncommon class “Berserker” let me show you a taste of its power!” Both of my axes collide with his dagger, the impact mad his grip loosen enough to drop it. My wound quickly healed, it seemed to do that if I had enough mana and adrenaline.

“Do not underestimate me, you are the one to lose today!” I said as my axe collided with his collar bone, before it could impact though something seemed to stop it. A shadow like fog substance surrounded my axe pushing it back.

“Huh? Aughh… What are you doing” I say struggling.

“Sorry but you are the one dying today… Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Another dark fog came from his free hand slowly reaching my throat and surrounded it choking me and holding me still in the air.

I let go of my 2 axes and try to rip the dense dark fog off of my throat. But even with my strength and vigor I could not seem to do anything to it.

I could sense the blood trying to reach my head but failing, my eyes slowly turned red.

Fuick!

Quickly a spear flew by but was stopped by the dense fog which was becoming larger than anticipated and now surrounded the weird rabbit like a shield.

“Looks like someone is interrupting our fun…”