Even though it felt like a while, a few days passed by quickly.

Deciding to finally splurge his money the day before, Yuu bought a couple of items. He finally got more proper armor, leather that protected his head, legs, and arms. The reason why he didn’t go for the chest was mostly due to money, but also, if there was a need, Leah could throw a shield on him.

He would have to use one arm to wield the shield and the other for the scythe, drastically lowering his aim and speed, but he could protect himself against projectiles.

He had also bought a few potions as well. The main type being healing potions. While healing potions did not cure someone immediately, it did accelerate the recovery rate drastically, needing a minute to cure cuts and bruises over their body.

Though with it being so effective, there came a negative. Due to it being made by a bunch of material, whether herbal or mineral, you can only drink it a couple of times before feeling ill and throwing up unlike healing with mana.

Despite the limited use, it was still useful. Especially since he could not heal with his spells as quickly as a potion with his current skills.

After packing all his things, he went downstairs and waved towards the innkeeper before leaving with Leah.

The reason he was packing so many things was due to the event that was taking place. Today was the day where the guards, knights, and adventurers gathered at the gates of Blarchx to go and annihilate the goblins and bandits.

Without much of a surprise, there were a ton of people gathering near the entrance of the southern gate.

There were large beings wielding weapons larger than him, people wrapped around in cloth to hide their faces, some civilians holding the hands of their loved ones, and many more types.

Walking around the premise, Yuu quickly saw a familiar sight. “Lezith!”

Hearing her name called out to her, she turned around to see a man and slime duo heading towards her.

While Yuu didn’t originally know her name before, he found out a few days ago during basic training.

This was the woman who sparred with him, beating him up with a padded spear. Even though she didn’t go in-depth about her background, at the very least she gave him her name, Lezith.

“Oh, you’re participating in this too?” She said in a calm tone.

“Hmm, I may not be able to do much, but I still want to help nevertheless.”

“Make sure you prioritize survival. This isn’t a war so no one will force you to be bait, but you will still get orders.”

He nodded to her comment. While he could take down a goblin with some confidence, that was under the assumption that it was only a goblin, not a group of them.

“Oi, Yuu!” Hearing a voice come from behind, he turned around to see a tall lizard man walking towards him.

“Jqonle!” He waved back. Even though the two weren’t close, it was better than everyone else who he didn’t know.

“I thought I was going to be alone on this trip. It feels reassuring to see someone I know here.”

As the two talked, it didn’t take long before Chrisel and the other two arrived at the scene.

According to the event issued by the FeatherBright guild, the trio were to be the leaders of this expedition. Though due to this, he couldn’t meet up with them since they were already incredibly busy.

Despite the clambering of noise, once the three got up on the wall the voices started to slowly quiet down. “Everyone! We thank you on behalf of Blarchx, on the peace of Temploran, for joining us today. We will split it down into three sections. One following me, another following Bedgard, and lastly, Kebfa.

“Now. I know some of you have heard of strange sightings. But fear not, besides us, we have gathered help from some of the experts!” As soon as Chrisel stopped speaking, a man walked up next to him.

As soon as the sight of this man came into view, whispers echoed through the area.

“That’s the leader of the Flame Grass group!”

“A B-ranked adventurer… Never thought I’d see him like this.”

Confused on who he was, Yuu whispered to Lezith for insight. She responded in a calm tone, not amazed by the man like the others, “Just a B-ranked adventurer. He founded the Flame Grass group and they are decently strong for being a bit fresh to the scene.”

While there were praises and interest towards the man, Yuu barely heard some concerns from bystanders, “If a B-rank is here with his group, isn’t this too dangerous for us…”

A few shed their doubts of the expedition, in turn, made Yuu slightly doubt his actions as he could see why Kebfa wanted him to not go.

Seeing the doubt in some of the people’s eyes, Chrisel spoke up once more, “I can see some of you being wary of such a situation. But Len, the leader of the Flame Grass group is here to ensure our safety. For those who are weak, we request you help with the small fries who try to hinder our plan, prioritize safety and we shall defeat the enemy!”

With the short speech finishing, many said goodbye to their loved ones, and everyone who decided to participate separated into three main groups before heading out the gates.

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As everyone was split into three groups, each one went towards a different area. With enough scouting, they were confident about where the wild goblin and bandits resided for now. While the enemy had multiple bases, they decided to congregate in a specific area south of Blarchx.

One of the three teams, led by Kebfa, was designated to destroy the bases of the enemies to ensure that they couldn’t rebuild or hide in sneaky areas.

The second group, led by Bedgard, was tasked with taking care of the surrounding enemies that weren’t considered major threats. They were the support for the main group, allowing them to fight without anyone sneaking up on them or interfering.

The final group, the main group, was led by Chrisel and others who were able to fight against the main pillars of the alliance. They were tasked with killing the solo goblin, bandit leaders, and any other potential threats.

With the main group being an absolute denial of access to Yuu, with two options remaining, he ended up picking the support group. While he could help out Kebfa, the people participating were those who were quick on their feet or had good abilities in destruction magic, rendering his abilities useless.

Along with him, Jqonle and Lezith joined him since neither of them was useful in the other groups.

After a few hours, both the main and support group started to prepare for battle. They were quickly approaching the halfway mark.

“Incoming!” A loud shout came out of nowhere. As soon as this voice echoed out everyone in the group prepared to engage with whatever was approaching.

Despite being prepared, Yuu felt someone pull his arm forcefully, moving him from his current position. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that it was Lezith who pulled him.

Luckily she did as an arrow flew past his head, only a small distance from actually hitting. Hearing Leah make a sound he quickly reached above him and pulled out a large shield due to the current events.

Many had already pulled their shields or weapons out and those at the front got the worst barrage. Since he was between the middle and the back arrows didn’t come flying his way, but they wouldn’t just send one single wave.

And with that idea in mind, he was correct.

He quickly pulled Jqonle behind him and barely blocked an arrow from hitting them.

“Woosh!” He blocked another arrow just in time. He stared around, trying his best to protect him, Leah, and Jqonle. Not having much inventory or money to get a shield, Jqonle was completely defenseless, forcing Yuu to ensure his safety.

“Enemy incoming from all sides! Magicians create a barrier to block the arrows! Guards, temporarily defend those who can’t!” Another voice came out, this time from Chrisel who was all the way in the front.

But before he could react, he heard another voice nearby, “Yuu! Come and help me kill them!”

He stared at Lezith who was preparing to charge at the incoming goblins. Looking over to Jqonle, he could see the lizard nodding before running to the

magicians and guards who were trying to protect the others.

Running towards Lezith, he gave the shield to Leah and took out his scythe. As the first few waves of arrows came flying, many allies had already started to snipe out the archers who were hiding. With many of the archers distracted he started to rush towards Lezith who was dealing with two goblins and a bandit ganging up on her.

As there were three that were circling around her, not allowing her to escape, he went behind one of them to attack. Swinging his scythe down, the tip of the blade pierced through the skull of the goblin who was too focused on Lezith.

While he managed to kill the goblin with a single strike, the goblin’s allies had already taken notice of his arrival.

“Die!” The bandit’s blade approached Yuu who was just pulling the scythe out of the goblin’s skull.

“Clang!” The blade was just barely blocked by the handle of the scythe, but that didn’t stop the bandit from attacking again. With the bandit only needing one arm to wield the sword, Yuu could see at the corner of his eye the man’s open fist lighting up with flames as it started heading towards his chest.