3-17: How the Patrols Fight (2/3)

3-17: How the Patrols Fight (2/3)

Youkos expression tightened when her fosters alarm was set off. She placed her two hands on her sword.

Three up ahead, and several from behind. Theres 10 seconds until they make contact with the vanguard.

First timers, cover the nearby buildings with a shield. Hurry!

Yousuke gave orders as soon as he confirmed the numbers of the enemy on his radar.

The students carried them out, covering everything except the road with an invisible energy.

Simple, right?

But dont let your guard down. Remember! There are people inside those!

Everyones a beginner at the start, so just keep calm and watch!

The two public morals committee members reassured the students as everyone readied to engage the enemy.

Standing at the front was Youko, behind her were the three students of 1-A, and at the rearmost was Yousuke.

The raybeasts were almost within view, but for some reason, they still couldnt see them.

Where are they!?

If theyre showing on the radar, but we cant see them, then They must be bel

Theyre above!

Youko yelled at the panicking first year as she wielded her blade in the lower-level stance.

Shock Blade!

Offensive-Type and Sword-Class Skill Shock Blade.

A skill that requires one to leave his body to the foster to create a shock wave with the swing of a blade.

When the skill is invoked, the blade is swung upwards, and foster is released into a straight line from the tip of the sword, allowing one to shoot down flying targets from a distance.

As Youko invoked Shock Blade, that something that was about to leap at them from above was shot down to the ground.

When she realized was that something was, she clicked her tongue.

3 Dog Class. Itll be tricky if the rest coming from behind are the same.

The raybeasts had their unique glowing organ on their foreheads, but they were four-legged just like a dog.

The two first year students lined up with Youko and wielded their swords as they faced the raybeasts.

It wasnt a straight line, however, as Youko intentionally placed herself half a step ahead the rest. This was the sort of person she was.

The remaining person in the rear guard took out his blaster alongside Yousuke.

Our job is to support the vanguard.

We have to pay attention to the enemy coming from behind, as well as those coming from other directions, and warn the vanguard as necessary.

Understood!

By the time everyone was in position, the three dog-class raybeasts that had fallen finally managed to get back up.

It wasnt a coincidence that they were able to assume their formation at the same time that the raybeasts stood up. Yousuke and Youko had been doing their best to ensure that their formation made it in time.

Theyre coming!

As if those words were some sort of signal, the raybeasts jumped the moment they were spoken.

The Dog-Class raybeasts neared them in the blink of an eye as they came leaping in with their claws and fangs.

No matter how many times they saw it, they could never grow accustomed to seeing these raybeasts attack with neither the sound of a cry nor the sound of their breathing.

Youko suppressed whatever uneasiness she felt as she stopped a raybeasts attack with the shield attached to her steel gauntlets.

Unfortunately for you, your strength is considered average to the special class students!

The raybeast wanted to bite Youko, but her shield made sure that wasnt happening. The raybeast could not win in a contest of strength against Youko.

The moment the raybeast was stopped, Youko swung her blade with her right hand without any hesitation, and the forelimbs that sought to strike down was cut down along with its neck.

Yet not even a drop of blood spurted as Youkos sword cleanly tore the raybeast apart.

In fact, it didnt even leave behind a corpse. It merely vanished and dispersed.

Raybeasts may look like other living organisms, but they are in fact just lumps of dimensional energies that would lose its form the moment it received more damage than it could take.

The only thing left behind was the glowing organ.

Naturally, these glowing organs are treated as trophies or proofs of ones hunt, so the students take care not to damage them.

Being able to collect many of it without damaging them is also one of the evaluation points of the academy.

But of course, thats for when the battle has ended.

Tl Note: Next chapter on Sunday. Just one more week, and well be back to schedule.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om