4-27: How the Weak Fights II (1/4)

4-27: How the Weak Fights II (1/4)

The group whose numbers didnt even reached a hundred pushed courageously through the gaps between the hordes of raybeasts.

They tried to avoid fighting as much as they could, but avoiding everything was never an option.

Three raybeasts approaching from 11clock!

The raybeasts showed no signs of stopping as they continued to give rise to more clouds of dust.

The approaching raybeasts were as big as cars and ran just as fast. Three thick, sharp horns could also be seen on their heads.

There were too many of them to avoid these raybeasts, and they couldnt ignore them either since theyve already been noticed.

Enemies sighted! Vanguards, withdraw! Well take them on! A student said.

Dont lose to these fake Triceramons! Another student said.

Understood! UOOO!!

The Resistance-specialized students stepped forward with their respective weapons held out like shields as they switched places with the vanguards.

15 students took formation as they set out to receive the assault of the dinosaurs(triceratops).

When the students and the triceratops met, a powerful clash erupted and the three horns of the triceratops mercilessly stabbed at them.

GUuu!!

Damn it!!

Like wed lose!!

The students that received that blow directly were pushed back by the impact, drawing skid marks on the ground.

These students had relatively high ranks in Resistance, but they did not have much in the way of Strength.

The only reason they were able to stop the assault of the raybeasts was because of all the buffs theyd received.

And yet despite that, their photon barriers were damaged and even their Simple Exoskeletons(Protectors) creaked.

But regardless how much theyd been pushed back in that one clash, they had still successfully stopped the raybeasts momentarily.

And stopping these raybeasts momentarily was all they were tasked to do.

ORA!

Eat this!

Blow them up!

The raybeasts had a fatal weak point in the way of their glowing crystal organs.

The moment they stopped, the vanguards immediately jumped out and hit, cut, and thrust at those weak points.

As their cores shattered, the raybeasts all dispersed without a trace.

Great team work! Dont forget that feeling just now!

Their commander didnt forget to praise them even as he took out the Bird-Type raybeasts in the sky.

A faint smile appeared on the students when they were complimented, but their faces quickly became solemn once again.

Part of it was because they were not in a situation where they could afford to idle around, but the bigger reason was because theyd remembered that their commander was taking care of their airspace all on his own.

Their commanders red gun would shoot out compressed air bullets to intercept the raybeasts attacking from the sky.

Because of that they didnt have to worry about enemies coming from above.

But that also meant that they had to take care of the land on their own.

Medics! Those three are injured! Treat their arms quickly! Shinichi said.

Understood! Over here. Well heal you right now. Heal' A student from the medic team said.

Three students tried to ignore their wounds and go back to their position, but Shinichi stopped them and had the medic team cast a healing spell on them. After all, theyd directly taken on the attack of a triceratops horns.

Fortunately, the horns failed to penetrate their arms, and though theyd still received quite the beating, a low-level spell was enough to get them back to shape.

Next time please call us if youve been injured. Were not as sharp as the commander, so if you hide your wounds, well never notice, a female student from the medic team said.

Saliva splattered all over from the mouth of the sand worm as Shinichi nonchalantly asked that question.

Although the bear and the worm didnt really look like the same species, they were both raybeasts, so while in one sense, Shinichi wasnt wrong, he was still quite off.

Tomoe happened to be in the same formation as him, so she answered him with an exasperated voice.

Of course not. The sensory organs of raybeasts born underground are all weak save for their sense of touch. So it probably just attacked whatever passed by the ground above it.

Raybeasts didnt acknowledge the existence of other raybeasts, so they normally didnt fight.

But raybeasts that spawned underground had this particular trait, making scenes like this possible.

Shinichi nodded, then immediately kicked off against the ground.

The giant earthworm had suddenly spat out the raybeast it was playing with in its mouth at them.

The icky display had caused the students to let their guard down, so they werent able to respond in time.

Push!

Shinichi stepped up and wielded his Pile Bunker vertically to receive the raybeast that had been spat out. The raybeast no longer looked like a raybeast, though. Already, it was nothing more than a giant bullet of meat, but the resulting impact from clashing with it was surprisingly heavy.

GU!

In the face of that fake bullet that shot faster than even the pitch of a strong-armed pitcher, even Pile Bunker that was known for its ludicrous weight was pushed back a little.

Fortunately, the vanguards regained clarity and caught Shinichis back.

Sorry, we were careless! One of the vanguards said.

No, you did well! Keep supporting me like this! Change mode, Short-Ranged Wide-Area Attack, Photon Burst!

A brilliance of photon shot out from the Pile Bunker, and the lump of meat was crushed into pieces before dispersing without a trace.

That was the explosion that was normally used to release the stake of the Pile Bunker.

Although it had less power when attacking a single point, it could affect a wider area and also be fired more frequently.

This was one of the uses that Shinichi had come up with when he used Pile Bunker for the first time.

Shoot that thing and dont let it come close! Tomoe said.

A barrage of bullets descended on the giant earthworm from the skills and shooters of the students.

Tomoe had given the order because she noticed that the worm was about to attack them after spitting the meat bullet at Shinichi.

Their attacks failed to damage the worm, but they did manage to suppress it.

Thanks to that Shinichi and the vanguards were able to avoid getting attacked.

Concerned, Tomoe called out to Shinichi.

Any injuries!? She asked.

None. Dont worry, I wont let any of you get hurt! Shinichi said.

Huh? I was talking about you!

Huh?

W-What are you tilting your head for!? Ahh, sheesh! Im asking you if your arm is alright!?

Shinichi finally understood after she said it straight. Im fine, he finally said, but Tomoe couldnt understand why it took so long for him to understand that she was talking about him.

Safina-senpai! The worm!

Ah, damn it! It went underground!

Perhaps it found their attacks annoying or perhaps it thought that there were no prey near it, but regardless of the reason, the giant earthworm opened its giant mouth and went underground as though it was trying to eat the land.

That body that was much longer and faster than any of them could have thought vanished from right in front of their eyes.

The only thing that was left was the giant hole that showed how thick its body was.

Someone use a sensor! Find where that thing went!

On it! Huh!? Its right beneath us!? Its coming up!!

Before any of them could have time to be shocked, the earth shook.