BRAGR) Charging Forward Part 1 (Patreon)

“We are finally here.” I looked at the two tall buildings in front of me. But even though we were now near the buildings did not mean we were at the so-called core. What stood in front of us at this time was a street filled with monsters.

“What is this? Why are they all just standing there?” Mike asked. Jada seemed to be on the verge of passing out. Her hands were visibly shaking.

“My guess is that we are in the right location.” I whispered softly. “Those monsters are guarding something. That something is probably a core which is allowing the monsters to spawn in masses.”

“What do you mean?” Mike turned his camera to me.

Jada bit her lip and forced herself into work mode. She was truly a trooper. “Yes, can you please explain to the viewers what you are talking about?”

“It’s simple really. You can think of this as a dungeon. The dungeon has a core in which monsters spawn. While this will not stop monsters from appearing, it will slim down the monsters to a tolerable level, at least here in this section of New York. Elsewhere, I can not be sure since I have never come across this before. These monsters are around level 30, so they are manageable, but that is not to say the same about other locations.

“Hell I could also be completely wrong as well. But for a group monsters of different types to be in the same locations like this means that they are guarding something and if I use dungeons as an example only a dungeon core would be the answer.” I did my best to explain things but I was sure it was confusing for those who were listening.

“In short. If we can kill these monsters by clearing out the street we may find a dungeon core. If we do breaking it will give this area a breather from the monsters. This is in theory only.”

“Let’s hope your theory is correct but does this mean you will be fighting against all these monsters?” Jada seemed to be unsure about this, but I would think that after seeing Hilde and I cutting down monsters that we ran into, she would have some trust in us by now.

“Yes. There is no path but ahead.” I replied with a faint smile. “From now on, not just me but everyone, if they wish to survive will need to forge forward. Put their fears behind them and work to survive. As long as you can grow stronger you can win.”

I stood up and stretched before pulling out my sword. “Hilde will put a barrier around you while the two of use clear the road ahead. I chose this spot since the it had the best view.”

With a grin, I tapped my sword on my shoulder before hopping over the large piece of rubble and making my way towards the monsters. Hilde followed closely behind me.

“Master, how should we deal with them?”

“I was thinking of charging down the middle if we do that the monsters will be drawn towards us and ignore anything behind us. I do not want our reporter friends to get a scare.”

“We can do that. If you want I can take out the mid section while you charge in. This will make them turn towards me with a kind of AOE taunt.”

“Alright, Then Hilde, I will leave that to you.” The plan was actually perfect. I was still only level 29. This meant that the monsters here were at a higher level than me and in numbers. So if Hilde can really tank them while I cut them down from the back, then we could easily clear all these monsters out.

“Hilde, just make sure you do not die.” I gave her a serious look. I do not want Hilde sacrificing herself. Summon or not, I just do not wish for her to die. After all, this was not inside the game.

“Hehe… Master do not worry. These monsters are like a warm breeze passing by. They will not even get a single speck of dirt on my uniform.”

“I’m trusting you.” We stared at each other for a few seconds before both smiling at one another.

“Then I will be off. Count to ten before you begin your attack.” With Hilde as the main tank, I watched as she ran straight for the monsters. She was so fast even I was amazed. I never knew she could run so fast. She reached the monsters in almost an instant and stomped her foot into the ground, causing the ground below her feet to sink in slightly before launching herself high into the air.

“[Maid Meteor Fist Of Doom, Only Master’s Toes Can Walk here],” and with all the heroic appearance she had, she ruined it with the strange sounding shout. I will pretend I never heard it. Yes, that is what I will do. I will just push such a horrifying statement to the back of my mind.

“Master how do you like the new skill name I made up?” I will push such a horrifying skill name to the back of my mind. But really, what the hell do my toes have to do with anything!? Why the hell is she so hung up on my toes!?