Daybreak Summoner Chapter 15 Part 2 (Patreon)

Chapter 15 Lightning Cage

Again, with Rei in the lead, the three of them go down a pathless trail.

「 But still, we got lucky earlier.」

「 Eh? Why so?」

Rei turned around at Rinna's sudden comment.

She wondered if there had been something unusual about the capture earlier.

「 Bolt lizards are pack creatures by nature. If they had a lot of friends, it wouldn't have been that easy.」

「 A Pack huh…… It's going to be tough if we get cornered or worse……」

Just then, they heard the sound of grass scraping in the bushes ahead of them.

There's something hiding in there.

When Rei took a step forward, the creature sensed her presence and ran away.

She could see a slight blue-purple body through the grass.

It was probably a bolt lizard.

「 There it is. We have to go after it.」

「 Careful, now. If we get surrounded by a herd, it will be a problem.」

The three of them carefully proceeded in the direction the Bolt Lizard had fled.

The grass was getting shorter and shorter, and the visibility was getting even better.

Finally, Rei caught sight of her target.

A lone bolt lizard stands in a semicircular space surrounded by low cliffs.

「 I found it. I think there's only one. I'm off.」

Rinna nodded her head at Rei's suggestion.

With the two waiting in place, Rei drew her sword and rushed forward.

From the earlier fight, she learned how long it takes to fire an electric shock.

It was quite possible to get in close and stun it faster than that.

Noticing the presence of the enemy, the bolt lizard spread its dorsal fin wide and took an alert stance.

But it was too late.

Rei swung her sword to strike down the thundercloud before it could form.——

「 Rei, watch out! 」

Rinnah's shout reaches her ears before the attack.

Immediately after that, a thunderous boom echoed from the right side.

The electric shock aimed at Rei was avoided by a quick leap.

「 An attack!? From where……!」

Another bolt lizard emerged from behind a rock.  That's not all. One by one, more than twenty of them appeared from behind the rocks.

「 This is! We're surrounded.……!」

「 It was a raid!? I didn't know that Volt Lizards had this much knowledge……! Get out of there, Rei!」

Twenty-five bolt lizards surround Rei. All of them spread their dorsal fins and generated a thundercloud around her at once.

「 This……I don't know if I can escape……!」

If we turn our backs on these guys and run, we'll be instantly shot dead, but……

Sweat trickled down Rei's cheeks.

How long could she continue to dodge an attack of such density.

「 That’s bad! We have to help her!」

Rinna tried to run towards Rei's side. Blaming herself for this situation, she thought it was a mistake in her strategy.

Shifle grabbed her by the shoulders and stopped her.

「 Wait for a bit! What are you planning to do after you go there!」

「 Let go! Rei is in danger because of me!」

「 You need to calm down. Calmness is also important for a summoner. Judging the situation calmly and acting appropriately. That is one of the talents of a summoner.」

「 Shifle……. Fuuuh, th, that’s right……」

At Shifle's words, she seemed to regain some of her composure.

Rinna stares at Rei as she gets surrounded by enemies.

「 But this is the situation. How do we get through it……」

「 For now, we have to trust Rei.」

But if by any chance一if something were to happen——

Shifle gives the jewel in his pants pocket a pat.

If she interferes, the exam will be failed.

Still, she can't leave her to die.

「 Fuu-chan, If something happens, I'm counting on you.」

「……Fuuuu 」

「 Gueeeeeee!!」

A high-pitched squeal from what must be the leader of the pack was heard.

This was the signal for the vicious attack to begin.

One of the thunderclouds launched an electric shock at Rei.

Just before the attack, the black thundercloud emits a lightning flash.

As if on cue, Rei jumped back and was bombarded with a second and third electric shock.

「 Somehow……I've got to go on the offensive.」

She did two backflips, followed by a side roll and a forward leap. The grass in the area where Rei had been bombarded with electric shocks one after another, scorching it black.

Lightning arrows were flying at her from all directions. If she just kept evading, she will eventually be caught. But how could she get close to it in this thunderous storm?

Before she could even think about it, lightning strikes were launched one after another.

If she stop for even a moment, the next moment she’ll be charred black from the attacks.

「 I guess this is what you call being on the edge……」

She maintains as wide a field of vision as possible and watch out for strong glowing clouds. After a forward roll, and a leap, there was a slight pause.

As Rei continued to dodge the lightning strikes, she felt a small but definite sense of discomfort. The number of attacks is decreasing. Taking a look around, there were only ten thunderclouds surrounding her.

「 Are they exhausted......? Whatever it is, you've got a chance!」

In the meantime, she need to reduce the numbers as much as possible.

That's when she decided to go on the offensive.

「 Rei! Above!!」

Rinna's shout made her look above her head. Rei's eyes widened in astonishment at the sight in her eyes, and she gulped.

「……You've got to be kidding me.」

Above her, a huge thundercloud, created by the combined power of a dozen or so bolt lizards, was swirling.