That same day, in another part of Orazvil City.
A middle-aged man, accompanied by two people whose bodies were covered under long robes, knocked on the door of a house located in the 5th City Section, at the south of the city.
One second later, the door opened slightly and a male voice came from the other side.
Male: What do you want?
The middle-aged man spoke.
Middle-aged man: I came for the mission you received a few days ago.
Male: Mister, I don't know what you are speaking about.
The middle-aged man nodded and. He then took something out of his clothes and passed it to the man behind the door.
Middle-aged man: This is my identification.
The man received it and used a few seconds to confirm its authenticity. Less than one minute later, the door opened revealing a cunning-looking skinny man.
Male: Welcome, Mr. S. I was waiting for you. Something to drink?
The middle-aged man shook his head.
Middle-aged man: I prefer to focus on my work. How is the situation with the targets?
Male: There were a few inconveniences, but fortunately, we did not fail the mission.
He then walked towards a wall and revealed a secret compartment behind a painting.
Male: This is all the information we got about the targets.
On the first page of the document, there were names and the drawings of group of youngsters.
Vanoss
Delirious
Nogla
Wildcat
Moo
Basically
Terroriser
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes when he saw the names. He then opened the document and started to read the information inside.
When he finished reading, he furrowed his brows.
Middle-aged man: This information is almost useless. Besides the place where they is living right now, everything else is something I already know.
The skinny man in charge of recollecting information smiled bitterly.
Male: You can't blame us for that. Originally, we planned to follow the targets to monitor their movements and thus learn about their habits, likes, and dislikes. Unfortunately, that plan fell apart the first day.
Middle-aged man: What happened?
Male: Well, they managed to find out that they were being monitored. Then, they located one of our men and caught him, forcing him to commit suicide. When we learned of that, I immediately retracted all the men in charge of monitoring them. I didn't dare to send more men to their deaths. The information I gave you was something I got after asking for help from some people of the city hall and investigating with some information brokers in the Black Market.
The middle-aged man frowned.
Middle-aged man: Do they know about us?
Male: I think they didn't. Our men are professionals. They will reveal nothing even in front of the worst torture.
Middle-aged man: Good. This is enough. From today, you are relieved from your duties in this city. Return to the capital for your next assignment.
Hearing his words, the skinny man was startled and nervous.
Male: R-Really? B-But, did I do anything wrong?
Middle-aged man: Nothing like that. It's just that the work you have done in this city has been deemed enough for a promotion. Return to the capital, you will receive the details there.
The skinny man turned excited. Without hesitation, he bowed to the middle-aged man before running to his room to pack his things.
Finally, half an hour later, he departed under the orders of the middle-aged man.
But as soon as he left the house, the middle-aged man looked at one of the people with him.
Middle-aged man: You know what to do. Wait until he leaves the city.
???: Understood, Mr. Sebastian.
The hooded person kneeled on the ground before disappearing.
Sebastian continued looking at the documents carefully. Even although most of the information here were things he already knew, he still did not ignore it.
At that moment, the other hooded person spoke with a feminine voice.
Zabrina: Are their our targets? A group of C-ranks? Huh, some of them are very cute.
Sebastian: Focus, Zabrina. We don't have any time left.
Zabrina giggled in amusement.
Zabrina: Hahaha, how interesting. A demigod and two A-ranks were sent to catch a group of C-ranks. Are they like princes or something like that, Mr. Sebastian? Or could it be that you alone are not enough to catch them?
Sebastian frowned. A few seconds later, he shook his head.
Sebastian: You are right. Normally, this lineup would be overkill for just a group of weak men. However, I have a bad feeling about it?
Zabrina: Huh? What do you mean?
Sebastian did not answer. Inwardly, however, he felt there is something protecting them preventing him from get any closer. The more he get close, the more he felt his instincts going wild.
He still remembered the sense of danger he felt when he was 10 meters from them.
Even although that they seemed like nothing more but a bunch of C-rank practitioners, Sebastian knew well to trust his instincts.
Thus, just in case that some of them were strong enough to fight in par with him, he brought two extra <A-> ranks.
Sebastian: Let's just hope that I'm imagining things.
*****
Our group of lovable idiots were seated in the rooftop of a large building while looking in the direction of the center of the city section drinking beer, some of them were smoking.
Sherene, the Saintess of the Church of the Golden Dawn, had said that she was going to attack Barney tonight. Thus, everyone were looking in the direction of Barney's mansion in hopes of catching a glimpse of something announcing the start of the fight.
Unfortunately, even after the sun hid and the moon lit up the night sky, nothing seemed to happen.
Nogla: Could it be that nothing is going to happen?
In response, Brock just shrugged.
Moo: Perhaps it already started, just that we did not notice anything.
Basically: Yeah, that is a possibility too.
Marcel then drank another round after saying that.
Basically: But that saintess... she sure spoke a lot.
Evan looked at Marcel and asks.
Vanoss: What? Are you curious about the things she said about us?
Basically: Huh? Well, yes. I mean, saving the world? What is that suppose to mean?
Wildcat: I think she means we will saaave the world, defeating some demon lord in the future.
Terroriser: Fuuucking typical isekai animes.
Brian said as he drank anotuer round of beer.
Terroriser: I kinda dislike why the anime community make another isekai about related to some demon lords. Do you guys want something new about it? Died from truck-kun then got reincarnated, transport because they entered some magical door, such bullshit things.
Wildcat: I agree with Brian, Isekai genre is definitely dying.
Vanoss: But hey, the way we transport here in this world, does it sound a new type of isekai transport?
Basically: Technically, do you ever watch Overlord?
Vanoss: What's that?
Basically: An anime, MC's role is a hero or villain or whatever. His transportation is more like similar to us, like the place we build transported to a world of fantasy, we became our main avatars, and instead of one player, a group was transported. So it is like that.
Delirious: Evan, you should've watch anime more.
Vanoss: Oh hell no, I ain't watching those stuff, its fucking gay. And I'm not going to become like those otaku weebs who marries a fake woman and stick their dicks in a body pillow.
Basically: You think whoever watch a lot of animes are all like that? It kinda sounds racist to me.
Vanoss: How does racism has to do any of it?
At that moment, Brian felt something and become serious.
Terroriser: Guys, shut up.
Vanoss: What is it, Brian? ( •__•)
Terroriser: Firstly, Anime is totally Gay. Secondly, my robotic senses just felt several powerful energy fluctuations coming from different parts of the city.
Moo: Energy fluctuations? Do you mean mana? Could it be that there are people fighting in the city.
But before Brian could answer, the ground trembled.
Then...
*BOOOOOMMMMM!!!*
The giant explosion shook Orazvil City. At the same time, hundreds of houses around the city lit up on fire.
The next second, the entire city was shrouded by a giant magic circle.
Wildcat: WHAT IN THE FUCK IS THAT?!?!?!
*****
Barney: Hahahahahahaha! It's too late, Princess Sherene! It has already started! Even if you try to stop it now, it's already too late!
Sherene frowned. She did not like what she was seeing.
Sherene: I don't understand, don't you know how dangerous the Blight is? Billions of people will die if this goes out of control!
Barney: Haha! There are things I can only get by using it, Saintess. That is the only reason... unfortunately, it looks like fate was not on my side.
Sherene: Tell me who else is cooperating with you. If you do that, perhaps I can find a way to make your time in prison easier.
Barney: Prison? No, I'm not going to go to prison.
Then, his body lit up.
Instantly, a powerful strength filled his body. It was as though the magic circle shrouding the city was empowering him.
Barney: This is it! YES!!! HAHAHAHAHA! THIS IS TRUE POWE-...eh?"
Suddenly, Barney felt a floating sensation.
Looking back, he saw his own body falling to the ground.
'Nani...???'
That's where he realize...
He became headless.
He didn't know what just happened, first thing he looks at Sherene while his mana grows at an insane rate, he was about to breakthrough Demigod already but then he realize his on the ground before his vision turns to darkness.
Then, both of his headless body and lone head fell on the ground.
That was the end of one of the greatest merchants of Orazvil City.
Samantha, put her greatsword back on her back after killing Barney.
Samantha: Sorry, your Majesty, but I thought it seemed dangerous.
Sherene: It's alright. Instead, there is something more important we need to take care of.
Samantha nodded and looked at the direction of the city. Fire and smoke had become the owners of the night, and Samantha and Sherene could smell the iron-like smell of blood.
The City of Orazvil had turned into hell.
*****
The group jumped onto the roof of a more taller building. Once there, they managed to get a glimpse of the situation in the city.
Fire and smoke filled the streets, with people running away and other people chasing after them. Sometimes, someone would use a sharp weapon to behead or kill a citizen mercilessly, clearly enjoying it.
Fortunately, many Adventurers began to defend the city, but the casualties on both sides are either.
In just a few minutes, Orazvil City had become into a Warzone, with hundreds of innocents, Adventurers, attackers dying each second.
Terroriser: This is so much worse than I thought.
Meanwhile, Basically looks around as his eyes focused on the people causing this evil.
And just after a few seconds, he managed to identify them.
In their arms, legs, or chest, they had a symbol of a wolf tearing apart a body.
Basically: The Church of Carnage. These motherfuckers.
Nogla: It seems they will need to get a woop ass later.
Moo: Damn, I never expected they would act so soon.
Delirious: Guys! What is the plan?
Vanoss: Let's save the people!
Hearing Evan's words, everyone agrees.
Jumping down from the building, the group then watch the streets filled with cultist looking group killing civilians while Adventurers and more Cultist killing each other.
With extreme determination, Vanoss yelled on top of his lungs.
Vanoss: CHARGE!!!
Vanoss yelled as he held his enchanted Netherite sword up high.
Hearing his words, the group charged.
Terroriser: FREEDOM!!!
Terroriser yelled in a Scottish accent.
As the battle has started, the group faced each opponent.
Vanoss karate kicks one cultist who was about to kill a little girl, the cultist stood up looking at Evan in anger.
As his opponent finally stood, Vanoss pulls out nunchucks while imitating Bruce Lee noises.
Cultist 1: YOU LITTLE BRAT!! DIE!!!
The cultist rushed and slashes at Vanoss with a long sword at insane speed like a bloodthirsty animal.
Vanoss: Look at these moves!
However, with that speed, Vanoss still able to dodge the attack with ease then hits the cultist a few times by the time he sees an opening.
The cultist was getting irritated until he finally got a hit. Slashing Vanoss' chest. Backing up a bit, the Cultist was about to go for the kill. But Vanoss threw a flag grenade at him. Blowing up in front of his face he was disoriented and was now even more furious. As the cultist is ready to strike, Vanoss immediately got out his nunchucks but they were different this time. They made a sound then yellow lightsabers emitted from them.
This surprises him a bit as Vanoss was doing a move with them. Now it was a standoff. Vanoss with determination in his eyes was ready. The cultist struck but Vanoss spun his nunchucks, cutting off his baldes with ease.
Cultist 1: Damn it! What the hell are those things!?
Evan didn't answered and instead took his chance. He jumped and spin kicked his head, launching him towards a wall far from them.
After made impact on it, the cultist became unconscious after hitting the wall on the back of his head.
Vanoss: Sorry about that.
Evan smiles as he put his lightsaber nunchucks away.
*****
Delirious: You're about to go down, motherfucker.
The mask man said as he raises his two Machetes in front of a cultist who is about to finish the Adventurer in front of him.
Cultist 2: From what I'm looking at you look like your one of us. Because I can feel the emotions within you, your also a psychopath in the inside, I know you want to do like what we did. Come on, join us.
Delirious: I'll have you know that I'll NEVER to become as fuckers like you! It is TIME to get serious lirious.
Saying this, Delirious charged at the cultist.
Cultist 2(Thoughts): Foul.
{Body Paralysis}
Casting it on Delirious, the mask man stopped, motionless. The Criminal smile thinking how easy it was, how arrogant is his opponent is, so he step forward towards Delirious and was about to beheaded him.
However...
Delirious started to giggle then into a full maniacal laugh.
Cultist 2: What's so funny?
Delirious: Nothing, only just you fell into my trap.
Cultist 2: What do you mea-?
Delirious: {Aura of Despair -96%}
All of the sudden, the Cultist was starting to lose his mind after a dark aura came out of the mask man and struck at the cultist. He started to laugh like a maniac too and his mental health began to tremble before he fell to the ground with a sorry state.
Delirious: Jesus, is that what it looks like if I used the 4th level?
*****
We now show a scene of Wildcat fighting against another cultist with 6 floating swords around him while Wildcat uses fist against the man. You can hear the metal clangs and Tyler's roars.
Cultist 3: Haha! Your not the first guy facing me with only fist! How do you defend yourself against six swords with just your bare fist?
Hearing his taunts, Tyler snorts as he uses his Gates.
Wildcat: How do you defend against tens of weapons with just six, huh?
Cultist 3: Oh fu-
Before he can say more, Tyler immediately to launch the weapons at him like machine guns. The cultist react quickly and uses his swords, he can control the swords with his own mind, floating in the air near him and slashing incoming weapon projectiles widly. But controlling the swords in a long period of time causes his mana to depleted.
Another few moments of keep slashing incoming weapon projectiles, the cultist became tired and fell to the ground.
Cultist 3: Who the hell are you?
Wildcat: We are the fouls that beat your asses! Now carve those words well into your head, you're messing with a first-rate villain, shithead!
The cultist didn't have time to clear his head as Wildcat bought his fist down on the man's head, utterly crushing it like a bag of potatoes!
Skull fragments and blood were all that remained as face features of the now deceased cultist.
*****
Moo is fighting against another cultist who is <B> rank, 1/3 stronger than Moo. Right now, the Cultist gets the upper hand. He was beating Moo relentlessly.
Cultist 4: Your weak and an idiot to go against the likes of me!
Both of them are now looking at each other. Moo looks at himself, bloody and bruised before he pulls out a potion of Regeneration and drank it. The healing effect kicks in, all the cuts and bruises are now gone.
Moo: Care to explain?
Cultist 4: That's cheating! You're using potions for gods sake!
Moo: Meh.
Then Moo pulls out three pokeballs and threw them. What's next is a highly armored Warden and two King Kong beasts cane out, both towering the man, to his shock.
Cultist 4: What th-???
With now the tables have turned. Now the Cultist was getting pummeled by three large creatures, then he was now nothing but a bloody puddle.
*****
Now with Nogla, he was having a bit of trouble while using an enchanted baseball bat for all things beside the op weapons he has in his disposal, and fighting againt a guy who is twice as faster than him. Nogla was swinging wildly and getting hit at the same time.
Cultist 5: Ha! Never knew of all ny friends fighting against, I'm fighting a retard!
Nogla: I'm not retarded! I'm just a professional idiot.
All of the sudden Nogla's movements became quicker and stronger. The cultist usually tries to let his opponents dodge his attacks but now his the one dodging.
Cultist 5(Thoughts): What the?! How is he getting faster!???
Nogla: Sweat mode engaged.
Now Nogla became faster than before, more faster than him. The baseball bat can get a few hits. Everytime the Cultist went for the punch. His arms were smashed, even with a kick, his legs were smashed. Few moments of getting hits, Nogla goes for the 69th strike.
Nogla: KABOYA!!!
Swinging the bat at deadly speed, he struck the cultist's face upwards, launching him in a home run.
After doing that, he looks at the other three cultist, sweating.
Nogla: Yeah! You fuckers know who I am?! I'm the swinger first the LA lackers!
Nogla yells out as he chased them down.
*****
Terroriser is fighting against two guys. One guy made his body entirely into steel. The other uses enchanted duel blades.
Cultist 6: We will kill you..... and then kill you again.
Cultist 7: Yeahhhhh.
Terroriser: That... doesn't make any sense.
*BOOM!!*
Rushing towards the irishman at full speed, the metal guy went for a punch. He was going to punch and pummel Brian to death. He threw his punch with all his might. When his fist made contact with Terroriser's face, his whole hand bent and creaked.
Cultist 6: AHHHHHHH!!!
He screamed in pain as he looked at his messed up hand.
Cultist 6(Thoughts): Impossible! I am made out of Adamantite, how is my hand got easily bent?!!
He asked in his mind, but his question was answered by the latter.
Terroriser: Dumbass, you ain't the only made of metal bitch!
Cultist 7: Ha! Too bad! I have two blades that has the power equivalent to the legendary weapon Razor Edge! {Twin Blade Slash!}
The duel blade man dashes at Brian at supersonic speed then slashes him with two of his blade which can bypass any metal and defenses.
However...
His blades ended up broken.
Cultist 7(Thoughts): NANI?!!
Terroriser saw that they were no match for him. He knee the duel bladed guy's chin, which made him unconscious. The metal guy is pissed, with his last effort, he uses all of his enhance skills.
{Limit Breaker}
{Dull Pain}
{Physical Boost}
{Iron Fist!}
The cultist charged at Brian with his other fist struck on Brian's chest. A powerful shockwave and bang noise echoed throughout the streets. But it ended up like his other fist and Terroriser still stood there standing.
Cultist 6: W-What? What rank are you even?!?!
Terroriser: <B-> rank.
Cultist 6: Doesn't make sense! I'm at <B> rank.
Terroriser: The power balance in this story is starting to crumble, my friend.
Cultist 6: What-?
*BAM!*
Before the metal guy says more, his face got burst open by Brian's super shotgun.
Most of the cultist in the streets are now dead. The guys smile at their little victories. All that's left is Marcel and the big guy.
Basically: Just give it up bro, a lot of your friends are dead.
Cultist 8: Hahaha, you don't know who I am, I beat my victims to the point that they gargle their own blood.
He said with crazy look in his eyes.
Basically: That's sick. All the more reason to take all of you down.
Cultist 8: Is that so?
The big guy struck his oversized broad sword at Marcel. He couldn't wait to put him on his list of victims. To Marcel, everything went in slow motion. He saw the blade coming a mile away. He simply lifted his Netherite sword ready to block the attack. In fast succession, the big guy's sword first collided With Marcel's. Creating a massive shockwave.
Basically: You're dogshit.
He said with fire in his eyes.
{Monarch Indifference}
Taking the use of the autopilot, Marcel pulls out an enchanted Diamond Sword then his body then sent a flurry of sword slashes. The big guy couldn't hit Marcel because the intelligent auto pilot dodges to the point where its impossible for Marcel or anyone can. All over the man's body is filled with sword wounds. Around 1500 slashes were thrown in a rapid succession. The big guy stood there for a few seconds before dropping to the ground. Marcel thought of those poor victims, each slashes was meant for them.
The guys got together and looked at the streets they saved.
Terroriser: We did it, boys.
Basically: Yeah, we sure did.
Vanoss: We got em!
Wildcat: It's too bad I didn't use my full power.
Moo: You should've seen that guy's face when he looks at the Warden and the two Kongs.
Delirious: As long as the childrens and my teddy bear is safe.
Nogla: So what do we do now?
Vanoss thought for a moment before opening his mouth.
Vanoss: For now, let's meet with Julian and the others before deciding what to do next.
The boys agreed to his words. Quickly, the group of seven prepared their weapons and armors for the future fights.
And that next fight came much sooner than the group expected.
When the group of seven was about to leave the streets, countless figures appeared before them.
Random Cultist 1: Hahahaha, look what we have here... It looks like our weak friends didn't manage to kill everyone here in this street.
A man laughed maliciously and licked his lips. Around the group, they could see more people like him coming.
Wildcat: Typical minor-antagonist speech Really? Kinda play it out, dude. Secondly, I'm kinda tired of those stuff, we are short on time. So we should do this shit quickly.
???: On it~!
Everyone: Huh?
*BOOOMMM!!!*
A powerful shockwave shook the streets and the man that spoke just now was blown apart by a flaming spear.
Before the others could react, strings surged from the ground, engulfing the enemies and restraining their movements.
At the same time, someone made their moves.
Explosions and blades flashed in the darkness of the night, leaving behind screams of pain and death.
In seconds, every cultist had turned into a river of flesh and blood.
Delirious: What the fuck just happened?
Vanoss: Hey! It's the Caeruleum Guardians!
Draila: Hey guys!
The red-headed Adventurer appeared in front of them, alongside with her party.
Vanoss: Long time isn't it?
Draila: Yup.
Basically: What are you guys doing here?
Peter: We were going shopping for a moment before an explosion shook the city then a giant magic circle appeared on top of the city. We were trying to save the civilians from those terrorist bastards.
Vinx: Yeah, the Church of Carnage is always behind these disasters.
Moo: Technically, the Church of Carnage isn't the only faction are in this, it includes the Duke and that Barney merchant.
Draila/Peter/Vinx: What?!
Lukrut: That is unexpected.
Basically: No time for surprises! We need to get the fuck to Julian, now! We have no time left!
Moo: Right, we will leave, you guys go and help the people in this city.
Draila: Right. Okay, guys. Let's move!
Saying this, the party rushed, leaving Team 6 in the middle of the streets. Nogla looks around and sees countless bodies they just killed.
Nogla: What a mess.
*****
In another part of the city.
Sebastian shook off the blood on his sword and looked at the corpses in the courtyard of the place he was staying.
Behind him, the two hooded people finished killing their enemies, one of them is Zabrina.
Hooded Man: What is happening?
The other hooded person looked at the city in shock. The screams of pain, terror, and despair surprised him.
Sebastian: It looks like Orazvil City is less peaceful than we expected.
Zabrina: Damn, so much blood. And these men... are they from the church of Carnage?
Hooded Men: These madmen. I wonder what are they planning this time.
Zabrina: It looks like something big.
When Sebastian heard the conversation of the two people behind him, his expression turned very serious.
After a few seconds, he came to a decision.
Sebastian: Change of plans, we will move tonight.
Zabrina: Huh? Sebastian-kun?
Sebastian: It would be bad if something happens to those group.