"Fight, fight!"

Beatrice looked very excited. Although she had been well-behaved recently, she was just like Conelia, someone who liked to communicate with their fists.

Unlike us, who exchanged fighting experience, these guys genuinely enjoyed brawling with others. Well, I guess it's understandable.

"I'll just stay here and study the materials."

Alexia said, showing no intention of going into battle. But she didn't have any combat abilities herself at the moment, considering she used poison... I mean, potions, that sounds more appropriate.

"Fir...I'll just stay on the side and watch."

Upon hearing Alexia, Hill said the same.

"Me too, me too!"

Sally quickly chimed in.

"Alright, you guys just stay at the back. Although there's no need to attack... Oh, Nana and Fleria, you two stay together behind us. Unless someone attacks, you don't need to act."

"Got it, understood!"

Fleria responded quickly, while Nana shyly nodded.

I made this arrangement for a reason. Honestly, these guys are the strongest combat force here. There's no need for them to act, if they do... Well, do we still need this city?

"Put on your earphones, I'll tell you the enemy's positions."

Dale said, handing each of us a smaller communication earphone.

This upgrade is really fast... Well, it makes sense since we already have a technological foundation.

"Oh, is this the communication earphone previously produced by Blue Moon that I heard about? It's really amazing!"

Fran looked at the earphones curiously.

Thinking back to the terminal she gave me for Red Leaf Communication before, which required connecting to the internet terminal to use, she must be very excited now. And during this time, I don't know what this guy has been doing in the academy's lab. Since I went to the Abyss, I haven't seen this guy come out. She probably doesn't even know how fast technology is progressing now.

After that, Dale took out a notebook-like device, pressed a few buttons, and a projected map appeared on it.

"Alright, I'll watch the map to tell everyone the positions. Look, there are two waves of enemies attacking the city from the east and south. Decide how to allocate manpower."

"I'll go to the east with Hei Luoli and Taishi Xi."

Bai Yueguang said, then dashed off.

He really is quite self-absorbed.

"Okay, then I will go with... Oyado, Pure White, Blanche, and Aliyah to the south of the city."

I said.

"Okay, I will go with the remaining people to search outside of the city further because there are several rivers extending from the sea, maybe the enemy is hiding there. Speaking of which, my scanner doesn't have the function to scan fish in the water, so it can't detect the Aquatic Tribe from a distance."

"Sounds good."

With that, I looked at Dornanal and the others.

"Since we are all splitting up, you guys stay here, Nana, behave and stay put."

"Okay..."

Dornanal nodded.

"Alright, let's go, big brother!"

Beside me, Oyado looked displeased and yanked me out.

"Alright, alright..."

I had to pick up my pace, or else my arm might get torn off.

Well, Oyado's strength was up to par for that.

After a few bursts of speed, we reached the top of the south wall of the city. The guards on the wall were startled at the sight of us but calmed down a bit after recognizing us.

"Um..."

"The Aquatic Tribe is coming. Will you join us in defense or hide in your homes? It's your choice."

I smiled at the guard and spoke.

"Ah! The Aquatic Tribe!"

Upon hearing my words, the guard’s expression turned grim. The same went for the other guards beside him. It seemed that the Aquatic Tribe was truly a nightmare for them.

Well, according to their level, that was true. So, it was best to remind them in times like these. As fellow humans, I didn't want any of them to die.

"If we say we'll go back and hide, we'll lose all our dignity. We'll be looked down upon by outsiders and have no face to return home!"

The door to the tower was pushed open, revealing a warrior in more advanced armor.

Checking the information, it showed that this was the captain of this tower's defense team.

"Captain... we..."

"I will stay. The rest of you, if you choose to go home, I will allow it. But, then, you need not come back. Those who can't even defend their own homes don't deserve to be soldiers!"

The captain said sternly, his eyes gleaming with determination.

Unlike us, who grew stronger with the system's assistance, those with such a look were the true warriors who survived on the battlefield.

Well, if Bai Yueguang were here, maybe the two of them would have some mutual understanding.

"..."

Upon hearing the captain's words, all the guards solemnly returned to their positions.

I didn't expect these guys to have such courage.

"You must be the mage from the Western Continent, right?"

The captain then spoke to me.

"Yes."

"I am Zhu Heng. I have heard about you and your friends defeating over 200 of our men in the city today, but don't think of us as cowards. We are soldiers! While we have orders to fulfill, we have our pride as well!"

"Alright, alright."

I quickly responded.

Though I understood his point, I wasn't one to enjoy listening to long speeches.

"Let's deal with the Aquatic Tribe first. If we all make it through, how about a drink on me?"

Although I couldn't drink, soldiers did enjoy their alcohol, right?

Sure enough, everyone's eyes lit up at my words.

"I'll be looking forward to that!"

The captain's expression softened a bit.

However, the next moment, Oyado dashed to the captain's side, catching a feather arrow that nearly pierced the captain's neck just in time!

"Enemy attack! Archers!"

The captain reacted quickly, calling the guards to defend. But his expression told me he was still quite frightened, having narrowly escaped death himself.

Interesting, it seems the other party knows humans quite well. If they had eliminated the captain of the city defense team from the start, the army on the city wall would definitely have been unable to put up a fight at all.

"Well, it's time to stretch my muscles a bit," I said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I fought alongside Fir," Blanche said with a smile as she took out her bow.

"When was the last time we fought together?"

"Um... Wasn't it during the Abyss?"

"Probably? But you turned me into your summoned creature last time and never called me out, which is quite heartbreaking."

"Haha..."

If you summon me, do I even need to fight? Are you trying to make me idle?

"True, it's been a while since I fought alongside my master!" Pure White said with a smile, then floated into the air.

Afterwards, with a wave of her hand, eight Pure Whites identical to her appeared on both sides of her. And it seems this is not an illusion, but... this fellow is manipulating other humanoids?

"Oh, that's pretty cool!" Oyado exclaimed.

"This is more useful than creating shadow clones."

And they can even fly, why didn't you mention that? Well, it's because of the flying ability that comes with being a Shikigami, this guy's combat power might even surpass mine now.

"Alright, let's go!" With that, we jumped over the city wall together and rushed towards the direction of the enemy attack!