Abnormal Moon

Chapter 22 The Greatest Crisis

After finishing breakfast and saying goodbye to the two, Roy left the Aozaki mansion and went to the Fuyuki City Hall.

Today is his day to serve as a guard.

The mayor's office secretary, a young woman from Chancheng, explained the key points of the mission to the captain of the guard team before hurriedly leaving.

The captain of the guard was also a magician, one of many magicians in Europe.

In addition, the guard included a dozen or so magicians like Roy, as well as thirty or forty heavily armed soldiers.

Most of the magicians' eyes lingered on Roy a few times.

Some people looked disdainful, some greeted them warmly, and others watched indifferently.

Roy smiled at each of them and chatted amiably with the people who greeted him.

He said he would "definitely introduce him to his family head".

He completely forgot about it as soon as he turned his back.

The guards accepted the mission and quickly left the city gates of Fuyuki.

In addition to the fully armed soldiers, the team also included some miners such as Aki Tomoya.

Although the world burned for a whole year and the land was almost unusable, the mines were not greatly affected. Since they were needed everywhere, they had to be controlled. Fuyuki City had long ago occupied a nearby mine, sent miners to mine, and had magicians guard it.

Several hours later, around noon, the escort team arrived at the mine safely.

The miners were all handed over to the person in charge for accommodation, and the group of dozens of people took over the ore they had mined during this period before embarking on their return journey.

Even at this point, the guard's mission was not yet over.

The escort team's original mission was to escort miners and transport resources, but since last month, the escort team has had an additional mission.

That is to patrol the wilderness and look for possible refugees.

"Why do we have to help those refugees? We're having a hard time living our own lives!"

"Don't say that. Refugees are also a kind of human resource. Maybe there are talented people among them who can help the city develop?"

"I really envy those magicians. They can choose refugees as servants. If we could do that too, we'd be full of energy!"

"Give me a break. The guards outnumber the refugees. How are we supposed to manage them?"

The soldiers, holding their guns, huddled together in twos and threes, whispering among themselves.

His words were full of envy for the magician.

In this era, magicians who can lift the curse on farmland and fight monsters are truly the elite.

"Divide into three groups and search near the city walls. Remember not to stray too far!"

The captain of the guard gave the order.

There are very few monsters near Fuyuki City. Even magical beasts and cursed spirits probably have the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. Knowing that Fuyuki City is dangerous, they can relax a little.

Roy obeyed orders and formed a group with several magicians and soldiers to search for refugees near Fuyuki City.

Roy was very keen on searching for refugees, as there might be people he knew among them.

However, after a thorough search, as night fell, the entire guard team had not found a single refugee.

"There's no other way, let's regroup."

The group leader made a suggestion upon seeing this.

Everyone was happy to relax, while Roy was somewhat disappointed, but he still prepared to reunite as promised.

"Wait, a huge magical reaction is approaching!"

Suddenly, Roy's expression hardened, and he shouted a warning to the people around him.

"what?"

The group was surprised, but they acted very quickly.

Armed soldiers protected the magicians in the center, while the magicians prepared their magic tricks, each as if facing a formidable enemy.

The magical energy reacted quickly, and soon several magicians also sensed the overflowing magic.

It was after sensing that magical power that the magicians all changed color.

"What is this magic? It's unbelievably vast!"

"And there's an irresistible form of spiritual pollution!"

"What kind of enemy is this?!"

"Retreat to the city wall immediately!"

Without even discussing it, the magicians all chose to run away.

Upon seeing this, some of the guards looked at each other blankly, while others were terrified and their faces were full of horror. Before long, they also followed behind them in a chaotic manner, fleeing towards the walls of Fuyuki Castle.

Roy cast a speed rune on his legs and ran towards the city wall.

But unlike the others who fled for their lives, he kept looking back to check what was behind him as he ran.

"Chirp chirp...!"

"Chi chi chi chi chi!"

Before long, a series of piercing cries came from behind, as chaotic and mixed as the cries of monkeys in a valley, with sharp tones that pierced one's eardrums.

It seemed that a large number of monsters were chasing after us.

Roy looked back.

What came into view were countless colorful monsters.

Each one is half the height of a person, without facial features or limbs, instead resembling a marine creature, using seven or eight tentacles to propel itself along. The area around the face is shaped like a starfish, spewing out ink-like magical mist, and its body surface is covered with blue, green, and red bumps, making it nauseating to look at.

At the heart of those sea monsters, there was another figure.

The man was dressed in a loose robe, holding a book in his arms. He exuded a strong demonic aura. His face was obscured, but his arms were outstretched, as if he were praising God.

"Jiji!"

The ocean monster has no legs, but its tentacles can spring incredibly fast.

The first few let out sharp screechs and charged toward the soldiers at the back of the column, their starfish-like mouths wide open, revealing layers of fangs that could crush a person to pieces in one bite.

"do not come!"

The soldiers behind screamed and pulled the trigger, and sparks flew continuously.

The bullets pierced the monsters, creating bloody holes, but they seemed to feel no pain. As if they couldn't feel any pain, they pounced on the monsters like tigers hunting their prey.

"what--!"

The soldiers were about to be devoured by the monsters.

Roy drew with one hand, and in a short second, four or five talismans were written in the air, turning into layers of flames that engulfed the demons like waves.

"Run!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers didn't even have time to thank them before they took off running.

They looked ahead and realized that, somehow, only Roy, the magician, was still hanging in front of them; the other magicians had long since disappeared.

Some people gritted their teeth in secret, some took it for granted, and some were moved to tears by Roy's kindness.

Those tentacle monsters were quite afraid of fire and dared not touch it easily. Roy then set up several more walls of fire, successfully blocking their advance and bringing more than a dozen soldiers into the city walls unharmed.

"Hum".

Far outside the city, a magician holding a grimoire let out a strange low murmur upon seeing this.

He lingered there for a while, then turned and left.

The tentacle monsters, as if guarding him, slowly departed from the sight of the people on the city wall and disappeared on the horizon.

Only after the crisis was over did everyone, who had been on edge, finally relax, panting heavily, with some even collapsing to the ground.

"I thought the city walls were about to be breached..."

"That was terrifying! I almost thought Fuyuki City was going to be destroyed!"

"Who on earth is this person who can command so many sea demons!"

A jumble of noises rose from the city wall. The panicked people, barely escaping with their lives, were filled with a mixture of fear and dread of what had just happened.

Roy gasped for breath for a long time before he could barely catch his breath.

He gazed into the distance, watching the direction in which the sea monsters had disappeared.

“There wasn’t just one massive magical reaction, but five in total… and one of them was several times more terrifying than the other four combined!”

Fuyuki City is facing its biggest crisis since the Great Cataclysm.