The Gamer's System

Chapter 27: The Wood Scouts

"Mistress duck!" The servant of Sylph named Glade placed his whole body over his master. The great sword which is still sheathed at his back prevented most of the blows but, some still found their way to his legs. Making him drop to the ground, unable to move.

"What is the meaning of this?" Sylph continued, only to be met by more arrows flying in. She was able to block these however.

"Sister!" Allesiah shouted, wanting to dive in to help the archer. But then, the Wood Scouts threw a bunch of magic crystals, summoning a whole group of monsters. Their numbers completely match those that Zeke has made, making the situation a bit difficult.

What's even worse is the data displayed by these monsters.

[Name: None]

[Species: Wolf]

[Specification: Shadow Wolf]

[Rank: D]

The monsters have a dark shadow that they keep emitting out of their bodies. They have the shape of wolves but, not the normal sized ones. These monsters are as tall as 5 feet humans, making their looming figure even more frightening. With how they covered the area, they looked like a mass of darkness, enveloping Zeke, Allesiah, Glade and Sylph.

"This is bad, really bad." Zeke thought to himself as his monsters already began combat with these summoned ones. The Wood Scouts continued targeting Sylph as this went on, making Zeke order Allesiah to come to her sister's aide.

"What about you?" Allesiah said.

"I got myself covered." He replied, pushing Allesiah forward who immediately casted a barrier on top of Sylph and her.

At this, the group separated again. Zeke ordered the nameless Bladebow warrior to guard the sisters while Samael and Al dealt with a large chunk of the enemies. Even as his conjured monsters have a hard time, there's no problem as he'll just continue resummoning them.

At this, Zeke jumped up on a tree. Deflecting the arrows with the blade he stole from a fallen Wood Scout.

"Who are you and why are you interfering with out plans?"

One Wood Scout said, surrounding Zeke with an enemy at every corner. He knew that he can't hope to catch all of these opponents on his own. After all, they are swift footed archers and, if their numbers dwindle too much, they'd simply retreat.

"I can't have that." He said to himself, remembering the mission on killing the Wood Scouts and the reward waiting for him if he accomplishes it. At this, he did the logical choice and, allowed the arrows to hit him.

He continued jumping from tree to tree, trying to hack down an archer but getting hit in the process. He'd immediately remove the arrow piercing his body while also making sure that none reaches his vital parts. After all, the passive [Blood King's Curse] has already been used this day so he can't afford any action that is too risky.

"Umbral Slash!" He shouted, hitting a branch and almost causing a Wood Scout to fall. But just as this happened, the elf took out a small knife and hit a tree with it. This elf then spun its body up as it released five ,ore arrows which all hit Zeke. At this, the elf landed on a new branch, blowing away a strand of hair that blocked her eye.

"Damn that was so cool!" Zeke shouted as he jumped up and dodged a few arrows. His regeneration is not working fast enough so he needs to dodge a couple of strikes from time to time in order to stay healthy.

"Is that all you can do human?" One of the Wood Scouts said, seeing no chance for their opponent to even kill one Wood Scout.

"Stop moving and I'll see to it that all of you are dead." He shouted, trying to provoke his enemies. Hoverer, they kept their cool, knowing that they have the upper hand in this battle.

The commanding officer of the group then gave a nod which made a few more archers release more arrows. Zeke dodged these but, just as he did, the arrows came homing toward him until they hit his legs.

"What the hell was that?" Zeke said to himself, removing the new set of metal that has met his flesh.

"T2!" The officer commanded, sending another group of arrows toward Zeke. He was ready to accept these arrows head on except, there is something attached to these arrows. Zeke dodged them again but, as soon as he did, the arrows hovered once more.

He'd let the arrows hit him of course. But that thing attached to them gives him the feeling that it might be ab bad idea.

He hit the arrows and, just as he did, there projectiles exploded, sending Zeke flying toward another nearby tree. The elves didn't stop here and used the same freezing spell that Allesiah used earlier. This set Zeke in place, making it impossible for him to move away as more arrows came in a barrage.

[Health: 15% remaining]

Zeke hacked the ice with his sword and, jumped back using [Quick Step].

[Health: 10% remaining]

He used [Umbral Slash] again, hitting another tree in the process, but failing to get another Wood Scout.

"You should just surrender peacefully. You can't win against us." One of them said, as Zeke observed in the minimap that the Wood Scouts still surround him. He smiled at this because, his body already took enough damage for him to execute his next move.

"You guys think I can't catch you?" He said as the earth trembled. Everyone stood still for a while as, the sound of cracking wood came coupled with the sound of leaves falling down in a torrent. All around them, the trees kept falling in and angle that, the whole area where Zeke and everyone else are, is now enclosed by a wall of cut down trees.

The reason for this is because, Zeke stationed some of his conjured monsters at these trees making them begin chopping down as soon as he began combat. It took time of course but, this is not a problem because Zeke needed the interval in order to build up the damage on his body before activating another skill.

"Retreat!" The officer said, seeing how the situation could turn bad in a blocked-up space.

"I don't think so." Zeke replied. He waited for the Wood Scouts to jump up again and, just as they did, he activated [Blood Counter].

The move returned a portion of the damage he acquired back at to ones who made it. The continuous receive of arrows that Zeke allowed to happen was all for tis moment. Blood splattered all around as the Wood Scouts fell down.

He then continued on by using Umbral Slash, killing them off entirely as he followed - dropping to the middle of the wolf pack. By this time, he has completely healed again. He then took out the great sword of the King and, with a single swing, he killed off a couple of the wolves.

The other Wood Scouts are also getting killed by his conjured monsters as, the fall have either left them unconscious or terribly injured. Both of which are unfavorable to warriors who relied on speed in combat.

Seeing the battlefield which is now filled wit blue souls, he used Conjure again, bringing more enemies back to life as his minions. The wolves that got hunted down are now releasing a blue aura instead of black and, have begun fighting off with their fellow wolves.

"Conjure." He commanded again, fusing all the small goblins together. He figured that he'd have no need for too many weak minions and so, he just mixed them together.

As the large blue flame ceased, a [Goblin Champion] came out a monster which Zeke threw his sword to. Upon getting it, the monster's rank increased greatly, hacking down 12 wolves as it kept raging on.

"Conjure." He repeated, transforming the new set of dead bodies into his minions. Slowly, the battlefield bathed in hues of blue until, the last remaining members of the wolf pack whimpered in fear.

The whole group got destroyed and now, the only thing left are Zeke, Glade, and the Windsprite Siblings. He then proceeded to where they asked to make sure that they're still alright.

Notifications soon followed because Zeke tweaked the settings again. Now the notifications show up as soon as all hostile lifeforms around his area have been defeated. Clearly Sylph and Glade are not part of this anymore, seeing how he rescued their lives once again.

[You have leveled up!]

[You are now level 33!]

[All conjured bandit class monsters have evolved!]

[Shadow Wolves have acquired a separate passive. Pack Mentality]

[Skill Information: Allows the wolves to boost the overall attributes of all their allies by 5%]

[The Sub Quest defeat 20 Wood Scouts have been completed!]

[A Crucial Memory Piece is given as a reward.]

Zeke clicked on the memory piece, viewing the details concerning it.

[The memory piece is connected to the first King of Elysium.]

[Play the memory piece now?]

"No." Zeke said as he still needed to go and see if everyone is safe.

"Are you guys okay?"