Post-apocalyptic explosions (Reader x Megumin story)

Chapter 12 Fight with the crossbowman

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After we made our confessions to each other, I took Megumin's hand and we started searching for a nice spot for our picnic. We found one good spot at the top of a hill, where an old wooden table with two old wooden benches on each side could be found. One of the benches was broken while the other one was good enough.

After we found the spot, we made our way back to the village. As we were walking among the trees, I saw something suspicious on the corner of my view. I turned slightly and I saw a camouflaged guy behind a bush with a crossbow aimed at Megumin. 

"GET DOWN!" I shouted

I quickly pushed her on the ground and the man shot the crossbow. He managed to hit me in the left forearm.

Oh shit, this will hurt later! Also, I do not have my helmet on me now!

I unsheathed my machete and ran towards him. He dropped his crossbow and lifted a large sledgehammer and held it in both hands. I stopped right in front of him as he started to swing. I dodged his first hit and jumped backwards. I tried slashing at him, but he parried. He swung again and and I barely managed to parry his sledgehammer. The force of the blow shattered the blade of my machete.

I dropped the machete's handle, tripped as I tried to dodge the sledgehammer but luckily the assassin missed me. I rolled on the ground to make some distance between him and me, unsheathed my dagger and charged at him. He tried to start another wild swing but I caught the sledgehammer's handle with my left hand while I stabbed my opponent under the armpit with my right hand. That was where his heart was.

The assassin hit me in the face with his elbow, sending me flying to the ground. I quickly got up and saw him stagger towards me, trying to lift up his hammer.

Then the camouflaged assassin fell dead on the ground face-first. I took a closer look at him and I saw that he painted his face green, his clothes were green and he had stuck some leaves on his clothes, all in an effort to camouflage himself. He was also bald and had an otherwise strong build.

That's the second guy I kill.

Megumin ran towards me. I sheathed my dagger.

"Are you alright?" she asked as she put both her hands on my bloodied forearm.

The crossbow bolt that hit me in the forearm fell off. It was a good sign, it meant it did not manage to hit me properly in the forearm and it didn't stick there. It was almost like a graze, but slightly worse.

"Yes... It fell off, that is good." I pointed at the bolt, which was now on the ground.

I sat with my back resting on a tree.

"Hold still." Megumin told me while getting one of her bandages out and rolling it around my forearm.

"I don't know if that is needed, it is not like I will bleed to death from that..."

"We need to prioritize it anyway" Megumin said while she just finished bandaging my forearm.

I felt something run out of my nose. I brushed it with my palm and saw that it was blood. 

It doesn't hurt that much nor does the blood come out in large quantities, that means he didn't manage to break my nose. He did manage to make it bleed tho.

"Don't spread it, you'll be dirty." Megumin got a handkerchief out, licked it and started to wipe the blood under my nose.

I would normally object to that, but we don't have any water at hand right now, do we?