The Story of Nexus (Female Harem x Male Reader)

Chapter 25: Tough Foes

Story Mission in Progress, Character formation is still in place.

Your POV

In summary through these commissions, we've traveled through every obstacle and rocky terrain. The second mission was to gather honey flowers, sweet flowers, and healing herbs for medical supplies in Alibreta. That's one common factor that hospitalization needs for an emergency. The third commission was to get mushrooms, mint, eggs, apples, and other fruits that are necessary.

Now for the fourth commission, slaying the amount of the annoying forest laix. They are shaped as wildcats and they are certainly dangerous if not taking defensive and countermeasures. The description is said that they are elite than common monsters and this quest is not recommended for rookie adventurers like us. Since we've gone stronger while exploring and self-defense against monsters that want to come at us, we start to move forward.

We got to the point where we spotted some laix that are in the forest. We found one that is roaming around. Heiya takes caution that there are more laix roaming around the area. It's indeed weak to fire and we're this lucky that Ave is with us. So, what should we do? "We should slay them one at a time slowly defensive measures," Heiya recommends that idea.

"Really? I wonder how much damage it takes with my flame blade to take care of it." Marferd discusses with her.

"Like how long?" Aquin asks.

"Like a few times?" Marferd replies.

"We don't know, so that's why we should take things cautiously." Heiya starts recommending this idea. "Y/n, what are your thoughts about this?"

"If it's a good idea that none of us would have gotten killed that easily. I think we'll stick with that plan." I answered.

"Good, let's start by luring one of them to an open space where other laix can't hear us." Heiya nods her head.

"How are we going to do that? There's a bunch of them just grouping around!" Marferd complains.

"One, let me throw a rock at one of them without others noticing as we walk away from that threatening atmosphere, two let's try feeding that honey steak to that laix and then attack it off guard, or three..." Heiya looks at Ave, thinking that her explosive doll can be useful for distractions while we deliver heavy blows against each of every laix. Heiya turns to me while I start to think which of the best options to take to defeat all of the laix for this commission.

"Let's try three since her doll is the best option, then we'll attack one at a time to lower the threats," I recommend this option. However, Ave can only use one doll at a time, meaning only one doll can exist.

Since the commission has already started, Ave has her scouting sights, locating every laix before she could send an explosive doll to the place where most of the laix will gather. "Ok, let's try it here!" She throws out her doll to a place where there is much laix roaming around. Most of the laix are attracted and started attacking it immediately. Now we just have to deal with the ones who are not attracted before the doll explodes.

Marferd recommends that attacking enemies on the back deal a lot of damage and has a chance to instant-kill them with certain talents and skills. I don't have that talent but Marferd at least has one. "Raging Blaze!" Marferd goes out for a full assault with his blade engulf in blazing flame.

"Adapting Star!" Heiya intercepts his fire elemental while following up his attack to finish it off. That's one down, but there's more later on. In total, there are 16. There are 15 left.

"I guess there's more than just one," Marferd exclaims. Our skills must have set off the sound that some laix can hear. The first wave is the three laix. We start engaging in battle while Marferd makes a frontal assault with his flame blade. One of them dodges his attack while the other one attacks him off guard. He got hit on his right arm. He's still standing but having a struggle by himself. "Damn, they got me!"