Monsters were flocking in from all directions and surrounded us.
The monsters weren't so strong individually, but they were so large in numbers that I kept thinking we had unknowingly landed ourselves in a fatal situation. Now I understood why Kim Hyunsung had felt that the number of people to enter this place was insufficient before Jinho came along.
No matter how strong Kim Hyunsung and Park Deokgu were, they had not reached a level where just the two of them could fight off these many monsters. The expression on each member of Jung Jinho's party had also gotten uglier after witnessing this.
It seemed to me that they were also thinking about whether they could survive this ordeal today. Only Jung Jinho didn't seem that affected by the current situation.
'I can survive this.'
If we could survive this, then it was enough. It would also be smarter to conserve my magic power to use later.
While constantly preparing spells with my mouth, I held my spear firmly with both hands.
"Deokgu."
"I know."
Park Deokgu, Kim Hyunsung, and Jung Jinho were going to be the first line of defense.
Park Deokgu was supposed to properly block the center of their front and protect the defensive formation as much as he could. The two groups that had different ideas, in the beginning, began to unite for the sake of their survival.
I was worried about being stabbed in the back by them right now, but Jinho's guys were not stupid enough to attack us in this situation.
The same could be said for Kim Hyunsung.
At this moment, the only thing going through everyone's minds was to survive the incoming onslaught. We all grabbed our weapons and prepared to ram the monsters that were running straight at us.
Bang!
"Kie-e-e-e-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee"
"These bastards!"
It was completely normal for two or three of them to come up at once. Park Deokgu was holding up his shield and was trying as best as he could to maintain his position and stop them.
We didn't have to worry about aiming our attacks, because the targets were coming in from every direction. I could feel the fleshy texture from my spear, even though I didn't want to. I hoped that Park Deokgu and Kim Hyunsung would not get tired from the repetitive attacks.
"Stay as close as possible! Gather up!"
"Brothers and sisters, stay strong! I don't know what will happen if we fail."
"Alright then, keep fighting!."
"Kie-e-e-e-ee!"
It was hard to withstand the constant flow of monsters. It felt like we were going to get pushed against the iron gate.
Park Deokgu swung his shield with that huge body of his to create a space where we could move and take a breath. Kim Hyunsung and Jung Jinho were also slowly stabbing and pushing back the monsters that rushed to them with their weapons.
'They're strong.'
They were very strong.
Jung Jinho, who was blocking with the small shield and stabbing with his sword, was concerned about Jung Hayan and I, and was constantly looking back at us. Kim Hyunsung did the same.
They were worried about whether we would get hurt by the monsters.
'There is nothing to worry about, kids.'
