I Own A Brothel In Another World (Ch. 1-196)

Chapter 195 - New Bonds

It's true that the sudden burst of violence coming from Vanessa surprises me a little, but I do my best not to think about it too deeply right now. In my own mind, poachers aren't the kind of a threat that should warrant instant death, but maybe I'm missing something. We are technically either already in or close to our princess' lands and the rules here might be somewhat different than what I could assume.

Right away, a purple bolt of lightning zaps over my shoulder and smacks right into the guy who took the leading role in our conversation. A pretty web of red marks sprouts from the point of impact and reaches to the very edges of his body as steam begins to rise from his skin. As he falls to the back, I notice an arrow sticking out of his forehead too.

It looks like my girls don't fuck around either, focused on ensuring the success of their attacks.

A quick scan of the gathered poachers doesn't bring any anxious or uncertain vibes in me so I decide to give them the opportunity to prove themselves in battle. This is the goal of our expedition, in the end. So far, they have shown their quick reaction time and decent cooperation between Suna and Ressia.

There are maybe slightly over twenty of the opponents while we are in two groups of seven if we count me too. There shouldn't be any issue with steamrolling those pitiful morons. Maybe if they weren't so rude from the start things might have developed differently.

Eh, most likely not with Vanessa present.

Therefore, I bring out my trusty hilt but take a few steps back, choosing to exude enough of my aura to herd the horses into one singular spot and watch over them. It takes just a moment, and in the meanwhile, I watch the battle unfold.

Oniri has disappeared somewhere already and Yuru took her melee role alongside Besfi, charging straight into the encampment. Two men are already dead to their swords as the armoured Tiefling lady uses her shield to protect the Leopardkin girl from bolts and arrows raining upon them from the sides.

Ressia keeps shooting back at them relentlessly and removing more of the enemy's ranged fighters from the fight one by one. I can tell that my girls are communicating mentally and coordinating their efforts to the tiniest detail. Some of Ressia's arrows fly forward almost grazing the skin of her friends but they seem to always position themselves the way to avoid her projectiles, which often surprises the targets on the other end of the fight.

That's a really nice tactic.

But, my group isn't the only one in this fight. The Heroes and their two companions have joined in too. Their efforts have focused on the released dogs at first. I saw how Paul put one of his own arrows into a nearby tree's bark somewhere above us and illuminated the entire place with bright light. That resulted in two things.

First, almost everything is now clearly visible. Second, the shadows cast by the wagons and the people have become much longer, deeper, and generally bigger. Shino uses one of them to lunge from underneath the small army of dogs, slicing through half of them with a single attack. It does make her grimace a little as she definitely isn't happy about hurting the poor animals, but she knows it's either them or us.

As for the other half, Kamil taunts them onto him and Marcia makes short work of the remaining beasties while they cling to his enchanted armour like unto the training sleeves. Someone manages to unlock another kennel on wheels and more of them surge out but Natalie sends a massive Fireball their way, which explodes after flying into the coach, blowing it up into splinters and cinders.

Vanessa seems to be mostly focused on the Humans and a few Elves making up the illegal party. Her Earth Magic easily blocks their attacks and deals lethal blows without a hint of hesitation as she surfs around the fire on a patch of gurgling ground. It does look like she takes personal offence with their very existence.