Hotel Selten

Chapter Eleven

Ophelia rushed on the windows along with the others who don't really have the power to fight, like children. In front of their eyes, they see they are being attacked by armed forces, but they aren't associated with any of the police from the government, judging from their uniforms. They were all black with masks too, they seem like terrorists if taken without context. They are trying to break the barrier. It made Miss Eve hold on to her chest and breathes deeply.

"What is happening, Miss Eve?" Ophelia is already worrying. "Who is attacking us?" In her face, you can see fear slowly building up. "Is it because of me? Are they after me?"

The lady shook her head. "This is the same group that attacked us a year ago, they are not stopping until they get us. Please handle the others here, I need to do something. If you may excuse me..." She left the room, Ophelia sensed some thing's wrong with her. She granted the lady's request to watch for the others and make them calm. "Stay calm everyone." She leads the children in the living room and let them play to let their worries go away. The others relaxed to prevent from breaking down, but inside, they are all worried.

On the other hand, Thilda and others started to line up around the hotel. Since the barrier is still not broken, the attackers are still trying to break it. "Don't engage in combat without them being in the barrier, you might get injured. They have guns, they can shoot us in the distance." Thilda instructed them. "To all that can hit them in a distance, you can weaken their forces. To those who can't just stay and prepare." They all nod.

"Since we only have 3 healers, we can't just get reckless or we will lose this. I just hope Miss Eve can hold this more. I can't afford another one of us to fall. Go!" They run to their positions and are prepared to fight if ever the barrier fall and breaks.

While they are at it, Blaise starts to put some of his gadgets to use for the defense and starts placing them around the hotel. He puts some micro mines around the buildings. "Hey! Don't go outside, okay? There are dangerous mines here." He told one little girl who was gonna step outside the door, "Say it to others." The girl nods and rushes inside the building.

He continues to place other gadgets to at least help in the resistance. He gave some emergency weapons to those who will defend, like smoke bombs to distract enemies. He entered some buildings and gave weapons to those who are old enough to manage the situation.

"Here." He tossed a net shooter to Ophelia. She caught it, she almost fell to the ground, the others were right, she's weak and feeble. "What is this?" She looks at him, confused. "A net shooter, shoot it and you—"

He was shocked when he felt something touched his body and electrocuted him, just enough to make him fall asleep. "—shoot an electrifying net..." He falls to the ground which made the teenage girl gasp. The others were planning to approach him to help him out. Ophelia stopped them, "Don't, the net might electrocute you guys too."

"I cannot be electrocuted, let me help him." A male volunteered as he holds the net and sets it aside. The others have the strength to carry him to the sofa and let him rest. "I am sorry for being careless. Is anyone here can heal or something?"

"Well, all of the healers are outside, we only have 3 healers this time and the ones who are defending the hotel need them." A female girl with some ram horns on her head explained to her. "Let's just hope that the electrifying stun he acquired didn't really put him into a comatose." Ophelia sighed as she looks at the stairs in front of them. "Let's be ready, we don't know if they will reach here or not, but let's hope for the best." Well, the only thing they can do is hope that the barrier won't fall, that's the least they can do for the hotel.

Speaking of the barrier, on the third floor of the main building, in its hallways, Hugo was standing in front of the door who seems to wait for someone. Well, he isn't actually waiting for someone. He is guarding and watching Miss Eve, who was in the room. She was trying to save the barrier from falling, since its' her magic that makes the barrier. She is balancing between the magic she gave in and the magic she reserves, since she can't give it all or she will collapse, which will not help and just worsen the situation. She needs a decent amount of magic to keep the barrier intact, it goes the same as keeping her conscious while doing this.