Extra Pages: The Author's Odyssey
Chapter 130: Second Wave

-Bamm!

Like some football, Lucas threw in the air and hit the tree a few meters back.

After eliminating the group of monsters the effects of [Strength enhancement potion] came to an end...

Lucas's senses become dull as he states went back to normal. At that moment a month punched at his mask, Lucas tried to dog it but there was no way for him to do so.

There is no mana in his body, he can't use any of his sword art or movement art.

Thank goddess Lucas wore his black mask, if the mask was not there then let's just say Lucas handsome will not be handsome anymore.

"Hey, are you okay?"

'do I look like okay? Of course not, you idiot.'

"I'm fine, but can you please take care of the monsters for a moment?"

"Sure." the man in black said and headed towards the hoard monsters.

At the current moment, there are at least 30 [D-] rank monsters, and their number is increasing as seconds go by.

-Crack!

-Thud!

A crack appeared on his black mask and half of the mask hit the ground, revealing Lucas half face.

"Shit, why this happens now and why me?" Lucas cursed as he touched half of his face.

There is no point in referring to any.

3 liquid bottle appears in the hand of Lucas from his smart bracelet.

3 bottles are [Strength enhancement potion], [ Stamina recovery potion] and [ Mana recovery potion]

There is no mana left in Lucas's body, so even if drank the other two potions it's not going to help him long shot.

Lucas opened the lid of each potion and drank it one after another.

In a few seconds effect of the potion kicked in and Lucas felt stronger again, his mana also was recovering at a fast pace.

Well, his body still hurts but stamina recovers one's stamina not pain.

By this time number of monsters had gone up to at least fifty, and others having a hard time fighting this many monsters at the same time.

Lucas ran at upcoming monsters at full speed with a sword in his hand.

He clashed against them but for some reason, he felt they were stronger than before!

He felt the dreaded change too soon, though.

It came in the form of an eerie, long whistle that suddenly made the hounds lunge at him with renewed fury.

And then…

A fireball suddenly flashed out of the darkness of the rift, almost hitting him.

'What the…'

He swiftly repositioned and caught his balance, then dashed forward and skewered several beasts.

More fireballs flew out of the darkness, but somehow Lucas was able to dodge all of them.

-Retreat!

-The Second Wave is coming, get back!

-Doge fireball, no matter what.

'Shit.'

Lucas heard shouts from others and inwardly cursed.

He felt each hit, though. The second wave is coming and this going for hell for Lucas.

'[D+] rank monsters are coming...and soon enough that rank will go up to [C-] rank.'

As soon as he thought that, the first of the monsters came out of the darkness, following their hounds into the real world.

Lucas gritted his teeth.

A tall, desiccated humanoid with skin as black as coal and as rough as the bark of an ancient tree, wearing a rotten hood up to his head there was a round crystal ball in his hand, the humanoid monster looked at him with empty holes where his eyes should have been.

Furious, red flames burned in their darkness instead.

The desiccated humanoid, a manifestation of malevolence, fixated its empty fiery gaze upon Lucas. In its hand, a round crystal ball pulsed with an ominous energy. The air grew thick with tension as the creature raised its hand, conjuring a seething fireball that flickered with furious red flames.

With a swift motion, the fiery projectile hurtled towards Lucas, a destructive force aimed at his very core. In response, Lucas gritted his teeth, his eyes ablaze with determination. "Astral Dash!" he exclaimed.

-Boom.

In an instant, Lucas vanished from the spot where the fireball was destined to strike. A few meters back, he reappeared, evading the imminent danger with a mastery of Astral Dash.

However, the challenge didn't end there. A hound, accompanying the humanoid creature, darted past Lucas and his companions, racing toward the edge of Silva City. Despite their efforts to intervene, the humanoid unleashed another large fireball, casting it with ruthless precision.

The flames erupted, creating a chaotic spectacle as they engulfed the surroundings. Lucas and his allies, caught in the destructive blaze, could only watch helplessly as the hound continued its relentless sprint towards the city's edge.

The menacing duo, the humanoid and its fiery companion, proved to be formidable adversaries. The fiery trails of the hound's path mingled with the spectral glow of the humanoid's crystal ball, casting an eerie glow across the battleground. As the monstrous pair retreated, the heroes faced a pressing dilemma, their gaze locked on the fading silhouette of the hound against the backdrop of Silva City.

The battle, far from over, had taken an unexpected turn, leaving Lucas and his companions to mercy at humanoid creatures. The ominous presence of the desiccated humanoid lingered, a foreboding reminder that the things not going were not going to be easy for them as relentless as the flames that marked the creature's malevolent intent.

***

A helicopter landed at the edge city of Silva. The rain lashed the ground, decreasing the visibility even more.

The helicopter's doors opened as a group of Heros stepped out of the helicopter, led by Lillian.

"Strange, City should be full of monsters by now but I didn't see any monsters at City," Lilian muttered to herself as she watched her surroundings.

"We received some reports that, some heroes are trying to stop the monsters coming here from the S-rank dungeon gate," Shisha said to Lillian as she stepped out from the helicopter.

"Then we should hurry-" Before Lillian completed her sentence, she saw hoards of hounds running toward Silva City.

"Looks like they failed," Shisha said to herself.