V3.C18 Updated Quest, Situation in Heiligh Kingdom

'Lake Town Ur is destroyed?'

Leo who was lazing around while touching Shea ears had his eyes wide open at the news.

"Demons?"

He asked in a low voice, still everyone there heard it.

The soldier continued, "That is not the problem for now, the monster army is attacking Heiligh Kingdom as we speak. An army of more than 50000 strong monsters."

Gahard massaged his forehead. "Send reinforcements, the barrier should last a few days even if that army attacks them."

"Heiligh Kingdom? We need to go or..."

Yue waved her hand and opened a gate directly outside the Heiligh Kingdom.

"Nn."

'I hope she is safe. Jen, wasn't it supposed to be 1 month later? Why are they attacking so quickly?'

(...)

[Quest Updated: Save Heiligh Kingdom with Eri Nakamura and her classmates]An army of Monsters and Demons is attacking the Heiligh Kingdom. Protect the kingdom and repel the monster army.Additional Objective: Punish the perpetrators behind this attack.Difficulty: A-SSRewards: Upgrade [Minimap] function, Upgrade [Analyze] function, Upgrade [Inventory] function, 1x [Mystery Shop] Coupon

[Accept / Deny]

'Accept'

"Cam we are going there, should I send you all back?"

Cam grinned while looking at Gahard. "Leo-sama, I know you won't take us there, so we'll tour around the Castle in the meantime."

2 hours after the attack on Ur Town…

Leo Bawavis, Branch head of Horaud Town Adventurer guild was resting inside his home.

Clink!

Something crashed against his window, he pulled the wooden window.

A crow entered his room with a shining letter bound to his legs.

'Ur Town?'

He snatched the letter and opened it. The more he read the more shocked he was.

The letter delivered by a familiar of one of his acquaintances. He ran outside and sat inside his own carriage and headed towards the Royal Palace with a heavy mood.

Inside a large hall at the Royal Palace, he met the King, but Ishtar 'The Pope' of Holy Church answered in place of King. He showed them the letter, others had to believe him, his reputation as the Branch Head wasn't just for showing off.

Meld sent someone to call the heroes without wasting any more time.

The students gathered while yawning. Some were still rubbing their eyes. They were all sleeping peacefully before someone woke them up. It was 2 hours past midnight.

Kouki's group noticed the tense air inside the room and shook away their sleepy feeling.

Irene's Uncle and Meld gave them a brief about the demise of Town Ur and incoming threat.

"What happened to Aiko-sensei and the students with her?" asked Shizuku.

Irene's Uncle, Loa Bawavis, didn't miss the change in Hero expression like others.

"She and the students are safe and sound. The Mayor of Town Ur is carrying them on his carriage."

The students breathed a sigh of relief before Eri asked,

"How many monsters are there?"

Loa shook his head. "We don't know, but they are more than 10000 for sure. We need to wait for scouts from Raisen Gorge to report the real number."

The weak-willed students gasped in shock, while Kouki's group had a solemn expression on their faces.

"What about reinforcements from other countries?" asked Shizuku calmly.

"We already sent someone to call for their help, he will reach there by noon tomorrow. But, we need to buy time. It will take at least 2 days for them to reach here from the Empire, while the monsters are marching here from the Raisen Gorge route," said Liliana.

Kouki clenched his fists from anger. "What about the Villages in their way? Will we close our eyes to those people?"

There were several small villages located on mountains near the Raisen Gorge.

Shizuku patted his shoulders, trying to calm him down.

"Kouki, we need to be careful or Heiligh Kingdom or the whole human race will face extinction. This is how... war works."

Before he could respond, Hajime raised his hand. "I-I need to say something."

Gazes of confusion mixed with scorn were directed at him. He bit his lips and said, "In case reinforcements couldn't make it here in time we might have to fight them all by us. I suggest we make preparations for that."

"Yes, the kid is correct, being over prepared never hurts at least not in a war of this scale."

Meld said while looking at Hajime with a smile.

"I want to show something," Hajime took out his latest creation from his pocket. "This is an artifact I made, it can shoot a lethal bullet and kill any monster if used properly."

The natives of Tortus looked at him, or the Revolver in his hand with an incredulous gaze. While students were stricken by horror, if their guess was right then it would be too amazing and horrifying at the same time.

"Hajime-kun, why don't you just show them?" Kaori said, seeing that nobody was believing him.

Hajime nodded with a grateful look. "Good idea."

He pointed the gun at a wall and whispered, "Fire."

A light blue magic circle materialized in front of the barrel.

Bang~

A loud noise befitting of a magic gun was heard as a bullet built of hard metal shot out of the barrel and created a small hole in the wall.

People gulped in shock at the destruction caused by such a small tool. It can kill everyone here if someone like Kouki or Meld wielded it.

Meld looked at Hajime with eyes full of respect. "Haha, Nagumo, I knew it, how can any hero be incompetent. Tell me how many of these artifacts do you have?"

"I have 25 of them with around 1000 magazines."

Even the king looked respectfully at the most incompetent brave they summoned. "Thanks for your hard work. It will help us a lot."

Shizuku looked at Kaori smug face and whispered, "You knew about it?"

"Of course, how can I not know what Hajime-kun does in his free time?"

Shizuku saw the gloomy look on Kouki's face and rubbed her forehead. A sigh of worry left her mouth.

Meanwhile, Hajime was taken aback by respect in everyone's eyes. He straightened his back and nodded his head.

Eri tugged at Irene robe who yawned lazily as she watched the students bickering over the artifact.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Eri whispered.

Irene flashed a bright smile at Eri. "I know, something smells fishy. We need to be cautious. But I also have a hunch that something good is about to happen after this."

"I hope you are right about it."