The battle had begun; the villagers could be seen shivering in fear, while Liber and Gian took heavy steps forward.


    Unlike the villagers, Liber and Gian didn’t show fear—but they knew that every battle meant putting their lives on the line.


    Asher, who was watching all this from midair, was relatively safe from any harm that may happen.


    ''I just need to provide support this time.''


    For the first time, he wasn’t fighting alone. No desperate struggle, no battle for sheer survival—just calculated support, knowing others had his back. It was... strange. Comforting, yet unsettling.


    Liber stood firm as a grey-furred beast lunged at him, its fangs glinting in the torchlight. Flames coiled around his sword, writhing like living serpents, two more slithering through the air, mirroring his every move. As he swung, the fire lashed out, forcing the beast to recoil with a pained snarl.


    With a swing of his sword, the wolf took a step back and growled. Before it could attack with sharp fangs of his. Liber led the serpents as they caught the wolf in their grasps.


    *Boom*


    A blast soon followed; the monsters scattered at the sound of it, giving Liber the space he needed.


    Another wolf came to attack him from his left.


    *Bang*


    A white ray of light came from above, hitting the wolf perfectly in its head.


    Liber looked above to witness Asher, who had just shot the enemy, grinning at him in return.


    "Nice shot!" he shouted over the chaos.


    Asher, who had grinned, nodded and let Liber fight his own battle.


    ''I don''t think he will need help."


    Asher was sure Liber could take care of more than ten low-rank monsters without breaking a sweat.


    Looking around, he soon saw Gian; his whole body had turned dark black.


    ''Is it some kind of transformation ability?''


    The giant sword Gian held had also changed its color, taking on an even more metallic look than before.


    Ignoring all attacks thrown at him, a heavy arc of sword was made by him, cutting the monsters in half.This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there.


    Another wolf jumped at him from behind, going for his neck.


    Asher instinctively aimed—but before he could fire, the wolf let out a strangled yelp. He froze. Its fangs had snapped against Gian’s skin, shards of broken teeth spilling to the ground.


    Asher swallowed. ''What the hell is he made of...?''


    The wolf cried in pain as its broken jaw hung from its mouth. Gian, who had ignored it the whole time, grabbed it by the neck only to throw it to the ground and crush it below his legs.


    Seeing this harrowing scene, Asher couldn''t help but shudder at the thought of such a barbaric fight.


    Asher, who just fired two shots near Gian to help him swiftly deal with the enemy.


    "Gian!!Go help the others now; I will take care of this area."


    Asher shouted, and Gian looked around to see where the voice came from. He looked above and finally saw Asher to give him a nod.


    "Good"


    Seeing Gian leave the area to go near the entrance of the village. Asher decided to use ''static'' to its full force now.


    Two wolves were soon stopped as they tried to attack villagers.


    *Bang* *Bang*


    Soon two rays of light followed, piercing them in the head. The villager witnessing this looked shocked but soon left to help others.


    The battle was fought fiercely; the villagers struggled with all their might.


    Even though their attacks and assault did no damage at all, they were still able to buy time for Asher and others to kill them.


    Anny, meanwhile, was at the center of the settlement, helping people who got injured, making sure no life was lost.


    Asher''s main job was also to make sure Anny stayed safe and make sure no monsters got near.


    The barricades had done their job in an excellent manner; the pack of monsters had split apart into approximately small groups trying to enter from the open area still left.


    *Boom*


    The ground shook once again as another group of monsters got blasted away and burned to the ground by Liber.


    "He is really taking care of a whole group by himself."


    Ash knew the monsters were low rank, but still seeing Liber dealing with more than ten wolves all by himself was nothing but impressive.


    Asher himself had fought hordes of monster waves, but only because he had ''static'' to help, and even then he got several injuries.


    He knew he could handle a few of these monsters, but he didn''t want to engage directly; his priority was Anny and the villagers.


    Ignoring the useless thoughts for now, Asher decided to do his job first.


    Following it, strikes of light could be seen raining down from the sky.


    Many monsters that villagers struggled with were quickly put down.


    Those that tried to run away were secretly stopped by ''static'' and killed.


    Taking deep breaths Asher descended from the sky and took a step on the roof of a building.


    Staying still in midair may not take too much of his origin reserves, but his mind still took a heavy toll.


    Shaking his head to stop the ringing sound that happened in his head. As Asher looked around, Gian was doing well; even though he was ignoring the defense, his heavy sword swing cut the enemy in half.


    Liber was also done with his own battle and had gone to help others now.


    The two of them together were a deadly combo; they had cleared a path to the entrance of the village.


    Gian took all the bites and claws of wolves with his shield and body. Whenever he gets leeway, he will swing his sword in a massive arc, sending the enemy afar.


    Liber, meanwhile, made the fiery serpent coil in his sword and dealt his own deadly blows to monsters.


    It was not wrong to say a human shield and sword were fighting together as one.


    The villagers watched in amazement as the two warriors danced in the battlefield; their coordination was something they had never seen before.


    Also impressed, Asher didn''t back away either.


    He had taken a good position, jumping from the rooftop with the help of his trusted air steps. He fired anywhere he got the opportunity to.


    *Bang* *Bang*


    The white strikes of bullets could be seen everywhere in the whole village. Asher was at one corner, then at another. With nothing to stop him in midair.


    After hours of struggle, the monsters were dealt with; many had managed to run away, but Liber made sure to injure them as much as possible with his fierce blast of serpents.


    Gian had fought with the same ferocity as Liber, but in a different manner. He was more of a human bulldozer who didn''t care if he got hit or not.


    The villagers who had been cowering in fear now saw a glimpse of hope. The sight of monsters falling down like dominoes before the might of these two warriors filled their hearts with valor.


    Cheers soon echoed through the air with the fall of the final monster, the sound of victory resonating in every corner of the village. The villagers who had been hiding in their homes emerged to witness the end of the battle, their spirits soaring as they watched the last of the creatures fleeing from the wrath of their defenders.


    Ash, who has finally come to ground, looked at the villagers who cheered in joy, their laughter contagious, even making him smile.


    But seeing Tyson frown, he realized a grim fact.


    "Last time, Tylor had said it was only ten or so monsters that came to the village," Asher murmured to himself, his eyes scanning the carnage around him. "But why are there more than thirty of them today?"