Chapter 225: Surrounded
Elmo wasn't sure what he was supposed to do other than to continue using his sleep spell, however, he didn't see that as a lasting strategy at this point. Not with so many controlled soldiers in front of them.
While he might be able to get all of them, he wasn't confident that he'd have enough time. The soldiers that they'd saved looked like they were near the end of their strength and the soldiers they were trying to fight off without hurting, seemed like they were able to move without any hint of fatigue.
Either they were more rested than the ones they'd already saved, somehow, or whoever was controlling them was forcing them to move as if they were fully rested. Which meant that it would be putting a greater strain on their bodies.
A very clear sign that whoever was controlling them had little to no regard for their health. That if they essentially worked themselves to death, the enchanter wouldn't care. Which said to Elmo that the enchanter didn't care at all about any of those they controlled.
Elmo didn't feel like he had enough time to check his MP to see how much he had to work with, in addition to his stamina, as that would take time for him to do a few calculations. Time that he knew he really didn't have.
Looking around him, as others were struggling, mostly to keep a helmet or other small piece of armor from being put on them, Elmo suddenly remembered about his spell 'Terror.' He wasn't sure if it would work or how effective it would be, but he had a feeling that his enchantments might essentially override the enchantment that was on the armor. He only had the fact that his sleep spell as evidence, but he remembered that his Terror spell cost half as much as the Sleep spell. Although, it didn't have a stated expiration of its effect like the Sleep spell, Elmo considered that the Terror spell would at least have the same effect of removing those who were under the control of the enchanter while reducing the burden on himself.
In the moments that it took him to make that decision, he felt his stomach twist inside him as five people that they'd been able to get out from being under the enchanter's control had been put under the enchantment again. The only sounds of actual fighting was coming from Kim, who was clearly resisting a little more strenuously than the others had been.
Likely because they saw those under the enchantment as friends rather than just another opponent, Elmo thought to himself.
Elmo didn't hold it against them, but he did recognize that it gave the enchanter an advantage. Given how Elmo saw that the enchanter didn't care about them in the first place.