Chapter 33: Rift[3]
Ericka shook her head at Noctis. "No, while we were o--- wait, not the time for a chat, for now we need to handle this issue." She paused midway as another tremble occurred across the ground and continued.
"You're right, Ms...?" The silver-haired woman agreed with her; Noctis stayed silent.
"Just Ericka is fine, if I am right? You're S rank right?"
Staring into the distance, the silver-haired woman spoke, "Yes, and just call me Catherine."
"A Primal Rank monster is the master of this rift. I can sense it over there, lying in wait underneath the ground."
Ericka's eyes widened as her voice cracked, "What is a primal rank monster doing out here inside the empire, unl—" She shut her mouth, taking a quick glance at Noctis before her eyes turned serious.
Catherine had noticed that quick glance; her eyes squinted before they returned to normal.
"Okay, here's the plan: I will go straight for the boss while Ericka stalls the ten fallen-rank monsters along with the other rankers." Her voice was low and steady as she spoke confidently.
Noctis agreed with her plan; plain and simple, it was a common strategy to use in this kind of situation.
Ericka crossed her arms, reviewing the approach, and before accepting, she added, "How about I stall all ten fallen ranks and let the other rankers along with the A ranker deal with the defiled rank monsters?"
She paused for a second before proceeding.