Chapter 16: Ch 16 - Trial of Endurance (5)
Several minutes passed by unnoticed.
Kai, Daniel, Damon, and Xavier—all four of them had decided upon their weapons. As decided before, Kai and Xavier chose the shields and spears. While Damon and Daniel went away with shields and longswords.
Just as Kai had suggested before, they all went toward the gap between the fences and recreated his plan.
With Xavier and Kai standing around the corners, their shields up and spears that peaked from the corner—waiting to apprehend the enemy’s legs.
While Damon and Daniel stood right in front, just like others, their shields up to create a semi-circled barrier that could easily block and imprison monsters, making them prone to their attacks.
"I still can’t believe you were able to come up with such a strategy in such a short time...!" Xavier had regained his usual enthusiastic demeanor as he could not help but look at his newly found idol—Kai.
Kai smiled in response since, at that point, it didn’t matter, even if the other people looked suspicious.
Why?
Because, the experience of getting admiration from another, the subtle aftertaste of happiness that filled one’s mind—all of it, was something new that Kai had never experienced before.
With time, they seemed to have regained their composure and forgotten about the problem that lay ahead. And, System seemed to have noticed that as well.
Just then, it sent another one of its windows and, once again, replaced their worry-free faces with expressions of concern.
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