Chapter 11: Mettle
It was absolute chaos. What was supposed to be a routine field trip turned into a life-and-death situation. Tessa Potts, a normal teacher, shouldered the burden of saving as many of her students as she could.
"Kya!" "We are going to die!" "Mommy!"
And while she and her fellow teachers had some training, they were far from combat-equipped. She watched as teachers shielded students and fought. The more resilient students, aware of the stakes even began to help, dragging the wounded back and administering first aid.
"Ms. Potts! We ran out of potions!" "Coach Glover fainted! The mana-shield is about to turn off!" "Just when are the Breakers coming?! We will all die at this rate!"
Tessa couldn't blame them. Few had the nerves to witness a dungeon break and not fall apart. Luckily, she was such an individual.
"DO NOT GIVE UP! HELP IS COMING! LAVENDER LIGHTNING!"
Slamming her staff into the ground, violet lightning bolts fell from the heavens. Each Worker Ant clawing at the shield turned black as purple flashes of mana electrocuted them. Like insects fried by a bug zapper, the large monsters all fell by the dozens.
"Huff... Huff... Gather the students, stop supplying mana to the other shield generators and pour everything into the one behind me."
"Ms. Potts, are you sure about this?"
"I'm not. But we don't have a choice."
Left in awe by her demonstration, the teachers began to follow Tessa's instructions.