Led by Duke Peybarro Lestrange, the "Tide" campaign has begun.
This is one of the few battles in which the Adventurers' Guild has fought alongside nobles, and it is a major event that would be recorded in history, whether in war or in the present day.
"Alert! Alert! Residents, please evacuate immediately! Adventurers, please prepare to assemble at the Adventurers' Guild!"
"Alert! Alert! Residents, please evacuate immediately! Adventurers, please prepare to assemble at the Adventurers' Guild!"
"..."
After I left the tavern, Seglade also took the rescue team members who were capable of fighting to the Adventurers' Guild. Having suffered the same disaster, he did not want to see this "home" in everyone's eyes destroyed by such a disaster.
More importantly, "Port Luca" is Felicia's hometown. He has already lost Felicia and will not allow even this last hope to be destroyed.
Seglade chose to go to the Adventurers' Guild because she knew that she and her barely able-bodied rescue team members could not fight against the "Tide." Although she had been expelled from the Adventurers' Guild, in these extraordinary times, these were all insignificant matters.
"Alert! Alert! Residents, please evacuate immediately! Adventurers, please prepare to assemble at the Adventurers' Guild! Assemble at the Adventurers' Guild..."
"Alert! Alert! Residents, please evacuate immediately! Adventurers, please prepare to assemble at the Adventurers' Guild! Assemble at the Adventurers' Guild..."
"..."
The warning sounds faded into the distance. In this foggy world, they not only had to find their way to the guild, but also had to face a sudden attack from a fish-headed, snake-bodied creature.
"Ugh..."
"Ah... damn it! What is this thing?!"
"Magic is useless? How could that be!"
"Commander! The third squad has gotten separated in the thick fog!"
However, just as they stepped out of the alley, the refugee aid team lost their way in the fog, and could clearly hear the roar of battle and the extremely shrill cries of agony coming from all directions.
However... when Seglade and his men arrived at the scene, or retreated to the spot where the team had just been, they found nothing there. There was no trace of a battle, not even a tiny one.
"Damn it! This fog is so weird!"
Now, Seglade finally realized that the fog was the culprit. Not only that, even though everyone had already crossed the alley and reached the street corner, they were surprised to find themselves still deep inside the alley when they came to their senses.
"Commander! Squad Three has completely lost contact!"
"Where's Luna? Has anyone seen her?"
"Captain! Squad Three is Luna's squad!"
Damn it, Seglade was still not quite clear-headed because of his drunkenness. Hearing the words spoken beside him, he remembered that Luna was the captain of the third squad.
"Damn it! Is there anyone else who's a magician who can blow this fog away?!"
"Commander! There are about three more!"
"Only three left? Damn it! If we don't clear this fog, we might never find them again!"
Upon hearing Seglade's words, the rescue team members agreed that they made sense. The swordsmen who might still be able to fight surrounded the remaining mages, protecting them as they chanted spells. It would be truly disastrous if they were ambushed by the fish-headed snake-bodied creature at this moment.
"Commander... Commander, this fog... can't be blown away!"
"What did you say!"
"Commander...this fog..."
"Shut up! Unleash all your magic! Do you still want to see your families alive? If so, fight to the death!"
Upon hearing this result, Seglade nearly went mad. His excessive drinking had clouded his judgment, and without Luna's command, he was completely unable to remain calm.
"Commander! We've run out of magic! We've tried so many times already, but we can't dispel this fog at all... In fact... it's gotten even thicker!"
"Damn it! What are you all good for! You're just getting in the way when it matters most! Where's Luna? Go find her right now!"
"Captain! Luna...who is Luna?"
"What did you say! Hmm...? Luna? Strange... Who is Luna?"
Yes, Seglade was also very puzzled as to why she blurted out that name, but she had no memory of her.
"Ugh..."
"Enemy attack! It's those monsters!"
"Run!"
At that moment, someone in the rescue team shouted, followed by panicked and terrified screams. The entire team instantly descended into chaos, with many members dropping their weapons and scattering in all directions.
"hateful!"
At this moment, Seglade couldn't care less about anything else. While directing everyone back to the tavern, he drew his longsword and rushed into the thick fog.
But just then, he suddenly crashed into something. Despite the fact that there was only a dark blue fog all around, Seglade was still knocked to the ground by this wall-like thing.
"Damn it! What on earth is going on?!"
He clearly remembered that it was the exit of the alley. Seglade had passed by this road countless times, but he never remembered seeing anything like it.
Unwilling to give up, he planned to try rushing over again, but just then, the thing started to flip over, moving up and down, and its true form was revealed as it flipped over.
—That was an eyeball that almost filled Seglade's entire field of vision.
"This...this is..."
As he looked on in surprise, those pupils seemed to be staring at Seglade as if they were consciously aware of it.
"Gurgle!"
Fear, panic, confusion...
Seglade didn't know what emotions he was feeling, but he was experiencing them all. He couldn't even believe it. He had never been afraid even when facing dragons before, but now his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.
"Ugh... What is this thing?!"
"Don't pull me back! It's coming!"
"Get out of my way!"
"..."
Behind him, he could clearly hear the rescue team being completely defeated by something, and even heard arguing and begging for mercy. Seglade's face turned ashen. At that moment, he suddenly felt very small and even foresaw how miserable his death would be.
...
However, when he came to his senses, everything had vanished—the members, Luna, the big-eyed creature, all of them had disappeared.
All that remained was his dejected face... He stared in astonishment at the empty alleyway shrouded in fog...
Seglade no longer remembers anyone from the refugee aid group.
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