The Grand Commander looked around to see if he could find the hero! The blast didn't land near her tent so she should be fine! It wouldn't be good if the hero suddenly died in such a freak accident! What the hell will I tell the queen? Sorry, but some unknown force hit us from some unknown place and the only hope for humanity died in the attack! The queen would behead me for just saying such nonsense!
"Commander! What the hell happened!? Who attacked us!?"
But luckily, the Grand Commander heard the hero's voice coming from the distance. The man sighed in relief and he turned towards it quickly. The hero was wearing a simple t-shirt and trousers and she was running with that damn priest they call Dray! The Grand Commander snarked when he saw Dray but he forced himself to calm down because this wasn't the time to worry about internal conflict. There were more important things to worry about! Although, the Grand Commander wondered why the hero was coming from the same direction as the priest when her tent is in the other direction. What they were up to before this attack happened?
The Grand Commander shook his head to get those thoughts out! He would worry about that another time. He quickly moved toward the hero while talking loudly.
"We don' know who attacked us! There ain't any enemies close to us, so tha' means they launched tha' attack from very far away! Prepare fer' immediate evacuation! We are going to move the army before they can launch a second attack!"
Quinn nodded in agreement and she started to run toward her tent on the other side of the camp. A sudden headache hit Quinn and she stumbled for a moment but she was able to catch herself before she fell over. She shook her head and held her head for a moment before the headache reduced and she could move again. Quinn noticed that the headache was now much worse than before.
Dray watched Quinn go with a slightly pained expression on his face. The pain was from the new mana running through his core. Dray held a hand to his chest as he felt that burning sensation from the stolen dragon mana increasing even more. His body couldn't take much more of this, but thankfully, this would be the last time that they ever see each other. Everyone else might be ignorant about the attack, but Dray wasn't a fool. Dray knows that this is the work of the Demon Lord and Dray knows that since they are already going this far, then the demon lord knows the hero is here. Dray wasn't going to stick around and risk running into any of the Demons because he finally has everything that he needs.
When they were having sex earlier, Dray was lucky enough to finally gather all the mana from Quinn's magic core and now it was time for him to go before the Demons get here.
"Hey, Priest! Wha' do you think you're doing!? Get going already! We need ta leave this place before any enemies come around!!"
The Grand Commander shouted this to Dray and Dray was a little surprised by the amount of worry that the Grand Commander showed. Everyone knew that the Grand Commander didn't like Dray, but it seems that the man is able to let go of his hatred for Dray in the face of a common enemy
Dray scoffed! These fools. They have no idea what they are up against. Dray looked towards where Quinn ran again and for a moment, he felt a little bit of guilt for what he did to her but that guilt died faster than ever as Dray remembered who he was doing it for. There is nothing wrong with sacrificing a few lives to save millions. That is what Elias taught Dray and that is what Dray lives by. Dray turned around and activated his communication circle to talk to Elias.
"Elias, I have it. Open the portal."
The Grand Commander wondered where Dray was going as he watched Dray walking away from the army. That isn't the direction that he is meant to be going! Dray is going back to the camp when he is supposed to be going in the other direction so they can evacuate!
"Priest! What are ya doing!? I told yer to go the other way!!"
Dray ignored the man and he picked up his speed instead! Dray didn't have any business with these people anymore and he couldn't care less about what they did! He only knew that he had to get out of there before Pyra and Andromeda arrive!
"Shit!"
Dray's chest started to turn a little red as he could feel the burning sensation from the dragon mana increasing and he cursed and stumbled while holding his chest! Shit! Shit! He needs to get out of here so they can extract the mana as soon as possible! Fray has no idea how the hero was able to hold this mana inside her! It's fucking painful! Is this how it feels to have coal inside your heart!?
On the other side of the camp, Quinn was also starting to feel the effects of the lost Mana. She didn't know why, but she slowly started to lose her strength. It started slowly because she had a lot of adrenaline running through her and giving her energy as she was trying to rush to get out of the camp! But slowly, she started to lose her breath and every step started to feel like a serious burden! it was like trying to walk through sludge! Why are my legs so heavy!? My head feels like a sledgehammer is hitting it constantly!
In this world, Mana was the most important thing. There was nothing more important than the mana running through your body and no organism could live for long without Mana! When Quinn came to this world, it was the dragon mana in her core that allowed her to stay healthy and it made sure that her body wasn't affected by the insane amounts of mana in the atmosphere, but now that her core was depleted so quickly and she lacked any means of gaining any more mana immediately, she was starting to feel the effects of Mana depletion to the extreme! At this rate, if they are not able to find more dragon Mana to replenish the lost mana in her body, Quinn would definitely die!
...
The Grand Commander was shocked again as he saw both Quinn and Dray fall to their knees at the same time. He didn't know what the hell happened to the both of them but he just saw them fall after taking a few steps! The Grand Commander's first thought was that he had to make sure the Hero was okay! It didn't matter if the priest died because they could always get a new priest, but they couldn't get a new hero easily so he had it make sure the hero was fine! The Grand Commander ignored Dray and he immediately made his way toward Quinn! It was this decision that completely sealed the fate of everyone in the world.
Because if the Commander had gone to Dray first, then he might have been able to stop Dray from moving through the portal that opened in front of him when Elias finally answered Dray's call.
But the Grand Commander was too far away when he saw the portal open in front of Dry and he couldn't move fast enough to stop Dray as Dray just fell through it and disappeared. The Grand Commander recognized what a portal was, but there was no way he would know where the portal led so there was no way he could follow after Dray.
The Grand Commander was kneeling beside Quinn and asking her what was wrong when he saw Dray fall through a portal and the man could only blink in surprise and confusion! There was nothing he could do in this situation because he had no idea what the fuck was happening!!
"My head. My head is fucking killing me. I need a pain killer... Shit."
Quinn spoke in a low tone because she knew that shouting would just make her head worse. She asked for a painkiller but the Grand Commander just scrunched up his face in confusion. What the hell is a painkiller? Is that some kind of killer weapon? He shook his head and turned to one of the soldiers that were running to gather his things!
"Hey, you! Call me a healer now! Tell 'em that the hero is injured!!"
The soldier nodded and ran off to call a healer! A few seconds later, the man came back with a female soldier that was a certified healer! She asked the commander to step back and she immediately took a look at Quinn to know what was wrong! Everyone was on edge as they waited for her diagnosis, but there was another shout from the front that made the Grand Commander perk up in shock again!
"Demons! Demons are coming! There are demons in the camp!!"
What the hell is going on!? The Grand Commander was starting to have whiplash from all the crazy things happening at once!! He looked down to ask the healer if she was done but he saw a look of disbelief on the healer's face as she stared at the hero! The Grand Commander asked her to talk and stop looking like an idiot and she stammered out a quick response.
"T-The Mana in her core... It's gone! It's all gone!! She's completely empty! What happened to her!?"
How the hell am I supposed to know!? The Grand Commander shouted this in his head, but outwardly, he looked shocked! He couldn't believe what was happening! How could all her Mana be gone? And how could it happen now that they would need the hero to fight the demons that were coming?
"Run! The demons are coming! Run - Grk!!"
Boom!
A soldier that was running towards them while shouting for his life was suddenly slammed with a large mace that bent his body in half like a book and tossed him forward through the air! Pyra landed in the spot where the soldier had been and her mere presence made everyone stop and stare in fright. They couldn't even move in front of the SSS-class being that was releasing bloodlust like a monster!
Pyra looked around a little before her eyes finally landed on Quinn lying on the floor. The holy sword that the hero uses was lying beside Quinn so Pyra knew that she was the hero. But Pyra narrowed her eyes once she saw Quinn's pained expression and she immediately knew something was wrong! Why was the hero in so much pain? And... why can't I feel any Mana from the hero's core?
The Grand Commander noticed Pyra looking at the hero and he stood up and started to walk forward while talking to the soldiers around him!
"Find a safe place an' take tha hero away! I'll hold off tha' demon till then so make sure ya don't stop for nothin'!"
The other soldier found their courage again as they remembered who was standing right in front of them! This is a Grand Commander and one of the strongest soldiers in their army! If there is anyone that can handle a demon this strong then it is him! The soldiers surrounding Quinn immediately brought her to her feet and two soldiers put her arms on their shoulders and they started to take her away from the fight. They would take Quinn to a wagon and ride back to the kingdom so that a more experienced healer could tell them what exactly happened to the hero and if there is any way to fix it.
The Grand Commander walked forward and blocked the path leading towards the hero with his body. He stared directly at Pyra with a scowl and he waited for her to say or do something. He was surprised that Pyra didn't bother to chase after Quinn when the other soldiers took her. Maybe she realizes that she can't get past me that easily? Or maybe she has some other plan for getting the hero? Does she have someone she is working with? The Grand Commander remembered they told him there were two demons and he became a little worried, but he got that thought out of his head quickly. He was sure that the SS-class soldiers could handle any low-class demons that come around. It is unlikely that there will be any other demon that is as strong as this one!
"Tell me, are you a general for the demon lord or somethin'? I've never seen a demon as strong as you before,"
The commander asked Pyra this question while drawing his sword from behind him but she completely ignored his question in favor of asking her own question. She still had that look of confusion on her face and it was obvious she was trying to figure out something.
"The hero. What happened to her?"
The commander didn't bother answering at all. he just shrugged and got into a fighting position! He didn't have to answer her question if she didn't answer his question!
"The name is Darius! Grand Commander Darius of the kingdom of Uta,"
Boom!!
Before Darius could even finish what he was saying, Pyra's mace slammed into the spot where he had been standing and he had to jump back almost ten feet to avoid it! His eyes were wide as he couldn't believe her speed! He almost didn't even see her!
"Shut up and answer my question, you pig. I said, what happened to the hero?"
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