Jumping outside her window, Incus summoned the wind hero’s sword and sent it flying around the Inn.

"Huh..? What’s going on?" Alleus asked, wiping her eyes.

"Stand up everyone, it’s a demon raid!" I shouted as I pulled out the fire hero’s sword.

The party of adventurer’s then ran outside, with their weapon’s in hand.

"We saw the sword, what’s going on!" The buff one from their groups asked, with a great battle axe in hand.

"W-what’s happening..!" The clerk who was visibly shaken asked.

Walking towards them, Incus summoned her lightning hero’s sword.

"What does it look like? Now stay inside, I’ll make sure that the wind sword will stop them from hurting your pretty faces... the rest of you just make sure you stay out of my way." Her expression then grew cold.

"You talk as if you can handle a demon raid on your own!" The buff one with a battle ask spat.

"Stop, I’ve heard of these hero swords before... she’s the hero Incus!"

The adventurer’s were then visibly spooked by this information, the novel wrote on how they now realize that Incus wasn’t talking nonsense.

Appearing from the woods, werewolves with lean muscular builds with weapons in their hands began slowly stepping their way forward.

"Would you look at that, we’ve got puppies." Incus smiled eerily before wrapping herself in lightning and blitzing towards them.

Looking at my group, I said:

"Don’t stay near that party’s group, something happen to them and I don’t want us to be caught in the crossfire."

Looking at one of the wolves, I focused my vision.

"Check status."

===[Status window]===

「Information」

[Name: Battle werewolf]

[Class: Warrior]

[Equipment]

◈ Light leather armor

[Weapons]

◈ Curved steel blade

◈ Curved steel blade

「Attributes」

[Physical | lvl: 4.5]

[Stamina | lvl: 5]

[Intelligence | lvl: 2]

[Mana | lvl: 1]

「Skills」

[Advanced Dual Swords Technique]

[Basic Blade aura]

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Gulping, I gritted my teeth.

"Stay close together, they’re incredibly powerful! If you can’t continue to engage in combat, head inside the inn!"

Taking off her eye patch, Alleus got into a fighting stance.

Vertere and Lieur were prepared to start firing off their attacks.

A group of werewolves then lunged towards us.

Attempting to parry the werewolf I analyzed, I was instead forced to block.

"Urgh! Scales, strengthen my arm!"

With strength surging through my arm, I pushed the werewolf back then pierced it in the shoulder.

"You damn bastard, stop moving so much." I was attempting to strike for it’s heart, but it had shifted to the side, throwing my aim off course.

The werewolf’s fast, too fast... but it doesn’t compare to master Klarm’s swift fighting style.

Exchanging clashes of steel, our blades scrapped against each other, erupting sparks to fly.

Slowly, I was being pushed back.

I must stand my ground, if this continues then Alleus and the others will be overwhelmed.

Exhaling, I stepped in closer towards the werewolf’s reach.

Thrusting the fire hero’s sword through it’s chest, I shouted:

"Excaliburn!"

The werewolf then exploded in a cloud of flames as it’s blood rained down.

In my peripheral vision, Alleus was vanishing around the battlefield, disarming the werewolves, making it easier to kill them.

As a werewolf was about to swing it’s great hammer towards me, an arrow then flew past my cheek and penetrated the werewolf’s head, causing it to drop dead to the ground.

Even with the stat boost from my equipment and the strengthening of the scales, I just barely match them in strength.

More werewolves had suddenly appeared, standing on top of the trees.

"Vertere, can you cast magic!" I asked.

"Icicle rain!" An array of ice shards shot out at the direction of the werewolves.

But the attack was blocked by the werewolves.

It seems that this batch is much stronger than the previous.

"Alleus can you keep fighting?" Turning towards her, she was drenched in sweat.

Wiping off her face, she scoffed:

"Worry about yourself partner, I can keep this up all day..." She then disappeared into the sea of fur balls.

"You fool—!" As I reached out for Alleus, a werewolf his a great sword slammed its blade down at me.

Jumping out of the way, another werewolf swung it’s dual axes at me.

Blocking the attack, I was sent skidding back.

Multiple werewolves had followed up with each other, leaving me no room to pause or counter attack.

Gritting my teeth, I swung horizontally.

"Excaliburn!" An arc of flame then shot out.

Because of their fur, they were caught on fire and then enveloped in flame.

"Vertere, don’t use your magic against them!" It would become a hassle if the fire were to be put out.

...

But there was no reply.

Turning towards where they were supposed to be, he was gone... no, that damn fool was running towards Ulna the mage and her party!

Lieur couldn’t help, as she was preoccupied aiding Alleus and werewolves were attack her too.

Chasing after Vertere, A werewolf slammed it’s shield onto me.

Being sent flying, I rolled on the ground.

"Just leave me alone you filthy mongrals!"

Redirecting a sword strike from the same werewolf, it parried my attack with it’s shield when I attempted to strike for it’s neck.

I can’t afford to waste my time, if there was an opportunity for me to run it would’ve already been taken but these demons just won’t stop pursuit.

Come to think of it, I’ve yet to battle against someone or something that has used a shield before, and even I can tell that this werewolf is skilled with it.

Hacking the blade at the werewolf, it absorbed my attacks.

"Excaliburn!"

Swinging down, the shield broke and I was sent flying back from the explosion.

Looking back, the werewolf was caught on fire, rolling on the ground.

As I did, an iceberg then appeared from the ground as pillars began shooting out.

Running towards the spell casted, I grabbed Vertere by the shoulder.

"Why in the world did you do that, did I just not order you to not cast any spells!"

Looking on the ground, the party of adventurers had been mutilated.

"You would’ve done the same." He smacked my hands off of him.

Looking in the sky, the novel wrote:

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[Chapter 136: Raid in the forest]

...

"Things are too rough, they just won’t stop attacking!" The buff one said, his breathing shallow.

"If only we had some bait we could use to lure them..."

Then they all turned towards Ulna.

"W-what?" She wearily asked.

All of them then grabbed her and pushed her towards the crowd of werewolves.

Although the werewolves we dumb, they had an incredible sense of comradely. Because of their actions, it enraged the werewolves, causing them to shift their attention at the party instead.

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Helping Ulna stand up, Vertere pointed his wand.

"I won’t let the betrayed die, so don’t try to stop me."

"Oh calm down, just get ready and heal her already... Incus is packing things up soon."