"Heh...hehehe," Chuckled Solas, as the dust cleared to reveal all traces of the Monsters had been wiped out. "Dude...that was freaking awesome! I feel bad for ever doubting you!" Exclaimed Rex in awe. Have to agree, that was amazing...but, uh, his blast really made a mess of the road, we might have to go around a bit to avoid a dangerously bumpy ride. "O-oh, uh, y-you really think so? Thanks, I-I appreciate it...," Muttered Solas, as he fidgeted awkwardly, his gaze darting about as he returned to normal. And just like that, all traces of that badass, cocky demeanor he'd just displayed had completely disappeared. This guy's got some serious issues, doesn't he? Still, there's no denying how powerful he is, that Art he used was insanely destructive. A Lux Mage, the Apex Tier of the Light Class...since the Basic Tier of the Light Class is Healer, I didn't think he'd have so much destructive power at his disposal. My Ether Magic is basically destruction personified, it inflicts immen

"How'd a man like that become the mayor of the town? He's so creepy, I can't believe the majority of the people here actually chose him to lead the town," Shuddered Lilac in disgust, as the two of us explored an area of the town. "Yeah, I get what you mean, I can't imagine that any normal human being would vote to elect him. But then, creepy or not, maybe he's actually good at his job," I replied with a wry smile. "Come on, there's no way that's the case. That much is apparent just looking at the state of the town.""You have a point there."About ten minutes had passed since we'd all split up. After going through a map of the town, we split the area we needed to search into four quadrants, with Iris, Rex and Solas each taking one quadrant to search, and Lilac and I taking the remaining one. We were at the north quadrant of the town, and based on how much area we've covered so far in the time since we split up from the others, it should take us less than two hours in total, to comb

"Shouldn't we split up to cover more ground?" Lilac asked me, as we walked through the streets. "The whole reason we're not split up in the first place is because I'm supposed to keep an eye on you. I know it might be hard to accept since it basically means that you're not strong enough to be on your own, but-...," I began in response. "Come on, you know better than anyone that I'm a lot stronger now. I can take care of myself just fine...it won't be a problem if dad and the others never find out, right? It'll be our little secret, so come on," She nudged me as she tried to persuade me. "Nah, I'm not risking it, it isn't worth it. 'Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time'...Murphy's Law. Look, I know how capable you are now, and that you can probably handle yourself just fine against most opponents. But if something does go wrong, it'll be my fault for letting you go. And, well, I...I don't want anything to happen to you," I muttered as I averted my

"...-sure we should be risking this? I think we should've left this area the moment those Guild Mages showed up, man. Wh-what if they find us? I'm freaking out here, guys!""Come on, not this again, you fucking pussy. We've been over this several times at this point. This town, despite being a shithole, has an absurdly large number of hotties ripe for the picking, we've already gotten some great offers for the ones we kidnapped before. Let's focus on nabbing a few more real beauties and then hightail it out of here.""Can we hurry it up, please? I need a nice, long break after this, I've been drinking way too many Ether Recovery Elixirs over the last few days. My body's all jittery, I can't stop shaking. I feel so cold, and my chest is pounding like cr-...""Tch, stop being such a pussy, it's not like your role in this is particular difficult or dangerous, so just shut up and do your job.""Hah, yeah, easy for you to say...Will and I are the only ones actually doing any of the work! Y

"You little bitch! How dare you!? I'll teach you to fuck with us!" Exclaimed one of the other traffickers, drawing out a spear strapped to his back...looks like he's a Lancer, one or the Ascended Tiers of the Physical Class. The Tamer among the traffickers was writhing around on the ground, trembling in agony with his expression wracked with pain, the outline of his veins clearly visible and his body covered in bumps from the stings of the wasps. "[Summoner Art: Summoning - Minotaur]!" She chanted in response, summoning her most powerful tamed Monster, before chanting again with a smirk, "Now, [Tamer Art: Triple Creature Strength], plus [Tamer Art: Triple Creature Speed]! Go get 'em, Ox!"Minotaur's are High Level Monsters, they're basically humanoid bulls that grow upto around ten feet tall, with immense physical strength and highly durable hides. The average Ascended Mage would struggle against a Minotaur, and she just tripled boosted its strength and speed. It won't last very lo