After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World

This man was among the leaders of this war and he was at level 13, several levels higher than Gwen. While the rest of the team fought against the enemies, Gwen knew she had to focus on this one.

She was the highest level in this area and was trained the most. ”HYA!” She yelled, lunging forward with her Class D Spear. The man had a sword and met her attack, creating a clashing sound.

The man had a Class E sword though, and it already showed a great decrease in its durability with a few attacks. The man showed greed for her weapon and his attacks increased in fervor, fueled by his need to get her and the weapon.

They exchanged blows for a while and his eyes widened when he barely avoided a stab, with a deep gash forming on his cheek.

His eyes turned red. How dare a woman wound him!

”BITCH!” he yelled as he lunged forward, sending a barrage of aggressive attacks.

Slash! Stab! Slash!

How could Gwen deal with someone much stronger than she was? No matter how she trained, she was still a civilian in the end.

Gwen was soon pushed back, struggling, with the weapon slowly slashing at her clothes, revealing bits of skin with every jab. The man’s eyes turned lustful and his successive hits were doused with a bit of lust.

MEOW!!

Kat and Raffy jumped at the man, clawing him in succession.

”AH!” He yelled. Although they only gave scratches, they were plenty and they stung.

More importantly, they stung his pride.

GRRR—

In his anger, he managed to grab on Raffy, making it screech in pain. ”You damned creature—”

”No!” Gwen yelled, immediately jumping at him without thinking. The man grinned and sparkled, using the woman’s desperation to throw away the cat and grab her neck instead.

There were others who saw and wanted to rescue, but they almost died instead. Sadly, they were not even strong enough to defeat the enemies in front of them—how could they be strong enough to rescue another?

The man saw this and laughed, gripping her neck tighter. He added pressure, forcing her to let go of her weapon and grab onto his arms, in an attempt to break free. However, every time she struggled he would tighten his grip on her, weakening her so all her strength was focused on keeping herself from dying.

She struggled and tried to kick him, but his free hand held her legs in place, caressing it by the way. ”I realize I may not mind feisty women like you. You are very beautiful—”

”Gwen!” A familiar voice yelled somewhere away from them and it was swiftly followed by a wall of fire. The man barely managed to avoid the attack, though it singed some of his hair and clothing.

Ryan appeared between him and Gwen, eyes red in anger. He lunged forward and grabbed the man’s neck as he had grabbed Gwen, ready to break his neck, his palms heating up to add extra… sizzle.

Before he could do any damage though, soft arms wrapped around his abbed stomach, making him freeze.

”Don’t do it!” Gwen yelled. She had been oriented and she knew the punishments were not low! This bastard was not worth it!!

”I’ll kill him myself!” Gwen said, using his body to stand up, immediately going to grab her spear. She was weak but she trudged through, stabbing the bastard straight in the heart before Ryan could!

Slash!

They watched as the corpse dropped on the ground and their eyes met. Before running into Ryan’s arms though, she immediately ran to poor Raffy.

They heaved a deep breath when they saw that he seemed fine, though just a bit shaken. Ryan patted her shoulder. ”Go get some rest with them, you did well,” before running over to the rest of the scuffle, creating firewalls all over to redirect the enemies, making it easier for his side to target them.

”AHH!”

”DAMN!”

”HURTS!”

His fire was not made to be strong lest he get punished, but it was enough. Anyway, the main killers were the citizens, and redirecting the enemies on certain spots made it easier for arrows and stabs to hit.

They defended hard like this for hours on end, blocking entries and taking care of leaks.

As the war neared its end, Minko and the others arrived and joined in. This was the time the hundreds they trapped wouldn’t be able to recover fast enough so they decided to help in the defense.

The arrival of the three added a devastating dimension to the defense. Even if they couldn’t hurt people, they simply used the skills they used to trap the hundreds and weaken hundreds more—making them weak enough so the others could deal with them with minimal losses!

For example, Orz created large craters near the gates, making people fall in and step on each other, on another Minko would join Reuben in taking down the ladders propped around the walls, running around the perimeter to make sure no one else was making it in—or, at least, minimizing the numbers.

Seeing them like this made plenty of the opponents pale. ”Elementalists!!!”

”So many!!”

And they were so strong, too!

Just seeing so many threw the enemy’s momentum down several pegs, and the tide completely turned to the defenders.

Time trickled slowly for the citizens of Calming Village, and they wanted to get things over with. Every minute that passed was a hard-earned victory and, finally, they could see the end.

Safe to say, the village won that war.

The Lord yelled, celebrating their wins. ”We can finally afford to upgrade our village center and add sentries!” he yelled, and everyone around celebrated while handling their wounded and casualties.

Ryan walked over to him and nodded. ”Don’t forget to keep some money in case you upgrade.”

”Oh, right right right.”

And so, their first war ended on a happy note, the celebrations muting the exhaustion and the pain of their wounds.

The sense of relief and accomplishment was obvious in their stances, even when they were covered in blood, sweat, and grime.

It would be great if they could celebrate with booze! But alas! Getting alcohol in this place was probably impossible at this time.

However, for now, they’d have to make do with the sweet taste of victory, hoping for a more secure future.