Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Battle

I looked in the direction of the village, feeling horror as I realized what the last-ditch plan of the outsiders looked like. I hadn’t thought about it before, since nobody in the village had a rune that enhanced sound. After all, nobody here would willingly form such an ability - amplifying sound was completely worthless when it drew land beasts towards the user. The only sound enhancing runes on the island were wind runes, and they weren’t used to carry sound elsewhere very often.

My heart sank, before I gritted my teeth and turned back towards the outsider soldiers who were fleeing towards us. I desperately wanted to help the village, but we had our own problems right now.

I released my arrow, aiming directly towards the man’s unprotected face. At the same time, Felix, his mother, and Sallia released their arrows. The arrow shot by Felix’s mother suddenly divided in three midair, two of them hitting men near their knees and dropping them to the ground while one missed completely. Sallia and Felix’s arrows hit armor, accomplishing nothing. And my arrow struck a man’s throat.

He dropped, blood pouring from his throat as he stared at me, uncomprehending. The arrow in his throat wriggled, as he tried to use his rune abilities to move the arrow out of him. Then, he stopped moving.