An Endless Journey
Part 18
Pack (05/07)
NT: This… This is why i hate making packs… I run out of things to say… tsk tsk…
Although everyone was frustrated that time continued to pass while they were unable to do something, no one stopped watching the surroundings.
「What should we do? We are new and we do not know how to react in these situations. We need your instructions to act, Captain Balmung-san 」
Everyone was too terrified to even move from their position. Then, Palna, who was firmly holding her staff while guarding her surroundings, approached Balmung for instructions.
「… I will go first. You can wait here. If there’s something around here… then it will definitely come out when it notice me 」
Then, Balmung, who showed a determined expression, stepped out of the camouflage barrier area surrounding the elevator.
Then, everyone, with tense looks on their faces, stared at Balmung as he entered the danger zone.
「… There doesn’t seem to be anything」
Balmung stepped out of the barrier and walked around to make sure there was nothing. The place where Palna and the others were was surrounded by ruined buildings which were covered with vegetation. Everyone sharpened their senses with the intention of seeking the presence of anyone who was hidden in any of the buildings, however, there seemed to be absolutely nothing around. Then, Balmung, who believed that everything was in order, tried to return to the place where Palna and the others were.
「… Behind you! Get out of there!」
However, at that moment, an alarmed scream was heard. But this did not come from Palna, who was supposed to be in the safe zone, but from Balmung, who were supposed to be in the danger zone.
「Uwa…. AaaaAAAAHHHHH! 」
At that time, all members of Resistance, responding to Balmung’s voice, looked back, unable to believe the disastrous situation that had developed in a matter of seconds, at the same time as one of the members of Resistance let out a cry of agony.
The faces of Rex, Menou, and Takako distorted with remorse the moment they saw the tragedy that had occurred, while Krull, Palna, Tina, and Alice were left speechless at the grotesque and unimaginable scene they were witnessing.
「It can’t be… When did it happen?」
Palna, who was about to lose all her fighting spirit, reaffirmed the grip on her cane to hold her steady. In an instant, the three members of Resistance furthest from Balmung were killed.
「Are those… Monsters? 」
「I don’t know, they look completely different from the Monsters we’ve seen so far… They look almost like a Human Being」
Tina and Rex muttered trying to understand the situation as they watched the strange being that had appeared.
It was a completely black being. They looked like a person, but the only characteristic that made them resemble humans was their silhouette. The being was completely covered by something black that emanated from their entire body, and had a single round eye that emitted a yellow light.
「Eaters… What are they doing here? no… why are they inside the camouflage barrier?」
Murmured one of the members of Resistance terrified as drops of cold sweat fell from his head.
「Those are… Eaters?」
Tina finally understood what Balmung was referring to when he said, 「They’re not at all like the Demons」, after witnessing the type of being they were. It was clear that they were both completely different beings, after all, this being was much more like a Monster. No, it was much more brutal and grotesque than a Monster, to the point of instilling fear in those who saw it.
The bodies of members of Resistance killed were torn apart, making absolutely no sound, by all three Eaters. Every time the Eaters tore a part of the bodies of the members of Resistance killed, they opened their mouths unimaginably and mercilessly devoured the pieces of their flesh without making any sound.
Yes, absolutely nothing could be heard.
There was no sound, not even when the bodies of the deceased were torn. There was also no sound when they were killed. That is why no one had realized that they had been killed in the back.
「Vanguard units! Circle the rear units! Don’t give them a chance to get behind us!」
Balmung began calmly giving instructions to the members of Resistance, who were still confused by the grotesque scene. At that moment, everyone began to move, following Balmung’s instructions, forming a circle around Mary and the other members of the Rear Unit.
「What are they doing? Why do they form in circles?」
Takako, puzzled by the circular formation that everyone had taken, approached Balmung to ask the reason for it.
「We took that formation because… The Eaters make no sound. If you turn your back on them, you will die at their hands without even realizing when they approached you as the sound disappears completely. They are the most troublesome killers in Earth」
「What do you mean the sound completely disappears?」
「Exactly that. That black thing emanating from them absorbs all the sound produced near them. That is why no one will notice when they kill you, or when you scream, or cry… and worst of all, they are extremely fast」
At the time that Balmung said that, one of the Eaters, making absolutely no sound, instantly appeared behind Takako. Then, in less than a second, the Eater fixed its gaze on Takako as it opened its mouth.
「Takako-san!」
Alice, who barely managed to notice that, called Takako alarmed, however, the Eater was about to bite Takako’s head off. At that moment, Takako, who barely managed to catch Alice’s call, was completely paralyzed with her eyes wide open at the moment she understood what was about to happen.
「Nnu-fu!」
However, the instant her conscience cut-off, Takako’s survival instincts, which were cultivated by the countless battles she had against the Monsters, woke up, making Takako’s body to move unconsciously, striking the abdomen of the Eater that was in front of her. Immediately after, Takako raised her right leg, and kicked the Eaters, sending it away from her at incredible speed. In addition, it also suffered from the explosion produced by her Skill.
「O-… O-Ooh?」
Balmung was helpless to look at Takako in surprise after she made that unexpected counterattack.
「Uwa~… that thing sure was fast, how dangerous」
「He-Hey-hey. Did you manage to see its movements?」
「Yes, but I thought there was nothing I could do so I got caught up in my own thoughts. But hey, I ended up being faster… that’s all」
「I-I see」
NT: As always, if you find something weird, whatever, just tell me in the comments
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