After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 885

Faye’s team also encountered the same challenges. They had already drunk their fill and filled whatever container they had with water, and were rushing upstream when the monsters appeared.

They knew it would happen as soon as dusk arrived, so their weapons were already brandished out and their roofs were left by the river long ago.

Fortunately, the mob was smaller than they anticipated and they—a group of hundreds—could actually manage it to some degree.

Cree narrowed his eyes. "This means there’s a territory nearby!" he yelled, and it lit up the hope in them, letting them go beyond their usual limits.

They filed along the edge of the river in pairs or in threes, so at the very least they only had to guard aside. There were also a few who decided to cover themselves with the mud just before nighttime. At least there was not as much heat, so it could be done without baking themselves.

They did this to supposedly shield their bodies from attacks and also in hopes that the mud could hide their smells, possibly making them less attractive than others.

Anyway, the teams fought against the monsters in front of them, all while traversing upstream when they could.

They fought valiantly, considering their own weaknesses and pain. Sadly, even when they outnumbered the monsters, some people were still eaten while some fell to the water and carried downstream, fates unknown.

However, most managed to deal with the monsters with teamwork and proper leadership.

"Team A, focus on the Madara Monster!" Foxii yelled, brandishing her shield to cover a teammate, but her attention was on the screams to her right.

With a movement of her free hand, she summoned some water from the river, creating a small whip to hit the monster in that direction. _{frёeweɓηovel.coɱ}

This was another advantage of being near the water!

It was not strong enough to cause damage, but it was enough distraction for Team A to hit the monsters’ weaknesses, which were at the side of their necks.

On her other side, she stabbed her spear, attacking the monster’s eye. She awakened the shieldsman occupation instead of the spearman, but she could at least handle a lower-leveled monster.

Stab!

ROAARR!

It responded by lunging at her, but she managed to move her shield in time to block it. The force, though, pushed her a step back.

She gritted her teeth and held on, and it also allowed citizens to attack it together, eventually killing one.

Another monster attacked her though, and this one had a heavier defense. It swiped away several people on its way to her, lunging directly at her shield.

She almost fell into the river, but she managed to summon water to push her back, though that took up a lot of her mana.

"Team B! Attack!" she yelled, and those from her left lunged at the small group of monsters while Foxii used a good portion of her mana to put water up their noses, successfully distracting them.

On the other hand, the aborigines were leading the front of the line, fighting so they could still move forward even while they were fighting. The file moved, and this meant some of the slower ones could be left behind.