Humanity Return

Ch. 147 – Disaster Beast, Appear!

Aura blinked her eyes a few times and found the giant frog in the distance still there, looking back at her.

“Disaster Beast's... Volcanic Toad!“

Frogs with glowing red skin that change between dark and light stably and the lower part of the body are dark orange, with many protrusions that look like small volcanoes. He had two pitch-black eyes and white and red box pupils. From his size that was able to cover a portion of the top of that volcano, he had at least reached a height of 50 meters.

“Ribbit”

Booms!

A far more powerful Mana Wave than before appeared once again and this time, it was an attack aimed at the group of humans and Beasts at the foot of the volcano.

““Ha!””

Two short shouts came out from the mouths of Aura and Adeline who had already stomped their wands and formed a Mana shield that protected everyone and the Beast behind them-

““Eh?!””

And they were immediately startled by the sight of Hinata who was standing outside the shield of their creation and just turned to look while showing her wide smile. Before the two of them could say anything, the girl was already back facing forward while pulling back her right hand.

A moment before that huge Mana Wave struck them

“HYA!”

BOOM UP!

A right straight punch struck that Mana Wave fiercely and tore it apart in an instant, producing a wave of wind that reached the top of the mountain where the Disaster Beast was standing.

Aura and Adeline along with the group behind them managed to be protected from the strong winds that the fist produced thanks to the Mana shield in front of them, so they could clearly see what had just happened without any interruption.

“Haha! Finally”

Booms!

Hinata hit her left palm forcefully and began to emit explosive bursts of energy. He had also already let out a wide smile that was different from his usual smile, which was much more savage and sharp.

“You..”.

Hinata turned her head back once more to warn the group behind her before stopping her words after seeing Aura and Adeline. He realized that at this moment, he had no need to pay attention to the safety of the group behind him, so he only showed his usual wide smile.

“I go first!”

Aura and Adeline instantly realized Hinata's intention and intended to stop them, but one similar memory appeared in their minds and made them stop in place.

‘Yes, if Hinata is with you, as long as the sky does not collapse.’.

‘...you will not be in danger’

The farewell words of the two young men, before they went towards the destination of the mission they received.

Booms!

The blast of wind spread out once again from the pounding of Hinata's feet that had just kicked the ground and started to slide towards the top of that volcano, leaving a thick dust fog behind her.

The first awakened Adeline immediately ordered the group behind her who were stunned to evacuate and informed the situation to the surrounding population. They would not know what would happen during and after that fight with the Disaster Beast.

Aura looked at Hinata who had already reached the top of that mountain and was already preparing to launch her first attack, while thinking about the steps they could take next to resolve this matter.

BOOM UP!

...

“Hah..”.

For the umpteenth time a girl standing behind the reception desk of the Mission Center breathed her all day. Lighting outside is seen starting to dim and indicates a day that has almost reached night.

“Why are you still like this, Isla?”

Isla was as if she had just become aware of the existence of the girl standing beside her and was looking at her with a worried expression.

“What's up?”

“What's a ‘ada what’? You've breathed 45 times since this morning!”

“...are you underworked?”

Isla showed a strange expression when she realized what her friend was doing all day before checking on Blue Linker behind her desk.

“Hah..”.

“That's 46!”

It has been 24 hours since the LAHAR Party left to complete their two missions and there is still no news. Actually this is not a strange thing considering a normal Party usually takes a few days to go there and return, not to mention completing missions with such a high level of difficulty.

But what the Party has done in the past month has affected what Isla considers normal.

Parties that possess this ability usually have reached Rank A and will not go to the mission board in the Mission Center or Hunter Guild, but rather directly receive it from the Head of the Hunter Guild Branch or the High Master of the Academy.

“Hah..”.

So given all that, why did she still feel so worried? Isla actually already had the answer to the question in the back of her head, but tried to ignore it. One thing was certain in a world filled with these Beasts.

Nothing is Sure.

Rank A Hunter who was killed by negligence while hunting Rank B Beasts?

The Rank C mission that turned out to bring the Party that took it into the Rank B Beast Nest?

Or the Disaster Beast that suddenly appeared in the forest containing Rank D Party who was looking for Precious Materials?

All of that had happened, and the Hunter Guild continuously increased their alertness along with the usuaha to increase the vigilance of ordinary people as well, to not mislead the information that would affect the difficulty level of the mission. Almost all Hunters also have a high level of vigilance despite being on missions far below their qualifications.

“Hah..”.

And this time they were on a two-mission mission with a very high level of danger. Of course Isla who had intervened in this state was feeling very worried, because he could not imagine the feeling he would feel when the Party that was on a mission because of his suggestion ended up not returning completely.

All these mixed feelings filled Isla's head, until she could no longer hear the girl next to her.

“Ha-“

The beep!

Isla's hand immediately shot up and picked up the Blue Linker who had just received a message, with her hand starting to press the Linker very quickly. The joyous expression on his face instantly turned to disappointment when he realized it was not from Leinn, or her Party.

“...eh?”

But the disappointed expression turned to be puzzled after he started reading the contents of the message, and turned even paler as Isla managed to digest the information contained in the message.

Isla read the message a few more times and managed to make sure that she did not misread it at all.

“Isla...?”

Sophie beside him was already aware of the expression of the friend in front of him who was very unusual and started to get a bad feeling.

Isla just turned her head slowly with an expression full of fear.

“...gawat”