Humanity Return

Ch. 158 – Deadline Time

“Sorry, I'm a little late”

“T-no problem... um..”.

An awkward expression could be seen on the faces of the group of people who were on top of the city wall that had become calmer compared to an hour before that. They saw the black-haired young man who was waving his hand from the back of another Hunter who was carrying him.

It took them a few minutes before they finally realized Leinn's slightly strange state when she did not move at all and just stared at them from where she was lying. It turned out that he was exhausted until he could not move at all.

“Um... can we know the name of young master?”

“Oh you can call me Leinn, reinforcements who came at the special request of a friend!”

Leinn showed his smile wide while pointing to the sky, showing his slightly excited self after making it to the right time. He then turned his head towards the middle-aged man who was surrounded by people in the same uniform around him, who was looking at him as well.

The man, Barnum finally realized that the young man in front of him somehow managed to find out that he was the one leading the group of people in this city. He then stepped forward and arrived in front of the new Leinn leaping down from the back of the Hunter that brought him here, looking almost out of balance.

“Thank you once again Young Master Leinn for his help. We're not sure we can survive a Beast wave attack like that. At least now we can take a calm breath-”

“Not”

Leinn turned his head while pointing towards the pile of Beast bodies that were in the distance, making almost everyone around him turn their heads there.

“I just give a little extra time”

And of course, some of those with good eyesight could see the weak movements of the Beast lying there. Some were even seen trying to get up on their feet without success.

Barnum became very surprised after learning that and became panicked, then realized the condition of all the Beasts at this time as a golden opportunity to-be

“Forget”

Leinn cut short the idea that had just appeared in Barnum's head and the few Hunters around him as well, surprising them.

“You who dare to approach all the Beasts will experience the same thing with them, because the technique has escaped my control”

His gaze then moved to the group of Hunters grasping various types of long-range weapons or long sticks with stones at the ends.

“A arrow you might still be able to use but it requires that you descend from this place into an open field, which will turn into a direct fight if the Beast manages to break away. Element magic will also disturb my seal and shorten the preparation time we have”

Being aware of the situation that turned out to be unfinished made their positive feelings all become drastically reduced.

Barnum finally looked back at the young man in front of him and asked what they needed to know before building their preparation plan.

“How long.... time we have?”

“At the very least, 24 hours”

“Pffft... huh?!”

Leinn saw that overreaction for a moment before starting to stroke his chin and looked at the group of Beasts in the distance.

“Beast the most powerful among them would be free and could move around that time if not disturbed, whereas the rest would awaken within six hours after the first Beast. So... maximum 30 hours?”

“A-what?”

Leinn showed his smile once more and looked back at everyone in front of him.

“So what are you waiting for? Get ready”

Along with that remark, everyone there instantly came to a realization and from their daydreams. They also understood the calamity that previously seemed to have no solution, already showed a clear light at the end of their path.

At the same time as that, all other cities that were facing the same problem as this city, were also experiencing the same thing.

“Hum~”

A black-haired young man can be seen sitting with both feet hanging out of the city walls, seen observing the partially sunsets in the distance.

The air temperature also began to rapidly decline along with the last rays the sun had emitted before it finally disappeared completely behind the horizon line.

“U... Young Master?”

Finally the black-haired young man, Leinn turned to look at a young man who had just been standing behind him without saying anything.

“What's up?”

“That you said earlier... is that true?”

Leinn raised both of his legs and instantly twisted his body to face the young man completely.

“For what I lied?”

“T-no! S-I'm not saying that you're lying..”.

A few hours ago after Leinn had finished her short explanation, she chose to sit on the edge of that wall and occasionally hum.

Some people actually want to ask about many things, but only a few dare to do so. And of those, one is about...

“My friends have taken care of the problem, relax. If I can stop it means they won't get trouble” either

“O-oh..”.

If you count the city where you are now, the city that is now being targeted by the second Beast wave is 8 cities on the front line.

And the city that Leinn is responsible for is the city with the farthest distance from the city of Blazing Sun as well as the closest to the city of Aldebaran, making this place as a place that should first fall in this second wave.

“How is everyone in town?”

“E-ehem... They can finally get a quiet rest for the first time since last week, thanks to you”

The rough-faced young man let out a single slow cough to calm himself down and managed to answer the question smoothly, with his face much brighter than the morning before.

Successfully avoiding the destruction and getting a grace period did affect the current state a little but, the biggest reason all the residents of the city and Hunter could sleep soundly was the existence of Leinn sitting on the city wall, which was the only one in the city, like keeping them out of danger.

His show of strength that could stop the waves of thousands of Beasts in a single strike managed to instill a sense of security into all the Hunter that saw him. The townspeople who were in disbelief when they heard that could also only feel shocked and greatly relieved after seeing all the bodies of the Beast that were not moving in the distance.

“Someone you want to ask again, Damian?”

“A-ah..”

Not expecting Leinn to call out her name all of a sudden, she became extremely shocked.

“Barnum has been recounting the events of the past few days, including about you”

“Um..”

Damian spent a few moments calming himself down before looking back at Leinn, who was apparently just sitting there waiting for him. He finally issued a second question that had bothered him since a moment ago.

“Why did you... you guys didn't join the Raid Party and the Large-Scale Mission from the beginning?”