章 76: The Cavalry Arrives

The roar of an ogre reached our ears, prompting Mistress Lorelai to remind everyone that the battle was far from over. Patchwork wolves aside, there were plenty of dangerous bastards we'd yet to defeat among the deteriorating monster horde, and our dökkálfar instructor warned us all not to be complacent. 

"Studies show that newbie adventurer deaths have a high occurrence rate within the last leg of a raid battle," she lectured. "So, don't lose your concentration until the very end, novices!" 

"Yes, mistress!" those of us gathered close by said together. 

With all its members and our strays still accounted for, Team Six came out of that crater feeling quite fatigued. Luckily for us, we didn't have much to do in the end because reinforcements finally arrived from the Academy to relieve us. 

"Heads up!" Delphine raised a finger at the sky. "The big guns have arrived!"