"What should we do, Bonz?!" the girl said.
"We cannot dodge all of their attacks!" the man replied with a panicked voice.
"Damn it! If only this magic suppressor wasn't on me!" the girl said.
"Fire!!!!!!!" the man screamed.
And boom—all of them launched their magic at us at once.
All the attacks dashed towards us at extreme speed, but suddenly a blue barrier appeared around us which blocked all the attacks. A huge explosion happened as the attacks hit the barrier, and the whole area was filled with smoke.
Everyone there started coughing, but as the smoke faded away they all looked at that place and saw… there was no one. The place was empty.
"Where did they go?!" one man screamed.
"Did they die?" another man asked.
Everyone started looking around in the dark forest.
"Wha-what is going on..." the girl said in a small voice.
We were standing at the same place where we were, but they couldn't see us because there was a barrier around us making us invisible.
[/Master?] Will asked.
'I'm fine...' I replied to Will inside my mind.
"What's going on? Why can't they see us?" Bonz asked in confusion.
"Shhh, they will hear us. I'm using an invisible barrier to hide our presence," I replied in a small voice.
"Wha—invisible barrier… how can a little girl like you use that magic?!" the girl asked in confusion and shock.
"Just be silent for now...!" I replied.
We stood there without moving, watching those people looking around the area.
[/Why are you hiding? Use your magic and attack them,] Will said.
'No... I cannot control the output of my attack, so I might kill them if I attack,' I replied.
[/So what's the problem? They are also trying to kill you, right?] Will asked.
'Yeah but...' I said, then my mind flashbacked to the moment when I saw my parents' dead bodies and the dead body of the policeman.
'Dying is sad...' I replied.
[/Oh... well anyway, making yourself invisible is a smart move!] Will said.
'Yeah, I've seen this type of magic in shows many times, so I thought one should exist here too,' I replied.
I remembered the moment when the whole area was filled with smoke, and I was thinking about hiding. Then suddenly in my mind a notification came.
[/New skill acquired.]
[/Invisible Barrier.]
After a moment, everyone was gone from that place. The invisible barrier disappeared.
"I think I'm safe now..." I said in a small voice.
Suddenly, the girl put her hand on my shoulder. I looked back at her, then she asked,
"Who are you... you're not an ordinary girl."
"Me... I'm... uhh I'm lost and don't know where to go. I came from very far away," I replied.
'I think I should hide that I came from another world...' I said inside my mind.
[/Yes, that's a good thing to do,] Will replied.
"You are lost..." the girl said.
"Yes, I'm very lost," I replied.
The girl looked behind at Bonz and said,
"What should we do..."
Bonz shook his head. She turned and looked at me. Then she slowly raised her hand and took off her hoodie cap. Then I saw—
A beautiful woman with dark blonde hair and yellow eyes... and long ear like...
"Elf!" I screamed.
She looked at me and covered my mouth and said,
"Shhh, don't scream."
Bonz from behind also took off his hoodie cap, and he had dog ears. His face was like an adult's, with cool facial hair and details on his brown eyes.
I looked at them with surprised eyes, then the elf spoke and said,
"I'm Laeley, and he is Bonz. As you can see, I'm an elf and he is a beastman."
I looked at them in surprise for a moment, then I spoke and said,
"I'm Kire... a human, I guess..."
Laeley looked at me and said,
"You said you were lost, right?"
I nodded my head and replied,
"Yes, and I'm new at this place so I don't know about anything..."
"I see," she replied.
"Then why don't you come with us?" she said.
"Eh...?" I said in confusion.
"You did save our life just now, so we can help you too," she said.
"I-I don't know..." I said hesitantly.
[/Accept,] Will said.
'Huh? Why are you so confident?' I replied.
[/Benefits:
1. You can get out of this dark place.
2. You might get new clothes.
3. You might also get food to eat.] Will replied.
'F-food!' I screamed inside, and my mind started thinking about chicken, soup, vegetables, and many foods.
"Okay then, thanks for helping me," I said while looking at them.
She turned around and said,
"Okay, follow us. We will take you to our base." Laeley started walking. Bonz also followed her side by side. They put back their hoodie caps.
I followed them behind, slowly walking with my bare feet.
'I still feel suspicious about this... they were getting chased by those guys, so they must have done some bad things...' I said inside my mind.
[/Yes, but this is your only choice here to get some information and food,] Will replied.
I looked at those two with serious eyes and said,
'Yeah... I can run away if they try to attack me...'
Then after that, we kept walking.
"Bonz, what do you think..." Laeley said in a small voice.
"She is not a normal girl..." Bonz replied in a small voice.
"I don't feel any magical energy from her, yet she can use magic like an invisible barrier," he continued.
"Yeah... and her clothes are weird too," Laeley replied.
"I wonder where she came from."
Bonz slowly looked behind at me with his sharp eyes and said,
"Let's report this to Master first."
And we continued walking...