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

"Focus! Fight!" Zaol yelled, waving his spear again.

Regardless of whether these were friends, they were sure to take advantage of the distraction they were providing!

They did not let go of their guards, but they worked together to take down this batch of enemies.

Fortunately—for some reason—the speedster seemed to be the only troublesome one in this batch. They had assumed that each team was strong enough to deal with them, but perhaps they put too much credit on Bleumrick.

That said, if they had encountered this team first, they would've already been in their way by now.

Anyway, while the newcomers and most of the siblings finished off the enemies, Veronica ran to Gaia to give another pile of potions. They didn't have the time to ask her what she did to her hair or what she was doing here. They just chugged down the potions as soon as possible, replenishing some strength.

The Gold's potions—even those Gaia had managed to smuggle out—had been consumed already since the first batch of enemies. There was no way: The enemies did not hold back.

"Are they your guards?" they asked Veronica, who nodded.

"They're some of my father's strongest guards," she said. That was all they needed to know to be rest assured—at least for now.

Anyway, they did not have the time to chat as the fight had turned completely in their favor and this meant the enemies were either bursting to escape or going berserk in order to keep their lives.

The siblings dealt with the last ones along with Veronica's guards, who were much older—probably the age of their father. This was not a surprise because that level, in Towns, really would take a lot longer than if they were from a City.

Speaking of backup from a City, Obi—who had chugged down two bottles of mana potion in one gulp—went to his own men and fought alongside them.

They positioned themselves far from the family, keeping at least a dozen enemies at bay. They could probably tell that they weren't entirely trusted yet and the family might not be able to focus on their fights while guarding their backs at the same time.

Obi appreciated this.

Anyway, his family might be guarded against his men—after all they were ultimately Bleulle's guards—but Obi could, so he didn't have any problems exposing his back to them.

They had been together for years, and their teamwork was impeccable. In the area they were fighting in, the enemies basically stood no chance.

"Why are you here?" Obi asked as he stabbed down with his spear, taking the life of yet another enemy.

It was the androgynous Leez who answered him. "We're coming with you!" he yelled as he kneeled on one of large trees' branches, shooting as many enemies as he could.

Obi almost lost his balance. Almost. "What? Why?"

"We owe you our lives, Captain," Dejel said, swiping his sword to cut down an enemy. "We only served the territory because you're there."

Tener nodded, using his broad sword to push an enemy back towards Obi's firewall. "We can renounce our citizenship and make oaths to you, Captain," he said. "I hope you give us a chance."

Obi's eyes heated up, but he blamed it on his own flames.

…

On the side, water surrounded Olga like she was a queen loved by a massive snake. She waved her sword around and the water snake followed her movements to a tee.

Half of her space had been occupied by a vat of water, the contents of which she had been using since this fight began. Bilia's blood was still mixed in, in fact.

However, she didn't dare throw it out despite her disgust. It was simply easier to control already existing water than condensing water from thin air.

This was a habit she learned from Alterra, and it was saving her life now.

"AH!" the men yelled as they were pushed back against each other. Olga was dripping in sweat and water and blood, but she had never felt so alive.

She had never pushed herself like this before. She thought that—as long as her family was safe—this type of exhaustion in of itself wasn't a bad feeling.

The rest like Orion and Zaol were also finishing things up, and they had already planned their routes of escape. They didn't forget to take Vaza and Aswan's lives. They were still breathing, apparently.

"N-No…" Vaza begged, while Aswan just shook, knowing the inevitable.

They didn't hesitate to take the last shot. This was not out of vindictiveness. However, they had seen too much.

For one, there was a reason their family had been keeping a low profile in terms of their fighting prowess. If they had exposed their skills and abilities early on, the people hunting them would definitely be even stronger.

Further, what if Veronica and the other helpers wanted to come back to Bleulle? It'd be dangerous for them if they kept these people alive.

They naturally would protect those who protected them.

Gaia, Koro, and Cyna were also fighting together. They were not fighters but their levels were at least decent, allowing them to carry their own weight.

At the very least, they could protect themselves without the others having to worry for them now that the enemy elites had been taken care of.

They also surrounded Uncle Liu who could barely even keep his eyes open. However, after many failed attempts to ask them to leave him behind, he could only cry.

He made sure to open his eyes wide, making sure not to miss a moment of this fight, even if his vision had long been darkening.

It was Obi's team who handled the last few people. Many of them had long tried to run. However, like Orion's point of view, they knew they couldn't let any of these people live anymore.

Summoning their elements or their skills, they took down the remaining survivors.

By this time, all of the Golds and their allies were also exhausted. If one were to describe their remaining mana and spirit, the term 'draught' would be apt.

"Finally!" Obi yelled and turned, about to scream for the family to run to the beast cart as soon as possible.

However, when he turned, his pupils constricted at the sight of his mother's bloodied chest.

Stab!

"What—"

Orion and the others also realized what happened, but it was too late.

Their hearts tightened and their bodies turned cold.

"MOTHEERRR!"