Master Of None

"I would tell everyone we should watch and prepare. But they have already seen us. Gil, you're up." Walker was sure they could have hidden for some time if the farm lands had not been burned. There was nowhere to hide in the soaking wet ash grey landscape. 

The demons that had noticed them did not seem to be very intelligent. Instead of alerting the other demons they each ran at the party alone. Even the three in the lead were almost competing to get to them first. It was a good thing for the party but also disappointing for anyone to watch since teamwork was a major factor in any kingdom. 

Gil didn't hesitate to draw an arrow. The demons coming were wielding the swords in perfectly balanced motions which made him want to keep them farther from the party. The earth elemental arrow Gil had pulled back and was about to release was targeting the nearest demon. The slow breathing stopped as Gil released an arrow and quickly grabbed another. 

To any untrained eye, the arrow would appear to miss. However, to the party, the arrow was going to land right in front of the running demon. When the arrow landed there was only a moment before the earth elemental mana surged and a spike of earth pierced the demon. 

What followed was not an instant death. The demon proved to have higher defenses than the party expected. But that still was not the point. What had happened was horrifying. The demon pulled itself off of the earth spike that had shot from the ground to pierce him. When realizing it was no longer perfectly balanced and in pristine condition, the demon stabbed itself with its swords. 

"It just...killed itself with its own swor-" The massive explosion of mana and dark elemental mana caused all of them to stumble even at their far distance. The demon had not just stabbed itself. When it had lost its perfect appearance and balance it had self destructed its own mana to cause an explosion. 

The horrified looks of everyone in the party were only calmed by the other demons approaching. Walker knew that the moldable crystal ball would not be the ideal weapon. Instead, he needed something that could withstand a brutal explosion and attack from range. What better than to use earth magic to create another wall and structure. He had the perfect example in the distance; walls and battle towers for defense. 

"I am going to make a wall with towers. It will take me a moment but we should be able to resist and the other demons that were alerted by the sound." Walker dug his hands in to the mud and felt the earth elemental spirit assisting in the gathering of the earth elemental mana. The ice spirit was exhausted but still pulled at the water elemental mana to assist. 

This made things easier and Walker felt that he could influence the manas better. He decided to use both the water and earth elemental mana to create his defensive wall and towers. Meanwhile, Gil was letting fly arrows at the now charging demons. He could count ten in total trying to get to them while the others were too far off and focused on the kingdom. 

Two more explosions rocked the ground as Gil found his targets. He learned that only major differences would cause the demons to lose their minds and forcefully explode themselves. It was sickening and he wished for a way to stop them completely. However, when he used the earth arrow differently and a demon fell in a hole only to get stuck it imploded itself as well. 

The earth elemental mana and the water elemental mana were combined in the ground due to Walker's flooding rain skill. Since he had the image of walls and towers in his mind he went with it and forced the mud to start moving up. 

'The skill ice border wall has been taken from the ice fortress builder system. The skill ice border wall has been automatically learned. 

Ice border wall- 35 mana cost

Using the assistance of an ice and an earth elemental spirit the user is able to manifest a special border wall. The wall consists of two towers and a wall between them. This border wall can be constructed multiple times together. The user calls the combination of earth and water elemental mana to change shape and rise to the defensive forms. The wall and towers can resist most attacks unless repetitive and focused. The wall will naturally decay over time without consistent maintenance. The user is able to dispel this and return the wall to the ground when they desire.'

The mud rose up and began to freeze. There were two round structures that rose on the sides. Gil managed to hop on top of one and was still fairing arrows from his new vantage point as a layer of ice formed over the muddy interior. When Walker opened his eyes he was standing in the middle of a wall. One with an inside of frozen mud and outside of frosty ice. 

"Leader, that was great. Now we can attack without worry." Su was already in front of Walker to keep any blasts away from him. 

'Walker, I think I can drop some of the yellow slime body from the wall or tower. That should make them very unhappy." Remey looked evil saying this. But to her, this was the same as making a battle potion. The only difference was that she hadn't made this one. She would be using the creation of a demon to beat a demon. It was a pure irony. 

With the plan in place, Walker did not hesitate. He began to open up holes using his trench skill. He didn't want to use any fire or lava related skills since it could damage the wall. The strategy would work as a third layer of defense in front of them. 

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