"I'm opening the barrier!" Rei shouted, channeling his qi into the sceptre. The earth wall trembled and shifted, breaking apart into a barrage of earth bullets. As the bandits lunged forward, the projectiles ripped through the air with a sharp whistle.
The bullets struck with devastating force. While the more experienced bandits dodged and the bandits with magic deflected the assault, several were caught off guard and stumbled back with light injuries. The momentary chaos gave the group a critical advantage.
Rei, Kaiser, and Luster surged to the forefront, leading the charge. Their battle cries pierced the air as they dashed toward the bandits, courage blazing in their eyes. The bandit sent their low-level rookies to deal with them. Rei had predicted that they would send low-level bandits; it was all part of his plan. He was able to predict this because they were kids, so the bandits underestimated them. The clash of steel against steel echoed across the battlefield as the students engaged the bandits in close combat. Improvised weapons clashed against blades and armor, each strike fueled by desperation and determination.
Rei created earth walls between the rookie bandits and led all the children who could use magic into the forefront of the battle.
The Bandits, with magic, started attacking with spells from a distance; however, Rei erected an earth wall shielding the kids from the magic. Rei soon created countless earth walls to prevent mages' attacks from hurting the kids. The battlefield was now divided into 2 sides. On one side, the children who did not possess any magic fought with low-level bandits in groups alongside Luster. On the other side, the children with magic stood behind Rei and Kaiser, who were faced with more experienced bandits and bandits who possessed magic.
Rei stood firm, Maria secure on his back, the Chaos sceptre in hand. He could feel the weight of responsibility pressing on his shoulders. The villagers, the children, and their families—they were all counting on this moment. Steeling himself, Rei stepped into the fray, his heart burning with resolve.
The battle had begun, and Rei was determined to protect everyone, no matter the cost.
Two bandits came in front of the mages. Rei saw that both of them were holding swords. Kaiser readied his sword.
One of the bandits said to Rei, "You have a great tactic. I am the bandit commander, and even I am impressed, separating mages and rookie bandits. We thought this was a backwater village, but there are some prodigies here."
Rei remained on his guard and said, "Our parents will come here soon. If you leave now, we will act like nothing happened, and you can attack some other village. How does that sound?"
The bandit commander laughed and said, "Are you for real? You are a very interesting person making a deal like this." His laughter turned into a menacing look and he said, "However, that's what makes you the most dangerous." He lunged at Rei, and Rei created an earth wall.
Similarly, the other bandit also lunged forward, passing through Rei, but Kaiser used his sword to intercept him before he reached any other kids.
On the other side, the battle surges on, each moment blending into the next, an unrelenting whirlwind of steel, grit, and raw willpower. The bandit general before Rei narrows his eyes, his smirk faltering as he underestimates the young warrior's resolve. With the Chaos sceptre pulsing in his grip, Rei channels his qi to reform the shattered earth wall into a barrage of compact, razor-sharp earth shards. They hurtle toward the bandit general, forcing him to weave and dodge with surprising agility for someone of his bulk.
"You've got guts, kid," the bandit commander growls, rubbing a grazed arm. "But guts won't save you."
"Maybe not," Rei retorts, stepping forward, his gaze unwavering. "But they're enough to stop you."
The clash is a furious blur. The bandit general slashes at Rei with relentless strikes, his blade gleaming under the sunlight. Each swing tests Rei's defences, but he matches the general move for move, countering with earthen shields and well-aimed earth projectiles. Each exchange drains Rei's energy, but he refuses to falter.
Nearby, Kaiser engages his opponent with a deadly rhythm of swordplay and spirit arts. The bandit said, "You know who I am, the bandit general." Kasier, in turn, replied, "I don't care who you are, you won't pass me." The bandit general attacks Kaiser with more experienced swordplay; however, Kaiser uses earth bullet because the Bandit general was not expecting it. He got grazed by it, and blood trickled down from his grazed skin.
Though the bandit general outclasses him in experience, Kaiser's adaptive use of earth bullets keeps his foe off balance. Sweat drips from his brow as his voice rings out over the clamor: "I'm not going down before you do!" His blade met the bandit's with a resounding clang, a testament to his growing skill.
Watching the battle between Rei and Kaiser, the children who possess magic and the bandit mages decide to join the fray, too. Both sides attacked with barrages of magic spells. Since many children could use magic, many of the children who possessed earth attributes used earth walls to stop magic from the bandits, and the other children used offensive magic.
On the other part of the battlefield, Luster fights with a methodical precision, alternating between defense and bursts of calculated aggression. His earth walls absorb punishing blows, while his earth bullets force his enemy to retreat. "Stay focused!" Luster yells to a group of classmates nearby, his voice steady despite the chaos.
The children here, however, had no choice but to attack; the bandits were strong, and they could see it after they got pushed around. Some children were even pinned to the ground, with the bandits looking greedily at them. Most of the bandits just pinned the children to the ground, making them lose their will to fight so that they could sell them in the slave market however suddenly attacks from a sleathy place making the bandit groan as he cut a slight cut and then a loud voice rang, "don't lose your will to fight, they want exactly that. we have to fight together." It was Bret, the class's most charismatic kid and the who tied the class together.