Saviour then gathered the soldiers and told them the plan. They would kill all the scouts first then something else after.
Before they fought the monster they needed to defeat the scouts from the beast tide. As everyone stood ready, from beyond a hill a few dozen wolves charged forth, and in the back a large bigger than five men tortoise.
On Saviour's side there was a line of men all with varying symbiotes. Maybe two dozen, all with strengthened body parts. Then in the back we're a few who had different abilities. They could create spikes far away or make people trip or confuse enemies. Those few were the long range ones with symbiotes that did more than enhancement.
"CHARGE!" Arm and Saviour shouted out and all those with enhacments moved in unison. Some were faster, those with leg enhancements. Some were slow but could slice through enemies with ease, those with arm enhacments. They all used different weapons but they all were strong enough to fight together and defeat wolves.
The wolves also had abilities but all the small ones were simple enhancements, they were stronger and smarter than the average wolf but humans were not to be underestimated.
But in the back was a problem. There was a large tortoise and it seemed to have a special power. Other than being massive, every once in a while it would shake and illusory tortoise shells would protect the wolves.
It would take a group of soldier a few rounds to break in which time the wolves could still attack. Luckily on the soldier's side was Saviour.
Saviour stayed back and from afar he used gateway to teleport wolves and people out of combat. Nobody here would be killed if Saviour could get everyone away in time.
However Saviour was careful as he knew the monster in the burrows below could still be here, that's why just in case he had half the soldiers stay inside and guard.
If the monster appeared soldiers will be able to convene and fend it off, at least that was the hope.
After a rough few hours the frontline soldiers were exhausted but almost all wolves had either retreated or been killed. All that was left was the massive tortoise.
It slowly walked forth, at this speed it might reach the town by tommorow but Saviour was weary if it could attack or speed up when they least expected it.
"Saviour we have a plan, you'll be part of it. We've been practicing combining our special abilities and creating a trump card we could use to be stronger than any of us individually. Here's the plan. We use your gateway to target the head in a weak spot, like the eyes or mouth. Then we use complementary powers like those that make someone stronger and create one piercing move and defeat the tortoise with all that we have."
"Sound good, I'm in for it just do as you need and I'll do my part"
Arm went and gathered all those with abilities more than simple enhacments. Then he created an attack they could use. Firstly they would use an ability to weaken the defenses of the tortoise, then someone will make spike son the floor which Saviour will use gateways to place together, somebody will then embiggen the spikes, finally all buffs will be placed on Arm and he will push the spike straight through the roof of the tortoise's mouth.
"Okay that sounds, good if this doesn't work then there's nothing we could've done better, let's begin"
The team then waited for the tortoise to open its mouth and everyone acted. In an instant spikes formed on the floor, Saviour created small gates and compressed them into one space near in the tortoise's mouth. Arm seemed to grow stronger and he jumped in the mouth, the spikes grew and Arm pushed it.
Blood sprayed over Arm's head as the tortoise released a roar. The spike slowly pierced the tortoise's mouth and Arm gathered his strength. Pushing off the bottom of the tortoise's mouth he pushed the spike in further and pierced the brain.
Instantly the tortoise stopped it's movements, it started to tilt and fall, Arm jumped through Saviour's gateway and came back to safety.
"We did it! We actually one against that massive tortoise!" Arm lazily shouted as he rested from using all his strength.
Ahhhhhhh
Screams expelled from the town. Instantly Saviour used his gateway and even though he was tired went through.
In the middle of town the monster had caused bloodshed, the floor was covered in corpses and viscera.
In the middle was it, a huge bulking monster. It's stone like skin painted red with the blood of the innocent, claws sharped from the pain of others. Below it was a large hole from where it emerged.
The monster rushed forth and with everyone's exhaustion or fear nobody could stop it. Arm rushed in front of Saviour but even then the monster's claws did not mind. It pierced through Arm and into Saviour's heart.
He had died again.
Saviour opened his eyes in his bed once more with Arm shouting for him. His body was sweating. He had won against the beast but the monster killed him again. It seemed the soldiers couldn't even stall it, it was too strong!
"Saviour wake up, time for your speech about the evacuation"
"What's taking you so long?" Arm started to open the door with a complicated expression. On the surface he was frustrated but he was also a little worried.
Saviour sat up and sat confused. He could do nothing.
The monster is too strong no matter what he couldn't fight it. Would he have to sacrifice some people and run away. Was he gonna be a coward and leave without protecting everyone, he knew he had the ability to, if only he could come up with he plan. There is always a way, no matter what, he will win!