My Level Zero System

Kain left in a hurry. After he finished explaining and convincing, he didn't hesitate for a moment longer and disappeared into the mist.

His comrades understood why he had to do so, because Kain needed to confirm whether or not even the monsters outside the lonely fortress had been attracted as quickly as possible.

"The confirmation time is two days. Of course, if it's a complete confirmation, it'll be a week, but if I really wait until then, it'll be too late."

"So, there are two possibilities that could happen."

"First possibility, I go out of the lonely fortress, wander around and check the surrounding area to see if there are any traces of Crawler being led here. And if I find traces of Crawler being led here, this proves that the number of Crawlers outside is extremely dense and numerous like in the lonely fortress. In the case of no fortifications, no architectural support, only a 100% exposed terrain, it is extremely dangerous to cross there among a bunch of enemies."

"As for the second possibility, either I didn't detect any traces of the Crawler being led there, or there were much fewer traces than the first possibility."

"Here, continue to divide into two smaller cases."

"In the first case, that thing's monster summoning only has a maximum reach of the lonely fortress. Therefore, the remaining monsters outside won't be summoned. To be honest, this possibility is too low, and it's too risky, I'm just listing it for everyone to understand."

"As for the second case, which is the case I most desire, the number of monsters left out there has been greatly thinned out because they have all gathered in the lonely fortress to protect their king. This also cannot be patched up by the theory that the monsters have not arrived yet, because I have calculated the time, given the speed of the Crawlers, that amount of time is more than enough for them to reach the lonely fortress if they can."

"Does anyone know why I lumped these two cases into one possibility?"

"That's right, that's because I don't judge abilities based on the characteristics the monsters bring, I judge abilities based on the time we can leave."

"If reality falls into the first possibility, we will have to wait, fighting every minute until the appropriate escape moment. It will be a tense battle with time and endurance, and I do not expect that all can be resilient and overcome."

"If reality falls into the second case, no matter what, we need to leave immediately. The sooner the better, the less danger there is, as long as we get to that location, we will be safe."

This is only the last part of Kain's thought process.

Thinking of this, Hector and Leo couldn't help but hold their heads in pain. Listening to Kain's explanation was even more haunting to them than listening to a teacher's lecture.

After all, teachers have taught many generations of students, and their lectures have been adjusted many times so that most students can fully absorb them.

Or at least understand most of it.

However, Kain's thoughts were extremely mixed.

It was a mixture of many deductions, hunches, and intuitions woven together like a tangled mass of strings. Creating a work of art with a message that only Kain could see.

In that context, Kain being able to organize, systematize, and conceptualize the pile of thoughts in his head into a complete mental projection map was already a huge improvement.

Previously, during his first hunt, Kain didn't even know how to explain to his uncle in the same village how he could accurately predict the rabbit's movement. In the end, he was considered by him to be a kind of natural talent for hunting with good target orientation, while in fact Kain's level of orientation was only average, and only improved to a good level after a long period of practice.

"Mera, what are you thinking?"

Seeing her sister still sitting in deep thought, Myra couldn't help but ask.

Mera then regained her composure and quickly waved her hand.

"Nothing, I guess I still haven't digested... you know, all that writing."

Seeing this, Myra sighed.

Kain handed over the role of running the base to Mera, but to be more precise, Mera was only in charge of the combat power. They still needed their help in other areas.

"I really hope the next two days can pass peacefully."

Mera thought to herself.

However, Kain's previous speculation was not baseless nonsense. As time passed, the Crawlers would attack more and more frequently, because they were all pouring in here in greater and greater numbers.

This principle is like a vase filled with water, no matter where the thing in the vase moves to, once the vase is filled with water, that thing will definitely be submerged.

In other words, there is no way to escape.

The very next day, a major attack from the monster side took place.

From the old battlefield where Kain had been sitting just the day before, the monsters once again poured in. Fortunately, the other side had not yet detected the monster invasion.

So, they don't need to divide their troops yet.

Seeing that Mera was leading the army and not Kain, some people unconsciously asked questions. They were immediately scolded by Mera.

"Yesterday's battle was so exhausting that Kain needed to rest."

"So what, are these monsters enough to make you piss your pants to the point of having to rely on him?"

Mera's words, although a bit harsh, were all true.

In yesterday's battle, it seemed like Mera had taken all the limelight, but when they looked back at the horrifying battlefield that Kain had left behind, everyone felt their blood boil, especially the male students.

Who doesn't have a dream of becoming a hero, becoming a knight.

Imagining sitting alone on the battlefield, surrounded by the corpses of thousands of enemies was enough to melt the souls of young and dreamy people like them.

Although the truth was that for Kain, taking charge of a battlefield alone was a way to optimize the base's existing manpower and maximize the amount of resources he could gather. As for the pile of corpses, Kain didn't feel any majesty or pride, only the stench of blood and the stinging smell of burnt flesh.

In short, it's quite annoying.

Skimming over these details, Mera organized the defense with the students.
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The number of monsters was extremely large, including Nightcrawler, however Mera was now a mid-class Magus, and a mid-class Magus who had undergone a sublimation, so this level of attack was not enough to threaten her existence.

It was also because she entered a state of sublimation at the moment she broke through the bonds of the mid-class Magus that Mera was able to master the basics of all four mid-class magic skills in an instant. Otherwise, it would have taken her a while to master them.

Unlike Kain, Mera's control ability was not absolute enough to cover the entire battlefield map, so Kain taught Mera a simple but effective tactic in this situation.

The tactic was called "thorn" by Kain.

Apart from the basic horizontal formation, Mera would lead another group of students to form a thorn formation that would be thrust deep into the middle of the enemy's attacking formation. Forcing them to split into two different halves on either side of the thorn.

At this point, it was as if the monsters on both sides were being attacked in a semi-pincer attack. They were attacked by Magus positioned on one side of the thorn formation, and positioned horizontally, the two rows would support each other, attacking the enemy from both sides, helping to kill more enemies in a shorter amount of time.

Also ensures safety.

As long as they don't make any mistakes, they will win without any casualties.

Of course, this strategy is simple, leading to a very simple solution, which is that the monsters only need to destroy the spikes for this strategy to collapse.

However, that's when Mera shines.

With her strength, although she couldn't conduct a baseless cover of the entire battlefield, it was more than enough for her to defend at the tip of the thorn formation.

And because the monsters couldn't break through the spike formation from Mera's position, they could only split into two parts and fall into the other two formations, being soaked with magic from the Magus.

This is like a swamp, once you step in you can't pull your foot out, you can't move forward or back.

Death row, for monsters.

The battle that lasted half a day ended, with victory for the students' side.

Only Mera was expressionless, without the usual triumph on her face.

She didn't know how to describe this feeling, perhaps it was because of what Kain had warned her about, or maybe it was her intuition.

Mera felt something was not quite right.