Chapter 2. The Northen Lights 7

“What is their weakness?”

Eiolin asked Gray,

“Take a look at their armor. It is made of oiled wood, which is specially designed to bear the cold. It is quite solid and greasy
so that it is hard for us to penetrate their armor. But, it is weak against fire because of the oiled wood.”

Paladins can wear steeled armor thanks to their magic,which keeps them warm, but Caliper Tribe had to wear wooden armor because of the cold weather.

“Then, we must use fire magics.”

Michael said his opinion, and Eiolin made a plan.

“Let’s lure them inside, and use fire magics to defeat them all.”

Calipers rushed into the fortress upon the destroying the barrier, they were too furious to check if there was a trap. When they got in the middle of the fortress, Eiolin shouted,

“Attack!”

A number of fire balls poured on them, and most of the Calipers became burned, and few survivors ran away. Locarno said,

“Let’s keep moving!”

Gray stopped him,

“Sir, not yet. They will attack again.”

Eiolin was surprised and asked,

“Attack in waves? How can those savages be strategic
like that?”

“The Calipers have experienced countless battles, we
must be careful before forwarding.”

As Gray said, the Calipers soon came again. Duran stared at them.

“They are just waiting for us to move. If we stimulate them, they will attack again.”

“Stimulate them…? Ok!”

Locarno came forward of the fortress, and shouted,

“Hey! Caliper cowards! Try tasting my fireball!”

Locarno spelled his magic, and a fireball flied from his
hand to the Calipers. The fireball exploded in the middle of the Calipers, they started to rush toward the fortress.

At the moment, there was  a strong wind
toward the Calipers, there were sharp ice pieces in the wind and they pierced the Calipers even their armors.

Gray said,

“Someone else is attacking them with ice magic.”

The Calipers had to retrieve, and there were two shadows on the hill. Gray recognized who they were.

“Venom! And Raymond!!!”

They were Venom, friend of Gray, and Raymond, the hunter had been saved by Gray.

“I heard you had not arrived in Ryka Tribe village,
and I was worried. The Chief of Ryka Tribe let me know there was something
happened in the Caliper Tribe, so I guessed it must have been you.”

After that, Gray asked Raymond,

“By the way, Raymond, are you OK now?”

“Of course! Druid Denis’ heal magic is really awesome!
Now, I am perfectly OK!”

After a while, Raymond looked serious and kneeled down
in front of Eiolin.

“Please accept me as your servant. Even though I am
just ordinary hunter, but I know how to repay the favour. I want to follow you
Princess.”

Eiolin said,

“I understand and appreciate for that. But, we are
facing a big war, even it will not guarantee your life.”

“I have decided already!”

Raymond seemed not to change his mind.

“If you are really like this, I have to welcome you to
join us.”

Raymond was really delighted, and happy.

“Thanks, Princess!!”

Gray said,

“Now we do not have enough time. The Calipers will
attack again and again. They do not know how to give up. They will not stop
until all of them die.”

Cyndi, one of paladins, were shocked and asked Gray,

“Wait… until all of them die?”

“Yes, they were all born to be warriors even women,
elders and kids who are able to hold weapons.”

Everyone became silent, and Gray kept saying,

“It might be just scouting us. From now on, their real
attack will be done.”

After that, the Calipers attacks were done 3 times
more as Gray expected.

The paladins struggled with defeating them, but they
were getting exhausted, and the Caliper’s attack grew stronger.

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