"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Could you be a little gentler, Miss?" The uncle let out an embarrassing cry, completely unlike his previous mature and steady demeanor.
Now, this group of players, who had just transmigrated, was resting in a nearby cave. As for the dragon from earlier? It was undoubtedly taken care of, and quite easily at that.
But why were they still in such a sorry state? Ellie glanced at the current condition of everyone else besides herself, sighed softly, and recalled:
This blame had to fall on that Handsome guy. If he had just delivered the final blow to that dragon and ended its life, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.
But he hesitated, which allowed the dragon, after receiving the fatal damage from Sir Xia Na, to let out one last roar towards the sky.
Naturally... it was clearly calling for help, for reinforcements. The uncle on the side reacted and quickly finished it off, but it was already too late.
Before long, dragons covered the sky, a vast, dark mass. With such numbers, even if she gave her all, she might not be able to escape unscathed.
So, they could only run. During their escape, they fought with the first few dragons and dragon-people who charged at them, and that's how they ended up like this.
Fortunately, Sir Xia Na was there. When she took action, she showed no hesitation like the Handsome guy. Every move was lethal, probably related to her character's race!
She remembered that Ainz's father was also like that. Otherwise, it wouldn't be normal for a girl who had just transmigrated to be so calm, unlike that robed young lady who was panicking and screaming.
So, now that robed young lady was bandaging the uncle's and Handsome guy's wounds. As for the ninja young man, besides running along with them, he hadn't done anything else. But looking at his still-shaken expression, he must have realized the cruelty of this world!
"I'm truly sorry... I'm still new, and my MP isn't much. I can only use healing a few times, which caused everyone to get hurt." Ellie apologized to the others, though not genuinely.
Since she was putting on an act, she had to go all the way. How could she maintain her image as a newbie if she used magic without restraint? So, she'd let them suffer a little first!
"It's alright. If it weren't for the Healer lady, we wouldn't have only suffered these superficial wounds." The uncle said with a smile.
"We should be safe hiding here, right?" The ninja young man asked nervously.
"Hey, hey! Are you really asking us about something like this? How are you a ninja? Aren't intelligence-gathering skills your profession's forte?" The uncle's face immediately changed when he heard the ninja young man's words, and he snapped back, clearly displeased.
"It should be fine. I've set up a concealment barrier. I don't think those dragons have any detection skills." The calm Sir Xia Na replied. Hearing her response, the ninja young man felt a lot more at ease.
"However, that's all I can do. Intelligence-gathering skills are not my specialty. If there's a sudden attack like before, I won't be able to give an early warning." Immediately after, Sir Xia Na's words made everyone's gaze focus on the ninja young man.
"I... I! I'll do it!" The ninja young man cried out in exasperation, then stood up, made a hand sign similar to those in Naruto, cast some skill, and then sat down with his arms crossed, looking annoyed.
"I've set up a warning barrier. As long as anything, dead or alive, approaches within a hundred meters of here, I'll know immediately. That should be enough, right!" Although it seemed like a huff, it was more embarrassment. After all, he knew he hadn't helped at all in the battle just now.
"Everyone... I think we should unite. Before we figure out the situation, we need to help each other to survive in this world." The Handsome guy said this at that moment. While it was obvious, this situation was indeed not something one person could handle.
"Since everyone transmigrated from different time periods to this place simultaneously, it must be fate! Ah haha..." The uncle scratched his head and said.
"Let's introduce ourselves first. My name is..." Before the Handsome guy could speak, Ellie interrupted him.
"I think... when introducing ourselves, it's better not to involve personal real-life privacy, okay? Since we transmigrated using game characters... can we use our game characters' names?" Ellie said this, then glanced at Sir Xia Na.
Everyone followed Ellie's gaze towards Sir Xia Na and nodded, expressing their understanding.
"Then... my name is Arute. Of course, this is my game character's name, and my main profession is Magic Swordsman." The Handsome guy said.
"Pfft... Arute, no wonder he has red hair." The robed young lady laughed out loud.
"Eh? Miss, you know that reference too?" The Handsome guy named Arute looked surprised.
"Of... of course I do. I... I really like the Ys series by Falcom! Pffthaha! Okay, it's my turn. My name is Livia-san, and my main profession is Magic Caster." The robed lady said.
"Leviathan, a very famous monster." The uncle chimed in. Of course! Anyone who frequently played RPGs would know such a famous name.
"Then it's my turn. My game character's name is Da Di, and my main profession is Guardian Knight." After the uncle finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the ninja young man beside him.
"I... my character ID is Lan, and my main profession is Ninja." The ninja young man said.
"Sir Xia Na... my profession is Necromancer." Sir Xia Na spoke in her usual calm tone. However, after saying this, Sir Xia Na looked at Ellie and nodded slightly to her, probably as a thank you for Ellie's consideration of her earlier.
After all, if everyone used their real names, then Sir Xia Na would be a skeleton with a cute girl's name... That would indeed be too cruel.
Furthermore, the legend of the Six Great Gods passed down in her era spoke of Sir Xia Na, not some cute girl's name, so it was best to restore that as much as possible here.
"Finally, it's my turn, right? My name is I... no... it's Bai Xia, Alah Alaf. My profession is Healer... but I'm just a beginner who just started playing, so I hope everyone doesn't mind me." Although Ellie said this, she certainly wasn't thinking that way internally.
She was the only one in the party with healing magic, and she also held the most crucial safeguard, the resurrection short staff. Even if she claimed to be a beginner, you scumbags would still have to act according to her wishes!
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