James returned to his post next to the cellar entrance, he wondered if any of the other women would come over to ask him about the ogres.
As the time ticked down, James grew a little bored and inspected the party screen and saw Veronica had gained a level of her own.
Emily was still at 49 and Susan was the same at 67. Justine's level had jumped tremendously and he suspected that Susan had been feeding her easier kills.
She was level 33 when we started the raid and now she had just hit level 39.
(5..4..3..2..1)
(Wave 7 level 35 200/200)
James waited in anticipation for another attack. It never came. He saw the number of monsters slowly tick down and 18 minutes later the wave ended.
Emily hit level 50, Justine went up to 41 and Susan had hit 68.
'Buncha greedy assholes.. god forbid I get a little a exp..'
(Wave 7 complete)
(Wave 8 starting in)
(1200..1199..1198..1197..)
With 20 minutes of nothing to do, James made his way down the cellar and tried to interact with the civilians. This turned out to be pointless, they just mumbled incoherently in a different language when he approached.
A long and agonizing wait later, the countdown was starting to finish.
(5..4..3..2..1)
(Wave 8 level 40 200/200)
James got to his feet and waited for something to rush through the new hole in the wall.
Nothing did.
"Come on! Give me something!"
Nothing answered his cry and he could only watch the monster counter drop steadily.
He had to stop watching the health bars on the left side because his heart stopped every time one of his companions suffered any kind of damage. No one had dropped below 85% health yet and-
He saw Justine's health suddenly drop by half in an instant and his legs were moving before he could stop himself.
The wave ended before he made his way over and Justine was already back at full health.
(Wave 8 complete)
(Wave 9 starting in)
(1500..1499..1498..1497..)
He just walked back to his position by the cellar and cursed his stupidity for being worked up over nothing.
Thankfully the girls hadn't seen him or they might've made fun of his worry.
(5..4..3..2..1)
(Wave 9 level 45 200/200)
'Please give me a few monsters if your listening Myen'tal… you isekai'd me here! Help a brother out!'
His prayers were answered as the the entire horde had spawned on his side of the town.
Various monsters James had never seen before were charging the broken outer wall. At the front was another ogre.
This one had on a breastplate and carried a giant battle axe that was as big as its body.
'I said a few.. not the whole damn horde!'
James grinned anyway and activated [Entoxicating Scent] as he rushed forward.
His eyes had turned into money signs when the ogre fell to its knees and skidded to a stop in front of him.
'Let's make the most of this before the girls get over here..'
The ogre hadn't even given him the kill notification before he removed the heads of two things called a kobold.
He was on his 46th kill before he heard Veronica's panicked voice call out, searching for him.
James killed 4 more monsters to bring his total up to 50 before he stopped. He had taken all the high value targets worth 1500 exp each. The ogre was worth 20000 and ecstasy flooded James as he leveled again and again.
(93500 exp gained)
(17000/17000 exp to level 13)
(You have leveled up)
(19000/19000 exp to level 14)
(You have leveled up)
(21000/21000 exp to level 15)
(You have leveled up)
(23000/23000 exp to level 16)
(You have level up)
(25000/25000 exp to level 17)
(You have leveled up)
(1645/27000 exp to level 18)
James did some quick math and saw that the other 150 monsters would probably get him 2 more levels or so at 500 exp each.
He wasn't going to be that greedy and walked back his post covered in blood before turning off his skill.
He had passed the girls on his way, they had each succumbed to his skill while he killed the monsters beyond the wall.
James almost assigned his stat points before remembering the terrible pain that came with enhancing his body too rapidly. He was already 20 and didn't want to push his luck.
He watched from his position as the both the girls and the monsters looked around confused before recognizing each other as enemies.
There was barely a struggle put up on the monsters side, James had basically just left the fodder troops.
He didn't even notice the notification saying wave 9 was complete, he was too busy eyeing his unspent 50 stat points. He would almost comparable to a level 38 woman or ascendant when he used them, with his title and knife equipped of course.
James didn't know a lot about this world still, but he felt as if he might be the strongest person his age.
(Calculating rewards….)
James saw this notification and waited patiently to see what loot he was going to get.
The girls had came over to him and questioned why 50 monsters were already dead from the final wave.
He brushed off their questions and kept his lips sealed.
If his mother taught him anything, it was not to spill his secrets to even those he considered family. He trusted his oathbound companions, but Susan was an outlier and he couldn't take the risk.
(Civilian casualties… 15% lost… average wave completion time… 17:26..)
(Rewards Calculated)
(1. Susan (Platinum chest x300 gold) 2. James (Gold chest x200 gold) 3. Justine (Silver chest x100 gold) 4. Emily (Bronze chest x100 gold) 5. Veronica (Copper chest x100 gold). Reward for James upgraded by 1 rank for defeating raid boss solo.)
The girls turned towards him again as they finished reading the same message he had gotten. He refused to answer their unasked question of how he did it.
A platinum chest and 300 gold were added to his inventory after the notification. Each girl eagerly brought theirs out.
Apparently it's good luck to open them in the dungeon you got it from.
Susan's voice sounded out over the murmurs of excitement.
"Standard rules? Everyone keeps their own loot unless you reach an agreement with someone to buy it from them."
Everyone nodded and James brought out his own chest to open it alongside the others.
Placing it on the ground, he lifted the lid and a bright light shot out from the chest.
The same thing happened to Susan, so James guessed that was normal for platinum chests.
After his eyes came back into focus, he inspected the what seemed to be a piece of parchment with weird symbols etched all over it. He used [Identify].
[Item: Dominating Touch] [Rarity: Epic] [Type: Skill Scroll]
Description: Grants user magic skill [Dominating Touch] on use. (Uses remaining: 1)
James was instantly excited! His first magic skill! Plus, it sounded badass. He learned it immediately after reading the description.
He cursed his optimism as he read the skills actual description.
(Skill: Dominating Touch gained)
[Skill: Dominating Touch]
Description: Use this skill during intercourse to influence the targets mind. The more pleasure they feel, the more command you have over the target. The effect does not wear off and repeated use on the same target greatly increases thier willingness to follow your commands.
Cost: 10 mana per second
'…what…the…fuck… man..'
James sulked as the girls compared their gear with each other.