Ch 167: Calamity Descends

Today the weather is nice, the sunlight is bright, and Anda got up early.

“Hmm~ It’s another beautiful day!”

She got dressed, washed up, ate breakfast, and then went to work at the Guild.

“Let me see, how can I shirk responsibilities today~”

Anda took out a novel; she placed the novel in a spot hidden behind the counter and began to read.

Half an hour later, Selena came to work at the Guild.

“Hello, Miss Selena.”

“Good morning, Anda.”

Selena looked a little fatigued, but Anda didn’t mind; she thought Selena was just having a headache from work as usual.

“Miss Selena, would you like some tea?”

“No, thank you. I’ll go to work first; if I need anything, I’ll call you. Also, work diligently, shirk less responsibilities. Your book is showing.”

“Hehe~”

Anda scratched her head and watched Selena enter, then continued shirking responsibilities.

“It would be nice if Randall were as straightforward as the male lead in the book, this blockhead.”

Anda was unusually free today; she had been shirking responsibilities for over an hour without seeing anyone come in.

“It would be nice if I could shirk responsibilities forever, still receive my wages, and be able to do what I like at work.”

“Anda, don’t think about these things, work honestly.”

“Um, Miss Fei’er is the same. I understand.”

Phia walked into the Guild; after giving a few instructions, she went into the Office. Anda put the novel back in her bag, lest she be caught shirking responsibilities again.

After Phia came out of the Office, she glanced at Anda, confirmed she wasn’t shirking responsibilities, gave Anda some candy, and left.

“Phew, Miss Fei’er may seem strict, but she’s actually quite nice.”

Anda patted her face and cheered herself up.

“Okay, work hard, work hard!”

At noon, after a leisurely morning, Anda took out the lunch bento she had made in the morning and began to eat. Randall also came from school to the Guild to meet Anda.

“Anda, I’m here.”

“Ah, it’s Randall, come and sit, I made a lot of delicious food today, let’s eat together!”

“Then I won’t be polite.”

Randall picked up a fork, forked a piece of fried meat, savored it in his mouth, and then praised Anda.

“Delicious!”

Anda smiled; she handed Randall a cup of tea.

“Eat slowly, you can’t even speak clearly.”

Randall took the Water Cup and took a sip of tea; after swallowing the fried meat, he looked at Anda, his eyes full of tenderness.

“Anda, let’s get married after I earn more money.”

“Yay!”

Hearing Randall say this, Anda happily raised her hand to cheer, but unexpectedly, the Jade Bracelet on her hand suddenly broke in two.

“Ah, my Jade Bracelet!”

Anda picked up the broken Jade Bracelet heartbrokenly; Randall seemed to remember something.

“I remember someone said that jade products seem to protect their owner from a catastrophe once. I wonder if it’s true.”

“I’ve heard that too, but what kind of catastrophe would I encounter at the Guild?”

Anda tilted her head; a Steel Needle flew past her head; if she had been a little slower, Anda would have been pierced in the head by the Steel Needle.

“Watch out!”

Randall saw the Steel Needle; he immediately pushed Anda to the ground. He pointed at the Steel Needle on the wall with his finger.

“It seems to be true. Anda, go find Mr. Ken quickly, I’ll watch here.”

Anda nodded; after opening the door to the Corridor leading to the Office, she immediately went inside and closed the door.

“Mr. Ken! Something’s wrong, the Guild is under attack!”

Ken and Selena sighed; they seemed to have anticipated this situation.

“Anda, stay here; don’t come out until we come back.”

“What about you?”

“It’s fine, we weren’t raised in a Greenhouse like Young Masters and Ladies; to survive here, we must have some self-preservation skills.”

Selena waved her hand, then drew a Rapier. Ken also took out a Staff; after taking a deep breath, they both pushed open the door and went out.

Not long after, Randall also came to the Office.

“Randall, how is it outside?”

“It’s hard to say, it’s very chaotic outside, many people have come to the Guild to take refuge.”

“Take refuge? What happened?”

“A beam of light reaching the sky appeared in the Northwest corner of the Town; many Houses collapsed. Not only that, but people from the Alchemist Guild suddenly fainted, and the clergy at the Church were also attacked.”

“How could this be…”

Anda sighed at the sudden chaos; when she looked up, she saw Randall taking out a One-Handed Sword and preparing to go out.

“Where are you going?”

“Chaos has occurred in the Town; as a member of the Town, I must protect this Town. If I can come back, let’s get married.”

After saying that, Randall closed the door and went out. Anda knelt on the Sofa; she looked at Randall’s departing back, tears involuntarily flowed down her face.

“But I’m also a resident of this Town; I also want to be saved by you, Randall.”

Anda wiped away her tears; she stood up and walked to the Guild hall. Selena and Ken were now settling the residents who had entered the Guild to take refuge.

“Miss Selena, Mr. Ken, I’ll help you too.”

Anda walked to their side; she helped Selena pull a woman with a Child into the Guild, then went to the counter to prepare hot water.

“Miss Anda, thank you.”

A resident who took refuge thanked Anda after receiving the hot water Anda handed over; Anda took the empty cup, washed it briefly, and continued to hand hot water to the residents who came to take refuge.

“Wah, wah, wah, wah!”

A baby’s cry came from the crowd, which made the already apprehensive people restless again.

Seeing the crowd starting to get restless, Anda followed the cry to a woman with a Child.

“What’s wrong with the Child?”

“I don’t know, she suddenly started crying, and I can’t coax her to stop.”

“Let me try.”

Anda took the crying Child from the woman; she held the Child in her arms and began to coax her.

“Don’t cry, don’t cry, look, Sister isn’t afraid either.”

Anda said she wasn’t afraid, but her hands and legs were trembling; this was the first time she had encountered such a situation in her life here. But to comfort the Child, she still mustered her courage.

“Sleep, Child,

God will bless you,

Sleep, Child,

The Hero will solve your troubles,

Sleep, Child,

When you wake up, everything will be safe,

…”

Anda’s singing seemed to have Magic; the Child, who had been crying, gradually stopped crying and slowly fell asleep in Anda’s arms. Anda returned the Child to the woman; she had to continue helping the residents who had taken refuge.

Two hours later, the whole Town began to shake, and Anda, who was sheltering in the Office, began to feel uneasy.

“What’s happening?”

After the shaking stopped, Anda looked out the window; a thirty-meter-tall Giant stood on the earth.

“That is!?”

Anda was shocked by the Giant; she froze in place; instinct made her legs want to escape, but the Giant’s oppressive presence prevented her from moving.

Selena came to the window; she frowned and muttered.

“It has finally come.”

Selena pulled the curtains; she asked Anda to light the oil lamps in the hall.

At this time, a hurried knock on the door sounded; Ken stood at the door and asked.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me, Randall.”

Ken opened the door; Randall walked in, with a little Bloodstain on his body.

“You’re injured?”

“No, it’s Monster’s blood.”

“Monster? What’s going on?”

“I went home earlier and had my Team Members transfer the Students from the School to the underground cavity. When I came out, many low-level Monsters appeared in the Town; I killed my way here. How is it here? Is everything alright?”

Ken shook his head.

“There haven’t been any problems so far.”

Seeing that nothing had happened to the Guild, Randall settled down and began to look for Anda. Soon, he found Anda by the window.

“Anda, are you alright?”

“Randall, did you see that Giant just now?”

“I saw it, Master Buck has gone to deal with it.”

“I don’t know if I saw wrong, but doesn’t that Giant look like the legendary Hero Guangyue?”