The two other members of Angelica's party shared the same story as Dustin. They claimed that they were merely separated during the fight.
"I see…" Han gathered everybody's attention together, "It seems that we have three people arguing on one side, while the other only has the support of a single person."
"Angelica, do you have any physical evidence of your tale?" He approached her slowly and reached out his hand.
"Of course not! What type of evidence is there for that anyway?!"
"I am sorry, but your story is kind of unbelievable without any supporting evidence."
"Don't they just have their word as well?! Why is there testimony worth less than mine?!" She started yelling at Han's face, but he was unfazed.
"You have to think of this from my point of view, both of you come to me telling a story. The three of them tell the same story where it was just an accident, meanwhile, your sounds malicous and targeting. Furthermore, you have no evidence for your claim."
His supporters backed him up,
"That's right."
"How can you talk to Han like that?"
Han finally took a look at Cassian, and his lips turned upward.
"Moreover, you do not have a single wound on your body."
"That's because I fought off the wolf by myself." Angelica stole a glance back at him, but he didn't care.
"Then what about this 'thing' you brought with you?"
Instantly, every eye turned towards him,
"Cassian Locke?"
"That F-rank piece of crap?"
"How is he even still alive?"
Angelica shivered and walked backwards into Cassian. She quickly shoved herself away from him.
"I have nothing to do with him; our meeting was a coincidence."
She tooka look around and then back at him, her eyes settling at his waist.
"In fact, he even stole equipment from me."
"Huh?" Han's eyes sharpened, but then a glint of evil passed through his eyes.
"I see, you barely defeated that wolf, and it dropped a piece of equipment. That's when this thief showed up and stole it. You had too little health to fight him for it, but you also feared that you might kill him by attacking." Han painted a brutal story in an instant.
"You did well to keep quiet, and don't worry… I will take justice for you."
"Han!"
"Han!"
"Han!"
They began to cheer Han's name as he approached.
"Let's start it like this," Han stood smugly in front of him with his arms in his pockets, "First, give back the boots."
"No." His response was short, concise, and disobedient. Like speaking more than a syllable was a waste on him.
"Thief! How dare you disobey me?" Han scowled like a little kid would.
Cassian smiled, "Why, aren't you playing your childish little arbitrator game now?"
"What!" Han yelled, outraged.
"You aren't going to hear both sides of the story now?"
"Nor are you going to be an impartial judge?"
"If you're nothing but a fair judge, then I think you're nothing."
"Bastard!" Han raised his staff.
BAM!
Before Han could even start casting a spell, Cassian had already punched him in the face.
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He had controlled his power to a normal level, but Han had higher defence than expected, so the attack's damage was low.
Immediately, over a dozen swords and staves were drawn at the same time, and all were pointed at one person.
Han rose from the ground quickly, "Youre in for it now! I swear you won't leave here alive!"
In response, he grinned; his face had started warping. His cheekbones were high, and his lips spread too wide.
He was perfectly imitating Cypher, the demon king.
"AWOOO!!!"
Immediately, everybody froze.
"It's the elite monster, get into positions!" Han quickly ordered.
All the warriors and tanks moved to the front while the mages, healers, and archers moved backwards.
Cassian was the only one out of place, but nobody paid him any mind anymore. They were more focused on the dark forest, waiting for any sign of their prey.
"AWWOOO!!!"
The howl came again, and everybody stood even firmer in position.
Then deep red eyes pierced out of the darkness.
"That's it, prepare the ranged attacks."
Cassian had a different reaction when he saw the wolf's eyes. They were demonic in a way, just like the wolves Cypher had forced on him.
He froze in place, what this meant to him…
"F-rank bastard, frozen in fear at a mere monster." Han scolded him.
However, the next second, endless pairs of glowing white eyes fill the surrounding forest. The Elite monster was not alone; it had a following of wolves.
Cassian focused, and the health bars of all the monsters popped up, with the Elite's being especially Large.
ELITE MONSTER - Willow Wolf - Level 7 - Health 750/750
"Shit! There are too many, mages fire!"
Many hesitated, but eventually followed Han's order.
"Reposition, Split into two forces, Teams one and two positioned by that large tree. Teams three and four to the right forward, by that rock."
Everybody immediately followed the orders this time. Cassian saw something othersfailed to.
All the members in groups one and two were at least C-rank, while all those in groups three and four were lower ranks.
He and Han were between both groups.
Wham!
Han had kicked him forward and began sprinting back to the higher-ranked group.
"Teams three and four advance to the left!"
That group finally hesitated to that order, and groups one and two had already begun to run.
"AWOOO!!"
The wolves slowly started approaching their location.
Cassian stood up, whipped the dirt off his clothes, and started walking towards the other group.
There was a handsome boy with short brown hair who had started gathering their spirits.
"We all have to work together to get out of here."
Many members of the group were still frozen in fright.
"Guys, fighting them is not an option; if we work together, we can survive."
He approached the group, "If we work together its better to have a clear positioning."
He was offering this for their sake.
"HOW COULD HE?"
Angelica suddenly grabbed her head in anguish.
"How could he just abandon us and run away? He is just a coward who wanted to save himself." Another girl started ranting in fear.
"Now is not the time; we need to get out of here!" The brown-headed boy started calming everybody around.