My Girlfriend is an S-Class Adventurer

The five masked figures said nothing when they saw Luke, they just turned their heads toward him, lined up, and then took a triangular formation.

Although there were already four bodies on the ground, the half-wolf tried to talk. "What do you guys want? There are only sick people here." He inquired. There were also some patients snooping through the curtains.

None of the figures said anything, and if they moved their mouths to speak anything, Luke didn't understand. Within moments, the same figure that killed Jefferson ran toward Luke, being closely followed by two others.

The eyes of these masked figures closely resembled those of a demon. The half-wolf couldn't even see a cornea in them, it was just a frosted, intense red glow, but not vivid.

Luke only had time to step out of Matthew's bed before he had to defend against the first attack. With his Katana-type sword, a masked man attacked and Luke defended with the handle of his ax, which was not even scratched.

Next, the half-wolf tried to kick the figure away, however, he felt his foot pass through the creature. Confused, Luke used his strength to throw the creature up with the contact of his sword and ax. His idea worked, and the figure crashed into the ceiling.

Quickly, Luke blocked another Katana slash and kicked the third enemy, which exploded like a smoke bomb due to the force of the blow.

Matthew was impressed watching his best friend fight. He always knew that Luke has a special gift, but he never imagined that he would evolve so much in a short time.

The speed of Luke's fight with the other two remaining shadows was so far above normal, that Matthew couldn't even keep up. After killing the first opponent, Luke heard a voice echo in his head:

[Shadow Ninja killed, Monster Core was not obtained.]

"Tsk! Shit... so that means you guys are monsters." Luke complained after clicking his tongue. "That explains a few things."

Not wanting to give the monsters any more chances, Luke held his ax firmly and struck against the head of the Ninja that killed Jefferson. The Ninja still tried to block with the side of his Katana, but his sword broke with the immense force of the half-wolf.

[Shadow Ninja killed, Monster Core was not obtained.]

There were still three enemies left. The two Ninjas that had been standing still since the beginning of the fight joined forces with the third monster that tried to attack Luke. Luke smiled as he saw them form the exact same formation as the first wave of attacks because this allowed him to know exactly where the attacks would start from.

The Ninja in the middle invested with speed, and before he could even brandish his Katana, he was surprised by a hand on his mask. Luke grabbed the metal mask and angrily broke it like a piece of bread.

[Shadow Ninja killed, Monster Core was not obtained.]

The two remaining figures did not hesitate at any time, even after seeing three of their fellows die. However, when they saw Luke Lange's cold stare, their legs almost locked.

For the first time in their lives, the monsters felt the fear of death run through every inch of their bodies.

Luke threw his ax in the direction of one of them and, at the same time, ran at almost the same speed as the ax flew. Luke reached one of the Ninjas with a hard punch, and beside him, his ax killed the last monster.

[Shadow Ninja killed, Monster Core was not obtained.]

[Shadow Ninja killed, Monster Core obtained.]

'Oh! And I still got Gene... that's great.' Luke celebrated internally. The bodies of the five ninjas fell apart shortly after they were killed.

"Damn, brother... you managed to defeat all of them," said Matthew, impressed, at his bedside door. He was hunched over and clearly struggling to stand.

"Don't try so hard, Matt," Luke spoke as he approached, and put Matthew's arm around his neck to help him stand. "Do you have any clue where the others are? Just as those things came after you, they will come after them."

"Damn, Luke... What did you get up to this time, brother? Anyway, I don't know where the others are either."

"What do you mean? You guys split up?"

Matthew sat up in his bed with the help of the half-wolf. "Yeah... Once you infiltrated the all-powerful Strogueher family, some of us got very tense. I can't tell if it was because of boredom, or if it was because of the stress and guilt we felt for putting you on a plan that you didn't agree with..."

The man was quiet for a few moments and then continued:

"... I think we all knew that, in a way, we were abusing your proactivity, in fact of your desire to protect us, like a big older brother."

"What are you talking about? I'm the one who insisted that I should be the one to suffer the risk because I'm the one who received Yoelona's training." Luke said, putting his best friend on the bed.

"I know, I know... While we were all able to learn Dwarven, you had to go through hell with Yoelona."

"And then what? What happened after your fights started?"

"After a fortnight, I decided to spend a few days at Jess's house and when I went to visit at our Shed a week later, everyone was gone. The beds were tidy, and the dishes were clean, but much of everyone's clothes were gone."

"You mean...they shook me- abandoned the plan?"

"I don't know, brother... I really don't know what to think." Matthew said as he rubbed his forehead. "I just know that I don't believe that they would just leave, and that's exactly why I continued to visit our house every night. Well... until that happens." The man looked down at the bandages that reversed his chest.

A whirlwind of possibilities went through Luke Lange's head because he didn't believe his friends would abandon him either, but their disappearance happened long before the contract was broken.

'Was the First Servant already moving so far ahead of me like that?' Luke wondered.

A moment later, the half-wolf felt a shiver run through his spine and a mist reverse his mind. Within this mist, there was something warning him of danger. Luke suddenly came back from this feeling and looked behind him, as if he already knew where to look.

In the shadows of the corner of the bed, a place where the dim light of the lantern could not reach, Luke saw that somehow the shadow was shaking.

"Get back, Matt!" Luke exclaimed, summoned his ax once more, and attacked the shadow.

The Behemoth Axe snapped something in half before crashing into the ground. Dust-like particles levitated from the ground.

[Abyss Watcher killed, Monster Core was not obtained.]