SSS SKILL: DUPLICATE

"Susaaaan!" A woman's shout brings relief to Susan.

A woman wearing short jeans, white rubber shoes, and a shirt is running. She has long white hair and headband. Beside her is a tall, muscular middle-aged man with a beard wearing a fitted mint shirt, camouflage pants, and brown shoes.

"Merryl! Uncle Robert! Please stop the orcs that just came out of the portal!" shouted Susan.

"Uncle Robert! Bring carnage to the orcs! We must decrease the pressure on Susan," said Merryl.

"Hahahaha, that is a natural thing to do!" Robert stretched his right arm to the side. A yellow magic circle appears on his right hand. Threads of earth rotate and gather.

SHIELD OF GUARDIAN

A big yellow shield formed on Robert's hand. He released his aura, then he rushes toward the orcs.

"Attack that man!" ordered the Tier 2 orc that just came out of the portal.

Tier 1 orcs attack Robert with many acidic liquids.

Robert blocks the attacks with his shield. He used more mana, then threads of earth element flow to the shield. The shield became one meter in size.

He put more aura to his feet, then he charged to the crowd of orcs.

BANG! "Ahhh!" Some orcs are blown away by the impact from the shield.

Robert swings the big shield.

Bang! Bang! The orcs are being blown away.

Robert took a throwing stance.

"Ahhhh!" shouts Robert as he gathers more strength, then he throws the big shield to the orcs that want to reinforce the orcs attacking Susan.

Woosh! The big shield flew while rotating.

Bang! "Ahhh!" The orcs scream.

The shield keeps flying like a boomerang and keeps hitting the orcs.

The Tier 2 injured by Susan earlier saw the incoming shield. He formed two big arms, and he tried to stop the shield.

Bang! The big arms stop the shield from moving forward, but it still keeps rotating, shredding the acidic arms that are stopping it. Acids fell to the cement road, causing more holes to appear.

The shield eventually stops rotating and disperses into yellow lights.

"Help attack that man! There must not be a problem in the passage!" said the Tier 2 orc attacking Susan.

The injured orc stares fiercely at Susan, then eventually runs toward Robert.

"Ahhh!" An orc trying to sneak an attack on Robert is hit by an ice cone cast by Merryl.

Orcs are trying to encircle Robert.

Robert grins as he sees it. He stretched his arms, and then a shield appeared on both of his arms. He dashed to the orcs and swings his shields.

Bang! The orcs are being blown away.

Shoo! Shoo! Ice cones cast by Merryl flew to the orcs behind Robert.

Orcs are accumulating their attacks on Robert's right side under the leadership of Tier 2.

A magic circle appears on the ground.

The orcs attack Robert's right side.

TNNNG! A big shield forms over the magic circle on the ground and blocks the attacks.

Robert ran to the shield and struck it.

The shield rapidly moves toward the orcs.

Bang! "Ahhh!" The orcs are bulldozed by the big shield.

Robert dashes toward the Tier 2 that avoided the shield.

The orc saw Robert running toward him. He stretched his arms. A magic circle forms on both of his arms, and then he attacks Robert with many acidic arrows.

Shoo! Shoo! Acidic arrows flew toward Robert.

Robert put more aura on his feet, then he jumped toward the orc with a somersault.

Robert attacks from the air.

BANG! The cement road cracked as the tip of Robert's right shield is buried in the ground.

The orc avoided the attack. He is standing on a floating, transparent liquid. He stretched his arms with magic circles, then attacked Robert again with magic arrows.

Robert's left shield blocks the attacks, then he made it bigger. He runs and chases the orc floating in the air. 

He pushed the left shield toward the orc in the air. The shield is moving up while blocking the acidic arrows.

He put a throwing stance, then he threw his right shield into the air.

Woosh! The right shield flew rapidly in a curve while rotating.

"Hmm?!" The orc is shocked that a shield is suddenly flying toward him. The big shield blocks his vision of Robert. He jumped back from the floating liquid and avoided the shield.

Robert jumped up to the big shield that is moving up in the air.

He holds the shield, he steps on earth in the air and jumped toward the orc. His right arm is stretched to the side, earth element gathers and forms another shield.

The orc is hit by the shield.

Robert moves the left shield to the side, then he moves to the orc and struck the tip of the right shield.

"Acck!" The orc coughed out green blood and pushed to his back.

While Susan, Robert, and Merryl are risking their lives to protect ordinary people, some hyperbeings are just watching the fun.

In a particular building that could see what is happening on the ground, three hyperbeings are watching the fight. They are even wearing armor. Their crest is the Poison Guild.

"Boss, are we not going to help?" asked a newbie member of the Poison Guild.

"Hahahaha, tell the newbie our principle. You are the one that brought him to the guild," said their team leader name Eldwic.

A man with short pink hair and a piercing on his nose and mouth grins. He put his arm over the shoulder of the newbie and explained their routine.

"Hahahaha, we do not risk our lives if it's not worth it. What do we get by participating in the fight on the ground? Nothing, there is even a big chance that we might die. We get honored if we survive, but that's it. We will not participate unless there are only a few enemies remaining and we take credit for eliminating the enemies."

Eldwic laughs. He looks at the hyperbeings that are fighting the orcs. More hyperbeings arrive, but there is no 3rd-level aura master or 5th circle. High-level hyperbeings are all stationed near restricted areas or broken worlds. There is no broken world in Quezon City, so it will take time for them to arrive. All hyperbeings that arrive are leisurely shopping or relaxing. They are all wearing casual clothes. It's the first time that this kind of thing happened—an immediate world's burst. The poison guild members like wearing their armor to show off. They like seeing the awe and fear of ordinary people. It satisfies their ego.

More orcs came out of the portal. It became difficult for the hyperbeings. They start getting injured. Robert is hit with a club in the back. Blood leaks from his mouth. His mana is running low. Susan's left arm got injured. The hyperbeings' aura and mana are running low, but more orcs came out.

There is unwillingness in the eyes of the hyperbeings that currently fight the orcs. They can't fall here. They still have dreams, but they can't leave. They look at the buildings around them. They know that many people are not able to get out, and they are hiding inside. If they leave, all those people will die.

All the hyperbeings that came here are willing to risk their lives. They seem to feel the approach of death, but their eyes are determined, and they hope their sacrifice could pass their will, just like others did in the past.

Oscar is still running by the roadside. He can't use a car because the highway is blocked by cars left by owners to escape. There are cars that crashed in front, blocking the cars behind them. More tears are flowing from his face. Scenes of making fun with Susan are flashing through his mind. He bit his lips to prevent himself from howling. He is still praying in his heart.

VROOOM! Oscar suddenly heard the loud sound of a motorbike. He saw a big red and black motorbike rapidly running forward. The rider's long red hair and black coat are swaying so much because of the speed.

"G-God, is he the one?"

Oscar has a feeling that hope has arrived.