SSS Class Cloning Monarch: One Punch with my Job Classed Clones!
Chapter 23: Strike team and Defense team

Chapter 23: Strike team and Defense team

"Everyone who were from the Dark Mages, Mages, Dragonoid, And Knights! Stand in the left!" Arthur shouted.

They immediately heeded his command. The ones who were in the respective class types moved to the left. They all went to have chatters and then next were the ones left on the right who were not called.

"Everyone who are on the Right: Warriors, Lycanthropes, Hunters and Assassins, and Druids. You are all the Strike team! On the left are the Defense team!" Arthur said then they all agreed.

The selected team composition was all balanced. Though they both could work together if the time comes. For now, at least they have a team now. And their leader for the defence force, Arthur Arthurian. And the selected Leader for the Strike team..... was, Ren Bloodhound!

They all appluad but the two cousins of his went to protest. They were objected to their leader’s decision. Ren was a trash in their family and so Red volunteered to be the leader instead.

"I object, Ren was a trash in our family and doesn’t have a training in bloodhound hunting techniques. We Red and Reinold are the top of our batch. The cream of the crop. We suggest to take the leadership on our stead." Red said to Arthur with a resolute voice.

"Yeah! We are the best. Unlike him." This time they looked at Ren who was on the side.

"Hmm, do you question my decisions? He is my councillor and has greatly contributed on my decision makings. I know his judgement is better than you kids." Arthur said to them.

The two had mixed emotions, they didn’t know that Ren had already ties with their leader. They could only respect his decisions.

"I understand Leader!" Red said then bowed.

"Yes, we respect leader’s judgements. I hope we did not made a sour taste in you." Reinold then bowed.

"You two didn’t in any way. But there will be no next time." He said while looking down at them.

Then the two returned to their team.

Ren already knew what to do with their team, or said, his team.

Arthur then made his last commands to them. "Respect Ren as your leader. If you disrespect him, you disrespect me. From now on, you will be his team."

"Understood sire!" They all chorused.

They all began to settle down and Ren was assigned as the leader in the hunters group. They will hunt down monsters and as well as hunt for food.

Ren immediately made the two cousins as the second and third in command.

Red was second in command who was a Bloodhound and a Ranger. The third in command was his brother Reinold who was a Rogue assassin.

Ren was the leader and he scanned his troops class and potential. He judged that some of them suited for hunting and scouting were in the group so it will be much easier.

Fang and Tooth, and The Druid brothers Druin and Druimer were all assigned in these band of hunters.

Ren then grabbed bow and arrows as well as a short sword on his back. He saw that their group were solid in their composition and so Ren was slightly relieved.

Ren tucked his quiver of arrows and counted them. It has 24 arrows inside and he has a normal looking bow. The bow was a recurved one but it has low durability.

Ren then equipped the team with weapons and light armors. Practically leathers and clothe fittings just for lightness and flexibility.

Rian was their warrior and has greater encumbrance so Ren made her equip at least a chest plate. The Lycanthrope brothers Fang and Tooth were using leather armors and fur pelts from their tribes. He made them equip short swords as their main weapons.

Also, the Druid brothers had staffs with them. They were to make their spells and skills in greater effects. And so, he also saw that their Rogue and Ranger captains were in hoods and light armors too.

As for now, they will only map out the entire borders. Next step was to hunt for food. And as well as secure the borders assigned to him by Arthur.

Ren then went back to the library and settled onn the couch. He still has to read one of the most important journal or book that has the knowledge of the Origins of the Plague. Then the infection that turned humans to monsters.

As for the journal, he remembered that there were demons that came from another world.

There were humans in the past and were corrupted and became minions of demons. Their origins were unknown and they spread in the world like a plague.

In the passage it tells.....

[It was in the beginning of winter that it all happened. The rifts came and spewed monsters, abominations at that. The humanity was also at war with each other. The Kings have failed to agree in coalition to fight these monstrosities.]

[I begged to the Gods to have hope, and we had given a chance. We prayed and it was answered. There stood Crusaders of Light and almost all joined the battle. We pushed back the abominations and finally made a wall to protect us.]

[100 years passed and we still held back but the monstrosities came back. Stronger than before. Yes we lived that far but it was just to suffer more. We mustered our remaining strength and prayed that it would end. But it did not. Walls broke down and we all retreated to this very castle. Alas, the monsters halted to their breech. And we survived.]

[We all camped here and went to send letters to the remaining castles or fortress. None of them replied till now.]

[Our last reserves of food has depleted. We must hunt outside this walls. I am selected as the Captain of the hunting team. I pray that we will all go back alive.]

[I am the last person to survive the team and even dropped the very hunted venison we all struggled to fight. I am ashamed to let all my men die just to have a single food to eat with our entire army.]

[I went back to the dropped venison and survived. We all now have a food. Their cheers and shouts were heard and we celebrated that night.]

[We ate that time, but water seemed to be infected with the plague. Some of us drank without boiling it. They turned to abominations the very next day.

[Winter was beating hard. And we have no food. May we all..... rest in peace...]

That’s the end of the passage. Ren went to flip more pages but nothing was written anymore.

"That was it, I needed to warn Arthur!" Ren immediately told him everything. The plague that the demons instigated, the Crusaders of Light, their last struggles and also the contaminated waters.

They found a well and then Ren immediately condemned it. They had to find a clean water or just in case, boil it first.

Ren then went to warn the strike team under his commands. He assembled everyone who were under his team.

"Everyone! I must warn you all that humanity has lost its battle here in this world."

That made their hairs in their skins to rise up. Then a chill run down their spines. Ren immediately muster his voice and then spoke clearly.

"We will create a safe zone in the borders first and map out our realm. Also, we find food for our brave soldiers. We apparently, have a problem, the enemies we have are from the plague that struck humanity and also they turned anyone to it into an Abominations. From the pictures I have seen, they were walking corpses that fought like human. But has an aggression of a demon. They may or may have mutations too in their bodies." Ren explained.

Then they all listened carefully. The chatters died down and their faces were tense.

"I don’t want anyone to get infected. Or else I can’t promise that your parents will see you again. We will not die here!" Ren’s face was resolute.

"I will train you all before going to the actual battle. Those who will not pass the test will not go to battle at all! ..... And I hope God will be with us all!"