The opposite villagers tried their best to take down the barrier cast by Keith. They tried weapons, mana, and even other voodoo stuff to take the barrier down.
But Keith's barrier was too strong for them. He did not even have to move for his barrier to maintain its firm shape and not give in under the heavy fire.
Behind Keith, the sound of the laser charging could be heard. It was almost at its limits and was ready to fire at any second now.
"No, don't you dare? All our hard work in controlling the humans. I will not let it go down the drain."
Keith heard the familiar voice of the dwarfs coming from behind the humans. The mastermind for this project had been the dwarfs.
To say that Keith was surprised would be a little too much, but he was a little annoyed by these small things. How dare they come in here and cause so much trouble for Keith and his companions.
The fact that Keith's company had been saved by these dwarfs meant nothing when compared to what he had to go through because of them.
"Hurry up and take down the barrier. Human magic is useless. We need to use the divine magic to take down this barrier."
The dwarf commanded and its other companions nodded. The buildup of energy in front of Keith was like Fenrir's energy. He knew that his barrier would not be able to take this blow well.
But Keith had no plans to back down either. He will just have to increase his power output to combat the dwarfs.
Two similar divine powers collided. Keith's earning was burning his chest as he forced more and more power out of it. He was sure that his chest would have a burn mark as a result.
But the barrier was managing to hold up for a good minute. It was enough time for the laser to finish charging.
"Grandmaster, you can let the barrier down. We are ready to fire."
Keith listened to Nufort and he dropped his barrier as soon as the fire was out of the laser.
The dwarf's magic collided with the laser, rendering it black and useless. But the main damage had already been done. The laser had fired its magic out toward the sky and that beam collided with the satellite in the sky.
"No…! We worked so hard to launch that magic. Everyone, hurry up and leave. The humans are about to wake up any second now."
The leader dwarf commanded and the dwarfs began to run back in panic. Keith picked up one dwarf in his barrier to interrogate it later. He wanted to know why things happened the way they did.
Most of the dwarfs were in a hurry to run away so they did not notice what happened to their companion. And those who did notice could not do anything but run away.
The humans began to collapse around Keith one by one. They seemed to be fighting a headache and ended up falling asleep.
Nufort and Edward came out of their hiding spot as well once the laser had been fired, Edward instantly went to check up on the laser with an annoyed expression.
"Tsk, the laser has now become useless. I cannot believe I have to be the one to say it but we will need another way to knock down the remaining satellite in the sky. Any idea you people have?"
Edward's words sounded genuine and Keith felt sorry for himself. He had worked so hard to protect this laser, only for it to end up in ruins.
"Ask Shinzou. I am sure he will be able to act like a laser for you."
Shinzou was powerful so he will find a way to work things around. That was what Keith felt when he suggested that Shinzou take up the task.
That and Keith knew that he would not be able to take down a satellite without causing widespread ruin with his power. It was still next to impossible for him to control his power.
"Hmm, it is a good idea. But are you sure your companion would agree to help me out? From what I noticed; your companions did not have the best impression when it comes to me."
Edward spoke up with a neutral expression.
"Geese, I wonder why that is. Anyway, I am sure Master Shinzou would agree if the Grandmaster is the one asking this of him."
Edward assured, causing Nufort to shrug and let the topic rest.
Keith sent a message to Shinzou while he picked up the dwarf. As soon as he did, the dwarf in its cage became active. A pair of hard black eyes looked back at Keith with hatred.
"Let me go. How dare a human like you touch me. I am a messenger of the gods. A sacred being that will help our god come back. Human traitors like you have no right to touch me and-"
Keith shook the cage the dwarf was in. It caused the dwarf to lose its focus and collapse.
"That is enough nonsense coming out of you. You should consider yourself lucky that I am allowing you to live thus far. Most things would have been killed after the first insult."
Keith warned the dwarf in his cage and the small thing flinched. But it did not back down even after that.
The dwarf had a strong drive to live and Keith could not help but be impressed by that little thing.
"You can threaten me and even kill me. But I will not betray my god. One day, our deity shall rise again and we shall be the supreme race on this world once more."
Keith rolled his eyes at the cliche talk he heard from the dwarf. Now he was sure that this dwarf knew nothing about where he was and what he was doing here.
"Excuse me grandmaster, but if you are done with the dwarf, then can I, have it? I want to experiment on the specie but it is extremely difficult to find it in the wild. But this one looks like a prime target and-"
Keith threw the dwarf toward Edward to shut the scientist's mouth. He did not care much about the dwarf's life but Keith was sure that the dwarf would not die as a result of Edward's experimentation.
"Oi, are you sure this is a wise decision? I know I am on Edward's side, but even I do not think Edward is sane most of the time. He may end up killing the dwarf in the process,"
Nufort had a reason to be worried and Keith did understand where his hesitation was coming from.
Had Keith not known what kind of person Edward was before the game started, he would have had a hard time trusting the mad-scientist vibe he was giving off as well. But it was a thing of the past and Keith did know Edward.
Well, somewhat at least. But that was neither here, nor there in the grand scheme of things.
"I do not care what your companion does if he does his work. Besides, you are here as his shackle, right? Then do your work and stop asking me stupid questions."
Keith had a sharp tone to his voice. It caused Nufort to flinch and back down.
"I understand. There is no need for you to be this snappy with me. I will do my work and keep Edward under control. I am just asking you not to trust Edward too much right now, that is all. I am saying this for your safety."
Keith nodded to show that he understood but, he did not care. He already knew why Nufort was so wary of Edward.
If the scientist snapped one day, then he would take the whole government down. Edward was such a dangerous existence for them, a ticking time bomb at most.
"Hmm, keep me updated about the dwarf and what the government decided to do about this place. Otherwise, we, the guild, will have to take control of this place and we will not hear any complaints about it."
Naturally, Keith did not want to take responsibility for this place. He was far too busy. But he could allow someone else to take care of his place in his proxy.
The time for the second test regarding the Dead Man's Land was fast approaching. Keith needed to focus on it for now.
He had already gotten the message that assigned him a temporary team and Keith had also gotten a message from Amelia, asking to meet up and travel to the site of the test together.
Keith did not have much of a choice in this matter. He was too afraid to turn Amelia down since she was a protagonist.
"Let me talk with the higher-ups. I will inform you what their decision is by the end of the day. I am sure we will be able to reach a peaceful end by discussion."
