Asher continued down the right path, the torchlight flickering off the moist walls. The sound of his boots echoed down the tunnel, bouncing off the wet stones.


    I had been walking around for more than an hour now. The tunnel would diverge once in a while leading to dead ends or open areas with monsters hidden in them.


    The most annoying part, a monster would appear once in a while.


    Like now, these insect wings buzzing sound will make me go mad with how loud and disturbing they are.


    I moved toward my left letting the flying creatures pass, keeping my sword ready in case they decided to attack. My eyes adjusted to the darkness once again, seeing their every move in slow motion.


    I have no idea how many enemies I needed to fight right after this. Saving my origin reserves was the best option right now.


    The only ability I had been using during the fights was Kairosflow to accelerate my thoughts.


    With a swift thrust, the disgusting creature''s body fell to the ground.


    But it didn’t end with this.


    Taking a deep breath I changed my course and ran in the opposite direction letting the cuboid-shaped flying monsters tackle each other in chaos.


    Fighting them I had realised a fatal flaw of theirs.


    One that can be exploited with ease in such a closed space.


    They don''t have eyes!


    They either sense the surroundings either by sound or smell.


    I can remove my suspicion on sound since the buzzing sound is too loud to hear anything else.


    So I continued to run. I don''t want to show my ''static'' to anyone else yet. Franz could be watching right now. I don''t know how big his range was or how proper the information he gets.


    Anybody who saw me fight will only think that I can give some kind of status alignment that disrupts the opponent''s speed.


    And that''s worked perfectly fine with me. Most awakeners tend to boast their achievements from what I have seen till now.


    Using simple tricks will do the job.


    *Thuk!*


    "Tsk, They caught up."


    As one of the creatures got near me I stopped mid-motion and twisted my body. Moving my blade as a blunt weapon I delivered a heavy strike making the creature fall.


    It was not dead... but it will be.


    Giving it a final look, I didn''t wait for others to arrive.


    "Almost there." I ran toward the sharp turn and hid behind the walls letting the creatures fly away.


    *Flick!*


    *Buzz!*


    As the last one tried to pass by I swung the sword in a curve, it cracked taking the form of a whip capturing the monster on the run.


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    With another swing of my arm, I threw it on the ground.


    *Thud!*


    Its body squashed by the sheer force of impact, as a screech of pain left its mouth.


    *Buzz!*


    ''Urgh, so annoying. Why are these monsters so damn loud.''


    Following the scream of pain the others changed their trajectories and came right at me.


    ''Three left'' I gulped as I once again ran toward another one of the tunnels.


    If just by any chance Franz had been seeing this whole escapade he would surely be at the edge of his seat by now from sheer excitement.


    This thought suddenly annoyed me but I didn''t dwindle on it. With another move from the sword of Repose, the monster slowed down as they got a small cut on their bodies.


    The saving grace was their size that''s no more than a human head.


    No was it truly a saving grace? Why would I think a monster the size of a human head with no eyes and only loud wings can be a good thing at all?


    ''Am I going insane? No, I still have a good sense of humor compared to Elda and Albert. They are the odd ones'' Giving a nod of satisfaction I prepared my next move.


    The monsters had slowed down due to paralysis. Not, wasting any more time I thrust the sword right at one of the monster open mouths.


    I felt the sensation of monster skin being pierced by my blade, my hair standing up at this disgusting feeling.


    "Huff- Two more to go." I pulled back the blade as the blood pooled down at my feet.


    I could feel it – The monsters who were supposed to be mindless felt something and it was clear what that was.


    Fear.


    The instincts to survive had taken over them as they stopped their assault. Turning around both tried to run away.


    But I won''t allow that to happen. Their movements were still stiff, as they struggled to fly I quickened my pace and lunged at them.


    Raising my right hand, I prepared my next strike.


    *Swish!*


    A swift and decisive strike followed at the two monsters cutting them from behind with no mercy.


    Their body halted for a moment as they fell to the ground.


    In the dim light of the tunnel now only death could be seen, all the carcasses and pools of blood were done by one single person.


    "I should leave now." I stretched my arms as they felt numb from all the fights I just had. The sword remained attached to my waist. Hanging there its purple and black color bouncing off the light that shined upon it.


    I had taken more than 30 turns by now, visiting each of the routes to find the culprit. Leaving it to fate turned out to be wrong after all. But it was still alright only three routes were left to search now.


    With a determination that surpassed my exhaustion, I continued the endless search.


    The only thing now I could hear in the silence was my footsteps echoing through the tunnel. The walls looked old. In this one especially. It had many marks etched on the walls. Some were of claws while others were of debris falling.


    Seeing these my heart dropped, Was I on the right track or wrong? Why are these monsters here? Are they guards?


    A realization hit me. But I soon shook my head in denial.


    "No that can''t be... there is no way that''s possible."


    Once the seed of doubt had taken place it was hard to remove. My heart raced in fear. As I prayed for my thoughts to be wrong.


    "Ghrrr"


    A howl came from the darkness, taking me out of my horrendous thoughts.


    There it was- Another creature of beyond.


    With another roar, it came to light. A four- No a five-legged beast, its fur covering it from head to toe. Three horns came out of its head. One of those horns was twisted as it had painfully entered its skull.


    *gulp* I visibly gulped, my throat feeling dry at the site of it.


    ''If I don''t let it strike first it should be manageable.''


    Without wasting any time I sprinted forward, stepping mid-air I leaped above it. My movements are controlled and calculated.


    The sword glimmered as it left my waist ready to strike the enemy.


    Seeing my sudden movements mid-air the beast roared as it got ready to leap toward me.


    But it won''t happen. My descent from the sky which should have taken some time for it to attack happened faster than ever.


    My fall accelerated by Kairosflow happened at an unnatural pace, using the momentum I gave a fatal strike to its kneck cleaving it in half.


    *Thud!*


    Its head rolled on the ground, black blood gushing out from its neck. Unable to land properly I rolled over its dead body.


    "I am never doing it again." I took deep breaths as I tried to calm myself.


    Adrenaline had taken over at that moment, and without much thought, I had jumped, it could have been very wrong if not for Kairosflow activating on time.


    ''I really need to learn how to fight properly. Or I will get myself killed one day.''


    Ignoring such thoughts I stood up checking for another enemy. Seeing none I again got ready for further exploration.


    The dark corner from where it came.


    With another deep breath, I lighted the way with the torch.


    The broken lights and claw marks filled with area. Signs of struggle could be seen everywhere. At the end of it, there was a giant door.