Escape the Pen [Part 2]

Mercury turns around to find three giant Dogs two of them were at least six meters tall and six meters wide.

While at the back there was one giant one with a whapping 10 meters in height, they all had the same appearances but the one at the back was a little different.

The two smaller ones in the front had thick black skin with volcanic crack all over their bodies, they had flamed eyes and a bone-like tail, their teeth were sharp and pointy almost like a great white shark, while on top of their heads was a unicorn like horn that was demonic in appearance as it had a bright orange color, and it was blazing hot you can literally feel the immense heat coming off of it.

Meanwhile, the giant dog at the back was the most menacing of the three as he had a similar appearance to the two smaller ones in front, but what made him more special was the fact that he was almost two times bigger.

Just like the first two he had one single horn only difference is, was the fact that his was longer and brighter it also curves backward as well.

While the smaller ones only had one tail as he had three which were on fire, and to add to context he had a black mane almost like a lion.

While on his head was one giant red-eye, just looking into it was like looking into a dead abyss that portrays the very meaning of madness a sense of dread one would call it.

Mercury danger sense wasn't reacting to the two smaller one but the one way at the back, so he took the opportunity to appraise them all as the group of three dogs was at least twenty meters away from him.

Both the dogs and Mercury were watching and observing each other, and when he saw their status, he wasn't really scared but it was the big one that was worrying him the most as his or her status live up to its appearance.

[Hell hounds]

. These are being of Asura hell and beings of Asura hell they have the power of normal alpha class adventures as they specialize in speed, and numbers, it is the very reason that you will always see these hell hounds in small groups or huge pacts, but despite their advantage in terms of numbers they all have the racial ability called lava beam, hell guard, quick step, along with several other racial skills they were born with, naturally this type of monster would fall under the demonic subrace.

[Lesser Cerberus]

. The lesser Cerberus is the 3rd evolution path of the Hell hound race, their kind is considered extremely rare in the upper world as the art of demon summoning has long been lost to the world, but down in Asura hell they are very common to run into, they have 4 racial ability one been madness inducement, illusion, flame manipulation, and regeneration; they also have a more powerful version of the "lava beam" which is called "combustion breath" and their overall threat level would be rank at beta class.

Mercury then watches as the hellhounds came shooting straight towards him, and with each step they take they leave a burnt mark on the ground.

"Shit their fast."

The two smaller hell hounds take the opportunity to attack Mercury with great speed and force as the one on the right went straight for a bite attack, but Mercury wasn't a pushover or a moron, you see, unlike many other people who would prolong this useless battle, and end up getting killed, he plans to end this quickly and with one attack as well.

Meanwhile, the hellhound jumps high in the air as it tried to land on Mercury to pin him down so he can inflict a series of great pain and injury to him, as that was the only order its master gave it.

But sadly, for that poor hell hound that would also be the last orders, he would ever hear in this world again, as the hellhound began to hear a static and cracking as it began to echoes throughout the ward.

And what followed was a loud rumbling sound that caused the very air to vibrate due to the buildup of energy, eventually after reaching the threshold a monstrous wave of red electrical current began to manifest a terrifying speed

--Crack--

The cracking itself would bring fear into the souls of anyone who was before it, as the lightning brings fort a sense of dread that was hard to explain.

--Rumble--

From there a series of red lightning start to form around Mercury eventually surrounding his entire body, the ground beneath him began to melt even the wall wasn't spared from the immense heat of the mysterious red lightning.

The hellhound was the first to notice the enemy destructive capabilities, as it began to feel an immense heat that was so hot that even he who was capable of swimming in lava could have withstood the share heat it was producing by the second.

He wasn't dumb he has served it master for a short time but he knew it was his end, as the electrifying heat that has reach a state that was so hot his flesh began to melt midair and it was unbearable, he began to screech in pain.

--Screeech!--

The attack wasn't even release but the hellhound was already on it dying bed and all that was left was for Mercury to put it out of its misery.

Mercury the put his hand in a gun like position as he made his aim and a series of extremely hot red lightning start to form and compress into a lightning ball, as each second past it gets bigger, but as it grows it shrink back down due to compression it was been put through.

And after the small lighting ball that was as small as marble was created Mercury look at the hellhound coming towards him from above as it was in great pain due to the devastating heat of the lightning, as of now Mercury forced a lot of adrenaline to flow in his body to raise his alertness.

From Mercury's point of view time began to slow down to the point the very world itself look as if it had taken a drastic stop in motion.

And in a fraction of a second, Mercury mind was completely cleared of all fear and hesitation as he began to pull the trigger of his invisible gun with his aim aligns perfectly with the hound, and when he did time seems to resume, but what followed was a loud screaming explosion that resembles that of a loud explosive rumble.

--Rumble--

--Boom!--

After Mercury pull the triggered a bright light full the room blinding everyone who was caught up in it and right after a giant red lighting beam was fired from his finger at speeds that would bring even Hermes to shame.

The beam disregard everything that before it and that remains was great havoc and destruction to whatever was in its path.

Meanwhile, the hell hound sees the great beam of lightning came towards him so quickly he didn't even have time to process how and when he died as the lightning completely engulfs him.

And after the great beam of lightning engulfs his very being he was completely vaporized into nothingness, not even its ashes remain, in the truest sense the hellhound was deleted from this world.

While the roof above was completely blown apart and the lingering degree start to fall like blocks as piece of the upper floor began to drop to the lower floor engulfing Mercury, and the other two hounds that were still left in shock at the death of their comrade, but they didn't have time to grief because they would die if they remain still, and shortly after both groups started to run for their lives.

"Shiiiiiit, that was too much firepower."

--Boom!--

Rocks and debris started to fall to the lower floors and surprisingly even trees were falling, but Mercury dodge them all skillfully as his danger awareness was playing a big role, but even that wasn't enough to avoid a situation like this, as a giant rock came crashing down towards him.

The shadow of the incoming rock was so huge it was impossible to dodge, but Mercury desire to survive in order to achieve love and sex was so immense he attempted to dodge anyway as the last words he says before the rock touch the ground was.

"Oh, fuck me!"

--Boom--

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5 Minutes later

Inside a ward full of rubles and debris that fell from the upper floor we can see a place was filled with smoke, and weird mysterious trees that fell from the upper floor to lower one, there was no sign of life almost as if everything died from the rocks above.

But even with the odds been so small, it wasn't impossible, as we can see evidence of life present itself as the sound of electricity began to ring off in the room, and a loud sound of thunder was heard.

And the rocks that mercilessly crush Mercury started to vaporize into nothingness as red lightning start to spread; clearing everything within 10 meters of Mercury, leaving the molten floor and a crater that was caused by the giant rock to remain.

And due to the piece of the upper floor collapsing to this one the place was filled with thick suffocating smoke, so much so the humanoid life form at the bottom of the crater began to cough his lung out.

--Cough--

--Cough--

--Cough--

After Mercury cough his lungs, he then said while taking slow breaths to stabilized himself despite how uncomfortable it felt at the moment.

"Oh, god it's hard to breathe in here."

--Cough--

"I need to get out of here, breathing is very uncomfortable with all this thick smoke."

--Cough--

"Ha... scrap breathing just seeing is a pain, the light in here was already dull now this smoke wasn't making it any better either."

Even the idea of seeing was a pain but I didn't let it bother me too much.

"Well, looks like I will need to use echolocation to navigate my way around this blinding and thick smoke that makes breathing a pain."

Mercury then began to use his echolocation by producing a sound with his feet, as the sound waves travel across the room, he wasted no time and went straight to create a mental map.

He started to see nothing but rubles, rocks, and strange trees he has never seen before he didn't see any sign of the lesser Cerberus nor the remaining hellhound which he in a way was thankful for, but he did see something that was out of the ordinary.

Approximately 40 meters in front of him was a giant tree that look like it collapses down from the upper floor to this one as it was still connected to the upper floors making a pathway to go up.

This was a saving grace for Mercury as he wanted out of this creepy ward which was too big for a hospital as the roof was at least 50 meters high almost like it was built for the sole purposed to make giant monsters parade in with relative ease.

"Hehe, bingo I accidentally made a way out of this creepy place all that is left is for me to find a way out of this weird place in a whole, from there find a way to convince Lilith not to kill me with her weird fetishes."

"Yeah, what could go wrong."

--Sigh--

"This is truly the worst night I have ever had without a doubt."

And after talking to himself, Mercury then began to walk but he felt great pain in his left hand and when he looks it was broken in every direction, he also felt a stinging pain on his right foot as it was slightly sprain.

So, he slowly began healing his hand and foot, while making his way up the giant tree as he began climbing up the roots, eventually he reaches the giant trunk of the tree and began walking up it, and when he looked up, he began to saw a full moon.

This shocked him so much so he began to spoke

"Haaa... did the hole I created with Lucifer lead to the outside world haha how fortunate."

Mercury then continues to walk up, but before he did, he look back and saw the damage done to the lower floor as he looks at his hand and spoke.

"Lucifer is an extremely destructive skill if it could make a hole this deep while vaporizing that hell hound like it was nothing then this is definitely going to become one of my most-used skills haha... I'm just glad that all the skills I got from Cel are perfect to cause mass destruction, although Lucifer was an original skill created for me by Era, thankfully though I think I got the jiss of this skill thing now."

"Basically, it just digging deep within yourself, after all, the skill is a part of you, with this I'm confident that my survival is reassured."

"Using Lucifer in the heat of the moment was proof that my theory about the activation of skills should be true so does that mean I can use transmutation and perfect self replication."

"Those two skills are my main trump card when it comes to survival over all, but enough of that let get the hell out of here, I might find some answers on where I am if I go up."