Chapter 608 ( Reunion - I )

"Demons?" - Cloud asked in surprise, only to frown because it was too much of a coincidence that those bastards showed up only a few days after Shimizu's attack.

"Yes, while we were walking on the 95th floor, we heard the sound of an ambush" - Endou answered regretfully - "In the end, a large part of the knights who were helping us in the exploration, died, among them Meld-san"

Cloud was silent when he heard this as he remembered the kind knight who had treated him normally after he heard of his weak abilities.

"Please continue" - Cloud said as he closed his eyes - "And I want you to tell me how everything happened before the attack."

"Ok, during the operation, everything was going normally, but when we got to the 70th floor, things got strange, the monsters stopped appearing" - Endou replied while frowning - "At first we were puzzled, but after this happened for two more floors, we decided that maybe this was because the monsters took longer to revive on the lower floors of [Orcus]"

Cloud was silent as he waited for her to continue.

"After that, we reached the 95th floor, it was there that Amanogawa felt a bad feeling, so we prepared for the attack, but when we were about to resume our operation, we heard a loud noise and everything was surrounded by a bright light, when we could regain our sight, we had already been surrounded" - Endou muttered while gritting his teeth - "In the end, I was able to escape thanks to Meld-san's sacrifice."

"They let you escape so you could call for help" - nodded Cloud as he watched Endou duck his head - "Ok, I understand what's going on, when did the attack start?"

"Four hours, I managed to escape thanks to the altar that connects the floors multiples of 10 to the entrance" - Endou answered with a frown.

"I understand" - nodded Cloud as he looked around - "Shea, I want you to take care of Myu while we go to save my companions"

"Ok" - nodded Shea firmly.

"But I want to go with you, daddy!" - Myu exclaimed with annoyance.

"I'm sorry, but this is dangerous, besides, I don't want you to see daddy's bad side" - smiled Cloud as he tried to calm the little girl down.

"I didn't know you adopted a girl, Strife" - Endou said with surprise while looking at the blond's traveling companions.

"It's a long story, one there's no time to tell" - Cloud replied as he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the large labyrinth - "Oh, I forgot, what happened with Hiyama?"

"Honestly, I don't know, because when I tried to escape, I only cared about coming to get help" - Endou answered honestly - "Is it true that he attacked you treacherously?"

Cloud didn't answer, he just continued walking silently next to Yue and Tio.

"So, how are we going to do this?" - Tio asked as she cocked her head to the side.

"It's simple, the ring that Oscar gave us, also serves to be able to control the teleporters of [Orcus], so we just have to move straight to the 70th floor" - Cloud answered simply - "After that we'll destroy everything in our path."

"Sounds like my plan of action" - smiled Tio as her beautiful golden eyes glittered slightly.

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"Damn!" - Ryutaro exclaimed as he pounded the ground angrily.

It had been 6 hours since the attack had begun and they were barely surviving after the sacrifice of much of their escorts, but what made the situation worse, was that Kouki was wounded thanks to Daisuke Hiyama's treacherous attack.

As they retreated to a safer place to counterattack, Kouki stayed ahead, facing everything that came against them, and it was at that moment when a powerful fireball hit his back and almost knocked him unconscious.

Ryutaro quickly went to his friend to try to defend him from the onslaught of the monsters that were attacking them, when he saw Daisuke laughing madly.

The other heroes screamed in fury when they saw how the traitor told them to fuck off and walked through the enemy troops as if nothing had happened.

It was obvious that the current situation, was Daisuke's fault, and now they understood why he had proposed that they continue with the investigation.

Kaori was doing her best to help Kouki, but she was exhausted from casting so many recovery spells over the past few hours.

Shizuku was trying to keep her teammates' composure while acting as a replacement leader while Rika gave her as much support as possible, but the situation was getting worse and worse.

Daisuke's betrayal, started to trigger constant discussions among the heroes as they looked at each other apprehensively, after all, there might be another traitor among them, waiting for the moment to finish the job.

"How's Kouki, Kaori?" - Ryutaro asked while looking at his unconscious friend.

"He's stable, the wound isn't serious, it's just that the blow hit him in the head and knocked him out" - replied Kaori while sighing regretfully - "I'm sure he'll wake up in a few moments."

"The problem is that I'm not sure if we'll be able to resist that long" - Ryutaro replied with a frown - "If Endou managed to escape and call for help, they won't arrive for at least a day or two, and that's a time I don't think we'll resist"

Kaori only kept silent as she bit her lip because she knew her friend's words were true.

"We can hold out until help comes, of that I'm sure" - Rika replied as she looked at Ryutaro - "Now go calm the others, also your girlfriend"

"She's not my girlfriend" - muttered Ryutaro with a frown.

"Then at least do that, so you won't regret it if things end badly" - said Rika as Ryutaro was silent for a few seconds before nodding.

"Will we really be able to get out of here alive?" - Kaori asked with concern.

"I'm sure, Shizuku is a good commander, she's rationing our troops perfectly" - answered Rika honestly - "As things stand, I'd say we can hold out between three to four days until we reach our limit."

Kaori nodded weakly before looking at Kouki and shaking her head.

"Excuse me" - Eri said as she entered the room - "The others are asking when I could come to see them, Kaori-san."

"Ok, I'm coming right away" - nodded Kaori as she wiped her sweat - "Thank you for letting me know."

Eri nodded as she watched her classmate leave.

"I see you finally showed up, Nakamura" - said Rika as she narrowed her eyes - "Are you coming to finish the job, by any chance?"

"What do you mean?" - Eri asked in surprise.

"I can sense your growing hostility for Kaori, as well as other girls who are close to Amanogawa" - replied Rika while frowning - "That can only mean one thing, your level of obsession for him is off the charts."

Eri's expression changed drastically to a cold one as she walked over to Kouki and caressed his cheek - "You're smart and quite perceptive, Minami-san, maybe too much so."

Rika quickly jumped back as a pair of skeletal arms came out of the ground.

"Why did you have to be here?" - Eri asked as she frowned with a neutral look - "I just wanted to fulfill my dream of being together with my beloved Kouki-kun."

"Just for that?" - Rika asked with a frown.

"It may not be much to you, but Kouki-kun is everything to me" - Eri replied with a huge smile - "He was the one who helped me move forward, the one who helped me during my darkest years, he's my perfect man ~"

"So what do you plan to do, kill him to get his soul and revive him into your slave?" - Rika asked as she narrowed her eyes.

"No, though I will play with his soul a bit to make him completely loyal to me" - Eri replied as her eyes were filled with a strong madness - "So we'll be together forever and ever. Isn't that romantic?"

"You're a crazy bitch, I mean, of the most dangerous people I know" - Rika replied as she took out her bow and arrow and aimed in the direction of the traitor girl - "At least now I understand why you were acting so strange."

Eri didn't get angry at Rika's words, she just smiled as she summoned more skeletons from the ground to try to catch her opponent, after all, she wanted to end her mission as fast as possible.

"I want you to answer me something before we continue, did you know Hiyama was going to betray us?" - Rika asked as she dodged the skeletal hands of the corpses brought back to life.

"No, the person I work with, just told me that another collaborator was going to make them enter the labyrinth" - answered Eri honestly because she honestly didn't feel she gained anything by lying in this situation - "I was also surprised that it was Hiyama, though I'm not surprised"

"Yes, I could also tell that he would be the first one to betray us, although I'm surprised that you're not furious about the attack he made on your Kouki-kun" - Rika said sarcastically.

"Oh, believe me, I am furious, I just wish to rip out his heart and give his flesh to the monsters, but that will be later" - Eri replied neutrally - "Now, do me the favor of dying, please ~"

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