Chapter LXXXIV - The Yellow Dungeon (part 2)

Misoh and hell hounds are waiting for us, with their weapons out and their fangs itching for blood.

"I counted six of them were high ranking Misoh."

The high ranking Misoh are the Misoh that wore armour. These Misoh are counted as higher Yellow ranked.

Hod's eyes are peering through the crowd of Misoh and hell hounds, and can only deduct that much.

"All of the Misoh had armour, and the hellhounds aren't any less scary. How should we do this-"

Hod couldn't finish his sentence, because Marksus and his group already marched forward.

"W-Wait, Marksus!"

But before Hod can stop him, Marksus already conjured three giant tornadoes in the middle of those crowds of monsters.

There are nearly sixty Misoh and twenty Hell hounds, but Marksus doesn't fear them. The sharp tornadoes he created were able to reduce the number of Misoh and hell hounds by a third. 

After that, all of them turned their agro at their group.

"See? That was easy, isn't it?"

"If we conduct a better plan, we could have wiped them all out in one go!"

Hod gripped his fist harder as he tried not to punch Marksus. But Marksus only pinched the edge of his clothes' neck and let the air inside go out.

"Yeesh, so boring."

Before long, the group of Misoh and hell hounds started running towards us. The ones in the front are preparing, while the rangers are also charging up their arrows.

"I'm going out."

I said as I ran forward. Everyone else got left behind, and they also followed behind me.

I took out my two swords and two scabbards. One is my new sword that I just bought, and the other is the old knights sword that is already chipped badly. 

I unsheathed both of them, and I started swinging like crazy.

SLING!!

SLINGG!!

SRASHHH!!!

Multiple Misoh died in a span of a few seconds. Everyone else also has already started their offensive.

Valey's thunder arrows managed to stun a bunch of hell hounds and Misoh, while Cony and Barett combo killed a Misoh very quickly. Hod also froze multiple Misoh at once, then destroyed the ice like a glass.

Marksus' team is doing a lot better. Marksus led the attack on the right side, and killed twenty Misoh using one of his strongest attacks, the horizontal sharp tornado. 

His teammates are also going crazy. The stabby-stab guy never missed a forehead, and the arrows coming from the archer always landed on the eyes of the Misoh. After getting their eyes shot, the Misoh's body was sliced in half by the dual axe guy and the hunter.

One of the armoured Misoh stood tall in front of me. Their size is twice my height, but their strength is not even reaching a tenth of mine.

The armoured Misoh threw a punch at me, but I grabbed their fist with one hand, while my other hand formed a fist.

BAM!!!!!

The punch threw the hundred kilograms of Misoh across the room, removing everything in its path. Just by flying like that, seven Misoh were trampled on the ground.

"Woah... She is nuts."

One of Marksus's teammates, the hunter muttered. Marksus who heard it can only recall getting punched like that on his gut, back at the arena. A sweat rolled down from his forehead.

"K-Keep going!"

""Yes!""

Marksus's team started to get even more hasty. More and more Misoh and hell hounds were killed. Hod and the others are doing their best as well.

After ten minutes of battle, the Misoh and the hellhounds were all wiped out, causing the cave to reeks of blood.

Hod stood in front of one of the paths. He placed his hand on his chin as he pondered over which path to go.

"Where do you think we should go, Marksus?"

Hod suddenly asked Marksus. Marksus was quite surprised being asked like that.

No, he was too surprised.

"W-Why are you asking me? You're the leader."

Hmm... Highly suspicious.

But Hod can only nod. Then he suddenly opened his eyes wide and pointed at the most left path.

"Let's go with this one."

Hod led the way and went ahead on the left path. Me and the others followed him, but Marksus and his team stopped.

Here we go.

"Marksus, hurry up."

Hod said without turning around, and I know that he knows as well.

This is the moment.

All of the sudden, Marksus laughed.

"Bwahahahah!!!"

"M-Marksus??"

Valey and the others were confused why Marksus suddenly laughed, but Hod and I were already expecting this.

"Marksus. Hurry up, we have to-"

"You think I will stand idly while you act all bossy!?"

Hod gripped his fist a lot harder. He slowly made his way towards the entrance and tried closing on Marksus.

But grins started to show on Marksus' friends.

I noticed a powerful energy coming from the ground between us and them, and I was too late to react.

Hod was already above it.

"-Hod!!"

BARRR!!!!

Everything... became slow.

The path where Hod was walking on suddenly collapsed, and he couldn't do anything. I dashed forward by enchanting my leg, and I lifted my hand forward to grab his fingers.

But... our fingers missed just by a little bit,

and he fell into the abyss underneath.