Chapter 90 - Taming the Blockade

"Halt!" one shouted when he saw Ren climbing the slope. "What the hell...?"

"It's the lucky mushroom boy!" another guard recognized him, his expression transforming from surprise to anger. "Why were you prowling in the lower levels. This time you really...!"

The wall behind Ren exploded.

The hydra emerged from the dust like a nightmare made real, its two heads covered in blood from the beasts it had devoured along the way.

One last effort. One final sprint.

Ren had finished climbing the slope, having gained ground on the beast despite his exhaustion as the beast wasn't in much better condition than him.

"Run! It's a gold rank hydra!" Ren's voice cracked with desperation and fatigue.

The guards exchanged skeptical looks. 

At this level, barely 150 meters deep, the idea of a gold rank beast was as absurd as finding a dragon sunbathing in the academy garden.