Chapter 178: Chapter 178
“Now, where is that idiot gone to?” Eru ran in the endless dark corridor, searching for Long, sensing for his presence. Right after Eru said that, he heard a loud roar coming from nearby, “Ah, that’s where that idiot was”, Eru muttered before he rushed towards the direction of the roar. Eru found himself right in front of a door, “So that idiot is in here, huh?” Right when Eru was about to open the door, the ground around him quaked, and he could hear a loud noise beyond the door. “Tch, that idiot”, Eru scratched the back of his head, “What if he destroys this building?” Eru mumbled before hurriedly opening the door.
After opening the door, Eru walked inside only to see a massive oval room with debris everywhere. The oval room was filled with rubble, and there were two ‘people’ standing right at the centre of it. One was the dragonized Long, and the other was the lizard-head humanoid creature. “A draconian?” Eru exclaimed when looking at the lizard-head humanoid creature that was in the clutch of Long’s dragonized arm. Long did not notice Eru’s presence as he slammed the lizard-head humanoid creature back to the ground before kicking it away, creating another rubble in the room.
Long was about to approach the lizard-head humanoid creature when Eru suddenly called out his name, “That’s enough, Long!” Eru shouted. Long turned his head, “Oh, brother Eru”, he spoke with a hoarse voice, “Look what I found” Long extended the protective red membrane on his arm, grabbing the lizard-head humanoid creature by its head. “I found a failure that called itself a dragon. What an insult”, Long scoffed. Eru shook his head, “Just end its life already. If you had continued on, you would’ve destroyed the bunker.” Long furrowed his eyebrows, he struggled internally before nodding, “You are right, brother Eru.”
Then, Long thrust his arm into the lizard-head humanoid creature’s abdomen, “You’re lucky that brother Eru is here. Otherwise, I will make sure you know pain worse than death.” The lizard-head humanoid creature’s body twitched, “Y-you, I’ll curse you”, it muttered before finally succumbing to its death. Long deactivated his transformation, reaching towards his red staff, he looked at Eru, “I’m sorry you had to see that, brother Eru.” Eru sighed, “No matter. I thought you were going to go berserk again like last time. It seemed my worries are pointless.”
“For something like this failure? Give me some credit, brother Eru”, Long scoffed, stomping his feet at the lizard-head humanoid creature’s corpse, splattering its head. “Where are the others?” Long asked. “I sent them back”, Eru said, “I’m afraid that you’ll go berserk and attack them.” Long nodded, “Fair enough. So, what should we do next? Should we go back with them or continue on?” Eru smiled, “Of course, we’re continuing. I think you and me should be enough if the enemy was on this level.” Long chuckled, “Spoken like a true dragon. We don’t need humans’ help when we could do it ourselves.”
“Yeah, yeah, whatever. We should leave this place”, Eru said before leaving the oval room, followed by Long trailing behind Eru. “Let’s go down a level. I think we explored plenty from this one”, Eru said to Long. Long nodded; he followed Eru, walking behind him while his arms trembled, “I guess it has been too long since I transformed”, Long muttered while shaking his head. Eru and Long walked through the long dark corridor again before they arrived once again on the stairs. When Eru and Long arrived there, they furrowed their eyebrows, “What the—” Both Eru and Long exclaimed at the same time, “Where are the stairs down?” Eru pondered.
“Does this mean we have to comb the whole floor again?” Long questioned. Eru frowned, “I think we do” Eru scratched the back of his head, “Such a pain.” Eru groaned, “Let’s not split up this time and take our time. I’m afraid that this place is not as simple as it seems.” Long nodded in agreement, “I know.”
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While Eru and Long were still stuck at the first underground level of the bunker, the armoured woman and her party managed to safely exit the bunker with her party members intact and meeting little to no resistance. “Is everybody out?” the armoured woman asked. “Yes, ma’am”, the blue-haired soldier girl replied after counting. “Good”, the armoured woman wiped the sweat from her face, “That terrifying pressure that we felt was not something we could handle”, she muttered in a low voice. The blue-haired girl approached the armoured woman, “What should we do next, ma’am?’
The armoured woman looked at the blue-haired girl before shifting her gaze to Cina, Sydney and the two burly soldiers, “We return to the academy and maybe ask for more reinforcements.” The blue-haired girl nodded in agreement, “Yes, ma’am!” she saluted before walking away. The armoured woman led the party to leave the bunker. She looked back at the bunker, frowning, “What was that pressure we felt earlier? It felt even more suffocating than when that humanoid monster emitted, and we even felt it far away.” While the armoured woman’s gaze was still lingering on the bunker, suddenly, the bunker disappeared from its spot.
“What the hell—” the armoured woman exclaimed with her mouth gaped open. “What’s wrong, commander?” the blue-haired girl asked before turning around. “Huh, where is the bunker?” the blue-haired girl had a surprised look on her face. After hearing the blue-haired soldier girl, the others, too, turned their bodies around. The two burly soldiers had their mouths gaped open while Cina furrowed her eyebrows. Sydney clutched her chest, “Teacher”, she mumbled while looking worriedly at where the bunker used to stand. The armoured woman quickly shook her head, “We need to hurry back and report this matter. I’m afraid this was the enemy plan from the start, trapping us in the bunker so that they could attack the academy.”
Cina looked at the armoured woman, “But what about Eru and that red-haired guy? They are still inside the bunker.” The armoured woman pursed her lips, “Nothing we could do for now. I’m sure they will be fine considering how strong they were.” Cina nodded before leaving together with the armoured woman and her party.
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Inside the bunker lowest level, the red-haired woman, Zhu Ron, was pulling up her body; her muscle fully showed themselves as her body rose. Zhu Rong was finishing her exercise when someone, something, entered the room. “It’s you”, the red-haired woman wiped the sweat on her body with a towel. Another humanoid creature, similar to the one that Long had fought earlier, but this one was slightly different. This humanoid creature was shorter in comparison, with bones protruding from its back and a third arm sprouting from its shoulder.
“Number 4 and number 5 had been killed”, the humanoid creature said while bowing its head. “Hmm?” the red-haired woman looked at the humanoid creature with interest, “To think that they were capable of being killed by the joint venture of the adventurers and the army.” The red-haired woman proceeded to wear her clothes, “So, who was it? Is it done by Syndra or by the adventurers?” The humanoid creature lowered its head, “It was the adventurers, ma’am. The two of them were killed by the adventurers.” The red-haired woman chuckled, “Hah, to think the adventurers guild sent an aura master or a mage of the 5th Grade and above. That means mistress Da Ji’s plan worked.”
Then, the red-haired woman put on her black cloak, “Why are you still here?” the red-haired woman furrowed her eyebrows. The humanoid creature trembled, “I-it’s that—” it stuttered in its words. “What? Quickly speak before my patience run out”, the red-haired woman threatened. The humanoid creature collected itself; the humanoid creature knew that after relaying this information, it would no longer be in this world. “The party of the adventurers and the army managed to escape before we activated the trap”, the humanoid creature spoke after resigning to its fate.
As expected, the red-haired woman pointed her finger to the humanoid creature’s forehead before its entire body exploded. “What!?” the red-haired woman stomped her feet, “Someone, come in here!” she shouted with anger, shaking the entire floor. Then, another humanoid creature similar to the one before appeared in front of the red-haired woman. The humanoid creature kneeled, “Explain”, the red-haired woman barked. The humanoid creature explained as best as it could. The red-haired woman bit her lip, “Damn it! To think they quickly realized my trap”, she said with frustration.
“Now, I had to somehow lure all of them here. What a fucking mess”, Zhu Rong cursed while pursing her lips. “Y-you might not need to, my lady”, the humanoid creature said. The red-haired woman squinted her eyes, “Explain.” The humanoid creature took a deep breath, “Take a look” the humanoid creature handed a picture towards the red-haired woman. “This is—” the red-haired woman looked at the picture of Eru and Long, descending through the stairs. “Hahahaha”, Zhu Rong laughed, “It seems the heavens are helping me” she stomped her feet to the ground, “Listen to my order! Capture those two by any means necessary. I want them alive!”
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