Chapter 213: Chapter 213
“Here you go”, the large crab-like monstrous creature led Eru and his group beyond its cave and into a steel door with a hazard sign on it. “Is this it?” Meng Huo asked. “Yes”, the large crab-like monstrous creature nodded, “This is the escape path that the scientist and the staff below use if there is some sort of emergency inside this bunker”, the large crab-like monstrous creature explained. “Good job”, Meng Huo patted the large crab-like monstrous creature by its shoulder. Eru watched as the large crab-like monstrous creature shyly moved away. Eru furrowed his eyebrows, “You are different when facing Long and me earlier.”
The large crab-like monstrous creature scoffed at Eru, “Don’t you know who you are with? It is an esteemed earth dragon that took a human form. You would do well to respect him”, it said towards Eru with a hint of contempt. Eru let out a small chuckle, “Haha, you fanboying right now?” The large crab-like monstrous creature puffed its chest, “Of course. A strong existence like him is worth receiving my admiration for. Unlike you shitty human.” Eru shrugged his shoulders, “Alright, alright. Are you coming with us or not?” The large crab-like monstrous creature quickly shook its head, “Are you crazy? I’m not going to follow you to the afterlife.”
Then, the large crab-like monstrous creature looked at Meng Huo, “No offence to you, sir earth dragon, but the red witch is too strong. I advise you to escape this place immediately.” Meng Huo just smiled and shook his head at the large crab-like monstrous creature warning. After the large crab-like monstrous creature left, the armoured woman looked at Eru and the rest of the group, “Are you all ready?” she asked. The others nodded their heads simultaneously. “Good”, the armoured woman said as she opened the metal door, “Let us proceed.” Then, Eru and his group proceeded down the stairs towards the final underground level of the bunker inside the forest.
After seemingly reaching the end of the stairs, Eru and his group found themselves inside of a small corridor with a small door at the end of it. As Eru opened the door, he and his group’s expression turned serious while facing the adversaries in front of them. Various monstrous creatures of different species growled towards them, with a few humanoid monstrous creatures leading them behind. “Heh, what a grand welcoming Zhu Rong prepared for us”, Meng Huo quipped. “Right?” Eru smiled as his amber-coloured eyes gleamed. He unsheathed Buddy from its scabbard before leaping forward towards the enemies, “Ready or not, here I come!”
The armoured woman clicked her tongue, “That guy!” she said in frustration. Sydney smiled wryly, “Well, that’s teacher Eru’s style, I suppose.” The blue-haired female soldier frowned with annoyance, “I told you, big sis, that we can’t work together with that guy.” Meng Huo let out a small laugh, “Ah, youth. Back when I was his age, I, too, would rush to the battlefield. Seeing him like that make me want to join in. Rah!” Meng Huo let out a battle cry before he too leapt forward towards the enemies, joining Eru in the fray. The armoured woman shook her head as she sighed in exasperation, “Hah, men.” The blue-haired female soldier nodded in agreement, “Right?”
“Well, if you two are not joining in, I’ll go first” Sydney too followed her teacher and Meng Huo towards the battlefield. “Tch”, the blue-haired female soldier clicked her tongue, “Those hot-blooded bastards.” The armoured woman shook her head, “No choice. We are joining them, Amy.” The blue-haired female soldier took out her wand, “Yes, big sis.”
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Eru brandished his black sword towards a nearby monstrous creature. Every time Eru did that, his raven-coloured aura immediately swarmed the enemy, gobbling them down. “Hahahaha”, Eru laughed like a maniac as he continued to brandish his aura-coated black sword on the enemies. The monstrous creatures let out a scream as Eru continuously killed them one by one. Meng Huo, who followed behind Eru, also used his fists and feet to nimbly kill the monstrous creatures. “You missed one, old man”, Sydney slashed a dog-like monstrous creature with her blade. “Heh, I’ll leave that for you”, Meng Huo let out a small chuckle while crushing the head of a humanoid monstrous creature with his bare hand.
“You snooze, you lose, old man”, Sydney said before leaping away towards another monstrous creature. The armoured woman swiped her sword with two fingers, softly chanting, “Ice.” The armoured woman slashed a humanoid monstrous creature, freezing it solidly on the spot. Then, the blue-haired female soldier waved her wand, creating a strong gust of wind, shattering the frozen humanoid monstrous creature. “Good work, big sis”, the blue-haired female soldier did a ‘thumbs-up’ gesture. “Thanks”, the armoured woman smiled, “Don’t get distracted. Focus up!” she said while pulling the blue-haired female soldier, avoiding an enemy attack.
Before the armoured woman managed to retaliate, Eru was already rushed towards the attacker, brandishing his aura-coated black sword at the were-hedgehog-like monstrous creature. Eru’s black sword cleaved the were-hedgehog-like monstrous creature’s body into two before continuing on his rampage against the other monstrous creatures. “You don’t want to lose out to that guy, right?” the armoured woman pointed at Eru with her thumb. “Of course, I won’t. Together, we are unbeatable, big sis”, the blue-haired female soldier said before she followed the armoured woman right behind her back. A few minutes later, Eru and his group finally finished off the remaining monstrous creatures in the area.
“Is that all?” Sydney said while wiping the blood from her blade, sounding a little bit disappointed. “Why, you want more, little lady?’ Meng Huo asked with a slight smirk on his face. “I thought these bozos were a little bit stronger than that”, Sydney sighed. Meng Huo’s lips curled up even more, “That’s because you are strong, Ms Sydney”, Meng Huo uttered while dusting off his hands. “Have you all finished yet?” the armoured woman asked, sheathing her sword while observing her surroundings. “I’m done”, Eru replied. Meng Huo and Sydney nodded at the same time. “Alright, time to move on”, the armoured woman looked at the path ahead.
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Eru, the armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier, Sydney and Meng Huo plough through the various monstrous creatures that stood in their way until they eventually arrived at a long corridor. Eru saw that the corridor in front of him had many branches. He turned his head around towards the armoured woman, “Where should we go from here? Should we split into groups?” he asked. The armoured woman shook her head, “No. It is better if we stay together for now. Although it may take us a long time, it will be much more safer for us that way”, she uttered. Eru shrugged his shoulders, “Alright, after you.”
Then, the armoured woman led Eru and the group into one of the corridor’s many branches. Before they did that, however, Eru spread out his aura, searching for any hostile forces ahead. Eru and his group explored many of the corridor’s branches, finding various different rooms such as the infirmary, the bedroom, the dining room, etc. On their way, Eru and his group met with resistance, but the monstrous creatures’ resistance proved futile to Eru and his group. Eru and his group continued their exploration until, eventually, only one branch left that had not been explored by them. “This is the final place”, the armoured woman said while touching the steel door in front of her, “Are you all ready?” The blue-haired female soldier and Sydney nodded while gulping.
“Open away, Syndra”, Eru said, tightening the grip on his black sword. Meng Huo squinted his eyes, increasing his level of focus. “Alright, I’m opening the door now” the armoured woman opened the steel door, letting Eru and the rest walk inside. Then, the armoured woman followed Eru and the group behind them with wariness. Once they were inside, Eru and his group found themselves in the middle of a large, t-shaped hallway with a giant metal cage door before them and a luxurious door on their left. “Mmm?” The armoured woman slightly raised her eyebrows, “That cage door had your mana signature, senior Meng Huo.” Meng Huo furrowed his eyebrows, “Maybe that’s where I was locked up as an earth dragon.”
“Maybe”, Eru rubbed his chin, “So, we should go left, then?” The blue-haired female soldier shrugged her shoulders, “There’s no other way, no?” Sydney nodded her head repeatedly, “What are we waiting for?” she approached the luxurious door, “Let’s go inside!” she said excitedly. Eru and his group gathered before the luxurious door before the armoured woman opened the luxurious door slowly and carefully. Behind the luxurious door, Eru and his group found themselves in the middle of some sort of training room with a single door before them.
Suddenly, a red mist appeared before Eru and his group, blocking their vision of the door on the edge of the training room. As the red mist dissipated, a familiar figure of a certain red-haired woman carrying a tied-up Long could be seen by Eru and his group. “Welcome to my humble abode!”
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