Chapter 264: Chapter 264
“Shall we go down?’ Duncan asked. Alexandro looked at the door to the basement with an intense glare before nodding, “Sure. Leave a few of your men here for lookout”, Alexandro said. “My thoughts exactly”, Duncan said with a small smile. After that, Duncan left five of his men upstairs, while Alexandro also left three of the adventurers behind with Duncan’s private soldiers.
This time, Alexandro was leading the party, with Duncan and Sydney following close behind him. The spiral staircases were long and winded, making Alexandro quite frustrated. Thankfully, the spiral staircases were quite large, making his forces able to traverse through. After descending for a while, Alexandro finally came across the end of the spiral staircases. “Finally, there’s an end to these damn, long staircases. Ugh, my legs are sore. This is why I hate stairs”, Alexandro grumbled. Duncan and Sydney could only smile wryly at Alexandro’s remark. As they reached the bottom floor, Alexandro, Duncan, and Sydney found something incredibly disturbing. “What in the world is this!?” Duncan exclaimed while gritting his teeth. “Are those humans?” Sydney gasped.
“Yes, they are humans”, Alexandro furrowed his eyebrows. “Once again, what you heard and read is different from what you see. I heard of these from Deddy’s mouth, and I even read the reports from that fat bastard’s document. To think it is this terrifying”, Alexandro bit his lower lips while clenching his fist hard. “These glass tubes, and the green liquid inside them. They are turning humans into monsters”, Sydney commented. Alexandro shook his head, “More likely, they are healing them. I reckon that the Demonic Cult merged humans with monsters first before they were put inside these green tubes.” Duncan growled with anger, “Grr, these damn shitty fuckers! How low can they go?” he said with anger.
“Oh, we are not low at all. In fact, in doing these, we are closer to the answer of the ultimate power”, said a resounding voice that echoed inside the whole room. “Who are you? Show yourself, you Demonic Cult scum!” Duncan barked. “Oh, my oh my. Temper, temper. I will show myself, but it will be when they have enough fun”, replied the voice. Then, Alexandro, Duncan and Sydney heard fingers snap. “Go on, my lovely pets. It is time to play”, said the voice playfully. After that, the green tubes all cracked, and the humanoid, monstrous creatures inside of them all came out. “There are exactly one hundred of these babies inside here. Good luck fending off all of them”, the voice said before stopping.
“Tch, this is bad. Men!” Duncan shouted. “Get into a defensive formation. Work together to fend off this crisis!” Duncan rallied. Alexandro smiled, “Adventurers! Join up with Duncan’s forces. Be sure to get out of this alive!” he shouted. “Ou!” both Duncan and Alexandro’s forces yelled in unison. Sydney stepped forward, “What are you doing, Sydney?” Duncan questioned, “Don’t be rash. We need teamwork in a situation like this”, he said. “I know, master Duncan. But, for me, it is best if I work alone. That’s my speciality after all” Sydney let out a smile before looking at the horde of humanoid, monstrous creatures. “Teacher Eru, give me strength”, Sydney muttered as she held her blade right on her chest. “Eruken, ha!” Sydney shouted before a massive amount of yellow-coloured aura burst out from within her.
“Now, who wants some!” Sydney let out a battle cry before charging towards the sea of humanoid, monstrous creatures in front of her. Syndey fully let loose of her power, zig-zagging throughout the battlefield, killing every single humanoid, monstrous creature that stood in her path. “What in the world—” Alexandro exclaimed as he watched Sydney rampage through the battlefield. “Wow. I never knew that Sydney had become this powerful”, Duncan uttered in disbelief. “Captain Sydney”, all of Duncan’s men was taken aback by how strong their captain had become. “Don’t just stand there and look like an idiot! Go help her out!” Duncan yelled out loud. “Y-yes, sir!” all of Duncan’s men replied at the same time before charging toward the horde of humanoid, monstrous creatures.
“You all, too, adventurers. We would not want to lose to Duncan’s men, right?” Alexandro said with a small grin on his face. “Of course not”, replied the adventurers. “Then, what are we going to do?” Alexandro asked. “We are going to fight”, said the adventurers at the same time. “Then, let us fight. Fight for our freedom and life!” Alexandro shouted. “Hahaha, we will fight for our freedom!” the adventurers shouted in unison as they, too, followed behind Duncan’s private soldiers. Sydney could not help but look back before a smile crept out from her face. “Hah, if they are that spirited, I cannot lose to them. Ha!” Sydney shouted, bringing out even more power from within. Within a few minutes, Alexandro, Duncan, Sydney and alongside Duncan’s private army and the rest of the adventurers managed to cull the horde of humanoid, monstrous creatures down.
There were only five humanoid, monstrous creatures left as Sydney, Duncan and Alexandro surrounded them. “Well done, very well done”, a familiar voice resounded throughout the whole area, startling Sydney, Duncan, Alexandro and the rest of their forces. “You… I forgot that you were here” Duncan furrowed his eyebrows. “I knew you guys are strong, but I did not expect that those mutants could only cull so little of your numbers”, said the voice. “Where are you? Stop hiding!” Sydney barked. “Patience, young lady. I will be with you shortly”, the voice said. Then, Sydney, Duncan, Alexandro and the rest of their forces heard a loud pop. After that, smoke appeared where the five humanoid, monstrous creatures were before dispersing
“Be careful! Stay with your group!” Duncan shouted. “Haha, don’t worry. I won’t attack you during this. I just need you all to stop moving for a while”, the voice said with a cheery tone. As the smoke dissipated, Sydney, Duncan, Alexandro, and the rest of the private soldiers and the adventurers saw that the five humanoid, monstrous creatures were now gone. Replacing them was a huge, humanoid, monstrous creature. That creature had three arms, the lower body of a giant horse, and it had four glowing red eyes. Its skin was blue, and it had long, messy, yellow hair. Two horns protruded from its forehead, and they curled upwards, resembling that of a goat horn. “Roar!” the creature let out a powerful roar, shaking the space around it and causing a small earthquake.
“What the hell—” Alexandro exclaimed. “Hahaha! Did you like it? Our current greatest creation, the Chimera!” the voice announced with a grand tone. Then, the creature known as the Chimera punched a nearby pillar before holding the broken pillar in one of its hands. “Chimera, do what you’re made to do. Destroy the invaders!” the voice shouted. “Roar!” the creature known as the Chimera let out another powerful roar. Then, the creature known as the Chimera swung the pillar down toward the place where Duncan, Alexandro and Sydney were standing. “Disperse!” Alexandro shouted. Then, Duncan, Alexandro and Sydney proceeded to jump away, avoiding the creature known as the Chimera’s attack. “Argh!” Duncan and Alexandro’s forces screamed as a few of them were sent flying back while a few of them were crushed by the creature known as the Chimera attack.
“All forces, withdraw! You guys will only be a hindrance when we are fighting a powerful creature!” Sydney barked. “Sydney is right. Adventurers, fall back to a safe place! Gather together with Duncan’s army and form a defensive formation!” Alexandro shouted. “Protect yourself and your allies! Do not get killed!” Duncan added. After that, the adventurers and Duncan’s private army slowly withdrew. “Hahaha! I will let those rotten rats withdraw. My only target is you two. The young miss will be my bonus”, the voice laughed maniacally. “Well, I think you will find that thing would not go according to your plan”, Sydney smirked. “Guild master, Master Duncan, please support me!” Sydney said.
After that, Sydney flared up her yellow-coloured aura before jumping forward. “Must you even ask?” Duncan chuckled while following behind Sydney. “Hah, I don’t get a choice, do I?” Alexandro shook his head while letting out a small smile. Then, Sydney coated her blade with her yellow-coloured aura before brandishing her blade at the creature known as the Chimera’s leg. The creature known as the Chimera roared before swinging down the pillar in its hand toward Sydney. “Oh, no, you don’t!” Duncan jumped forward. He clenched his fists as a cyan-coloured aura covered up his fists. “Rah!” Duncan shouted before punching the pillar with his fists repeatedly. The pillars broke down thanks to Duncan’s punches. The creature known as the Chimera gritted its teeth before stomping down with its foot.
Sydney jumped upward, dodging the Chimera’s stomp. Then, Sydney ran on its body with her yellow-coloured aura coating her blade. The Chimera tried swatting Sydney away, but Alexandro flashed in front of Sydney. “Not on my watch”, Alexandro flared up his purple-coloured aura, blocking the creature known as the Chimera’s hand, causing Sydney free passage to the Chimera’s head. “Do it, Sydney!” Duncan shouted. Sydney jumped upward, placing herself right near the Chimera’s neck; she brandished her aura-coated blade.
“Take this! Ha!”
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