!!

"Shit!"

The entity attempt to pull Lena away, I grab firmly her hand and tug away.
Radz uses his sword and manages to cut the entity in the dark and free Lena.

"RAWRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!" Something big roars from afar.

"Hah...Huff Huff...T-T-Thank you." Lena falls into my arms.

"We don't have the time to rest. That monster noticed us, we need to move!" I say.

Lena nods and stands up.

*THUMP* *THUMP*

Loud footsteps ring in my head.

"Is it just me? The footsteps are getting louder!" Radz says.

"I know! We will have to fight it! 5 steps to the left now!"

"Fight?! When we can't even see?!" Lena exclaims.

"Yes, I will give directions. 6 steps to our right!"

I let go of Radz and Lena.

?

"W-What? W-Why did you-" Lena says.

"I'm here. We are currently in the middle of the dungeon, a large circular ground. We will fight here. Radz, I need to be the vanguard, Lena what fire magic can you use?" I reply.

"F-Fireball, Inferno, Hell Fire."

"Young master...I-" Radz says.

"It's here." I blurt.

*BAM!* *THUMP!*

...

...

Radz grips his giant sword and prepares a defensive stance.

"Lena, how many times can you cast hellfire?"

"4 times. But I will need some time to cast the spell," she replies.

"I know, Radz and I will buy you time. 2 minutes at most."

*THUMP!* *THUMP!* *THUMP!*

"GRRRRR" the creature growls above Radz.

Radz raises his sword.

!

"TO YOUR RIGHT!" I shout.

?!

*BAM!*

Radz was able to react in time to block the bash, pushing him back across the floor

Lena starts chanting and a red thread of mana forms in the atmosphere, tuning itself into a circle.

*tsst*

"Jump!"

Radz leaps up to avoid a destructive sweep.

I take a deep breath and softly count to three.

"RAWR!"

The moment it roars, I shoot in its direction.

*BOOM!*

"Tch."
I missed its mouth. The creature is now aware of my existence but that's what I want.

Radz goes in for a swing and manages to slice one part of the monster off.

"Radz! Behind!"

He jumps aside to dodge but another attack comes from the right. Without me instructing him, he blocks the attack.

"Behind again!" I say.

"Huh-"

Preoccupied, the beast lands a hit on Radz's shoulder, piercing through.

"ACK!... DAMN IT!"

*BAM!*

My shot hits the monster and it releases Radz.
Radz pants in pain and tears his clothes to tie them around his shoulder.

Yet when Radz is the most vulnerable, the monster didn't attack.

!

"Ha...Fucking little shit...The monster is toying with us." I mumble.

...

I immediately turn around and shoot.

*BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM*

"RAWR?!"

Several branches of the monsters attempted to attack us from behind.

"Radz! Fall back!"

He jumps back to my voice.

"Can you hear its attack?" I ask Radz.

"I think so, it's clearer. Is the monster becoming aggressive?" Radz replies.

"Yes, it's underestimating us. Protect Lena, leave the front lines to me."

"What?!"

The monsters have many branches of "tentacle-like" limbs to utilize.
I leap forward and shoot one attacking me.

One limb attempts to dive from above, two limbs zoom in from my right, and the last one from my left.

I click my tongue.

*BAM BAM BAM BAM!*

With great accuracy, my musket blasted all four attacking limbs off.

"You are not the only one that can 'see' in the dark," I say to the monster.

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