In a whisper she was gone deeper into the dark tunnels The entrance was rather wide but she followed the trail of monsters deeper into the branching maze The deeper she went the more serious her expression became There was only one mineral that could be found in this branch and it was a very rare one
It was Tellumurite
When she rounded the corner Tera was quiet but they seemed to be ready for her Three insectoids jumped out at once and walked their necks towards her knives They were down and she was rolling past them An arrow sailed overhead hitting where she would have been in a standing position
Tera slowly stood storing the cloak away If they knew she was there it wasnÆt worth the encumbrance
There were four people in front of her The first and only revealed face was a middle aged man holding a bow His face was solemn as he regarded her his gaze fixed Tera felt a tingle between her shoulder blades Behind him there were three more figures the first looking like a normal sized human the second a huge man the size of Dozer and the final one being a creature wrapped in tattered cloth that was as big as a van
You are a guard arenÆt you The large human asked So guard us It shouldnÆt take long
The middle aged man grunted and loosed two arrows The first went towards the spot that Tera just vacated the second toward the spot she was moving towards Tera almost wanted to snort as she twisted her body and dodged it Four more arrows followed that but Tera was gaining ground
There would be a moment when the man switched from a bow to a close combat weapon and that was the moment Tera was aiming for to strike When he changed he would be in transition That was an opening that she could exploit
Except she was only two meters away and he hadnÆt switched
Feeling slightly disdainful Tera grabbed the next arrow the man shot at her right out of the air It was partially luck at this range but her senses and control of her body were extremely high Without a trick
She felt the flash of magic An electric discharge spread up the arrow through her body freezing her briefly The man smiled at Tera as he aimed an arrow at her navel and shot it
The paralysis lasted only for a second but he was very very close Instead of dodging Tera could only lean back and bed First a little then a lot throwing her body backward Even with the Flexibility Skill Tera had it was a close thing But within a split second she had become a letter O her head coming around and back between her legs She wasnÆt so sure if this was possible before the System but she thanked God it was now
The arrow ripped pass through her armor along her stomach passing so close that it left a brush burn The man looked down at her with wide open eyes She flexed her hands producing more knives and threw them upwards from her position between her legs One went into the manÆs shoulder and the other was heading for his throat
But he hadnÆt come here for nothing He jerked his head to the side and there was only a shallow gash across his throat The blood was warm and red but it would take a while for him to bleed out
Still that gave Tera time to straighten and cross the last few steps to him as he stumbled backward Without even blinking she cut his head off and raised her hand to throw knives at the other figure
The middle figure the Dozer sized one who spoke earlier moved before she could pick a target consciously Three of her knives slid into his body in the midsection but he didn’t slow He spread his arms wide and rushed towards her
Well if he was relatively tanky then
Just gonna overwhelm him with numbers
Tera pressed the limits of her Skill as she made more and more hidden knives appear With a small gesture they slammed into the approaching figure causing him to stumble Some missed his body ripping through his cloak harmlessly But those gave Tera a better idea of where to strike and soon he was more porcupine than human
Aw shit The man said as he stumbled The Skills are failing already or
So soon The smaller figure spoke looking up from the area where they had been retrieving mined Tellumurite What surprised Tera was that the voice was a woman Fine then IÆll handle her DonÆt you dare die on me
Then the small figure turned and began stalking ominously towards Tera
Chapter 536
Decklan sighed This was fun Do you really have to go so soon
The man covered in the strange liquid obsidian chuckled His right arm was cut to the bone but he didnÆt seem particularly bothered by how useless it was at his side DonÆt play coy We both know that an operational sortie from Donnyton can get here within 10 minutes There isnÆt enough time to see which of us is the winner
I would say the judges are unanimously in my favor Decklan said raising his knives They were crimson now from drinking this strange manÆs blood
The man smiled In war the only battle that truly matters is the last one LetÆs save this for that shall we
The damn insectoids surged forward interposing themselves between Decklan and the man Moving quickly Decklan slashed his way through them But by the time he had broken the encirclement the man was gone Decklan clicked his tongue then cut his way through the monsters towards his squad
Beneath them there was a strange rumbling from the ground DecklanÆs smile widened Reinforcements and that was only 7 minutes 32 seconds
Around them the monsters seemed to notice it too and they began to gather themselves and slowly retreat The monsters suffered disastrous casualties pulling out of the mine but a core group with a cloaked figure made it away If Decklan hadnÆt fought to a stalemate with the obsidian man perhaps he could have done something Now however
Chase Someone asked Decklan when most of the monsters were away
Decklan shook his head because a thin thorny vine popped up out of the ground and waved at him WeÆve got that covered Where is
But the vine was waving wildly at Decklan He could read ThornÆs intentions it wanted Decklan to head into the vine Sighing Thorn walked toward the entrance to the mine Time to see what was taken
Still there was a bit of excitement here wasnÆt there It had been so long since Donnyton had any foe that they had struggled with directly There were the weak monsters but the big threats the Ghosthound handled If there was a terrorist group raising Raid Bosses
Decklan allowed his thoughts to run away from him as he quickly walked into the mind His face was in a bemused grin until the last possible moment
Tera
Foreman Davey passed Randidly a thin piece of paper Congratulations You are now a probationary citizen of Zone 1 Basically as long as you donÆt break any laws you are now eligible for Ghost to raise your citizenship tier based on your performance
Randidly dubiously looked down at the paper which he had signed Honestly the whole thing seemed someone feeble especially now Did he really spend so much money on a piece of paper
But he supposed it was just a step he needed to take The more Randidly established himself as a creator of drones the less likely it would be for Ghost to assume he was from Zone 32 where there was no technology Or at least thatÆs what Randidly was counting on
In addition the higher he rose in the area the more exposure to information he would have There was something strange about the Zone aside from the CreatureÆs lurking plans There were some rotten things under the surface With that information Randidly could begin to address those threats too
Because the longer he was here the more he felt responsible for these people If he had strength he couldnÆt in good conscience just sit back and allow people to suffer
My performance Randidly asked Are there tryouts for citizenship
Oh no ha I forget sometimes that you one of the newly free refugees Ghost watches everything through cameras and drones in the sky If you choose to start building drones now thatÆs the sort of technology you will be working with A little theory intensive especially at the beginning but there is a demand for drones always