Considering the current situation in the Nexus everyone had their own problems to deal with
For a brief second a yawning portal opened between the fabric of the worlds From that opening two figures stepped out The front person was an elfen man with expressive eyes and a somewhat dazed smile on his face The second individual was slender and streamlined leading a surly chitinous mount and carrying a lance against his shoulder
The two walked out of the Dungeon onto the dusty staging area and looked up at a vast sea of brilliant stars
LayÆmel Tuellethe stretched his arms toward the sky His shoulder popped and he grinned so widely that his cheeks began to cramp We made it out We fucking did it Ha Hahahaha We did it
By the words of Elhume itself you little prick The leader of the group waved a hand and the soldiers spread out into the surrounding area Take him boys Kill his friend and make sure he has a more sympathetic attitude for the questioning
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There was another flash and suddenly another group of soldiers appeared Their leader LayÆmel recognized as Lady Iellaya But before she stepped forward she shot a helpless glance at a fiery haired woman behind her who simply waved her forward with a cheery smile and spun a small chain in her hand Yet immediately the danger sense that LayÆmel developed in the Dungeon began to tingle
Lady Iellaya Shrak bared his teeth So the dog of Wick dares stick her nose into our business What do you think we are doing
apprehending a suspect at the order of my superior Lady Iellaya almost seemed tired as she stepped forward But when the first group of soldiers raised their weapons her expression hardened Believe me when I say that itÆs in your best interest to walk away Shrak Otherwise I cannot guarantee what will happen
The two groups of soldiers quietly drew their weapons LayÆmelÆs heart began to pound They all seemed to be here for him apparently due to his connection to the Swacc Family but he could also tell that this wasnÆt really about him at this point The two factions behind the soldiers seemed to have a grudge and they were perfectly willing to use him as a pretext to escalate His skin tingled with the ambient bloodlust
The worst part was that he knew that no matter which side one they seemed serious about detaining him Had something catastrophic happened to the Swacc Family Had they really offended Elhume
LayÆmel took several steps backward to stand next to the Lancer Everything was developing way too quickly When the fighting starts escape
Again the Lancer shook his head but the desire to protect his Dungeon companion blazed brightly in LayÆmelÆs chest and annihilated the creeping fear that had clogged his thoughts for the past few minutes Listen to me I donÆt know whatÆs going on but they clearly want to capture me And as an extra piece if they catch you they might just kill you so
Shrak lurched backward blood dripping from his face More than anything else Shrak looked aghast at some point a rusty metal hook at the end of a long chain had embedded itself in his face He looked up and that fiery haired woman was suddenly standing in front of him Her hands blurred and she whipped forward several other chains
Spikes drilled through ShrakÆs boots and pinned him to the ground A larger hook seemed to appear in her hand before it sunk into the soft flesh of the soldierÆs midsection The most horrifying part was although the movements of the fiery haired woman seemed unassuming everything happened before LayÆmel could even respond
The unfortunate Shrak color draining from his face even as the blood drained from his body realized something as he stared in horror at the woman Speculum
Yup She grinned even as she produced a third hook and ripped out his throat with it The body collapsed in front of her ShrakÆs subordinates frozen by this sudden display of power His torn esophagus bounced across the dusty ground and rolled to a stop
The woman didnÆt seem to use images at all just overwhelmed their leader
The fiery haired woman chuckled and snapped her fingers A score of rusty hooks at the end of chains condensed in the air behind her They clinked and twisted like infuriated rattlesnakes ready to strike Honestly can you really blame me for this Who would be so foolish as to fight against me Ah IÆm already being merciful by trying to explain something so basic to you worthless dead bodes
The hooks surged forward as she shook her head LayÆmel blinked and the ground was soaked and blood and covered with bodies The wet sucking noises of metal being torn from meat echoed in his ears
While a white faced Lady Iellaya simply watched the woman skipped over to LayÆmel and smiled at him You are the one who tried to send a message to the Swacc Family huh What a naughty boy We will have to figure out what the appropriate punishment is for someone like you
Chapter 1809
Congratulations Your Skill Philosophy within the Boundless Deluge has grown to Level 412
Randidly released a breath and opened his eyes His time on the swaying rope bridge was almost up He had used it as best as he could both resting his mind and then reviewing the movements of the Grand Pattern that he had witnessed in the Second StepÆ of the mountain Although his Skill Level gains during this break time were small he was much more confident in predicting the movements of the storm
In terms of utilization of his Skill Levels Randidly had become much more confident
However His eyes flashed with a manic stubbornness as he looked at the drifting currents of mist that masked the Third Step of this damnable mountain The murky depths remained impenetrable to his gaze Somehow his perception was limited by the aura of the mountain
Still Randidly shook himself off and then walked toward the far end of the bridge as he made his final mental preparations From what he could tell the dangers of this next step were two fold first that his senses were muffled and second that the damage dealt by the wind blades sharply increased
To the point that being hit directly with as few as five wind blades posed a serious threat to RandidlyÆs life
Randidly stretched out his hand and touched the mists that flowed down into the bottomless seeming gorge Immediately his expression flickered This sensation itÆs similar to what I felt on the frontlines but not the same The faux Nether stars Looks like the mountain altered the base restriction on the presence of Nether and attempted to replace it with something more manageable Is that also why perception is so restricted
Well attempted to replaceÆ is too meek a word for this mist Whoever created this place clearly succeeded But thereÆs something stale about it And dangerous Even from just touching the edge I feel a pervasive melancholy
Still the weird emotional forces that Randidly felt only made him hesitate for a second His six hour break was almost entirely up Not that he couldnÆt handle it but he didnÆt want needless physical restrictions So he took one last breath of the clean air on the bridge and stepped back forward onto solid ground covered with a thick and muffling layer of mist His toes tingled at the slightly damp stone ground
As he passed through the threshold he glanced down at the churning life force within his left arm Sulfur continued to digest his gains Keep sleeping buddy IÆve got this from here
With another step Randidly found himself in a grey expanse his perception constricted down to about five meters in every direction The cotton edged obscura was almost comforting Although he could not see it any longer he could sense the curiosity in the storm above him activating and targeting him once more He couldnÆt predict the details but Randidly didnÆt doubt that it was churning out wind blades to harry him
Deadly wind blades that could rip away his tough flesh and lay his bones bare
Of course this was early in the pattern Which meant that the attacks would be rather formulaic and spaced apart to give him a chance to acclimate With that space Randidly intended to study the surroundings a bit