Chapter 160 - Unbecoming

“Get some, you dumbfuckers!”

Amid the battle, Timber howled. He swung his swords from left to right. The leader of the hunters showed more enthusiasm than the others. He cast his eyes at his right and saw his comrades, starting to get overwhelmed by the number of the monsters. Overlooking at the situation, Timber threw his sword behind one of them, precisely exterminating a spree walker. Even his attention is diverted, he instinctively caught the sword of a skeleton monster and in a swift decapitated its head.

Alastor saw him and made a rush, ignoring the countless monsters and hunters that are at strife. He glanced over the glistered blood whisking over the air, tainting the land.

“Hey!”

Alastor attempted to call out Timber, but the loud noise of grinding swords and the whaling sounds mixed by the wounded hunters and decapitated monsters speak louder than his voice.

At some point, when Alastor motion towards him, his foot accidentally trips over the dead body and fell on the ground.

“Timber!”

Alastor’s voice is gruff and tired, but even still, he made attempt to call him.

Finally, Timber heard him. He looked over his shoulder and saw Alastor struggling to stand up. He turned around and gave him a mocking grin.

“About time for you to notice.” Alastor greeted him.

“How could I not, when you shout like a little girl?”

“Shut up.”

Timber turned his gaze on Benny.

“Who’s the slugger?”

“I don’t know, but this guy clearly knew what is the reason behind this monster's raid.”

Timber raised a brow.

“You got any idea who’s hellbent enough to take the heat on you?” Alastor queried.

By those words, Timber fell in silence, he wasn’t much as a bright person, but he is wise enough to tie the pieces together.

“It can’t be.”

Those words ushered out of his mouth as if a life suck out from his breath.

“So, you do know?”

Timber didn’t reply, only gave a nod. Timber shivered, he felt a despicable and sinister intention abruptly spike, they all felt it. Massive dark energy gathered and swelled like a tornado. The wind died, and the trees remained still. It wasn’t the end.

Massive red energy shoots out from the temple. It was brief and quick, but they felt the pressure pierced through the heaven and the clouds were in pieces and at loss with the sheer force from that blast.

“This is not possible.” Timber muttered.

Unbeknownst to Alastor, Benny regained his consciousness. He used his elbow to knock Alastor and escaped from captivity.

Alastor grunted and shakes his head.

“I felt that one,” Alastor commented.

“Damn right you are.”

Benny cracks his neck and limbered his muscles.

“You!” Timber gnashed as he shoved Alastor aside. “What did you do?!”

Benny smirked. “Me? I’m not the one who’s responsible for that. I’m just holding the end of the bargain.”

Timber’s eyes are dazed and confused. He wanted to make him pay, but the apparent emergence had his attention completely altered by the change of tides.

“I don’t have time for you.” Timber said.

“Neither do I,” Benny replied.

Alastor swung his sword, pointed at the pyramid’s location.

“Go! I’ll hold him off.”

“There are no chances you’re able to do it.”

In a matter of seconds, Benny swiftly motion that even Alastor’s reaction couldn’t keep up. He felt the end of his boots planted on his abdomen. The erupting jolt of pain had completely thrown Alastor off guard. Rupturable, his body flew over and smash over the log of trees, rocks and then to the wall of the pyramid itself, where his body crash.

The wall shattered and the rocks fell along Alastor’s body. He undeniably admits that it’s his fault. He let his guard down.

Alastor pushed his broken body to move, but he could only groan and stutter. He’s well aware he hit his limits. He clicked his tongue and right before his very eyes, Benny stood with a profusion of sweats and a smile of victory.

“If you want to kill me, get over with it.” Alastor reprimand.

“You sound defeated, where’s the tough attitude you showed back then.”

Not that it matters.

Benny picked him up and went inside the pyramid.

“He’s still going after you guys.”

“I won’t worry about him if I were you. You’re going to get in the world of madness. Besides, the so-called Timber is currently occupied.”

In the middle of the road that leads to the temple, Timber was greeted by an unexpected guest. A charred and broken grounds keep Timber from his place. It was clear in his face that he did not expect that the enemies had already laid traps.

Looking furiously at Jett twenty feet away from him, he snarls.

“What the hell is the meaning of this Jett?! What are you planning to do that thing?!”

“I don’t know if you heard this but, we’re just holding the end of our bargain.”

“You bastard. You have no idea what you are doing. It could potentially end us if you’re little experiment goes wrong!”

“Oh, I don’t think you should be worrying about us. You see, unlike you pathetic bastards we excavated knowledge from different cities and regions.”

Timber was taken back, stunned.

“Oh, you guys didn’t consider looking for reference outside of your little world, did you?” Jett asked. “Oh, how the mighty have fallen?”

“Whatever you planning is, it’s not gonna work.”

“I’m not the one who’s stuck in the position.”

“I never said I was stuck.” Timber replied with a smile.

In an instant, countless silhouettes resembling him appeared and dashed towards Jett.

Jett was completely dumbfounded by Timber’s clones.

“If you’re curious, I learned these moves from the Phantom Demons.”

Jett motion, his sword arched, but his blade only passes through the dark mist. In retaliation, the mist spun and landed a kick on Jett’s gut, followed by more punches and kicks from the clones.

Jett hisses. “How come you get this strong?!”

“Don’t tell me, you didn’t study the monsters from the outside world. If you did, you would’ve gotten ten times stronger than me now. How disappointing.” Timber leaped while his clones continue to distract Jett. “You’ve betrayed for more power and yet here I am, completely diminishing you. Pathetic.”

Overhearing the voice, Jett sharply looked up to see Timber bombing down to him.

Timber’s feet went straight to Jett’s chest, cracking his armor in the process and ultimately pinning him down. The ground shattered with a loud crack.. Jett felt his bones from his back to his front shatter.