Chapter 170 - White Tower Ruins 2_2

"The hell! These Scourge are endless!" Holgeir shouted after he destroyed a Scourge with his big hammer.

The bald man along with Renata and Halsim must deal with dozens of Small Spider Scourge that have human faces on its body. They had to defeat those Scourge to make sure everyone's battle didn't disturb. It is also done to protect Vier's Party and Gaia, the Goddess of Life.

As Holgeir removed his huge hammer from the demolished Small Spider Scourge, Renata swung her red Dagger to cut off two Small Spider Scourge at once. Those Scourge die after their bodies have been slashed into two, horizontally by Renata.

The black-haired woman could do this because she used Arte that could increase the attack range of her weapons. Although she was currently using a dagger with a length of no more than forty centimeters, she could slash down the Scourge which was two meters away from where she stood.

Different from Holgeir and Renata, Halsim uses a bow. He had to use arrows to kill the Small Spider Scourge around him. The corridor which only has a width of seven meters and a height of five meters limits his movements and area of attack. 

However, that's not a problem for him. 

Halsim approached the monsters and launched his arrows from a distance of fewer than two meters. The long-range attacks he launched from close range proved effective at killing Scourge at a fast pace.

They have to struggle for nine minutes to defeat thirty-eight Small Spider Scourge that ambushed them from behind when Rhino Scourge block their way!

Currently, the extermination squad was on the second floor of the ruins. On their way to this floor, they already killed dozens of Scourge. Most of the Scourge they were fighting had already infected monsters while the rest were Pure Scourge.

Pure Scourge was different from the ordinary Scourge. They needed a special approach to be killed because they could only be harmed by people who got blessings from the gods. Ordinary people without the blessing were strongly encouraged not to fight them.

People who didn't have blessings could barely injure the Pure Scourge. Their physical attacks and magic were completely useless if there were no Light Element involved. They will also become susceptible to infection in the absence of such blessing and of course, the Light Element.

In this case, Vier, Cabal, Anna, Elizaveta, Lubov, and Hatori have the blessing from Gaia. Thus, they could injure the Pure Scourge even if they only used ordinary attacks. And with that blessing, it is they who will defeat the Mind of Scourge that right now was hiding in the bottom of these ruins.

Gaia, the Goddess of Life, couldn't give everyone a blessing due to the limited power she currently possessed. Six people are her limit. And, if she had another Gaia Blood Gem, she could give others a blessing.

Now, back to the fight.

Five Scourge - a rhino-headed human that has four legs - blocked the path of the extermination squad. Their huge bodies which are three meters tall filled this corridor. They were like a wall.

Gravius fights one Rhino Scourge, Ronalda who is aided by Nira also against one Rhino Scourge, the same thing happens to Kaze. Holgeir, Renata, and Halsim kill the annoying Small Spider Scourge. Finally, Fenton, Beleg, and Gilraen kept the two Rhino Scourge from approaching the other.

BAAM!

Rhino Scourge's fist shattered the floor. Gravius who was one step beside that arm did not get wounded after successfully dodging it.

Chibito twisted the dagger in his right hand to hold it in an inverted grip. Energy filled the little man's body before he blast it up by saying, "[Snake Slashing]"

Gravius disappeared and suddenly appeared behind the Rhino Scourge.

A moment later, a spring-like long cut wrapped the Rhino Scourge's hand that was still attached to the floor. The purple liquid flowed from the wound created.

"Roo! Rho!" A strange sound was heard when the Rhino Scourge turned around, chasing after Gravius.

Rhino Scourge attempted to attack Gravius with another fist but, it can't find the Chibito. Gravius disappeared once again. The Scourge moved its head to look around, trying to find the little man but it never found him.

Gravius didn't disappear, he just moved so quickly. The Chibito always avoided the Rhino Scourge's sight and launched his attacks within the monster's blind spot.

Then, as he showed himself to the Rhino Scourge, he had already finished cutting off both of Scourge's arms and neck. 

Rhino Scourge's head fell as it walked closer to Gravius.

Finished with his opponent, Gravius immediately ran to where Beleg was.

Swush! Swush!

Ronalda's Greatsword swung at a speed that the eyes couldn't follow. She attacked the Rhino Scourge with a dozen slashes but all those slashes didn't give any deep wounds or large damages.

Just like Halsim, her fighting potential was limited by how small this corridor was!

Ronalda's vast range of attacks could cover this entire corridor. If she used her abilities without having to think about the consequences, she could kill this Rhino Scourge in a minute or two.

Unfortunately, Ronalda couldn't use her abilities. After all, she didn't want to cut off her friends by accident or even destroy this corridor to bury herself.

So, she limited herself by using ordinary attacks.

Nira who became her duet partner provided such good support. The girl used several Spells to weaken and restrict the Rhino Scourge's movements.

Strength Snatcher takes the Scourge's strength.

Agility Snatcher made the Scourge's movements becomes slow.

Endurance Snatcher let the Scourge's body can be cut easily.

Lastly, it was Mana Bind that tied the Rhino Scourge in its place.

Nira used some ordinary Spells. People think she's weak because of it, but she's not weak. In reality, Nira was strong. Otherwise, she wouldn't have become one of the members of Kaze's Party. 

Why is that? Why is Nira strong?

That's because Nira can use the four Spells at the same time. If it were to be more specific, she created a Magic Circle that could give four different effects when being used. She was a genius who could create new, original Magic Circles.

Ronalda and Nira duet killed the Rhino Scourge within four minutes.

Kaze is just like Hatori, he is a Ninja. However, their way of fighting was different. Hatori uses Elements and Weapons Jutsu while Kaze uses Summoning and Weapons Jutsu.

A ninja named Kaze can summon a monster that forges a pact with him. Right now, he summoned a Steelfist Gorilla to fight with him.

The huge two-and-a-half-meter tall Steelfist Gorilla was able to compensate for the Rhino Scourge's strength. 

Kaze and Steelfist Gorilla have good teamwork. In this fight, Steelfist Gorilla becomes a Tank that draws attention and locks up the Scourge movements. On the other hand, Kaze becomes an Assassin. He launched his attacks on the Scourge's joints from its blind spots.

Kaze's attacks didn't have much damage but his attacks could drain the Scourge's HP quickly.

Steelfist Gorilla and Rhino Scourge exchanged blows and then, they locked each other's movements at the same time. Those monsters didn't move at all. Taking advantage of the chance, Kaze blast up his energy.

"[Buki; Black Chain]"

Five blue rings containing ancient letters meaning; Black Chain, appear around Rhino Scourge and Steelfist Gorilla. A moment later, black chains as big as an arm emerged from within the rings. They were like snakes and they moved to bind the Rhino Scourge. 

Steelfist Gorilla?

Kaze said, "[Unsummon]" and the Steelfist Gorilla disappeared before the black chains could touch its body. In the end, the Rhino Scourge was unable to move with the black chains tied up its entire body.

Rhino Scourge dies after Kaze beheads it.

Fenton used Barrier Magic to create a blue wall that stopped the Rhino Scourge's advance. He and Beleg were holding the two Rhino Scourge in their place. Those two people didn't let those Scourges step past the line they set.

As for Gilraen, the woman fired spear after spear of ice at the two Rhino Scourge. She managed to harm and half-freeze those Scourge.

Seeing the chance, Fenton made four Barriers on four half-frozen Rhino Scourge's sides to lock it in place. Then, the man made another Barrier that was so thin right in front of the Rhino Scourge's neck, he then extended the Barrier backward to cut off its neck.

Fenton managed to kill a Rhino Scourge. He turns around intending to help Beleg. However, he discovers that the Rhino Scourge confronted by the man had already been killed by Gravius.

"With this, we managed to kill all the Scourge," said Gravius who looked around and then sheathed his Daggers. What he said was the truth and the Scourge didn't block their path, so, "let's move!"

Everyone moved after Gravius. As they walked, they drank Red and Blue Potions to recover their HP and MP.

They were lucky, after fighting against a group of Rhino Scourge, they no longer stopped fighting another Scourge. 

They managed to reach the deepest floor of the ruins after twenty minutes.

In the vast hall, the extermination squad finds the Mind of Scourge that they must eliminate.