Chapter 12: Double Dungeon[1]

Chapter 12: Double Dungeon[1]

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—??????????????! Sound erupted as steel bit steel.

??????????-??????????!—"Do we have any updates on reinforcements? We won't be able to hold them off much longer," Riley declared.

His team of adventurers found themselves trapped in an E ranked dungeon, an unforeseen incident that should never have happened.

"I attempted to make contact, but there's no signal available - ugh!"—??????????-??????????! Sylvie responded as she expertly dispatched the goblins before her.

Initially assumed to be a relatively straightforward dungeon filled with only a group of goblins, but once they defeated the dungeon's boss, everything changed.

The dungeon morphed into a different form.

For ten solid minutes, Riley, Sylvie, Tressa, and Bright fought non-stop as they found themselves trapped by debris blocking their escape route.

The dungeon transformed, blanketing them with goblins and hobgoblins that astonishingly continued to surge. Their situation looked bleak.

Tressa swung his hammer and grumbled, "It appears that our fate is sealed. We're all going to die here."

"Frost Blast!" Bright shouted as his spell caused the ground to freeze, along with twenty-five goblins.

"I'm almost out of mah-mana," he panted.

"If this continues, we're done for," Sylvie lamented.

"Damn it!" Riley cursed, feeling as if they were doomed.

It appeared as though their situation was hopeless.

Out of nowhere, the swarms of monsters that had been popping up incessantly like ants abruptly came to a halt, and took a couple of steps back.

Were they retreating?

No, it appeared as if they were clearing the way for someone.

And sure enough, the speculation was spot on.

Just then, an Ogre appeared from the front.

His energy emanated at a level of Rank C and could be felt all around.

It should be acknowledged that a graded monster surpasses a graded human in terms of power.

Therefore, a graded C monster is considerably mightier than a graded C human, and its strength may even measure up to that of graded (B-) humans.

Riely can only express frustration at his bad luck, he was leading the team but his strength amounted to no more than a (D+).

Despite the dire situation, the team refused to give their opponent any opportunity.

"Bright, pour all your mana into this!Use all the support spells!" Riley ordered. "Everyone, unleash your strongest skills!"

As if in response, they all began to act according to the command.

They knew that even in the face of impending doom, surrender should never be an option.

"Exponentiate power: Berserk!" Bright hollered, unleashing his spells.

In a similar fiery fervor, he chanted, "Magnify velocity: Haste!"

Riley swiftly followed, shouting, "Orya! Lacerate Burst!"

As Riley valiantly charged towards the Ogre, it attempted to defend itself from the front.

But, a sudden blow from behind struck its back. "Haaa!" Tressa roared, swinging his colossal hammer with an exceptional swiftness, putting all his might into the strike.

As the human charged towards him, the Ogre attempted to evade.

But, he was caught off guard as another attack came from the side.

"EXECUTE!" Sylvie swiftly turned and struck the Ogre with two slashes from above using her daggers.

The author laments their inability to recall the reasoning behind this peculiar omission in their own book.

'Something is not right, as if someone has torn the pages of the universe and made it disorderly. It feels like the universe has been penned down into mere pages of paper, but important details have been missed.'

"Huff," Taking a deep breath I calmed my mind.

"Perhaps I am overthinking," I stood up from my spot and headed to my room.

***

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As the wreckage settled, Riley and his team was left speechless.

Despite exerting all of their might, the Ogre did not appear to be gravely wounded.

Although his bleeding chest showed signs of bruising, it was not a fatal injury.

Riley collapsed onto his knees from both shock and exhaustion of his mana.

The 8ft tall monster was infront of him, livid with energy.

His skin cascaded in a sickly dark tinge of green which kept getting darker to his bottom torso.

"Riley, Run!!" Sylvie cried out in concern upon seeing his state.

Before they could react, the Ogre let out a fierce growl and delivered a powerful kick to Riley's chest.

He flew backwards, bouncing once off the ground before landing with his face towards the ceiling of the dungeon.

The Ogre leaped toward Tressa next, slamming him forcefully into the ground with a sickening crunch.

"Ghuk!" Blood spurted from Tressa's mouth as he let out a pained groan.

Their team's mage Bright was angry, the realization set in that they were defenseless without mana. "Damn it, my mana is depleted!" He yelled in frustration.

Sylvie stood motionless, her eyes already anticipating their imminent demise.

The Ogre turned to Riley, who was on the ground panting.

It lifted its foot and was about to crush Riley's head like a can.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Riley let out, "Fuck! Is this how I die? A pointless death?"

In his final moments, Riley's thoughts turned to his parents; they were the reason why he took on this career.

Despite a lack of natural ability and disadvantaged family circumstances, Riley pursued his passion for adventure at the tender age of 20.

Enduring rigorous challenges over three years, he eventually established a team and attained a (D+) to borderline (C-) ranking.

Though he had dreams of a brighter future at age 23, now he lay dying without any of his aspirations fulfilled.

With a single tear escaping from his left eye, Riley shut his eyes tightly.

The brainless monster found it amusing and laughed "Khuhuhuhu!"

The Ogre lifted it's feet above Riley.

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With a sudden explosion, the the stone of rubbles which were blocking their way burst open.

And, before the Ogre could crush him, a circular shield materialized infront of Riley. The shield was see-through but radiated a brilliant blue aura.

"Step back, monster!" Three men wearing suits materialized before the Ogre, all ranked C+.

Solo, they would not be able to defeat the Ogre, but with their combined efforts, they sent the Ogre flying with a series of moves.

Sylvie looked at the men and immediately realized, by looking at their suits, that they were from the Central Union.

How did they receive reinforcements? Wasn't the single jammed?

***

Riley asked the man who was currently using healing magic on him, "How did we receive reinforcements?"

The man responded by pointing at a young boy with a pale face, dark hair, and dark eyes. "It's thanks to that kid."