It was through the massive hole in the library that he led the way out, though sticking close to the side of the building as he moved down the street. He kept his eyes peeled, having to stay focused during the nightfall.
The sounds of scampering feet and the murmurs of fiends all around the cityscape provided a disturbing ambience, though kept him on his toes.
He glanced back, finding Charlotte following closely behind him, while Magnus stayed not far behind, keeping a watch for their flank.
"Is this really a good idea? Maybe we can just find another place to stay for the night," Charlotte suggested while trying to stay quiet, speaking in a near whisper.
Finn kept moving without looking back, "At this point, staying put in this area at all is a bad idea. That psycho really riled up the monsters around here."
"I get that, it's just..." Charlotte said, looking over to the right as the howls of unknown beasts resonated through the cityscape.
"Yeah, I know. I don't like being out here either," Finn said.
At the end of the block where a hamburger shop resided, he came to a stop, holding his finger to his lips for silence before checking around the corner.
RUMBLE.
It wasn't just one pair of thunderous stomps, but multiple, coming from around the left corner of the intersection.
"—Ah, that sounds troublesome," Magnus remarked in a hushed tone, looking up.
Finn inched himself around, taking a glance to the street the massive steps came from. It didn't take much looking to find where they originated; multiple colossal beings roamed the street. Larger than normal cyclops, each dressed in curled, steel armor with massive weapons carried on their shoulders.
"What did you see?" Charlotte asked, crouched right behind him.
Finn thought about it for a moment, "Cyclopean Knights. We can't afford to fight them, but we might be able to get past them."
"Do you think the risk is worth it?" Magnus asked.
"It's that, or the nearest Tower aside from that is a few miles away that way," Finn said, pointing to the south street where the structure sat in the distance. "As long as we're careful, we'll be fine."
"Alright, then. Lead the way," Magnus accepted, gesturing for the young man to show the path.
'It can't see me, then–good,' he thought.
Even if he was invisible to the turtle-man's beady eyes, it would be for naught if he made noise. As it sat there with a tub of frozen patties, scarfing away, he slowly stepped up to it.
He watched it for a moment, raising his dagger before plunging it down—
["Assassin's Strike"] [2:59]
Going right for the head, the blade pierced into the flat skull of the creature without any resistance. A critical strike, severing its consciousness in a single motion.
["Kappa defeated."] ["Anarch Coins x200 obtained."]
[Experience points: +500] [1100/35000]
[Assimilated ability from ["Kappa"]: "Shell Barrier" 1 / 5]
As he plucked his dagger from its head, the gluttonous, turtle-like fiend fell to the side, limp.
"Done," Finn muttered, wiping his blade off.
He left the cold, now barren storage room, looking over to gesture towards the two that waited outside of the kitchen area.
"It's clear now," Finn said. "Let's move."
Charlotte ducked under the hanging sign that blocked the kitchen, walking over while the hesitant cannoneer followed behind.
"Right, onward then—" Magnus remarked.
Cutting off his words, the blonde nearly slipped onto his posterior as his shoe slid across the grease. By some fortune, he managed to catch himself before falling.
Finn and Charlotte watched what was almost a complete wipeout.
"Good?" Finn asked, looking back at the man.
The cynical air around Magnus was gone as he embarrassedly rubbed his own head, "Yeah...Perfectly fine."