Chapter 1007: Hidden Cavern

Chapter 1007: Hidden Cavern



"What makes you think that? Was it maybe the massive bindings on their necks and hands?" David mocked.

Alex glared at him for a second before ignoring his ignominious comment.

"The look they gave me when I severed their heads... It felt almost... welcoming," Alex replied, hesitating for a second in his word choice.

David let go of his failed attempt to mock him, taking a moment to take in this information.

Kary was also trying to digest this new info.

"Do you think there is more to this than just monsters using each other?" she asked Alex.

He took a second, unsure what to answer to her, before shrugging lightly.

"I don't know. It just felt weird at the time. I couldn't tell you if there is more to it..."

However, the party didn't have the luxury of time to think about this.

Already, in the distance, they could hear more howling echoing through the tunnels.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"How long are these damned tunnels?" Killian complained, knowing they were way past what would have shown on a map before.

"Wouldn't I love to know," Kary chuckled in response.

"We don't have time to joke around. We need to keep moving." Alex said, giving one last glance at the crumpled harpies.

"Right," Kary replied.

"Alright, people. Break's over," she added, looking at the rest of the party.

Everyone picked themselves up, some still winded, but no complaint left anyone's lips. They knew that staying still in these tunnels wasn't a good idea.

Resuming their way forward, forgoing the mana lobe formation for Killian and Aapo altogether for the moment, they made a brisk pace.

But their run was quickly interrupted by Jin-Sil suddenly grinding to a halt at the back.

"Wait! Over here!" she shouted, pointing at the wall.

Alex could hear the kobolds getting close around a curve in the tunnel and almost ignored her call, but Kary wasn't as worried as he was.

Alex looked at Kary, his gaze filled with anger, but he spat on the ground and turned around to face the harpy.

"I don't know if you understand my words, monster. But if you even sneeze menacingly at us, I will take your head from your body quicker than you can ever imagine," he growled, staying right where he was, sword still at the ready.

The harpy left out a soft chuckle, a clear sign that she had understood the human, before

wheezing lightly.

"Did you think I called out to the girl because I was afraid of you, human?" the harpy asked, its words reaching directly into their minds.

"So you did call out to me..." Jin-Sil muttered, lowering her bow.

The harpy nodded lightly, her eyes blinking slowly.

"I did. Your soul... It felt almost kindred... You are one with the hunt, just like me..." the harpy queen uttered, every word seeming heavier than the last.

"One with the hunt?" Jin-Sil asked, her head tilting to the side a bit.

"Come forward, child of the hunt. I have something for you. Maybe with this, your chances of defeating the great one will be good," the harpy said, her gaze locked on Jin-Sil.

Jin-Sil started walking forward, but Kary blocked her path with her arm.

"Wait," she told Jin-Sil, looking at her through the corner of her eye.

Jin-Sil stopped moving, looking at Kary with question marks in her eyes.

Turning to look at the harpy, Kary opened her mouth again.

"Why the hell would a monster call us into her hiding spot? What devious scheme are you

hiding behind your hunched body, harpy?" she asked, her gaze alert.

The harpy looked at her, her gaze soft but unyielding.

"Speak, before I let Alex at you," Kary urged her.

But the next moment, everyone gasped in horror as the harpy unfurled her wings to the side

heavily.

"Satisfied?" the harpy queen asked, looking to the side in shame.

"Dear god..."