Chapter 66 66 – Wall of Fire

“We don’t know any other way to find a way out!” Raymund spoke in a rapid tone. “You have to keep following that figure!”

Together with the dog, Elise ran after the silhouette. However, the figure ran so fast, and Elise fell far behind. Only the dog managed to get close enough, though still too far away to attack.

“Should I use a charging thrust, sir?” Elise asked because she wasn’t sure. The figure was not attacking her.

“Go ahead, Elise,” Raymund responded.

Elise’s steps speed increased many times. When Elise finally jumped forward, the figure accelerated again. The female warrior’s sword couldn’t touch it.

Not only that, but the shape of the figure also changed. From what once looked like an adult, it has now shrunk like a child. This made Elise widen her eyes.

“Don’t stop your running, Elise!” Raymund noticed that Elise was starting to slow down. “The interior around you has changed! Maybe something will happen soon!”

Elise ran back to her original speed, even though she was already so sweaty and her breathing was starting to get heavy. The surrounding scenery had not changed much, only that it was now twice as large as before..

Suddenly Elise gasped and stopped running. A huge fire appeared several feet in front of her and on the left and right walls. The dog also stopped and turned to the woman.

However, the silhouette continued to run while dragging Blake. They even went through the fire.

“Tony!!!” Elise subconsciously shouted and stuck out her hand. After that, she looked confused.

“What happened to you, Elise?” Raymund asked. “Why are you…. Hey, calm down. The fires are still far from you.”

Very panicked, Elise looked around. As she turned to flee from the place, she found another fire wall. The woman then fell to the ground, squeezed her head, and screamed. “Kyaaaaa!!! Noooo!!!”

“Hey, don’t panic! You….” Raymund restrained himself. He felt shouting wouldn’t help. The situation right now is different from previous missions. Elise was too scared to think. Raymund’s threats would not be heard by the woman. “Please, listen to me, Elise. I will stay with you and guide you. Take a deep breath and exhale slowly. With that, you will be able to calm yourself down.”

Hearing Raymund’s soft tone of voice, Elise held back her screams. Even though her heart felt like it was about to explode, the female warrior tried to catch her breath.

“Those fires won’t come near you, Elise,” Raymund said, although he didn’t really know if it was true. “So stand up. We’ll think of a way out together.”

Slowly, Elise rose to her feet with the help of her sword.

“Elise…”

“Elise, my daughter…”

Elise’s chin dropped. With a robot-like motion, she turned her head back.

Two human figures were coming out of the fire, limping with their bodies full of nasty burns. They look more like zombies than normal humans.

“What the…” Raymund didn’t understand. He could see that those two human figures were wearing modern earth clothes, although they were already tattered by the fire.

“Mom… Dad…” The two words left Elise’s mouth.

It took Raymund a while to gather his thoughts and speak. “Elise, they are just an illusion. They are not your real parents. Be careful. They might attack you.”

The dog kept barking at the two figures, who continued to approach Elise.

“Why?” The father asked.

“What made you do something terrible like that?” The mother also asked.

“Why did you set our house on fire while we were still in it?” The two of them asked again at the same time.

Elise’s breath hitched, and her hands began to tremble. The female warrior lowered her head, asking too, in a very hoarse voice. “Why do you ask like that? The answer is obvious… I did that because of how you two treated Tony and me!!! Have you two already forgotten that, huh!?”

Shouting with all her might, Elise raised her sword and charged forward, swinging it at the two figures. The female warrior’s father and mother managed to dodge and pull long claws from their fingers. Both of them grinned, showing their sharp fangs.

Elise continued to swing her sword at her parents. But, they can always dodge and even scratch Elise in several parts of the body. Elise looked unfazed and continued to attack with a savage expression.

“Elise, calm down! Your movements are messed up!” Raymund shouted. “You won’t be able to win at this rate!”

The swings of the female warrior were far from what she used to do. Elise would have been surrounded by the two fake parents if the dog had not helped to keep her father figure away.

Suddenly the mother jumped and bit Elise’s right shoulder. The female warrior could not attack and screamed in pain, unable to escape from that being.

“Drive her to the fire, Elise!” Raymund tried to give orders. “Don’t be afraid. The fire won’t burn you! Your outfit is magically enhanced!”

However, Elise didn’t do that and just wriggled to free herself. Fortunately, the dog had managed to take down the other enemy. She helps her master by pouncing on the mother’s leg.

As soon as the bite from the mother came off, Elise punched the monster down. Then, she raised her sword high.

“Arrgggghhhh!!!” Elise stabbed her fake mother with all her might, and she did it not just once but brutally many times.

Meanwhile, the dog turned to the father, who had started to stand up, knocked him down, then tore his throat with fangs.

“Elise, stop!!!” Raymund shouted at Elise, who was still stabbing the mother, even though it was already motionless. The blood of the being had already pooled on the floor. “You will run out of stamina!”

Raymund really didn’t understand. It wasn’t long ago that Elise didn’t dare to take another’s life. The two figures weren’t Elise’s real parents, but it was still weird. With the nature of the female warrior, she shouldn’t have done something brutal like this.

“Argghhhh!!!” Elise continued to stab at the badly shaped corpse, ignoring the splattered blood that covered her face and body. “Die! Die! Dieee!!!”