Chapter 57: Threat Level: 10

57 Chapter 57: Threat Level: 10

"Psst, No. 6."

"Hm?"

Somewhere in the Underworld filled with rocks and steam, No. 1 and No. 5 were gesturing to Rhys to come to them. Rhys wasn't really doing anything but just cleaning his clothes in a stream of clear water, and so he just put his clothes to the side and approached the two... who were suspiciously whispering to each other beside a large piece of boulder.

"What is—" And as soon as Rhys got even an arm's reach near them, the two quickly lifted him up — locking all of his limbs before they proceeded to carry him somewhere, "What are you guys doing!?"

"You wanted to find out if No. 2 is really a man, right!?" No. 1 let out a menacing laugh as he nodded several times, "Then find out now!"

And without even any sort of warning, No. 1 and No. 5 suddenly threw Rhys into a deep stream. The water was cold, very much so — but what he saw deep in the water perhaps was the reason he almost drowned.

"!!!" Rhys immediately stood up, coughing vehemently as he truly did not expect to see someone else's manhood dangling in the water.

"Bwahahaha!" No. 2 quickly burst out in laughter as he pointed at Rhys, "What!? You liked what you see!? Gay! You gay, No. 6!"

"..." Rhys could really only cover his mouth as he continued to cough, just waving his hand at No. 2 to shoo him away.

"What? Never seen anything that big before!?" No. 2 also glanced at No. 1 and No. 5, who were also almost falling to the ground as they laughed at Rhys.

"Big...?" As soon as he recovered, however, Rhys shook his head and let out a small chuckle, "Isn't that just... below average?"

"W—What the fuck do you mean below average!?" No. 2 instantly stopped laughing as he looked at Rhys, "Wait... Are you fucking telling me yours is bigger? What? You're insanely fucked up handsome, and now you're telling me you're fucking gifted too, you little bitch!?"

"..." And as soon as he heard the change of tone in No. 2's voice, Rhys immediately felt the hair on his neck stand up... and soon, No. 1 and No. 5 also very slowly started to approach him.

"Wait..." Rhys quickly raised both his palms in surrender, "Stop... No!"

"No..."

Rhys could feel himself coming in and out of unconsciousness as his memories started to surface; his eyes, trying their best to stay open... but they won't. His body itself was not allowing Rhys to move, not because he couldn't, but perhaps because he shouldn't.

"We weren't bothering your kind!" But perhaps even more surprising, was that Ayesha did not seem to be bothered by the attack as she once again leaped toward Arachnea and started going on the offensive, "Why play with my family!?"

Rhys could not even see Ayesha's arms as she released a barrage of attacks onto Arachnea. Arachnea, however, was able to avoid all of them. Those that she couldn't avoid, however, caused her bones to crack.

Arachnea was able to hit and scratch Ayesha with her legs more, but most of the wounds were superficial; there was blood, but it did not really seem to affect Ayesha.

The two continued to exchange attacks. Soon, however, Ayesha was finally able to avoid one of Arachnea's legs — she quickly stepped forward and stomped her foot on the ground; the back of her fist, almost touching the dirt as she violently smashed her fist straight up onto Arachnea's spider body.

Several skirts of wind surrounded Arachnea as Rhys could see her body visibly contort and compress. And then, in the blink of an eye, another thunder roared in the air as Arachnea's body was thrown straight onto the sun of the Underworld; causing a ripple to quietly flow onto Helios.

"S... shit," Ayesha released a stuttering gasp as she looked up; her body almost falling down as she did so, "And stay there, piece of shit... Recruit... ...Rhys!"

"Ayesha..." Rhys let out a whisper as he mustered up all the strength to walk toward her; almost rolling down the crater the two made.

"Where are you...!?"

"Here... Here!" Rhys started running even through all the pain crawling through his flesh.

"There you are, Recruit..." And as soon as Rhys stood close to Ayesha, Ayesha quickly placed her palm on Rhys's chest. Rhys was about to say something when he felt something dangling in Ayesha's hand.

He quickly looked down, only for Ayesha to hang several dog tags around his neck; the sound of them hitting each other, causing Rhys to slightly shudder.

"Honor them later," Ayesha then whispered as she looked Rhys in the eyes, "But now, we should go before that thing decides to return."

"It's... still alive?" Rhys looked at the Helios.

"Alive? It lives there. You really think I had it beat...? It's a god, it was playing with me... Only reason it's a Level 10 is because we don't have a category after that," Ayesha let out a small chuckle, causing a shower of blood to escape her mouth, "Anyway... take me back to the base."

"Ayesha!?" Ayesha quickly wrapped her arms over Rhys's shoulder, falling onto him as her breaths started to weaken.

"The base..." Rhys quickly looked around him, only to see nothing but a wasteland, "...Where?"