Chapter 293The Vault's Secret [6]

"..."As those words echoed throughout the underground space once again, Ren once again franticaly searched for a person or sound-making device, but nothing was present.

Interrupting the silence and drawing everyone's attention, a sudden sound echoed throughout the underground space

*BANG*

Astrid, waiting right below the entrance, glanced up to see if the other reinforcements had arrived yet.

But... as she glanced up, she realized that the entrance was completely blocked off.

There was a huge metal slab preventing the reinforcements from entering and stopping Astrid and the others from leaving.

Staring downward at his two enemies, Kazuki and Kaneki, Ren noticed that both of them were still staring at him.

Before Ren could even say something, the katana-using opponent said in a smug voice.

"Nice try at trying to distract us. Getting desperate, are we?"

"..."

Listening to the katana-using figure's words, Ren sighed and stayed silent.

No matter what he said, they wouldn't believe him, and rightfully so, he was their enemy and had attempted to rob the vault.

However, Ren did throw a hopeful glance at Lily.

There was a problem, and a big one at that.

Another person was in the cave, simply hiding and speaking to them from afar.

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If this person had the ability to avoid Ren's enhanced eyesight while speaking so confidently, they could be a true danger.

Snapping back to reality, Ren spotted another figure joining the fight as Kevin, with his sword, sprinted towards Ren.

"MAKE A FORMATION!"

Within a couple of seconds, the katana-using person, spear-using person, and Kevin had created a formation to combat Ren's winged transportation.

There were no djinns for Ren to blend in, and there were no dark places for him to hide as the main cast had taken precautions.

Irene had placed countless magical torches all around the underground space, lighting up the usually dark area.

Only a straight-on fight or a one versus three awaited him.

Taking a glance at the hole that led to Raven's tunnel, which was around twenty meters away from it, Ren closed his eyes.

Thankfully, Lily seemed to be stalling the other members of the main cast, so, for right now, it was only a one versus three instead of a one versus nine.

And, Astrid...was standing still?

"Maybe she's still waiting for her reinforcements?"

Ignoring the stationary Astrid, Ren manifested two corrupted daggers alongside a bow and a quiver full of arrows.

Flapping his wing ten times, Ren zig and zagged throughout the formation of the three, narrowly missing his sword slashes and flying spears.

Leaving behind speed mirages as he flew around, Ren halted as he approached Kevin, equipping his two daggers.

Swinging his daggers twice, Ren sent two night-black sword slashes at Kevin before flapping his wing once again.

However, Kazuki seemed to have known that Kevin was the weak link in the formation as, within seconds, he was there with backup, while Kaneki stepped forward and took over Kazuki's spot. Sёarch* The NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

However, Ren wasn't planning to escape the formation.

Taking out his smartwatch as he flew, Ren rapidly typed.

[Ren: As soon as your head pops out, I'm going. Wait a second, then immediately cover the hole]

Flapping his wing a couple of times, Ren avoided a couple of attacks while simultaneously sending dagger slashes and arrows at them.

Hovering exactly ten meters above the ground, Ren moved around, maintaining his exact distance from the ground while using his enhanced eyesight to monitor every change on the ground.

But, before any change occurred, Ren suddenly felt an ominous presence approaching him.

Looking at the source, Ren saw the katana-using figure standing with his sword raised.

However, countless layers of pitch-black surrounded the katana, and it seemed to be slowly absorbing them.

The spear-using figure and Kevin, on the other hand, ignored him and continued sending attacks at Ren, forcing him to stay on his feet.

Taking a deep breath, Ren held his breath as he saw part of the floor below him beginning to weaken.

Raising his hand, Ren ignored the katana-using figure who seemed to be absorbing more and more of the pitch-black clouds.

Feeling his perception of time slow, Ren patiently watched as a hole in the ground slowly formed, revealing Raven down below with a pickaxe slung around his shoulder.

Not wasting a second, Ren angled himself right at the hole's entrance before flapping his wing once.

As he sped through the air, the katana-using figure suddenly began swinging his sword in slow motion.

But it was too late; before whatever attack the katana-using figure could hit Ren, he had already entered through the hole in the ground.

As Ren appeared in the hole, he immediately felt himself being pushed towards the wall as there was not enough space for both Raven and him.

On the other hand, Raven seemed unbothered as he counted to one on his figure before swiftly grabbing a pile of dirt with his shovel and filling in the hole.

Grabbing Raven's pickaxe, Ren dug to the right, hoping to find more space; however, he was immediately met with the face of a familiar figure.

"Zeng?"

"...Boss?"

Interrupting the two, Raven's casual and emotionless voice sounded from behind.

"So...where's all that loot, boss?"

"Raven, why do you ask questions that you know are going to disappoint you when you find the answer?"

"Ren, why did you ask us to risk our lives and spend our days hard at labor just so you can come back here with jackshit?"

Letting out a sigh, Ren gestured for Zeng to move forward so they could finally escape.

Above the ground, Ren could already hear the sound of weapons stabbing into the ground and walls as the figures above searched for him.

The speed of his wing, combined with his slowed perception of time, made him so fast that they hadn't noticed him going underground, but then again, there weren't many places Ren could escape to in this underground area.

"OW!"

Snapping back to reality, Ren bumped face-first into Zeng's back as he suddenly stopped moving.

And then behind Ren, Raven bumped face-first into Ren's back, letting out grunt upon impact.