“So it seems this is the last area huh?” Wolf puts his hand on his chin while thinking, the dungeon was a bit smaller than he thought. Of course, that would depend on how large this area was.
“You said the outer part you were at was a series of interconnected tunnels?” Reign turns around and looks at Ronny before asking, Ronny and Cameron immediately nod in answer to his question.
“It wasn’t this part that’s for sure, but this cave looks pretty much the same when it comes to looks,” Cameron adds while looking around the cave they were now in. The underground cave had torches put on the walls, similar to the tunnels they were previously at, it seems that the hobgoblins had already explored this place as well and provided lighting to it.
They all go forward, straight to a path that was in front of them. The tunnels were quite big, all five of them could easily fit next to each other inside of them as Ronny had explained. The one in front of them was no different.
A couple of seconds after they had left a shadow could be seen underneath the water, slowly it rises and the water parts as a huge crocodile head emerges from it. The monster looks at the tunnel for a few seconds before diving back inside the lake and swimming through an underwater passage that was located there.
Reign and the others had unknowingly dodged a very dangerous situation by leaving the water quickly. The other side where the crocodile went to was a nest of sorts for the monsters. Some 100 crocodiles could be found there, safe from the intruding hobgoblins as they were surrounded by water and a couple of underwater passages similar to the previous one.
Going back to the group they were slowly making their way through the tunnel that was lighted by torches. The torches burned with a very weak fire and red patterns could be seen of them, it seems that they were special-made for the underground base. The patterns could control the strength of the fire and as such were able to prolong the duration a single torch could stay lighted on fire on.
“Shh.” Beast suddenly taps on the wall of the tunnel gently to draw everyone’s attention to him, putting a finger at his lips he slowly hushes everyone before getting his wolves out. They gather around him and he uses his ability to heighten his hearing. He was able to hear footsteps and voices in front of them, it seems that their first battle underground was about to begin. ｎ𝚘𝚟ｌ.ｃｏ𝚖
He shares the information with the others who nods seriously at him. Getting ready they slowly thread forward, ready to attack at any moment. It didn’t take them long to find the source of the sound. It was a party of 4 hobgoblins that were patrolling the area. The hobgoblins panic when they see intruders in front of them and try to flee, but their efforts of course were useless as Reign and the others immediately attack them with long-range attacks before closing the distance.
They were oblivious however that behind them a couple of silhouettes were observing them with interest.
“How interesting, we only arrived and already found some good potential, I heard that some already gave out their marks and blessings?” A man dressed in a green robe turns to 3 others with a smile while asking. They were right behind Reign and the others and were watching them while being surrounded by a water-like sphere that hid their presence completely.
“Yeah, this planet turned out to be much more valuable compare to what we believed it to be, just these 5 are enough to raise its rank by a bit, not to mention the numerous others.” A big burly man with horns sticking out of his head answered him. His body had pitch black fur on some parts while his skin was of a dark red color. The contrast formed a scary image.
“Yes, that is true, nobody expected such a situation to develop here, Aurroth.” The man answers him. His hair was blonde and fell all the way to his lower back, his face was smooth without any blemishes or faults and even women would feel jealous when looking at him. His thin frame showed a lack of muscular strength and raw power. Most people would simply think of him as a good-looking weakling, of course, that would be a huge mistake.
“Three have already been claimed though, not to mention by such big shots, what do you plan on doing Raeran?” The giant Aurroth asks him while looking at the Reign and the others with interest.
“Well since three have already checked them out I guess I should pick one as well, since the muscular brute is not compatible with me at all then I guess I’ll try the boy.” Raeran smiles while looking at Beast like he was a rare specimen.
“Wait for a second, he’s an archer, why would you be the one to get him.” A woman immediately steps towards Raeran before speaking out. Her athletic figure coupled with her extraordinary looks made for a beautiful sight. Her long dark-green hair was put up in a ponytail while a couple of locks fell down to her eyes. Her cyan eyes were looking straight at the man who was giving her a gentle smile.
The other person that was next to her trembles slightly after hearing her friend. The short dark-haired girl grabs her friend’s sleeve in an attempt to calm her down.
“Don’t worry, they won’t do anything to us.” The green-haired woman looks down gently at her friend and assures her.
“Ah, Kristy, why do you always have to fight me on matters my dear?” Reagan looks at her with a helpless sigh before looking down at the floor in disappointment.
“Cut the crap Raegan, you know full well that you can’t teach the boy, not only have you never held a bow in your hand but you’re also a sorcerer, what could you possibly gain from teaching him, you’ll just ruin a talent.” Kristy doesn’t back down as she talks with Raegan, it was obvious that the two had history between them.
“Well as you can see, three have already been taken, by very strong people as well, I would be a fool if I at least didn’t try to teach one right” Raegan simply shrugs his shoulders as he answers her, his answer however simply serves to anger her more. ” Not to mention that I was a summoner some time ago, the boy’s abilities are similar.
“It’s not like you’re that far below them, not to mention that you have a bunch of followers already, one more wouldn’t make a big difference, state the price and let’s get over this.” Kristy simply crosses her arms in front of her and looks at the smiling Raegan. “And don’t try to fool me with the summoner talk, you only studied it for a couple of years before you grew bored of it.”
“OK, 3 barrels of your father’s wine.”
“3 barrels, are you f-ing insane?!” Kristy’s face reddens in fury as she shouts at the man while taking a bow out of the air.
“Alright, alright my bad, 1 barrel will do.” Raegan laughs heartily before putting one finger up.
“Hmph, I’ll send it to you after I get back.” Kristy simply lets go of the bow that she was holding and it simply dematerializes in the air. Looking at the group that was fighting she stares at Greenie for a bit before asking Aurroth.
“Mr. Aurroth, that one is an ogre right, are you planning on taking him?” Kristy points at Greenie who was smashing a hobgoblin with his hammer. Aurroth shakes his head before answering.
“That one is a Vajra, they are already marked from the moment they are born, to try and take one as a disciple means going against their god, and that fellow is not someone to be trifled with.” Kristy was surprised at the words Vajra, it seems she was familiar with them.
“This planet actually has a Vajra, incredible, to think it was only ranked with rank E potential earlier.”
The four continue speaking as Reign and the others finish up their fight, it was a simple and easy fight that only took them a couple of seconds to finish. Enemies of this level were no longer anything worth mentioning.