Chapter 124: The Third Floor

SKY Ocean Hunter key activate even before they are at the door. Unlike ever other door before this one opens up by folding in on itself. Rakes of triangles slowly eat another revealing a blue thin stair case leading to the next level. Something make SKY Ocean Hunters’ scales itch, he deeply dislikes the feeling and know it means their is something odd going on. SKY Ocean Hunter say, “Do you guys feel anything.” 

Styx as a spiritual is natural sensitive to these kinds of things and says, ” Its pure evil what ever is up stair is properly what killed or cropuuted everyone here.” The entire floor is thick with the miasma this deadly he can feel it from the door. His weapon naturally lower as he tenses. His entire body is reacting to the energy he is feeling. His purple tones becoming much darker and oscillating at a much higher frequency one could say he is visible on edge. 

Tyr like the other can feel something very powerful up a head. Of course they are going to venture forth. Tyr says, ” How are doing this?” A small grin on his face besides the miniboss this is the first he has felt pressure inside himself. This is the true challenging part of the ruined lab. 

SKY Ocean Hunter says, ” Follow me.” That is all they need this is there strongest formation. On the third floor the boys come across the first private lab. Inside are some mutated scientists. SKY Ocean Hunter first blasts the slowest one before starts throwing all manner of incendiary basic long attacks and spells. Then SKY Ocean Hunter casts his crush a sudden rush of water appears separating the two coming towards him. Styx takes the one on the furthest right. As these mutated scientists pale with sickness fight with hand to hand combat only. Styx curs into the tough skin of the mutated scientists. These are definitely tougher than the earlier ones. Using a simple three swings the mutated scientist use his own counter. Styx is able is avoid the counter by parrying it before using as Force as he can to chop off its arm. Styx has to swing his arm several before reaping its first arm sending into a frenzy. Styx ducks then dives dodging the crazed frenzy of the Mutated scientists. He bobs and weaves evading every attack until the Mutated scientists runs out of steam. Styxs’ blades glow wild with power as he strikes. First he goes for the legs crippling its movement then tearing into its liver and kidneys it release a yelp as it tries to swing with little stamina it has left. Only to leaves itself vulnerable to a vicious counter directed at the heart by Styx. Black damage values crackle above its head as it falls dead. Styx says, “Did you guys see that! HA!” 

Styx turns only to find the Mutated scientists infront of SKY Ocean Hunter has had its head flattened by his hammer and the other didn’t even reach Tyr it embers are somewhere off in the distance. Styx analysis of the fight is that they finished much sooner than him.He is gald they didn’t assist him he needs to learn to fight close up it is a little odd for him still. He has never had a character that has combat tricks so unless he starts with it he hardly ever uses his skills properly. Its something he has been working on. 

Tyr says,” Check this out these guys are rotting from what the hell is going here. Do you think we need to purge the source to clear the mission in the city.” 

SKY Ocean Hunter says, ” That would be a little too convenient at the very least it is maybe a starting part. Depending on the type of infestation we may have to repeat the process in several different places.” SKY Ocean Hunter start another wave of missions directing level thirty three man bands to ancestral city. 

Styx says, ” Nice Primo we can have some of the others do some grunt. The places with the most rewards should be too dangerous for them or locked. If we are lucky they may even be able to clear a few for us. We don’t after all how long they have been here.” Styx has doubt that they will be able to handle any spies plus a little competition is good for them. The spies hebhas out are reporting that at least three other guilds are doing similar mission but he can’t be sure enough besides to report the unusual activity besides that Thuosand Styles Miles and Harrm of warriors have disappeared which cannot be good. If SoulStealer is an indication of this particular enemies prowess then Styx has to keep a sharp out for enemies like them. With how much they are dominating the local news cycle their are bind to some jealous groups.

SKY Ocean Hunter nods and moves on the private lab is littered with little piece of information about this places true purpose. The problem is that they haven’t found a single note referencing what might have destroyed this place which either means they are not at the right place or this was a spontaneous disaster. This is troubling as demons have methods that even Styx can’t stop. 

They manage to collect a few ores and items that used by others. Tyr says, ” I think I have something they were on there own drive. For a massive mobile base of some kind I can’t exactly be sure because I’m literally drawing from scraps and hoping I’m right. ” It is afterall his best guess just because this Red Iron Island was supposedly the last Flower Garden Fort Built. It may be lacking the key facilities to make operational of that is the case.

Styx says, ” It is better for us if it doesn’t turn into a fort at this point we will make all the other major players enemies. So far no one has a clear advantage the existence of a fort is something everyone thinks they have if we reveal it too soon it could be a disaster.”

Little did Styx know that a disaster that has already started coming from the village they had left behind. There the new mayor in his monstrous form is leading a corruption directly towards the Ancestral City. Pure white ravenous furred demon hounds scour the land, other pale plagued monsters with the body of a horse and tendril for a face are on the loose, savage skilled killing demonic deaths linger around protecting certain places of power. In the skies winged half naked harpies dripping venom from their teeth. The villagers themselves seem to killing and rampaging through the western side of Red Iron Island.

The flow of these monsters is going to bring them into direct conflict with Sunken Reef whos members have started moving to blighted land. On top of that the villagers enemies are also on the move Minks is actually preparing to report her findings from the latest scouting mission. She hadn’t expected such a dramatic change in the village. 

Rena is leading her own small team now, she has been raiding all the dungeons around the defeated encampment trying to the general level of her members and their skills. Fighting alongside the leaders of her chapter Infinite Sky has made her try to imitate them. The thing she took took away from her time with them was that one has Individually powerful if they wish to properly contribute to a team. Ella is probably as talented as Rena while Aretha is more so even if she doesn’t see it herself. Each of them are a different class and races. The variety is one of the corner stones of her strategy. This trio of highly offensive minded players make for a great team as they are one of the teams in the guild internal rankings. These rankings come with all kinds of benefits though for now it is more for bragging rights than anything else. But Rena knows that if they have anything like what Ninth Immortal got it won’t be bad at all. Afterall she is the master of baby dragon. Rena takes immense pride and that without her and probably her sisters there is no way that Tyr and Ninth Immortal would have had time to kill that last Dragon. It still sends shivers down he spine just thinking about it. 

The Spirit Gaurdian Rena, with her golden lions headed Tower shield adjoined to her spirit cannon can finally start to fight like a true Gaurdian defending and dealing real devastating damage. Ella the forceblade is both beautiful and elegant her long hair big eyes and breasrs make her popular in the guild. At least she can back it up with some skills as an external force user she is a menace on the battle field. Finally the rather enigmatic Aretha is a Valiant similar to the Cleric but geared more to providing offensive healing meaning rhe more damage they deal the faster they all heal. 

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