Chapter 38: Slaughter
Hearing an unfamiliar voice just sounding right next to them, the group previously observing the young man couldn’t help but tense up as they never felt the presence of this newcomer, not knowing where he came from or how he appeared all of a sudden without alarming a single one of them.
Wondering about the identity of this person, most of the group then turns their head towards the direction of the sound, wanting to see the appearance of this newcomer, only for their eyes to widen as they saw a scene they never expected to see in this floor that they already conquered a long time ago.
One of their companions, the dagger-wielding figure previously playing with his weapon and licking it as he looks at their target, now has his dagger carving a deep, fatal wound right on his heart, and yet that is not the most brutal part of the kill, as both his eyes popped out of its socket and his tongue is pulled away from his mouth completely.
Knowing that the situation is not in their favor for the time being though, the remaining figures then got themselves into position, taking out their favored weapons as their senses works in an overdrive, trying to detect every single minute changes in the surroundings in the hopes of spotting this person that makes killing one of them appear too easy.
"Who the hell are you!! Reveal yourself to us!!" with his head swerving all around trying to find with his eyes the perpetrator of one of his companions’ death, another person among the group shouted as he tightened his hold of the spear in his hand, his jaw locked as he gnashed his teeth in frustration of not even being able to see the face of his friend’s killer.
"The question is, who the hell are you people? I was minding my own business here, and you’re all tailing me armed to the teeth, it wouldn’t even be a problem if it is only for a while, but you all have been following me for a week now, you think I won’t notice when your stealth skills are that poor?"
With a voice filled with mockery as he replies to one of the figures’ question, the one who killed these figure’s companion replied, his answer making it clear to the figures who is it that they are facing right now, and yet, the disbelieving expression on their faces clearly say that they refuse to acknowledge the truth in front of them.
’How is that even possible!? He might be a veteran in the tower, but still, he is a second-floor ascender!! How is he this skilled!!?’ still unable to find their target despite their hardest of efforts to scan their surroundings the other member of this group starts to ask in their minds, the terror already creeping through their hearts as the thought that they might actually be fighting against someone they shouldn’t offend starts growing in their heads.