Chapter 83: Deep
The four allies left the temple with a great burden on their hearts as they had to become strong enough to find the others and fulfill the harsh prophecy that pitted them against the strongest forces this world had ever seen.
Their first goal was still to get to Dr.Stein before they could leave to reunite with the others to look for that last warriors the prophecy claimed they would need to face the riders.
Once in contact with the Procure and Private agency to see what information they had dug up about the current state of Kalsar they soon learned that the company as well as most residence had vacated most of the city as it had become a quarantine zone.
Those that escaped had mostly settled in hastily set up settlements on the outskirts of Kalsar with only a few of the towers that had been heavily fortified able to remain open for use with most of the others becoming bases for military bases to push back against the nightmarish creatures that had taken up residence in the city stemming from the now collapsed tower of combat.
New more evolved monstrosities had emerged from the wreckage to push the military back with their former owners powers twisted into terribly powerful forms.
It would seem that the shades had planned something similar for a while but were forced to implement it earlier then planned due to the invasion.
The quarantine zone also saw other chimera abominations that could be seen fighting the monsters and the military which the others immediately thought of Dr.Stein's reputation.
The Procure and Private organization had used it's wealth to relocate to a large blimp which allowed it to gain a lot of information on the activities of the city which is sold across the world for great profit.
They even started a show that televised fights between various fractions of monster and military that had become very popular.
The four quickly re-entered the quarantine zone to search for the source of the chimeras which was rather hard as they popped up all over the city quite sporadically coming out of the ground to fight to the death as if their master was testing his work in the chaos.
This eventually led them to the massive sewer system where the fighting had gotten out of control as the drains ran red with blood and flesh.
The four progressed slowly as they had to watch out for many monsters. Although Gè Míng had lost his voice his strength had greatly increased as the shades had nourished his body in preparation for the ritual.
He had even grown quite a bit over that time as he had turned eight years old but was quite a large sturdy child for his age.
Tral had had a taste of his enchanters blood and with much concentration could now produce low level enchanted objects. He still couldn't make them directly with his power but enchanted them himself afterwards thus producing a pair of decent nunchucks for Gè Míng as well as armor to protect him from harm.
With these Gè Míng became a lethal weapon against these beasts. Flying through the air to shatter skulls with each blow. His small size making them have a hard to striking him back throw his whirlwind of moves.
He had become much more serious about his training after facing the horrors of the shades which put his Righteous Calling technic into overdrive putting him in the solid stage of Qi Cultivation just under Elysia which allowed him to use some of the basic Offensive technics of his sect.
Through signs he claimed that his power would greatly increase after facing a tribulation at the peak of the solid stage where his Qi would return to gas but it's quality would be refined into an exponentially powerful state that would allow him to start practicing the next part of the Righteous Calling which would hone his body and spirit into a force to be reckoned with.
They followed the tunnels aiming for the sounds of monsters as they delved into a strange subterranean world. At this point the sewers had become mixed with underground rivers that led a processing facility for the waste.
This place was full of strange creatures that were a mix of other species but many seemed to be able to speak common and carried weapons.
They even came across some low level cultivators of these hybrids but when Tral tried to drink them their blood tasted gross while their memories were all jumbled with some of them even being vampiric ghouls that savagely tried to eat the others.
This got them worried that Dr.Stein might be a vampire himself.
The crew pushed on though as they were driven on their ways. They could not stop their journey at mere set backs brought forth through the twisting paths that beset them on all sides.
As the path they followed was becoming ever steeper almost turn into a slide but never did they stop for they had come to far at this point.
They had agreed to this path with the hopes that the destination would hold the treasure they were so desperate for, knowledge.
As they got closer to the source of this madness they encountered a vampire surrounded by ghouls that was arguing with a large grey werewolf.
"The Doctor said that your pack needs to bring back more subjects as your latest offerings are greatly disappointing! How can he rationalize feeding your lot when they hardly bring in anything of quality?" The female vampire ridiculed in an uppity tone.
The Werewolf who has a large scar over her eye retorted "The Doctor values my services much more then yours blood sucker, it's just harder to move around with all that's happened on the surface but we bring back strong trained soldiers when we do but it's not our fault those demonic monsters hold little value in the lab!"
At this point she smells the air before growling "It's that bastard that took my eye and his friends, we must tell the Doctor imediately" after she says this she runs to the processing plant with haste while the vampire curses her as a coward.
The vampire turns to the direction the group is coming from "Well come out then but I warn you that me and my pets aren't as weak as those silly dogs" while she says this a magic circle appears in the air made of blood.
Elysia look over at Tral and Darick to say "Gè Míng and me got these monsters so you guys go to stop the doctor from escaping. We need a warm up to get back in shape and there is nothing like a good monster slaying to get the blood pumping."
The two simply nod their heads in response before flying over the hoard of ghouls.
The vampire flings a nearby ghoul at them while maintaining the blood spell with the other hand which is still aimed at the other two in the ground.
A few other ghouls leap at them but Tral drops a few blocks that crush them back down while Darick just tosses his axe into the thrown ghouls mangled face.
Elysia sends a few sword strikes to remind the vampire that he is her opponent saying "You better prepare yourself bloodsucker cause you need your full concentration when fighting Elysia Ray!"
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