Kapitel 18: Facing Dusk Hunters
With three of the beasts now eyeing them down, Alice narrowed her eyes as she slowly backed up with Lilia.
Even with the benefit of the blood they chose, fighting against three was still a difficult task.
'I kept the vial of blood under my bandage. Thankfully it wasn't shattered by the first attack or else I'll be in trouble.' Alice thought to herself in relief.
Since she didn't have pockets, she could only keep the vial under the bandage around her chest.
"On the count of three, we should run and find a better place to fight." Lilia asked as Alice nodded her head.
She had an idea but it will require the help from the other group of slaves.
'I should try get the spear back if I can. I'd rather not fight without a weapon.'
As Lilia slowly counted to three, both of them turned around and broke into a sprint at once as the sounds of enraged hissing could be heard from behind.
Turning the corner, they then the sense of death from behind as Alice quickly grabbed Lilia and tugged her down harshly.
*BANG!!!!
Looking above Lilia, they could see a crystal embedded into the walls as one of the Dusk Hunters had catapulted a crystal from its tail.
"They can do that???" Lilia exclaimed in shock as Alice continued to drag her forward.
She could feel their gazes on her back as it was like prickles on the surface of her skin. The closer danger was, the stronger the reaction.
Alice didn't know what the cause of this was, but she focused on this feeling to keep them alive.
"Other slaves, where? Need their help." Alice asked as she panted heavily from running at full speed. Her lungs burned as her muscles screamed out for a moment of rest, but Alice knew she couldn't slow down.
If she did, she'll have to fight at a disadvantage against these beasts.
"Follow me." Lilia replied as she started to run ahead.
As they were running through the maze, they could see the shadows of two Dusk Hunters flickering form above, they were chasing them along the top of these walls all while waiting for the moment they run out of stamina.
Feeling a sharp prickle on her skin, Alice immediately reacted and pushed the two of them apart.
*BANG!
Another crystal was shot towards them but they managed to dodge it once more. However, this pause in their momentum caused Alice's to stumble from the exhaustion.
Seeing that Alice was in no state to run, Lilia gritted her teeth and prepared to fight with her dagger in hand.
Narrowing her eyes, Alice could see one of the hunters embedding its claws deep into the walls as it slowly crawled down while another waited at the top.
The third one that they had injured first couldn't be seen just yet so it was a two verses two.
'There are still holes in their tails and crystals are slowly regenerating. Maybe they can't fire the crystals just yet. Lilia has a weapon so we could get a chance to kill one of these and make it easier to fight the other one.'
Formulating a plan in her mind, Alice gestured for Lilia's attention.
"Keep running in a moment. Then I'll drink blood and turn around. We focus on killing one of them since I can't run too much anymore." Alice sighed as Lilia furrowed her brows before nodding.
"Do you need my vial as well? For that extra boost?"
Shaking her head, Alice didn't want to use up all their resources immediately.
"One is good enough." Plus, each vial was akin to a adrenaline booster so she'll recover parts of her stamina once she consumes this vial.
"Alright, I'll trust you on this."
Nodding her head, Alice turned around and started to jog while grabbing her vial of Frozen Sloth blood.
Sensing a decrease in the prey's speed, the closest Dusk Hunter reared its head back and let out a strange gurling sound mixed with some hisses towards the other Dusk Hunter waiting above.
Getting a response, it crouched low before dashing towards the two at full speed. The strength of its claws and legs dug deep holes along the walls as it closed the distance between them.
'Not yet…' Alice thought to herself as she watched the distance close between them. Waiting till it was roughly a few meters away, she opened the vial and drank all of its contents in one go.
Feeling the ice cold fluid travel down her throat, Alice threw the vial aside as a layer of ice started to form from her elbow to the tip of the fingers.
With the ice now reinforcing her arms, Alice knew that they were tough enough to help her parry a few attacks. The only issue lie in how long the duration was going to last with each vial being low quality.
Once the blood had completely taken effect, Alice stomped down and swung her momentum backwards towards the beast.
Her eyes focused on its movements, the way it had jumped out towards them with both its claws reached out. She understood that she could get through the gap in the middle and counter the beast.
'I just need to focus…' She muttered to herself. During her time mining on the back of the titan underground, she understood that she needed to fully focus on whatever she was targeting for her vision to improve.
A moment of focus where the world will seemingly slow down.
'Now!'
Rushing forward, she dodged the two claws as she came face to face with the beast. The motion of its tongue and the saliva dripping from its teeth.
Ducking down, Alice wrapped her arms around the beast's neck while flipping her body onto its side to avoid getting crushed.
*BANG!!!
Colliding harshly against the ground, missing its initial target, the Dusk Hunter hissed in annoyance feeling a flow of coldness invading its body.
Ice seemed to form on its joints, causing it to stumble as it tried to bite towards Alice to no avail. Twisting its body along the ground, it tried to get Alice off through crushing her with its weight, but Alice was already prepared.
Adjusting her grip, she swung her body around to the other side and avoided the first attack.
With enough ice now forming on its limbs, Alice could see the range of motion decreasing while the Dusk Hunter above noticed the anomaly and dashed towards them.
They only had a few moments to try kill this beast before the other arrived.
"Lilia!" Alice shouted out as she pulled back as hard as she could, exposing the beast's neck towards her companion.
Seeing the opening that Alice gave her, Lilia gritted her teeth and plunged her dagger into the neck of the beast. After her failed first attack, she knew that it wasn't going to be enough so she didn't stop.
Grabbing the dagger with both her hands, she tore apart the soft part of its skin, revealing the rib cages along with the organs it was protecting.
Without turning back to see how close the other beast was, she shredded holes into its lungs and shoved her hand up the ribcage towards the heart.
During this time, the beast was failing its limbs, trying its best to kill Lilia but the ice on its joints allowed Lilia to dodge its attacks with relative ease.
Cutting the heart in two, she pulled her hand out and jumped to the side as blood coated her body.
Even without Alice warning her, she knew the other beast was close and had to dodge.
Seeing that Lilia succeeded in giving what she assumes to be lethal wounds, Alice jumped back and avoided the second beast.
Hearing its angry hiss while standing over the corpse of its fallen ally, Alice knew that the second beast was going to be wary of them, making the fight harder.
Wiping some of the blood from her face, Lilia slowly walked next to Alice while making sure the beast was on guard and didn't attack. Her entire front side was coated with the Dusk Hunter's blood and she could tell the second beast's attention was focused on her.
"How long do you think you got left for the blood? Is it going to last another battle or should we run to the other group?" Lilia asked while trying to catch her breath.
"Not sure. But probably not long left. Ideally we should run to other group. We also don't know where first beast is. One I stabbed with spear." Alice sighed.
"Think it died from the wounds?"
"If we're lucky yes. If we're not lucky no." Alice shrugged.
She could feel her fatigue setting in once more but the ice from her arms weren't fading, meaning she might be able to fit another fight within the duration she has left.
Just as she was about to rush forward, Alice noticed a growing shadow aiming for their general direction and jumped towards Lilia.
Grabbing her by the waist, Alice took cover with Lilia as a cloud of dust was kicked up by the sudden attack of a foreign object.
Standing back up, Alice glanced towards the source of the attack and paled seeing that it was the body of the first Dusk Hunter they fought, one that had the spear pierced in its mouth. Neither of them dared to breath as a looming figure slowly revealed itself in the distance. Without the Assassin keeping it busy, the Twilight Hunter was allowed to observe the fight and move at will.
Following its initial attraction towards Alice's aura, it eventually decided to target her first. Since the Assassin wasn't going to reveal himself just yet, it was going to start culling the people within this arena.
With the Twilight Hunter now on the move, the remaining Dusk Hunter of the trio seemed panicked as it immediatley scuttled away, not daring to share the area with the spider.
Quickly grabbing Lilia by the wrist, Alice started to run without looking back. It could feel the spider's gaze locked onto her back as it slowly pushed aside the walls that had been put in place.
This was not the time for her to stand still. She had to move or die!
Kapitel 19: Going For The Kill
As the two scrambled through the paths while trying their best to avoid the spider, Alice knew that it was just toying with them.
She could sense its beady eyes focused on her back while slowly throwing parts of the walls towards their general area, forcing them to run at their top speed as their life depended on it.
It wasn't aiming towards Lilia at all, but she was just unfortunate enough to be within Alice's area.
"What did you do to piss it off?!" Lilia shouted as she dodged some incoming debris.
"Don't! Know!" Alice shouted back through gritted teeth.
Grabbing Lilia's wrist, Alice swung Lilia around the next corner while Lilia did the same, cutting the time needed for both of them to run.
As bad as it was, they had to group up with the other slaves so its attention could be divided amongst everyone.
While they may not be the weakest of this batch, they are certainly not the strongest!
Seeing the shredded corpses of the slaves with crystals embedded into their chests, Alice knew that they had struggled against the Dusk Hunters. However, with the Twilight Hunter on the move, everyone was running away, friend or foe.
Picking up a left over spear from one of the slaves, Alice furrowed her brows in annoyance seeing a hand still holding onto the shaft.
Flicking the hand away, she glanced back and saw a thread shooting towards her face. Widening her eyes, she instinctively threw the spear back and ducked to the side.
*TSSSSSS!!!
Melting the spear, Alice understood that there was acid spread on those threads.
'Tsk! I just got that spear!' She complained in her mind before conjuring a new plan in her mind.
'My stamina is limited. Even with the boost I got from the sloth blood, it's running out and I can feel it. The slaves are also running so it'll be hard for us to catch up with them. The Assassin is waiting for the perfect chance. Meaning he won't make a move until the spider lets down its guard.' Alice thought to herself.
She knew the spider still had its guard up since the biggest danger was the Assassin while the Assassin was probably waiting for one of them to die before making the move.
Scratching her neck out of annoyance, Alice gritted her teeth since her options were fading. She cursed the fact that the main attraction was an Assassin of all things and not someone that could face it head on.
Picking up a dagger on the floor, she turned the next corner and hugged the walls.
Seeing that Alice wasn't running, Lilia panicked.
"Keep running!" Alice shouted, not wanting Lilia to waste her time.
Lilia wanted to complain but seeing the frustration and annoyance in Alice's eyes, she knew that Alice wouldn't suggest this if she wasn't prepared.
Gritting her teeth, she dashed around the next corner.
Sighing in relief, Alice took a moment to catch her breath while keeping an ear out for the spider's movements.
Alice's plan was simple, stall out the fight! She wanted to stall the fight until the Assassin has no choice but to move. If the spectators get bored, the hosts of this event will force the Assassin to intervene in order to not lose public interest.
Her idea was to take advantage of her eye in order to run circles under the spider and keep it in the same place.
It was a fool's plan, but it was the best she could think of. There was still some Abyss Blood left in her body so she can make use of its slowly attributes.
Taking deep breaths to prepare herself, Alice tightened her grip on the dagger as the ice on her arms started to coat the dagger as well.
*BANG!!!
Crashing against the wall, Alice could see the giant spider from below. Each segment of its legs was just as tall as her while the main body towered over her in size.
Alice didn't make her move just yet. The longer she waited, the more beneficial it is for her. Just as she expected, the spider didn't chase after Lilia, it was locked onto Alice's aura and slowly turned its body to see where Alice had been hiding.
However, Alice was not there as she was now sneaking behind the spider. She was using the advantage of her new perceptive abilities in short bursts to control where she was within the spider's eyesight.
A low hiss could be heard from the spider as it slowly approached the spot on the wall. It could still sense Alice's aura nearby, but the small human was no where to be seen. Understanding that Alice should be in the same area, the spider turned its body around and came face to face with Alice.
Even though Alice could see it coming, her body was simply too slow to react to the sudden movement.
With no other choice, she held her breath and lunged forward with her dagger, stabbing the spider in the eye and dragging the blade across its face as much as possible before letting go and rolling back to avoid the flailing of its claws.
Lifting her head, she widened her eyes as she was greeted with one of the spider's legs almost piercing her head.
Quickly tilting her head to the side, the leg shaved off part of her hair. A faint green liquid could be seen on the tip as Alice knew that it was the venom the Twilight Hunter would inject into its prey. The same venom that's present within its blood and causes people to hallucinate.
'One wound from that and I'm done for!' Alice shouted in her mind as she jumped back to create some distance.
Seeing that the spider was enraged from Alice injuring its eyes, Alice knew it was going to stop playing around with its food and aim for the kill.
Focusing her mind, she wanted to take advantage of the perceptive abilities she had received her in trying to do so, she felt a pain in her right eye, forcing her to close it momentarily.
'Did I strain it too much already? I used it against the first Dusk Hunter, then I used it against the second. I used it in short bursts against the spider when I was hiding from it… Sh*t!' Alice cursed in her mind as she had overused it from how much danger she had been in. It was no wonder her eye would be strained.
Clutching her eye, Alice slowly backed away from the spider as she wanted to find a chance to run but the spider was not allowing such a thing to happen.
Rearing its head back, it spat a ball of webs that erupted into a web wall, blocking Alice's path of retreat.
'You've got to be kidding me…'
Standing up with fatigue, Alice looked up at the sky and sighed. Shaking her head, she glared at the spider. If it was thinking she'll give up and allow herself to get killed, it's in for a rude awakening. She wasn't going to go down without a fight!
Before she could charge towards the spider, she noticed a spear being thrown towards the spider's head.
Quickly turning around, the spider blocked the spear with one of its legs and noticed Lilia above the wall with a myriad of weapons next to her.
"Alice!" Lilia shouted out as she grabbed another spear and threw it. This time it was aimed towards Alice so that she had a weapon to defend herself.
Once she was sure that Alice received the weapon, Lilia opened her vial of Abyss Blood and drank the contents in one go.
Gritting her teeth, she grabbed two daggers and jumped down from the wall before kicking off the surface and charging towards the spider.
Letting out a loud hiss, it tried to stab Lilia in mid air but she managed to twist her body and dodge to the side. Getting within the range of the spider, Lilia swung her daggers up at the joints, causing orange blood to spill before ducking out the way since she remembered what Alice said about its blood.
One dose of that and she could forget about surviving this fight.
"Just stall! Don't risk yourself trying to kill. If it gets too boring, Assassin has to fight!" Alice shouted back as Lilia glanced back and nodded her head.
If her only task was to stall, it'll be a lot easier. Ducking through the legs, she left a myriad of cuts across its abdominal area before throwing a spare dagger towards the face, blinding another eye.
"How do you want to stall it? Keep running circles around it while wounding it or threaten the kill? If a bunch of no named slaves like us take the kill without the main attraction doing anything, don't you think he'll be in trouble?" Lilia grinned as she was annoyed by the actions of that Assassin.
"Let's threaten kill." Alice nodded in seriousness.
"Then let's go before the blood runs out!" Crouching down, Lilia charged towards the spider while Alice forced her eye open and readied her spear.
Seeing the actions play out in slow motion, she intercepted the spider's attack with her spear, allowing Lilia to get closer and landing more cuts across its body as well as a few stabs into the joints of its legs, causing them to fall limp.
Feeling a sharp pain in her eye, Alice was forced to close it once more as Lilia was about to stab the base of the spider's neck when a sudden force threw her backwards.
Furrowing her brow, she saw that it was the Assassin who grabbed her by the back of her dress and threw her aside.
"Know your damn place." He grumbled in annoyance as he heard their plan of going for the kill.
"About f*cking time you showed up, lazy b*stard. We practically delivered the kill to you." Lilia laughed as she landed next to Alice.
The show was now out of their hands, it was time for the main attraction to earn his pay.
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