章 33: Bonfire

<<Skill Deactivated: [Mighty Blade]>>

A prompt floated in front of me for a brief moment.

Taking one dip in the water made the water around me red from the blood, but It all felt good.

I opened the <<Item Box>> and took out a water bottle. I cracked it open and rinsed my mouth with it to wash the taste of blood in my mouth.

Before rinsing off the knife in the water, I put the knife in my mouth and held it between my teeth.

The corpse was blocking the path and, All over the corpse flocked those rat-like monsters tearing onto it. One couldn't even see the corpse anymore. It was all covered entirely under the rat-like monsters.

Screeching noises, The sound of chewing and bones cracking echoed through the place as they ate the corpse.

But I did not have the time to wait for them to finish their meal.

I took out one of the petrol-filled jerry cans from the <<Item Box>> and walked closer to the corpse and, Began dousing it with petrol.

The Rat Like monsters did not even budge. They just continued to eat as if it was their last meal as I doused them in petrol.

<<Item Box>>

Throwing the empty jerry can back in the <<Item Box>> I took out another and, Continued Pouring soon that too got empty, throwing the jerry can back into the <<Item Box>> I took out a flare gun.

With my left hand taking the knife from my mouth, I held on to it tightly.

Backing up a bit, With my right hand, I pointed the flare gun at the corpse. Before shooting at it, with a "Suush" Sound, The flair burned red and lit up the whole place brightly, leaving a trail of smoke behind mid-air as it burned, But all this was a matter of seconds.

Before it could even fall on the Rat-like monsters, That we're on the corpse, eating it. They scrambled due to the light, But it was too late for most of them as the flare hit the corpse. It ignited the corpse instantly.

Bright golden flames reflected on the water.

Under it, some rat-like monsters swimming away, Into the shadows.

The flames soared high, As with crackling and popping sound, The corpse and the rat-like monsters burned in it.

It was like a huge bonfire.

In the water, My reflection, There was still blood on me. My pants had blue stains on them. I held a rusted knife in my left hand and a flare gun in the other. Shirtless, I stood under the flames.

Watching the flames,

"Beautiful."

I said under my breath.

The flames lit the place brightly. All through the far distance behind me was still like a pit, completely dark as if the light did not even reach it.

I looked around, From the ceiling to the water-logged ground. There was not a single way or exit in sight, Only the path through the maze of pipes at the end of which was the tunnel.

[TIME REMAINING]

<<14:18:03:31>>

<<Dragon Slayer>> title not only came with the <<Mighty Blade>> An title-specific skill, It also came with two other title-specific skill one was <<Protection Of Fire>> and other being <<Dragon's Blade>>.

<<Protection Of Fire>> this was a really unique skill. Not only did it give complete immunity from fire, But It could also be used as an offensive skill too if required.

<<Dragon's Blade>> It was another special skill but it required a special item to activate it, That was a dragon's Nail, An truly mysterious skill as it did not say anything about it in the skills panel.

Activating the <<Protection Of Fire>>

<<Skill Activated: [Protection Of Fire]>>

Placing the knife on my mouth once more, Throwing the Flare Gun in the <<Item Box>>.

I ran, I ran towards the flames and jumped climbing atop the burning corpse, Its hard armor-like shells were melting very slowly it did not even smell bad as it burnt weirdly.

Obviously, I couldn't feel the fire Nor it did any harm to me due to the skill <<Protection Of Fire>>

Black smoke went up towards the ceiling as the corpse burned, From atop the burning corpse In the far distance, One could make out the entrance to the tunnel on the other side of the maze of pipes faintly in the light of the burning corpse, Inside the tunnel looked pitch black.

I Jumped Off the burning corpse, I took the knife from my mouth holding it in my hand tightly.

<<Skill Activated: Speed>>

I ran through the knee deep-water towards the Tunnel, The water had gone down

Does this mean water came from the other side and not this? But then where does this sound of flowing water comes from around here? I thought.

This time there was no current either, It had gone down due to the corpse obstructing the other side water from flowing.

I don't know for how long did I ran or how long did it take me to get the flashlight, gas mask, and the HeadLamp out of the <<Item Box>>.

But,

I stood in front of the tunnel entrance once again, Having walked through the maze of pipes.

With a gas mask covering my face, A Flashlight in one hand and the knife in the other, and wearing a headlamp on my head, I headed back into the tunnel once more.

This time the tunnel was flooded with even more water than before. The thick Stain of that slurry substance ran through the ceiling,

That slurry thing the monster secreted had gotten mixed with even more water making it thinner. It did not entirely mix with water, Rather! It behaved more like when you mix something powdered in a lot of water.

Much of It had settled in the bottom, Separating itself from the water in a semisolid state.

What I Am trying to explain is the concoction that it had become. It had varied thicknesses from bottom to top, The top is almost like water, and the bottom being heavy like concrete.

A white foam floated on top of the water.

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