(Mihara's POV)

"Let's go! It's time to hunt that bitch down."

She recognized that voice. Tears started forming in her eyes as cold sweat dripped down her spine.

'He's here!' She panicked. Her first instinct was to run, but her legs were frozen in place by some unknown reason. Fear. She stared idly at the dark corridor leading to this room, two figures slowly appeared from it. Not that they were moving slow. She could just see very far into the cave, and their image slowly grew in size.

It was only then that she realized. Hundreds of goblins gushed from the opposite branch, flooding into the room like a storm. And something blocked her view of the enemies she'd grown so wary of. The backs of three large hobgoblins, worn in their rustic red attire. They were shielding her. Soon, the sounds of battle started to resound. The clash of the goblins' makeshift weapons with steel swords. Those of blades tearing through bone and flesh. She crouched, covering her ears with her hands, sobbing. Tears flowed from her eyes onto the ground as she sobbed uncontrollably. Until a green light shone underneath her, and she felt a hand on her shoulder.

Her sorrow seemed to magically vanish, and together with it, her fear. She rose back to her feet, now completely composed. She could feel her heart thumping in her chest. A slow and loud drum, erasing the noise from the whole world around her. She stared at the owner of the hand. One of the hobgoblins stood with her, the two others seemed further away, their hands raised as they used their magic.

The one in front of her seemed almost humane, in an attempt to comfort her. She stared in awe as the monster raised his hand from her shoulder, pointing towards the direction where the goblins came from.

She dashed towards it, the Hobgoblin running by her side. Until it no longer was.

She looked back without stopping, only to see a sword piercing through its chest and back, as it stood in Gahan's path, delaying him so she could escape.

For the very first time, she shed tears for a monster, as she made her way running through yet another branch of the cave.

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(Gunther's POV)

Fuck!

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They are dying too fast.

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Yeah. I'mma send another wave.

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I know.

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I Know! I'll use them to pinch him from behind. That crazed idiot won't see what hit him.

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Yeah. But he's still strong enough to cover for the other one. We need him out. Fast.

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Oh, crap. She snapped. I'll get one of the Shaman's to help her.

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If she doesn't run now she won't get another chance. How long till I can materialize again?

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Fuck. This has to do it.

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Another place for the goblins to come from. That's all I can do now.

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I know! Look, she's up!

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The hell is that!? How the fuck is he doing that!?

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I don't care about what happens next if he kills her now.

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But we only have three of those. How much EP do we even have left?

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I can't spend much more! That thing alone costs 8 thousand and I'm not sure if we can recover that much in just a couple days!

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Ok then! Let's do it.

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You tell me! Did they all make it out?

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Close the damn path. I'll send 50 more from the corridor she's going through.

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They can squeeze her through! What matters is that they'll be a problem for him too. Oh we did it!

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He's down.

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How much longer?

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Come on! Is the time not ticking?

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He'll make it through in a bit.

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Can't you see?! They're almost done already.

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Less than two minutes.

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I Guess so... I hope she manages to run fast enough.

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I routed it behind the treasury a while back.

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Yeah. Let's hope that gives us enough time.

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To whom, dumbass?! Like I even know the gods of this fricking world!

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Fuck off! Now help me deal with this shit. The system's full of errors all the time.

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What I told you I was doing. It's just freezing all the time.

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I SAID I DID NOTHING!

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We have what!?