(From MC's perspective)
Underground chamber,
I spotted a narrow hole that leads to the surface. Seeing that, I confirmed Eric must have come from here. Other than that there is no other entrance/exit to this underground chamber.
The narrow hole is like another secret path that leads to the surface. My eyes gleamed with a twinkle. I already searched the nook and corner of this place.
There are no more books and other experimental stuff. Every other lab equipment got eroded over time. Finally, I decided to leave. Before leaving there is one more thing to take care of.
I can't leave the corpse here. There is a mutated forest ahead. It's better to dump the corpse there. After figuring it out, I picked up the cold corpse and moved toward the narrow hole.
A few minutes later,
I got back to the surface. My gaze turned towards the ruin. I don't know what is happening out there. But in a few hours, the sun is going to rise.
I hope that monster activity will decrease over time.
Swish!
I disappeared from the spot and dragged the corpse towards the mutated forest.
"Wooowwww," I let out an excited roar. The flight ability is more amazing than I had imagined. It gives me an adrenaline rush.
In a blink of an eye, I reached the mutated forest. I quickly slowed down my movement. Though I became an Elite warrior.
I'm not going to underestimate the mutated forest for a moment. Even Elder Compton was surprised by recent changes here. My expression turned solemn.
Then I entered the forest and dropped the body under a giant shade tree. I took a final glance at the smashed corpse of Eric Lloyd before disappearing from the spot.
A few minutes later,
I arrived back at my previous location. In mid-air, my eyes were scanning the surroundings. I spread my perception around here. This time the range of my perceptual ability is increased after a successful breakthrough.
After seeing that, there are no monsters in this vicinity. I decided to rescue my teammates. And it's time to test my new powers.
After a few minutes, I reached the ruin area 2. The damage done was beyond my belief. After taking a glance at them, I looked for monsters.
My eyes spotted a few injured Class-3 Monsters. But they seemed to be injured from the Class-5 Monster's appearance.
Shaking my head, my eyes started to look for the big fish."Where is the Class-5 Monster?" I muttered to myself.
"RoooaaarrR"
A terrible sound reached my ears. After hearing that, I head towards the source. On the way, I realized the sound was coming from area 3.
A trace of apprehension appeared in my eyes. Ruin area 3 is an unexplored region. Even the researchers find it hard to enter this particular ruin.
What's hiding in this place?
I increased my speed slightly. Soon I reached the spot. But I will never forget this scene in my life.
Two Class-5 Monsters trying to reach the surface from the ground. And the ground appeared to be the site of ruin area 3.
The intelligence of Class-5 Monster is quite developed. So that's why the tussle is happening between these two monsters?
The appearance of the monsters on this site is unexpected. A lot of pus is released from the monster's pores.
Which made me even more disgusted. The next moment, I took the black sword from the storage space.
After a long time, I'm going to use my lightning technique in the open area.
"Sword Divide," I gripped the sword and started to charge it. A thick lightning essence is absorbed by the sword in a blink of an eye.
Moments later, I released the lightning shot at one of the monster's heads.
Boom!
A purple beam of energy piece through the air. The appearance of a purple beam illuminates the sky completely.
In a blink of an eye, the attack reached the monster.
Bang!
The attack was so fast that a lightning beam pierced the head of the monster in one shot.
"Rrroooaaarrr"
Another terrible sound resonated in the area.
A wide hole appears at the center of the monster's head. A lot of yellow pus spilled from the monster's head. Seeing that other Class-5 Monsters got alerted.
Before the other one makes a move against me. I charged the black sword again. I was even surprised by the power of lightning.
After reaching the Elite, I see a clear difference. Now the lightning seems to be more destructive and overbearing.
Average monsters won't be able to withstand the lightning power. But this monster seems to be a Peak one.
...
Ruin Area: 2
Pfff
Ricardo Compton coughed up blood. The surrounding landscapes were destroyed. Earlier abandoned structures were nowhere to be seen.
Everything was decimated by the rampage of the Class 5 Monster. The sunlight is yet to come. Now the ruin site is surrounded by smoke and debris. Even smoke covered the sky completely.
Ricardo Compton slowly adjusted himself before collecting the thoughts. He was able to injure the Class-5 monster by overdrawing his energy.
Right now, the meridians inside his body were slightly damaged. Only after some recuperation, he is able to recover.
But that facility is not possible here.
"What happened to them?" Compton muttered to himself.
To provide safe cover to his team. He had confronted the monster alone. The appearance of the Class-5 Monster caught off guard everyone.
But he feels that the appearance of the monster is a coincidence. It won't happen again. His team members might have escaped from the commotion.
When he feels everything is okay right now.
"RrroooarrrR," a deafening scream reached his ears all of a sudden.
Compton's face was discolored. The nightmare started to appear again. "How is this possible?" He grumbled.
The vibration from the sound is no less than that of a Class 5 Monster.
"No"
"I have to move out from here," Ricardo Compton tried to get up. He is in no shape to fight against the monster.
The changes in this area were beyond his control. At first, he thought the mutated forest had undergone some changes.
But it looks like even the ruined areas were no different. Unless a high-rank warrior arrives here. It's impossible to handle the situation.
Ricardo Compton managed to drag his body away from this debris.
But the monster's roar was getting near. He used his flight ability to move in mid-air. Slowly, he reached the ruin area 1. When he arrived back at the familiar spot.
He looked at the surroundings. Everything has changed. Sighing, he moved towards the base camp.
1 hour later,
He took his time to reach the base camp. But there is no sign of a tent here. The grounds have massive cracks which lead deep inside.
When he was lost in thoughts. He heard some voices.
"Leader"
From behind the massive boulder. Valerie Lyons, Kara Robles, and Terrel Boyd walked out.
Swish!
The next moment, he appeared before them. Upon seeing them alright, Ricardo Compton felt relieved. But at the same time, his eyes searched for one more person.
Valerie Lyons and Kara Robles looked at each other. Valerie understood that the leader was looking for Zack Lockwood.
But they separated some time ago. After fleeing from the monster, fortunately, the three of them managed to regroup together. But they didn't find a trace of Zack Lockwood.
Valerie Lyons lowered her head in shame. In her opinion, Zack must have perished from the monster's attacks.
Even for them, a Trainee Warrior. The situation had become a do or die situation a few hours ago. But Zack is a mere Special Trainee.
There is no way to escape. This is the same thought in everyone's mind. But no one dares to speak in front of the leader.
Compton's eyes turned cold. From their expressions alone he already guessed something. Zack was left alone.
He looked at them with a stern gaze for a moment. Before letting out a deep sigh. The situation was so dire that he can't blame anyone else.
He knew many Class-3 Monsters and few Class-4 Monsters razed the ruin to the ground.
The atmosphere turned a bit solemn for a moment.
A couple of seconds later,
Ricardo Compton gained some clarity. "Alright, this place is not suitable for us to stay anymore. There is some sign of Class-5 Monsters back in the ruin," He said in a solemn tone.
"What?" Kara Robles exclaimed in a trembling voice.
Terrell Boyd gulped his saliva in fear.
Valerie Lyons' face is also not good-looking either.
Compton made up his mind to search for Zack before quitting the exploration. He knows his friend Thornton won't spare him.
But the environment here is posing a threat to Elite level warriors. So in the end he can only say bad luck for Zack.
When it comes to the other two, Eric Lloyd and Garrett Marsh. He doesn't care about them. When the commotion happened, those two slipped away first.
Which is already unforgivable in his opinion.
"Alright, I'm going to search for Zack. You guys can stay here," After saying that Compton disappeared from the spot.
The three of them didn't have any other choice other than to wait for their leader to come back.