Just like Ross, Alex found himself surrounded by several void creatures, and unlike Ross who had other students around combating the creatures, Alex found himself alone.
"Huu…."
He released a rugged breath as he took in his situation the moment he became aware of what happened.
"I've been sent to a different path of the labyrinth, huh?" He eyed the several void creatures that turned around the moment he appeared.
He could count about 50 or more void creatures with several variations in their shapes and attributes. The room he was in was huge as well. To his left and right, he could see a path, each leading to a different location.
But both paths were crawling with void creatures with some already rushing towards him and the rest charging for a beaming attack. Alex didn't have time to think about anything else.
His back was against a wall and before him as well was another path. Wherever those paths lead, there was only one way to find out.
Multiple attacks rained down on him from every position besides his back. Using his superior speed, Alex evaded the attacks by swiftly rushing towards the path in front of him.
His moves were agile and swift as he employed complex dodging techniques and killed the creatures that came too close.
While his mana pool was not large, his method of only releasing a small burst of mana within the creatures and exploding them proved to be effective, but he could feel his pool draining very fast.
The creatures screeched and roared in annoyance as they couldn't take down Alex, however, their numbers were soon going to prove a challenge for him as even though he was moving forward, he was equally being pushed back by the attacks coming from every direction.
He was constantly moving around, and if he were to pause for a moment, it could spell his doom. As he was moving around swiftly and evading, the number of void creatures that came close became too much, even for his speed.
CLANG! CLANG!
He found himself defending more than attacking and killing, and to avoid wasting his mana, he only defended using his spear.
'This is getting nowhere…' He thought in panic when he noticed a tentacle that shot in his direction while he was busy deflecting the claws of another void creature. He didn't have time to react….
BAM!
"Fuck!"
He cussed when the attack landed squarely on his back, fortunately for him, his armour took the brunt of the attack... But that wasn't all as that small moment of delay caused him dearly.
BOOOOOM!
A beaming attack came out of nowhere and rammed into him as he was sent flying into a section of the labyrinth walls. The force of the hit went through his armour, the pain overwhelming his senses.
If not for his stronger-than-average body of typical Class F hunters, the damage would have been more extensive.
"Ugh!"
The moment he touched down, he wasted no time as he pushed through the pain. He spat out the blood in his mouth and disappeared from his position before the incoming attacks arrived.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!...
The explosions resounded in the large hall as the fiery flares brightened the room in orange and yellow hues.
For some reason, some of the void creatures remained at the three paths he had identified earlier. They did nothing except stay there. 'What's with those creatures? And why aren't they moving with the rest?' He wondered as he breathed out heavily to regain his breath.
The plan was not to engage and escape the place as soon as possible, but to do that, he needed to get past those void creatures who seemed to remain in place.
'Let's try this instead…' He thought of an idea and quickly moved to implement it. The explosions from the previous attack were subsiding and the creatures were now turning in his direction.
Because he was much faster than they were, he had a couple of seconds to think this through before they resumed their crazy bombardment.
Alex took a throwing stance and brandished his spear toward one of the paths, aiming at the void creatures blocking the path. He infused his mana into his spear and threw it with more than half his strength.
WHOOSH!
The instant the spear left his hand, five void creatures in its path exploded in a rain of flesh and blood, but the spear carried on with its trajectory and soon, was upon those strange void creatures.
BOOM!
One of the guarding void creatures followed its comrades in exploding, however, as if nothing happened, the others continued their frenzy attacks and rushed towards him.
Alex was not idle either, as the moment the spear left his hand, he was already running in that direction, all the while making sure to evade the incoming attacks.
Of course, he took a few hits here and there, but he braved through them to escape his predicament. A few metres to the edge of his chosen path, the void creatures that looked to be guarding the path turned their attention to him.
"So that's why... But are void creatures supposed to behave like that?" The answer eluded him as from what he was taught, void creatures were driven by their desire to devour and destroy and had no other consideration.
So, to see some of these creatures act the way they did left him baffled, but he did not have time to think about this strangeness. He was fighting to get out alive, so whatever behaviour they were displaying could be questioned later.
Alex pointed out his right hand to call back his spear when another void creature ahead of him released its attack, the beaming killer ray of blue lightning speeding towards him.
He swiftly jumped out of the way in a barrel-roll and once he touched down again, he closed the remaining distance in a spontaneous burst of speed.
"Bye-bye."
He muttered with his right hand embedded in the void creature that attacked. Then…
BOOM!
With his left hand now holding the called-back spear, Alex wasted no time and disappeared into the path before the remaining void creatures could react.
But…