A disease that killed 80% of the population, human evolution, alien constructs that came from the sky, and tens of thousands of Abyssal Pits that suddenly opened all over the world. All these unreal things made Viktor wonder if he truly only stayed inside the bunker for two years and did not exit into a different world instead.
They had not taken a step past the gate, yet Viktor could feel a strange heat emitted from whatever was inside. The heat could not be considered unbearable as it was only slightly hotter than warm, but it gave him a sense of discomfort.
While Viktor was observing the place, a shout from one of the Templar knights attracted his attention.
In the direction of the Templar knight were corpses of about a dozen critters and hellhounds. Blood was still freshly flowing from the corpses as it created a trail, so they were definitely killed recently.
Seeing this, the Templars immediately understood. The group quickly followed Captain Landin, who stood in the front with his sword and shield ready.
Elena, the scribe, noticed that although Viktor and his companions seemed ready to fight, they were using normal weapons and even firearms. After thinking about it for a moment, she opened up her storage ring and offered them to take any tier 1 weapon they wanted.
Boris took two daggers that were almost 50 centimeters long while Torri chose a crossbow. Still, despite having gotten tier 1 weapons, the two chose to use their silencer-equipped high-caliber firearms as their main weapons and only brought the tier one weapons as a precaution.
After making sure that everyone was prepared, all 17 of them moved following Captain Landin’s path to track the witch.
However the Djinn anwer with disturbing news
<Unfortunately, there seems to be something blocking my sensor here. I can only sense a few hundred meters away. Though, if you must know, there are a few dozens of them ahead.>
After a few minutes of following the path, the group finally encountered a few dozen hellhounds. As soon as those flaming dogs smelled their presence, they instantly ran toward them at full speed with their mouths opened.
Right after the captain gave his order, the Templars swiftly gathered and went into formation, allowing them to fend off and eliminate the incoming hounds at a considerable speed.
Even though there were a few dozen of them, at the end of the day, they were only hellhounds. They had no chance of breaking through the Templars’ formation, and instead, they were quickly cut and turned into corpses.
Although these 8 templars were only at the high stage of the earth realm, they were all well-trained and extremely skilled in the way of the sword. Added with their impeccable teamwork, they were like an impenetrable wall. None of the hellhounds could pass through them to the point that Viktor and his team, who were behind the line, were unable to really contribute.
It was beneficial for him as he would still get half of the loots regardless of his contribution, but he was not so naive to think that things would be so easy.
𝚒𝓷𝚗𝚛𝚎𝙖𝐝. 𝒄૦𝓂
<Enemies are coming from behind!>
Viktor and Jessie stood at the front while the others covered them from behind. Without wasting any time, he quickly pulled his tier 2 ax and shield, ready to fight.
Swish! Splatt!!
When the number of enemies was too many for her to handle, Jessie would throw those grenade-like metal balls, stunning the incoming creatures and giving her time to retaliate.
Tratatatatata tratatatat—
[You have received 1 point of spirit force.]
Actually, now that he thought about it, this deal with the Templars was very sweet. Not only did they have a stronger fighting force, but all the creatures that Viktor killed would not drop any spirit stones. Instead, whatever energy was left from the creatures would be absorbed directly into his body. Since he would still receive half the total loots, he would certainly receive more gains.
After three hours of journeying into the deep, Landin stopped the group as they arrived in front of a cliff facing a dark deep ravine.
This quickly made them feel unsettled.
“Most probably.”
Captain Landin walked around the edges for a while to make sure, but it appeared that nothing was found after half an hour.
It was a disappointing situation for them, but at the same time, Viktor could see that some of the knights were secretly relieved.
<Abyss creatures incoming.>
In front of them were hundreds of abyss creatures, and behind them was a ravine.
“This doesn’t look good!”