The air in the school was crackling with energy as hunters fought against numerous orcs. The students and staffs at the school gathered themselves in a few classrooms upstairs, no one daring to even peep at what was happening downstairs.
In one of the classes, huddled together were Han Song-Yi and Sung Jinah - the girl Minho gave a dagger and the younger sister of Sung Jinwoo.
Downstairs, the hunters fought tirelessly as more monsters kept coming out of the gate in front of the school. A number of hunters lay dead on the floor, most severely injured. They were loosing by a wide margin.
Meanwhile...
Minho and his court came out of the sewer. "We'd better be quick to avoid any of the students getting hurt," he said, adjusting his shirt.
"Let me take you there, my King," Eslin suggested, already transforming into her dragon form. Minho dismissed Rathalos and Vasha, climbing onto the dragon. Eslin shot into the sky, wings flapping.
After about half a minute, Minho spotted the school and the monsters. He summoned Rathalos and Vasha, then pointed down. That was enough to understand.
They both jumped off, diving down. Minho jumped off Eslin, landing on the roof of a tall building. Eslin returned to her human form and dove down.
The hunters were starting to get overpowered when something crashed at the center of the the orcs at the left, sending them flying. Another landed by the right, having the same effect. The dust cleared, revealing a dragon hybrid and a lady with a dragon tattoo on her arm.
"What?" One of the hunters muttered, wondering where they came from and if they should consider Rathalos a threat, since he wasn't human.
Eslin landed gracefully, in front of the hunters and turned to them, a warm smile playing on her lips. "Sorry for the intrusion. Our King sent us to assist you."
"Huh?" One of the hunters said, as they exchanged glances with each other. She looked pretty, but who was she?
"But…" Eslin trailed, her expression dropped into a cold scowl, brows twitching. Her aura flared. "if you decide to take the help for granted, then… I'll kill you all myself."
A cold shiver went through their spines, terror creeping into their being. Then her smile returned. "Now get some rest while we take care of these, or just get going. What do you say?" she asked intently.
"Oi, angry freak. Get over here already." Vasha called out to Eslin. "Let them be."
Eslin bowed to the hunters and turned, her brows twitching, though her smile never faltered as she walked to meet Rathalos and Vasha. "I see you have also learnt a lot of bad words the humans use, haven't you… bitch?"
"Hehehe," Vasha laughed mockingly. "You always hide the devil behind your calm act. How long and you're still the same."
Eslin giggled, slightly covering her mouth.
The orcs stood a distance from, now clearly hesitating the attack. The hunters stood behind the trio, realizing each one them had an aura similar or even greater than that of the S-ranks of the country. Where were they from?
Vasha cracked her knuckles. "Alright, if you're not coming, we will." she said, lunging at the orcs.
At the top of the roof. Minho stood, checking his system - Eslin's information to be specific.
[• Eslin "The Silver Scaled"
Available information:
- Extremely loyal towards you.
- Always angry but hides it under a calm mask.
- Believes you are already a Monarch but are suppressing your power.
- A heartless ally that only cares about the King.
- Has incredible flight speed.
- Is a living blade.]
Minho blinked. Always angry? He knew it was strange that a dragon of the Monarch of 'Destruction' - even if a human - had been so… decent? So her calm demeanour and warm words were just a shepherd's coat hiding the angry wolf beneath.
He brought up the main screen and his eyes went wide for a fraction of a second. His EXP was increasing at a rapid speed.
[• EXP: 8800/10000]
[• EXP: 8820/10000]
[• EXP: 8905/10000]
[• EXP: 8950/10000]
[• EXP: 9005/10000]
He had never used Rathalos to clear a dungeon before, but he always had a feeling he'd get rewarded for Rathalos's kills. His hypothesis was proven right today. He looked down as his court, dismantled the orcs. "My my, now this is somewhat interesting." he muttered, a grin forming on his lips.
The hunters looked in disbelief as the trio easily dealt with the monsters they had been having a tough time against.
Vasha moved like a menace that she was. Connecting skull-crushing punches to the faces of the orcs. An orc came from behind and she ran to a wall, having it follow her, then she used the wall to do a backflip, whipping the orc's head into the ground with her legs.
When she got surrounded, she smiled and snapped a finger. "Smell something in the air?" she asked.
A palely green mist suddenly started to surround the orcs, forcing them to drop their weapons and grab their throats, scratching it, unable to breathe. They all dropped to the floor one after the other. "Yours truly." she winked.
On Rathalos's side, he was tearing the orcs up like paper, using them as weapons against themselves. He ducked, dodging a strike from a rusty sword and grabbed the leg of the orc. He then used it to smash the orcs that remained, bashing skulls with skull, until his 'weapon's' head became blood-soaked meat.
Eslin hadn't started fighting. She was busy looking for a good weapon amongst the downed hunters. "I don't think this is sharp enough." she muttered, throwing a spear to the side. She picked a sword. "It is a little too heavy." She tossed it.
An orc attacked from behind, its sword already halfway near its target - Eslin's neck.
"Miss!" One of the hunters yelled for her to move. "Get out of the way!"
Eslin raised her head, slightly frowning. "hm?"
The orc's arm fell off, cleanly cut from the elbow, the sword clanging on the ground. The hunter's eyes widened.
Eslin stood up slowly, her long black hair, fallen over her face. Her palm was stained with the orc's blood as she slowly turned. With one swift swipe of her hand across its neck, the orc's head fell off.
"I had no intentions of getting my hands filthy. Just let me find a weapon. Why does everything have to piss me off?" She mumbled to her self. Pushing her hair back, her eyes glinted with a deep red glow.
The hunter blinked as she took a step forward, then another. He blinked again and she was still walking slowly. The third time, she was nowhere to be found. All the orcs suddenly stopped, deep gashes appeared on several parts of their bodies, blood gushing out as they collapsed.
She walked towards the gate. "Let's get inside the dungeon and stop this thing before I lose my calm." she said to Rathalos and Vasha.
"Now that's more like you." Vasha smiled, falling into step behind her.
Eslin's expression was a dangerous scowl as the orcs' blood dripped from her hand. Her speed was insanely terrifying for the hunters to comprehend.
Minho watched from the top, understanding the capabilities of his subordinates. He was about looking away when his eye caught something.
Some of the orcs made their way to the back without getting noticed. The broke the windows and entered the the school building.
Rathalos, Vasha and Eslin had already entered the dungeon to deal with the problem. He had to deal with this himself.
Inside the building...
There was no one downstairs after searching, so the orcs went up. They broke down doors of empty classes. They finally got to one and broke it down, revealing a number of students huddled at the corner.
The students started to scream. The orc group leader enjoyed their terror and walked closer with a smug grin. It was going towards Jinah.
"You," It pointed at her. But no one understood monster language. "What is this power coming from you?"