The forest of Anarky was vast, it would take them three days to reach the end of the ungodly forest.
In its depths exist the horrors of the night; they had to reach the entrance of the unexplored region before midnight.
Once it's midnight, the forest of Anarky becomes a danger zone.
With hundreds of Wanderers roaming the forest, and dozens of Nightwalkers patrolling their territories.
Even Nightmares were active during this unholy hour.
**
"Hmm, we've killed quite a few Apocalypse creatures so far," the voice of Kennedy reverberated through the air.
He chuckled, spearing down a violet fur giant wolf.
A Level 7 Common rank Apocalypse creature, one of the numerous abominations they had encountered.
Kennedy and Jay took on the offense thanks to their Fallen Runes.
Lenny lay back, secretly watching them and evaluating their strength. Within this short period of time.
He had assessed them and their strength.
"Between the two, I believe Jay is the deadliest." Lenny was right in his judgment
The Spellcraft Path was certified as the most versatile known Fallen Path.
Since it's connected to all Fallen Paths and actively mirrors them and manifests them through conjured spells.
Lenny learnt that Jay, as a Sorcerer, was more focused on casting spells of Fallen Paths that had to do with offense.
Like the Elemental Path, Body Reconstruction Path, and al Path as well.
While Kennedy's primary Fallen Rune had a simple explanation, as a Fallen Regulator, he possessed five times the strength of his superiors.
This meant that if he's a Rank 1 Fallen Regulator, he possesses the strength of five Rank 2 Fallen Regulators.
If he's a Rank 2 Fallen Regulator, he possesses the strength of five Rank 3 Fallen Regulators.
This makes him very hard to contend with.
Both Jay and Kennedy had Special rank Fallen Runes, Fril included but she was placed in a support role.
Just as Lenny's Rune of Mindcraft works, Fril could distort the senses of her target.
Temporally immobilizing them, she could leave her opponents blind for a few seconds.
Rendering them defenseless, making it easy for Kennedy or Jay to strike them down.
It didn't take long for Lenny to mark her as a threat, if he was going to wipe out the K&B party.
She would be the first person he would kill.
Benita was the weakest of the party and also Kennedy's lover, they're the reason why the party is named K&B.
Benita is a water sage who specializes in water defense, materializing water through her mana.
And creating vast water defenses like orbital shields, water barriers, and many more.
Considering its Rare rank, it wasn't so reliable in its strength, but still useful for a few reasons.
Lenny gently careesed his curly hair, "It seems they kinda forgot me." He chuckled. The young boy stood beside him, with his arms folded.
The lips of the young boy curled into a faint smile. "They consider you a weak trash; this is good for you," the boy stated.
He slightly tilted his head, and he glanced at Crystal for a moment, "But she's also idle, can you guess what she's planning?" The boy asked.
Lenny shook his head, he stole a glance at Crystal as well.
Crystal was sitting on a tree branch, wiggling her legs in the air as she watched the party fight.
She was humming softly, observing Lenny as well. Lenny breathed in deeply, "I don't really know." He sighed.
"But I believe she will show her true colors once we reach the Dungeon," Lenny stated.
The young boy nodded, "Yeah, even in the Fallen Realm, Dungeons isolate Fallen Regulators in their spaces"
"Rendering even the mighty tether system bracelet useless, that'll be the perfect time to strike"
The young boy's eyes furrowed. "There would be no evidence." A lopsided grin appeared on his lips the second he uttered those words.
Lenny slightly tilted his head, he watched the K&B party, "And what about them? Are you still keen on taking them out yourself?" He asked.
The young boy nodded, "Sure, I assure you, brother… It wouldn't be much of a fight," the boy bragged.
Lenny stared at the young boy in disbelief. He tried to speak but found no words. He breathed in deeply.
"Whatever" He rolled his eyes, "We're already reaching the entrance of the unexplored region"
"Once we do… it's game on," Lenny smirked.
**
An hour went by in a flash, and Lenny took out a few Apocalypse creatures so as not to look too useless.
But they were measly Level 1 and Level 2 Apocalypse creatures, not enough to advance to the middle-stage.
After clearing the way, they arrived at the entrance of the unexplored region. Unlike the forest of Anarky.
This unexplored region was covered by hundreds of dreadful mountains, Benita gulped, swallowing her saliva.
"This….this is…." She stood frozen in fear; they were just at the entrance of the unexplored region, and yet they felt it.
The eerie pressure that engulfs the mountains and their paths, beneath the mountains, was an abominable atrocity.
Jay softly exhaled, "This is surely an unexplored region." He chuckled softly, "Let's go." He waved his hand.
Taking the first step into the dreadful landscape. Passing through the Rocky Mountain paths.
The twisted terrains, there was abrupt silence in the air, while Jay led the way, Benita and Fril followed behind.
Crystal and Kennedy stayed at the back with Lenny moving at the center of the team.
Crystal's eyes scanned through the horrifying night, her eyebrows furrowed, "Mr. Jay, how long till we reach the Dungeon?" She asked.
Jay turned his head, he glanced at Crystal for a second before sighing, "A few minutes" He answered with a smile.
"Don't be afraid….we won't be venturing into the depths of the unexplored region since the Dungeon is closer to the entrance" Jay explained.
Crystal nodded, but Lenny chuckled; everyone except Crystal glared at Lenny.
"What is funny? Brat" Kennedy scowled, Lenny shook his head, "Nothing really" He smiled.
"It's just that we don't really need to enter the depths of this unexplored region before we meet those abominations," said that, a loud roar reverberated through the air.
It was just like Lenny had summoned a monolithic beast through his words.
A mountain shuddered, and the ground quaked as they felt something ancient and terrifying moving.
"QUICK HIDE!!" Jay screamed out, and they quickly found a large scarred rock, hiding themselves from the approaching monster.
Benita's body quivered, "This feeling, thi…this pressure, A Titan….…!!!" She whispered with shaky breath.
She was about to scream when Fril quickly covered her mouth, stopping the fearful Regulator from exposing their presence.
The sinister shadow of the monolithic abomination shrouded the scene, it was thrice the size of a mountain.
Each step it took caused the unexplored region to shudder, every single Apolcalypse creatures nearby fled the scene.
They all shivered; they dared not look. Just gazing at a Titan was enough to drive them mad.
Luckily, they weren't noticed.
A few minutes later, Kennedy breathed deeply, "It seemed to be patrolling its territory." He sighed.
Sensing the moving disaster was a few miles away from them. Kennedy sent Lenny crashing with a punch.
Crystal raised an eyebrow, "What are you doing?" She asked with a stupefied look on her face.
Kennedy ignored her. He marched forward, approaching the grumbling Lenny, and firmly gripped Lenny's leg.
Sending the latter flying into the air, Lenny crashed with a heavy thud, his limbs fractured, his bones twisted.
"Fucking brat" Kennedy cursed out loud, "Watch your tongue before you get us all killed"
"Just because your family is dead doesn't mean we will die with them" Kennedy spat out venomously.
Lenny chuckled softly. He got up from where he had been sent crashing.
[Rune Mastery: 20%]
Using his Rune of Revival, all his broken bones had healed up, and his wounds closed up.
But the pain was still there, Lenny gently careesed his bushy hair, cleaning the dust off his curly hair.
"I'm sorry, Kennedy," Lenny quickly apologized with a bow, "I won't do it again," He added.
Kennedy rolled his eyes, "You better don't try this shit again, or else you won't live to see another day," He warned.
While bowing his head, Lenny hid his grin, but Crystal noticed it.
She frowned a little, 'A mere Fallen Regulator just mocked the Great House Night in the presence of its descendant'
'I know Lenny isn't that strong but he's strong enough to kill Kennedy'
'Why is he just letting them insult his Great House? Why isn't he doing anything yet?'
'What the hell is that monster planning?' Countless thoughts flooded her mind, and she felt uneasy.
Tensed, if Lenny had reacted. She would be calm.
But Lenny hadn't, she knew something was definitely up..