Chapter 190: Sprinting Out of the Dungeon! (1/2)

”These little monsters are easy to handle. But their Queen is one hell of a nut to crack!” Pedro said. Then, he pointed to an opening at the other side of the cave and continued, saying, ”The cave might even collapse if we kill it. It would not be a problem for me but… We might get stuck inside this cave for a few days. We can't afford it right now so, all we got to do is run in that direction and get out at the opposite side of the dungeon.”

”In your command, Sir Aron!” Neerak said ready to run at any time. The three village soldiers drew their swords in response and simply nodded towards Pedro, indicating that they were ready to move.

Pedro simply smiled in response and returned his focus back to the monsters. As the first batch of newly hatched eggs falls into the hands of Pedro's pen-knife, he charged out of the hole, ahead of everyone else, and shouted, ”Let's go!”

”Shit!” Neerak Axutar can't help but curse out of astonishment. That said, his body reactively run behind Pedro and was even able to catch up to him because of his fear. While the three village soldiers followed behind him with their hands tightly gripping their swords and their eyes dead focus on their surroundings—ready to strike anything that would pose threat to them.

The pen-knife eliminated the Baby Ira Spiders, eliminating the threats in that area and allowing them to arrive at the opening that was leading to the dungeon's entrance/exit opposite to where they entered earlier.

At this moment, Pedro still leads the charge out of the dungeon, while continuously slicing the spider webs blocking their path. Fortunately, it would take a few more seconds before the next eggs would fall and hatch, giving them enough time to increase their distance away from the monsters.

It took them several minutes of continuous running before Pedro was able to cut the same thick vines that covered the entrance of the dungeon. Unfortunately, because of the momentum of their sprint, they were not able to halt on time, and they fall at the thirty-foot-high cliff that came immediately after the last layer of vines.

”Waaaah!” Neerak Axutar cried out of fear.

Fortunately, Pedro remained calm and was able to stab his Katana to the rock wall. It did not penetrate that deep into the rock, but it was enough to allow Pedro to slide on the vertical wall and fall safely into the ground.

At the same time, this had allowed him to grab Neerak Axutar and save him from falling straight to the ground. On the other hand, the three soldiers were also shocked at first, but they were able to follow what Pedro did, leaving them with only a few bruises as they reached the ground.

”Phew! That was close!” Pedro said as gasped heavily—trying to catch his breath. He smiled like someone who had a 'thrilling' experience and glanced towards Neerak Axutar, saying, ”Are you alright, kid?”

”Kid?” Neerak Axutar frowned, seemingly irritated by Pedro's words. He almost died and Pedro even seemed like he mocking him. Thus, he can't help but feel a bit of anger and was not even able to control his emotions.

That said, Pedro simply stared at Neerak Axutar, making the kid realize that Pedro was his 'boss' and not some kind of relative or people from the village of Axutar.

Neerak Axutar averted his gaze from Pedro and faked several coughs, before saying, ”I am alright, Sir Aron!”

Pedro could not help but shake his head in response and said, ”That's good! That's good!”

Then, he glanced towards the injured village soldiers and asked, ”How about the three of you?”

The village soldiers shook their heads one by one. Then, one of them said, ”Other than some cuts and bruises due to the sliding, I did not sustain any major injuries and can still fight, Sir Aron!”

”It's the same for me, Sir Aron!”

”My left hand is a bit numb, but I can still also fight!”

The other two soldiers added.

Hearing that everyone was okay. There was not much reason for them to stay and relax in that area. The wounds that they obtained would surely attract nearby monsters towards them. So, it was really not ideal for them to recuperate at that location despite being unable to encounter any monsters until this moment.