Chapter 36 - Game or Hell (5) (1/2)

Aleen's body flew forty meters before stopping in the middle of the swarms of monsters.

His body was hurting terribly, and his sight blackened for an instant; the power behind the level four's blow was way beyond Aleen's league.

Fortunately, he was able to block it with the sword, therefore avoiding death, but his situation was far from good.

Before Aleen could recover from the attack, the monsters surrounding him began to act.

With a swing of its scythe-like claw, a level two monster attacked Aleen's back while screeching.

Aleen could only do his best to defend against the attack despite his condition. Moving the sword that had been deformed from the last clash, towards his back, he blocked awkwardly the attack.

However, the monster immediately used another claw to continue attacking. This time, Aleen could not defend anymore and his only option was to jump back to evade.

But bad things never come alone.

Before he could recover his balance, Aleen heard the sound of wind being cut coming from beside him. Thrusting his instincts, he threw his body to the ground hurriedly an instant before the claw of another brooder sliced the place where his neck was just before.

Cold sweat flowed from his back, and his limbs turned ice-cold. Increasing the strength in the sword, he swung it wildly towards the monster above him.

"AHHHHH!!!"

With a strong shout, the deformed sword sliced the monster's belly, making its bowels fall from the wound and killing the monster instantly.

But that monster was only one of the many he was facing.

'Damn it, damn it!'

Cursing in his head, Aleen put all his attention on sensing the attacks of the monsters. Lightning-attributed mana flowed through his body, making his muscles twenty percent stronger, and clearing his mind from distracting thoughts.

In his mind, the rune representing his only skill was flashing from the moment when he received the attack from the level four monster. Aleen had the sensation that he could use it regardless of the cooldown, probably because he only used it partially when defending against the level four monster.

But even with it, Aleen could not see any solution to his current situation.

Monsters were surrounding him from each direction, and Aleen could see a few level three between them. In such a situation, using his skill only means charging towards their claws.

If there was a good thing in all of it, it was that the level four was too busy evading D'vina attacks to attack him again.

Aleen desperately continued searching for a solution to his predicament while facing the monsters' attacks. Wounds began to accumulate in his body and Aleen began to feel the effects of the blood loss.

He could feel his body's strength decreasing slowly.

Once again, Aleen felt the threat of death approaching.

Looking towards D'vina, he saw her coming quickly towards him, but tens of monsters intercepted her, sacrificing their lives to delay she from coming to his rescue.

At the same time, the level four continued screeching to order the brooders to stop her.

Her sword was constantly moving, leaving numerous bisected bodies behind with each swing and creating a path of death towards the place where Aleen was.

But both she and Aleen knew that she was not going to reach him in time.

From the moment when the level four first attacked Aleen, not even two seconds had passed, but Aleen was already unable to cope with the attacks.

At that moment, a monster's claw cut Aleen's back.

The wound was not lethal, but it was deep enough to hinder Aleen's movements. Aleen knew that it was a critical moment and his life and death depended on his next action.

So, he decided to gamble.