Chapter 44 - Queen Brooder (4) (1/2)

*ROARRRRRR!!!* A cry of rage answered from underground.

Aleen could not help but stop fighting when he felt the ground shake. Caira, Cir, and Wulf made astonished expressions and D'vina opened her eyes with a grave expression.

"Dammit!" Cir cursed while looking to the ground. "It wasn't the only one!?"

*Screech!!!* The first queen brooder moaned painfully, calling to its companion. Seeing it, Wulf jumped towards the injured queen and raised his claws.

But before he could kill it, a fireball coming from Caira stopped him.

"What do you think you are doing, mutt!?"

"You…!!!" Growling in rage, the level five wolfkin circulated his mana furiously while glaring angrily to Caira. "Damn woman, what are you doing!?"

"Don't think you can get the kill for yourself!"

"Dammit! Can you not hear the other one coming!?"

Cir frowned hearing them and aimed his gun to the monster before shooting a plasma bullet, but now it was Wulf the one who used his 'Steel Body' to stop the attack from hitting the queen.

"This one is mine, kinal! You can get the other if you want!"

"And who do you think you are to decide who will kill the queen?" Cir growled with his muffled voice.

At that moment, another roar came from underground. When she heard it, D'vina clicked her tongue and unsheathed her sword. She then stepped softly on the ground and without warning, accelerated towards the monster.

The other three made surprised expressions, but because they were wary and guarding against each other, they were unable to stop D'vina's attack.

With a swing of her sword, the already injured level five monster was killed.

"You…!!!" Wulf growled seeing it with an expression of rage.

"Are you idiots?" D'vina, however, ignored it and scolded them coldly. "This is not the moment to fight for the rights to kill the monster!"

"Damn woman! Do you think I don't dare to burn you to ashes! I was already getting tired of you from before!"

D'vina frowned when she heard Caira and her expression turned to one of annoyance and coldness. Her hand tightened the grab on her greatsword and the mana inside her began to move.

At that moment, Cir shook his head and spoke with a sigh. "Enough, she is right. This is not the time to be fighting between us. However, miss swordwoman, you said that you were uninterested on the queen, didn't you? It's not good if you go back to your words like that."

"I'm not interested, and the rewards for killing it are not more than an annoyance to me." D'vina said without changing her expression. "But it's better than hearing you three fighting like children."

Cir frowned hearing it, and Wulf made a displeased growl. Caira, on the other hand, looked daggers towards D'vina.

"Bastard." She said with a murderous expression. D'vina simply turned around while ignoring her.

Aleen was observing the situation from afar while paying attention to the remaining monsters. For some reason, they retreated when the first roar sounded, but Aleen still could see them away, waiting for an opportunity to attack again.

Elvila came close to him while he was observing the level five's argument. "Don't worry, that is something pretty common when strangers fight together in this game."

"Is it so?"

"Yes. You see, my guide, Caira, once told me that the amount of points and coins you get when you kill a level five monster is tempting even for a level five. Because of it, it's normal to fight for the opportunity to kill one."

"… But D'vina didn't seem eager to kill it though."

"She probably has her circumstances, I think. But believe me when I told you that her attitude is not the normal one in this kind of situation."

"Is it so? I understand." Aleen nodded.

Elvila was about to continue speaking, but another roar sounded from below; this time clearly more anxious than before. Elvila frowned deeply and asked Aleen.

"How is your mana? The brooders will probably attack again when the other level five appears."

Aleen checked his mana and put a grave expression.