Chapter 50 - Inside the Nest (4) (1/2)

It happened a few seconds after Aleen, Elvila, and Ana left the room with the now destroyed eggs.

*ROARRRRR!!!*

While they were preparing to continue towards the entrance, a roar came from the surface. It was a roar of anger and rage, mixed with a bit of panic and fear. The group instinctively stopped when they heard the roar.

But the roar was only the beginning of their nightmare.

An instant after it, another roar answered the cry of the queen.

Then, another roar sounded.

When Aleen finally returned to his senses, tens of monster had answered the queen brooder's call.

"Run!!!" Elvila shouted panicked without bothering to lower her voice. Before the others could understand what was happening, she began to run towards the direction pointed by her device.

Aleen changed his expression when he saw it. Almost immediately, he grabbed Ana's hand and began to run behind Elvila.

"Dammit!"

"What is happening!?" Ana asked worriedly when she saw Aleen and Elvila's reactions.

Aleen continued running despite hearing her questions. Instead, it was Elvila who replied.

"I don't know how, but for some reason, the queen discovered that we attacked the nest and destroyed its eggs! The roar you heard just now was it asking to its subordinates to kill us!"

"How it learned about it!?" Aleen asked with a grave tone of voice.

Elvila did not reply immediately. She thought deeply about the reason before shaking her head. "I don't know. From what I can remember, the queen is unable to feel if something happens to the eggs. We probably touched something that warned it of our presence. The most important thing now is run as far as we can before the brooders find us!"

Aleen nodded with a grave expression when he heard it.

After speaking to Aleen, Elvila increased her speed. As a level three, Elvila's speed was greater than Aleen and Ana; so it didn't take long for the distance between them to begin to increase. Aleen frowned briefly and thought for a moment before activating his aspect, increasing his speed near Elvila's level despite his lower level. Ana, on the other hand, was unable to keep with them.

When Aleen noticed it, he grabbed her hand and helped her to run. With the support of Aleen, Ana was barely able to maintain with Elvila, but Aleen's rate of using his mana increased sharply.

Elvila frowned briefly when she saw it, but in the end, she did not say anything. Despite it, however, she did not decrease her speed.

Different from Aleen and Ana, Elvila had more experience inside 'Dimensional Paradise'. She knew that in moments like this, she could not afford to consider if the others could keep with her pace.

After all, if the swarm of brooders catches to them, then it will not matter if there are one or three people in the group. At most, more people will mean more food for the insects.

The group continued running and the roars around of them increased with the time. An ugly expression appeared on Elvila's face. Aleen, on the other hand, tried to keep a calm face to reassure Ana.

At that moment, the group found that the path forward was split into two. "This way!" Shouted Elvila quickly while signaling to the path in the right.

But when the group took the right path, three brooders appeared before them.

*Screech!!!*

They were not very strong, at most level two, but it was more than enough to change the situation they were facing.

"Damn it!" Elvila stopped and cursed with a pale expression.

"Are we going to fight them?" Aleen asked quickly when he saw the three brooders. Elvila, however, shook her head and created a barrier blocking the monsters' path.

"Take the other path! We can't lose time here fighting them or we will be surrounded!"

Without hesitation, the group retreated and took the path on the left. Unfortunately, the barrier Elvila created was unable to stop the monsters for long. Quickly, they destroyed it and began to chase after the group while screeching loudly.

The expression on their faces worsened when they heard the brooders screeching. It was obvious that they were calling their companions towards them and before long, more brooders would join to the chase.

"We cannot continue like this!" Aleen shouted with a grim expression. "We have to kill them or all the nest will be behind us in a few minutes!"

Elvila frowned deeply with a grave expression. "We must be quick if we are going to kill them. If more monsters came while we are fighting then the situation will only become worse!"

Aleen agreed with a nod and spoke while looking towards Ana. "I have an idea, but it depends on if Ana can take the risk." Aleen then explained quickly his plan to the two girls.

Elvila agreed once she heard Aleen. "It's feasible, but only if the girl's skill can stop them. What do you think?"