Chapter 52 - Between Hope and Despair (2) (1/2)

The eyes of the brooders surrounding them were blood red due to the rage. Aleen could felt the killing intent coming from the group of monsters; It felt as if his skin was being punctured by thousands of needles at the same time.

Around him, Aleen could see the monsters walking slowly, searching for an opening to attack them. Aleen smartly chose a corner to resist the monsters, limiting the directions of their attacks to the front. Unfortunately, it had the disadvantage of allowing the monsters coming from above to attack them.

Elvila said that she could put a barrier above them to stop the attacks coming from the walls, but it only improved their situation a bit. Before long, Elvila's mana would be used up and the situation would worsen.

Aleen decided to take the front. After all, despite not being the one with the highest level, he was the one with the greatest attack power of the group. Fortunately, Elvila's barriers could protect him from the monsters' attacks, so he only had to concentrate on attacking.

Taking a deep breath, he did not hesitate to activate his aspect. Lightning-attributed mana coursed through his veins, boosting his strength and speed greatly.

Unfortunately, Aleen could not use his skill freely. The cooldown of the skill was too long to be useful in a fight of attrition like this, so Aleen saved it to use as a trump card when needed.

The monsters around him growled threateningly while more monsters entered the room from the caves in the surroundings. Aleen did his best to not let the number of monsters affect his concentration. He knew that if he wanted to have a possibility of surviving, he had to give his everything in the next fight.

At that moment, the first monster decided to attack.

With a powerful jump, a level two brooder jumped towards the group of three pointing its claws forward. It opened its mouth and let a wrathful screech while imagining the scene of Aleen's body cut into pieces.

Aleen did not hesitate when the monster attacked. With a grunt, he took a step forward and thrust his sword towards the monster's mouth. Aleen did not even bother avoiding the attack, concentrating simply in killing the monster as fast as possible and thrusting that Elvila's barrier will block the attack.

And she did not betray his expectations.

A transparent barrier stopped the monster's limbs two centimeters before Aleen's face. On the other hand, Aleen's sword continued unimpeded towards the monster's head. The level two brooder tried to avoid the sword desperately when it saw its attack falling, but unfortunately, its speed was far slower than Aleen whose main strength was speed.

With a disgusting noise, the sword went through the monster's mouth until the back of its head. Aleen then waved his sword slightly, cutting the head of the monster and leaving the body fall to the ground.

Unfortunately, it was just the beginning.