rescue operation 01

In a cave-like empty space, dark and lit at the same time, gasps and screams erupted in dread.

The place is filled with an atmosphere of anguish, no one could feel well in such a place.

Strange violet blood spilled all around, covering the colors of the mana crystal that fused to the floor.

The sounds of steps rise, smooth human steps.

"arghg"

He grips his gleaming sword tightly and grits his teeth, with a single swing he decapitates two goblins.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, then sighed, that person was Johnny, a D² rank Hunter.

" Damn where are the comrades left? "

Looking left and right, he lagged behind his team members, putting him in danger of death, he had to find them quickly to protect himself and help them at the same time.

" Damn this place is like a maze, which direction did they take? "

This dungeon takes the form of a cave full of long tunnels that lead to different and unknown places. In an irrational way, six members of the team disappeared as if they never existed.

While Johnny and two others stayed with each other.

He looked at his legs, blood seeping from the wound caused by the goblin's nails, he had bandaged it more than once but it kept bleeding more and more.

"Damn it, damned goblins!!"

Although his foot was aching greatly, he didn't dare to try to do anything to stop it, in this place he was in danger of dying at any moment, goblins might appear from anywhere.

Meanwhile, with a muddled mind, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Damn what's going on, aren't there many of them?"

"Hey, where's Jessica? And Jeffrey?"

"Jeffrey! Where are you!"

He sighed and leaned on his sword for a few seconds of relief, but he was nevertheless careful in every way.

He didn't receive any response from the two teammates, so he assumed they were collecting Mana Crystals somewhere.

" Ugh... Johnny... save... please..."

Meanwhile, a familiar voice reached his ears.

Although he knew the danger of what he was doing, he couldn't stop himself heading towards the source of the voice .

Of the five tunnels in front of him, the one on the far right wired, he heard the sound from there so the source should be nearby.

After a few seconds, he arrived.

A young girl, bleeding from her mouth, was lying on the floor in despair, calling out the following names, "Johnny.

Jessica.. Jeffrey.. buds, uh-huh.

When the girl saw Johnny's face, she rejoiced somewhat, despite the tears in her eyes, the blood in her mouth, and her extended body on the ground. She smiled bitterly and replied, "Johnny...you are here as a cough...I..."

" Lisa? What's wrong where's Jeffrey?"

Johnny ran terrified towards his colleague, before he reached her, her tired voice came out again, "No..don't come if the..."

Meanwhile, before she could finish her words, a large homemade ax slashed her soft neck, blood spurting into the air.

"Hey.."

The boy, Johnny, did not comprehend what had happened yet. He heard the voice of his teammate screaming.. When he arrived, all he saw was her blood flying with the dust, as a result of that huge cutting ax. .

Then, as he shed his first tear, Johnny heard that sound, a sound like no other, snarling and terrifying, making the body shudder and bow.

The sound of non-human steps approaching, large protruding fangs, a creature two meters or more tall, dressed in primitive clothes as if it were a caveman, and has gray-green skin. From these characteristics, his identity became clear. .

" Is..it's an orc..."

His condition is not enough to defeat this slashing beast..but he will try, he will expend the last bit of energy in his body..then he might be able to kill this orc, which is a rank D¹ beast.

As the orc's body fully unfolded, what was not visible at first appeared, large horns, and red eyes the likes of which he had never seen before..

"Oh, human, death befell you."

It wasn't just an orc, unexpectedly, it spoke.

"Did..did orcs just happen?..it's not an orc, it's an extra-aroc."

Extra Aroc is one of the Hierarchical Orders of Orcs. Which consists of soldier orcs, then elite orcs, then alpha orcs and extra orcs, and the strongest is the king orc.

And that Alpha Aroc currently in front of him, was undoubtedly a C² rank at the very least.

"Fuck shit. This shouldn't be happening...."

He couldn't help but curse this luck, luck that made him agree to this damned ominous raid, when looking to his right, he saw his fellow Lisa who had just died under the Alpha Orc's axe,

On the other side, his friend Jeffrey has his face mutilated by goblin nails..and his remaining friends are illogically hidden until now.

But what was going through his mind as he witnessed all this, is, "Is this all supposed to be in a D1 level dungeon?"

But this question was the last thing he would think of right now, as he was facing possible death.

***

Ten years ago, so-called dungeons appeared, dimensional portals that appeared randomly without warning.

Humans didn't know how to handle it at first, So all they did was in-depth scientific research, and one day after the appearance of those fortified constellations, strange monsters emerged from them that humans had never seen before.

The monster that appeared in the beginning wasn't a difficult thing, because of human technology, they wouldn't lose to those emaciated creatures. .

But what really faced a problem is that their appearance is something without prior warning, and raises the terror of the citizens, and in different places, and to eliminate the monsters of one dungeon, A lot of ammunition and weapons must be consumed, so the lives of the population are at risk.

To the extent that the Saviors are shown... _ hunters _ those humans who have been given superpowers to save the world From the dungeon of the beasts of the zodiac, since then a lot of changes have occurred in the world in general.

Johnny stepped back, his body trembling with fear, he wasn't sure of winning if his enemy was just an ordinary orc..let alone the Alpha Warc.

"Oh, human, die gurgling "

The Alpha cried again, before he retrieved his ax from the girl's neck and ran towards Johnny.

" die die die

Before the Alpha Orc reached Johnny, a flame of fire like an arrow hit the Alpha Orc's face, it was fast and unexpected for him, so its source was unknown until now. ..

And the same for Johnny, he was clueless as to where it came from..but that skill seemed a bit familiar.

The Alpha Orc looked left and right, snarling, "You, where, rat?"

His anger increased, while he could not figure out where the shot came from, he focused on venting his anger by killing Johnny who was standing in front of him. .

"You must die."

Johnny was trembling, his knees wouldn't move, and after one blink he found that the huge ax was directly above him. .

" Guys, I'm going to die!! "

He knew that his friends were here somewhere, and they were the source of that magical shot.. Now he's about to die, so why the hell don't they get involved!?

Johnny took a defensive position, helplessly as that was his only option.

Of course, that didn't work against the huge axe .

The effect was mitigated by the Mana Shield skill, but the recoil was enough that it pushed Johnny back dozens of meters, until he collided with the wall.

"ughhhhhhhhhh"

he coughed up blood .

His right arm had been severely slashed by the axe, and the bones in his legs had been shattered by the recoil and collision with a sharp protruding part of the wall, he could only utter a few words.

" The misery of a comfortable life, if the price for it was me "

No matter how much he recalled, he couldn't say why he accepted the quest to clear this dungeon. It's a D¹-grade dungeon, they told him, but the number of goblins was unexpected, and now there are even alpha orcs.

Although the Alpha Orc failed to kill Johnny with a single blow, he did not despair, advanced slowly and arrogantly, then picked up his ax and continued advancing.

Johnny knew he couldn't make a move, Its end would be ridiculous even for him.

"Damn are you tired of watching like this yet?? I know you are watching you bastards, do something !!! "

He was aware that his damn fellows were somewhere, and for some reason none of them were willing to help him.

Was it the taste?

This is worth thinking about...

"Shit..so I was the one who got tricked here."

He smiled with self-pity and irony.

He realized that everyone had lied to him about this dungeon's rank, they said it was D1 class.

In fact, he is not on this team.

He was forming a separate team with Lisa and Jeffrey who died a while ago, and it looks like both of them were also used as bait.

To enter a dungeon, the team must consist of at least nine people. A team of six people came and asked Johnny, Jeffrey, and Lisa to complete the number of the team for a good amount. So, given that the dungeon rank was low, they agreed.

"Damn you bastard! ***** in the next life!"

Alpha Warok was directly with Johnny, also smiling wryly, as if he understood that the emaciated human in front of him was the clown in this game. .

But before he could make any movement, the orc's chest was pierced with three sharp swords, and a swift arrow shot towards his skull, engulfing his body in flames.

"I fall asleep..."

Johnny knew it was his team that abandoned him.

"ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Alpha Arok was in pain to death, as he was suffering from being shot by six people at the same time, and their movements were calculated and deadly.

After the orc's corpse fell to the ground, six people, four men and two girls, appeared. They were using a valuable artifact to hide.

"What a valuable booty"

"Isn't it, guys?"

"Haha, Alpha, I see you so easily, I never thought we'd do it one day."

They stared at the alpha orc's corpse eagerly, many of its organs worth a lot of money, so they wouldn't waste any of it. .

The irony is that they didn't care about Johnny.

"You..."

He gritted his teeth, sparks of anger leaking from his eyes.

" Oh..you're still alive, Johnny. Thank you for doing your job anyway. Thank your dead friends too, when you meet them in hell.

He was a blond, handsome young man. He is the leader of this team, who asked Johnny, Lisa and Jeffrey to organize them to complete the required team number.

"Damn you...why did you do this shit?"

Everyone ignored him, and continued collecting Goblin Beast Gems and Alpha Arok's body, and the two of them were collecting Mana Crystals.

"Damn someone answer me!!"

One of the two women on the team looked at him with a sneering smile, then replied, "Come on...do you think we're going to put out the emotional and dramatic speech before you die and explain to you why we did it? Quit your nonsense and die silent!"

" Just ignore Jessica, the monsters will kill him."

The team leader said again.

"Okay, dear Brian."

The team returned to complete their work, while Johnny was bleeding from everywhere in his body, Especially his right arm and legs, whose bones were broken and their flesh was torn apart. Standing up again was something out of reach even for modern medicine and magic potions.

So, his death was beyond doubt.

After the team finished collecting the loot, they stared at Johnny with a sneer.

"Shall we kill him?"

"No, we're going to lure the goblin here so he can die a natural death befitting a hero who died for humanity."

"Haha, I agree with you, boss."

One of the team members approached, he was an athletic African man, and took out a small vial containing an unknown liquid that was black and foul in appearance, then poured it on Johnny's blood.

" This liquid is an extract from rotting corpses, goblins' favorite flavor," the team leader sneered.

Meanwhile, a disturbing noise rose, the goblins group were nearby and quickly inhaled that scent.

"Here they are, let's go."

"Okay, bye Johnny, we'll leave you with your guests."

" bye haha"

The team members walked away with the lucrative booty

While he stayed there, sitting like a clown .

He had a family to support, he had never imagined that he would die like this... No way he could accept this, he had taken the dangerous path of a Hunter even though he was only a D² rank Hunter.

What about his little brother? And his sister coming to university? And his sick mother? Will he leave them all suffering and debt?

The goblin arrived, she was right in front of his face screaming and playing before eating a nice meal.

Then, he closed his eyes in despair, there was nothing he could do.

***

Hearing an annoying sound, Johnny moved his lips with difficulty and could only say a few words, "Ugh... where am I?"

He again hears that strange noise, as if a food fork is scratching the floor, making an annoying sound ..

" What's that sound ? "

The sound becomes more intense, and Johnny feels that the source of the sound is not external, but the source of the sound itself .

He opens his eyes quickly, his memory is a bit fuzzy if he can't remember much, was he asleep? Or maybe in a coma.

"Damn what is this??? "

When looking at his foot, he sees that something resembling the tentacles of an octopus, but black and dark, wound him towards a dark tunnel that does not make you feel safe.

His left foot was badly injured and a dark rope surrounded it, adding to his pain .

Johnny was terrified, he couldn't understand what these tentacles were, he didn't even know how to get rid of them, he didn't have a sword at the moment, and his magical power was at its weakest. .

Despite the horror he faced at that moment, he sighed with relief when he remembered what happened to him before he lost consciousness. He thought those goblins had eaten him, but now he saw their corpses lying around, which made him mock him internally. .