Lots of Character Development

Ren and Leny rushed to the closest monsters slashing them down. In a matter of seconds, around fifteen fairies died, but it was still not good enough.

The three were soon overwhelmed by the number of enemies. They came from all sides and used the bodies of the dead fairies as meat shields.

The fairies threw stones at them and used little daggers to stab.

The group was pushed back as Ren thought desperately of a way to escape

Anne healed them from the little cuts made by the fairies' daggers. But it was obvious they couldn't hold for long.

The fairies were fast and sly, they would even throw away their lives only to make a single injury.

Mark was already a victim of a lot of suicidal attacks.

"Leny! Mark! There is a tunnel on the other side where these things came from. We will pass through and create a path to escape. This is the only way!"

They all nodded and concentrated on one point to break through the hoard of fairies.

Anne and Vicky were right behind them.

Anne was a crucial part of the team. Her healing cured more than half of their injuries, they all would have died already if it wasn't for her.

They had to run as they broke through or the fairies would stab them from behind as well.

They almost reached the tunnel when Vicky couldn't run anymore because of her illness.

"AHHH!"

She fell to the ground and the fairies jumped at her. Mark rushed to help and quickly killed the fairies.

Because of Mark's absence, they couldn't kill the fairies fast enough and became surrounded by all sides.

By the time Mark came back to the fight, the fairies were already too close and they had to divide to take care of them from all sides.

They couldn't push their way to the tunnel anymore.

"Guys, I don't think I can go on any longer" Leny said as everyone saw his injuries.

There wasn't any deep cut or critical injuries but his arm became swollen and they could see that half of his body became slightly green.

The trap he dodged earlier had poison and it already spread through almost all of his body. He was sweating a lot and he was barely keeping up with the fairies.

His body was soon covered with more and more cuts. The fairies attacked mercilessly from all sides.

Leny was tired and his arms were losing strength, Ren quickly covered for him when he couldn't dodge or deflect something.

Anne cast more healing magic on him at every opportunity she had but it wasn't enough.

Leny couldn't fight anymore, his vision was blurry and his hands were shaking too much to hold a sword.

A fairy got too close and a dagger pierced his leg. Gritting his teeth, he punched the fairy away but he was too weak, soon another dagger pierced his other leg.

He couldn't stand anymore and kneeled on the ground. More and more fairies were killed as Ren and Mark tried desperately to kill faster to help, but they simply weren't strong enough.

The fairies surrounded Leny and his body was pierced by daggers from all sides.

Leny opened his mouth to say something and Ren looked into his eyes. Leny suddenly became afraid, too afraid. It struck him that he was gonna die now.

Unfortunately, before Leny could say anything, a fairy pierced his neck.

Mark and Ren screamed from the top of their lugs but they couldn't do anything. Leny's body fell to the ground with tears in his eyes.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" All the fairies around Leny's body started laughing and jumping around his body. After a few seconds, they lost interest and searched for their next victim.

The fairies rushed to the closest person which was Anne. She had to get close to heal Leny but now he died, she was completely defenseless.

Ren rushed back and protected her as she healed him. No one had time to grieve the death of their friend.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" The Fairies started laughing and something appeared at the back of their numbers.

It was some kind of wooden platform, but no one could understand what it was.

A few fairies jumped on the platform while laughing. They screamed and jumped around as the platform moved.

In a fraction of a second, the platform went to the side so fast no one could see how it moved and the fairies inside it were launched toward the group.

*BOOOOM!* The wind exploded as the fairies were launched too fast.

Two fairies were launched way off the target and hit the cave's walls dying instantly. But one fairy went exactly toward the middle of the group.

Anne couldn't even see it when a dagger pierced her chest along with a fairy with broken bones and limbs.

Anne's heart was pierced and she died instantly.

Then the fairy started laughing madly despite its broken bones. It died right after while laughing.

"AAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!" Ren screamed in rage, he lost two of the friends he swore to protect. But even then, he couldn't lose his composure.

"MARK!!! Get Vicky and run away!"

"No! I'm not leaving you here!"

"You don't have a choice!! DO IT, NOW!!" Ren stared at him with force, Mark felt the pressure and seriousness from his words.

But Mark wouldn't be able to escape on his own. The moment he hugged Vicky, Ren rushed to their side and picked them up. Using all his strength, he launched the two in the direction of the tunnel.

"AAAAAAH!!!" He screamed as his muscles broke from using too much strength.

Mark crashed against the ground and rolled on the dirt but he managed to land without injuries.

He swiftly stood up and ran to the tunnel while carrying Vicky. He reached the entrance of the tunnel and saw some fairies already running toward them.

Mark hesitated, he wanted to fight and die together with his friend, not run like a coward.

But when he looked at Vicky, he realized he still had a debt to pay, he still had something he needed to stay alive to do, something he had been running from like a coward for years now

Casting one last glance at Ren, he turned away and went into the tunnel.

Ren, who was fighting for his life in the middle of hundreds of fairies released a bitter smile.

'At least two could escape this time... Haah~ I want a beer...'