To the dark

Kael was given a chance to prove his worth. It was time to exterminate them all. Kael was joyous to the fact that he was given a chance like this. He was standing at the entrance of the Hentana cave. He was thoroughly equipped with potions and weapons. He has his sword, daggers, as well as his chains. He was carrying a health potion, stamina potion, poison potion, sense-hindering potion, speed potion, defense potion, and strength potion.

He entered the cave stronger than before. With his stats gone up by one, it was like he leveled up. He was confident in his techniques to fight the enemies head-on. He entered the cave and the atmosphere has changed to cold and humid. The glowing stones were left in the cave to serve as a light to the darkness. Kael was walking in the cave and saw kobolds. They were the miner kobolds that were not fighters. They were ten in number. They immediately ran towards him and Kael was calm. It was within his anticipation. They have their pickaxe that served as their weapon.

Kael relaxed then he draws his sword. They attacked with a fierceness that was like an untamed beast. Kael slashed the first enemy that approached him. He evaded the pickaxe where they used to attack him. Kael was in a hurry so he slashed them furiously.

Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!

He attacked them with his sword.

Pisht!

The blood gushed out from their body. They were killed instantly. Kael removed their cores. He proceeded to the second level. This time, he slashed them even they didn't know his presence yet. He sneaked and slashed their necks, making them decapitated. He proceeded with caution not to alarm his enemies. He switched to his dagger to make his sneaking attack more effective. He was used to this kind of setup in the past. He was an expert when in terms of sneak attacks when he was still a spy.

He sneaked and saw three kobolds that were patrolling. They were equipped with swords. One was their leader and it was commanding and scolding his underlings. Kael throws a stone in the opposite direction.

Takatak!

The stone's sound echoed in the cave. He observed the right timing for his attack. The right timing was very crucial for the sneak attack. He saw that the leader commanded his underlings to check the source of the sound. Kael bit his lips in excitement to sneak attack. The underling who checks the source of the sound was stabbed by Kael to the neck. Not even making a sound.

Kael went to the other direction to sneak attack the other underling. He sneaked without making a sound. He dashed where the light was and hides in dark places. The underling looks in his direction and the leader was in the opposite direction. He throws a stone in the opposite direction.

Tackatak!

The kobolds were perplexed and they hurried to where the sound was coming from. Like the steps, they were making a sound and it was a perfect timing where Kael was waiting for. He dashed without a sound. He draws his other curved dagger.

Shing!

He stabbed both of them at their napes. Both of them collapsed to the ground without even whining.

Kael proceeded with caution. It was only a short time before they will know that their comrades were killed. Kael then struck while the iron was still hot. He needs to act fast if he wants to infiltrate their cave.

Kael dragged their bodies and hides it. He left their bodies in the darkness. The smell of blood was smelled by their brethren. It caused an alarm to them then they howled in the cave.

Awwooo!

Their shout was heard by Kael. His sweat trickled down his face then drops to the floor. He was struck with excitement. Hearing them panicking to look at him will only make his hunt for them go smoother. He hides in the dark and poured his sense-hindering potion into his head and body. Making them not smell him was also making them blind to his whereabouts.

"It's party time!", he said in his mind.

He sneaked in the darkness and dashed in the light. He saw five kobolds that were approaching. He hides at the right time as they passed him. He hid in the dark concave places of the cave and was not seen. They patrolled by packs and have a leader.

Kael attacked a pack of a kobold. There were five of them and he attacked the one on the back. He jumped at him and stabbed the neck. Kael flipped towards the others and stabbed their necks. He successfully killed three of them.

The two of them looked at their backs and saw that their brethren were killed. Kael swiftly moved at their backs and stabbed their necks.

Kael continued his slaughter one after another pack. His enemies became his experience. He killed the ones that patrolled the second floor.