Chapter 3: Escaping
Chapter 3: Escaping
Author: Dark_Crown98
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Ding! Ding!
A loud bell rang echoed the Slave area. Awaking many slaves, they all walked out there tent.
"Wake up, You damn slaves! It is time, get your pickaxes and start your god damn works!" announced a soldier. While, Slaves immediately began picking there pickaxes. They all walked barefooted, soon swarming the mining area.
Tik! Tik!
They began mining stones. While, Blade also took one of the pickaxes in near the mining area.
"Hup..!" He began, mining the stone. Blade crushed the stone with his pickaxe.
"Hup..!"
"Hoo..!"
Like this. Three hours passed by.
Blade was sweating all over. His hand completely numb, he breathed heavily.
'I'm too weak. Ha..! This body is too fragile.' Blade thought, stopping his pickaxe. He placed it down. While, he began stretching his arms and neck.
Again, picking up his pickaxe. He once again began mining. Surprising a few miners, that were mining nearby him.
Soon… Few more hours passed by...
Ding! Ding!
"Rest time! Drink, Eat, Piss or Shit, do whatever you want. You only have fifteen minutes to do it all!"
Hearing the announcement. All Slaves in speed of leopard placed down there pickaxe, dashing away. They all were already used with this treatment. So, they were prepared to rush toward the toilet the second they heard the bell.
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Gulp!
Gulp!
Blade gulping down water down his throat from the pot. He quenched his thirst.
"Hello, friend." When a few miners approached him to hit a conversation.
Blade ignoring them. He walked away, toward the food section.
Getting near the food distributer, to get his lunch. He got three hard and one soft bread in a plate.
Chomp!
Chomp!
Blade began chewing his bread. He devoured each and every bits of the bread. While, many looked at him with fright.
Hard bread were named hard because they were hard. Everytime they chewed a piece of Hard bread, their jaw and teeth hurt alot. So, most of the time. They stored their hard bread, to eat it with broth late at night.
But, to their surprise. Blade was eating the bread like it was a cupcake.
'My jaw hurts. But, It is fine.' Blade thought, chewing the bread. He was very hungry.
Ding!
Ding!
When, the bell soon rang.
"Rest time is over! You have one minute to return to your position."
"Ahh! I arrived too late. Why does my stomach have to turn bad now." A miner dropped to his knees. He had just returned from rest room.
"Bad luck, man. Let's go now. I could have given you one, If I had one." when his friends consoled him, hiding his bread under his clothes.
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Tik!
"Hup..!" Alard smashed his pickaxe against the rock. When suddenly the entire cave rumbled.
Rumble!
Rumble!
"Wha.. What is happening? Report, Captain!" a soldier shouted.
"Rumble!
The cave once more time rumbled violently.
"Ahh! What is happening?!"
"Kyaa! Sir! Sir! What is happening here?"
"Aahhhhh!" when a man shouted in fright. He saw a long brown worm-like creature. It was 1m tall, it's mouth splitted into four ways. There were many tiny spiky small teeth all round it's mouth. The creature had ten small yellow eyes, five on each side.
"A Earthworm! Ring the alarm! Ring the alarm!" A soldier shouted. Immediately after, the announcer rang the bell.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
Ringing the bell four times. It immediately alerted every soldier in the mining cave.
"Danger bell?"
"Quick! Move move! Ready your weapon!"
"The alarm was from Cave Area 5. Head toward Area 5!"
"Is the Captain informed?!"
Many soldiers marched toward Area 5. The entire mining cave had undergone a huge turmoil.
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Whooosh!
Gulp!
Earthworm opened its hedious mouth, gulping down a slave through its throat in one go.
"Krrriiiii!" Earthworm screeched, it's screech echoing the entire area. Earthworm crawled it's way through the cave.
"Stop the Earthworm! Soldiers, ready your weapon!" Dave commanded. He was alittle higher in the position than other normal soldiers. So, he had the authority over them.
"Soldiers, Draw your sword out."
Srik!
"Yes, Sir!" the soldiers quickly unsheathed their sword.
"Krriiiii!" Earthworm screeched. It's slimy bodily fluid, floating in the air. They shoot toward soldiers infront like bullets.
Swooosh!
Stab! Pierce!
Bam!
"Kughh!"
"Argh!" The slimy bullet, pierced through the flesh of soldiers in the frontline. There all bodies immediately getting wrapped by the slime, their bodies were crushed by the slime.
Their blood gets absorbed by the slime. It returned to Earthworm.
"Th.. That! Alert! Alert! It is a Mother Earthworm. If her slime absorbs our blood, she will get bigger. Increasing her power! We don't want it." Dave shouted, altering his soldiers.
Fwoooosh!
They released their sword aura. Everyones released sword aura were green. While Dave released the sword aura in blue.
Sword aura was a unique energy. That everyone in the world could posses with enough effort and practice. Unlike, becoming Conquerors, that only a selected bunch could become one.
"Attack!"
With that one word. Entire twenty-six soldiers lunged at Earthworm.
Whoosh!
Earthworm swung its tail, smacking many soldiers away.
Swish! Slash!
Dave swiftly got near the Earthworm. He slashed his sword, which was wrapped with his sword aura. He sliced through the slimy body of Earthworm, cutting down its flesh.
"Krriiii!" Earthworm grunted in pain. Her cutted flesh soon recovering back.
"Damn it! She can recover herself too."
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While, this all was happening.
Blade was sneakily running away.
"Huff..! Huff..! Where is the exit?" Blade exclaimed, gasping heavily. He observed his path.
Rumble!
The cave rumbled.
'Again? What was that hedious creature? This world is more dangerous than I could have imagined.' Blade exclaimed inwardly, he sprinted toward the higher ground.
This cave was a underground cave. So, the exit for this cave must be on higher ground.
But because of all the rumblings and guards running here and there. He was confused and lost, because the cave had turned darker than it usually was. He couldn't see much clearly.
Step! Step!
"Ha..! Hurry. Captain has ordered us to head to Area 5!" a few soldiers rushed. While, Blade hid behind a boulder near him.
'Ha.. Ha..' Blade breathing in and out. He confirmed the area was clear.
Step! Step!
He rushed forward. He kept running, hiding behind boulders whenever he saw soldiers.
'That creature from behind must be astrong one. More and more soldiers are being called inside the cave.' Blade thought, carrying on an emotionless face. He sprinted toward the exit.
Step!
Swoosh!
Blade immediately darted toward a boulder. When, another pair of soldiers rushed inside the cave.
Rumble!
Rumble!
The cave violently rumbled, dust falling from top of the Cave.
'I have to hurry up.' Blade thought. He once again sprinting forward.
Fwoooosh!
Boooom!
Blade felt a sharp sword aimed at him. He dodging the sword, the attack sliced the boulder behind him into two.
"Well well. If it isn't that pest, saved by that bastard Dave." a familiar voice sounded. Blade looking up.
He saw Alrim. Who was grinning like he had won a lottery.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be Head Guard of Area 5?" Blade asked. He was soaked in his own sweat. He had just now escaped death, that sharp cut from Alrim sword was dangerous.
"You damn bastard! It was all because of you! Captain favoured that bastard Dave, so when Dave reported me to Captain and asked him to demote me. I was demoted to a door guard." Alrim shouted, completely enraged. He draws his sword. He lost his position position because of this slave infront of him. How could he not be angry.
Fwoooosh!
His body radiating a blue aura. His iron sword wrapped with thick blue energy. He swinged his sword.
"Haa..!" Alrim attacked Blade.
Slash!
Booom!
Blade ducking the sword strike, he lowered his body.
"Die!" Alrim roared. He smacked Blade's back with his hilt. Blade smashing down on the ground.
"Urgh!" Blade grunted in pain. When he grabbed Alrim leg, pulling it with all his strength.
"Ha…!" Blade successfully pulled his leg. Alrim stumbling in the ground.
"Huff..! Huff!" Blade stood up, he grabbed his stomach. While, soon running away. He hid near a boulder.
"Ha.. Ha.." Blade tried holding his breathing. When he heard, Alarm foot echoing.
"Damn it! Where is that son of a bitch. I will kill him." Alrim cursed. He observed his area, soon going back. He tried searching for Blade in different areas.
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Kaboooom!
"Twin Art: Light Stab!" Dave pierced through Earthworm slimy bullets.
"Dave, We are here to help you!" when a group of forty soldiers arrived. The leader of the group was a middle-aged man with a bald head and huge beard.
"Oh great, Captain. You have arrived right in time." Dave said, he leaped forward. Cutting the extra tentacles sprouting from the Earthworm body. He used his sword aura to enhance his sword.
Swish!
Swish!
"Kriii!" Mother Earthworm screeched in pain.
"Haaa..!" Dave slashed Earthworm torso. When Captain jumped. He smashed the Earthworm with his fist.
Pow!
Bam!
"Kriii!" Earthworm roared. She was pushed a few inches far from that punch.
"Captain. It seems like this Earthworm is injured. We can kill it." Dave said. Earthworm sprout more tentacles from its body.
Swooosh!
Booom!
"Mighty Smash!"
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'Finally, That is the entrance!' Blade exclaimed happily. When two guards immediately blocked his way.
"What… A slave?"
"Catch him!" both soldiers shouted. They radiating green aura.
'They both are 1st tier. I can do this.' outrun them. Blade thought, when both of them attacked him.
Swish!
Blade ducked the first Slash, kicking the soldier in his waist. Soldier tumbled to ground
Slash!
The next soldier attacked. Blade roughly dodged the attack, the sharpness of blade slightly missing his head.
Pow!
Blade punched the wrist of the Soldier. Then, with a swift movement. He tried tackling down the Soldier. But, his weak fragile body betrayed him. He was already exhausted by the fight with Alrim.
"Hehehe." Soldier laughed, seeing Blade trying to tackle him down.
Grab!
He grabbed Blade neck, lifting him up. Blade hung in the air, he used his fragile hand to struggle open himself from the grip.
While, at the same time he swinged his legs.
"Haha, If I catch you my promotion will be sure." Soldier laughed, thinking of getting a promotion.
When Blade leg kicked his chest.
Bam!
"Ooof!" Soldier was caught off-guard, loosening his grip. Blade opened free.
"Cough cough!" Blade gasped for air. While he immediately shifted outside the cave.
'Ha..! Ha..! Finally, Finally I escaped.' Blade exclaimed, his emotionless face turning into surprised. He saw a enormous dark forest infront of him.
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A/N: This is my first serious OG work. So, I hope you will like it.
Starting of the story maybe alittle rough. but, It will improve with the time.
Thank you.