Escape

*Bam! Bam! Bam!*

... Something is banging on the door.

I signal to them to stay quiet, and they understood it. We just standing still, waiting for the next thing to happen.

..... *Bam!*

We flinched, that sounds was louder than earlier. The door then started bulging, like it's being pushed by an insane strength.

"Cast Fire Arrow..."

"H- h- how?"

"Just yell it out or something!"

*BOOM*

The door seemingly exploded after being met with a monstrous strength. A large hobgoblin then entered with it's head down to squeeze it through the door that seems tiny in comparison.

We all frozen in shock, unable to think the next move.

"Fi- FIRE ARROW!!!"

A loud yell from Kathy startled us.

A large arrow shaped fire then appear in front of her. It then shoot out at an insane speed and hit the hobgoblin in the chest, to which makes it fall to the floor seconds later.

"RAGGHH!"

It let out a loud cry that literally shakes my body.

"Fu*k! Flicker!"

Terry, who was beside me, disappeared and then reappeared at the other half end of the lecture hall. Though he fall after landing, he stand back up just as quick.

"COME AND GET ME!!"

[ «Taunt» ]

After Terry yelled, all the smaller goblins started to get more aggressive and rush towards him like a tsunami.

At the same time, another hobgoblin entered the room, slightly smaller then the first one. It didn't pay any attention on Terry's Taunt and only focuses on us.

"Kathy! Cast it again!" I yelled to Kathy, but she's kneeling down.

"What happened?!"

"My- my head got dizzy"

Snaps! Only one use?!

"Paralyzes!!" Rebecca yelled from the top of her lung.

A bolt of lightning then shoot out and hit a small goblin. The bolt then exploded, giving AoE like wave to the surrounding goblins. Most of the goblin, including the hob, is now standing still unable to move.

"NOW! Took it down!"

WHO?!

"AARRGH!!!"

RUSSELL?!

He charges towards the hob rather quickly and somehow able to tackled it to the wall. A skill?! Doesn't matter! You got it Russell!

He's about to lift it up but the hob is now able to move. Russell freed the hob after feeling the hob movement's recovered. He took a step back, creating a distance between them, but the hob quickly covered the distance made in mere seconds, charging Russell like a crazed bull.

[ «Paralyzes» ]

Rebecca casted another spell, this time it hit the hobgoblin square, but it looks like Russell catches a strays from the spell AoE.

It's a game of who recoverd first from the effect, and unfortunately, the hob wins and started swinging. Russell recoverd moments before getting hit and quickly dodge the attack.

The hob must be angry since the swing was too strong it almost knock itself off balance. Russell takes this opportunity and swiftly hugging it from behind. The hob tried to free itself but Russell's already lifted the damn thing off the ground.

With a loud cry, Russell suplexed the hob.

All of us, including the goblins, is shocked, staring Russell with disbelief. He stands up and then

[ «Battle Cry» ]

"WAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!"

The scream is so loud it nearly shakes the whole room. All the small goblins then runs away, leaving their leader laying on the ground.

"Huff... Huff... That did it"

"It... Sure did"

The hob is moving again... Obviously, it won't be taken out with a suplex.

"RUN!" I yelled to them.

We get out of the lecture hall and runs the opposite way of the goblins earlier.

"Where are we going?!"

"The elevator!"

"Why?!"

"I don't know!"

"WHAT?!"

I really don't know, this place is basically raided and probably swarming with goblins, there's nowhere safe from the beginning.

Are we...dea-

"Kathy just fall!!"

"What?!"

What happened?! I looked back and Kathy is just laying there. Doesn't looked like she just fall, she's unconscious, but why?! Why now?!

I'm the closest to her, i should- Argh!!

An arrow just hit me on my shoulder! Down the hall, a group of goblin archer is aiming at us!

... Fu*k.. Fu*k!!

I had to leave her, as the arrows is raining down on us. I have no choice, I promise. It's true, I have no choice, please forgive me.

As I'm running away, Rebecca and Terry is already inside the elevator holding it's door from closing. Where's Russell? Is he somewhe-

"Russell is dead! Stop looking for him and get in!!"

What... How? Oh...

That's how...

The hallway on the left, Russell's body is kneeling down... With a large hole on his upper body. Standing a few meters from his body is a goblin with a staff in hand.

Forget it... Rush for the elevator, Kaiden. You don't want to die here.

***

Indside the elevator is me, Rebecca and Terry. We manage to stay alive, for now. But I'm truly scared of the ground floor.

Each seconds is leading towards our seemingly inevitable death.

Still, I'm alive, with an arrow in my shoulder.

"Shop, Item"

[ Shop ] [ 30 GC ]

★ Item ★

( 3 Bandages - 1 GC )

( Drinking Water - 1 GC )

( 6 Bread - 1 GC )

( Honey - 2 GC )

( Antidote - 5 GC )

( Elixir - 5 GC )

[ Elixir - 5 GC ]

[ Use to recover from Fatigue, treat minor wound and ease the felling of thirst and hunger ]

I should do my best to stay alive.

"Did you guys have any gold leftover? If you do purchase some Elixir."

"I'm out" said Terry, still trembling a bit.

"I could only purchase one" Rebecca said with a shacky voice.

This is bad, all of us is still shacky. Can we get passed the other goblin in this state...

I bought 2 Elixir and give one to Terry.

"Let's reduce our fatigue before we reach the ground floor."

"Y- yea, sure"

The bottle is pretty small, it could fit inside my palm. After drinking it, I could feel it taking action immediately. Minus the arrow and how the elixir taste, my body feels better.

[ Status: Kaiden ]

[ Fatigue: 49 ]

Will this do? It should be, otherwise...

"Oh god..."

It's here, the ground floor. All if us stood up, ready to book it the moment we see the outside.

Should I get a Skill for this? I'm thinking Sprint or Flicker would be nice. I only know how Flicker work tho...

"Purchase Skill, Flicker"

[ Notice: Purchase successful ]

[ You have used 20 gold coin to purchased the skill "Flicker". You can use "Flicker" from now on. ]

"You can do that?"

"Wild guess, there's always a shortcut to make things easier"

*Ting*

The door opened agonizingly slow, but at last, it fully open. What met us, is gore and death. Lots of blood and body parts along the hallway. But we ignores it and run for our life.

As we are running, more body and blood appear, showing the goblins handy work on our college.

Nearing the exit, my fear is confirmed. Two goblins guarding the exit with a spear in hand, while the door, which is made of glass, shattered.

"Damn!"

Terry used Flicker and exited the building, surprising the goblins.

"Come here!" [ «Taunt» ]

He agro the goblins into facing him. What should I do, if we went pass them, we could easily be attacked, but thanks to Terry, they aren't paying attention to us.

"Rebecca! Run towards the right side of the exit!"

"Ok!"

I slowly took aim on the goblin to the right, if this hit, i could send it flying!

[ «Flicker» ]

Using Flicker, I somehow managed to land a kick on the goblin and it got knocked back several meters.

Rebecca manage pass safely since the other goblin is shocked.

"Kkrr.. KARGGH"

[ «Flicker» ]

I catches up with the group before the goblin could attack.

I'm starting to feel dizzy...

[ Warning ]

[ Fatigue have passed 80. You physical capabilities is now halves. ]

[ If it reaches 100, you will fall unconscious! ]

Fu*k! So that's what happen to...

Nevermind... I'm cooked. There's more goblin chasing us from behind and if my vision is correct there's more goblin guarding the campus exit gate...

This is as far I can go... I should buy them some-

*HOOOOORN*

A horn sound? That sounds is coming from the gate, and the goblins guarding it is looking at something from the outside.