Hidden Chamber Battle

"See, I told you the entrance would be somewhere here." Shadow turned around and told everyone with a huge grin on his face.

"Alright, alright, yes you were correct, you want a medal or something?" Reign told him with an annoyed look on his face.

"Well actually-" Shadow started talking but got pushed aside by Tank. "Come on, let's enter already."

"Tch, alright, let's go, after you big fella" Shadow gestured at the passage with his hand and smiled at Tank who shook his head in annoyance. Putting his shield in front he entered and saw a staircase that lead down.

"I guess down there is where the hidden room is located." He said while slowly going down. When he and the others arrived at the bottom of the stairs they saw a big wooden gate, pushing it carefully, Tank entered first with his shield in front.

Ding!

{Secret Chamber found, dungeon rewards increased.}

The sight that welcomed them was a surprising one. The basement was far larger than they thought it would be, it stretched across the whole building and beyond, being about 1000 square meters large, with a ceiling of about 4.5 meters high.

Numerous mana crystals were piled inside, forming small hills everywhere, gold coins were also in a big numbers together with many weapons and broken armors. At the very center, however, they could see a hobgoblin, one larger than any hobgoblin they had fought before.

< Lvl9 Elite Berserk Hobgoblin Captain >

Strength : 32

Agility : 2?

Endurance : ?

Vitality : ?

Willpower : ?

Spirit : ?

Description: A rare variant of a goblins evolution, a hobgoblin captain is one that is a leader, has strong fighting capabilities and a brain that works better than an average goblin's these monsters can be a big annoyance to fight.

Further Details: Amongst numerous captains, there is a chance of an Elite captain being found, these are much more intelligent and far stronger than normal. Furthermore, in extremely rare cases the captain can be made berserk, this can happen during battle and their power will go over the roof, the drawback being their mind weakens, however, a small amount of them may never go back from the state, becoming even more powerful and bloodthirsty.

"So my chieftain was right, a group of rats really did come down here." The captain turned to them and said with a big smile on his face. "That's nice, I was really getting bored standing here."

Standing 2 meters tall, the hobgoblin was packed with muscles, his body covered in many scars as he only wore a leather skirt to cover his legs. In each hand, he held a short battle-axe, both of which were already chipped after prolonged use.

"So little rats, will you keep me company?" The giant hobgoblin smiled deeply and licked his lips while slowly approaching his enemies, there was no hesitation in his steps, no fear in his eyes, he was the strongest soldier under the chieftain and had fought over a hundred battles, losing none.

Looking at the approaching captain everyone got tense and battle-ready, they could see it, the aura of death and bloodlust that shrouded him, each step he took seemed to shake the earth itself, that was the power the enemy in front of them possessed.

"What the hell, this guy isn't even the final boss, and yet his so strong." Shadow gulped nervously, excluding the tiger and ogre, this opponent truly was the strongest they have ever faced, none came close to him, simply thinking about the fact that the next opponent is an even stronger monster made everyone incredibly anxious.

"Since you won't move then I will make the first move rats, I am the axe of the chieftain, Torkyal, remember my name, as it is the last one you will ever hear." The captain Torkyal says, being surprisingly eloquent considering he was in permanent berserk state. Bending his knees he jumps at them, putting his axes behind his head he slashes down with all his might.

"Haaa!" Tank got in front of everyone and readied his shield. The pressure he felt from Torkyal was incredible, even before the axes arrived, he felt as if a hand was suffocating him.

Bam!

The 2 axes hit the shield, making Tank slide back 4 meters, his hands shaking from the power of the hit. The shield he so loved bent where it got hit, it was bad, Torkyals strength was even more tyrannical than they thought.

Swish

Beast launched an arrow while Reign and Wolf attacked, charging from either side of their enemy. Shadow staid in the shadows which were plentiful in number here, waiting for a chance to attack Torkyal.

"Hahahahaahaha, yes, come, come to me, all of you!" Torkyal laughed maniacally, brandishing his axes he deflected the arrow and swiftly blocked the attacks from Reign and Wolf. "Not bad, you brats have some power there, hahahahahaha!" Laughing again his eyes widen as his huge muscles swell again, drawing back his arms a bit he finally pushed back, making both of them slide back.

"Damn it, I know his strength stat is high, but this is just absurd!" Reign cursed as he looked ahead, pushing back Tank in such a fashion, deflecting Beast's arrow and then finally pushing both him and Wolf back, he thought only the final boss would have such power.

"There's no other way, Reign, Tank, don't hold back, let's see if he can block all three of us!" Wolf shouted as flames suddenly formed along his blade. The now recovered Tank nodded and started charging towards Torkyal. Lightning danced on Reigns's blade as he ran too.

Swish Swish

A charged arrow and two beautiful daggers arrived from the right and left respectively, passing by them and arriving at Torkyal's side. Again, he used his axes to deflect them but staggered a bit when he did so with the arrow, compared to the previous one, this one was half-charged, being far faster and stronger than before.

Bull Charge

Tank attacks first, and the huge red bull again forms around him.

"Hahahaha good, good, you guys don't disappoint!" Torkyal shouted in delight and spun around while shouting. "Bloody Swipe!"

Both of his axes shone with an ominous red light, leaving a trail of blood in the air before colliding with the bull and Tank.

Bam

Tank widened his eyes in disbelief as his charge was stopped, the only thing he managed to do was make Torkyal take two steps back, his face still smiling with delight, even though his hands were now slightly shaking from the blow.

Flame Slash

Lightning Stab

Reign and Wolf's attacks came right after, the eerie green light of the fire shone from the right side while a bright blue light shone from the left. Both of them were in the air, going straight at Torkyal.

"Rise of Blood!" Torkyal shouted as he bent down and crossed his hands, his muscles bulging even more. Even the blood flowing in his body could be seen through his veins which looked like they would explode any second. With a shout, he swung at his sides, bringing two pillars of blood with his axes.

(As this was a bit harder to explain, just imagine the scene when Whitebeard arrived at Marineford and used his tremor fruit for the first time, it's pretty much the same posture and move)

The blood collides with the lightning and fire, being almost equally matched to them, but failing to completely block them as the two swords pass through it and hit the axes, making Torkyal give his all to stop them from reaching his head.

Tank didn't miss the opportunity as he swung his mace, hitting him from the side, cracking one or two of his ribs in the process. Losing balance and strength for a second, he failed to hold off the swords from reaching him, trying to dodge he fell backward, but earned two big cuts on his chest. Blood gushed from them as he stood with his head bent down.

"Ha, ha, ha, hahahahaha!" From a silent laugh, he suddenly started laughing with all of his might as he looked straight at them, there was no emotion in his eyes except excitement, the wounds didn't matter, his getting overpowered didn't matter, all that Torkyal lived for was to fight, everything else was secondary, even his chieftain's orders.

"Great, hahahahahaha, you guys might even kill, hahahahahaha, how exciting, come, give me more!" Torkyal shouted happily and charged at them.

Swish

Another arrow was released, this time however he didn't even take notice of it as it hit his shoulder, he simply continued with his charge.

Swish Swish

Shadow's two daggers arrived as well, being aimed at his head, this time he swung his right axe to block them, even though he didn't care for wounds, he wasn't simply going to allow his enemies to kill him before he had his fun.

"Got you!" Shadow exclaimed as he clasped his hands.

"Shadow Blades!"

Description: Using the power of the shadows the user can conjure up to four blades forged from the shadows of his weapons, the blades can be released at any time and will disappear after hitting their target, by leveling up the skill the user can conjure more blades.

From the shades of the two daggers, four more daggers suddenly showed up. Passing below his axe they hit Torkyal in the chest and abdomen, dispersing right after and leaving four stab wounds. Torkyal winced in pain but put his left axe up in an effort to block another attack

Slice

His forearm, shoulder, and a small part of his neck start bleeding when a trail of lightning was left, behind him Reign attacked again, fully clad in lightning.

"What?!" The speed of his opponent astonished Torkyal as he was barely able to follow Reign's movement, turning around he tried blocking the attack but only got a big cut on his left side, going deep and showing a part of his ribs.

Groaning in pain, he tried to attack but only spat out blood as his back got cut by Wolf's flaming sword, the fire burning around the wound and making it worse.

An arrow flew over, daggers were thrown, Tank's mace dropped down in fury, all of these attacks make their way to him, his current state didn't allow him to block any of them, suddenly the strong and scary elite was turned into a punching bag to them, mere seconds away from death.

"You bastards, die!!" Torkyal eyes went bloodshot as he shouted in anger. "Blood Nova!"

A force was sent from the inside of Torkyal's body, materializing as a bloody sphere around him, with a shout the sphere exploded and threw the three attackers back.

Reign and Wolf held their stomachs as they slowly stood up, the final attack from Torkyal managed to inflict some damage to them, Tank, on the other hand, thanks to his superb defense and body managed to only get some light, superficial injuries.

Torkyal was still standing, his axes were on the ground as he didn't have enough strength to hold them anymore, his whole body was riddled with wounds and was bloody from head to toe. Turning his head with difficulty he speaks. "Well done… rats… that was a superb fight."

Finishing his sentence he coughed up blood and struggled to talk again.

"D-do me a favor, finish me off will you, you lightning bastard." He looks straight at Reign as he tells him with a smile on his face. "I've fought enough, time to rest now."

Reign came in front of him and nodded, even though he was their enemy and a monster, he still earned all of their respect with his strength and fighting style, not backing down for even a moment.

Rising his sword up Reign swings it sideways and decapitates him, ending the battle.