12 Dungeon Rescue (1/2)
”It's you!” Nick said, surprise written all over his face.
Arnold glanced at Nick, ”Is he the one you were talking about?”
Nick nodded and glared at Kei. He still held a grudge about the incident that happened back at the tavern.
Rayfield appraised the newcomer, ”Who are you?”
Kei changed his pose while flipping his hair, ”To protect the world from monster infestation!”
He spun around, took another cool pose, and pointed at the ceiling.
”To unite all people in the Eastern Federation.”
He winked at the adventurers and the monster army which annoyed the hell out of them, ”To denounce the evils of handsomeness and love.”
He paused for a bit and blew them a flying kiss.
”To extend my reach to the Goddesses above.” Kei said, posing one more time.
Arnold wasn't able to take it any longer and roared, ”Enough you bastard! What will you do if we get copyright issues?!”
”You idiot! What will you do if the readers think of this as a fanfic?!” Rayfield said, anxiously.
Kei raised his chin and walked arrogantly towards the adventurers. He paid them no heed and stood at the front lines. He looked at the Bakunawa and snorted in disdain.
”You're just an overgrown snake with wings,” Kei said. ”Do you really think you're scary?”
The boss of the 20th floor screeched at him. The Bakunawa had enough of this farce and commanded the monster army to attack. The dungeon monsters shouted their war cries and charged forward.
”Water that flows unabated, let your power unleash upon the hated,” Tifa said, opening her palm facing the monster army.
Milfa imitated her gesture, ”Let the torrential waves roar in fervor, let them know the meaning of true terror!”
The two of them shouted in unison, [Maelstorm!]
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[Maelstrom]
– Engulfs a large area in a violent torrent of water that drags all units to the center and inflicts stun, stagger, disorient, silence and extinguishes all fire. Deals damage per second. Lasts 30 seconds.
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Kei turned his back at the struggling monster army behind him and faced the adventurers. He gave them an arrogant smile and made another irritating pose.
”What are you all waiting for?” Kei asked. ”RUN!”
Kei didn't wait for their reply and immediately ran towards the passageway leading to the second floor of the dungeon. The adventurers gawked for a few seconds and immediately ran after him.
”Fck! Oi! Wait for us!”
”Damn! To think I was moved by how cool he was a minute ago!”
”Shameless! Acting like a hero and leaving us behind!”
”Don't let me catch you!”
The adventurers cursed Kei, but they didn't stop running. They were prepared to die just a few minutes ago, but now they were using their remaining strength to escape. The monster army behind them was stranded because of the Maelstorm and some of them perished due to the power of the spell.
”Tifa, Milfa are you ready?”