56 The Nereids Of Njord V : Nereids (1/2)

In the aftermath of our boss battle, we were all exhausted, and everyone was pretty much pissed at me. They had all wanted to go the easy route, of course I had to choose the hard way, citing the need for us to actually take on the dungeon the right way rather than relying on those shady guides that could mess things up for us....or maybe that's just my self righteousness talking.

I went through this dungeon in the hopes that I could clear it, and get awarded skill combining gems. And mayhem have enough Exp to raise my level by ten or so, and also get the treasures that were sure to be hidden somewhere here. So far we've found nothing, and based on bright this area is rapidly become, we might be at the end of the dungeon.

Dinah walked around with her tablet, observing the ship ad parts of it surface rippled like the surface of a serene pool. The nanites of the ship were at work repairing the previous damage it received from our fight against the shaman and the wraith. I knew things were a little tense right now, because everyone here believed that we could have avoided going into that fight if I had just hired a guide rather than jump right into the problem in front of us like some sort of child.

And to be honest if I was in their shoes, I would be mad at me too. Being a leader is new to me, and maybe next time I should be a little more considerate about the choices I make. Whatever path we have to take in the future, I have to make sure it's worth it for everyone else other than me, the loss we might have had if none of us were as strong as we needed to be, would not have outweighed the gain, especially not when I was the one who was going to get said gains.

I reaffirmed my decision and looked forwards as the ship went through an archway, entering was looked like a large cavernwith an island right in the middle. Up above there was an opening that met sunlight in, making me realize that this was not just a simple cavern, but rather the inside of a dead volcano.Around the shores of the island, precious and valuable crystals seemed to be growing out of the ground like plants, and even though there was an abundance of vegetation and trees, the crystals seem to be the only eye catching thing around.

There was a simple house build in the middle of the island, but I think it would be better to call it a warehouse. Or a barn that's built to look more like a house. It was in shambles with most of it's walls and roof caved in and rubble, but other parts of it seems to be intact.

I heard disturbances from the island and saw more Nereids on it, however this bunch looked nothing like the dungeon Nereids that we've fought so far, rather they looked conscious as they walked around the island, picking fruits from the trees, and squeezing water out of a bunch of weeds growing close to the canal water. But suddenly something shot out of the water, it was one of the dungeon Nereid, and he took a big bite out of the calf of the normal Nereid walking around the shoals of the little island.

He screamed, but his voice was drowned out by the screams of other Nereids as they too were attacked by the dungeon Nereids. There was panic all over the island as most of the normal Nereids took their heels and ran deep into the small forest that had grown around the island, a fright on their heels the dungeonNereids followed with prejudice and bloodlust etched on their face. I turned to Qitar and shouted at her.

”What are you waiting for, take those abominations down. Darke prepared to weigh anchor, Raven Song!You, me and Jack would go down to that island to find out what's going on and help out where we can. Qitar and the rest would remain on the ship to cover our six and protect our ship. Let's go!”

Qitar raised her bionic arm, and just ad she did so, the ships weapons system came online, and her turrets started spitting out master fire in prejudice and anger as Raven Song, Jack and I jumped off the ship and onto the island, unleashing as much hell as we possibly could on the dungeon Nereids.

The Nereids coming out of the water and attacking the others were a dull shade of blue, while the real Nereids were bright and clear and had silver glowing tattoos allover their bodies. The dungeon Nereids weren't as strong as expected, though there was quite a few of them, dispatching them wad quite easy.

I offered support from the rear with my arrows as Raven song and Jack completely bulldozed their way through a simply endless swarm of enemies. But the assault didn't last long as the dungeon Nereids turned around after a few minutes of dying at our hands. It didn't make much sense about why there was two different types of Nereids but there was always an explanation and maybe a quest also attached to it.

We made our way off the beach and into the forest, moving forward almost twenty meters before we came to a glade. The Nereids were huddle together with what looked like harpoons for weapons, and around the glade there were structures that looked like huts, but on a closer look, I realized they were tanks, fish tanks but more sophisticated in the fact that they grew Nereids in there.