144 Giant Ra (1/2)

Unlike its first impression of a rusty old lift, the way down didn't shake that much and didn't even produce much noise.

Suddenly, a strange smell lingered on the lift. Edward slightly raised his arms and sniffed his shirt. Afterwards, he sighed in relief and looked around.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Angelica's cheeks blushed beet red. She felt uncomfortable all of a sudden as she squirmed about on her place. No one talked as the lift brought them.

No one really payed attention earlier but the ceiling of the cavern was filled with luminous crystals. The crystals grew like a flower and shone with a lighter shade of blue. The lights they gave off enough radiance to light up the whole cavern.

”So beautiful,” Sheila admired the crystals while holding the lift's gate. She was the last to board the lift which placed her on the front. Her eyes roamed about and she felt so tiny after realizing the size of the cavern.

The lift rattled a bit, which caused her to move her face forward. She got a glimpsed of the ground and to her surprise, saw a flowing river. She then heard strange sounds below.

After looking around, she finally found where the sound was coming from. Dozens of frenzied large rats were running around.

Every thing about those rats could be considered normal, except for some physical changes and their size. Their height is about 1-2 feet tall, has claws and a long tail. Two sharp buckteeths protrude from their mouths.

”Guys, I think we're in trouble.” Sheila said

With no questions asked, Jun step forward and pushed Sheila to the side.

They were still atleast 20m in the air and considering the speed of the lift, they would reach the floor within a few seconds. Jun observed the creatures below and noticed that the large rats were only moving randomly as if confused or agitated.

The reason for the large acting like this was because they weren't used to the mechanical sound the lift was making. Furthermore, they could feel the vibration the lift was making while it was going down.

Jun opened the gate even though they haven't reached the ground. Angelica, who was lectured sternly by her father about safety, grabbed his hand.

”Are you crazy? That's dangerous! What if we accidentally fall down?!”

Jun looked at her in confusion.

Then smiled.

Angelica thought Jun was acting weird when all of a sudden he jumped off the lift.

There was only a 15m distance between the lift and the ground. With his strengthened body, Jun didn't even feel the force rebound. He arrogantly strode forward without wielding a weapon assuming that these rats that barely reached his knees were the same ones as the above.

When Jun landed squarely on the floor, it caused a loud sound that echoed further in to the cavern. He looked ahead and couldn't even see the ends of it. He followed the path and finally met with the enlarge rats.

The first rat that jumped on him was slapped away and hit the walls of the cavern. It bounced back and fell to the ground before dissipating.

When the rodents saw one of their kins died in front of them, their eyes turned red as if frenzied. They quickly pounced on Jun in pairs while screeching loudly. Jun deflected most of the rodents that attacked in front, which sent them flying. Unlike the first rat, the succeding rats didn't die with his backhand slap and managed to get back up in a much berserk state.

When things turned awry, Jun quickly pulled out his bonehammer from his dimensional storage and swung it around. He prioritized a low-swing since most of the rodents near him were the ones who lived after his backhand slap and were nibbling on his legs.

After swinging a couple of times, his backup arrived and they cleared the surrounding area.

”You panicked right?” said Edward with a smirk.

”I didn't. Why would I?” replied Jun as he led the way.

They walked along side the river and was only separated by preventive railings that reached up to their waists. The water was clear and one could see everything underneath it. No fishes though, just small stones with varying colors.

Angelica came forward and stood beside Jun with her hands behind her back. She glanced at him for a few times before finally gaining the courage to say something.