Dungeon Raider System

Chapter 110 : Knock knock

It took Medusa a couple hours to finish her makeshift tier 3 battery, but she was really proud of the result. It didn't look anything near to a tier 3 battery, but the readings were almost perfect. In the meantime, Uriel and Luna kept themselves busy trying to set up a trap that would alert them the second something tried to get in, and they also hung Sam from a wall so his shadow would be minimal.

If the black dog truly was capable of merging with the shadows like Nika was, it would have trouble coming out of a shadow that small.

"Poor Sam, he looks like a caterpillar." Medusa giggled and poked at him with her finger. Sam wiggled, but couldn't do much else.

"Is it really necessary to keep him gagged though?" Uriel asked.

"No." Luna replied dryly, though she didn't move to remove the gag either.

While they were stronger and better prepared than they have ever been, keeping a cool head was of the utmost importance when setting up a trap and Sam's constant whimpering and whining was getting on their nerves.

When the sun finally set, Medusa handed over the makeshift tier 3 battery to Uriel and he placed the clay figurine on the ground. It would take just the flick of a switch and the clay figurine would receive all the energy stored inside in just a few seconds.

The group remained expectant, making the most of their sharp senses. Uriel was leaning on the wall while staring at Sam, while the girls watched over the entrance, but time passed and nothing happened. It was completely dark outside and they could hear the occasional noises caused by cryptids in the distance, but there was no sign of the Black dog.

It was just when Uriel was already nodding his head in drowsiness that something happened.

"Hmhmm! hmmm! mmm!!!" Sam's muffled voice called for Uriel's attention. He was contorting on his position as if he was covered in ants, but there was no threat on sight.

Not just that, they were now facing an invisible entity rank threat.

The next to be sent flying by the powerful cryptid was Uriel, who attempted to block its way with his own body and now the only body able member of the party was Medusa.

Enraged more than scared, she activated her trait and jumped forward with a high kick. The cryptid didn't even bother blocking it, yet Medusa was far from done and she unleashed a chain of martial art movements that would put the old arcade fighting games to shame.

She didn't know the effects her hits were causing, she didn't need to know as her movements were ingrained into her body by years of constant training and practice. High kick, elbow strike, uppercut, a short jump then a knee hit to the nuzzle. The black dog writhed in pain as his face became bloodied.

Although the cryptid remained invisible, thanks to the blood stains Medusa was now able to somewhat see its visage and focused all of her attacks in the places where the cryptid was hurt.

*Awoooo*

The sound of its howl echoed within the four walls putting a strain on Medusa's ears and making her lose her focus just enough for the vicious black dog to land a bite on her forearm. Noticing the streak of blood running down from Medusa's elbow and seeing her floating mid air after being lifted by the invisible cryptid, Uriel felt completely powerless.

What use was possessing an enhanced regeneration if he lacked the power to defeat his enemies. This thought and many others crossed his adrenaline saturated brain, this gave him enough clarity to realize that shooting would be pointless, but that not everything was lost.

He stood up, then knelt down just like an athlete, just like that time he made a vlog entry with Medusa's help. He could feel the cold floor with his fingertips, the steam coming out of his mouth, the sweat trickling down his forehead, and then he lunged forward.

[System notice] Dash skill activated: The user will consume flux to increase movement speed.