danmachi : the journey of a hero ( volume 17 fancfic )

Adventurers (3)

On floor 66 , viteaux and his followers were looking down on the room that the chimera was in.

Viteaux : " tsk that minautor gave up , such a disappointment ,Len hows the preparations for our guests ? "

Len :" it is as you wanted master, our monsters will push them here , they ll be here soon without a doubt ,we already cleared the path for them"

Viteaux ;" hahaha , the stage is ready now for you Aria ,come . Soon you ll be the final piece to destroy orario and send those gods back to heaven"

kin :" Master , don't you think its weird ?"

Viteaux :" whats weird?"

Kin:" those two , deep down here without any back up ,that half spirit might be strong ,but last time she came she was with the whole loki familia , I think this might be a trap to lure us out "

Viteaux was in deep thoughts " hmmmm, true. Knowing those adventurers , they wont do things recklessly like this , Len send more scouts to check the upper floors if there are any other adventurers , and be careful so they don't notice you"

Len :" yes , master "

Viteaux :" we might have to change our plan, but this is a big opportunity to get that spirit's blood , take our forces and clear the area , I don't want them to feel suspicious here"

Kin bowed and left :" yes master"

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Its been two days since bell and Aiz started exploring the unknown floors , they kept fighting in darkness all the way from the 61 floor to the 63.  Now, They were resting in one of the caves along the side roads of the floor , they closed the entrance of the cave with a big rock .

Both Aiz and bell were in miserable shape , injured from the bats claws , exhausted from running , and their supplies are already running out.

Sweat accumulated on bell's forehead as he tried to steady his breaths .however despite that they enjoyed the company of each other.

Aiz looked at him then held his hand

Aiz:" calm down , here , drink this"

She gave him a potion to restore his mana then a little water. Few minutes later , bell started recovering a little

Bell :" thank you , what about you?"

Aiz:" am alright , I am not exhausted like you"

Bell :" how much left to reach the next floor ?"

Aiz grabbed the map thye had and spread it on the floor

Aiz:" we are currently here , and the exit is here "

Bell noticed something weird on the map , just after entering the 64 floor there is a symbol on the side

Bell :" whats this ?"

Aiz :" a safe zone maybe? that symbol is vague , but I remember I ve seen it somewhere before"

Bell :" do you want to check it out ?"

Aiz looked back at bell , trying to assess his condition. They were in need to a long resting before reaching the other floors . the map indicates that there is a forest from floor 65 to 66 . there , they probably can get more supplies  , however , right now they need to get out of here without attracting the monsters who kept following them for the last two days.

Aiz :" Bell "

Bell :" Aiz ?"

Aiz hesitated a little looking at his injuries from their  journey  , she wanted to stop and go back , or wait for their pursuers to reach them , maybe if she explained the situation to ottarl he will agree to help them. Yet the look on his eyes when he fought by her side , his fierce determination. She couldn't help but swallow her thoughts , Bell wont recover like this.

Aiz :" nothing , its just you fought really well back then "

Bell :" thank you , but am still lacking" bell got closer to her and held hand , feeling the warmth from each other hands made them relax a little as they kept looking at the entrance of the cave.

Aiz :" will we train again ? when we get back to the surface"

Bell smile made Aiz avert her gaze in shy , ( why did I say that? )

Bell :" yes , we will train a lot!"

 that hope in his voice ,the hope of getting out of this hellish place that kept pushing them to the limits. Right now when negative feelings started eating them ,that hope was the thing they needed to keep pushing forward , otherwise bell wont recover , he wont be able to be an adventurer anymore ,and all their dreams and promises will go in vain

Aiz :" alright " and she smiled again. ( i will wait until then)