A Lifes Journey

16. A Lifes Journey - Chapter 16

We were already inside of the final cell on the 2nd floor by the time Jake finished his explanation.

"Think we might want to back track a bit aye? Something not smelling that good here." I guess he didn't really notice.

"I see, so you guys didn't notice it. You're right Jake, something is off here, I've been paying close attention to the terrain ever since we fought the mutant, somebody else is in this dungeon with us.

I also believe they use mice to track us somehow, probably some type of Seal.

There's a small chance they will try and fight us here, from my observation their trap is set up wherever the scouting group managed to get to, my assumption is they didn't want to risk taking on bigger challenges in the dungeon and there's probably also terrain advantage." Another thought I didn't want to say out loud was, there's someone close by who's waiting for a good moment to attack.

"I'll also add, it seems they only have vision on us." Jake looked at me suspiciously as I just winked at him and took a step back to assume my position.

Hopefully he catches on to my plan.

"Right then, 'veryone, up your guard from here on out, we're moving towards the 3rd floor, Lifes is responsible for our backs.

Us three keep the same formation as before." The party leader sent me a wink back and started walking down the stairs.

As soon as we entered the 3rd floor, a rumble was felt, a mouse was running towards one of the stone tables that were scattered around the room.

A soft grunt came from behind us. A woman in a gray cloak put both palms on the walls of the entrance we just passed through while activating her Seal.

It looked as if she's trying not to fall down.

I already predicted this situation though, I threw one of my knives at the girl and dove into a black puddle of darkness nearby. She managed to avoid the knife at the cost of taking her hands off the walls.

Appearing behind her, I hit the knife's blade with my Sy coated palm, trying to control the power so it doesn't hit the ceiling. It's a variation of the move I used against the teacher knight, that's how it should be used.

I spun on the spot and sent a heel kick to her head. My sudden appearance did surprise her but this girl's reflexes were good.

The cloaked bandit swiftly dodged with a slight lean backwards and snapped back with a punch to my face. I took a page out of the bald teacher's book and used her momentum to make her fall to the ground while regaining my balance as I caught the arm trying to punch me with one hand, locking her hand behind her back, under my knee as I caught the knife on its way down with the other hand.

It was all over in a matter of seconds, I had her arm locked behind her back as I kneeled on her shoulder blades and held my knife to her throat.

My hand was shaking and I was neaouses, this thing needs to end quickly!
I closed my eyes and let muscle memory take over.

"W-wai, hold on plea-" it was too much for me to watch another person's horrified face as my knife sliced their throat.

The symbols of 'רעידה' in Yirmish, which apparently meant 'Tremor' flashed inside my mind.

The ground underneath me shook for a second and my balance was disturbed, I fell on my ass and heaved once again.

Wait, what about the others? Looking back George's shoulder was pierced through with a big spike made out of some stoney material, that of which now encircled all of us like a big wall.