*Screech*Screech*
A group of Giant Ants were moving around the the 5th floor of the dungeon.
*Screech*Screech*
They were following the scent of blood in the air and making their way towards their soon to be target.
*Screech*Screech*
They let out screeches of joy as they see the body of a dead dwarf lying on the floor.
*Tap*...*Tap*.... *Tap*
Suddenly the sound of rhythmic footsteps rang's out as they look at the figure of a 13-year-old-boy approaching them with calm footsteps and his head hung low.
*Screech*Screech*
The ants let out angry sounds as they jump at him.
*Swish*Swish*Swish*
*Scre---???*
The ants screech in confusion as a thin line starts forming from their head to their lower body and then....
*Woosh*Woosh*woosh*
*clank*clank*
Their bodies disappear in wisps of smoke as tiny crystals fall down.
*Tap*...*Tap*.... *Tap*
The figure keeps making his way forward without even sparing a single glance at the crystals lying on the ground.
*Screech*Screech*
More and more ants charge at him but with every swing of his broken sword a crystal will fall on the ground.
*Screech*
A ant finally managed to get past his defense and bites at his right shoulder.
*Bite*
*Stab*
*??*
The ant looks in confusion as a sword pierces its body.
*Woosh*
Even until it's death the ant kept wondering why it's bite didn't even manage to flinch the person.
"A minor injury....."
William mutters in a calm voice as he looks at his bleeding shoulder.
*Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Tap*
*Screech*Screech*
*Swish*Swish*
The scene keep repeating itself as more and more ants keep dying and William's body also starts receiving more and more injury's.
But one thing to note was that none of these injuries were fatal.
*Screech*
Every time William was about to get hurt he would shift his body slightly and avoid the fatal blow while only accumulating minor injuries.
It was like he deliberately wanted to hurt his body.
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*Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Tap*
After walking for a while I come across the entrance of a cave.
*Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Tap*
I see the heroic back of a girl in her early twentieth standing in front of the cave's entrance..
*Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Tap*
There is no place in her body that isn't hurt and even blood has stopped coming out of her wounds.
*Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Tap*
But still she tightly held the sword in her hand while guarding the entrance as if afraid to let the thing's inside come out.
*Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Stop*
*Pat*
I put my hand on her shoulder as I bring my face close to her ear and whisper in a calm voice.
"It's okay you can leave the rest to me now"
Her body loses strength and starts falling as soon as I say those words.
I move forward and catch her falling body and gently lay it down on the dungeon floor.
*Grip*
I pick up her fallen sword from the ground.
*Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Tap*
And enter the cave that she has been guarding as a sight to behold enters my eyes.
*Screech*Screech*Screech*Screech*
Giant ants covered my vision as far as my eye's can see.
Even as I look at the hundreds of ants occupying the floor what comes to my mind isn't fear or fright but an extreme sense of calmness.
Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Tap*
"-----------"
All of the ants stop moving as the sound of my steady footsteps rang's out.
Tap*.....*Tap*.... *Tap*
"-----------"
They turn their heads and look at my figure slowly making my way towards them.
and then,
*Screech*Screech*Screech*Screech*Screech*
The massive hordes of ants madly start rushing towards me.
*Grip*Grip*
I tighten my grip on my right hand which is holding leaders long sword and on my left hand holding onto my broken iron sword unafraid of the danger in front of me.
*Thud*Thud*Thud*
A sharp glint passes through my eyes as I look straight ahead and open my mouth to say
"Come...."
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--[P.O.V changed to Misha Flirt]--
I still remember the day on which I met William.
I was surprised to see such a young man trying to become an adventurer and wanted to stop him thinking that he didn't knew of the dangers that comes with becoming an adventurer.
But as I looked at his mature behaviour I thought that maybe he won't have any problem going through the first floor.
But I was wrong,
He committed a beginner's mistake and ended up with a body full of injuries and a face covered with tears and snot.
After that I got really angry with him and ended up scolding him with no end.
I made sure to make him learn about all of the basic precautions and even personally prepared a small book with the basic layout of the first two floors of the dungeon written in it.
Perhaps it was because of his age but I didn't wanted him to die in the dungeon and helped him more than what guild member is supposed to.
And it was a success.
Although he wasn't completely unharmed but it was still a lot more better than before.
After that he got better and better so much so that I even though that he might be a veteran adventurer faking as a newbie.
His diligence to learn more about the dungeon is something which hardly any of the adventurer's have these days.
And so he managed to reach the 5th floor within just half a year.
I was surprised by his fast rate of progress but he still falls short when comparing him to monsters like Ais Wallenstein then again she belongs to the second best familia for a reason.
And today just like any other day I wait for his return from the dungeon.
"Hey what happened to him..."
"Look he's carrying someone with.those types of injuries"
"Should we help him...."
"SShhh stay out of it it's none of our business"
I look at the crowed of people surrounding the dungeon entrance in confusion.
"MISHA quick follow me"
Just when I was feeling a little uneasy Eina San comes running through the guild door and calls out to me.
"What happened Enia San??"
I ask the huffing Eina as I have a bad premonition.
"It's that kid some-something happened to him"
I immediately understand who Eina San was talking about when I heard her mention 'that kid'.
'William.....'
I run towards the crowd gathered in front of the dungeons entrance.
"Excuse me"
I push through the group of adventurers while saying that.
"HEY watch where your going"
"I'm sorry"
"tsk be careful next time"
I apologize to the adventurer and once again push through the crowd as I see a familiar figure standing in the middle of the crowd.
"WILLIAM"
I shout out as I run towards the bloodied William carrying two people on his back.
"William WHAT happened???"
I ask with a confusion as I look at his eyes.
*freeze*
I feel my entire body freeze as I look at those crystal clear eyes.
"Miss advisor...."
A small but clear voice makes me regain my senses.
"Please help her she's still alive"
He passes me a person and ask me to save her but I really just wanted to tell him this right now.
'LOOK AT YOURSELF BEFORE THINKING ABOUT OTHER'S YOU IDIOT'
But I couldn't say that as I looked as his unmoving eyes staring at me with expectations.
*Huuuuh*haaah*
"Alright you can leave her to me"
I take a deep breath and let it out as I tell him in a determined tone.
"Thank you..."
"william WILLIAM--- SOMEONE quick help me carry him"
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