One week before the double S rank raid, and the days are getting busier, "Can I get this too?" Astasia's eyes sparkled when she grabbed a bucket of ice cream. Currently, Astasia and Kai were grocery shopping.
Raiding the SS dungeon might consume a lot of time, so Kai decided to buy her food to feed herself and gave her an allowance, like a little girl.
"Get whatever you want. It's your food," he sighs. His only purpose of coming along was to make sure she wouldn't buy the whole store. After all, her common sense is kind of.... Odd.
Despite being the leader in the frontline, Kai seemed to have a lot of time, or did he?
After grocery shopping, they drove back home to put things inside the fridge. Although it's a suite, it felt as if it was a five star apartment, "Do you even know how to cook?" He ask, while putting away meat in the freezer, "Are you doubting me? I'm a woman too. Of course I'd know how to cook."
"Hah. That's a surprise. I didn't think someone with your personality would know,"
"Hey! That's an insult! Take that back!"
The two of them spent the rest of the evening together.
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At the day of the raid, a huge group of S rank and A rank hunters had gathered together in a large auditorium. Rudolf stood in front of all hunters and gave them a recap of the initial plan. Although he is old, he was still able to fight. After the recap of the battle, each group were sent to Hawaii through helicopters.
"I'm a little nervous," Harry, part of Kai's group, spoke. He tried to settle his emotions by voicing it out but it didn't seem to help due to the intensity everyone is producing, "Come on! Stop looking so serious. I'm getting nervous here," Harry continued babbling. Eventually, Nathan, another member of the frontlines, kept him entertained.
"We're here. Get off," Kai stated with his usual cold expression, "What? We haven't even landed yet," a recently appointed A ranker say. The others simply chuckled at him before everyone eventually jumped off causing his eyes to widen, "WHAT?! WE'RE SUPPOSED TO JUMP THIS?!" There was no one around other than the pilot but he felt the need to scream seeing as he was the last one on board.
Eventually, everyone successfully landed in front of the SS-rank gate. Although, they didn't expect the gate to be the size of a building. It was terrifyingly huge, "W-what's with the size..." a newbie seemed terrified by its size. Not just him, but others as well, even some S ranks.
"Listen up everyone, we don't know what's inside this gate. Remember the plan and prepare yourself for what may come. Don't expect anyone to help you. Now, let's go!!" Rudolf said before charging inside the dungeon first.
When everyone came inside, it wasn't like any other dungeons. In fact, this was a completely different place. Although the terrain was unexpected, it wasn't as if the plan was sabotaged. In fact, they proceeded with Plan B and continued moving forward separately, "You guys should know what to do. Don't expect anyone to help you," Kai told his team members as they moved forward together.
They didn't encounter a monster right away, but after traveling half a mile, their first encounter was a golem. In most cases for C rank dungeons, golems are considered as bosses. Of course, to S ranks they are nothing but the fact that it started off as golems meant that the level of the monsters will gradually increase. It made everyone think what kind of boss they'll face at the end.
After encountering multiple monsters, an unexpected being appeared before them. A woman with plump lips, hairs replaced with snakes, and green eyes that seem to attract the attention of men, "It seems like we got here first. The others are not around yet," Harry spoke with a hint of anxiety. He was able to sense her immense mana to the point where his legs trembled.
"Oh? It seems like there's a familiar scent I'm sensing among you. Who could it be?" Medusa licked her lips and charged at them. She was quite large in size, especially with her snake body, and when snakes travel in a straight line, they are extremely fast, "AGGHH!! HELP!!!" An A rank woman screamed as she was being choked by Medusa to death. It was a horrific scene when her neck was crushed by the tail of Medusa.
"Stand back. I'll take care of this damn snake," Kai said calmly as if he was confident in beating a monstrous woman like her. Terrified, everyone followed his commands and stood by the sidelines, "You... It's you! You have her scent! Don't tell me that bitch is here," Medusa yelled in anger. The scent of the woman who defeated her so many times irritated her to the core of her body.
She immediately changed her fighting style and began attacking using her tail. Since it was hard to catch him, she tried every other methods but his strength was unbelievable. He was as strong as Astasia that defeated her, "Why am I losing to you again..?" Medusa sobbed in defeat before her head was completely cut off, forcing her body to turn into stone.
"Again? What is she talking about? Who do I smell like?" Kai wondered to himself before beginning to walk back, but things didn't end there yet.
Medusa was not the final boss.