Chapter 7 - Vermintide (3)

A loud bang resounded from the east. A tunnel opens up and out of it three huge muscular rats appear. As tall as a truck, these rats stared at Tezariah viciously. Yuria looked at the monstrosities with amazement and fear. She gulped down the fear and started to think of what on how to survive, looking around for anything to be used as weapon. Looking at the thick hide of the beasts, Yuria immediately felt like her handgun was useless. This was the first time she felt unsafe against anyone even with a gun.

"What are those!?" Yuria grasped her strength to ask. Hoping the kids could tell her any answer as they were the ones from this place.

Unexpectedly, Tezariah answered. "Rat Ogres, and what's worse, these Rat Ogres have been infused with a Pureblood Ogre." Yuria looked at Tezariah weirdly. Her woman sense could tell he wasn't lying but for such a thing to exist... Why hasn't anyone discovered it?

Seemingly like reading her mind Tezariah explained. "Rat Ogres are ferocious, bloodthirsty and difficult to kill. Their Ogre bloodlines increase their tenacity, combined with a mindless bloodthirst, these things will charge at anything even when long an arm or two. These things will kill anything and everything in its sight especially if no one is controlling it. Do you think anyone from this world could survive such a beast without losing a limb or two? Unless you burst out their brains, remove all their limbs or utterly decimate them that nothing remains, there's no way these things will silently fall."

Yuria looked at the beasts, then at Tezariah. She wondered why does he know so much about these monsters. Her thinking was interrupted by a ferocious roar and the rats charging.

[Battle: Tezariah and Yuria versus 3 Rat Ogres ]

Tezariah sneered. He decided to play around just in case, a "controller" was around. Snapping his finger, he immediately casting [Blood Weapon] giving Yuria a crimson blade. Yuria astonishingly looked as the blade formed in her hand. Next Tezariah casted [Lesser Ward] and [Life-Saver] at her just in case. As one of the Rat Ogres was close, raising its arms ready to smash them into pulp, Tezariah teleported further back. On the other hand Yuria dodged to the right slashing at one of the foot of the first Rat Ogre. Although the blade didn't slash through, the blade entered a third, stopping at the bone.

This seemed to infuriate it as it swiped its arms at Yuria. She immediately changed the angle charging forward which cut another side. Yuria dodged to the left this time avoiding the other two Rat Ogres. At the same time she cut off the tail of the first Rat Ogre. At the same time she felt the ground become hot. Seemingly understanding something, she immediately ran as fast as she could. After a few seconds, fire blazing sprung from the ground. Tezariah's [Fire Spring] bursted out burning the Rat Ogre's.

Howling roars filled the cavern as two of the Rat Ogre's died. The last Rat Ogre struggled to stand when Yuria cut it's head off. She looked back at Tezariah when she saw him create an huge ice spear that immediately travelled forward. It pierced the headless Rat Ogre that managed to stand up even without a head pinning it to the wall. Yuria gulped as she had been closer to death this time due to her carelessness. Luckily, Tezariah knew that these beast had a tendency to move without a head for a few seconds.

Tezariah immediately approached the shaken Yuria and casted [Encourage] to ease her nervousness. He looked at the three kids. The female kid seemed to look surprised at the both of them. On the other hand, the blond kid was thinking of something. Lastly the silver haired kid stared at him hungrily, seemingly wanting to eat him.

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Tezariah instinctively felt something and send a wave of mana towards the tunnel. Alarmed, Tezariah immediately dragged Yuria and ran towards the relic. The kids did not stop him, instead they followed him. Tezariah didn't mind as he felt no hostility from them. Atop the pedestal where the relic is, Tezariah started to chant. A few seconds later, a rumbling started to come from the tunnel. A throng of giant rants and Rat Ogres came out and charged towards them. Another few seconds before the beast beset on them. Tezariah immediately casted [Teleport]. They appeared at the garden in Yuria's home. He felt drained and for the first time coming into this world, he fainted.

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Meanwhile coming from the shadows of the tunnel, a small figure with a whip looked at the altar. It was unknown what he was thinking. Immediately slammed his whip and every creature immediately returned to the tunnel. Everything returned to normal with the tunnel, seemingly to disappear.