Several cultists assembled themselves in front of the party. Having dashed through the hallways to intercept them, "The shout came from over here. Hurry, we may have intruders!"
One had said to another as they ran over. "Man I'm just the intern. Why do I have to deal with it!' Another complained while they ran over, a group of seven.
They were comprised of lackeys and mooks, the least capable of handling any competent intruder.
But the group figured, they could just overwhelm whoever came with numbers. Unless they happened to be a party of adventurers..
They all stood with the similar dark and mysterious robes on themselves, facing Lin Hao's party. Lin Hao observed that none of them stood out, one of them awkwardly began to speak up in the midst of things.
"S-S-state your business! O-Or you will face the wrath of Huln!!! Ooooh!!!!" The cultist waved his hands dramatically, as if he were telling a ghost story instead of trying to be intimidating.
The other cultists looked at him, "Hey what the hell man. You're making us look like fools!" Another slapped him on the back of the head.
"Yeah what the hell man. You're embarrassing us!" The cultists then began to argue in front of Lin Hao's party, debating with each other what it means to behave like a proper Cultist of Huln.
Richie folded his hands, watching what was in front of them. "So what do you think we should-"
A loud shot rang out to everyone's ears. A watery infused crossbow bolt flying through the air. It landed directly in the chest of a cultist.
"Hey whats the meaning of th-"
BOOM!
[Temper] is activating...
Fu Mei held her crossbow outward, having just fired a shot. "What are you guys waiting for. Just... Kill them!"
Her body began to develop an aura around itself. A mystical blue one that shimmered across parts of her body, she quickly began to load another bolt into the crossbow's firing mechanism while Lin Hao and Richie took action.
Lin Hao found himself shocked by Fu Mei's sudden change of personality, "Wow. I didn't think she had it in her."
He then rushed forward to the Cultists in front of him, preparing to strike with his glaive. Just before the strike, he activated his new theoretical skill.
[You are learning a new skill!]
Lin Hao's glaive was enveloped in a Volcanic magma glow all over the blade of the Glaive.
It shined with an ethereal magma coating, as he swung it in a wide sweep at the Cultists. The heavy hot blade collided with a few of them, searing them through their clothes and inflicting alot of damage.
[Volcanic Enhancement]
[Rank]:0
[Description]
"Imbues the weapon you are currently carrying with a volcanic empowerment. Allowing it to sear and burn your enemies upon contact."
Multiple of the cultists stumbled back from the sudden attack by Lin Hao, attempting to regain control of the situation.
"What are you waiting for, attack them!" One shouted, but most of them had burst into a panic already.
Seeing their comrade explode in a matter of seconds was not very reassuring to their morale.
A few of them had attempted to leap back to gain distance. However they were interrupted, as multiple coins shot out amongst them.
Several of them had holes in their body manifest from coins shooting out from Richie's hands. "Gah!" One cried out as a hole in his chest formed from a golden quarter.
The cultists were easily and swiftly being dealt with by Lin Hao's party.
The pressure from Lin Hao's attacks, the constant firing from Richie and Fu Mei began to make short work of them. Lin Hao raised his glaive to cleave one apart, the man desperately fleeing from him. "Wait! Please!"
His glaive came crashing down upon the man's head, severing his entire body in half and burning him from the inside out.
His body parts splayed themselves all over the fortress. Lin Hao instinctively winced at the sudden display of gore. Sure, he was getting used to fighting now.
But it didn't make dealing with the sudden messes, blood and explosions he was now seeing. Multiple of the cultists were now dead, and only three of them were left standing.
"Y-YOU! How dare you attack us! You know not of who you are messing wit-"
His head was quickly blown off by a crossbow bolt from Fu Mei, the fighting died down quickly as the last of the cultists was finished off by Richie.