While Robert and Kevin were trying to open the door, Selena was leaning against the wall and biting her lip in pain. Lenus was also staring at the bottom of the stairs with wide eyes.
As far as he remembers, they had been stuck in many predicaments; From being imprisoned in the goblin prison of Sizou Mountain to being trapped by the ogres of Mugan Forest. However, none of them had confused him like this. Ever since he left the tunnel, he felt different; It was as if he was walking on a predetermined path, as if fate was pulling his strings, as if he had become a chess piece that moved according to someone else's will.
While he was still struggling in the sea of his thoughts, Kevin's voice woke him up from behind him.
"What are you doing Lenus? Why are you standing?! come help Let them come now!"
Lenus turned to look at Kevin and Robert who were struggling to open the door but couldn't even budge it. He went to them with a little hesitation. From his appearance, it was clear that he was now forced to enter a place where he had the duty of keeping others away from it. As Robert pulled the left ivory and Kevin the right ivory, Lenus stepped forward and pulled the ivory handles towards him with both hands.
Although no one expected it, but the door that Robert and Kevin failed to open, Lenus opened with only one movement. Lenus, along with Kevin and Robert, who were surprised by his extraordinary and sudden strength, could now see inside; A dark and silent corridor was revealed to them as the door opened.
Robert, who was staring at the corridor in front of him like the others, said: "Lenus, we are alone, but you have found a great force, son." If we get out of this predicament alive, you have to tell me later how you did such a thing!"
"This is not the time for these words. Lenus, help us move Selena!"
With Kevin's command, Lenus took Selena by the shoulder, Kevin himself helped Selena from the other side, and Robert opened the door more to make the way easier; Then all three crossed the threshold of the door.
Meanwhile, the sound of footsteps and the roar of angry orcs was getting closer and closer every moment. While they were relieved that the castle was impenetrable, each of them ran frantically and somewhat panicked towards the open door.
As the party passed through the door and gradually disappeared into its darkness, the orcs could see the luminous ball of Lenus moving further and further away. At the same time, Robert and Lenus were trying to close the door and prevent the orcs from entering.
When the door was closed, a terrible sound arose from it; A sound similar to the welcome of predatory monsters. Hearing the sound of the door, the late-arriving orcs stood silently in front of the door and kept a distance of 2 meters from the door, none of them dared to look at the door.
The faces that were contorted with anger not long ago were now devoid of any emotion; Not anger, not regret, not happiness, not excitement, but fear...
***
In the middle of the absolute darkness, a green glow shone with intensity and weakness. The air was cold and heavy, and the breath was trapped in the chest.
Four shadows could be seen around that green glow.
Selena's hands were shaking and drops of sweat were running down her forehead, her appearance was confused and she was performing healing magic on her leg wound while sitting on the stone floor.
Lenus, who was a little worried about Selena's situation, asked Kevin, whose eyes were obviously worried: "Didn't Selena's wound heal last time? Why is he bleeding again?"
"Chronic wound," said Robert, standing guard at the last ring of the party.
"What?"
After sighing, Kevin opened his mouth, "So you got it too, Robert. "Selena has a chronic wound, her wounds are hard to heal even with healing magic."
Robert whispered so that everyone could understand, "I'm sorry, I went on an internship 3 months ago, hehe!"
Lenus looked at Selena with more concern now.
"When did this happen? "You were in a good mood during the cleaning of Ballerno."
Selena, as if she was using the remnants of her breath, removed her eyes from her wound, looked kindly at Lenus and said with a trembling smile: "I don't know exactly... but I'm sure it was after the Sizo incident. Don't worry, it will be fine."
"It's going to be fine, it's going to be fine!" Kevin shouted aggressively. Why do you act like nothing happened? Do you know what would happen if you saw a more severe wound? Do I need to say that none of us know healing magic or not?"
"Hey! Calm down, Kevin, now that I'm fine... this wound will heal in a few minutes, I applied the ointment that Aisa gave me... Is it possible that the sister of the best healer in the Gargil area could die so easily?"
After seeing the severity of Selena's injury, Lenus took courage and said, "No, it's not possible for the healer's sister Aisa to happen to her with a wound." Then he smiled to make the atmosphere better.
By the time the conversation was over, and after that, all three party boys were cautiously following their surroundings. Although nothing could be seen in that ink-like darkness, all of them, having powerful and sharp senses, recognized the slightest movement in this silent environment.
"It's not like that, it's like I have to work on my phone's instant output," Lenus looked down at his hand and said plaintively.
Hearing Lenus' words, Robert came closer to him and put a hand on his shoulder. Since he had lost his hat, the emotions on his face could be seen better.
"Yeah. If you do it better, you can keep the rays on for a longer time."
"Hmm? Oh! Robert. That's right... Honestly, I'm sorry that I'm not strong enough to hold such a simple magic for a long time."
Robert put down his sledgehammer and, putting his arm around his neck, sat down cordially next to Lenus.
"No no! I didn't mean that. You are reaching the rank of Damask, which is a great achievement for a mage; Especially since you didn't study in an academy or something like that. However, this is also a weakness."
Contrary to popular tradition, Lenus did not study magic professionally. He had never taken a formal course in magic and had no valid degree; Therefore, he was not familiar with the subtleties of magic and sorcery. However, according to the law that was formulated and implemented several years ago, he could register as a wizard in the association without any qualifications or experience.
"Yeah... If my mother wasn't sick, I wouldn't have to work and I would be studying in one of the academies safely, maybe my witchcraft situation would be better than it is now. " Damask rank is also because our teamwork is good and we perform the missions perfectly."
Robert sighed and spat at Lenus: "Stop being so humble!" You killed the most monsters among us, and that's what made your rank rise, what does it have to do with teamwork?!"
"Your mistake is right here. I did not complete the missions alone. When we act as a group, you and Kevin form the front line and slow down the monsters' attack, Selena in turn heals our wounds and fatigue and plays the role of protector. It is me that direct attack is not done and I can easily target and destroy the monsters.
"... you are right. However, if we didn't have a mage like you, the monsters would put us under a lot of pressure. At all, the presence of a witch will repel some monsters automatically."
Lenus wanted to continue their conversation, but with the completion of the healing process and Selena getting up, he gave up and decided to mingle with Robert later.
Kevin grabbed Selena's arm and helped her stand up. Then, when the magic light was no longer healing, Kevin made a torch using the fabric from Selena's rag that he had previously put the robes in, and a piece of wood that Lenus created with his magic, whose flame was created by Lenus.
When they were all ready to move on, Kevin moved in front of everyone, placing Selena closest to him. Robert was moving to the sides and in front with his senses surrounded, and Lenus was watching behind. Then they started walking and continued down the stairs.