Space Technique - Extra Gravity Force!
Lou Ben was drenched in sweat as he focused on squeezing the head of the large undead that was making its way toward him.
"I can only buy time!"
The large undead didn't have any other thought than to eliminate those who entered its habitat, it was as simple as a wild animal when it caught someone invading its territory.
"Gruh!"
Lou Ben squeezed the sides of the head of the undead hoping that this will end the current struggle.
Nine torches remained, nine breaths of focus left for Lou Ben.
The large undead wasn't going to let him succeed, he tried pulling an unseen force off his head.
But how could he affect gravity with pure might?
Eight torches remained.
"Eight… only eight…"
The undead continued their struggle at pulling the technique with force.
Lou Ben was facing backlash and spit out a mouthful of blood.
He lifted himself before falling and kept his hands aimed at the head of the large undead.
"Six…"
As if the large undead monster heard Lou Ben in his struggle, it decided to not only thrash at the unseen force that was squeezing its head but also stomp towards Lou Ben.
When Lou Ben split up from the party he was only able to make it four steps away from the monster.
It took three steps towards Lou Ben and while it stomped forward, it also gave up on breaking the force squeezing him.
Instead it decided to squeeze its head on its own!
This caused extra pressure for Lou Ben and made the technique he was maintaining to loosen.
"Two more…"
Lou Ben was only able to whisper those words to himself as his vision got dark and his knees wobbled.
"This is… where hero… me…"
Ten seconds are up. The technique Lou Ben was maintaining released the large monster.
Lou Ben collapsed to the floor and held his drenched head up to see the large undead.
The monster took one last step.
The room lit up as that heavy foot stomped the floor.
A large force pulled the undead towards the middle of the room and swallowed the undead figure.
Lou Ben and the party were saved.
He looked at the torches and saw that not a single one was lit up, he lifted his heavy head in the middle of the room to see what happened.
Where the monster was taken, a small pill was floating.
Lou Ben used his last bit of strength to push himself off the floor and hold this pill.
It was round with lumps, gray with brown craters, every breath it seemed to lose life and disappear.
"Is this a timed consumable?"
He held it up and watched the palm sized pill slowly fade into nothing.
"This room was set up for the winner to eat it. I have already made it this far by riding the trend, let's see just how far it takes me!"
Lou Ben smirked and threw the pill into his mouth.
The taste was awful, rancid, when he tried chewing it ooze squirted and stopped him from moving his teeth.
He couldn't even afford to spit it out at this point, it was far too late.
"I really hope I made the right move."
Lou Ben was banking on the fact that this was the reward for completing the floor boss, he hoped that this labyrinth was a dungeon, and even more so, Lou Ben wagered this pill would make him that much more formidable!
It was now or never in the eyes of Lou Ben.
The sticky and rancid pill inside Lou Ben's mouth changed shape!
It was crunchy and thick like eating a mouthful of bones.
*Crunch
It turned to dust and made Lou Ben lose his breath as if he was being choked.
A few seconds later it turned into liquid and flowed down the throat of Lou Ben.
The taste was like a murky and dirty pond water.
The feeling was completely opposite; it breathed vitality and warmth inside his body!
He regained his stamina and energy.
This gave him the chance to look around.
Kai Yang was sprawled on the floor unconscious, Su Sheng was laid on the floor in a puddle of sweat.
Lou Ben swallowed his saliva: "Looks like we barely survived."
He looked towards the door behind Su Sheng as it opened and turned his head towards the opposite end where an entrance emerged.
"Looks like my thoughts were right. This is the path towards the second floor."
Lou Ben gambled and it paid off.
When he invited Kai Yang and Su Sheng he thought something dangerous was going to happen, although he wanted to brave it together with his brothers, he also wanted to reap the benefits and if the situation allowed, swallow it whole!
"Space technique - Space Sleeve!"
Lou Ben waved his sleeve and collected his unconscious brothers. If they were to move an inch it would break his technique, so when they wake up he will suffer a backlash.
He thought his way through to this point, if they wake up and move then he could only use it for pity.
Lou Ben was committed now.
Originally he was giving off the demeanor of a big brother, but now it seemed like a family thief was in the midst!
He only wanted to act this way because of circumstances, he saw the opportunity to get out of this predicament of ordinary living and wanted to take the gamble!
He lived his life on Earth working and paying bills, there was never a chance to shoot towards the sky.
Lou Ben looked inside his sleeve and pulled out a green crystal.
He extracted the energy outside and poured it inside.
"Gotta be happy for ready made consumables." He smiled and looked up.
Lou Ben walked towards the entrance for the second floor and reminded himself: "I'm still the oldest brother of these three, I had hoped to share some glory and loot, but thankfully I didn't hesitate when the opportunity came."
"I don't imagine myself as a devious person, I mean I didn't let my brothers die."
Lou Ben was feeling bad about the situation, it didn't strike him as his normal self, but the feeling was gnawing at his self consciousness.
Instead it was as if he was consciously trying to tell his inner self that this is not right, but deep inside he felt that this is how the world works.
When he collected himself he breathed in some fresh air and walked forward.