New Life Online 227 The Other Exi

-Dark Brotherhood Prison-

This big man is not just an ordinary player. He doesn't even use any weapon which only means he's pretty good when it comes to close combat. With his big body, I can't believe he can move so fast to stop both attacks. Beat and Kaita can't use their full potential without using spells. This place is a coffin to spellcasters.

"Hey, what took you so long guys?" We heard a familiar voice coming from one of the prison cells.

"It looks like we're in the right place. I will take care of the big guy and try to..."

"I'll give you the key if you can give me a good fight." Then he smirked like he's really excited. I was trying to say something earlier but the big man cut me off. He's pretty confident.

"Ok, just don't call your friends," I pulled out my dagger. I need to use my full force because this guy is a beast.

"Come at me, girl! Show me what you've got! Haha!" He really is excited.

*SWOOOOOOs.h.!.+* I threw my dagger at him to distract him but...

He just dodged it without even moving that much! He's not just a player but I bet he's a real-life soldier or some kind!

"Aha!" He rushed towards me at great speed!

I rolled to the floor to avoid getting close contact with him and take this!

*SWOOOOOOs.h.!.+*

*CLANG CLANG*

I threw two fast daggers at him and he deflected them by slapping the daggers in mid-air using the back of his hand! Who does that?! Sick move!

"Stop running, girl. I know you can do better than that." No hint of sarcasm. I lost a lot of levels from the previous battle. I can't afford to die again.

I stood up and get into my battle stance. A dagger in my right hand and unarmed left hand to defend. It's like I'm fighting a hand to hand combat with Jay.

"Aha!" He rushed again towards me but I'm not planning on using cheap tricks this time.

*SWOOOOs.h.!.+* So fast! He delivered just a normal frontal punch but it was so fast that after I dodge it, I almost lost my balance!

*BAAAAAM!* Ack! I blocked his another punch with my arm but it was too powerful that I used both of my arms to block it!

*BAAAAAAAM!* A low body blow! I was too focused on his frontal attacks that I lost my guard!

I got knocked back a bit and tried to regain my posture but it was too much! I suddenly lost the strength of one of my knees and the only thing I could do is kneel to the floor. I grabbed my stomach because of the unbearable pain. This game was supposed to lessen the pain but this is just too much.

"Is that it, girl? I'm not even getting started. Get up or I'll call those jerks!" He's serious! This guy... I need to do something. Jay is the guy that you don't want to block his attacks because he can grab you and flip you around but this guy just uses overpowered hand to hand combat. It's like I'm fighting a real-life pro.

I stood up trying to not fall down again. I think he broke some of my bones but I can still do it. I'm not gonna die this time. I can't also use my power stones because I can't release mana.

*SWOOOOOs.h.!.+* He rushed again! Why can't he just let me rest for a bit?!

I backed off to dodge but the more I get back, the faster he chases me.

Oh, shoot! I'm almost at the walls... I need a plan.

*BAAAAAM BABABAAAAM!* He tried to punch me several times but I was able to dodge them moving sideways and the wall was devastated by his attack. I hope it didn't alert the other guards. Another incoming attack!

*BAAAAAAM!* That was close! His punch hit the wall just beside my face!

*BAAAAAAM!* I saw that kick from below and once again he hit nothing but wall. I jumped to avoid that last attack and time for a...

"FRUIT SLICE!" I twirl in fast motion to kick his head from his ride side!

*BAAAAAAAM!* What?! He was able to block it with his right arm!

*BAAAAAAAM!* Ack! he hit me with a left hook while I was from above! I tried to block it with both my arms but it's too powerful that I got thrown to the floor.

Ugh... my arms... they're not listening to me anymore. I think they're broken.

"I guess this is the end for you, girl. Now I will enjoy killing you. I will kill the others too after I.... Ugh..." The guy stopped from saying anything... what happened.

He tried to look from behind and it's kinda blurry... I think I'm starting to lose my....

-After a while-

Ugh... for some reason, I feel so comfortable. It's like I'm in my bed and it feels so...

"KYAAAAH!" I panicked and I fell to the ground.

"Pssshhhh... don't shout. Man..." It's Scy... Wait, what happened?

"I was carrying you at my back earlier but somehow you moved out of nowhere and I lost my grip and you fell. Come on, we need to move fast." Scy said... Ugh... my body hurts and my arms are not healed yet.

"Yeah, I know what's on your mind. We can't heal you because we can't use spells so for now, let me carry you and return the favor for saving me." He offered his hand and somehow I want to receive the help.

"I'm sorry..." I said while he's trying to carry me again.

"No worries Chara. I think this is not enough for what I accidentally did to you at the party. You might not know about it but I'm sorry about that time. Let's go." Oh, so he remembered. He's not that bad as I imagined and it's really comfy here.

So... it looks like we're moving back using the path and I still have questions.

"Uhmm... So, what happened to the big man?" I asked.

"Well... Beat here shot him to sleep but he shot him twice because once is not enough to put down that beast when he's too focused attacking you. He should have done it sooner, though." Scy replied.

Now Miss Akko, Miss Sh.e.l.la, and Scy are now with us. I hope we don't get too much attention or it's pretty bad for us. We did our best to avoid the guards and now we're back near the castle. We bypa.s.sed it at first but it seems that we're going there...

"Uhmm... I thought we're supposed to use the path we used earlier?" I asked once again.

"Well, Two Teeth here said that if we use the path behind the castle, we might end up outside the Order of Light city and it sounds a good idea. It would be hard to hide our presence with our numbers now if we come out of the prison dungeon too." Should we really trust Two Teeth this time?

"Oh, ok then. I hope we can get out as soon as possible."

We continue our escape and we're now at the castle's side. So far, with our trackers, we can easily detect presence from afar to avoid detection. It looks like the numbers of Dark Brotherhood are not that great because of the lack of guards around.

"Did you hear that, guys? I heard some whispering." I told them. I heard whispers not that far from here.

"No, I can't hear anything. Maybe it's just your imagination." Beat replied.

"I'm serious. I have better senses than anyone so... let's get closer."

So we moved closer and closer and the voices are getting clear. This time, they said they heard some whispers but not clear. It's from above the castle and we're from below so it will be hard for them to hear the conversation but not for me.

"Wait for a bit, I heard a familiar voice that might lead us to something," I suggested. So we waited for a bit and... that familiar voice is the leader of the Order of Light Guild! I listened carefully focusing my senses into their voices.

"We.... plan... project... new life..." Maximus is trying to talk with someone, probably related to the Dark Brotherhood.

They are talking about something but I can't tell what. It's related to the thing they call Project New Life of some sort.

"So, did you hear anything?" Beat asked.

"I can't hear them that much and I'm not really sure what it is..."

*Siren Sounds*

"It looks like they found out that we're gone. Let's move out." Scy suggested.