The 3 Tomb Riders who were secretly following the Mysterious Mistress were all Rollerbladers who knew each other. They planned on ganging up on the Mysterious Mistress when she was least defensive then reap her Silver Ghoul Souls and split it equally among themselves, which was a typical strategy among Team-Tomb Riders. Even though this race only prohibits one person to the spot of first place they were willing to take a gamble over which one of them would come out the victor after stealing the Mysterious Tomb Rider’s stats.
The Mysterious Mistress rode into the creepy catacomb. 15 metres in, she started picking up on a vile scent. “Gosh! This place reeks of dead bodies. The scent alone is enough to knock someone out. No wonder most Tomb Riders don’t like to venture into the catacombs.”
She rode over a skeleton that was partially sticking out of the dusty ground. The catacomb was extremely vast. Its nature was ancient, decrepit and mephitic. Its channel runs deep underground that seemed endless to the point where the Mysterious Mistress had to increase her speed drastically.
“How can this be? I’ve been riding for over half an hour now a not once have I come across any sort of Field Monster, not even the lower-tier ones. It’s almost as if they are specifically avoiding this area.”
The Mysterious Mistress began looking around. Some extremely tall vaulted tombs could be entered, placed disturbingly around an old edifice. Cracked pillars were holding up a crumbling structure that had a statue of a cherubim who was holding a baby in its outstretched arms. When the Mysterious Mistress saw this her jaw dropped wide.
“Wow! That is such a fantastic structure almost life-like. I wonder which Ghoul Programmer created this level?” While the Mysterious Mistress was admiring the amount of share detailed placed into the structure, the 3 Rollerbladers snuck up from behind a corner which was being concealed by a large gravestone.
A young girl who wore short hair, slackly clothing and who had her two front teeth sticking out of her mouth was the first to take note of Mysterious Mistress’s stupor. “Hey, check it out. She has stopped. Should we attack her now?”
“No, not yet.” A young boy with blond hair and casual attire prevented the 2 older Rollerbladers from making a calculated mistake. “She might look distracted but she seems to be on her guard more than ever. We should wait until we know what her Emerald Soul Insignia is capable of then we make our move.”
“But we don’t have the luxury of time. If we stay here any longer we might not be able to make it to the finish line.” Complained a young man with a brown moustache.
“Just trust me alright? If we pull out now and rush to the finish line with our current stats, we are as good as losers. So what’s the point of doing that? We need that Mysterious Tomb Rider's stats then we can decide which one of us gets the top 3 winning slots.” After listening to the blond hair kid's explanation the other 2 Rollerbladers seemed to have calmed down. They continue to watch the Mysterious Mistress’s movements without arousing suspension. Their incognito Motor was the perfect fit for the job.
“Erm...? Where to now?” The Mysterious Mistress parked her Motor then stared at a dark entrance nearby. “Should I go into one of those chambers and continue the search for the Rank-A Field Monster? Or should I turn back around and go to the finish line? Selain what do you think I should do?” As she waited for a response from her Motor a concealed shadow was slithering underneath the sandy surface on its way to the rear part of her motorbike.
“Huh, I thought I heard something.” When the Mysterious Mistress turned around, she didn’t see any monsters, nor any disorientation on the sandy surface but the Rollerbladers who were watching from behind the gigantic gravestone saw what was really going on.
The strange shadow that was previously slithering on the ground was now slithering across a crumbled column nearing the chamber where the Mysterious Mistress was heading towards. When it saw the Mysterious Mistress approaching, it ducked back underneath the sandy surface and concealed itself.
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When the blond hair Rollerblader saw this a smiled graced his face. “Fhm, this might be our lucky chance.”
“What do you mean by that Resotnero?” Asked the man with the brown moustache.
“Is it time for us to attack her now Resotnero??” The rabbit teeth girl inquired.
The blond hair kid gestured to the vague figure which was lying in wait for the Mysterious Mistress and answered his companions' enquiry. “If that thing is what I think it is then we’re in luck. Bizat, Kira when I give the signal we will attack that Mysterious Tomb Rider together.”
“Alright.”
“Finally some action.”
“Let’s go in there Selain.” Nearing the entrance to the dark chamber the Mysterious Mistress approached with subtlety. Because her eyes were fixed in front of her, she didn’t notice that a dark figure was slowly rising from among the sandy surface where she rode past the crumbled column earlier.
The dark figure suddenly burst out of the ground and whipped its malefic fangs at the Mysterious Mistress’s neck!
“What the...?” Before the Mysterious Mistress could react to what she had sensed, she found her head between the fangs of a ferocious beast.
The ferocious beast clamped its jaws together and was stung by the fact that it couldn’t penetrate the girl's helmet. “???” This gave the Mysterious Mistress the opportunity she needed to react.
“Activate Emerald Soul Insignia!” The brand on her arm lit up then in the next moment, a bright light circulated around her which created a semi-transparent force field that pushed back the ferocious beast to the opposite corner of the eerie edifice.
The ferocious beast crash landed in the same giant gravestone that the Rollerbladers were hiding behind. They were about to give away their presence early but Resotnero covered their mouths and hid behind another nearby gravestone before the Mysterious Tomb Rider could discover their presence.
“Damn, that thing almost snap my head off. Luckily I picked up this Soul Insignia earlier which can create a protective shield around me. I only have a couple more uses left before it is all used up. What the hell was that monster anyway?”
Turning around her Motor while looking in the direction where the ferocious beast crashed, the Mysterious Mistress’s eyes painted a virulent demon. The monster which graced her eyes was of a slithery nature with strangely patterned skin semi-wrapped with bandages; two chewed-off ears; an outstretched jaw that contained poisonous fangs; an external bone structure poking out of the posterior of its deadly length and a red halo circulating over its head. This virulent creature exuded a domineering aura that strangled the cryptic air around it.
Drinking in all of its demonic appearances, the Mysterious Mistress was shocked, “That is a Desert Mummy Python! I read about it in my father’s log. Apparently, it is the strongest Rank-B Field Monster among the lower Sub-class Ghoul Stadiums. I read that the reason for this is because of its overall toughness and its peculiar ability to steal Motors! Once it is stolen there is no chance of recovering it. The Tomb Rider have to procure a new Motor.”
“Hey, Resotnero did you hear what that chick just say?”
“I’m not deaf Bizat. Of course, I heard her. She said that the snake could steal Motors.”
“Well ain’t that a strange Field Monster.” Responded Kira who was sucking on her rabbit teeth. “I ain’t never encountered such a monster that could steal Motor before.”
“That is assuming what that lady said is true.” Resotnero got low on the ground then poked his head around the gravestone; staring at the Mysterious Mistress. “We can’t entirely trust the words of a Tomb Rider who enjoys reaping Silver Ghoul Souls. Besides how come she knows so much about this monster and we don’t? We've been riding in this Ghoul Stadium for months now and not once have we heard about this type of Rank-B Field Monster.”
Bizat touched Resotnero's shoulder. “That must be because everyone was too scared to ever venture inside a catacomb. This area goes on for quite a bit and it takes forever to encounter a Field Monster which makes reaping a lot of Ghoul Souls difficult.”
“I suppose you’re right Bizat.”
“So what do we do now you guys? Should we wait until that monster devours the Mysterious Tomb Rider's Motor?”
“Are you foolish Kira? If we let it destroy her Motor then all of her Ghoul Souls will be gone as well. Remember what we came here for.”
“So what do you propose we do, Resotnero, sit here and wait until the timer runs out?”
“No, as soon as she has used up all of her Soul Insignia we’ll all attack her together, steal her stats then get the hell out of here. Agreed?”
“We do.” Answered Bizat and Kira simultaneously. The Rollerblades hid quietly; waiting for their chance to surprisingly attack their target.