The army of killer ants approached like darkness consuming everything , it wasn't a silent and peaceful approach butt rather quite the opposite - dust stirred from the violent killer ants' legs scrapping on the ground to reach their opponents - the hunters. It also didn't look like they would be slowing down any time soon , which naturally had the most silent and the deep thinker of the group panicking.

" At this rate we'll be stepped on and crushed to death. "

Vin panicked, already preparing a spell.

" Calm down shooter.. "

This time around , Misha was the one to humble down somebody.

The killer ants surprisingly stopped abruptly after their sudden entrance. They stopped 7-12 metres away from the hunters , remaining silentl as if waiting for something. This time around , it wasn't Vin along who panicked.

" What's happening, aren't they supposed to attack us by now ? "

Krohn asked , his voice however remaining unshaken.

" They must be waiting for something. "

" It must be the dungeon boss. "

" No , dungeon bosses don't show themselves this early. "

Vin replied to Krohn's statement. It didn't make sense for dungeon bosses to show themselves with an army that much , dungeon bosses were prideful monsters and hunters were the ones to look for them in their private chambers not the other way around. If it wasn't the dungeon boss that the ants were waiting for , what was it ?

" Blah blah , you guys are worry warts. A bunch of ants stop instead of attacking us and you're already thinking it's the end of the world. "

Misha mocked , her smirk adding effect to it.

" In any case , you haven't forgotten about the battle you promised me after this Vincent ? I promise you I've grown stronger this time. "

Vin tossed a glance at her , not showing any sentimentality to her words.

" Saving your strength for such a ridiculous thing will only drag the team down , give it your all in this dungeon or you'll pay with your life. "

He responded coldy , before looking away.

Misha felt a sharp pang in her heart -

She had known Vincent for the rest of her life , infact they had been friends at a younger age. Her mom was friends with his mom and naturally their kids bonded together which was Nisha , Misha and Vincent. They had laughed together , played together and had lots of fun together. It was funny how quickly things changed. When they were 8 years old was when Vin stopped coming over with his mom , she had fallen sick from an unknown illness doctors couldn't cure. Vin had to take care of his mother each and every day as the illness gradually grew worse , it took a handsome amount of cash for his mother to be hospitalized so she could only stay at home. They spent less time playing, let alone seeing each other and that widened the gap in their friendship. It was only after several years had passed that Misha once saw Vin again who was now a powerful hunter , she had heard the rumours that his mother had her left extended by elixirs Vin bought with the money he earned from the dungeon raids. Unfortunately seeing each other after that many years wasn't close to even being enough to revive their friendship, Vin now had other priorities to take care of. Ever since then , Misha had tried her best to impress thing single person , she knew it was quite petty of her to be that desperate for someone who looked and acted tough infront of crowds. However that last string of hope remained in her heart , maybe if she showed Vin that she had grown strong he would finally smile at her and maybe give her a hug. Maybe everything would go back to the way it was , not exactly but she hoped it would be something close to that.

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" Argh. Okay. "

Misha backed down. She didn't have much willpower to go against Vin's words.

After what felt like forever , the killer ants finally acted. Their antennas made slight movements , they were directing something towards them or either a gesture of praise.

No matter the case , a part of the insect colony made an entrance as well ; They had narrow and thinner bodies than the ants and narrower heads. The most striking thing about this creatures was their black and yellow coated body with sharp stingers on their behind.

" Kree !! "

That was the starting signal for the battle , the killer wasps jumped into action , flapping their wings and leading the army of killer ants that followed behind them.

" I've missed punching you , monster scum bags. "

Misha was the most enticed to wage war , a purple aura already surrounding her. She pointed out her hand as if reaching out for someone before making a declaration

The magic "Grasping hand" was in use immediately.

A large number of ants in the fronts froze like puppets with no strings. This was the ability of Grasping hand ; it was a magic spell similar to Down Force , the difference was that the direction of the spell could be freely manipulated with a hand , the victims caught in it would be flailed around up and down which was exactly what Misha was doing.

The poor killer ants were changing between being smashed against the dungeon floor and the dungeon ceiling , never staying there more than a 3 seconds.

" Pftt. These guys are the true definition of wea- "

A hole ripped apart below Misha , surprising her.

A killer ant came out of it , literally bearing its fangs at her and ready to bite her head off. It was too close for Misha to try out a spell to save herself , Misha was useless In close range battles as her Gravity magic attacked opponents atleast 4 to 5 metres away from her. Now that the ant was less than 3 metres close to her , casting a spell would be impossible since there was the possibility that she could fall prey to her own attack.

" Fire bullet .. "

Vin was the chivalrous man to swoop as her saviour , the magic spell was quite fast and was able to penetrate the head of the killer ant which was ready to bite Misha , pushing it atleast 5 metres away. But of course Misha was not the type to lower her pride enough to issue out a thank you , if anything she saw another inconvenience suffered in the saving act alone..

" Hey ! Watch the hair ! are you trying to burn it and make me bald ?! Eek ! "

Misha jumped back nearer to the hunts , more ants were making and escaping through the holes on the ground now.

" This is quite bothersome , we might be able to take care the killer ants on the ground without a sweat but now the ones underground are putting us at a troublesome situation since we don't know where exactly they'll pop up along with the wasps. Any ideas , leader ? "

Vin announced , before turning to face Krohn.

" Hmm , I'd say to retreat but these bastards will most likely follow us.. and my hunter pride wouldn't let me be a coward and run away just because a couple of ants have a small advantage. "

"... "

" In any case , your fire bullets are good at sniping them Vin so you'll take care of the flying wasps , Misha will work with you since she can bring those things down to earth , Misha will work on eliminating the ones that show up out of the ground since she is the fastest out of the team and Hanks and I will be the tanks. Any questions ? "

" Yes.. I have one. "

Everyone turned their heads to face the man in the back who had been watching everything carry on from the start without lifting a finger , a man who was stronger than all of them slightly , of course the same man who had been sent as an envoy to protect the boy next to him who was so weak he was comically the personification of the man's shadow - Hindriad.

" And the question is ? "

The bearded man threw a casual smirk at the leader of the group , hands folded in pure disrespect and a tone was then used to project his pure arrogance.

" Let's just say it's not a question I have but rather a problem. "

" I am listening. "

" Your entire plan needs a little tweaking , because it's pure crap. "