Akira rested at the same spot. She shut down the light to save batteries. It was eerie silent, sometimes a rat rustled nearby.
Akira was thinking of the future demon encounters. The demons were strong but fortunately not smart, or at least this low levelled ones.
"I need to use my brain to beat them. It is the only way. I have no chance in a direct fight"
So Akira rested and waited for her mana to restore every 3 minutes the mana counter moved up.
In about hour and a half her mana passed 300
[mana 306/360]
"Ok I am done waiting, and I am thirsty but the water bottles are in the backpack"
Akira moved and opened the door, leaving it in a suitable position for the same stunt if needed, it was a viable tactics for demon grinding after all.
The time was 00:30 am Wednesday.. 5 days since she arrived in this corrupted version of Earth called Terra.
Akira moved cautiously this time. Stopping every 20 steps to listen.
In about 10 minutes she smelled change of air and dimmed the light of the head torch. Slowly and as silently as possible she reached the end of the tunnel.
There was a dark abyss below and the torch light couldn't reach it. She dropped a small rock and could hear a faint pang shortly.
About 40-50 meters deep calculated Akira. She put the bag down and decided first to check the surroundings. Akira took out the hand torch from the backpack. With both lights on she managed to see another similar tunnel in about 40 m distance. It was on the same level as the current one. She looked up and saw a concrete ceiling about 3 meters distance. After further examination she concluded that she is in a ventilation shaft at the top of a huge 40-50 meters deep circular hall. And there was mirror shaft on the other side.
Akira pondered.
If this shaft was guarded so should be the other one.
She focused both lights beams to examine the other shaft in the distance.
"There!" Akira whispered.
Just as she estimated there was a spider looking demon hanging from the ceiling on some kind of a cord. It was waiting in ambush to grab the unsuspecting victim appearing from the tunnel shaft.
She could not determine its size but it was at least 2 m tall.
[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1064114399704526861/1072794451988201482/spider_rr.jpg]
The demon hadn't noticed her. It was either sleeping or not sensitive to light.
"Right, Akira use your brain and think of it" Akira
She withdrew 10 meters back and entered in a deep thought. In about 10 minutes she sprang into action and retreated further back, closely examining the tunnel's surfaces. About 60 meters deep, she finally found a suitable spot. Akira took out the climbing gear from her backpack . A long sturdy rope and climbing cams.
She put the 6 cams in the concrete cracks and using their springs they were tightly secured on the surface. Then she used the rope to connect the opposing clams into something resembling a net. Then checked the rope tension. The rope was a heavy duty, top quality and was very durable. She went back to the door section and took several small bits and pieces of the metal rods laying on the ground.
She went back to the impromptu trap and made few jumps in and out for practice. The bag was left at the corner 5 meters before the trap as a marker.
Akira checked the time 00:45 Am Wednesday
"Ok, time for some action" Akira
Akira counted the steps back to the end of the tunnel: 87
She stood up and took few breaths in and out. Then picked one piece of metal and threw it in beautiful arc.... and missed by a large margin.
"My worst throw in my 2 lives..... A deja view!" Akira
This time unlike the first one with the mantis, the throw was too strong. The metal hit the opposite wall with a bang. The spider reacted and shook its legs. It looked around and spotted the light coming from Akira's head torch.
"Screeech" spider demon
"Here we go" Akira said and patiently waited
The spider swiftly climbed to the ceiling and started to run towards Akira obviously not bothered by the gravity.
"Wait"
...
"wait!!"
"WAIT!"
NOW!!
"EXORCISE" Words of power shook the reality.
When the distance reached 15 meters she cast the spell and bolted as fast as she could back in the tunnel.
Akira counted the steps 87...43...34...
She could hear the spider demon rapidly cutting the distance behind her.
23...15....5 m
(The Bag!!)
Akira jumped with her head pointing forward through the gaps of the rope trap, made a front roll and jumped back to a sprint.
"Screeech" Spider demon
Akira reached the metal door and slammed it shut...
/spell timer: 8..7...6..5...4...3...2...1/
"Well done partner! An "ambush spider demon" this time" Kornelius
"How many....pant... kind... pant pant... of those fuckers are there?" Akira
"Ohh, just the insect types are thousands of variants, then there are the beast type and then the undead and..."
"OK I got, it too many!" Akira
[+2400 SU, balance 5300 SU] [mana 120/360]
Akira took some time to collect her bearings and moved to the rope trap site. 2 of the cams were pulled out along with some of concrete.
"How strong are those mother-fuckers?" Akira shook her head in disbelief.
She sat down to drink some water. Then pulled out several chocolate bars and started munching with gusto.
"Ah delicious"
Once finished the midnight snack, she moved to the edge of the tunnel and sat down, legs dangling in the abyss. The torch was turned off to preserve the battery. Akira listened and waited...
level 3 strength 11 swiftness 10 vitality 10 intelligence 10 soul 36 mana 120/360 mana reg 3/min SU 5300 HP 100/100
Akira waited a for about an hour and a half
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The time was 2:20AM
During the the time she waited for her mana to regenerate, she heard a skittering sounds from the bottom of the hall and was sure there was something there.
"Only one way to find out, gotta check it out from up close" Akira
"Kornelius I need some climbing skill" Akira
"Alright, I will look for a suitable one. But I need to remind you, it should be last skill for today unless you want your brains to fry.
"Really?" Akira
"Those skills especially the ones for physical activity ones need some tome to settle - about 2 weeks or shorter if you practice them daily"
"Understood"
"I have found 2 skill sets one called "Parkour" and the other one "wall climbing"
"Well both are suitable, but I think wall climbing is the best for the current situation" Akira
[-100 SU. Balance 5200SU]
[Kornelius has gifted you "wall climbing" module N as4434df3 do you accept yes/no]
"yes"
[processing package 2..34...44..56..66..76....89..100%]
"I know wall climbing now!" Akira smiled
Akira collected her rope trap and moved back to the edge of the tunnel where she anchored 2 clams, fastened the rope and dropped it down into the darkness bellow.
After several deep breaths Akira was descending with her legs on the vertical wall, the rope around her waist. With quick, short drops and pauses she descended like a SWAT member. She stopped about 10 meters from the ground. The stench here was horrible and the air not as good as one on the top. She wrinkled he nose in disgust and examined the surroundings.
"There!!!!" In the middle of the room there was a large 3 meters long centipede like demon.
centipede.jpg [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1064114399704526861/1066473037848924190/centipede.jpg]
It was about 20 meters away and was walking slowly in her direction. Akira was still 10 meters up hanging on the rope and judging her options
When the centipede reached 15 meters spell distance it was already almost bellow, but still hadn't noticed her.
"EXORCISE" Akira
Akira waited not a second longer and started climbing back as fast as she could. The climbing skill made her motions a fluid dance and soon she reached back to the top.
She prepared to run, but the monster screeches were still coming from the bottom and not approaching.
"Could it be that this bastard can not climb?" Akira was pondering.
Suddenly she heard buzzing coming from the opposite side of the hall where was the mirror shaft.
Swisshhh.... pang
"Aaargh" Akira looked at her stomach with horror, that was pierced by a large nail like stinger. She pulled it out in panick and screamed in pain.
"aaargd mother fucker"
[HP 60/100]
[POISONED: -1 HP/sec]
[Kornelius healed you for 10 HP 69/100]
The fast reaction of Kornelius made Akira to refocus and started running back with her hand holding the stomach wound.
She kept running few more stingers missed her
[Kornelius had healed you "Minor healing aura +10HP/sec]
"Gaaagh!" Akira screamed when another stinger hit her butt cheek.
Akira pulled it out with another scream
Finally she arrived at the metal door and slammed it shut: Bang
Akira finally turned around to see what she was dealing with, one hand holding her stomach and another one holding her butt.
The demon looked like a wasp, but was as large as a rabbit.
wsp.jpg [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1064114399704526861/1066477811231117352/wsp.jpg]
It could have easily passed through the metal bars, but luckily it hit one of the metal rods. It was now on the ground shaking its head.
Akira made second fast judgement and took a 60 cm metal rod laying on the ground
[poison status removed HP 80/100]
Akira took a baseball stand position and Screamed:
"Come here you little piece of shit"
The demon regained its focus, then moved trough between the bars. It opened its wings and lifted up.
"screech"
"come here you bastard"
The demon rushed at her with a flash speed, but Akira's reflexes had been magically improved and she had experience with the baseball bat.
She swung, then hit the demon hard. It flew away to crush at the tunnel wall, then fell on the ground on its back with its 6 legs up spasming. Akira didn't wait any second longer and moved, with a wide swing she smashed the wasp.
Bang crack
"screech".....
bang ....bang....bang
Akira hit it at least 10 times until she lost her stamina to the exhaustion.
Panting Akira examined the demon. It was very much alive, albeit its thin legs and wings were crippled. It was laying on the ground helplessly not able to move an inch.
"That is another tough mother fucker, I bet even gun bullets can not break its exoskeleton."
"Thanks for the healing partner" Akira
"I had to purchase the "Minor healing aura" to remove the poison, and it heals way better than the "lesser holly light"
[ - 5000 SU "Minor healing aura" balance 200SU]
"That was called stone centipede demon"
[+2400 SU balance 2600SU]
So how much for the [Holly cleansing aura"]
"10 000 SU" Kornelius replied
"Even if I exorcise this wasp demon, I will end with 5000 short, Damn"
"I need to get some rest but first"
Akira touched with a disgust the bug and cast the spell.
"CONSUME"
[swiftness +1]
level 3 strength 11 swiftness 11 vitality 10 intelligence 10 soul 36 mana 70/360 mana reg 3/min SU 2600 HP 95/100
Akira looked at the demon bug, It looked like it won't be going anywhere soon with his limbs battered.
"Hmm if i leave it here I can come back for more consume casts later"
"I won't be leaving until I get 10 000 SU!!!" Akira declared, her eyes filled with a cold determination.
She went to her back pack, took out some snacks and water and sat down waiting for her mana to regenerate.
At 4:00 AM her mana was full and she was rested as much as it was possible in a hostile environment
"Time to go down, again!"
Akira landed on the squishy floor on the bottom of the hall. It was covered with some stinky biomass, lightly glowing green and pulsing.
"Blagh disgusting!" Akira lifted her leg and some strips of green slime connected to the shoes.
Akira slowly walked around exploring the chamber, until she found a 2 meters hole at the wall. She carefully approached and entered into a small 3x3 meters chamber.
"What the hell is this??" Akira
There were 3 large cocoon like things about 2 meters tall and 1 meter wide. They were pulsing slowly like breathing.
"Identify"
[target level too high]
"Ohh what the hell, lets try it anyway" Akira shrugged her shoulders.
"EXORCISE"
The spell actually activated and in 30 seconds the cocoon thing vanished.
"What??"
[+2400 SU; balance 5000 SU]
"That is what I call "Easy money" Akira
"If this was a game, The cocoons would be the treasure reward area for clearing the dungeon" Akira giggled.
"I believe it is the Larvae in its stage of evolving" Kornelius
"Yeah I though so too, but it is still disgusting and smelly down here" Akira
So she climbed back to the tunnel shaft to wait for her mana to regenerate....
At about 7 Am on Wednesday she exorcised the last one of the cocoons
[balance 12 200 SU]
"Finally!Hoorah! Well done Akira!!! You rock " Akira was cheering to herself
Kornelius was probably already sleeping. Akira didn't want to bother the guy any more if not necessary.
"I did a decent run against much stronger enemies." Akira analysed her entire night and marking what was fine and what she could have done better
"All good, except that shot into my left butt cheek. That was humiliating and painful" Akira grimaced
Akira collected her stuff and entered the door area. She shut it and locked it back
Then she looked at the demon wasp, that pierced her in the butt. It was still laying on the same place she left it several hours ago.
"You bastard, You don't deserve a quick go with the exorcise. I should consume you until you have no more juice" Akira
[CONSUME]
[Vitality +1]
"You know you deserve to take you with me and use you for a snack all the way to home" Akira
"But of course!....I am probably tired, How did I not think of it earlier"
Akira picked the rope and tied the wasp demon with many rounds, so at the end it looked like a ball of yarn cord. Then she rolled the bug into a bundle using the raincoat and strapped it with ropes again. It looked like a package of sort at the end.
"bahaah, I will call it "take away food" method" said Akira and headed back following the chalk arrows she painted on the walls
She made sure to delete them to cover any traces of her infiltration.
At 8:30 AM Akira arrived on top of the sewer system entry point. She closed back the sewer shaft in place.
The sun was shining warm. Akira stretched, yawned, pulled out her pink sunglasses and the hat.
"Okay time to go home.."
level 3 strength 11 swiftness 11 vitality 11 intelligence 10 soul 36 mana 220/360 mana reg 3/min SU 12 200 HP 110/110
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