"Kevin, watch out!"

With Robert's shout, Kevin noticed a stone fist coming straight at him from the golem. Right when it collided, he cleverly placed the sword between himself and the fist and deflected the fist by rubbing the blade of the sword with the extension of the golem's hand. Finally, with a high jump from the stone hand of the golem, he reached Robert.

Both Robert and Kevin were drenched in sweat and panting. Meanwhile, Robert's hat had fallen off his head and his hair, which was as black as Kevin's, was shaking with his rapid inhales and exhales. Both of them were in a state of dirt, and due to their bruises and weakness, they no longer had the stamina to face Golem, who had not seen much damage.

"It's like... even the divine bell doesn't affect the method..."

Robert, who had put his sledgehammer on the ground and was leaning on it, breathlessly answered: "Finally, there is such a strong opponent that the leader of the orcs has not yet come out because of him..."

At the same time, both of them were watching the golem - who was pulling his hand out of the ground - they were also watching the movements of the orcs that surrounded them; They fell on the ground under the sound of the divine bell and their ears hurt.

Gradually, the brightness of the divine bell in the sky became less and less, and its pervasive and deafening sound became quieter and quieter. Observing the situation, Kevin looked towards the gate, around which dust had risen and a golden aura was shining in it.

"It's time to go to the mountain. Probably, Lenus and Selena will succeed."

"Yeah, that's right," Kevin nodded. I hope nothing happened to them."

After that, both of them took an attack stance and rushed towards the golem; Kevin with his scratched sword and Robert with a sledgehammer.

First, Kevin fell in with Golem. His sword collided with the golem's newly freed hand and stopped his attack. Then Robert, trying to get behind the golem, swung his mallet in the air and hit the back of the golem's knee. Kevin pulled himself out of the golem's grip and withdrew from the fight before this blow threw the golem's balance and he fell to the ground.

With the fall of the golem, a storm-like dust rose into the air, Kevin and Robert, seizing the opportunity, quickly ran away from the golem and split the darkness towards the rocks; Although they were on their way, a group of ugly orcs blocked their way. Robert wanted to swing his sledgehammer but Kevin stopped him.

"Hold on, I'll make them myself!"

After his lips stopped moving, he took an aggressive stance and tightened his hand on the hilt of the sword, ready to pull it out. His veins were prominent on the skin; Slowly and quietly, he let out a sigh, and while a line of light flashed deep in his eyes, he whispered, "Double-Edged Sword Technique; Long cuts!"

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Immediately after, before the orcs could even blink, two high-speed blades moved between them, slicing off their hands and feet and occasionally their heads. As the dismembered heads and bodies of about 30 orcs were left on the ground, Kevin's sword was sheathed. Seeing this scene, the few remaining orcs also ran away.

"Looks like your technique is better than before, hmm!" Robert said to Kevin in surprise after Kevin regained his composure and his glare faded.

"Hah... That's right, Master Simon taught me and I practiced all the methods. It has a good yield, but it takes a lot of breath from me."

"Wow... but wouldn't it be better if you kept it until we need it?"

Kevin sighed in relief and replied, "Don't worry, the situation is probably safe..." and after a short pause, seeing the distant view behind Robert, he continued, "Come on, Lenus and Selena are coming too. What a ruckus they made!"

A little further away, sparks and fiery embers lit up the darkness of the night. The sound of the wild orcs and their terrible steps, as well as the sound of the wooden clubs clashing with the luminous shields hanging in the air, created a wild and noisy scene in the middle of the dust; The raging and bloody campaign arena, the remarkable point of which was that it had only two heroes.

On the other hand, Lenus created wide swamps so that the orcs would be trapped on the ground, and he created fireballs with his magic wand and hit the orcs; Selena, on the other hand, controlled several shields of light with a golden scepter pointed at her sun statue, blocking the arrows, maces, and spears that came at them.

The two ran close together, cutting through the disorganized orc ranks until they reached the other members of their pack. "We were able to reach the gate, but only the wall next to it was destroyed," Lenus said as soon as he confronted Kevin. I guess Commander Simon's squad can enter."

"Okay, don't be tired!"

Kevin, who was relieved to destroy the gate, looked at Selena's tired and sweaty face with a little concern.

"How are you, Selena?! You are more tired than the previous missions. Don't you... because you're hurt?"

With this word, Lenus and Robert's eyes widened with surprise and a little worry and turned to Selena. Selena didn't reveal anything, she gave a watery smile and said, "We have to go now, they're coming!" and pushed everyone forward. The others, including Kevin, knew that they had to move quickly, but they did not forget Selena's limp movement.

The group, now together again, moved at full speed towards the high cliffs of the mountain, the few orcs that were on the way were also removed by Robert with his sledgehammer. Following them, the orcs, who had just realized where the goal of the infiltration party was, ran more madly than before, but each time they were captured by one of the swamps created by Lenus.

After 30 meters of fast travel, Kevin and the rest of the group finally found themselves in front of the stairs leading up, the height was such that it was impossible to tell what was going on up there. But something beyond their minds was telling them that they would definitely not be waiting for a rocky dead end.

Before taking the first step up the stairs, Kevin looked back to see the orcs screeching and not advancing in a marked line.

"I don't know what's on their mind, but apparently they can't say it any further, fortunately..."

Robert, Selena and Lenus sighed and followed their team leader to the first step; Then the second step, the third step and...