'Bosses?!' Darius was looking at the screen, he didn't know what was waiting for them inside but from the looks of things it was not going to be easy for him to avoid it.
"Hey Frank, quit hiding behind! walk to the front so we can see you!" One of the ghouls spoke up.
'Who does he think he is talking to?' Darius was looking at him, he didn't like the tone he used on him.
"I believe it's you," Azree gave him a quick response.
'I don't remember asking you for an answer Azree!' Darius rolled his eyes.
'You sounded confused, so I decided to help you." Azree replied once more.
'Yeah, sure, bite me, oh great Azree.' Darius walked faster so he would cross the ghouls, but then he felt it yet again and this time he could tell that it was not the eerie dungeon but it was the people beside him.
'They harbor high malicious intent!'
Azree warned, but Darius was already aware that there was something off about them.
'I know Azree, we just need to keep our guards up.' Darius was aware that anything could happen and if it did then he was going to be sure that he would do anything to be safe.
Darius noticed that he was walking close to Theo, he was not like the others for some reason, he was trying to get to the dungeon boss.
He turned to look at Darius, he was not sure what he was going to say. Theo smiled at Darius, he was trying his best to be nice and civil with him.
"You don't seem worried like the others,"
Darius shook his head, he was not going to let something like that shake him. He knew something deadly was waiting for them there.
"Strange, I thought you would be the one to be more scared than the others."
"Because of my rank?"
"Yes."
'I knew it, these people all have the same potato brain and they think it is something funny but it is not.' Darius was fighting the heavens to keep his thoughts inside.
"But for some reason, standing close to you is kind of soothing," Theo added, his words caught Darius off guard. He was not even ready to hear something like that from the raid leader.
'The Man in front of you has developed a level of trust for you.' Azree gave him a notification. 'He is not a threat,'
'I can see that Azree, but that was sudden.' Darius was not sure why, but he felt like it was something a bit odd when he got the notification.
They were still walking down the dungeon when they noticed that the air was getting dense, Darius felt the mana levels around him rising, and it was not a good sign.
'They are close,' Darius muttered to himself. He looked back and noticed that the ghouls were whispering something amongst themselves. He was sure that it was not something he would want to hear, but he was going to focus on what was ahead of them.
"You know, I wanted to form a guild..."
Darius turned to look at Theo, he was not sure why he was telling him all that. But he felt something warm with him and he was not going to make it look weird for him.
"So why didn't you do it? you look like the type of person to handle that kind of thing." Darius seemed to be interested, for some reason, Theo didn't look like a bad person to him, and another thing made him want to know more about him and what he could do.
Theo let out a soft sigh, he turned to Darius. "I don't want to live under my family's shadow."
Darius was surprised, it was not what he was expecting, and he was more confused, not knowing what he meant when he said he didn't want to live in his family's shadow.
"What do you mean by that?" Darius stared at Theo.
Theo was silent, it felt like something he always hid from people. "You know what? I will tell you over dinner when we are out of here."
"If that dinner will come with chicken breasts then you have yourself a deal."
Both of them laughed, Darius had casually made a friend whilst inside the dungeon.
{Notice! Bosses Near!}
Darius looked up, he was not sure what it was, but he had a feeling that these bosses were together rather than apart from each other, that part of the dungeon was off from the rest. The air was dense and it felt like they would have been crushed if they weren't stronger, Darius was sure that the only reason he was still standing was because of his strength.
'Azree, is it me or is the mana getting more intense here?'
'It appears so, the area seems to be a habitat for something bigger.'
Darius knew that Azree's notifications were never something to play with, he knew something was in the dungeon, but he was not sure what it was or how he was going to deal with it.
They reached the stopping point, it was dark and eerie, it seemed to be an opening to the place where they were meant to see the bosses.
"I will end in first," Theo was about to walk into the dark and eerie cave, but then Darius placed his shoulder.
"Aren't we meant to head in together as a team?" He said as he turned to look at the ghouls, he was not sure why, but he knew something was going to happen if Theo was to step in first.
"Why are you looking at us like that? If he wants to walk in, then let him, he is the leader after all." One of the ghouls spoke up, he was looking at Darius.
Darius was looking at them, he knew what they were planning and it was diabolical. "In the world, humans rule and we live amongst each other like we are one, but in reality, some of us aren't the same. Some are more loving and caring, some smarter than others, while there are the ones who are pure rats!" Darius was looking at them, he was not going to take any chance.
"What are you saying, Darius?" Theo held his hand, he was looking at him to know if he was going to find out what was going on. "I am the one meant to enter first, so please let me."
"I know, but then the moment you step in and I follow. They are going to block the entrance so we are going to be trapped here!" Darius was looking at the ghouls, he knew better than to turn his back.
"What are you talking about? They aren't going to do anything like that." Theo wanted to calm the tension, he was not going to like them fighting as they entered to face the monsters waiting for them.
"You shouldn't trust them like that! Please Theo," Darius turned to Theo, he didn't want anything to happen. "You have to...."
{Attack incoming!}
Before Darius could do anything to brace himself, a huge fireball sent him flying into the dungeon, Theo turned to see the ghouls were the ones who fired the shot.
"What in the world are you doing?!" Theo was confused, he didn't know what was going on. "Why would they do that to him? Are you trying to kill him?!" Theo was looking at them, he was not sure what was going on, but he was not letting their guard down.
The ghouls were smiling, they were looking at Theo. "You should have listened to the F ranked."
Theo's eyes widened when he heard what they said.
"What in the world?!"