Rias was walking towards the cliff, a determined look on her face. The other members of the group were worried about her.
While walking, they found a few wolf monsters hiding behind the grass. They growled and pounced on the Devils, trying to claw them to death, but the red-haired woman didn't even turn her head and attacked. She didn't stop walking, firing a ball of destruction to their face.
Sona also held her own weight. Her peerage breathed heavily, clearly tired from all the fighting and magic use. Their movements began to falter, and some made mistakes.
"Whoa!"
A wolf suddenly rushed and bit Saji's hand. The boy cried in pain, his expression contorted into a mix of pain and fear.
"Saji!"
Tomoe came to help him and pulled out her sword, cutting the head of the monster in one clean stroke. Blood sprayed from its neck, splattering on Saji and the surrounding grass. The wolf fell down on the grass, lifeless.
"Are you okay?" Sona checked him after they regrouped, the wolves were all taken care of.
"Y-yeah." The pawn answered, grunting in pain. His left arm bled from the wound. Blood was pouring out from his hand and dripping down his sleeve, staining his uniform.
"You don't look fine! Wait a minute." She said, looking at Rias who watched them with empty eyes, "Rias, can I use the potion you gave me to Saji? The experiment already-"
"Use it. I have no one to use it for anymore." Rias' face darkened, thinking of her peerage.
Sona sighed and grabbed the potion from her pocket, pouring the content of the vial onto Saji's arm, and watched in awe as the wound slowly closed. She was surprised to find that the wound had completely disappeared. It was like it was never there in the first place, with only the blood stains and ripped clothing left as a reminder of what happened.
"Wow?" Saji, the one that received the potion, muttered. He moved his hand to make sure everything was alright and smiled. His hand was moving as well as before.
"This... is incredible." Tomoe said.
Rias, meanwhile, just turned around and continued to walk. She didn't even spare a glance to her friend or even think about telling her brother the potion and get recognition to break her engagement.
All she had in mind was her fallen servants. Even though the potion might save their lives, it was already too late.
Gritting her teeth, she looked at the large entrance into the cliff.
"Just a little more."
"Don't rush." Sona, who finished treating Saji and left him with the others, approached Rias, "My peerage members aren't in the condition to fight anymore. They are too exhausted now. I think we should rest for a while and recover our energy. We need to prepare for whatever awaits us."
"..." Rias didn't answer and looked at the other peerage members.
Tsubaki was covered in blood and had her uniform torn. Tomoe had scratches on her face, and her legs were bruised from the wolf's bites. Saji was panting and his clothes were covered in mud and grass from rolling around.
Seeing them, Rias narrowed her eyes slightly before throwing her gaze away.
"No, I will go alone. Don't stop me, Sona."
Sona's eyes widened as she heard that. She had to stop her! But how?!
There was no way to calm Rias now, not when the only way was to bring Issei back from the dead. But even that wouldn't work, would it?
So only one way was left.
"Let's go together. At least I will be able to help you." She offered. If she couldn't stop her, at least she would be able to protect her.
"Fine." Rias agreed.
Entering the opening that connected the grass field with the cave, Rias and Sona saw that there was a sign on the metal double doors.
[Dungeon Boss room. Once you step inside, you won't be able to step out.]
Upon reading that, Sona looked worried. She was about to suggest to her that they shouldn't enter. After all, the danger inside the room might be too great and they would lose their life if they entered.
But before she could say anything, Rias grabbed the door and pushed it.
"Rias!" She called, trying to warn her friend, but Rias didn't listen.
Instead, she pushed the door harder and walked inside the room. The Sitri princess clicked her tongue and entered. At times like this, not even her intelligence could help.
A cold air greeted her when she stepped inside the large room. She shivered from the chill and her breath fogged in the frigid air. The walls were icy, with jagged icicles hanging from the ceiling, reminding them of the second floor.
In the center, a humanoid monster stood. Its thin body and sharp claws were covered with ice, and its long tail was wrapped around itself like a snake. Its skull head was adorned with deer horns and its red eyes glared at the intruders. A skeletal hybrid of deer and human that was taller than both Rias and Sona.
"RRRRRR!"
A deep growl came from its mouth.
The Wendigo stood on its two legs, glaring at its prey while licking its teeth with a long tongue. Blizzard started to appear in the room, just as the one on the second floor. But this was different.
The blizzard in this boss room was created by the boss, and was meant to keep its opponent's body fresh for consumption.
Facing the new strong adversary, Sona immediately used her magic and formed a large water magic circle that sent a wave of icicles toward the Wendigo, who in response ran to its right, dodging it easily.
The blizzard started to intensify, slowing down their movement and visibility, giving advantage to the boss. Seeing that the visibility became a problem, Rias shot her destruction balls, destroying everything in her path.
"GRAA!"
Wendigo, whose path to attack was blocked, stopped and roared in annoyance, but didn't falter. It circled around the room to ambush the two Devils.
But before the Wendigo could finish its maneuver, Rias had found the Wendigo. She created a larger magic circle, summoning a large ball of destruction and shooting it at the boss.
"BOOM! BOOOM!"
An explosion rang out in the room and shook the entire dungeon.
Cain, who was sitting on his throne, watched the scene with great interest.
"This is so interesting."
Sona was in charge of defense and kept the Wendigo away while Rias unleashed a barrage of attacks against the Wendigo. The Devil was fighting with her powers, and the boss monster was a formidable foe.
To be honest, Cain was surprised when they could keep the Wendigo away considering the monster's status.
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Race: Wendigo (Small)
STR: C
VIT: D
AGI: C+
MP: E
HP: 500/500
Special Skills:
─ Call Blizzard
─ Regeneration
Trait:
─ Cold Enhancement: STR and VIT increase exponentially in cold weather
Modified Trait:
─ Fast Regeneration: Enhancing natural regeneration.
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