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Into the Nightmare
At first, all Hera felt was movement. Her body rocked violently with every leap as a sharp pain throbbed through the side of her head, while freezing cave air rushed harshly across her face.Then came the metallic scent of blood.And after that, the low vibrating hum of wings beating somewhere above her."...What is happening?"The thought surfaced sluggishly as her eyes slowly opened. Then everything came rushing back.The Blood Skitter.Hera's eyes snapped fully open, and the moment she realized she was being carried by the same creature that had knocked her out, her expression hardened.One of the creature's elongated limbs was wrapped tightly around her waist as it sped through the tunnels, dragging her deeper into the maze.Dread settled heavily in her chest.Without hesitation, mana surged through her body, and instantly, frost exploded outward.A violent wave of ice spread from her skin, rapidly climbing across the Blood Skitter's limb and freezing over the chitin restraining
Taken
Cain's eyes widened in shock as a crimson blur slammed into Hera and sent her crashing violently against the cave wall.He turned fully just in time to see her body slide down the stone, frost spreading rapidly across the point of collision.Even in that instant, Hera had managed to reduce part of the impact using her ice, the wall around her partially frozen from the sudden release of mana. But it hadn't been enough.Blood trickled down the side of her head, and her body hung limply against the wall, completely unconscious.Before Cain could even move a muscle, the Blood Skitter vanished again.Its limbs snapped forward with terrifying speed, hooking around Hera's body with unnatural precision before sharply veering into one of the branching tunnels, dragging her deeper into the maze.Cain felt his stomach drop.Less than five seconds.That was all it had taken for the creature to incapacitate one of their strongest fighters and abduct her right in front of them."Hera!" Ava shouted t
Reawakening
Cain was taken aback, questions immediately flooding his mind. ‘So he knew who I was? Since when? From the beginning? Recently? Just now?’ There was no way to tell. Isaac let out a short snort, clearly amused by the confused expression on Cain's face. "How many other people named Cain have you heard of, you bastard?" Cain's eyes widened slightly as the realization settled. ‘That was true.’ His name wasn't common, and using it so casually made it far too easy to link him to the Cain Wright who had been humiliated on television. He should have stuck with his alias. That alone would have made it harder to draw the connection, but he had exposed himself without thinking. A careless mistake. "How did you do it?" Isaac pressed. "I saw you awaken as an E-rank… low-tier heal, wasn't it?" A faint chill ran through Cain. ‘This was bad.’ If Isaac—or anyone else—started talking about the sudden jump in his rank after the raid, it would draw attention he couldn't afford. ‘Should I den
Breaking Point
"If they are tracking us," he said, his voice lower now, more measured, "then tell me… how do you think they're doing it?" The tension in the air rose. It seemed like everyone had the same suspicion. Cain sniffed lightly, as if testing the air again, before giving the slightest hint. "What answer do you want to hear?" Barack's expression hardened almost immediately, the shift in his face sharp and unwelcoming. Before the moment could stretch any further, Adel stepped forward, placing herself between them, cutting the direct line of tension before it could escalate. "If the Blood Skitter can track us somehow, then there's no point in running, is there?" she said, her voice steady despite the situation. "We should stand and fight. I believe we can take it down together." ‘Or get rid of the one leading them straight to us.’ The thought crossed Cain's mi
The Commander
[Blood Skitter C-Tier]This one was built differently from the others.It was larger and heavier, and unlike the Blood Midges—which moved in thin, erratic bursts—this creature carried itself with a compact, deliberate structure, its body dense beneath layered plates of hardened chitin. Its limbs were longer and more defined, tapering into blade-like edges that looked less like natural growth and more like something shaped for precision.Its wings beat slower, each movement producing a low, vibrating hum that carried through the tunnels, steady and oppressive in a way the others never were.Its presence alone shifted the swarm.What had been a chaotic movement moments ago began to tighten, the scattered motion of the midges subtly aligning, not through any visible command, but through something far more instinctive.Cain's heart began to pound as he stared at the text hovering above it."C-Tier?"This wasn't the boss… so why is it C-Tier?In rift dungeons, things usually followed a pat
C-Tier
"Ah, well, that's because he can suppress his rank. Drop it by a tier."Cain went quiet for a moment as he tried to process what he had just heard, his mouth slightly open in disbelief."He can lower his rank by a tier?" he repeated, as though saying it aloud might confirm it wasn't real. But Ava didn't deny it.Cain let the information settle for a brief moment before speaking again."Then...why is he raiding a C-rank rift instead of one that matches his actual level?"Ava gave him a look, like the answer should have been obvious."I mean… if you can walk into a lower-rank rift where your chances of survival are much higher, wouldn't you choose that?"The logic was simple enough. Practical, even. And in most cases, it made sense. But Cain's answer was 'NO'. He would not choose that.With the system he had, choosing safety over growth was never even something to consider, because if he ever stepped into a lower-rank rift, it wouldn’t be for comfort or ease, but purely for progression,
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