Always Deadly - Arc 1

[July 17, 2023-Floor 35]

The sky was dark and full of gloom. Rain was pouring. Thunder boomed overhead, and lightning struck every few seconds. I looked down at my worn blade, scratched or dented in almost every place possible. I wasn't going to last much longer. A loud cry came from behind me. My eyes darted to the source of the sound. All I saw there was darkness, except for a pair of glowing red eyes peering out from it. I readied myself, preparing for the monster I was about to face. I took a few steps back, while trying to get past the overwhelming fear I felt. I didn't come here alone. I came here with six others, thinking we alone could defeat the field boss. We were all so happy and carefree. Until every single one of them died except me. My eyes widened as I saw a monster the size of an RV slowly come out of the darkness, bearing teeth the size of knives. The monster was called the "Bane of the Forest", and I was about to be its dinner. It was almost dead, as its third and last health bar was in the red zone. I grit my teeth as I tried to come up with some sort of plan to defeat this creature. It suddenly charged at me, opening its mouth to bite my head off. I quickly rolled out of the way, only to notice that it was hadn't stopped and changed direction to charge at me once again. This time I jumped and landed on its back. My sword glowed orange and I used the Sword Skill «Horizontal» on the beast's neck and jumped off. It was in incredible pain, and I saw it as my chance. I let out a battle cry and ran at the creature, my sword glowing brightly.



