The Devil Tears: Lord of the Night
Arc 1 Chapter 19: The Battle of the Waterways
...The Battle of the Waterways...
On the other side of the waterway, Gunter and his team as well as several other hunters are fighting against large insects and rats – mice that multiply as they enter deeper in the waterways.
“ Hey, isn't this we just entered the second intersection. But this monster – has been a lot like this,“ a Tanker Paladin one of the Gunter team complained.
“ If only this way you have given up, how do you want to reach a higher position,“ Gunter replied while thrusting his sword into a mouse.
“ After all our team has Healer, I can depend on you right Ella? “ asked Gunter to his Healer.
“ Doesn't mean you have to fight as you please, I'm also limited you know,“ replies a woman wearing a priest's cloak behind her.
“ Hey Gunter, it seems the rat is a little different, “ said his colleague.
Gunter then saw a mouse standing on two legs, he had longer claws than usual and had horns and blood-red eyes. The mouse is 1 meter tall.
“ grrrrhhhhh “ the rat then ran attacking Gunter with its sharp claws. Gunter, however, fended off with his sword.
“ Hey relax man!!! “ Gunter then did a counter-slash and beheaded the rat.
“ I think the deeper the monster – the monster will get stranger, you guys get ready,“ said Gunter.
“ Yes, the threat level becomes level ," Ella said.
They then continued down the water channel deeper.
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Liz POVs
Liz thrust her sword into the body of the mouse that was able to stand in front of her. After that he immediately attacked the – rats that were chasing Amelia.
“ Oh thank you Liz. “ Amelia then began to tidy up her robe.
“ Why arrived – arrived the mice could walk?. “ Liz curious.
“ I don't know, most likely because of a magic Experiment.“ Amelia cast a spell and a fireball appeared in her hand.
“ Fire Ball “ the fireball then shot towards some rats that were surrounding Fran.
“ Nice Job Amelia.“ Fran gave him a thumb.
“ Monster – this monster is now rising its Level status to level 1.“ Amelia said.
Amelia then explains the classification of monsters to Liz.
Monsters and demons have different levels – different levels.
Level 0's
Ordinary people can kill him
Examples: Big cockroaches, big tooth rats
Level 1s
It needs a human with fighting experience to kill him
Examples: Goblins, Gremlin
Level 2's
It needed a human with a basic level martial ability to kill him.
Hobgoblin, Nymph
Level 3's
It takes a human with intermediate-level martial will to kill him
Examples: Ghoul, Wraith, Troll, Banshee
It takes a human with top-tier martial will to kill him
Examples: Ogre, Vampires, various types of demons.
Level 5's
It takes a human with a master level martial will to kill him
Examples: High Vampires, Werewolves, Souleater and some upper level demons.
Level 6's
It takes a human with the caliber of a hero to kill him
Examples: Pure Blood Vampire, Seven Deadly Sins. Devil nobles.
Level 7's
It takes Multi-National power to kill him.
For example: Demon king
The hunters Rank Beginner and Novice were only able to kill monsters lvl 1 and lvl 0 only. They would have trouble facing the lvl 2 monsters.
“ Well... E level quest only deal with monsters under lvl 2, so we will be good – fine “ after Amelia explained about monster level to Liz, they then started collecting the – parts of his monster body.
“ As per agreement, 3/7 okay? “ Fran reaffirms their agreement.
“ Ummm,“ Liz then nodded.
They continued their journey even deeper. They kill some monsters in their sweep, Ludwig is at the front followed by Fran and Klaus follows him behind, while Liz is chatting with Amelia at the back.
“ So you dream of going to the Wuttenburg Magic Tower? “ ask Liz to Amelia.
“ Yes, there is the largest Magic Tower in Asgardia, and the magician – magicians graduates from there will definitely be sought by nobles even recruited as official magicians of the Palace, and the magicians of the <TAG1> magicians from there will surely be sought after by nobles even recruited as official magicians of the Palace,“ Amelia tells Liz her dream.
“ So you became a Hunter to raise money so that at the age of 15 you can register there? “
“ Of course, the Magic Tower and the Knight Academy only accept registrations with a minimum age of 15 years. Unless you've been specially invited there with magical talent they can even enter at 10,“ explains Amelia.
After some time they went down the waterway, they finally found the third intersection.
“ So, which way? “ Ask Fran
“ I think this time is straight,“ said Ludwig.
“ Well then,“ Amelia agrees to Ludwig's choice.
After entering the third junction, the light dimmed so much that they had to wear lanterns to light their way.
“ Hey, why are there fewer monsters here? “ Ask Klaus to be confused
“ I don't know, isn't that good? we do not need to bother – fuss against rats – damn rats it “ Fran said.
They then continued the sweep back in their last channel hallway.
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On the other hand some teams were taking different routes from Liz and the others.
“ Shit!!! Out you!!! Show yourself a fucking creature!!! “ He then began shooting his magic into a corner, but his magic did not hit anything.
“ Shit! I did not know there would be a level 2 Monster here “ he also ran towards the second intersection they had previously passed, but when it was close to the intersection.
SPLURR!!! STABB!!!
His neck arrived – suddenly slashed and his chest was pierced by a claw from behind.
Blood began to flow in her body. After they completed the extermination at the entire intersection, arrived – hunter – hunters who passed the right route died one by one until there was no left. And the culprit is ready to find the next victim.