The Devil Tears: Lord of the Night
Arc 1 Chapter 21: Reply Attacks

...Reply Attacks...

Dong…! Dong….! Dong…! Luciel who was forging heard the third bell sound signifying the end of his work.

Luciel then went to the owner of the place to get paid.

“ It's 5 ral accept,“ The owner of the place then give Luciel 5 pieces of silver coin.

“ but this exceeds the pay that it should be,“ Luciel said.

“ It's okay – what, you forged a good sword, so I give you a bonus.“ said the boss.

“ Thank You Mr.“

Luciel then went to the Guild to meet Liz. Luciel enters and sees some Hunters having dinner after completing their mission.

“ How can I help young people? “ A receptionist greets Luciel.

“ Has the – hunter hunter who did the mission in the waterway returned? “

“ They should have returned, Guilds only gave them Quests to eradicate monsters as deep as 3 intersections. Monster – monsters that are on the water channel are only level 0 monsters, so they might have already completed the Quest and are on their way back “

“ Is that how “ Luciel has a bad feeling about this.

Luciel then walked out of the Guild and walked through the city. Luciel arrives in front of a waterway that the Hunters enter. And opened a bottle and smeared his whole body with the liquid in it.

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10 Minutes earlier

Liz is fighting against the creature that ambushed them 1v1. Liz was able to keep up with her speed since she had already mastered one of the strengthening magic namely Accelerate. This magic can accelerate the movement of its users up to – times depending on the magic ability of its users. But even with that was not enough to defeat the creatures in front of him.

Clang!!! The clangg!! The clangg!!! His sword collided with his powerful claws. It was getting dark and the creature in front of him was becoming more and more invisible. But Liz could still hear his movements.

Knowing he had trouble subverting Liz, the creature then switched strategies and began attacking Liz directly without relying on her usual surprise attack.

Liz who originally attacked frequently, now must be forced to defend because the creature's – attacks have a terrible level of accuracy.

‘ I started to fatigue ‘ However when Liz was already preparing to receive the next wave of attacks, the creature in front of her retreated and disappeared in the darkness. Soon Klaus and Fran come back to help Liz.

“ Where is the Monster? “ Ask Fran

“ I think he's retreating, Maybe we're not the only ones attacked by the creature,“ replied Liz.

“ Then what will we do? “ ask Klaus.

“ I think we go back and rest first, where I want to run out,“ said Liz.

“ Alright “

They returned to their resting place.

“ How's the Condition? “ Fran asks Amelia the condition upon their return.

“ If he doesn't get treatment soon, he'll die of blood loss. “ Answer Ludwig

“ Shit!!!! “ Fran then punched his hand into the wall.

“ Liz, what about the creature? “ ask Ludwig.

“ He retreated, although aided by magic, I still could not surpass his physical strength. And my mana is about to run out, “ replied Liz.

They decided to rest and recover their strength.

Meanwhile on the other side.

Luciel entered the first junction and found many corpses of rats and cockroaches scattered after entering.

‘ Hmm.. it looks like the fight here has been going on for a long time ‘ . Luciel then continued his intrusion after it felt safe.

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Gunter and the other hunters were discussing how to fight the creature that had killed 4 of his comrades.

“ But, if we're here alone won't guarantee the creature won't touch us here. “ The resting place at the intersection has enough lighting from the surface, so it will be difficult if the creature will attack them.

“ I think we should wait for the Guild to send help,“ said Hunter from another team.

“ As I said earlier, this does not guarantee the creature does not attack us later and I think not only we are attacked by the creature “ Gunter persistent will his opinion to go forward.

“ Do you think he's been slaughtering other teams too? “

“ I don't know,“ replied Gunter.

“ I think Gunter is right, we don't know if the creature is right – right won't attack us at night. The Senior Hunter that the Guild sends will only come tomorrow, and if all night we have to face the creature, I guess we won't have a chance,“ explained one of the Gunter Hunter teams.

“ Alright, we move now,“ said Gunter.

They then began walking around on standby with the lighting of just a small lantern strapped to their belt. Soon, there were footsteps in front of them.

“ Get ready, he came “

But unlike the previous way, the creature approached them directly.

‘ What does this mean? ‘ Gunter is confused as to what the creature in front of him will do.

The creature then moved and arrived – arrived in front of Gunter. Gunter held him down with his sword, yet he still bounced away from the creature's impact.

“ Attack the creature together – equals!!! “

The six Hunters then began to fight with the creatures in front of them.

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Liz POVs

On the other hand, Liz and the other Hunters had already rested for a while.

“ How's your shoulder Ludwig? “ Liz asks Ludwig

“ I think I can still fight using 1 hand “ Liz then think, the creature was deliberately giving them a wound that is not too fatal to slow them down.

“ So, what are we going to do? “ Asked Fran who was staring at Amelia whose face started to turn pale.

“ I think we can go through “ Liz then talk “ In the battle earlier, I managed to keep pace, I guess if I busy it you guys can go back to the surface. “

“ What are you talking about Liz “ Ludwig disagrees with Liz's idea. “ It's clear that this place has an advantage for him, and I think it's more dangerous than the Hobgoblin we fought “ Ludwig then persuaded him.

“ Take it easy, I won't be long after you guys later. If we don't leave now then Amelia can't be saved. “ Fran and Klaus looked at each other and nodded.

“ I'll help you “ Ludwig said

“ You are hurting Ludwig, I hope you can take Amelia out of here “ Ludwig then fell silent can only clench his hands.

Ludwig then began to carry Amelia.

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On the other hand, the fight between Gunter and the other Hunters with the creature is still going on.

“ Shit!!! Aghhhh “ A Hunter groaned in pain as the creature stuck its claws in the stricken thigh.

Gunter then tries to attack the creature, but the creature can still dodge. The Hunters fighting him were now only 4 people left.

“ Hey Gunter, you run and try to find help, we will try to hold him here “ said Hunter who teamed with him

“ Yes, hurry up. Or we'll all die here “

The creature then tried to attack Gunter again, but 2 of his teammates held him back. Gunter then began to leave Hunter – other hunters.

‘ Siall!!! Shit man!!! Shit!!! ‘ Gunter keeps running without looking back. ‘ Ella, just wait. I'll avenge you ‘.

Gunter after a while of running finally arrived at the third intersection and began to climb up a passageway that led upwards. Gunter then came out, but he heard footsteps and prepared to attack. Gunter but surprised that appears is a boy – boy who thinks – is the same age as him.