Sebastian peeked at the group of timid dwarves running through the dungeon holding a weird mechanical device and he instantly had that itch to smash the species under his boot.
The human mind was fickle, it feared the strong and it looked down on the weak, which is why the moment Sebastian discovered that his enemies were the dwarven race he became excited for a fight.
" Guys, it's puny dwarves, let's rush them ". Sebastian said in a hushed voice.
" No, dwarves are resourceful, we need to be careful ". Max intervened, as he tried to calm the group down.
" Leave this to me " Anna said as she notched a special shining arrow into her bow and calmly took aim.
The dwarves who were unaware of the danger were engrossed in their machine as they talked with each other and checked the level of the ground in the labyrinth ahead to see whether or not there were any traps with their mechanical acumen.
SHUA!
At the perfect moment when the head of the dwarf bent to reveal a small opening in his helmets cover over his neck, Anna released an arrow that impaled itself straight into the dwarves neck.
-2300 critical hit!
The dwarf died without even knowing where the attack came from as a silver light covered the entire group and they were teleported back to the starting point.
*Whistle* " Nice shot " Asiva complimented Anna as the elven princess smirked.
" I have generational experience in killing the tiny dwarves, " Anna said as she flicked her hair in pride.
Both elves and dwarves claimed to be the superior forging race and had fought countless battles throughout history.
" God, remind me to never cross this woman " Sebastian said as he prayed to the heavens and the group chuckled.
They quickly continued on their path and faced the challenges that laid ahead.
Max was the only one who seemed to be lost in deep contemplation for a full 10 minutes and several turns later he said " You know guys, if we just tailed the dwarves and let them dismantle the dangers ahead, we would have been faster and had a smoother journey ".
The group winced at this thought, they realised that Max was right, navigating labyrinths was the speciality of the race and the group had been too hot blooded to kill them instead of using them.
" Shit! Nevermind, no point arguing over spilled condiments ". Sebastian said as the group progressed with a slightly heavy heart.
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( After 8 hours since round 2 started )
After about 8 hours, the group started to question whether the pathfinder even worked properly or not as the same looking halls after every turn started to drive them a little insane.
The only solace they had was that every path opened a new sort of danger and it was the only proof that they had to have not passed through that path before.
Eventually as they took a right, they saw a massive clearing in front of them as they saw what appeared to be the central room just 500 metres ahead.
" YES! WE'VE MADE IT! " Anna exclaimed in joy, as she was the one who felt the most suffocated inside the labyrinth.
However the path to the centre was definitely not simple. Although the room they were in was large, there was only a narrow wooden bridge suspended with two ropes leading towards the centre.
Under the wooden bridge was what seemed to be calm murky green waters full of algae, but nobody was dumb to think it was plain water without anything sinister lurking inside.
At the start of the wooden bridge there was a huge notice that read " Can only support one person at a time ".
Max started to analyse the situation as he said " We are possibly the first ones to reach here, however, going ahead is just plain suicide.
Taking a single step further would mean that one of us would be committed to walking the bridge while the other three of us wait.
The unknown challenges of the bridge aside, there is a big possibility of being hit by enemy attacks from any of the doors in the room.
I suggest we wait for someone else to try first ".
Everyone looked across the room and saw over 48 entry doors into the central room.
What Max said made perfect sense as if during crossing an enemy emerged from one of the doors, they could become sitting ducks for an enemy attack.
" I disagree. I think we have the advantage and every second we waste is a second wasted, I say we let Anna go first, she will cover the others from the other end once she crosses ". Sebastian said as his differentiating opinion caused the group to come to a voting deadlock.
" I agree with Sebastian's plan ". Anna said meekly
" Okay, I agree too ". Asiva said after thinking a bit as she looked towards Max with apologetic eyes.
Max shrugged his shoulders and said " Alright ".
Having experienced reincarnation, Max was a little more cautious when treading the unknown. He liked to rely on solid facts and information rather than going yolo, but his hot blooded friends seemed to like yolo more.
Anna started to walk the creaky bridge, and not even 50 steps in there was a shout from a distant corner of the room " Look, someone is crossing the bridge! Kill them all ".
The attention of the group diverted to the attackers, as Max bit his tongue and unsheathed his sword as he said " Agh shit, here we go again".
Anna sped up her speed of crossing, however going faster only made the rope bridge tremble more violently making walking on the wooden logs even harder. However, she tried her best and used her naturally superior tree climbing skills to somehow increase her pace to that of a normal jog.
Max and the others on the other hand, charged to be engaged in a hand - hand battle.
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