(Author note: Another short story of Tenebris. This isn't necessarily AFTER the other story. Chronologically, I mean.)****Tenebris took deep breaths and he followed the rest of the platoon with heavy steps. His sweaty hand was holding a long blade. A tool only meant to kill, one which he wasn’t used to holding, much less using.Not long ago, he had been conscripted into the Imperial Army, and as if things couldn't get any worse, he was sent along with other new conscripts into the Mystical Forest.Home of the nomadic elves, this vast forest was twice as big as the Empire itself, though most of it was covered in thousands of trees, clustered together and obfuscating everything, including the long-forgotten ancient ruins.“They’re sending us to die!”One of the men walking in front of Tenebris, a youth with tanned skin- which indicated his Southern origin- cursed with a soft voice. He was equally as terrified as all the rest as he cut through the thick vegetation with his sword.They

Five hours later , after a few spars and a brief rest, they went to room 48 and got teleported inside the Nightmare Tower.Last Leiu was here, he had been with Amon and he only managed to defeat the first Guardian Beast: The Moon-Crawling Wyvern.Back then, his Level was low and he didn’t complete control of the Primordial Darkness.If the Quests suggested Levels for the floors were accurate, then Leiu would be able to reach around floor 300 with his current stats.He didn’t know how time-consuming it would be to climb the Nightmare Tower, nevertheless, he was going to spend the next three days grinding along with Anne. It was the fastest and most efficient way to get stronger.Thus, with him leading the way, the couple breezed through floor 21 to 40.The Guardian Beast, called ‘Dark Empyrean Serpent’, was killed in one hit and rewarded them with a bunch of levels and even some gear.Floor 41 to 60 took a bit more time, but not a lot. Approximately, it took them 90 minutes, with the l

Tenebris carried Kusomi’s body away from the dirt and rubble.Nervous, he laid her down on the stone-cold floor and took a much closer look at her injuries.“I don’t know what to do!”‘Don’t just gawk at her! Wrap the wounds with something.’He listened to ‘himself’. He reluctantly ripped parts of his shredded shirt and used it as somesort of a bandage.Admittedly, he did a very poor job of treating the wounds. In fact, he might’ve made things worse by using his dirty shirt to wrap around some of the wounds.“She’s really beautiful…”Her soft white skin, pretty eyelashes, small nose and rosy lips. She was the picture of beauty. Tenebris stared at her for a long time.‘Are you fucking stupid? This is what you’re thinking right now?’He shook his head and got up. He put the estoc close to her and then proceeded to walk around the room.Ten minutes later, he returned to Kusomi’s side. He had found two exits, both of which were relatively big stone doors that were shut.Unsurprisingly, he

Three hours later, Leiu returned to a small landing zone within Mongolia. It wasn’t particularly far from the HQ of the ISB.Jonathan Club, Long Fenhua, and Hye Nari were all waiting for him.“This…”Emperor kept looking at Monk Lao, who didn’t look like a human with his purple skin and distinct eyes.“He’s with me. Don’t mind him.”“We saw the explosions from here. Are you alright?”Nari worriedly checked Leiu’s condition, breathing a sigh of relief when she saw no injuries.“Everyone is dead. The Prophet… except this one, Amos killed them all.”With a signal from Leiu, the Void Incarnate raised his hand, causing an unconscious man to appear from thin air.“This is Anton Meres. He was their lead scientist.”-Long Fenhua“He’s all yours. See if you can get any information from him.”-LeiuEmperor thoughtfully stared at Leiu for a bit before asking,“Are you going to attack the other facilities?”“No. You told me you’ll take care of them.”Pleased with this answer, Jonathan softly smiled

Before the monster could kill Tenebris, Kusomi jumped in-between and stabbed the gaping maw.Her Aura became brighter as it ripped and sliced the flesh, however, it wasn’t able to completely stop the monster’s charge.Nevertheless, the Elven Chevalier stood her ground and swung again. An ancient light-green energy emitted from her body, empowering her and attracting the monster’s attention.Albeit having its flesh sliced and cut, the abomination didn’t stop. Its mouth grew bigger, layers of pointy teeth extending outward in a horrifying manner.It didn’t use any special type of Magic, though that wasn’t even needed considering its absurd physical ability.The elf’s Estoc, practically engulfed in resplendent light, was thrust one more time, unleashing a powerful blast that destroyed the ground.Kusomi’s attack tore a big hole through the ground, revealing another tunnel down below. She managed to jump back just in time, whereas the monster let out a hellish scream as its bloated body w