Ben stood again before Nina and grasped his maul firmly. He needed to think of a way to counter Nina now that his opponents had noticed the gap between his skills and weapon. For the first time, he regretted not having proper training in some specific techniques, especially in hand-to-hand combat.If he ever had proper training in hand-to-hand combat, then he could somehow use his skill to its full potential. However, even when he considered that possibility, he still needed a weapon to defend against Nina’s stealthy strike if she began using her skill. Now that he understood his situation and that sprinting back to the past to reform himself into a better fighter wasn't possible, he concentrated on the present to face Nina with whatever he had right now.He peered at Nina and once again tightly clenched his maul while breathing heavily. For a while, he focused on planning his strategy before striking in haste and losing his life. However, his foe, namely Nina, didn't want him to brood

To Ben's knowledge, Nina must react when she hears the mention of her dead allies. However, this time she kept standing at her position with no resemblance of anger or rage in her expression. She managed to overcome her frenzy and turned that into a weapon against her enemies.These two realized at the same time that their opponent had grown and that maybe it was time to end everything. Ben and Nina swiveled around at the same time to confirm their surroundings and the position of every foe and ally they had around.They noticed Daemon and Fred were in a deadlock where Fred was already thrashed a lot and was about to fall with a few more punches to the right target, while Tejasv stood just a few meters away, ready with his axe to counter or strike with inscrutable expressions on his face. Tejasv wasn't grinning or glaring, he just stood there like any other dude.Tejasv learned to not grant his foes any advantage either by reading his moves or expressions. For that reason, he built his

While Tejasv and Ben were sweating profusely from Nina's skillful dive into a shadow, they turned around quickly to fend her off from any spot she might leap out with her intent to carve them. Both felt jittery and alarmed from the fear of getting their bodies pierced all of a sudden.That unknown threat dismayed and distressed them in that dark atmosphere. Tejasv felt the eerie aura around him and the killing intent seeped all over him, shrouding him with negativity. He focused while closing his eyes to listen to even a slight twitch of leaves from the floor or trees. Tejasv knew Nina could appear from anywhere and Ben faced that head-on, so he was also cautious for his safety.While focusing on Nina, Tejasv kept his gaze on Ben as well, because Nina may appear near him to strike Ben first while both of them are shocked by her disappearance. He had to be alert to any animosity that could be directed at him.Suddenly, Tejasv felt a chill in his body as he shuddered. Due to his sensitiv

Tejasv had his attention directed toward his throw, while this act also grabbed Ben's gaze since he gradually realized the purpose and intentions of Tejasv. Ben was amazed by the fast pace of thought Tejasv had just displayed within moments. He was taken aback by Tejasv's precision and quick actions toward Nina rather than pondering various methods.For a while, both Tejasv and Ben smirked when the shadow target twitched. Suddenly, a dark figure emerged out of the shadow near the knife as Tejasv predicated and aimed with his ax. Tejasv and Ben had emerging emotions of contentment as they assumed Nina would be dead if she came out to pick up the knife.However, breaking their heartfelt wishes, Nina stuck out her arm holding a knife from the shadows while glaring at Tejasv. She blocked the axe and threw it away. She defended herself as if she almost expected Tejasv to target her and even then she still emerged from that place. This displayed her valor and anger towards Tejasv and even Be

Perplexed and dismayed by the current situation, Tejasv held both of his axes firmly and frowned his brow while rubbing his chin. He thought as he turned back, "Why didn't Nina attack me? I even provided enough openings for her to take advantage of, but still, I found not even a hair of the girl incoming. Does that mean she had no intention of charging at me here? Then what other opportunity is she waiting for to attack me? Maybe she’s headed to someone else, but I can still feel her presence around here! What the hell is she strategizing while hiding in the dark?"Tejasv contemplated and gradually stepped back towards his previous position, decreasing the distance between Ben and him. He retracted himself back to negotiate with Ben for a while and form a coalition against Nina. He realized Nina had some great scheme against everyone present in the dungeon.She had nobody she could refer to as a companion or friend. Anybody present alive in the dungeon at the current moment was either