Dalis released a soft sigh, and looked at the sword, suddenly it didn’t feel as good in his hands, level 10 would take him a while to reach, but still it had been five years since the apocalypse, creatures over level 10 should be common. ‘But…’ Raylin quickly added, ‘Take a look at that sword on the wall,’ he said and Dalis quickly raised his head and let his gaze drift across the messy room until he finally saw the wall Raylin mentioned. There were several weapons hung on the wall, covered in a thin layer of dust, he noticed it earlier but didn’t think much of it. But as he stepped closer he could make out a set of lines engraved into the surface of the blades they even had an artistic touch to the way the lines were carved together. Dalis set the long sword down and climbed up a shelf, with his curiosity piqued, as he reached the top he found a dozen weapons with a similar design on the surface. He quickly grabbed a long sword he spotted and jumped down, he wiped away the layers

A short while later Dalis left the Tower in a set of simple leather armour that Siara got for him, and Siara also retrieved her gauntlets, that covered most of her arm. Once they were ready they headed for the gates, it was the same as when they had arrived, dozens of trenches were dug into the ground, before and after the fences, bits of shrapnel and debris sat in the trenches like millions of little teeth waiting to devour their prey. Dalis could feel several unfriendly eyes land on him the moment he got within range of the guards at the gate, but he had nothing to worry about since Siara was with him, she even stepped in front of him in a protective manner. Dalis intended to enjoy the view of Siara from the back, but with her cloak wrapped around her, her curves were unfortunately hidden. ‘Humph,’ Dalis heard a soft snort inside his head, as they reached the gate, he wondered what Raylin meant by it, but he was distracted by the guards. “Open the gate,” Siara ordered as she ha

District-16 was busier than Dalis expected, as he entered the rundown area, he spotted several other groups of people prowling the streets. The groups noticed as him and Siara as they combed through the empty streets, but they didn’t pay them much attention, they exchanged a simple nod of the head and moved on with their tasks. The two quickly made their way deeper into District-16, District-16 was the closest area to the stronghold, and currently their destination was the border area of District-16 and District-18, as they went in deeper there fewer and fewer people moving about. Dalis glanced at Siara’s gauntlets, “You going to swing around?” he asked and pointed at the buildings that were getting taller. “You won’t be able to keep up if I do that,” Siara replied with a cheeky grin. Dalis rolled his eyes and continued to lead the way through the streets, he started to slow down once they reached the deeper area, he came to abrupt halt and paused with a face full of concentratio

Dalis opened his eye’s as he returned from his soul space, and not a moment too soon, because Siara returned and found him in his little hiding spot with ease. “What did you find?” Dalis asked noticing her concerned look. “You should see this for yourself,” Siara answered and grabbed him, a moment later he went zipping to the rooftop of the warehouse. Dalis didn’t need Siara to point him in the direction of the commotion, it was the first thing that came into sight the moment he reached the top. There was an entire swarm of creatures flying in the sky, “What are those?” Dalis asked, he could see the creature’s long wings that fluttered at breakneck speeds. “Dragonflies,” she answered and pointed to the bug at the lead of the swarm, her expression was serious. “That is a newly evolved Monstrous beast that has broken through to level 26,” she said as she felt the ripples of energy the bug released. Dalis was mesmerised by the sight, practically everything he saw was a new sight,

Dalis could think of a million activities that were fun, being chased by an angry swam of bugs did not make that list. All the more for a swarm of flying insects, it was practically impossible to get away from them, wherever they ran or tried to hide, there were always a few annoying scouts that managed to spot them and rekindle the chase. Dalis and Siara were buckled over, with their hands on their knees as they panted and tried to catch their breath during a short window of rest they managed to obtain. They were hiding inside an old store that used to have a series of glass panels in the front, though more than half of them were broken, as for the store it was completely empty, it had definitely been raid for its supplies at some point. Drops of sweat dripped from Dalis’s chin as he peeked outside, only to see at least fifty dragonflies hovering around, inspecting every little chip in the walls, as if they could hide in something so small. Dalis inched forward, just a small lit