Mika and Hierre’s groups waited for three more hours, but there are no signs of other players coming into the Dungeon. The players are getting spiritless as they wait helplessly in the Dungeon’s lobby.
“Uuuggghhh! How much more should we wait!” Virgo uttered.
The others just sighed.
“Hey, Russia. You can sleep if you are tired. We’ve been here for long - you should rest at least,” Hierre said to Russia. “You too, Billy.”
“Don’t worry. I’m still fine; I can wait for a few more hours,” Russia answered.
“Same for me. I need to be vigilant - we need to be vigilant,” Billy added.
While they were waiting, Mika and Marco conversed with one another. Marco is playing his already-fixed ukulele.
“Hey, Marco,” Mika greeted as she sat beside Marco.
“Hey,” Marco greeted back.
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The voices are coming from the other side of the walls. “Help me! I can’t get in!” another person shouted. This time, the voice is coming from a young man. “No! Don’t! Please don’t leave him!” the young woman’s continuous screaming. Mika and the others couldn’t see what was happening. But they are sure that the people on the other side are not in a good situation. Then, a mature man spoke. “He couldn’t pass the barriers,” the matured man said. “We should do something!” the young woman screamed. “HEEEELP!! The monsters are coming!” the young man shouted in horror.
The Entrance became transparent - and the area beneath the barrier could now be seen. A digital countdown timer also appeared at the barrier.“30 minutes… 30 minutes before the Entrance opens,” Orixa said.“We should use this time to prepare,” Hierre said.Everyone agreed - except for the three newcomers.Suddenly, monsters can be seen appearing beneath the now-transparent Entrance. The monsters are like those of the Corridors, but the monsters now are ghastlier than the previous ones. The trunk-like bodies of the monsters are rotting and there is an ominous aura emanating in each one of them.Mario walked to take a closer look at the area beneath the entrance. Orixa followed to also take a glimpse.“The area is wide. There are also a lot of monsters in there - and they look stronger than the last we encounte
321The Entrance opened. The monsters on the other side came barging into the Lobby chamber.Mario twisted the handle of his hammer and,SWOOOOSSSHHH!!A huge flame blasted off from the head of Mario’s hammer. The flame burned the monsters to crisp.The other monsters continued to barge towards the lobby, but as they approached - they got themselves ablaze by the fire. Slowly and slowly, the crowd of monsters is becoming thinner and thinner.“The number of monsters is decreasing! Let’s move forward!” Mika commanded.The others heard Mika’s order. They followed and slowly marched towards the next area.“Just stay beside me, okay?” Mika whispered to Gwen.Gwen nodded at Mika.The group continued moving forwa
The Anahata continued shining brightly - sending waves of lights in short intervals. “Ha! That’s right! Go flee, you creatures!” Mika proudly exclaimed. After a while, the Anahata stopped glowing - it retreated towards Mika “Huh!? What happened!? Glow some more!!!” Mika ordered the Anahata. The Anahata seems not to respond to Mika’s command. The monsters noticed that the waves of light had already stopped, so they turned their back and returned to attack the group. “ARRRGH!! Why are you always like this!?” Mika uttered to the Anahata. “Mika! It’s okay… we’re supposed to defeat the monsters anyway,” Mario said - while emphasizing the word ‘defeat’. “Oh, right!” Mika realized. The monsters continued to surround the group again. “Get ready!” Mika yelled. Rudolph broke out of the Center Formation and walked towards the outer positions. “Hey! Where are you going!?” Russia asked Rudolph. “You think I’ll just sit there as you fight? Tch! You people! You’re always underestimating
Monsters crowded Mario.Orixa is still occupied with helping Marco, so she couldn’t help Mario.“Hierre! I need assistance!” Billy requested.Hierre helped Billy right away.“Frost Emergence!” Hierre chanted.Then, frost shards emerged at the front of Billy - pushing enemies away and protecting Billy.“Aaaahhhh! I could not hold them!” Frenz shrieked as monsters kept coming on him. Frenz hid his body inside his gigantic Primo Buhagong Shield.Numerous monsters continued to crowd Frenz - surrounding him completely. The crowd around Frenz is so thick that his body cannot be seen anymore.“AAAAYYY!! HELP MEEEEHHH!!!” Frenz’s continuous shrieking as the monsters kept banging his shield.Russia tried to snipe down some mons
“SANCTI INFUDE!” Billy chanted loudly. The weapons of each player lighted as the second wave started. The players prepared themselves. Seconds already passed but the monsters are not showing yet. “I told you there’s a delay in the monsters’ spawn,” Hierred uttered. “What a waste of Buff’s duration,” Billy said. “I’m sorry,” Mika apologized. She is slightly disappointed in herself. “Hey, hey, hey… this is no time to blame one another,” Orixa said. After a while, the monsters started emerging from the walls of the chamber. The monsters appearing are noticeably more numerous than the last wave. “Okay, guys… on your positions!” Mika commanded. Everyone raised their weapons and prepared themselves as the monsters marched towards the Formation. BANG! BANG! BANG!
“Yes,” Orixa answered Marco. “Some of the monsters are like those - that attacked Mario.” She was talking about the Zombified Dark Willows. “There are 5 of them to be exact,” Hierre said. Suddenly, one of the remaining Zombified Dark Willow turned its attention to a normal Dark Willow. The Zombified Willow started wiggling its body. “What the hell is that thing doing? Is it trying to attack one of its own?” Virgo uttered. CHROOK! A Piercing Vine coming from the Zombified Willow has struck the normal one. Suddenly, the normal Dark Willow transformed into a Zombified Version. Another Zombified Willow did the same to another normal one. There are a total of 7 Zombified Willows now. “What the heck!?” Frenz’s reaction. “I don’t want to be hit by those monsters,” Russia uttered as she referred to the Zombified Dark
All of the wristbands glowed and there’s a notification that says: ‘Wave Cleared’. Everyone sighed in relief. “Finally!” Frenz uttered. “But there’s still one more,” Marco said. “We have 5 minutes before the last wave starts,” Mika pointed out. “Hayyyy…. 5 minutes? Imma rest for now,” Frenz said. Then, he sat on the ground. Everybody clumped together in a small circle. They also rested and sat on the ground to wait for the next wave. “I wonder what the next wave would be? What would be the twist? I mean… the last wave has zombie monsters in it - how about the next wave? What do you think will come out?” Russia stated. “Hmmm… I don’t know? Maybe all of the monsters that will be spawning this time are zombified variants?” Mario speculated. “Or maybe giant-sized Willo