A massive city was being built within the depths of the underground world, far away from the place where the miners had reached.
Imp kind of all breeds was erecting wooden houses and walls and crafting weapons.
Emeros watched the remaining forces left to guard the base and could count them by the hundreds.
The group hid themselves on the tunnel's curve but peeked out to see the challenges they faced.
The group saw the creatures that Emeros spoke of.
The Kallikantzaros oversaw the building as Puks, Gremlins, and Imps were all slaving away at their orders.
"We're going to attack that?!" Perment asked.
"Yup. Underneath my orc armor is a gremlin attire. I will use the chaos of our fight and pretend to be a fleeing gremlin." Emeros explained.
"You want us to fight against all of that?!" Brent asked again.
"Should I start with a spell?" Perment asked.
"No. That will draw more enemies. We will pretend to be some wounded, lost orc and make it look like we are marching to our deaths. That way, the small fries will be sent first. Everyone should hide their strength until necessary. Perment, only use your magic when you are retreating. The goal is to trick the enemy into underestimating us and kill whatever he sends." Emeros took a strange red mushroom and began to coat it in his armor.
"Pick some of these and do the same," Emeros ordered.
Soon, everyone had bloody appearances.
"Follow my lead, and when I shout it, you repeat these words: Grembrokoro."
"Grembrokoro?" Perment repeated.
"Yes. It's an expression that means, heart stop in orc and elven language. Used as a battle cry, it means, until death."
"Imps understand that language?"
"No. But when we fought against the orcs that are now these masks, they shouted the same thing. It should be enough to make the enemy think we are real orcs. Make your voice sound hoarse as you shout it to make it believable." Emeros took the vial out and drank the potion.
The power of Puk that once masked them among the Gremlin began to surge out as an illusion began to mask his body.
With the potion and the costume, he looked monstrous.
The others did the same.
Brent and Tyra took the potion, and their monstrous form was hideous and grotesque.
But Emeros liked the appearance and knew it would pass off as some monstrous mutation, and he marched out of the curve of the tunnel and into the open flat land.
He walked with wobbly legs, and it looked like he would collapse anytime.
The rest followed and pretended to limp, and Don even stumbled over.
The imps noticed the group of monsters and saw that they were orcs!
A Kallikantzaros walked closer and laughed at the pitiful appearances.
In impish tongue, he commanded a group of Imps and Gremlins to attack the orcs.
"Grembrokoro!" Emeros gave a loud shout, and the rest followed.
The Kallikantzaros heard it and laughed as he was ready to watch the show.
The imps and gremlins were excited to get their hands on the weak, pitiful orcs.
Emeros wobbled forward as if he was about to make a fainting swing.
The Gremlin ran, but as Emeros wobbled, he suddenly stepped forward.
SLASH!
The Gremlin was a thorn in half.
Similar scenes occurred as the others made a single attack on the foes.
Tyra was the one that landed the weakest blow. She was still not used to her new strength and had barely adapted. But since she had been forced to fight over the last week, the fear and terror she used to feel had vanished.
Brent managed to cut an Imp's head clean off its shoulder and was amazed.
After the slash, the group reverted to the weak and exhausted steps.
The Kallikantzaros had his mouth wide open as he saw the team he sent be slain so easily.
"Grembrokoro!" Emeros shouted again.
"Grembrokoro!" The rest followed.
But the group made their wobbly steps.
"Keep moving closer and closer. We need to be able to attack the front lines!" Emeros spoke
Several Puks were sent this time to lead the attack, followed by a dozen made up of imps and goblins.
Emeros made a charge at one Puk, and Perment ran towards another.
SLASH!
The two puks that the two-faced were instantly killed with a slash on the head.
Serena, Wesret, and Don took the vanguard while Philip began to shoot from afar.
"Just guard our sides! We'll take care of this!" Wesret ordered to Tyra and Brent.
But even with a dozen, the group was easily eliminated.
Emeros ended the battle by collapsing.
The rest followed and was on the ground.
"Grembrokoro..." Emeros made a weak cry,
"Grembrokoro..." The rest followed with the same level of enthusiasm.
The Kallikantzaros was confused at the scene.
A few gremlins saw the chance and cautiously approached.
Some more Puks saw the gremlins approach, and they followed closely.
Emeros and the rest struggled to stand up. They were crawling forward.
"Get ready. We'll dive right into the group. Cover me, and I'll switch costumes." Emeros instructed.
"RAAAA!" The Gremlins saw the struggling movements and ran ahead.
But the group struggled, and Emeros managed to stand and make a weak slash even while the Gremlins were far away.
The gremlins laughed and charged forward.
SLASH! SLASH!
Emeros suddenly picked up speed and ran toward the Puks.
The power of his skill was now more refined, and his slash had a greater increase from the velocity of his attack.
SLASH!
The Puk was quickly sliced off before it could react!
The allies of Emeros also ran from the ground and charged towards the camp entrance, where many imps and gremlins had come to watch the show.
Emeros gathered Force on his feet and used the technique that Knights use to make a charge.
BANG!
The stomp exploded, and Emeros shot out and easily surpassed the speed of the rest.
Emeros ran, and instead of using the sword to slash, he held it and pushed back many of the puks at the front.
The strong and sudden tackle, coupled with Emeros's explosive steps that hurled him faster, allowed him to crash into the group.
The rest followed quickly.
Philip began to use his arrows and shot at the Kallikantzaros while it was distracted.
SHHHLK!
The arrow landed on the Kallikantzaros's head and caused it to scream as the battle in the front began.
The rest arrived and mowed the imps and gremlins at the side.
Perment arrived faster than the rest, and with his powerful strength, he cleaved down the puks.
More and more beasts moved out as numerous Kallikantzaros ran from the side to surround the group.
But in the falling bodies and blood, Emeros had already removed his orc costume and now wore the skin mask of a Puk.
He snuck out of the battle and pretended to be one of the wounded Puks that ran back.
With blood covering his body, none of the other creatures took notice of the shrieking Puk that was screaming 'I'm dying' in Imp language.
Seeing that Emeros had successfully moved inside the camp, the rest were now on full retreat.
Philip was strafing arrows and attacking the rest as they retreated. His attention was focused on assisting Brent and Tyra, who were in trouble with Puks.
The two managed to run back while the rest defended, and they received numerous attacks. They would have died if not for the thick chitin costume that added another layer of armor!
"Grembrokoro!" Philip shouted as he kept shooting to pin down the monsters.
BOOM!
An explosion occurred at the center thanks to a Fire Ore Bomb that was left.
Emeros now knew how to create the basic weapon and even created a new type of Fire Ore Bomb.
The explosion left thick smoke that filled the area as the group escaped.
"Kill!" The enraged Kallikantzaros that had an arrow stuck in its face and was among the ones blown back by the fire or bomb chased after the fleeing orcs in rage.
Meanwhile, inside the camp...
The commotion had drawn the attention of many, and as an explosion sounded out, more were drawn to the back.
A Krampus cursed as he heard the explosions and moved to check the commotion.
BOOM! BOOM!
More explosions were heard, and more powerful Imp races moved at the back.
Imp Troglodytes of massive forms also began to move.
Emeros had worn the orc mask again and moved in stealth to hide from all the guards moving through and fro.
He saw large swords and weapons and swapped out his own for a stronger one.
He also found a long spear with a higher weapon attack than the rest.
But Emeros needed to raid the lair of the Demon Imp lord, and he could see the large tent up front.
Guarding it was a Krampus!
"It seems I need to draw that one out or kill it..." Emeros plotted.
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