"Aah!" A cry could be heard in the cave. A platinum-haired boy could be seen kneeling on the ground, holding his head. In front of him, a laughing humanoid creature could be soon; he was cursing him in an unknown language.
The boy clenched his fists and stood up with his shaky legs. He was looking at the person in front of him with anger. He had tried to search through the memories of the Gnoll Commander but soon found out that he faced resistance, and after a while, he got backlash from his skill. An unbearable pain appeared in his head.
He looked at the opponent with shaky eyes; a golden glint appeared in his eyes, and they started shining. He started thinking of a solution to this problem and analyzing how his skill worked.
"I use mental energy to scan through the memories of my opponent. The ones I had used it on were all weaker than me or closed to my level. To break through his mind, I must make his will weak."
Rishi first started by cutting the arms and legs of the opponent. He cried, but Rishi didn't have any kindness in his eyes. Sometimes he felt grief for the innocent people, but as a commander, he felt nothing. It was someone he had to eliminate to clear this dungeon.
He then used his sword to create multiple holes inside the commander's body. He then filled them with ice. He didn't know much about torture; he tried everything he thought could work.
He used his Killing intent and focused it on the opponent. The Gnoll felt as if a massive beast was staring at him. He was not even able to stare at his opponent; he started crying as he felt that he was surrounded by small insects that were eating him alive.
This continued for an hour before the Gnoll Commander became crazy; his eyes lost the will to live. He stopped resisting and accepted his fate. Rishi took a big breath and tried his skill again; this time he succeeded in reading the memories of the Gnoll Commander.
He found information about the other two commanders on it. He also saw their Dual and realized they were stronger than this commander. He also saw a strange scene In which two commanders were facing an eight-foot giant.
They raised their weapons and started attacking him. The strange thing was that their opponent could easily block their attack while he swung his spear, illuminating it in a silver glow and making them step back. The battle continued, in which their opponent efficiently suppressed the three commanders. At last, he used a strange skill, and the area around him got covered in silver grass.
He swung his spear, and the silver grass started targeting his opponents, making it harder for the three commanders to reach him. Rishi's heart pounded as he looked at the fight. He knew what this wall was. This ability was called the zone.
An Elite Stage warrior could create a Zone where he could use his skills freely and control that area. The zone of each class of warrior was different. The melee class generally had circular zones. Each zone was different from the others. He was interested in it, but unfortunately, he didn't know much about it.
The boss monster could use the strange grass to attack and defend. The three commanders felt like their numerical advantage was useless in this case. The Gnoll leader then used his ultimate move: The grass grew in size before connecting to each other.
They formed multiple pointy spears and started attacking the opponent. The commanders stood no chance. They admitted defeat, and Rishi also learned that the Boss Monster was in seclusion, trying to break through to the next stage. He would not appear until the Gnoll race was near extinction.
He also learned about the other Two commanders; the Crystal Knight used a strange variant element called Crystal Element. He was a swordsman and used swords; he guarded the minefield and never left that area. Multiple tribes targeted the Mine area; the conflict was always there, so the commander was ordered to guard it.
Rishi was confused about whether they should take more time or finish things faster. He decided to take Dev's suggestion. After discussing it with others, They decided that giving the Boss Monster more time could be fatal to them. The Boss monster was already overpowered; they would not stand a chance if he broke through to the next level.
Everyone came to the same conclusion: The best action for them was to finish everything in two days. Rishi shared the location of the two Secret hideouts: one was for shamans, while the other was for scouts. They divided themselves again into two groups; this time, they separated Rishi and Dilip. Dilip led Team A, which had Jay, Lalit, and Nina, while Team B had Rishi, Dev, Vinay, and Manu.
Both teams had their own tasks: Team A had first to raid the Scout Hideout and eliminate them, then attack the Gnoll guarding mines and eliminate the Goll Commander. Finally, they had to join Team B.
Team B had first to raid the Shaman hideout and eliminate them before attacking the Village directly; they had no time to rest. Both teams dispersed to their target locations; Vinay guided his Undead army toward the Gnoll village, while Rishi, Dev, and Manu started moving toward the Shaman Hideout.
Between Gnoll Village and the western region, there was a valley. It was covered in mist and had multiple traps laid around it. There was a strange cave there with a strange skull-shaped entrance. Lava could be seen flowing around it. Multiple four-foot figures wearing blue robes could be seen entering it; almost every Shaman had arrived for this meeting as this was about the future of Gnoll Village.
In between these gnolls, a moving shadow could be seen. It surveyed the cave before hiding in the darkness and disappearing. Two more figures appeared near the entrance of the cave. They were setting up an ambush. Rishi had already planted multiple Ice Spikes at the entrance, and to make sure no one escaped, he had asked his teammates to wait there.
He had surveyed the cave and noticed fifteen Shamans, two Alpha Gnolls, and multiple Brutes were there to protect the Shamans.
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