The Undead Lich raised the Undead Lichs staff and a big wave of really cold and nasty energy went through the forest. The B-Rank hunters, who a little while ago were acting like they owned the place were now completely frozen, in their tracks because of a bad thing called a 'Fear' debuff that the Undead Lich had cast on the B-Rank hunters.
The Leader shouted "Retreat! Formation B!". He did not sound like he really meant it. The Undead Soldiers were getting closer and closer their blades making a clicking noise as they hit against their bones. The Undead Soldiers were, on them the Undead Soldiers were moving fast.
I was standing at the back holding a heavy bag with a lot of equipment, in it so I could look like a Porter.. Inside my eyes were shining brightly.
[ Tactical Eye: Activated ]
[ Enemy: Undead Lich (B-Rank) ]
[ Weakness: The Mana Core hidden in the third rib. ]
We have a problem here. The Team Leader is not doing well. The Team Leaders health is getting worse and worse. The chance that the Team Leader will die is really high it is 80 percent that the Team Leader will not make it.
I thought to myself that I do not want the Small Transformer team to die because if they do the mission will fail.. I also thought that I should not show them my real face. So I looked at the Small Transformer skill. It was still working. I used the Small Transformer skill to change how I look so I would appear like an scary mercenary, with no feelings.
The Leader yelled to Kim "Kim watch out!"
Kim, the hunter who had insulted me earlier was, in a bad spot. A bunch of skeletons had him surrounded. He was swinging his sword around like crazy. It was pretty slow. One of the skeletons had its spear up. It was pointing right at Kims heart. The skeleton was ready to strike Kim, the hunter who had insulted me earlier. Kim, the hunter was not looking very good.
Shift.
In a flash everything was a blur. I dropped the bag. I did not use a sword. I picked up an arrow that someone had thrown away and was lying on the ground. The broken arrow was my choice. I was holding the arrow and I was ready to use it. The bag was now, on the ground. I was standing there with the broken arrow in my hand.
Swish!
The arrow flew fast through the air and it made a loud sound. It hit the skeletons skull and the skull broke into pieces that turned into dust. This all happened a few inches from Kims chest. The arrow was so close, to Kim that it was really scary. The skeletons skull was completely destroyed by the arrow.
Kim said "What... Who did that?". She looked around but I was already standing back in my place looking like a really scared F-Rank porter. I tried to look as scared, as possible like a normal F-Rank porter would. Kim was still looking around trying to figure out what happened. I just stood there looking scared like the F-Rank porter that I was supposed to be.
The Lich saw what was happening. The Lich let out a loud scream and made a Wall of Bone appear, which trapped the hunters. The Lich was getting ready to use a powerful spell: Deaths Embrace. If Deaths Embrace hit the hunters the Lich knew that everyone, within a 50-meter radius of the Lich would die away and their bodies would rot instantly.
I have to stop this.
[ Skill Activation: Sword Master (S-Rank) ]
[ Notice: Applying 'Wind-Dance' logic to a throwing weapon. ]
I picked up a dagger that was not very special from the pile of stuff we got. I did not throw it like someone who does not know what they are doing. I used the movements that I learned from watching Soo-yun but I made them stronger, with my dagger skills and my Level 17 stats, which nobody knows about because I wear a mask.
The dagger left my hand fast like a bolt of blue lightning. It did not just fly through the air it cut through it. The dagger smashed into the Bone Wall. Broke it. Then it kept going. Stuck itself into the Lichs third rib. The dagger went in deep into the Lichs rib.
CRACK!
The Mana Core is completely broken now. The Lichs blue eye fires stopped working. Went out. The whole big army of skeletons fell down. Turned into piles of bones that cannot hurt anyone.
[ B-Rank Elite Monster Defeated! ]
I just got an amount of experience points. All of these experience points are being stored so I can move up a class level when I am ready, for a class promotion.
I just got a lot of Gold Coins. I collected over five thousand Gold Coins. This is really great for me and my Gold Coins. I now have Gold Coins. My total Gold Coins is up, by five thousand Gold Coins.
The forest was completely quiet. The hunters were breathing hard staring at what was left of the Lich. They could not believe their eyes. The hunters were still looking at the remains of the Lich trying to make sense of what they were seeing. The remains of the Lich were a sight, for the hunters.
One of them said "Did the Lich just destroy itself?"
The Leader whispered "No". Picked up the D-Rank dagger that was stuck in a tree behind the Lich. Someone had hit the Lich with a throwing knife. The Leader thought about this for a moment. The throwing knife had force to kill a B-Rank Elite in one shot. The Leader looked at the D-Rank dagger in their hand. Then at the Lich. Someone was very strong to be able to throw a knife, like that. The Leader was thinking about who could have done this to the Lich. The D-Rank dagger was still clutched in the Leaders hand as they thought about the throwing knife and the Lich.
Everyone turned to look at the three porters. I was down, on the ground acting like I was really scared.
"I was really nervous. I asked, did we win? My voice was shaking. I felt like a total loser you know the kind of person who always comes in last."
The Leader looked at me then he looked at the dagger. He seemed suspicious. Then he shook his head. "An F-Rank Hunter could not have done that. Maybe there is a High-Rank Hunter hidden in this dungeon with the Leader and me. The Leader thought that maybe this High-Rank Hunter is hiding in the dungeon with the F-Rank Hunters, like me."
[ Quest Update: Reach the Boss Room ]
You have a goal to keep in mind. This is your bonus objective: do not let the hunters figure out who you are.
[ Reward: Mystery Box (High Grade). ]
I looked towards the cave at the end of the forest. My Tactical Eye was getting a signal that was really strong much stronger than the Lich. This was not a B-Rank dungeon anymore. Something inside the dungeon had. Become more powerful. The Tactical Eye was still picking up the signal from the dungeon. It was really strong even stronger than the signal, from the Lich.
The Leader said "Let us move". His face looked really serious. We need to finish what we are doing and get out of here. The Leader thinks this place is cursed. We have to get out of this place because the Leader believes it is cursed.
I followed them, a cold smirk hidden behind my mask. Keep walking, gentlemen. You're just the distraction I need to reach Level 17.