As Soryn saw the Mastry Slayer, his eyes widened with the terrifying look of the Mastry Slayer.
Without wasting a second, he grabbed both Isaya's and Serenya's hands and quickly pulled them behind a broken wall nearby.
The three of them crouched low behind the cracked concrete.
Soryn leaned slightly closer to them and spoke in a very low voice so only Isaya and Serenya could hear.
"Don't make any noise," Soryn whispered. "Otherwise, he will catch us… fortunately, he has not seen us yet."
Then he slowly leaned to the side and peeked past the broken wall. He looked back at the Mastry Slayer.
The Mastry Slayer was moving slowly forward, his steps were steady, as if he was not worried about anything around him.
Just then, two male players suddenly started running toward it. One of them shouted loudly as flames suddenly covered his hands.
"Take this, Mastry Slayer! I will kill you!"
The other player beside him did not say anything.
Instead, he slammed both of his fists together. With a sharp metallic sound both of his hands slowly converted into steel.
Without hesitation, Both of them attacked at the same time and lunged toward the Mastry Slayer.
But the Mastry Slayer did not even move slightly. He simply lifted his sword upward.
And in less than a second the Mastry slayer moved his sword that Soryn could not see. With that both of their heads flew into the air.
Their headless bodies collapsed behind the Mastry Slayer.
Serenya gasped softly behind the wall, her grip tightening around her sword.
What the hell was that…she thought.
Isaya stiffened slightly as his face turned pale.
As the Mastry Slayer killed both of them, he spoke something in a dreadful voice.
"**** **"
But Soryn could not understand what he was saying.
A message suddenly appeared.
[Watcher Golden says you can't hear what it is saying as he is just a monster now and nothing more.]
As Soryn read that message, he blinked slowly. As if there was one thing he did not understand.
"What do you mean… 'now'?" Soryn whispered quietly. "Do you know him?"
Another message appeared.
[Watcher Golden says why would I know that monster.]
Soryn stared at the message for a few seconds.
His expression showed slight distrust, as if he did not fully believe what she was saying.
Then he turned his head slightly and looked at Isaya.
"What about Harmes, Isaya?" Soryn whispered. "What does he say about that monster?"
Isaya looked down for a moment, as if checking something.
"I don't know… he is not saying anything to me," Isaya replied quietly.
Just then, another message appeared.
[Watcher Harmes does not want to talk about that monster.]
Soryn narrowed his eyes slightly as he read that message.
They are hiding something… Soryn thought.
Whatever… I can know about it later. First, I need to find a way to kill that thing.
He remained silent for a moment.
Then another thought crossed his mind.
Wait… how can I talk with 'The Last Voice'? I can't see any private message option in my window.
Almost instantly, a reply appeared.
[The Last Voice says you can talk to me just by thinking, and no one in the ****** stream can see these messages.]
Soryn's brows lifted slightly.
Oh… you are here. So why were you quiet all this time? Soryn thought, continuing the conversation in his mind.
Another message appeared.
[The Last Voice says he won't participate much in these quests with you as other Watchers do. I will only help you when I am the only one who can help you. Other than that, you have to survive yourself.]
Soryn frowned slightly.
So you are useless, Soryn thought bluntly.
Another message appeared.
[The Last Voice looks at you with a smile on its face.]
Soryn rolled his eyes slightly.
Oh, just shut up and let me think how to defeat that thing, Soryn thought, focusing his gaze back on the Mastry Slayer.
Another reply appeared.
[The Last Voice says good luck.]
As Soryn was thinking, he suddenly felt a few footsteps coming closer toward them from behind.
His body tensed instantly.
"Who…" Soryn almost shouted.
But before he could finish, someone quickly placed a hand over his mouth.
Soryn stiffened for a moment. Then he turned his head slightly to look at the person.
The moment he saw the face of the person, his expression calmed down.
The person standing in front of him was Kaiden.
"Shut up, idiot… you will get us caught," Kaiden whispered, looking at Soryn with a serious, almost angry expression on his face.
Beside him stood Elina. She smiled brightly as she crouched down slightly and shook hands with both Isaya and Serenya.
Then she turned her head and looked directly at Soryn.
"Don't ever think about doing something this dangerous without us," Elina said firmly, though her smile remained warm. "And feel free to ask us for any help."
As she finished speaking, she suddenly moved closer to Kaiden.
Without warning, she grabbed his left ear and pulled it sharply.
Kaiden flinched slightly.
"Ouch…"Kaiden screamed slightly with pain.
"Don't worry about this fool," Elina said, pulling his ear again. "He is just not right in the mind."
As she kept pulling his ears, she turned her head back toward Soryn and added,
"Just ask us whenever you need help, and we will help… and of course, he will also help."
Kaiden frowned slightly but didn't say anything and he was clearly annoyed.
Soryn remained silent for a moment as he watched Elina scolding Kaiden in front of him. A small smile slowly curved across his lips.
Then he almost laughed. A quiet chuckle escaped from his mouth.
As he laughed, everyone turned their heads toward him. Serenya tilted her head slightly and asked,
"What happened?"
Soryn shook his head once.
"Nothing," Soryn replied calmly. "But looking at all this… I almost forgot how dangerous our world has become."
Then his expression slowly turned serious again. He shifted his gaze back toward the Mastry Slayer. The monster was still moving forward, slaying every player that came in its way without hesitation.
Soryn took a slow breath.
Then he turned back toward the group.
"Let's go," Soryn said quietly. "I have a plan."
As he spoke, he bent down slightly and moved closer to them. Then, in a low voice, he began to tell them the plan.
After a few minutes, all five of them moved out from hiding and rushed toward the Mastry Slayer.
At the center was Soryn who was running straight toward the Mastry Slayer.
On his left were Serenya and Elina.
On his right was Kaiden.
Behind them, Isaya followed closely.
Soryn tightened his grip on his daggers.
As he jumped toward the Mastry Slayer. The Mastry Slayer instantly raised its sword.
As Soryn was about to land on it, the Mastry Slayer suddenly moved its blade toward Soryn's neck, preparing to slice him down.
But the sword stopped mid-air.
It froze. The Mastry Slayer paused. For the first time, it looked up at its own sword with confusion, its glowing red eyes narrowed down.
Soryn twisted his body in mid-air and slashed downward with both daggers.
"Remember this ability, Mastry Slayer!" Soryn shouted. "It is called Manipulation - the power that will bring your end!"
But before his daggers could cut deep, the Mastry Slayer kicked him hard in the stomach.
The impact sent Soryn flying backward and he crashed into a broken wall.
The Mastry Slayer turned its head and glared at Soryn with burning anger.
But suddenly from the left dozens of water balls slammed into its body. They struck with enormous force, pushing the Mastry Slayer several steps backward.
They didn't stop. More and more water balls kept coming, as if endless.
The Mastry Slayer swung its sword forward. A massive wave of flames roared out of the blade.
The fire collided with the water; the water instantly turned into vapor. Thick steam filled the entire area, covering everything and making it impossible to see clearly.
Inside the vapor, hundreds of tiny ice needles formed. They shot forward silently and struck the Mastry Slayer's armor. They were so small that they were almost invisible to the naked eye.
"Nice one, Serenya!" Elina shouted.
Using the cover of vapor, Elina jumped forward and lunged toward the Mastry Slayer.
But the Mastry Slayer reacted instantly.
It jumped upward-
Then slammed its knee into Elina's face. The impact knocked her down to the ground. Before she could recover the Mastry Slayer raised its sword to cut her down.
But before he could cut her down from the right Kaiden jumped in.
He blocked the Mastry Slayer's sword with his own.
Both of them began exchanging rapid sword attacks, their blades clashing again and again.
Kaiden gritted his teeth. Then he pushed forward with force, driving the Mastry Slayer backward.
As he saw this chance he turned quickly toward Elina and grabbed her by the arm and pulled her away from the battlefield.
"Thanks," Elina said while catching her breath.
From the behind….
"Now, Isaya!" Soryn shouted.
The Mastry Slayer turned its head toward Soryn's voice.
As the Mastry Slayer was focused on Soryn, Isaya raised his hand forward.
The vapors surrounding the battlefield suddenly began to move. They twisted and swirled violently.
Then the vapors circled around the Mastry Slayer forming a spinning circular cage made of thick vapor.
The Mastry Slayer was trapped inside it.
Soryn immediately turned toward Serenya.
"Now!" he shouted.
Serenya closed her eyes tightly. Blood slowly dripped from her nose as she concentrated.
Inside the vapor cage all the water particles suddenly hardened. In the next instant they shot forward like countless sharp needles.
They pierced through the inside of the circular cage and slammed into the Mastry Slayer's armor again and again.
Tiny fractures began forming across the armor.
Nice… it is working. Soryn thought.
"We did it!" Isaya shouted excitedly.
At that moment—
[A lot of Watchers are looking toward you.]
"Yes… we did it," Soryn said, breathing heavily as he looked at Isaya.
"It is not over, Soryn!" Kaiden shouted from the front.
"What…?" Soryn murmured.
He turned his head forward.
In front he saw the vapor cage breaking down then in an instant the cage shattered into pieces.
Inside the broken cage, the Mastry Slayer stood right in front of them. Its deadly read eyes looked directly at soryn.
Wait…
Is it alive?