Chapter 348 - 348- Festival 79- Raid on a Rainy Night 18

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Tension ensued in the Hallway as the girls held onto their weapons, beads of sweat forming on their scalps as their gazes were fixed on the Masked figures on the ceiling. Their shock was evident, but their ability to react to it was commendable. Despite their circumstance and the sudden change in their situation, they were rather prepared to face them head-on. Though the ability to come out of it alive was an entirely different subject. Ruth, on the other hand, had already exempted themselves from the situation. Her devious smirk as she stared at the figures gave away too much of her emotions. Satisfaction and Joy entwined in a sadistic helix as she shifted to the side. "Here they are! Two Non-system users right here." She glanced at the two girls, her smirk widening into a devious grin. 'Serves them right, bunch of loose– Ruth was cut off as the sound of the blade slicing through the air echoed in their ears. It was followed by a gut-wrenching sound projected in the air as her eyes widened in shock. Elsie and Sophie took a step forward, hands stretched towards Ruth, surprise evident in their expression while the latter glanced down at her chest. A curved blade stuck out from it, chains rattling as it was pulled back by one of the masked figures. Like a rag doll, her body was pulled into the air, blood splattering out of the cut like a fountain as she was thrown against the wall. BAM! With a solid thud, her body struck it and crashed to the ground. Blood was flowing out of her chest and forming a small pool around her. Her body quivered, her eyes widened in shock as it dimmed into oblivion. Her lips flinched, and confusion suffused into her brain, causing a question to spark again and again. 'WHAT? WHY? WHAT? WHY?! WHY??!' A pained groan escaped her lips as she attempted to speak, before her body grew still. Elsie's gaze quivered at the sight while Sophie frowned. Her lips curled downwards as her gaze shifted to the Masked figures above. She was enraged and a bit startled by their action, but it wasn't because of Ruth's sudden death. No, it was something else. She sighed as her thoughts reeled in. 'They killed a system user.....they've changed tactics.' "Now that the worm has died, shall we get to the main course?" One of the masked figures said, his tone deeply masculine and his build large and bulky. He stood at the centre of the group, upside down with his foot anchored on the ceiling. In a tense silence, the duo were locked in a staring contest of some sort. One that threatened to be the end for the duo. Elsie flinched as she took a step back, glancing at Sophie by her side. "Run?" "Run!" "Attack!" Elsie and Sophie charged out of the Hallway in the blink of an eye as the sound of footsteps echoed against the walls. It was too dark to count, but the number of attackers they could count this time was more than just five. In fact, it was quadrupled that and could be more! And all from level 80th and above! That was suicide. And this duo were keen enough to know when they were outmatched. They ran down the hallway to the stairs, crashing against the wall as a blade blasted a hole through it just as they escaped. Another incoming short blade sliced through the air and made a ridiculous curve around the turn, reaching for the girls in seconds. Sophie reacted instantly, turning around and striking it away with her scythe while Elsie placed her hand on the support and jumped off. Sophie groaned as she caught sight of the masked figures coming after them and quickly did the same, descending down a flight of stairs at a dangerously high speed. With a solid thud, Elsie landed first, attracting a bit of attention as the sounds of girls screaming out in shock reached her ears. She looked up as she rushed forward, catching a glimpse of the rest of the girls and a Lecturer. "Attackers are coming!" She warned as Sophie landed right after her. A solid thud vibrating through the floor of the lobby as she pulled her scythe and spiked mace to her side, crossing her arms in the air. With a groan, she pulled it forcefully as the stairs quaked, trembled and pulled out from their foundations. Cement cracked, tiles splattered, and iron bent, as the sound of falling stairs trembled in the air, sending a shiver down the spines of all those who witnessed it. Sophie rolled over the way as it crashed into the ground, at the spot she had just left. Sand, debris and dust encroached the air as the solid scattered in bits on crashing, a subtle vibration sending a blast into the air. Silence hung in the air as the lecturer walked up to the girls, concern etched on her expression as she pulled Elsie to her side. "What was that? Why did she do that?" She asked. Elsie glanced at her for a moment, then shifted her gaze to the lobby where the students were kept together. Girls and Boys sat in a circle with five Lecturers standing guard around them. The glass doors that led to the exterior of the Building were locked shut, and two of those Lecturers stood there in place, ensuring it was locked shut. 'Hah....they seem to have this under their control.' "I asked you a question!" She snapped from her thoughts as she looked up at the Lecturer. "Professor Rona. You are hurting me." The Lecturer glanced down at her arm, sighing subtly as she pulled her hand away. Just then, Sophie walked up next to them. "Attackers are coming, and I thought it would be better if I made things more difficult for them." The Lecturer, Professor Rona, nodded with a sigh as she glanced at the rubble. The stairs were damaged now, nearly beyond resemblance, but it was for a good cause. "They made their way into the Hostels with so much ease....How?" She muttered as she looked away. She raised her hand in the air, signalling for a Lecturer ahead. "Lecturer Sasha Tani." Elsie raised a brow as she glanced at the incoming Lecturer, caution brewing within her. 'Sasha Tani? She wasn't part of the cult?' She wondered as Sasha got to them. "You called?" "Yes. Get the System users out of here...I think taking them to the Staff Building would be a lot safer." "Agreed." Sasha nodded in agreement when Elsie nudged Professor Rona from her coat. The latter glanced at her with a raised brow. "What is it?" "They're not just after System users....Or I presume they aren't." Sasha froze on the spot while Rona scoffed. "What do you mean?" "It's just as she said. They killed Ruth Balsey a while ago. They must have changed tactics." The two Lecturers glanced at Sophie now, who had been watching the rubble of dirt for a while. Though they might have narrowly escaped danger once, there was no telling if they could do it again. "Ruth Balsey is dead?" Sasha repeated, her shock palpable as some students whipped their attention towards them. A chatter began as the information spread like wildfire. "Keep it down, you!" Rona struck her lightly as a sigh escaped her lips. "Calm them down." Sasha groaned lightly as she turned towards the chattering students. The tension that had somehow settled before was beginning to rise once again. If they didn't handle the situation properly, it was possible they could lose entirely. Rona knew this quite well, and she did her utmost best to keep them calm at all times....but this? "What do you mean they killed Rona?" She asked, her tone hushed and low. "It's as we said. They sent a curved blade right through her chest when we thought they were planning on attacking us both. We ran as soon as they charged at us." "Ran?" She repeated, startled by their statement. Elsie is a beatman at the 8th circle. She must be powerful, and Sophie was someone who could keep up with Raph while facing a Dragon. And they ran?' The thought alone made her swallow. "How many?" Elsie flinched, glancing at Sophie when her nose twitched. Sophie noticed it instantly, narrowing her gaze at it. 'How does it even function? She smells them now, but not before?' She wondered. "About four or five times the number initially sent to us....and these are a lot stronger than the former. At least five or seven levels stronger." Elsie replied, her attention drawn to the rubble now. Rona gasped, her shock swallowed quickly by a mask of indifference as she looked away. 'What? That's at least twenty or twenty-five Attackers from at least the level 80.' This was a tough one for the Lecturers, but.... She glanced at the girls, then at the students hurdled up. There, two familiar-looking boys were seated with the others, indifferent to the situation around them. 'Thank goodness they came searching for Raffaelo at the time....' She narrowed her gaze. '...because at this point. Even the Lecturers might be targeted.'

Chapter 348 - 348- Festival 79- Raid on a Rainy Night 18

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