The Devil's Cage

The deeper part of the outpost was supposed to be a storeroom for supplies but since when did it turned into a giant pit?

The huge pit didn"t just swallow the original storeroom, it broke the land of the outpost camp into pieces .

Esiko who was donning a long robe was climbing down the rope with ease .

Despite his body no longer being young, such a simple task would not wear him down, let alone that he was climbing down an extremely safe place .

"How did his lords.h.i.+p did this? What was the darkness back there? And this giant pit…"

Esiko was filled with doubts as he recalled what Darde, the t.i.tan ordered him to do .

However, it was because of the doubts and confusion that he was fueled to further carry out the mission a.s.signed to him by Darde .

Other than fulfilling his curiosity, he would be rewarded greatly as well .

Once he thought about him owning the energetic body of his youth once more, Esiko"s actions became faster .

When his feet landed, the oil lamp that he prepared was ignited .

Under the dim light from the lamp, the weird stones and humid ground entered his sight .

At the same time, a faint vile stench was entering Esiko"s nose as well .

He raised his hand and covered his nose . Then, he followed Darde"s orders and trailed the stench to its origin .

The stench became heavy very fast as he moved .

Even covering his nose and mouth, Esiko couldn"t help but cough .

The smell was too much for him .

He swore that even a rotting body in an underground cave wasn"t as bad but soon, the vile stench started to fade away rapidly .

As he was trailing the stench and moved almost 30 meters ahead, the stench faded away completely .

Before his eyes was an intricate magic circle that would cause dizziness to a common man with a single glance .

The most captivating point about the intricate magic circle was the core position .

A pitch black can was placed there .

Under the light from the lamp, the black can was reflecting a black metallic l.u.s.ter .

"Found it! This is it!"

Esiko held his excitement and took out a scroll from his pockets . He first tore the scroll apart, allowing the brilliance that flowed out from the scroll to envelope his body wholly before he walked on the magic circle .

It was the defensive measure that Darde provided him .

It was because of the defensive energy, he was not harmed by the magic circle .

Protected, Esiko slowly approached the black can . His eyes were glued to his target, therefore he didn"t notice the delicate changes that happened to the magic circle .

In fact, when he tore his scroll, the changes had started but after he stepped into the magic circle, the changes were hastened .

When Esiko was in front of the black can and picked it up, the changes were completed .

The darkness on the can which was darker than the deepest black rose up like a raging mist when it was picked up, the mist promptly transformed into a shadow monster that had claws, a head, and a torso with its size being twice as big as a common man .

The monster opened its mouth and wretched laughs came out from its bottomless mouth .

It was irritating and lethal . The moment Esiko heard the laugh, his eyeb.a.l.l.s burst like a water balloon, blood was gus.h.i.+ng out of his ears and signs of life swiftly faded away .

Till his death, he didn"t understand why the protective measure Darde provided him didn"t work .

It was because what was in the scroll wasn"t a protective measure at all, but…

FUUU!

Following Esiko"s death, the brilliance that emanated from the scroll swiftly fused with his body .

Esiko"s body then inflated like a balloon; he grew from the size of a common elderly to a three-meter tall figure before he stopped .

Then, the "t.i.tan-morphed" Esiko climbed up .

He used destroyed eyes, or more precisely, his sockets to glare at the shadow monster .

Although the "t.i.tan-morphed" Esiko was a size smaller than the shadow monster, the aura that he emanated wasn"t weak at all .

The rampant and ruthless aura was ravaging the entire underground pit like a typhoon .

Smaller pebbles were blown away; the weird stones that were less st.u.r.dy were broken by the aura typhoon .

However, the misty shadow monster didn"t even flinch, with its own strange and cold aura, it was like a st.u.r.dy thousand-year glacier stuck on the ground .

Its laughs were heard once more; it was more irritating and lethal than the previous one .

Ripples of energy waves followed its laugh like the ripples on a quiet lake and it was launched at the "t.i.tan-morphed" Esiko .

Puk, Puk Puk!

Blood and flesh exploded off "t.i.tan-morphed" Esiko as the energy waves. .h.i.t him . Blood gushed out non-stop and the wounds on his body were so deep that it revealed his bones .

However, despite suffering such terrible wounds, "t.i.tan-morphed" Esiko didn"t even care, he even… laughed loudly .

"Hahahahaha! I knew you would leave "something" down here . They will be the clues for me to find you!"

His voice was rough and powerful; it wasn"t Esiko"s original voice but Darde instead .

Darde, known as the t.i.tan, was using Esiko"s body to send out laughs similar to his own .

The shadow monster turned a deaf ear to the words, instead, it replied with a bigger energy wave attack .

"I know this is just a useless sh.e.l.l, but if you damage it so badly, I won"t be happy! I bet the shadow you left behind is tasty as well . I can"t wait to get a bite out of you!"

Darde was laughing with Esiko"s body before he threw himself towards the shadow monster .

The shadow monster, however, didn"t even know how to dodge the attack . It stood there and allowed Darde with Esiko"s body to bite its body . The shadow monster was like some fluid based food as Darden was sucking its body, swallowing it relentlessly .

The shadow monster"s body was shrinking at an exponential speed .

At the same time, a gloomier, colder energy started to rise in the shadow monster"s body .

"Still trying to retaliate? Come on! Come on! I don"t mind tasting stronger "food"!"

Darde words were unclear as his mouth didn"t let go of the shadow monster"s body .

"Food? You never know who the real food is here!"

Suddenly, a voice came from the shadow monster .

Then, the shadow monster exploded just like that and returned to its misty form .

The thin rumbling mist then enveloped Darde in Esiko"s body completely .

"Hahahaha! Dining together seems to be a fine idea! Let"s see who will eat who!"

Darde continued his great laugh .

The shadow monster in its misty form kept rumbling around Darde until a voice interrupted the duo .

"Dining together? Sounds fun, how about an extra pair of chopsticks?"

As the voice sounded, the blade arrived .

The 20-meter light sword tore the darkness apart and shed light on the entire underground cave .

With its indomitable force, the light sword slashed over the two monsters tangled together .The deeper part of the outpost was supposed to be a storeroom for supplies but since when did it turned into a giant pit? The huge pit didnt just swallow the original storeroom, it broke the land of the outpost camp into pieces . Esiko who was donning a long robe was climbing down the rope with ease . Despite his body no longer being young, such a simple task would not wear him down, let alone that he was climbing down an extremely safe place . How did his lords.h.i.+p did this? What was the darkness back there? And this giant pit… Esiko was filled with doubts as he recalled what Darde, the t.i.tan ordered him to do . However, it was because of the doubts and confusion that he was fueled to further carry out the mission a.s.signed to him by Darde . Other than fulfilling his curiosity, he would be rewarded greatly as well . Once he thought about him owning the energetic body of his youth once more, Esikos actions became faster . When his feet landed, the oil lamp that he prepared was ignited . Under the dim light from the lamp, the weird stones and humid ground entered his sight . At the same time, a faint vile stench was entering Esikos nose as well . He raised his hand and covered his nose . Then, he followed Dardes orders and trailed the stench to its origin . The stench became heavy very fast as he moved . Even covering his nose and mouth, Esiko couldnt help but cough . The smell was too much for him . He swore that even a rotting body in an underground cave wasnt as bad but soon, the vile stench started to fade away rapidly . As he was trailing the stench and moved almost 30 meters ahead, the stench faded away completely . Before his eyes was an intricate magic circle that would cause dizziness to a common man with a single glance . The most captivating point about the intricate magic circle was the core position . A pitch black can was placed there . Under the light from the lamp, the black can was reflecting a black metallic l.u.s.ter . Found it! This is it! Esiko held his excitement and took out a scroll from his pockets . He first tore the scroll apart, allowing the brilliance that flowed out from the scroll to envelope his body wholly before he walked on the magic circle . It was the defensive measure that Darde provided him . It was because of the defensive energy, he was not harmed by the magic circle . Protected, Esiko slowly approached the black can . His eyes were glued to his target, therefore he didnt notice the delicate changes that happened to the magic circle . In fact, when he tore his scroll, the changes had started but after he stepped into the magic circle, the changes were hastened . When Esiko was in front of the black can and picked it up, the changes were completed . The darkness on the can which was darker than the deepest black rose up like a raging mist when it was picked up, the mist promptly transformed into a shadow monster that had claws, a head, and a torso with its size being twice as big as a common man The monster opened its mouth and wretched laughs came out from its bottomless mouth . It was irritating and lethal . The moment Esiko heard the laugh, his eyeb.a.l.l.s burst like a water balloon, blood was gus.h.i.+ng out of his ears and signs of life swiftly faded away . Till his death, he didnt understand why the protective measure Darde provided him didnt work . It was because what was in the scroll wasnt a protective measure at all, but… FUUU! Following Esikos death, the brilliance that emanated from the scroll swiftly fused with his body . Esikos body then inflated like a balloon; he grew from the size of a common elderly to a three-meter tall figure before he stopped . Then, the t.i.tan-morphed Esiko climbed up . He used destroyed eyes, or more precisely, his sockets to glare at the shadow monster . Although the t.i.tan-morphed Esiko was a size smaller than the shadow monster, the aura that he emanated wasnt weak at all . The rampant and ruthless aura was ravaging the entire underground pit like a typhoon . Smaller pebbles were blown away; the weird stones that were less st.u.r.dy were broken by the aura typhoon . However, the misty shadow monster didnt even flinch, with its own strange and cold aura, it was like a st.u.r.dy thousand-year glacier stuck on the ground . Its laughs were heard once more; it was more irritating and lethal than the previous one . Ripples of energy waves followed its laugh like the ripples on a quiet lake and it was launched at the t.i.tan-morphed Esiko . Puk, Puk Puk! Blood and flesh exploded off t.i.tan-morphed Esiko as the energy waves. .h.i.t him . Blood gushed out non-stop and the wounds on his body were so deep that it revealed his bones . However, despite suffering such terrible wounds, t.i.tan-morphed Esiko didnt even care, he even… laughed loudly . Hahahahaha! I knew you would leave something down here . They will be the clues for me to find you! His voice was rough and powerful; it wasnt Esikos original voice but Darde instead . Darde, known as the t.i.tan, was using Esikos body to send out laughs similar to his own . The shadow monster turned a deaf ear to the words, instead, it replied with a bigger energy wave attack . I know this is just a useless sh.e.l.l, but if you damage it so badly, I wont be happy! I bet the shadow you left behind is tasty as well . I cant wait to get a bite out of you! Darde was laughing with Esikos body before he threw himself towards the shadow monster . The shadow monster, however, didnt even know how to dodge the attack . It stood there and allowed Darde with Esikos body to bite its body . The shadow monster was like some fluid based food as Darden was sucking its body, swallowing it relentlessly . The shadow monsters body was shrinking at an exponential speed . At the same time, a gloomier, colder energy started to rise in the shadow monsters body . Still trying to retaliate? Come on! Come on! I dont mind tasting stronger food! Darde words were unclear as his mouth didnt let go of the shadow monsters body . Food? You never know who the real food is here! Suddenly, a voice came from the shadow monster . Then, the shadow monster exploded just like that and returned to its misty form . The thin rumbling mist then enveloped Darde in Esikos body completely . Hahahaha! Dining together seems to be a fine idea! Lets see who will eat who! Darde continued his great laugh . The shadow monster in its misty form kept rumbling around Darde until a voice interrupted the duo . Dining together? Sounds fun, how about an extra pair of chopsticks? As the voice sounded, the blade arrived . The 20-meter light sword tore the darkness apart and shed light on the entire underground cave . With its indomitable force, the light sword slashed over the two monsters tangled together .