Lulunaka had run into some trouble.
Or rather, it wasn't her problem, but her current team's problem.
The masked man had said that some of the small fangs had escaped, and they hadn't escaped back to the hole, but to other places.
At that time, the underground team was busy dealing with most of the small fangs that couldn't escape, and also saving the injured. In the end, some of them escaped into the darkness.
Chris led the four people behind him along the tunnel, leaving the underground team behind. Then, they encountered a few small fangs that were gathered together.
These were only the small fangs that appeared in front of them. They didn't know if there were more nearby, or if they didn't come close, or if they were hiding in the darkness.
Chris and the others discovered the small fangs, and the small fangs also discovered Chris and the others.
Although they were short and thin, and their eyes seemed to be completely unable to see, these small fangs had other ways to sense things other than themselves. Their noses, ears … … Perhaps they were more sensitive than a scout like Chris.
To the small fangs, it seemed that anything taller than them was an enemy, or prey.
They gathered together, holding crude spears in their hands, shields and slingshots made of unknown materials. They opened their mouths and let out unpleasant sounds, as if they were showing off to the tall creatures in front of them.
"Go to the back, girl."
Hatchet no longer stood at the back, and walked forward to Ike's side. Behind them were Marina and Lulunaka. "But don't run around in fear. Who knows if there will be any hidden ones that will suddenly appear."
When they met the underground team, everyone had seen the small fangs. Although they were all dead, it was enough to let people like Ike and Marina, who were new to the underground, know that these small fangs were very ugly creatures. Now, it seemed that they were also very cruel.
Judging from their cries and expressions, these creatures definitely did not have any compassion or compassion.
Hatchet and Ike threw the torches on the ground. The ground nearby wasn't wet, and the torches were still burning when they landed, giving them light. They didn't have to fight in the dark.
The torches were soaked in high-quality animal fat and were burning fiercely, illuminating the faces of Small Fang and Chris.
Short Axe pulled out the twin axes from his waist and held them in his hands. Chris took a few steps back and arrived beside Short Axe. Then, he pulled out a slender dagger. Akio placed his shield in front of his chest and aimed his sword at the small fangs.
Marina reached out to hold Lulunaka in her arms and took a few steps back. She was already holding the magic book that was hanging on her waist. "Don't leave my side. At least I can still protect a little girl."
"Thank you, Marina."
Lulunaka's voice was trembling. She was completely frightened by the ugly creatures in front of her. She leaned against Marina's back and grabbed her waist. "I've heard of these things, but I've never seen them … I heard that they hunt those unlucky people who come to the sewers and eat them as food …"
Lulunaka's words were indeed frightening. If they were caught by these things, there might not even be a corpse left. Only a few gnawed bones would be left.
"Don't be afraid." Marina patted Lulunaka's head. "We're here."
In front of them, the small fangs were already screaming and rushing towards them.
Five small fangs rushed towards Chris who was at the front.
Mr. Cloak directly flashed behind Akio, leaving only Short Axe and Akio in the direction of the small fangs.
Ike bent his waist and retracted the parts of his abdomen that couldn't be blocked by the shield. When the small fangs pounced over, he swung the shield and used the surface of the shield to knock away the two small fangs.
These small things looked small, but their strength was not small. Akio felt that his hand that was holding the shield was numb from the shock.
There were still three small fangs that rushed over, but Short Axe had already swung his axe and chopped two of them to the ground.
The axe left a bloody wound on the small fangs' body, causing them to scream in pain. The sound became even more unpleasant to hear.
The other small fangs that luckily escaped the range of the axe rolled on the ground. Chris had already rushed towards it and directly stabbed his dagger into its neck.
The small fangs didn't have time to react before a hole was opened in its throat.
When Chris pulled out the dagger, the small fangs covered the bleeding wound. They didn't even want their weapons and walked a few steps before falling down.
Two of the Little Fangs that were knocked away by Akio's shield fell to the ground. As soon as they stood up, they heard a loud female voice. Immediately after, they turned into flames and ran away while screaming. In the end, they turned into black charcoal and fell to the ground.
This female voice belonged to Marina. Lulunaka was beside her, so she could clearly hear Marina shouting "burn".
Lulunaka blinked her eyes, looking as if she had seen something interesting. Marina's attention wasn't on this side, so she didn't notice the change in Lulunaka's expression. The others didn't have the time to do so either.
In just a short while, the small fangs that ran into them fell to the ground and couldn't stand up anymore.
This wasn't something to be surprised about for Short Axe and Chris. The two of them had stayed at the Iron rank for a long time, so long that they had already learned and honed everything that they could.
As for Akio, a newcomer from the surface, he also had the strength of an Iron rank. Just this small victory made his morale rise a little.
"These things aren't that difficult to deal with."
Akio moved his left hand that was holding the shield. Although being knocked away by the small fangs made his hand numb for a while, the discomfort and unhappiness that had been lingering in his heart since entering the sewers had lessened by a lot.
Short Axe and Chris' somewhat condescending attitude, and those even more arrogant underground groups … these unhappiness seemed to be dissipating.
"These things, it seems that even if they gather together, they won't be a threat."
Short Axe suddenly frowned and threw his axe at Iqrio.
The axe spun into a beautiful circle, and with a sound of tearing the air, it chopped towards Akio's head … the side.
When Akio saw the axe appear in his eyes, he was completely stunned and couldn't react at all.
The axe swept past his head, and then the sound of an axe piercing flesh came from behind him, followed by the small fangs' miserable screams.
He turned around just in time to see a small fangs on the ground not far behind him, an axe embedded in its shoulder, causing it to roll back and forth in pain.
Its spear fell to the side, and if it wasn't for Short Axe, the spearhead would have probably pierced into Akio's body somewhere.
"Burn!"
Marina held the magic book in her left hand, and opened her right hand to aim at the small fangs that were trying to ambush Akio.
The small fangs that were rolling on the ground also burst into flames, turning into a ball of flame. After rolling on the ground for a while, they extinguished and turned into a black object, no longer able to move.
"Do you know how many people have been injured or even killed by small fangs because they let their guard down?"
Short Axe walked over and pulled out his weapon from the small fangs, "Every one of them is like you, thinking that they have done it, thinking that they are safe. In fact, the sewers are not that big of a deal … If a small fangs die, there may be another one like you who will die."
Akio was stunned, and he was glad that the light of the fire didn't shine on his face, or his face would be seen by others.
Chris didn't pay attention to Short Axe and Akio from the beginning to the end. He walked to the small fangs that had fallen on the ground, and one by one, he confirmed whether they were dead or not, stabbing their necks with a dagger.
After confirming that the small fangs were dead, he used the dagger to pry out the small fangs' teeth.
Akio took a while to react to Short Axe's words.
He wasn't angry because of this. Instead, he was scared. If it wasn't for the hatchet just now, there would probably be a hole in his body right now. If the situation was worse, it wouldn't be strange if he died right here.
When he thought about how he almost fell in this place, the hair on his back stood up.
While he was still in a daze, Marina came to his side and patted him on the back, bringing him back to his senses.
"Don't be afraid, you have done very well … You just lack some experience."
Akio turned around and saw Marina's smiling face, and Lulunaka behind her.
Marina smiled at him and said, "Fortunately, we found some reliable people, right?"
Naturally, Short Axe and Chris were the most reliable people in Marina's life.
When he first arrived at the Rat Tunnel, he had a problem with looking for suspicious people like Short Axe and Chris. But now, he really couldn't bring himself to say such words.
He put his shield back on his back and sheathed his sword. When Short Axe walked past him and returned to the back of the team, he said to him, "Thank you."
"I should thank you for the money, young master," Short Axe replied.
"If you die here, I'll only get half of the money, and my reputation will be tarnished. Not many people are willing to hire a mercenary whose employer is dead, unless I lower the price."
Akio wanted to take back his words of thanks.
Although Short Axe had saved him once, this person's tone was still the same, making him unable to accept it.