The Dark Slayer's

Chapter 5: The Dark Tunnel

“Mm!”

I had a hard time breathing, because the person who ambushed from behind me, shut my mouth very tightly. This chest feels tight and the head begins to feel dizzy because of lack of oxygen. Even so, I still tried my hardest to release the hands of the person who ambushed me.

A while later, this body felt limp and my consciousness slowly began to fade. However, I still did not give up and even thrashed.

Argh, shit! Why is it like this!?

At the moment I thought this self was about to end, suddenly the person pulled back his hand and let me breathe a sigh of relief.

“Haah, haah, haah ..”

Breathing very fast to be stable again. However, still the head feels dizzy due to the ambush of people I did not know some time ago. After my condition improved a little, I turned around to check who the person was.

“Where did that guy go?” I muttered when I found out that there was no one else behind.

Ignoring that, I turned around and started to move forward.

Bruukes.

Suddenly someone pushed me from behind, making this body fall face down to the ground. Before long, my back was stepped on very strongly by someone. The pain felt by this back quickly spreads throughout the body.

“Basic, dammit!” I said while trying to get up.

When this self finally got back on its feet, I felt a kick directed at me from behind. In response to that, I quickly turned around and crossed both hands in front of the face.

Buccum.

The kick quickly hit the hand that was protecting my face. However, the attack did not stop here. Before I could react, one kick slid into this stomach to make my body go limp.

I took a few steps back, leaning my upper body and holding my stomach with both hands. Honestly, right now I really feel like throwing up, but I hold back as much as I can.

After some time, one kick landed right on my left cheek, making one of the teeth come off and out of the mouth. The salty blood now began to fill the tongue and mouth.

“Puh!” I spit blood from my mouth. The hand, which was initially holding the stomach, now moves to the cheek.

That's what my cheek feels right now. However, due to the impossible circumstances, I ignored the pain and stood up straight.

Right now I feel the presence of someone a few steps ahead. However, maybe feeling presence is not a suitable word, because it can be said that this is only my intuition.

Haha. It's really funny isn't it. How could I possibly still think of all of that in this state.

Buccum.

One hard punch landed on this stomach before I could even notice it, then it was followed by another punch that struck me in the face. And now, blood starts flowing from the nose to wet the lips.

I took a few steps back while covering the bleeding nostril, with both hands. In an instant, my palm was wet with red blood.

Shit, this is so sick.

In a cornered state, the heart began to curse how unlucky my fate was. However, no matter how many times I curse, nothing has changed. And it made me realize, that what I did was nothing.

After a moment of quieting my mind, I accelerated my footsteps to avoid trouble.

Suddenly, these two legs were kicked from the back to make me fall on the ground. This time, my whole body really crumbled and hurt so much that I didn't want to stand up.

Buccum.

My back was once again trampled, making this hand no longer able to support the weight. And when I was in such distress, this ear listened to the chatter that some people were having.

“Hey, you! Let's torture this snot boy together!”

“Hahaha. That's not very fun, man.”

“So what should we do to him?”

“We just throw him as bait to distract those monsters.”

As long as their conversation was going on, I wondered inside my head, about why they seemed to be able to see in this kind of darkness? Is it possible because they have stayed too long in the tunnel, so that their eyes can adjust to the dark?

Ah, but it's impossible. If they really only live in these tunnels, what do they eat and why don't they run out of oxygen?

Thinking about those questions made my head feel so dizzy. Because of that, I immediately calmed the chaotic mind by taking a deep breath, and exhaled it slowly.

“Hey, Man! How about you come with us to hunt?”

The voice of the person who was approaching me, sounded like the voice of a young man who was mocking his peers.

“Hunting? What do you mean?” ask me while raising my eyebrows next to a sign of confusion.

Taps. Taps. Tapp****.

The sound of footsteps echoed within this pitch-black tunnel. Then a while later, the voice was no longer heard and was replaced by a voice from one's mouth.

“Don't say much anymore, Kaiser! Quickly take him to the hunting grounds!” the order of the person who had just come, to the person who had approached me.

“Oh, come on, Scof! No need to rush! After all, this might be the last time we do such a heinous thing,” the ordered man replied.

“Haah ..” There was the sound of breathing from one of them. And after a moment of sighing, the person finally said, “Yes, you were right. We should enjoy it more this time.”

After saying such words, the man went away from us. Shortly after, my body was lifted onto someone's back. In response, I immediately thrashed around while saying, “Tu-Down me, damn it!”

“Hehe .. It's impossible to do, man,” replied the man, as he continued walking straight.

Where exactly does this man want to take me? And why am I getting such a bad feeling about this?

As I continued to rack my brain to find answers, I relentlessly struggled and said rudely, so that the person carrying me, would lower themselves. However, that person was not the least bit bothered because of my attitude. In fact, he simply replied to my words in a subtle and polite manner.

After a while, the person holding me stopped, then lowered himself gently.

Klothang!

The sound of an iron clash echoed in the ears. A few moments later, my right hand was pulled like a horse and then thrown violently.

Ah, where am I? Why haven't I been able to see the light in the least?

Klothang!

A voice that was not so loud, made me come out of this vicious circle of thoughts. And at the same time, I realized that I was locked up.