Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

The two guild leaders Donte Goodman and Manuel Baskerville who did most of the work, were killed by the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse at the end thus closing the chapter on the secondary team.

With that more than ninety per cent of the adventurers that dived inside the dungeon, were wiped out.

48th floor…

"What is this, what the hell are these creatures?" the six guild leaders who were facing the Ogoraths, suddenly found themselves back into a corner and overwhelmed.

Initially, they thought that if they grouped together they would be able to quickly defeat these monsters and join up with the others. However, after a while of battle, they started realising that it was impossible for them to win against these creatures with their current numbers.

When their limbs or any parts of their body were severed, they mysteriously attached it back, when attacked with magic they took next to no damage. Sword or magic, nothing had any effect on these creatures.

It was like these creatures crawled out of the depths of hell, and did not know the meaning of pain. It was despairing just to deal any damage to them; however, the true despair wasn't their uncanny regenerative abilities but the aura and the weapons they carried.

Every time they got attacked by those eerie weapons of theirs, they felt a weird chill down their spine, their soul shuddered, crying to them to avoid the attack no matter the cost.

Not to mention the antlers they were riding on, were eyeing them as if they were food from the beginning making the atmosphere even more ominous.

These creatures had a powerful offence and defence, how in the world are they supposed to fight them?

It was just as the guild leaders deducted, the Ogoraths were tireless soldiers that did not know the meaning of exhaustion. They were soulless, hence they felt no pain. Their greatest abilities were their undying body that kept on regenerating infinitely and their weapons had the ability to harvest souls.

It was no wonder the adventurers' soul shuddered every time those weapons were swung towards them.

The Ogoraths also known as the Soul Catcher, were summoned by Simon using the [????????] option. Before the expedition force invaded his dungeon, he used the three emblems produced by his dungeon to summon them from that mysterious abyss on his menu.

The Ogoraths were [B] ranked and just like most of the beings inside his dungeon, they were a creature that didn't belong to this world.

According to Irene, they are undead summoned from the nether realm and feed on souls. It did not matter how much you damaged or attacked them, they were just a lump of mass shaped in the form of snakes.

Yes, hiding inside those black hoods, was no humanoid figure, instead, it was thousands of tiny snakes clustering together. That is why, even if their limbs are severed, they simply attach back together.

The most ideal way to defeat an Ogorath would be by using [Astral Prison] of the holy magic element or by destroying them entirely by a super powerful magic or skill that even their powerful regeneration cannot keep up with.

Those are the only known ways of defeating an Ogorath. However, it was the first time, the creatures were showing their appearance in his dungeon, there is no way the adventurers would already have information about them.

And even if they did, it was an entirely different thing if they could accomplish it; after all, if they had any super powerful magic, they would have already used it instead of dilly-dallying like that.

Perhaps, Davis Hall would have been able to do something about the Ogoraths; however, he was busy dealing with the master of the dungeon and had no idea of what was going on with the other guild leaders.

As time passed, these six guild leaders fell more and more into a disadvantage, and the feeling of despair became stronger by the moment. Until finally one of the guild leaders couldn't help but mutter out loud .

"There is no way we can defeat them".

The others around him made ugly faces as they too came to a similar realisation.

"What are the vice guild leaders doing? Why aren't they here to support us already".

Little did these adventurers know that just like them, the group of vice guild leaders were also having a tough time dealing with the Boss monsters of this dungeon. In fact, if they looked all around the floor, they would notice, none of the adventurers or guilds was having a favourable time.

The battle was completely lopsided towards one side.

The only reason why these people hadn't lost their hope yet, was because they knew that as long as they can delay the fight, the grey haired man would capture the dungeon core for them.

BANG… BANG… BANG… on another corner of the floor, a great fight had broken out. Powerful shockwaves bringing along death and destruction spread from the centre of the fight and swept kilometres of land.

From the distance, one could see the space around the area where the fight was occurring, was fractured. The mystical energy there was agitated and deafening noises continuously echoed out.

From how the sky was covered with the elemental colours, one could tell that the fight over there was very intense and had reached a level that not just anyone can interfere.

The participants of this battle were none other than the nine guild leaders who were fighting the two Valkyries.

After a furious clash, that pushed all the people back, the guild leaders hurriedly caught their breath as they looked at the maids with grave eyes.

Realising that the women in front of them were no ordinary maids, the guild leaders have been going all out in their fight. Although they have never worked together with each other before, their years of experience working as adventurers allowed them to cover that gap and coordinate perfectly.

Yet even then, they were unable to gain even an edge against the maids. What's more, there were nine of them and only two of the enemy but they were still at a standstill.

Nine of the top twenty guild leaders of the kingdom who could all be considered a powerhouse in the outside world, were unable to fight two maids. Although it frustrated them to no extent, they had to admit that the opponents were more powerful than them.

"Dammit, these maids... how in the world are they so powerful. The situation doesn't look good on our guilds side" Chalice, the guild leader of the lightning storm commented.

"If only some people weren't blinded by the treasure and killing members of our guilds, we wouldn't have been in this situation would we?"

Dalton from the side remarked sarcastically. His words weren't just targeting Chalice but all those guild leaders who had multiple shiny stones in their possession.

"You!!" being slapped in the face in front of so many people, Chalice and those guild leaders immediately became furious. However, before they could start, Brutus stepped in between and reminded them of their current predicament.

"It's as guild leader Brutus has said, none of us are powerful enough to take on the maids. If we fight among ourselves now, we would only be making matter worse. So how about you guys stop criticizing us and think about how to stop the maids for the time being"

The one to open his mouth was Layton Sea from the Absolute Sea guild. Being one of the offenders himself, he had the nerve to even preach to them now.

While Dalton and the others disliked him, the situation they were in didn't allow them any leeway to fight among themselves.

"Are you guys done making your plans? If so then let us recommence our fight"

Annette stated brandishing her staff. Even after fighting nine enemies with just two of them, there was not even a single dirt or scratch on her clothes. Her calm, collected eyes gathered information all around her and slowly pushed her enemies into a corner.

Bianca in front of her, just like always stood there without talking just like a doll. However, with how her eyes were blazing and shining one could tell that she was absolutely excited.

Just like her class [Imperial Aegis Knight] suggested, she stood in front of Annette like an impenetrable fortress stopping all attacks the guild leaders threw towards them.

"Wait a moment" just as Annette was about to commence her attacks, one of the opponents suddenly called for a time out.

Layton Sea smiled seeing that the maid had stopped her attack and continued his words.

"Must we really fight each other, is there no other way? I admit that you guys are strong; however, you cannot defeat the nine of us. It's just a waste of time for us to oppose each other at this moment".

"You have seen what that machine can do right? It is something that was brought over by the Adventurer's Association. Soon, the dungeon would be conquered by that person and the master you are serving won't be able to do anything".

"Staying on his side would only be disadvantageous to you. How about you guys change sides, I promise that we will leave you alone once the dungeon is conquered. Our target is only the demon… how about it?" Layton proposed.

The other eight guild leaders didn't speak a word, they knew what Layton was scheming. Although they look down upon it, it was also true that they had no other choice but to use this kind of tactic at this point.

If the enemy changed sides, they would be able to avoid many casualties. And the thing about leaving them alone, that was also plausible as long as they promised not to harm humans and leave the Ghastly Winding Forest.