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"Gather up, you guys." Henry alerted Unit-17. His junior disciples ford a tight circle and all paid attention to him.
"I have a few things I want to say before we leave for the hunt." Henry looked at them sternly, "First things first, you all are a part of one Unit-17, therefore I am expecting you to work together. The purpose of this hunt is to give you so experience not to one up each other, so cover each other's back and communicate."
"Secondly, I'll only be watching you from a far." Henry stated much to the shock of the disciples. "Unless you're on verge of certain death, I won't step in. Rember that this is your hunt, not mine. If you plan on staying in the sect for a very long ti, then you will have to deal with a lot of Devils, and firsthand experience will go a long way."
"Finally, this hunt will only last for two days. How far you venture into the Devil's Cradle and how many Devils you killed will ultimately depend on your decision, which will also reflect on how rit Points you'll gain by the end of this trip. If anyone has questions for , ask now since you won't even see travelling with you."
There was a brief period of silence between them. No one raised a hand to ask questions, they either genuinely had none or were just to overwheld by their emotions to ask. Needless to say, Henry already gave them a chance, they missed it so they only have themselves to bla.
"Alright, since no one has any questions, sign off and move out Unit-17."
Each mber of the unit proceeded to leave a mark on the nearby array leaving an imprint as a signature and acknowledgent that they went out to the Devil's Cradle to, of course, hunt Devils.
It wasn't just them actually, in fact there are other units who ventured earlier than they did. So of which were the other units under Henry's team.
Tartarus is a place where outer disciples and other staff of the sect were located. It forms a ring that encircles the Devil's Cradle, preventing the stray devils from going out. Deeper within the Devil's Cradle is where the first few floors of the Devil Emperor's Pagoda could be seen. Nevertheless, Raven and the rest of Unit-17 weren't dumb enough to have any thoughts of heading there. At least not yet.
The humongous iron gate opened as soon as the rest of Unit-17 signed off. As soon as they saw the world beyond Tartarus, so disciples couldn't help but feel jittery.
At the mont they took their first step out, chills ran down their spine. Everyone's nerves beca taut, so even drew their weapons out while surveying the area around them.
There's was no mistaking this feeling. Everyone here had their fair share of battles and doesn't need anyone telling them what this was. What felt just now was killing intent. However this ti around, the feeling was unlike anything that they've felt before.
This killing intent was raw and incredibly dense, it was vile, suppressive and extrely disgusting, nauseating even. It was just pure and sickening evil, it was sothing very repulsive and was beyond saving.
It wasn't surprising that almost half of the unit beca paralyzed as soon as they were exposed to this kind of killing intent. Even those who were holding their weapons felt their grip trembling under the density of this killing intent. It feels as if the grim reaper's scythe was pressed on their necks, ready to behead them at any given mont.
…well, that's until they soone's voice…
"Okay, okay. Woohooo! Dense killing intent, scary…" Raven spoke with a deadpanned voice, his face didn't express the sa sentints of what he just said. "This just the first step outside, this is just sad."
Many eyes looked at him, and seeing his disinterested expression caused so of them feel offended.
"Guard your heart." He said while cleaning his ears, still using the deadpan tone and a bored look on his face. "We're on the enemy's turf, of course we'll be at a disadvantage. This is the Devil's Cradle, and for the love of everything unholy, we are dealing with devils. Devils, the kind that sses up your brain or sothing. If sothing's still not clicking, then that not my problem anymore."
Raven's 'encouraging pep-talk' was more than enough to trigger so weird reactions from his teammates. Nevertheless, the point was made and it ca crystal clear. Those who were affected by the dense killing intent on their surroundings pacified their hearts guarded their will.
After doing those, imagine their surprise to find out that it wasn't so bad after all. To so, they felt as if the density of the killing intent subsided but in truth, it wasn't that strong to begin with. They were just caught unprepared.
Raven saw them easing up and sighed, he then clapped to get their attention and said: "Alright, a few things before we move forward."
"Who died and made you the leader?" Raven couldn't even state what he wanted to say because of this side comnt from the person that annoyed him to most during these past few days.
His eyes turned incredibly cold yet his lips were curled into a ridiculing smile as he said: "Excellent question! Co to think of it, I absolutely have no need to anything. I could've just let you guys pass out in fear and then boom! Hunt is done. Easy right?"
"Tch. Your presence is completely unnecessary. We could've co out of it without your help." Mira fired back.
"Oh, I'm sorry for ruining your chance to prove sothing to us. Believe , it's not in my purest intentions to step on your pride even though I could sense that you were on the verge of passing out a few monts ago, possibly with your lips covered in white foam." Raven's words carried a great deal of relentless sarcasm. He just about had it with this violet haired witch.
"However, it would seem as if you and your sister are against and my ideas, as well as my overall existence if I may add." Raven's word oozed with sarcasm, causing the twins to glare at him venomously. "Please, by all ans. Suggest sothing useful. Don't hold back. Just imagine that I don't exist if helps."
Raven crossed his arms, raised a brow and looked at the twins with amusent. He didn't want the situation to develop this way, but this witch was just asking for it.
There was a tensed and awkward silence between the team. It was that Jason decided to step in and diate: "Alright, let's take it easy. Let's not fight. Why don't we hear Raven's idea first. We can always talk after that."
Since Jason was acquainted with everyone, his diation was sohow effective. He turned around and gave the twins a warning glare before gesturing for Raven to continue. Raven sighed and started talking.
"Be a dear and raise a hand if you have advance spying techniques in your arsenal." He asked, there he saw Jason, Michelle, Juniper, Nelson and Edward raised theirs.
"There's six including . Unfortunately, sothing's suppressing my spying techniques here. My range is down to five miles. However, I don't have any problems of keeping it up at all tis. How about you guys?"
Jason was the first one to answer him. "Mine's like seismic-sensing I guess. My range is just about the sa as you, suppressed as well. I could also keep it active at all tis."
"Mines just a regular optical enhancent, my range is wider, ten miles in diater but it draining. Three hours is my limit, after two hours of rest I can activate it again." Michelle added.
"Sa as hers, optical enhancent. Mines eight miles, suppressed too. No issues keeping it active all the ti." Nelson explained using a few words.
"Mine's a bit different. My sense of sll is sharp, I can stretch it to ten miles but I need to get a scent of the enemy first. Fair warning though, since I'm relying on sll, it can get a bit inaccurate. Just keep that in mind when you hear things from ." Juniper stated.
Contrary to what he was expecting, no one chided him for revealing the weakness of his technique, which in a way, made him feel grateful.
"Mine's just a regular optical enhancent, my range is five miles but I can see through disguises and illusions. I also have no problems of keeping it active at all tis."
After the six of them exchange information, Raven briefly gave them suggestions about their position as they moved. The plan was to take advantage of Michelle's wide range so she will be leading the group. The others were placed at sides in order to cover more ground, Juniper has no use yet since they haven't encountered any Devil yet, Raven covered the rear just in case.
The rest were to remain alert, Raven make it a point that they are to never loosen their grip on their weapons. He reminded them once again that they are in the enemy's turf, anything goes here and if their not careful they will die before they know it.
"Okay, I think we're good to go." Raven said, he still had that disinterested face and tone. "Move out, I guess."
And just like that, Unit-17 were headed towards the Devil's Cradle.
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