BOOM!

"Arch!"

Ross exclaimed in shock and agony as he slammed heavily into a wall far in the distance, his armour picking multiple cracks in several areas!

Read exclusive adventures at empire

The moment he noticed the void creature, the attack was already on him, and he had less than a second to react. With so little time to do anything, he could only take that attack.

Even with the armour he wore, the damage was severe. The force and speed at which he was sent into the wall were unlike anything he had felt. Good thing he wore armour, else all that would have been left of him would be a splat on the wall!

Blood spilt from the sides of his lips and slowly slipped off the wall to the ground, temporarily paralyzed.

His vision turned blurry as he struggled to find where the void creature was. Every little action strained his bones and wore his muscles. He couldn''t circulate his mana either.

''This is definitely not the second floor!'' He quickly deduced his location but was not sure whether it was the third or top floor.

But Ross didn''t have too much time to think things through. The void creature was preparing for another attack. Even with his blurry vision, he noticed the concentrated fiery energy gathered at the mouth of the void creature.

''Come on, move!''

He silently yelled in his head for his body to move, but it was proving to be a challenge. His body trembled in fear at the thought of dying here as it had not crossed his mind that he would be pushed this far too soon.

With little time to spar and the attack already on its way, Ross managed to create some distance by moving to the path on his left.

BOOOM!

Ross soon reached a dead end where he appeared in a large circular hall with no more paths to choose from. He looked around desperately, trying to find a hidden path or something but to no avail.

"This is the worst..." His frustration was at an all-time high, and his arching and bloody body was not doing him any favours either.

His armour might as well be called rags at this point as the cracks in them showed his inner gear that was as torn apart as the rest of his body.

The screeches of the void creature could be heard behind him and considering his options, he could only face it. However, he wasn''t going to do that head-on.

A surprise attack was his only chance, even then, he doubted if he had the mana to finish it in one go; he could only try.

He looked back the way he came from and went to hide by the exit, approximately 15 metres from the exit and channelled his mana into his right hand.

The fiery blaze around his hand lit up his surroundings as he got into a stance for a flash attack.

"This should be enough, hopefully." He muttered looking at his blazing hand.

A moment later, Ross saw the ugly figure of the void creature appearing from the path.

In the time it took for a normal person to blink, Ross was before the void creature, his expression that of resolve and fierceness.

His right hand fashioned for a piercing strike, pierced the body of the void creature before it could turn around.

BOOOOM!

The fiery impact of the piercing attack spread out from the point of contact. Ross could feel his hand embedded in the flesh of the void creature and it was much stronger than he anticipated.

"Huh?" There was no bloody explosion that usually happened.