Fsshh...
"Huh?..."
Kalios was startled beyond what he could comprehend, the moment he heard that fizzing sound as if some fuse had just been lit, it felt like the world stopped for him.
"KEUGGHH!!!.."
DASH!
In a spontaneous reaction, Kalios dashes backward, he doesn't have an idea of why he did it, but his survival instinct just told him to trust it and react reflexively, multiple drop of sweats flew away from his face as his body moved rapidly, his expression was daunting.
After Kalios dashed backwards, he noticed that the collar's light which previously grew brighter and brighter rapidly, now had disappeared almost entirely.
'FUCK! SO HE'S NOT LYING— IF I GO PAST THIS POINT.. I'LL DIE..' He screamed in his mind, reminded with Scythe's words as the feeling of regret started to creep in and Kalios's face shows anxiety like nothing ever seen before.
Unfortunately for Kalios, his sudden movement was a bit too loud, the sound ended up alerting the three cloaked men infront of him, although their distance was far away, Kalios's mess can still be heard quite clearly.
"What's that!?" Said one of the cloaked men, he turned around too see where that sound came from.
"A monster?" Another man asked.
"No.. that's—
They eventually noticed Kalios, hidden through the bushes and trees, his bright skin was too noticeable and doesn't really blend well with the surroundings, that's how the cloaked men was able to know that what they're seeing was a human.
"SOMEONE ESCAPED!"
"SHIT!" Kalios shouted, he hurriedly try to ran away from the cloaked men, they were starting to chase after him and if he gets caught now, something worse than death might happen to him.
'Ah!! The collar!' He thought, remembering the fact that he's in the exact edge spot between a safe zone and a dead zone.
Kalios's right leg stomped on the ground, he had already forgotten the direction, with how tense his heart was, and adrenaline pumping constantly throughout his brain, there was no way he could remember which way is the correct way.
'HERE?..' Kalios thought, he went into an unknown part of the forest, as the cloaked men kept chasing after him, he moved in a zig-zag line, so far the collar on his neck hasn't glowed yet, but he won't know for sure when he will pass the threshold of the collar safe zone.
"GET BACK HERE!" One of the cloaked man screamed, his voice sounded demanding and frustrated.
"THIS LITTLE RAT!" Another one of them spoke, they were struggling to get past the countless leaves, bushes, and tree roots in their way, but that goes the same with Kalios too.
However, different with Kalios, the cloaked men was carrying a weapon, although they were struggling to get past the tree roots, they can easily slice through the bushes, and this small advantage is what makes them able to catch up with Kalios.
'UGH..!! FASTER!' Kalios said to himself, he doesn't care anymore, he will push his body to its limit if it meant escaping from these cloaked men, he was ready for any side effects, as long as it weren't being captured by them.
SWOOSH!
In a swift motion, Kalios shifted his leg to the right, he took a sharp turn between the trees, surprising the cloaked men.
"WHAT!?"
"THIS KID—
"INFRONT OF YOU!"
BOOM!
The three cloaked men wasn't able to change their trajectory in time, they rammed into a tree and destroyed it, the tree trunks soon falls down along with them.
Meanwhile, on Kalios's side, he took a short peek at his back, and when he realized that the cloaked men that chased him has gone, his lips smiled in triumph.
'I DID IT!' He thought, feeling relieved that he managed to get out of their sight.
Thud!
Fsshhh!!..
"Huh?... SHIT!"
SSRRRTTT!!!
Kalios immediately stopped his leg from running, he drifted on the ground and quickly ran in the opposite direction before the collar exploded.
FSSHH!!
'W- WHAT– BUT I DASHED BA—
***
A few minutes ago...
HNNGGG!!!
In the cold morning of what thought to be just another normal day, a giant Golem was unexpectedly awoken due to an unknown reason, while the Golem hasn't make any clear move yet, its presence was undoubtely menacing, its body covered in moss and hard rocks, the Golem who had slept for years, acting as a cliff, now have absorbed enough energy for it to be operating for a few decades.
And below that Golem, the instructor Sword was standing near the Golem's foot, he was observing it as if searching for a solution to exterminate the giant. Beside Sword, instructor Axe also stood there unfazed with what he saw infront of him, instead of feeling afraid, Axe had a huge smile all over his face, and his eyes was filled with excitement.
"Hmm, this is unexpected.." Said Sword, he placed his hand at his chin.
"Ahahaha! What's your next move? Have you done figuring out its weakness? Do you have a way to defeat it?" Axe asked Sword, he was ready to strike if given the order.
"Not now, that thing haven't took a single step yet, but i guess that's kind of understandable, with that size, that Golem would be having a hard time trying to move even his hand or finger.." Sword responded, his eyes squinted to focus further into the Golem's head. "That's no good, using Aura wouldn't be enough huh, i guess i can cut through a few layers, but i don't think i can cut a whole limb.."
"I thought so, isn't Golem a monster that is weak to Magic? if we have a mage around it'll be way easier." Said Axe, although his Smile hasn't faded, his tone of voice changed to show a bit more disappointment. "Gah! my house is right there! now it's destroyed, what a jerk.."
SWOOSH!
Coming from out of nowhere, the othe instructors appeared from the forest, Scythe, Hammer, Dagger, and Spear, the four of them met with Sword and Axe near the Golem's foot, since the area that is close with the Golem had been destroyed completely, the instructors was able to locate each other quite easily, after all their house has now turned into a big open field with debris and destroyed tree logs everywhere.
"Heyy! Im not late aren't i?" Said Dagger, he was calm just like every other instructors.
"This morning have turned into a big mess isn't it.." Spear said, the hood on his cloak was unequipped, a slight smile appeared on his face as he looked at the Golem from close.
RUMBLE!
RUMBLE!!
A violent shake erupted, the Golem unexpectedly raised its left leg, where the instructors were standing nearby, and in an intense motion, the Golem moved its foot towards the instructors and tried to stomp all of them.
"Hey, watch out for this one, it seems like that guy's angry." Said Scythe, he was the first one to dodge, he leaped sideway, leaving the other instructors away as he sees them being taken over by the shadow from the Golem's foot, his jump earlier was a particularly strong one, Scythe landed at the other side of the open field with ease.
BOOM!
BOOM!!
While the Golem stomped its leg, there was another explosion that happened from far away.