****(POV)

Damn!

We are all looking at that drawing flabbergasted.

"Hey, guys. This gotta be a joke, right? Right?!"

The only way to describe such a monster would be as…

A ginormous colossal, monumental tremendously big epic massive prodigiously imposing monster.

"What is that even?"

Well, that's the thing.

The painting just doesn't look like anything.

If anything it just looks like someone drew a big circle.

Then someone added a huge mouth and eyes.

The finishing touch being the visible scales.

Whatever this is would prove impossible to kill most likely.

*CRASH*

That is when the entire tunnel starts shaking.

"Oh crap! Gotta move people!"

Somehow the creature chasing us hasn't given up.

Its roars are actually getting closer now.

Why is it so persistent?

I'm sure there is tons of food out there.

Why bother with 20 humans hiding?

The walls themselves are shaking.

What the hell?!

We keep running.

"I see light!"

"Nice, just keep going!"

"We ain't fucking dying here!"

Of course, we'll survive.

I don't know how yet but we will.

Hell, worst case we'll split up.

One monster won't be able to kill all of us.

This is what I love about these guys.

They are fighters.

There are far from being the strongest.

They are barely rank 2 warriors.

Yet they are all members that survived years of mercenary jobs with me.

Always by my side.

Without even a single casualty.

This is insane in our line of profession.

This is the only reason why we even dared coming here.

Then we feel the cold air.

We are out.

"Wait! There is something…!"

*ROAR!*

*BITE, CRASH! *

There is another monster like the one before.

Just as one of us is about to get eaten another pulls him backward.

Barely dodging the merciless attack of the creature.

We run while talking.

All staying calm in such an intense situation.

"Focus guys! If anyone dies here like a dumbass, they ain't getting a burial!"

"Of course!"

"Should we go back inside the cave…eh crevasse?!"

"No can do. These things can dig."

"Yeah, they'll screw us over from both sides."

"We'd be sitting ducks."

"Just keep running."

We keep dodging.

The enemy attacks extremely quickly.

There is also its resistance to keep in mind.

Fighting it is close to impossible.

"Fuck, but the more this one trashes around the more it will attract attention."

Actually…

That may just work.

Time to share this with them.

"We need a power-move."

"What are you thinking about?"

"Well, most of the time it wouldn't work but…"

"Spit it, chief!"

"Look at the creature."

"I'm looking, it's ugly, what?!"

"It's learning."

The others seem taken back.

They can all see its attacks flowing better than earlier.

"This creature isn't smart, but it isn't completely dumb either."

"What's the plan chief?"

"Intimidation!"

"Intimidation?"

"We kill this one. That should send a message to the others of that same species."

"That's ballsy! I like it!"

"Yeah, but we can't even pierce its defenses…how are we going to ..."

I reassure them.

"It should be doable. You guys see this rocky wall on the side?"

They all intently look at it.

While running for their lives.

"What the hell is special about it?"

"Nothing at all. It's high."

"…"

"You guys still have your climbing stuff, right?!"

They all nod.

"Cool, I want 5 to attract the beast's attention. Meet here in about 10 minutes."

"What?! X20"

"Everyone else follows me!"

I lead my squad to start climbing.

I really hope there won't be any giant eagles or anything.

*SCREECH!*

Of fucking course.

Whatever.

"5 of you on bird duty! The others follow me!"

The ten of us finally reach the top.

Amidst a ton of flying deadly creatures getting murdered.

"Alright, you guys see these huge ass rocks?!"

"Oh no!"

"You don't mean?!"

"Hell yeah!"

"Start pushing, men!"

"HAHAHAHAHA This is so dumb!"

"It may actually work haha."

"Get your head in the right place!"

"It WILL work!"

*Grunting of sweaty hot handsome men! Showing their abs and...no just pushing!*

*PUSH*

After a little while, we are done.

Now the issue will be getting the timing right.

We can barely see the people down there.

Can't call out too loudly either in case it attracts stuff.

I take the smallest pebble I can find.

I focus for a few seconds.

Then I drop it.

Wait a few seconds, wait a few seconds.

BULLSEYE!

I'm proud of my men.

All are trained so well.

He received a pebble from heaven.

He's now clasping his foot in agony.

Yet he's not making a sound.

He is suffering in silence.

So proud!

He looks up, then he sees me giving him a thumbs up.

Something the sectmaster definitely made popular.

He grimaces and replies with a thumbs up too.

Then I gesture him the boulders.

He nods understandingly.

He shakily gets up.

Our 5 men battling the eagles are back too.

Apparently, the creatures finally gave up.

Actually, they've been grabbing their dead.

Most likely as a snack.

Still, one thing we won't have to deal with.

"Get ready..."

I see our men drag the creature back.

Making it follow them is a piece of cake with their experience.

Completely getting rid of it, not so much.

The more it goes, the more difficult it is to dodge too.

Still, this will end soon.

This is gonna be amazing.

3….2….1…

"Go!"

They push the boulders sending them tumbling downward.

Time for one last final touch.

I cast a spell.

The falling boulders of doom also get the flaming property added haha!

This is magnificent.

We see the giant flaming rocks.

Our men down below are aware of it too.

The enemy is too focus on trying to eat them.

I'm sure the sectmaster would have loved this so damn much!

Oh well, we'll just have to tell him the story later.

Finally, it all collides with the moving target.

Perfectly!

*CRACK*

Its bones are getting crushed.

We slowly descend the rocky wall.

Before long we are confronted with a dying …whatever this thing is called.

Its impenetrable scales are cracked open.

We can now stab it with swords easily.

Oh, this feels nice.

"Now what?"

I pause a second before answering.

"Now, we either managed to intimidate the other or we just angered it even more."

"What do you mean the …"

I simply point in front.

From the crevasse is exiting an enraged monster.

It just clawed its way through the rock to get to us.

"Is this going to be fine?"

Let me be honest.

"*Sigh* I have no damn clue."

*ROAR!*