Extra's Descent

Chapter 46  The Phoenix [1]

"Fuck, why does it only have 36 floors available?" n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Trying to make their way up the highest floor—via—the elevator, they paused abruptly just at the 36th floor.

From what they knew about the hotel from the documents that Raven read, the hotel had a total of 50 floors.

As the door gradually opened, what met their line of sight were sparks of magic hurling towards them.

With [Shadow Step], Raven narrowly dodged and appeared behind a mage, instantly slitting the mage's throat.

The rest of the Special Force conjured a wall of flames–particularly—Reina.

Though, flames—it wasn't just any ordinary flames. They were holy flames.

Reina was nicknamed, "The Phoenix", due to her special affinity.

[Holy]

Her flames could burn, yet they could also heal her. But it could only heal her alone.

The form she currently took was a special ability that most mages with the special affinity had.

Elemental Assimilation.

They would become one with their evolved element.

For the rest of her squad mates…

"Akh..! Leader, it's way too hot!"

"No complaints."

As the flames dispersed, Reina strode the hallways with poise regal.

Holy flames erupted from her body, burning whatever poor mage it would find.

Her pale wheat hair would continue to flutter, highlighting her flawless features.

She didn't even lift a finger.

All she did was walk…

Walk…

And walk…

And walk…

With flames protruding from her body.

Like an incarnation of the Phoenix itself.

"Are we even needed here…?"

Her squad mates could only tilt their heads with an awkward expression.

This kind of scene was quite familiar to them.

It had happened more times than they could count. To the point where their old squad mates had left the group on their volition.

They would leave with complaints along the lines of;

"I didn't join this force just to become an extra!"

"What Special Force? It's just Reina and Reina alone!"

Yeah, she was the 'It' girl of the entire Special Force division.

The only reason this batch of officers decided to stay was because most of them had support skills.

Though, they were competent in combat as well.

They were all Deviants–with only their special affinities leaning on the supportive side.

"Eeek..!"

One of the mages slumped down a corner with a fearful expression.

Reina leaned down in front of him and…

Smooch~

She blew him a flying kiss.

Holy flames left her moist lips and instantly burnt the mage, from his flesh, down to the bones.

Until he was turned into nothing left but ashes.

While she was dubbed 'The Phoenix' to the public. The rest of the Special Force thought of her as something else.

A sadist.

Click— Click—

She continued to stride the hallways with regal.

The sound of clicking from her heels reverberated the hallways but would instantly be drowned out by the sound of screams and the burning of fire.

This continued until…

The screams stopped.

At that, Reina single handedly wiped out an entire group of mages that resided in the 36th floor.

Licking her lips, she gradually dispersed the flames.

She then scanned the entire hallway.

Scorch marks etched the entire halls, while ashes were scattered everywhere.

From behind, her squad mates had already dealt with the mages that seemed to have survived the ordeal. Most likely by dodging or hiding.

"Good."

She nodded at them, while they gave her looks of disgust.

Though she didn't mind it. They were squad mates that had stuck to her when all the others had left.

It was then when she noticed a particular someone was missing.

"Hm…? Has anyone seen Sherly?"

One of her squadmates—particularly—Francine, pulled her sword free from a dead mage.

Francine then looked around, moving her head from all sides and abruptly landed her gaze on Reina.

"Now that you mention it he isn't here."

"Haa… I told him to follow my orders, yet he has never done that ever since we got here–"

Rumble.. Rumble…

The moment those words left her mouth, the floor above them shook intensely, alerting the entire squad.

"...!"

"Let's go."

After the gesture—once again, flames emerged and encircled Reina.

Voooosh—!

Then, the flames spiraled upwards, instantly burning the ceiling and left it with a scorched gaping hole.

The flames gradually lowered down, and contoured itself into a pair of flaming wings–or rather—Phoenix Wings.

Though, both Evelyn and Reina could fly with their wings. The difference between the two was that Reina's wings consumed a lot of mana.

It had to be said that Reina's holy flames would over exhaust her mana as well.

But Reina was at the top of her class with absurd mana capacity.

It would take a while until she would fully empty her tank.

Such was Reina's fighting style.

In other words, she was walking and talking waste of mana.

At that, she flew up to the 37th floor.

But when she got there, the sight left her surprised with her mouth left agape.

"This…"

***

After leaving Reina and the rest, Raven immediately took the stairs and made it all the way to the 37th floor.

As soon as he stepped into the hall, a group of mages surrounded him.

Sparks of magic were immediately hurled his way but with [Shadow Step], he could easily dodge and reappear from one of the mages' shadow.

Yeah, it's his favorite ability.

Slash—!

With two daggers in both hands, he easily dealt with the mage who seemed to have been caught off guard.

"Fuck… a special affini—Ukh!"

Before the other mage finished, Raven threw one of his daggers at him, impaling him deeply.

Swoosh–!

[You have slain a human!]

[+5 EXP]

Swiftly dashing across the halls, a barrage of magic pierced through the air towards him.

But with [Adrenaline Surge], his speed reflexes were greatly enhanced, as he swiftly dodged each attack.

Boom–!

The hall echoed as debris continued to fill the area.

Holes etched on the walls due to the sheer impact of the magic attacks.

With [Shadow Step] on a short cooldown, Raven narrowly dodged each attack. While some would catch him off guard.

"Ukh..!"

A spark of lightning magic pierced him, but Raven immediately recovered and Shadow Stepped, entering the mage's shadow.

Slash—!

"...!"

But as soon as he killed him, a figure holding a sword charged towards him.

A duelist.

Clang–!

Caught off guard once again, Raven parried the blade but was instantly kicked on the side by another duelist.

Thud!

Raven skidded back several meters. And as he turned around, sparks of magic were sent towards him.

Booom—!

However…

[Shadow Step]

Raven instantly reappeared behind another mage and swung his dagger down.

"Haa… Haa…"

Raven had finally been able to catch his breath.

But that didn't last for long as the two duelists had already charged towards him.

Clang— Clang—!

With only one dagger in his hand he continued to parry each strike. Swiftly maneuvering whenever one of the duelists staggers back from the force.

Clang– Clang— Clang—!

This persisted as they continued to trade blows, parrying each others' weapon.

Kracka!

Two bolts of lightning headed his way.

The kind of attack Raven had been waiting for.

As the lightning inched even closer, Raven took the opportunity and shadow stepped behind one of the duelists.

Tszzzz—

Raven stuck his dagger behind the duelist's back and the lightning instantly finished him off.

A friendly fire.

"Heh."

Raven's lips curled into a sly smirk.

Slash—!

[You have slain a human!]

[You have slain a human!]

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