Hunt Down the Biggest Prey (Monthly Pass Request)

"Ahhhhhhh—!"

Amid furious roars, countless undead charged through the vast, dim corridor like savage beasts, one after another, pouncing toward Aqua.

"Don't think you'll get away with it!"

Darkness stepped forward and stood in front of Aqua. Rather than drawing the sword at her waist, she raised her hands into a defensive stance and met the undead's attacks head-on.

"Clang—!"

A rusted longsword struck Darkness's body, producing only a loud metallic ring and scattering sparks.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang—!"

Blades, spears, swords, halberds, and all manner of weapons struck Darkness one after another, filling the corridor with the sound of metal crashing against metal.

Darkness used her incomparably tough body to block the undead's attacks, firmly shielding Aqua behind her.

Even so, some undead occasionally tried to vault over Darkness's defense, leaping into the air and lunging down at Aqua from above.

"Snipe!"

Yet before any of those undead could reach Aqua, sharp arrows tore through the darkness and shot toward them.

"Pssh—Pssh—Pssh—!"

With clean, piercing impacts, the sharp arrows effortlessly punched through the undeads' foreheads, shooting down every undead that had leapt into the air.

The one firing them was naturally Kazuma.

However, Kazuma seemed to have used the Lurk skill. His entire body had vanished into the darkness as he continuously launched sneak attacks, making the arrows seem as though they were appearing from the dark itself, catching the undead completely off guard.

Meanwhile, Aqua had finished preparing her magic.

"Turn Undead!"

Dazzling white light spread out like a tide, enveloping the undead spirits that refused to pass on.

The undead began to burn one after another, turning to ash and vanishing beneath the white radiance.

That immensely powerful Purification Magic had once again sent a large number of attacking undead on their way.

"Heal!"

Immediately afterward,