The especially loud wind sound gradually faded away. Even the others besides Tina and Chen Mo had begun to grow suspicious of it.
Whenever they heard that wind, a monster appeared. Perhaps it was some kind of signal that the monster was about to attack.
The quiet cave fell silent, with no other sounds to be heard.
But at that moment, there came a "ding~!" followed by a "whoosh!"
One mercenary slung his gun over his back, then took out a lighter and a cigarette. After lighting one, he took a satisfied drag. His lighter was a steel lighter, and in such a quiet place, its sound was especially crisp.
That immediately drew everyone's eyes toward him. The mercenary became somewhat embarrassed, slowly took the cigarette from his mouth, and said awkwardly, "Um, I just wanted to take a puff!"
Tra and William both felt terrible.
Everyone had been wound tight just moments ago. Even though no more Dancer Monsters had rushed in, everyone had remained tense and watchful. Yet because of this fellow's interruption, everyone gradually relaxed. The sound had come at just the right time, so it was not entirely a bad thing.
Holding his gun, Tra slowly stepped forward to investigate. However, the cave entrance was too small for him to see much of what lay outside.
"Ms. Tina, I think all the Monsters outside have already been eliminated," Tra said to Tina.
Tina nodded, took several Glow Sticks, and threw them outside through the opening created by the Earth Element Ability. She found layers upon layers of Dancer Monster corpses, with no sign of any other activity.
She waved her hand, retreated, and said, "Wait for now. Let's talk again in five minutes. More Monsters might rush in later." These Dancer Monsters were too fast. It