Waking up before dawn rose Lucian was already scouting the area it seems like the bonfire did a good job keeping the beasts away.
Jumping from tree tip to tree tip he surveyed the area for potential threats while his friends snoozed of due to exhaustion.
He was a little alarmed by Gabriel's slight snore as Immortals didn't need sleep for they were on par with Gods, talk less of Embodied Immortals which were Cosmic beings far superior to Divine Powers.
Although Lucian and Gabriel could be said to still be in their infancy as they hadn't even unlocked their first transformation stage.
All this Lucian learnt from Gabriel who still had bountiful secrets he decided not to enclose with Lucian for now and the Lucian found it ridiculous.
" What was going to happen if I knew " he said jumping to the tree directly above Gabriel, " Looks like eating an entire nine foot tall bear would knock any Immortal out " he said jumping away.
His jump caused him to spot something awfully close to them, something he had missed, something camouflaged in the greenery of some low bushes.
Noticing Lucian's intense gaze it looked up to him on the tree, directly at him, but that was supposed to be impossible, he was almost at the highest point of the hundred and fifty meter tall tree.
Lucian didn't flinch and maintained eye contact with the watcher, after some moments it left looking at him and continued watching Gabriel and Dalek.
Something had to be done, who knows it could be one of the adventurers, Lucian wasn't with his sword neither was he with anything that could cause death.
Quietly he broke a branch, it's wasn't too thick nor too thin but strong enough for his plan.
He observed the pair of eyes hidden in the shrubbery, although it didn't move or showed sighs of moving Lucian knew it was still a threat.
Enhancing his nails till they were formidable claws, he sharpened the branch at a very fast pace till it had a spear like tip, Lucian was quite shocked as they had a distinct reptilian semblance.
Lunging the makeshift spear at the spy, he pounced on it as well, however after throwing the spear he noticed movements which signified an incoming sprint.
A figure ascended from the shrubbery, cladded in an entirely black outfit with a hooded coat, it made some hand signatures as if dropped something before vanishing.
Lucian landed gracefully and looked at the direction the figure disappeared in, it didn't teleport, it ran…, quickly, maybe even to fast for Lucian to follow.
He looked at the muddy ground and found a cardboard cutout, he picked it up finding the words, ' Keep The Deal, Time Runs '.
The deal had many meanings, the most likely being his collector deal, but no one would be so stupid to follow raiders into a Border bridge not a regular dungeon portal but a border bridge just for a stupid dept.
He tucked the cardboard cutout in his trousers and went for his friends.
The sun was fully out meaning the beginning of day yet Gabriel and Dalek remained asleep as if trapped under the influence of Morpheus the God of Dreams.
Kicking Gabriel some meters away, he punch Dalek, " Wake the fuck up!!! " He screamed steering the boys awake.
" What is happening …, Ar…Are we under attack " Dalek question groggily string up from the ground with his fists clenched.
Gabriel's eyes were already gleaming with electrical currents, " Who dares to attack us ", he said slightly hovering above the ground a little giving him a menacing appearance.
Lucian sighed, " I swear I would punch you both again, what's with the sloth like sleepiness " he said.
His friends then knew nothing serious was happening at the moment so they lowered their guard, " We're being watched, with what we have let's end this expedition " he said.
" What, I want billions of rilacs, so I would go to the capital and live a lavish life " Dalek said with his carefree attitude, " Yeah let's go kill the dungeon boss " Gabriel added.
Facepalming himself, Lucian shook his head, " A premonition haunt's us, I saw a league of thirty adventurers walking on these grounds, Let's… Leave " he advice.
" Thirty, That's quite a troublesome number, if they consist of more than three S ranks then we are finished " Dalek said, * Arghhh *, Gabriel exclaimed falling to his knees while dragging his hair.
" My cut wouldn't be enough to run the orphanage for three months " he thought aloud, " Ohh, For fuck sake Gabriel, forget the fuckin orphanage " Lucian said.
Silent, Deafening silence, this lasted for about a second or two, following the silence, tension hung on the air, so thick no one in the trio could move.
' Ahhh Shit Lucian, what did you say ' Dalek mumbled under his breath, seconds later the rumblings came, ' Ahhh his even about to use his lightning, I have to do something '.
Clouds gathered particularly at the spot the trio stood, it darkened a little area around them, very heavy it seemed like it would soon rain.
Gabriel who was looking at the ground silently still ever since looked up at Lucian, * Quuuiiizzzz *, a trail of lightning followed Gabriel as he dashed towards Lucian, bending time temporary.
He reached Lucian just shy of few centimeters from their faces touching each other, " Don't you DARE, DON'T YOU DARE LUCIAN, DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT CRAP AGAIN!!! " Gabriel screamed at his face.
" OR WHAT!!! " Lucian screamed back at his face, " OR WHAT, DO I EVER TELL YOU TO FORGET ABOUT MYRA, DO I, DO I? " Gabriel asked loudly poking his finger at Lucian's chest.
" Myra is different from those useless bottom feeders who can't work, but rel… ", * POW *, Lucian flew across the jungle before he could complete his words.
" DON'T YOU EVER CALL THEM BOTTOM FEEDERS YOU ANNOYING SELFISH WRENCH " Gabriel screamed in anger as his followed Lucian.
Disoriented mid air, Lucian momentarily couldn't think, when he could he felt his face regenerating from a severe burn, he hurled himself to a huge tree to kill the momentum.
But upon stopping his flight, Gabriel appeared before him with a clenched fist, * POW * POW * POW *, three more punches turned into a barrage of attacks.
Punch after punch, they all landed perfectly, dealing intended damage unto Lucian's handsome face, " I will destroy your stupid face for that disgusting whore of yours ".
Those words clicked onto Lucian's mind hurting him more than the attacks ever did, * Arghhh *, With a gutteral shout escaping his lips amidst the punches, a retaliating punch flew to Gabriel's face at light speed.
* BOOM *
A vast area was destroyed by Gabriel as he was launched away, the area of damage was nearly akin to a concentrated energy blast in a triangular sequence.
Light engulfed Lucian entirely whereas not a single part of his being was exposed to the sight of mortals, this wasn't an argument anymore, but a battle, a battle between two young behemoths.
The light soon diminished but Lucian had entered a state were his lips were moving in a silent blur, ever reciting the mantra of light.
Gabriel had also picked up himself from the crater of burnt wood and dried earth, his entire body was badly burnt and he was almost naked.
His head was turned in an unnatural angle disfigured and contorted, like magic his body began regenerating at the pace that would put vampires, werewolf and even godly beings to shame.
Within seconds his body was as good as new, Lucian's feet slowly left the ground till he was half a meter above ground level.
His eyes were burning with white light, his dark blue hair was gone replaced by an immaculate white hair which was actually a whitish flame, this substituted for his hair.
An aura of light slowly burning around him fueling his destructive prowess, one would say he had gone all out.
This brought a menacing appearance to the visage of anyone who saw him, * Quuuiiizzzz * BOOM *, the two juggernauts charged at each other with clenched fists.
Closing the distance of over miles in an instant Gabriel went for a lower uppercut while Lucian went for a descending super punch.
* BOOOM *
Earthquakes split the ground as dust blocked everything, when it cleared both hands could be seen held by a mortal being none other than Dalek.
With his bare hands for that matter and he didn't even seem to be struggling to hold on, " I would qualify you both as C ranks with this type of destruction but you little argument would be the least of our problems " he said dropping the hands for the owners.
From the untampered greenery around them a score of weirdly armoured humans appeared with weapons and restraints, The trio were surrounded and as it seemed there was no fighting out of this one.
" Gabriel Macale, Dalek Vans and Lucian Mendez you all are under arrest by the code of law Six hundred and seventy two " a leading adventurer said taking a step forward.