Chapter 408 - In Danger

As soon as Aurel stepped into the second seal, the battle had already started. The hundred and fifty thousand soldiers were divided into a hundred and fifty groups. Each group consisted of a thousand soldiers led by a captain each. 

As planned, as soon as they came inside, the thousand soldiers at the front sans Ivan and Fredek engaged the dark elementals who loitered near the entrance. The second thousand then would pass and go to the next area of responsibility and engage the enemies there. This pattern repeated until all hundred and fifty groups were engaged. When the first team ended their fight, they would then go immediately to the front and engage once more in battle. 

"Ali, do not fight," Ivan reminded Alinea who looked at the soldiers fighting with the enemies. 

As expected, all the elementals within the second seal were a lot stronger than the ones outside. The weakest would be around level B and the strongest was Czernobog which was a level S. 

All the soldiers in Ivan's special team were A and B level in strength, though they were not demigods and so their stamina was limited. However, they made up for their lack of demigod fortitudes with crystals and elixirs. They were a good match with the enemies so far. 

"Let's go," Fredek said and they moved forward. 

Around this time, only the three of them were free— well not quite. As soon as they stepped a few meters away from the soldiers, a group of armed minotaurs appeared. 

"Yay, my favorite…"Alinea said blandly, making Ivan and Fredek laugh. 

Both men knew Alinea got thrashed by a rampaging minotaur when she was young. 

"I can't use any of my elementals. The cavern would cave in," Fredek stated unhappily. 

He was both a wind and an earth caster. He had an elemental in a form of a tornado and one giant behemoth that burrowed within the earth. Due to their sizes, they were not good to use within caves or they would all be buried underground. 

Actually, it would be fine to do just that since they could teleport outside and be safe using the crystal given by Stribog. But if the cavern collapsed, Czernobog would be able to escape and it would be difficult to find him. 

"Don't worry. My beauties will do," Ivan said as he released Rashel and Bibi.

In no time, the two vermillion birds attacked the minotaurs, but both Ivan and Fredek joined the fray to save time. While the fire birds distracted and injured them, the two demigods gave them the final blows. They were completely annihilated in no time. 

"She could be somewhere else for all we know. It's why father-in-law took Yuuka with us here in Ged. Fanya is a loose cannon…"

"An extremely wild loose cannon," Gin supplied with a perplexed expression. 

But it was alright. They were really not expecting too much about finding clues on Fanya's whereabouts. If they saw Ozomene in the cavern, it would just be a bonus point. Knowing the devious former Queen of Heaven, she would do anything not to get caught when her power's close to diminishing. 

Even if they couldn't find her now, one thing was for sure. When Czernobog's been defeated, she would behave and wouldn't cause them any trouble for a long while. Her parasitic power would be gone and when she died the next time, it would be forever. The only one who could resurrect her would be Rod or the bearer of his power.

Nonetheless, they had the opportunity to carefully look for her now. They wouldn't let this chance pass in case she's there. 

"I will go and check again. I'll use my wind to inspect even the crevices," Gin said and Ryuu nodded before falling into silence. 

The Koutaishidenka looked out of the tent towards the cavern's mouth. "They're probably in the midst of battle now."

"Hmmmnnn…" Gin agreed. "I will go and scan the interior of the cavern again," he added as he patted Ryuu on the shoulder. "They'll be fine."

"Just don't get too close to the second seal…"

"I won't," Gin promised as he went. 

The God of Wind didn't waste time to go and inspect the cavern. He went alone since it was easier. He had seen and smiled in approval at the aftermath Kresnik's flames had permitted in the place. Not a dark elemental had been left alive. 

He released wind to check all the nooks and crannies of the place. He didn't want to miss any part in case Fanaya had been hiding. What's good about his wind was that even if the enemy had turned herself invisible, his wind could still find her. 

The search resulted in nothing…

Kresnik might miss something but Stribog with his wind couldn't. Fanya was not there. 

Soon, he reached the vicinity of the second seal and he stopped. With a frown marring his face, he placed a finger on his forehead. 

"Brother, ease your seal so I could scan the interior of the main lair," he spoke to Perun using his mind. 

Since they're in the same world, he's able to use this skill of communicating unique for him and his twin. As soon as he did, the seal appeared at the opening and the runes in it shifted. However, this time, it didn't break. It was just made weak enough for Stribog to use his wind to scan the entire space inside. 

Soft breeze entered the main lair in great speed, and Gin smiled after feeling the soldiers and Alinea inside. As estimated, except for his niece, the rest were already engaged in battle with the Black God's forces inside. Also, the levels of the monsters inside were indeed a lot higher than the ones they had killed. 

His wind blew deeper into the lair to check the Black God. It didn't take long for him to find him. However, when he did, his eye widened in horror and he stepped back. 

"No way…"

His heart beat fast; Gin withdrew his wind and immediately flew back to the camp to report to Ryuu. 

"What's the matter?" Ryuu asked with a frown. 

"They're in danger. Czernobog revived his four generals," Gin stated ominously, making Ryuu's eyes widen in horror as well. 

"We need to save them."