My Skill Bar is Full of Monster Skills-Chapter 53: Cold Steel Warhammer

At this moment, Chris leaned against the rock wall, his eyes wide open, pointing at the Gray Dwarf who had reached the secret passage entrance, and said urgently, "Raine, that Gray Dwarf is trying to escape!"

Among the crowd present, he was in the best condition.

Raine immediately mustered the last of his strength and got up to chase, but the next second, as he reached the entrance of the tunnel, he seemed to have thought of something, stopped in his tracks, and slightly opened his mouth toward the interior of the hidden passage.

In the next second, after casting acoustic positioning, Raine’s face changed dramatically!

"Run!!"

"Run quickly!"

Bewildered by why Raine suddenly stopped pursuing, Chris and the others were stunned upon hearing Raine’s urgent shout!

But seeing Raine quickly assist Reya, they immediately realized something and began to flee wildly.

Since the trap set by the kobolds had already been dismantled by Fabian, the group staggered out of the abandoned mine cave entrance, supporting each other.

"Boom!"

Sawdust flew!

In their haste, Raine even shattered the half-dismantled gate board at the entrance of the abandoned mine cave.

Instantly, dazzling sunlight poured down, and for a moment, the group felt as if they had traveled from night to day, overwhelmed by a sense of transcendence.

"Don’t stop, keep running!"

Chris, just about to ask Raine, heard these words and immediately continued running.

At this moment, a series of roars sounding like gravel grinding emerged from the cave entrance.

At a distance of tens of meters, the group looked back.

Several robust, brawny Gray Dwarves, with arms thicker than a grown man’s thigh, charged to the cave entrance with hammer shields, but upon encountering the still-shining sunset, retreated as if burnt, covering their eyes.

"Are there more Gray Dwarves down there?" Chris, still shaken, looked at Raine and asked.

At this time, the group naturally understood why Raine had urgently shouted for them to run.

If they stayed, no, even if they were just a bit slower, they might never have escaped.

Defeating those three Gray Dwarves had already put the entire squad on the brink of life and death.

And now, with their strength diminished to almost nothing, encountering another group of Gray Dwarves meant there was no chance of survival.

"Hmm, there might be more." Raine nodded gravely.

He was always wary of the larger underground space below, so when chasing the severely injured Gray Dwarf, he stopped at the cave entrance and cast acoustic positioning again.

Fortunately, he didn’t chase in; if he had, it would surely have been...

Upon hearing Raine’s words, several people exchanged glances, still feeling frightened!

"Let’s go quickly!"

"Hmm!"

Supporting each other, they headed toward the direction of the wagon.

Although their steps were faltering, when the sunset shone on those who had endured a fierce battle, for a brief moment, their silhouettes seemed as grand as a golden mountain under sunlight.

...

Several minutes later.

Once they boarded the big wagon, including Raine, everyone sat down carelessly, panting heavily.

"Damn, it was too dangerous!"

"This was the most perilous task I’ve ever encountered, even more dangerous than the Wild Boar Warrior incident! Raine, if I knew the outcome, I would certainly have chosen to bother the Deep Moss Spider with you." Chris panted heavily and spoke.

"Oh? You’re not afraid of spiders anymore?" Fabian couldn’t help but tease with a smile.

"Afraid, yes! But compared to Gray Dwarves, I would rather face Deep Moss Spiders!" Chris lamented.

"Indeed, the appearance of Gray Dwarves in the abandoned mine cave is truly..." Upon hearing Chris mention Gray Dwarves again, Reya couldn’t help but tighten her pretty face and nod.

Compared to other members of the squad, as the Captain, Reya understood more about Gray Dwarves.

With intelligence and social structures similar to humans, Gray Dwarves had individual strength differences, and their high level of organization meant their equipment and coordinated combat sometimes exceeded adventurers of the same level.

Thus, Gray Dwarves are enemies that most adventurer squads least want to encounter. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"I can already imagine how surprised the female receptionist at Mill Town’s Adventurer’s Association will be when we report this news!" Fabian mused.

"This mission might not even suit an entry-level Classes squad of three members."

Hearing this, everyone’s gaze inevitably turned to Raine.

Looking back carefully, if Raine hadn’t stopped earlier and warned them to prepare, facing the sudden attack of three Gray Dwarves, the entire squad would undoubtedly have collapsed immediately.

Not to mention Raine’s repeated interventions during the battle, rescuing Grande and Reya, leading the focused attack on Gray Dwarves, and more.

"It’s a bit of a shame; we might not get a chance to reclaim the excellent equipment from those two Gray Dwarves." Chris lamented.

Especially the Gray Dwarf with magic equipment.

But Raine did not share Chris’s sentiment.

He glanced at the corner where the Gray Dwarf icon was in his sixteen-cell backpack—the exact depiction of the one he killed with the spearpoint: a pale face, dense gray-white beard, and thick eyebrows.

According to what the fellow mentioned, he seemed to be called Sos?

This was his biggest gain from this journey.

Even if offered that pendant that could release protective spells in exchange, he would refuse.

"Chris, are you talking about that pendant hanging around the other one’s neck?" At this point, Fabian looked at Chris with a somewhat playful expression.

"Yes! That’s a piece of magic equipment." Chris’s face was filled with longing.

"Hmm, moreover, judging by its ability to release the Shield Spell three times in succession, it’s not entry-level magic equipment but fine-level magic equipment." Reya also expressed regret.

Although Howling Hunter Squad is an elite team, essentially, they are ordinary adventurers and not Classes.

Though magic equipment is not entirely out of reach, acquiring entry-level magic equipment requires years of effort and accumulation.

"Looks like... you all owe me thanks."

Suddenly, Fabian manifested a mysterious smile as his fingers moved swiftly, revealing a pendant with a red gemstone to everyone.

"Wow! Fabian, did you manage to pick it up?" Chris exclaimed with wide eyes, hugging Fabian’s shoulder, shaking with delight.

Raine also looked at Fabian, filled with surprise.

"Yes! I was at the rear, so none of you noticed." Fabian laughed.

"Oh, it’s broken?" Amid her surprise, Reya paused.

Hmm?

Everyone examined it carefully and indeed found a noticeable crack in the red gemstone.

"Was it caused by forced breakage at the time?"

"Could also be due to overuse?"

"Anyway, whether repairable or not, this item will sell for a great price." Chris said with certainty.

"Yes, indeed, the profits from this single item far exceed the mission rewards." Reya nodded in affirmation.

"When we get back, I’ll have the Association’s appraiser assess it to see its value."

"Oh dear, the mission! We haven’t brought back any Gray Dwarf corpses." Chris suddenly slapped his thigh in realization, exclaiming.

"If we report Gray Dwarves appearing in the cave, might the Association not believe us?"

"After all, the situation is indeed somewhat... strange."

"They shouldn’t. Gray Dwarves are a significant matter; the Association will send people to investigate and confirm." Reya thought for a bit, shook her head, and said.

"Does this count as proof?" Just then, Grande lifted a dull silver-gray Warhammer from behind.