Massive amounts of blood covered the floors of the labyrinth. Kenny''s messy brown hair was stained with spots of blood from the demon ogres.


    His makeshift clothes were in tatters with holes and pieces missing from them, they were also filled with dirt and blood.


    ''Now that I think about it, I haven''t showered in a lot of time. I probably reek. I don''t smell anything though. Is there water in the labyrinth?''


    ''Hmm… on the 50th floor there is a forest with rivers and lakes.''


    ''50th?!''


    Kenny sighed.


    ''Well it''s not like I''ll meet anyone else down here so it doesn''t matter….''


    Kenny looked over to Noir. He approached him and asked in the demon language:


    "Can you smell me?"


    Noir didn''t give him any sort of answer, or emotion for that matter. Kenny tried to get something out of the thing, he tried ordering it to answer, but it seems that it is an order it cannot follow. Kenny brushed the predicament aside and hopped on top of wolf to continue to traverse the labyrinth.


    Kenny didn''t bother sending Noir and Wolf back into the red portal since it was more beneficial for him if they just stayed out there with him. They didn''t need necessities like food or water so keeping them close to him and at his beck and call was the best thing to do.


    ''Although a bit sloppy, you''ve gotten a good grasp of the demon language.''


    ''Yeah, you guys have a weird and complicated language.''


    ''Is that so?''


    ***


    As time went by Kenny eventually reached the third, then the fourth, and so on until he was eventually in the twentieth.


    ''How long have I been in this labyrinth?''


    ''I would estimate about 3 months. I''m surprised you made this much progress.''


    Kenny sighed.


    Kenny sat down, then layed down with his back resting against Noirs fur.


    He was tired of the labyrinth already, nothing much changed aside from fighting stronger demons. He still eats demons and drinks their blood, although he''s gotten used to the taste of demons, drinking their blood makes his stomach ache.  But what other choice does he have?


    ''Kenny, Demons.''


    Kenny instantly jumped to his feet and summoned his regalia with the markings already engraved. Wolf and Noir both rised as well and prepared for battle.


    Three bizzare and pale creatures emerged from the darkness. They had the torso of a snake with a long tail and four legs with sharp claws. Though it''s body was built like a spider, it wasn''t one, not in the slightest.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there.


    It had no eyes, just a mouth with razor sharp teeth. They stood same height as Kenny, but Kenny didn''t underestimate them because he knew these three were danger since even Aragon seemed worried for him.


    ''Kenny they are a bit powerful for D-Rank demons, so you have to be careful, if not run away.''


    Kenny looked surprised, he hadn''t fought three D-rank demons at the same time before. In all his time in the labyrinth he had only miraculously encountered around two D-Rank demons at a time.


    Kenny tightly gripped his sword and charged at one of them while he ordered both Wolf and Noir to hold back one each.


    Kenny prepared for a strike, but the pale demon sudden appeared in front of him. It opened its giant mouth and unexpectedly tore Kenny''s arm.


    Kenny screamed out in pain as he held his shoulder were his arm was missing. He sense that his servants had too been killed, he looked around and found both Noir and Wolf shredded to pieces.


    Fear clouded Kenny''s mind.


    ''Kenny, focus, you have to run away!''


    ''But those bastards are fast, they''ll catch me in an instant.''


    ''You have no other choice.''


    Kenny stood still as he was faced with the three nightmarish creatures. He prepared himself, then with all his strength made the attempt to run away.


    Adrenaline filled his body. He was running at speeds he himself didn''t know he could manage. He took a left, then a right, then another left.


    He was sudden stopped in his tracks by a sharp claw that had stabbed him through his chest.


    Then another one of the creatures tore his remaining arm left. Kenny felt unimaginable pain yet again. This time he kept a bit of his composure and summoned his regalia to his newly regenerated arm.


    He swung his sword to the demon who had it''s claw in his chest, but it was futile, for the remaining demon bit his arm off yet again and began to chew.


    This time Kenny couldn''t hold it in, he let of a loud scream that echoed through the labyrinth''s halls.


    He was helpless as the demons just kept on tormenting the poor boy. Once he regenerated a new limb, the monsters just tore it right off and feasted.


    Kenny''s regeneration began to slow down, he was running out of Xin to regenerate.


    ''Dammit… not again. It hurts so much… I thought I had gotten used to it, but it still fucking hurts like hell.''


    The demons kept on feasting, and Kenny''s regeneration slowed down even further.


    The demons grew impatient for limbs, so they moved on to his torso. One of them opened their mouths to get a bite, then chomped.


    But… nothing was there?


    The demons looked around to find the prey that had escaped from them. One of them spotted something in the distance. The monsters felt a sudden chill run through its body.


    They saw a singular red gleaming eye that emanated power look back at them from the darkness. The amount of bloodlust that was emitted from this mysterious being made the three demons feel extreme fear and anxiety.


    It was Kenny whom had stepped out of the dark and into the light, but he seemed different. The sclera part of his eyes were black in color and only his iris remained their color. Black markings enveloped the left side of Kenny''s face and body as his nails grew and sharpened themselves.


    ''Kenny.''


    Kenny walked in the direction of the demons. He then dashed with immense speed, seeming like he had teleported in front of the demon. Kenny grabbed the demons head, then completely tore it off.


    [You have slain a Demon].


    The other two demons looked confused as to where Kenny had gone, but they knew that if they stayed there, death would be certain so they wasted no time in trying to make their escape.


    Kenny stabbed one of them into the ground to prevent it''s escape as then caught the remaining one and struck it, sending it into the wall. Kenny grabbed two of its legs and ripped them off.


    The sound of tearing flesh and bone echoed through the labyrinth.


    Kenny tore off limb by limb, going so far as to even regenerate its limbs for them, just to tear them off again.


    ''Kenny!''


    Kenny then flowed Xin into his hand, and bashed in the demons skull, blood, and what seemed like brain matter splattered all over the wall and floor.


    [You have slain a Demon].


    Kenny turned towards the last demon and gave it a strange yet menacing smile that sent shivers down its spine as it panicked. The demon had witnessed what Kenny had done to the other two demons, which made it feel fear like never before. It was so desperate to escape that it even started hacking into it''s own foot to try to escape.


    ''Kenny!''


    Kenny walked towards the creature while the menacing smile still decorated his face.


    Fear, dread, and terror filled the very being of the demon.