No words needed to be spoken. Both Zena and Anderson knew climbing was the only thing they could do in this situation.
Be it the rain or nightmare creatures they had to reach the peak to survive.
Below them they heard the thousands of creatures slam into the bottom of the cliff.
Anderson at that exact moment didn't have a good grip.
In an instant he was falling. Luckily, Zena bellow Anderson, was able to catch him thanks to her jamming [Shredding Maw] into the cliff.
Looking down they saw why they rammed the cliff. The wolf like monster had been chasing them. Impaling all that get in its way. Behind it lay hundreds of corpses. No care to eat what it killed as it too needed to climb.
Seeing the decaying beast Anderson's and Zena's adrenaline spiked. Even was worse it was on a direct path for them.
They started climbing even fast muscles straining to the point they felt like they would snap. Within minutes they made it up the first cliff edge. The rain only seemed to be coming down harder. Each drop felt like a bee sting. Yet they continued.
Lightning stuck every few seconds lighting the dark world around them. The grass that once provided the light was no more. In its place was the flood of nightmare creatures and the ever falling rain.
It was during one strike Anderson noticed. The rain was pooling bellow and raising at a concerning rate.
What was worse though was the wolf. Before it was climbing to survive. Now it was climbing to catch the two untainted souls above. Though its size and unique makeup caused it to be slightly slower than the two humans.
"Climb faster we need to reach the top before that thing manages to catch us." Anderson out of breath yelled over the rain the Zena.
They both pushed themselves as hard as they could finally reaching the half way point of the mountain.
Minutes later they made it to a flat part of the mountain. Unfortunately, they were not alone there. A tiger like creature was there too.
However, before the two could get a good look at it. The tiger pounced.
It struck the exhausted Zena almost sending her off the edge of the cliff. Immediately after the tiger launched itself at Anderson.
With is focus being on Zena he tried to block with the bone spear, but the hasty block could not stand against the trained hunter. His spear was sent flying. Falling and fitting the wolf creature that was quickly approaching there position.
However, before the beasts next attack, Zena struck lodging the [Shredding Maw] into the tiger's side. Yet the beast did not falter for long as it slammed into her. Sending her into the wall and knocking her out. Seeing this Anderson lunged to grab the blade in the tiger's side.
This time, the tiger learned from its mistakes of not focusing on both of the humans. It pounced. However, its injury caused it to not be nearly as fast as before. Letting Anderson slip past it and grab the handle of the blade.
Using his and the tiger's momentum he tore the blade from the tiger causing one of the tigers back legs to be torn off.
Using the time it took the tiger to recover its balance, Anderson struck.
The blade above his head he brought it down. Straight into the skull of the tiger.
[You have slain a dormant demon: Lightning Mountain Hunter]
[You have gained a memory: Climbing Claws]
Without any hesitation he tried to summon his new memory. As they formed he ran to Zena.
Unfortunately, she had hit her head and was now bleeding from it.
He tore off some of the cloth on his makeshift pants and tied it tight around her head before picking her up on his back. As he did the memory finished appearing. It was a par of boots and they made him fill as if he weight like a feather.
Using them he climbed the the final cliff face.
After gaining distance from the platform he looked back and saw the wolf. It had somehow lost one of its pike legs and both of the scythe arms. It also seemed to have gained multiple rows of razor sharp teeth in turn. Those teeth seemed to be even sharper and larger then the teeth of those worms from before.
"Don't tell me it killed the mother of those worms." As he climbed he thought, "That thing must have been Awaken. And it seems the worm might have been able to command the smaller ones if their was a big one. Does that mean the wolf was able to kill an Awaken Tyrant"
With this realization he climbed even faster.
"Does that mean my guess was right is this thing a fallen demon or devil. I thought the Spell was supposed to be fair. How is an fallen nightmare creature fair let alone it being a demon or devil."
Straining his muscles he climbed. Then he felt, nothing? Looking up he saw. He had reached the top.
Pulling himself up he put Zena down.
"Please just end. We did it we reached the top of this forsaken rock. End this already."
Yet nothing happened. Seconds pasted and still nothing.
Then he realized. The start of the nightmare showed the no rain, no clouds, no nothing. Only the peak of the mountain. That's when he realized they had to survive till the end of the rain.
Meaning they had to survive the decaying wolf.
Looking down the cliff he saw it. The wolf climbing as hard as it could. The rain knocking off parts of its decaying flesh.
Anderson panicked, he ran to the nearest bolder that he could move. Pushing to the edge of the cliff. Looking down to confirm the wolf's location he pushed the bolder. It fell fast. Slamming into the wolf.
The wolf unfortunately saw it and moved, yet already missing limbs, caused the wolf to still be hit.
The hit caused catastrophic damage to the wolf. It lost its remaining pike leg and one of its normal legs.
Unfortunately this did not slow the wolf it only seemed to increase its speed. As the wolf closed in Anderson thought looking to his sister then to her memory. In that instant he decided.
He gripped the handle of the [Shredding Maw] and jumped.
With the blade above his head he fell faster and faster.
The wolf saw him at the last second due to his small size comparatively to the bolder.
Anderson swung and as he did lightning struck the tip of his blade. Even though he was being electrocuted he swung. Slamming the electrified blade into the head of the creature.
Letting go of the blade, Anderson hit the water below. With the last wisps of consciousness he hear the Spell.
[You have slain Fallen Demon, Decaying Destruction Moon Wolf]
[You have gained a Memory, Captain's Pipe]