( Perseus''s POV )


    Making his way through the third floor prison aisle, while avoiding being wrapped up in any unnecessary fights, Perseus eventually made his way to Riva''s cell.


    "Rocky Yadav, finally you cannot escape me no more–" Perseus said, as he peeked into Riva''s cell, however, to his absolute shock there was no-one inside!


    "What the hell? Where the hell is Rocky Yadav?" Perseus questioned, as he scanned every square inch of the prison block, but was still unable to find Rocky or his crew.


    Peeking back outside in the prison aisle, Perseus looked for them once more, before finally moving towards the spiral staircase that connected the third level of the underground prison, directly to a secret entrance to his Lord''s Castle, however, regardless of where he looked, he could not find Rocky and his friends anywhere.


    "No…. This is impossible–, this has to be a mistake. Teleportation magic is disabled within the underground prison system and if they ran away from any other direction then I would have noticed it–" Perseus mumbled to himself, as he just could not figure out as to where Rocky and his friends had disappeared to?


    Unbeknownst to him, it was Erin teaming up with Mama Chun, who had sessfully fooled his senses.


    Firstly, Mama Chun created an ice barrier on the entrance to Riva''s prison door, to create a clear ss like mirror and then enchanted it with illusion magic which made it seem like the prison was empty from the outside.


    Then, Erin added his own touch to this illusion by casting noise cancetion magic within the cell block, which made it seem eerily quiet to any onlooker,pletely fooling their senses by appearing empty.


    However, while the group had managed to fool Perseus for a few seconds, they knew that it was not a permanent solution, as sooner orter Perseus was going to try and enter Riva''s cell and when he did so, the presence of the ice barrier would prevent his entry, revealing the illusion.


    Hence, after Perseus passed them after peeking once, Erin pressured Rocky to escape, as they had absolutely no chance of beating Perseus if they were forced to fight him out of this narrow cell.


    "Sir Rocky, we have confused Perseus for the moment.


    I understand your pain, however, we have to move…. Our best chance of survival is to bust out of this cell and run towards the opposite end, climbing towards the second floor, making our way to the first floor and probably running out of the tunnel that we came from" Erin proposed, as he tried to highlight the urgency of the situation to Rocky.


    "Sister, can you walk?" Rocky asked Riva who simply replied with, "No, don''t leave me" as she dug her nails deeper into Rocky''s shoulders.


    Riva''s response, although not being what Rocky was looking for, still told him all that he needed to know, as he turned and ced Riva over her back in a piggy back and prepared to run.


    "Alright, Mama Chun and Buhara, you are our Vanguards, push anyone who tries to stop us aside, but keep running.


    Ensure that our speed doesn''t dip, no matter what.


    Erin, you and I shall run behind them. You will take my sister and continue running if the situation calls for it, while I will be our rearguard who stays back if everything turns to hell" Rocky instructed in a broken voice, that seemed nothing like his usual tone.


    "On three… bust open the ice barrier illusion and start running…" Rocky said, as he started the count.


    "One…."


    "Two…"


    "Three!!!!"


    *Crash*


    As per Rocky''s instructions, the group burst out of Riva''s prison cell and began running like madmen in the opposite direction to Perseus, much to the frustration of the Olympian.


    *********


    ( Meanwhile Neatwit )


    Not having any knowledge about the underground prison entrance that directly connected the Floor Master''s Pce to the third floor, Neatwit took the long route-in by entering through the first floor.


    When he reached the first floor, there were a lot of criminals who were fleeing out in the open outside the Floor 21 pce and there were a lot who were still fighting amongst each other rather brutally when Neatwit arrived.


    *swoosh*


    *Swoosh*


    Rather than warning them through words, Neatwit chose to chop down a few criminals with a light flick of his sword, so that no other criminal dared to block his pathter on.


    His strategy worked wlessly too, as once he red his aura and killed a couple criminals with ease, everyone else backed off, giving him a clear path to traverse, as they trembled in his presence.


    Just like Perseus, he too managed to reach the second floor of the prison with rtive ease, where he found AceKing and almost a dozen other Elite soldiers injured or knocked out cold.


    "AceKing? What happened? Where are Rocky and the others?" Neatwit asked with panic in his voice, as AceKing tried his best to muster a response.


    *Gulp*


    Gulping a mouthful of blood, AceKing replied "Below…. Please go fast…. Vice Guildmaster Perseus is chasing Rocky like a hound"


    Almost as soon as AceKing said this, Neatwit bolted towards the staircase that led towards the third floor, as he prayed within his heart that Rocky was still alive.


    ********


    ( Meanwhile Perseus )


    As soon as Perseus heard a ss like ice shatter behind him, he turned immediately and saw Rocky and crew trying to slip away from his clutches yet again, this time with the prisoner Riva being over Rocky''s shoulders.


    "What? You were right there but I failed to see it?" Perseus said in a shock, as he took out his sword and unleashed a powerful sword strike to try and stop Rocky.


    However, unfortunately for him, before the sword strike could reach Rocky, it struck his own prison guard from behind. The guard, distracted and weakened by this unexpected attack, lost his focus in the ongoing battle against the Elite Soldier, ultimately losing his life.


    Now, as Perseus resumed his chase of Rocky, it was this particr Elite Soldier who had just been freed from his previous fight who stepped in to block him, as in an extremely frustrating turn of events for Perseus, it seemed like his enemy was slipping away, yet again.


    "OH FUCK OFF NOW, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" Perseus said, losing his calm as he recklessly unleashed a tier5 attack within this small and confined prison aisle, the [ Sea King''s Wrath ].


    His attack, powerful enough to cleave an entire pce in half, caused his opponent to immediately lose his life, however, it wasn''t just him who lost his life, as at least a dozen other Elites and a dozen of his own prison guards did too, who were all unable to react to this move and block it because they were too embroiled in their own battles.


    Nheless, the attack still failed to make it''s way all the way on-to Rocky, as just when it looked like the attack was going to catch him, it was Neatwit that appeared out of nowhere to block it.


    *Shinnngggg*


    Neatwit''s ck sword started to sizzle and burn from trying to hold back Perseus''s attack, however, in the end it did manage to sessfully block it, much to the joy of Rocky behind him.


    "Perfect timing Vice Guildmaster…. Thank-you" Rocky said, as he continued on his journey to get Riva to safety, leaving Neatwit to deal with Perseus.


    "Oye… carry me too! Don''t leave me behind here to be chopped up again from a stray st–" said Kronos, as it seemed like the poor guy had his regenerating upper torso once again shed in half by Perseus''s previous move, causing his regeneration process to take a massive hit.


    "Erin… take him–" said Rocky, as Erin lifted the tiny Kronos in his arms as if carrying a baby and continued running with the rest of the group, as they made their way out of prison level three and onto the second floor.


    "Interrupted again! And again! And again! And again!


    Just when I feel like I''ll finally be alone with that kid, I''m interrupted yet again.


    It''s like fate itself is against me" Perseus muttered, as it was at that moment that his pupils dted and the reality of this situation hit him.


    "STOP TOYING WITH ME SHAKUNI…. FUCK YOU AND FUCK YOUR SEVEN GENERATIONS—" Perseus said, cursing towards the heavens as he understood that this had to be one of the schemes of that scammer fate god, who was manipting the destiny of his followers to tilt the odds in their favor.


    "Aw…. Little prince got his feelings hurt?


    What now? Will the little prince start crying?


    Daddy, daddy, I''m sorry, I lost the control of floor21 pce.


    Daddy, daddy, I''m sorry, I lost my prisoners.


    Pathetic!


    You nepotism born kids rarely have any substance.


    Cut out the family name and you''re all nothing" Neatwit teased, as enraged by his bait, Perseus lunged towards him without thinking twice.


    "Ha—, easy to manipte too! [ ck Death ]" Neatwit said, unleashing a powerful ck sword sh that took the form of a ck panther after being unleashed.


    *RAWWRRRR*


    The ck panther growled, as it enveloped Perseus as a whole causing a hundred cuts on his body and smashing him back against the nearby wall.


    *Smash*


    "What happened eh? Tough guy? Are you only good for bullying kids and chasing opponents weaker than you?


    What happens when you are forced to fight an actual man?


    Forgot how to swing a sword?" Neatwit taunted, as Perseus staggered back to his feet, spitting a mouthful of blood.