Testing, testing, 1,2,3…..Hello, is this thing on?

Note: I. OWN. NOTHING….well, except for my imagination!

Hello, there! I thought of this in part of this year's coming Halloween! Now then, welcome to the ninth chapter of…..

-The-Hunter:-Warden-of-Vytal-

Chapter Nine: Vermintide (Teaser)

The Sewers beneath Crete...

"OH SHIT! OH SHIT! OH SHIT! OH SHIT! OH SHIT! OH SHIT! OH SHIIIIIIIIIITT!"

"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Naruto was seen running through the tunnels like a bat out of hell, Kurama and Frodo not far behind him. The former biju opted to leap upon the whiskered blond's shoulders, while the short-statured bard then proceeded to simply run faster.

Fear is, after all, a great motivator.

"HOW MUCH LONGER, NARUTO?!" Frodo yelped as he could hear the high-pitched shrieking get louder and louder.

"WE SHOULD BE AT THE RENDEVOUZ POINT SOON! HOPEFULLY OZZY AND JUNE-BUG ARE GOOD ON THEIR END!" the former shinobi then turned towards their third companion in tow. "HOW THE FUCK COULD THERE BE THIS MANY OF 'EM BENEATH A CITY LIKE CRETE?! THEY WOULD'VE BEEN FLUSHED OUT YEARS AGO!"

"I DON'T FUCKING KNOW! JUST RUN!"

3 Hours Earlier...

"Okay, everyone. You remember the plan?" Naruto asked them as they gathered at the sewage entrance.

"When we get to the nearest intersecting chamber, Ozma and I are to set up any barrier wards whilst yourself, Kurama and Frodo proceed to navigate and clear out the tunnels further of any Skaven." Juniper reiterated.

"And in the event of becoming overwhelmed by numbers, the three of us would retread to a safe distance behind said wards and resume combat there until it is safe enough to proceed." Frodo finished. Naruto gave a once over to everyone before nodding his head in approval. "Right. Just remember: no matter how well laid-out a plan seems to be, no plan survives first contact with the enemy. If things start to go wrong, make your way back here so we can hold them off. Frodo, you're sticking with me. Ozma, Juniper, keep those wards up and have your spells at the ready." As the whiskered blond turned toward the entrance, he pulled the Morning Star from its sheathe. "Everyone ready? Let's go..."

2 Hours Later...

He was right, in a manner of speaking. For what felt like hours, the group of five had managed to not only clear out a good quarter portion of the sewers, but had also managed to set up an makeshift operating base of sorts. With relative ease, Ozma and Juniper had set up the necessary protective wards before proceeding to light the torches and conjuring a large stone "war-table" detailing the layout of the sewers. The brightened portions of the detailing referred to the areas already cleared out by the group, whereas the more shaded portions displayed the unscouted areas yet to be explored. The idea for the war-table was credited to Ozma, who had been more experienced from adventuring before having rescued Juniper. So while the two magic-casters were tending to the makeshift base, the other three had gone scouting ahead to look for the Skaven nest that lay further deep into the sewers.

Well, they found it...

"OZZY! JUNE-BUG! IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, WE'RE COMING IN HOT! GET READY!" The former shinobi grasped at Frodo before channeling his chakra throughout his legs, leaping in bounds away from the oncoming danger. As soon as he saw the makeshift camp, the whiskered blond then activated the traps via chakra flare. No sooner had he jumped towards safety that small metal cylinders started shooting up from the ground amidst a sea of black. Then-

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

"What did you do?!" Juniper cried out as she helped Frodo to his feet, who looked worse for wear.

"Make a wall, Juniper! QUICKLY!"

"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Eyes widening at the oncoming threat, the fair-haired spell-caster swiftly erected a massive ice barrier in front of the tunnel the three came out of. It was only moments that they could hear the scratching and clawing from the other side of the wall. Not wanting to stick around for much longer, Naruto and co. made their way further into the camp, where Ozma was at one of the tables working on something while using an alchemy book. Looking at the table surface, it seemed to to be numerous jars filled with a green liquid. Catching his breath, a weary Naruto turned to face the Emerald Wizard. "Will that help?"

"If I've done the formula right, then yes." was the given reply.

"Then pray that it is enough"

*C-CRACK!*

"Master Naruto, they're starting to break through!" Frodo exclaimed, readying his slingshot.

Gritting his teeth, the whiskered Hunter grabbed a few jars and marched towards the wall, though not before handing the short-statured bard the newly-made jars. Saying: "These will do ya much better than stones, Frodo! There's more on the table!"

*C-CRACK!*

*C-CRACK!*

*C-CRACK!*

"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Deploying his new shield, Naruto readied his Morning Star in his right hand as he roared out. "WE HOLD THEM HERE! EVERYONE READY?!"

"""AYE!"""

"RIP AND TEAR!"

And the wall came crashing down...

A/N: Okay, look I know some of you were expecting an actual chapter for this years Halloween, and I'll admit I was looking foward to one too! But some things came up family-wise, I had to work overtime for some of the days this month, and I only had enough free time on my hands to push out this teaser chapter out for you guys.

PLS FORGIVE ME!

On a happier note, I'm hoping that everything evens out by the end of this week and soon I'll have more free time to work on this story. For those of you wondering as to what's next, I'm currently debating as to whether or not I should start working on another story considering I'm nearing ten chapters. If so, feel free to leave some suggestions and requests via PMs and the review sections!

(Not gonna lie, I honestly thought this was going to be a flop. Great to see I was wrong, though! ;D)

Alright, I've gotta go!

CIAO FOR NOW! AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!