“Today’s wave of attacks should be the last of the attacks, right?” asked Klyn. He was standing next to Akira and the other officers on the 1st wall of the outer city.
“Should be,” said Akira as he switched back and forth between two distant areas where loud disturbances could be heard. One was coming from the east where the [Vile Snow Toads] had hopped in from, and the other was coming from the south where the [Gray Coiling constrictors] had appeared.
As the commotion from the east came closer Akira could feel a slight vibration under his feet every few seconds. The vibration was getting stronger as it got closer.
“Yap!” said Fluffball as he glared at the distant blur that was taking shape.
“You’re right, this is something far more troublesome than the last two waves of attacks,” said Akira.
Whatever was coming from the east was massive. But judging from the sounds coming from the south whatever was coming their way was just as massive of a problem as the first.
“AWWOOOOO!” Several howls from scouts rang out from both the south and east. Their howls contained important information that the defending army needed to know about what they would soon be facing in battle.
Everyone that could understand the howls had grim faces.
“What is it?” asked Balue looking between Akira and Klyn.
“It seems two giant monsters have targeted Kodria. One from the east, and one from the south. These monsters that have arrived… just where were they hiding? The army patrols swept through the area everyday during the week before the monster wave attacks and found no traces of these monsters,” said Klyn pointing to the distance in both the east and south.
Akira could just barely see the giant monsters in the distance but was still able to bring up their information successfully at such a long distance.
[💀 Vile Snow Toad lvl 170 ] was hopping in the east and in the south, a [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor lvl 190] was slowly slithering towards them.
Seeing the levels above the heads of such large monsters made his expression even more grim. These were not simple small monsters with high levels but were similar to dungeon guardians who had higher strength, and defense, and were bigger in size when compared to other similar monsters with the same levels.
Akira had to make a decision on what to do quickly. Even though the giant monsters were slowly taking their time to get here, their speed was not something to laugh at.
The [💀 Vile Snow Toad] was now growing extremely noticeable for those with good or decent far sight as it hopped into the air high above smaller trees and crashed down creating a large crater and a violent shock-wave around it.
The [💀 Gray Coiling Constrictor] was harder to notice as it stuck to the snowy ground camouflaged with its slick gray scales as it slithered toward Kodria’s southern fort.
“Hmph! Such a base and boring serpent is not worth me even looking at it let alone fight it,” said Balue as if he was offended that it had shown itself in front of him. He turned to Akira and said, “If you would like, I can lead the fight against that large toad coming this way.”
Akira immediately accepted his offer, “That would be a great help! These two seem to be the leaders of the two monster waves that came here in the previous days. Their strength is as high as mountains compared to those that we fought the other day.”
“There is no need to worry about my strength, just give me some people that can help me keep it occupied. I would prefer a group of people that will not die too quickly. I should be able to take care of this big guy without too much trouble,” said Balue confidently.
“Alright, I will leave the majority of the defending army for you to pick and choose from. Although their levels are not as high as that thing out there, if they have the chance, they can dish out decent damage since they’ve been training hard to fight such battles. Anyone you don’t pick will be stationed on the walls to protect the city from any other attacks,” said Akira. He had grown more confident in the strength of Balue after seeing him fight alongside everyone over the last few days. His strength was similar to his own if not even stronger.
“Leave it to us!” shouted one of the commanding officers who was standing a short distance away from the other officers who were waiting for orders.
“We can not fight a battle with these giant monsters like we did in the previous days. Such a large force of weaker soldiers would just get in the way and cause more harm and trouble than it is worth. I will lead an elite team to take down the [Gray Coiling constrictor] in the south,” said Akira, making up his mind. Now that he had a plan he pointed out those that would accompany him in battle.
Even so, the officers of the army did not want such a small force to accompany him south. They all decided to send a decent-sized group of reinforcements to the south fort so that they could provide support for Akira if the need arose.
Akira and the chosen soldiers and guards left the outer city and jumped onto a waiting flatbed ship at the docks. The lake was also full of activity with every single ship of the navy as they patrolled the waters to ward off any attack that came from any other direction or the water. There were even small fishing boats being put to use as scouting crafts that were patrolling the river.
When Akira reached the southern shore of the lake near the southern fort he and his chosen elites separated from the reinforcements who headed towards the fort.
“YAP!” said Fluffball, who was hyped for the battle. Unlike Akira who was stuck with so much paperwork and meetings that swamped him when he was not out on some adventure, Fluffball had been out and about helping the army clean up the area long before the wave attacks had arrived. During the fights he had fought alongside the [Fullmoon guild] as they tried to clear or exterminate several stronger monsters that inhabited the local. With all the fighting he had done in the last few days added on to all of this his level had already reached level 180.
Zundar was also not slacking and had reached level 170, while both Dolph and Vilkas were in the mid-160s. To round up their force there was Klyn who was level 150, and Nox 1 and 2 who were at a similar level.
‘Hmmph! Acting all haughty. We don’t get much time outside that’s why our strength is lower than yours,’ said Nox 1 as he stared at Fluffball.
‘We are actually quite good if you think about it. Us having such a high strength with the little time we have spent outside,’ said Nox 2.
Akira ignored the mental voices of Nox 1 and 2 who were pouting and focused on the approaching giant [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor].
Now that it was so close, he was able to see it far more clearly.
The giant [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor’s] body was as thick as a tree and was well over 100 ft long. With such a large size its heavy body could easily crush weaker opponents. This reassured Akira that his decision to not fight as they had the previous days was the correct one.
On each side of the giant [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] there were at least 10 smaller [Coiling constrictors] similar to the ones that had shown up the day before. They looked to be escorting the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor].
The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] must have noticed their presence as it stopped crashing through the snow banks and came to a complete stop. Its head rose high up into the air as it looked at Akira and those around him then towards the southern fort and the Garg dens near it.
Its body rose into the air as it used its entire length to tower high above the average height of the fort and city walls. It would be a menace if Akira allowed it to approach either the fort of the outer city. With such a large body it would be able to attack them from above and easily pick the defenders off the walls.
With its body now fully out in the open, everyone was able to see three sets of large gray wings folded along its body.
Without warning, the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] coiled up and then launched its body up into the air with its wings spread out wide. It flew through the air at a quick speed and used its wings to glide for several seconds allowing it to cover far more ground than it could with only its coiling jump.
Bam! It slammed into a snowbank sending snow flying everywhere.
“I’ll hold this big guy’s attention. You guys need to take care of the minions escorting it first, then we can take this big guy down without any interruptions,” growled Akira after transforming.
The other elite werewolves and Fluffball seeing this, all transformed as well.
“We’ll take out the pipsqueaks quickly! Just don’t go dying on us. I’m getting a strong sense of danger from that big snake!” said Zundar.
“Rawr!” said Fluffball as he warned Akira not to take risks.
They rushed forward to meet the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] who was fast approaching them already completing several large gliding jumps while the escorting [Gray Coiling constrictors] were left behind.
A loud croak and a booming crash could be heard coming from the northeast far behind them where Balue was. But Akira could not turn his attention away from the large monster in front of him and could only trust Balue and the fighters he had chosen to defeat the [💀 Vile Snow Toad].
With the outer city’s defenses and the defending army manning the walls even if the worst case happened and they had to retreat he was sure that they could hold out until Akira could return to help them.
BOOM!
A large snow pile in front of Akira exploded as the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] landed only a hundred or so feet away, allowing Akira to see it up close.
The gray scales all along its back and head looked to be as thick as plate armor. Even with such strong defense, there were still other weak points he could see. There were the cracks between the scales, the thinner scales on its belly, its eyes, snout, and its mouth… if it opened it.
“Hissss!”
Which it did right away as it showed off two large fangs that seemed to extend out when it opened its mouth all the way.
It stared at Akira who was standing still and the other elite soldiers that had scattered to the sides to fight the trialing [Gray Coiling constrictors] who were still trying to catch up.
“You ^%&$! Stop looking around like a $%^& and look at me!” shouted Akira using the [Potty-mouth] skill.
The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] did not understand the common language of the two-legged people, but from the growled words he definitely knew that it must have been some sort of insult! How outrageous for such a small snack to dare be so rude to it!
“HISS!” the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] decided the first thing it would do was eat the rude small snack!
Its large body coiled up and then launched itself through the air right at Akira. The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] used its three sets of wings to guide its aerial attack so that it could stay on target.
Bam!
Akira used the skill [Shield Slam] to dash out of the range of the attack just before the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] crashed into the snow where he had been standing a moment before.
Still enraged, the rampaging [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] repeatedly coiled and launched itself at Akira while Fluffball and the others focused on attacking its smaller escorts.
“HISSSSS!”
Trying to hold the attention of such a large monster was a real workout. Akira was constantly having to use his skills to dash forward, dodge the attacks by rolling around in the deep snow, as well as repeatedly use the [Potty mouth] skill to keep the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictors] attention focused on him as the attacks from the fort and the elite werewolves started to chip away at the escorts which were slowly being cut down.
Akira and the elite soldiers could not ignore the loud croaks coming from the northeast as they could feel slight ground tremors each time a croak was heard. It must have been using its large body to jump around.
“Rawr!” roared an energetic Fluffball, alerting Akira to the fact that the few escort minions were now dead.
With the easier task completed Zundar, Fluffball, Nox 1&2, and the elite werewolves slowly circled around the outskirts of the torn-up landscape that was now full of craters where Akira and the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] had been dancing for well over ten minutes.
BAM! Another plume of snow exploded into the air as the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] missed for what seemed like the 100th time.
“Hisss!” the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] was now royally pissed and did not need much prodding from Akira as it lashed out trying to eat the small snack that would not stand still so it could eat him.
“Awooooo!”Akira let out a howl after a quick glance to see if everyone was okay. It was time to start the second stage of their plan.
When he dodged another attack he quickly pulled a few blue candies from a small pouch and ate them to recover a bit of his energy after having used his skills so many times already.
With his energy slowly recovering he activated the skill [Shadow chains].
Four howling wolf chains shot out from the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor’s] shadows and bit into 4 of its 6 wings as it was preparing to launch itself into the air for another attack.
“HISSS!” the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] was caught off guard and cried out in pain as its wings were bit by the sharp teeth of the four wolf heads. It was now tethered to the ground.
Each time it tried to move it cried out in pain. But that was nothing compared to the attacks that started raining down on it from the fort and the elite warriors more accurately now that it was immobile.
“HISSS!” the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor’s] frustration only lasted a few seconds before the chains weakened to the point that it was able to flap its wings and break free.
As it was doing this, Nox 1&2 charged forward and rammed into the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor’s] body causing it to once again fall back down before it could launch itself into the air. Their ramming attacks didn’t do much damage as it just rolled around in the snow and once again coiled up ready to attack once again.
Fluffball finished gathering a large icy blue light ball in front of his open mouth and spat it out towards the distracted [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor].
Crack! The icy attack smashed into its face and covered it in several layers of ice.
The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] flailed about slamming its head into the frozen ground repeatedly trying to break the ice that was now covering its nose and eyes. It only took it a few tries before it succeeded and turned its dizzy head toward Fluffball now even more enraged at him than Akira.
Akira rushed forward and activated his [Dark Shockwave] sending a wave of tremors and snow into the sky before it hit the coiled [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor].
The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] was fuming at constantly being interrupted just before it could launch an attack. So instead of continuing its attacks, it just coiled its large body like a small fort with only its head peeking out from inside the scaly protection.
With it giving up on attacking, Akira and the others were able to launch even more attacks but judging from the little effect they were having on the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] they would be out of arrows, bolts, and javelins long before it was even close to death.
“Awooo!”
Akira decided they would have to risk it all to defeat this monster!
He used the skill [Shield Bash] and charged right at it from the front while the others moved to attack from the rear.
BAM! Akira slammed into the slick scaly fort causing the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] to hiss in pain.
Even though Akira had hit it hard the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] ignored him and shot its tail out behind it swatting away the elite soldiers that were attacking its exposed wings.
The sudden attack sent them tumbling backward nearly a hundred yards as they crashed through several snowbanks.
Akira used this chance to launch several quick [Sword Slice] skill attacks through the small opening in the scaly defense. The attacks managed to leave small cuts on the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] face and refocus its attention on Akira and not those that had just been knocked away.
“Hisss!” The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] lost interest in the others and whipped its tail around to slap Akira away.
Akira acted quickly and launched another blue crescent [Sword Slice] which shot out and cut deep into one of the wings severing it. A second later he received the full brunt of the tail attack as it swept him off his feet and slammed him into the ground.
Crack!
The loud sound of something breaking made Akira slightly panic as he tried to see if he had any broken bones or if his new armor had cracked.
‘Nothing broken so that’s goo..’
Before he could finish his thought the tail that had slammed into him jerked away but instead of moving away it pulled Akira along with it.
Akira could not stand up properly as the sharp points on his armor’s knees had pierced into the scaled tail and was now stuck.
“Hiss!”As blood continued to drip out of its tail, the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] demanded that Akira let go!
The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] squirmed about and was successful in detaching its tail after several seconds of struggle, but the wound it had suffered from the attack was torn wide open in the process causing it to lose several scales.
The head of the coiled [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] sprung out from its fortress and coiled around Akira along with the rest of its long body.
Akira was not fazed and immediately activated the [Harden] and [Reflection] skills.
The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictors] body started to coil and tightly constrict Akira’s body but as it did the spikes on Akira’s armor pierced its scales causing fresh blood to leak out.
Ding!
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The skill [Reflection] has successfully activated and the [
Gray Coiling constrictor] has received reflective damage harming itself.
The more the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] tried to wind around and squeeze Akira, the more blood and wounds appeared on its body as it received more and more reflected damage every second.
Akira could hear the constant cracking of scales and even a few bones in its body as it kept moving trying to squeeze him to death!
As Akira was withstanding the crushing attack Fluffball launched another ice attack landing on the snake’s head once again blocking its nose and eyes.
The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] slammed its head into the ground repeatedly but still did not let go of Akira as it tried to get rid of the ice.
The elite warriors used this chance and launched attacks on each of its remaining wings successfully cutting them off and sending blood gushing out of the fresh wounds.
“HISSS!”
The [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] was still unable to see with its eyes covers so its tongue lashed out tasting the scents in the air and loosened its constriction of Akira so that it could swat the elite soldiers away.
Akira now able to move his arms once again used the skill [Dark Shockwave] as he pierced his sword into the ground to further loosen the constriction and damage the internals of the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] with the point-blank attack.
With the scaly body loosened even more he launched a blue crescent [Sword slash] at the gouged and bleeding wounds on its tail.
Ding!
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Critical hit!
[Bisection] skill has been activated!
Right before Akira, a large section of the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictors] tail was cleanly chopped off!
“Hisss!”
The pain from losing its tail was too much causing it to not care about Akira’s thorny armor as it tried to repeatedly smash him into the ground only damaging itself further as its blood continued to pump out of its severed tail.
In its enraged state, its head, which was still covered in ice, shot out to try and bite Akira. Its large fangs were dripping with large drops of venom as its large mouth swooped down from above!
…only to receive a sword pierced right through its open mouth and into its brain!
Ding!
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Level up! Level up! Level up!
You are now level 208!
Your companion Fluffball in Level 190!
Nox 1&2 are now level 160!
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You have received a new Title:
[I’m an M]: You have weird hobbies. You like to just stand there and allow others to beat you up and you even come back for more.
Akira ignored the notifications that were popping up as he lay on the ground breathing heavily from exhaustion. It was hard to breathe as the weight of the [💀 Gray Coiling constrictor] was still pressed down on him with a large portion of its weight.
The blood from the wounds of the [ Gray Coiling constrictor] continued to pool around him and slowly cool down and turn into slushy red ice.
