Chapter 277 I Hold No Grudge Against You
Atlas made his way to the mountain in the distance. He put away his swords, as there wouldn't be any more fighting until reaching the boss. An hour later, he arrived at the mountain where the arena would be at.
'Now let's see how tough this fucker will be,' he thought.
A few minutes later, Atlas caught sight of a staircase tucked off to one side, partially hidden in the dim light of the surrounding mountains. He started walking toward the staircase that would lead him to the boss.
An hour later, he scaled the rugged mountain, his breath visible in the crisp, thinning air. Each step was deliberate, his powerful arms pulling him upward as loose rocks tumbled beneath his boots.
Shortly after that, he spotted the arena and soon stepped into it, causing the shield to block him inside as a smaller Terrasque appeared, but this one looked stronger than the previous ones he fought.
As the monster spotted him, it let out an earth-shaking roar before it charged in his direction. When Atlas saw this, he started casting Void Lances at the creature's legs, but they bounced off its thick hide.
'Ah shit, I'm going to have to use my swords,' he mused while taking out his weapons while scanning it with Void Sight.
[Void King Terrasque]
[Rank A+]
'Now it's time to take out the boss so I can use the giant ones,' Atlas pondered, before dashing forward.
He cast Void Infusion on the blades while cutting through the dinosaur monster's ankles, causing it to collapse to the ground with a loud crash. Atlas continued casting his magic to distract the boss.
As he drew nearer, he cast Void Step, materializing directly onto the king's back. With a swift motion, he aimed to drive his blades into its skull. But before the strike could land, the beast jerked violently, its sudden thrash sending him hurtling to the ground.
Atlas had to scramble back as the king tried to stamp on him, but he quickly dodged the attack while slicing through the monster's ankles. Following that, he continued striking at the boss, causing it to roar in pain.
Moments later, the King Terrasque's massive tail lashed out with devastating force. Surprised, Atlas was hit head-on, the impact launching him through the air. Pain exploded through his body as he felt several bones snap as he hit the arena's shield.
'Ah fuck, I should have brought the women.'
The ground quaked violently as the boss charged forward with relentless fury. Before Atlas could recover, the monster struck him once more; the impact was overwhelming. This time, the force didn't just throw him back he returned to the real world.
When coming to Atlas shook his head as he spoke to the six women, ''I will sneak up on the fortress and summon you, ladies. The Level Six Boss is tough and is hard to fight.''
The group exchanged nods of agreement, their focus shifting as he slowly rose to his feet. A flicker of pain crossed his face as the phantom pain lingered. He equipped his armor and returned to the real world.
Atlas appeared in the forest surrounding the fortress and started making his way toward the wall while summoning hundreds of Kenku's who quickly spread out to surround the place as he got closer.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
When on the last tree he used Void Step to appear on the top where he summoned the six women and spoke with an excited smile, ''Let's get to work, we need to continue east.''
Following that, the group split up and attacked the nearby soldiers, surprising them as the bird assassins struck at the cannons. Following that, the group split up and attacked the nearby soldiers, surprising them as the bird assassins struck at the cannons.
They quickly killed the enemy while Atlas cast Void Bullets at the bigger groups of empire troops. Explosions echoed across the fortress as Nulia's roar sounded out, followed by screams.
Hours later, the group had slain every Achaemendian and were now resting as Atlas was sitting above the front gate. He noticed Nulia appear from one of the side streets in her Frostbear form as she let out a deep growl.
Atlas smiled when seeing her transform into her humanoid form as she stretched. ''What are you doing up there, Alt?''
''Waiting for you ladies to join me,'' he answered before jumping down and landing with a thump. ''We can get going by using Raymond. The wind isn't bad and we should reach the forest where the survivors are staying.''
The brown-skinned beauty nodded with a beautiful smile as she suddenly cuddled him and put her head on his shoulder while speaking, ''I'm so happy that you forgave me for hurting you. Most would have told me to go.''
Atlas returned the hug before playing with her dark hair as he replied, ''I hold no grudge against you, Nulia. I like you a lot and enjoy our time together, so stop thinking about it.''
Hearing his words, the young woman's face lit up with joy. She leaned in and kissed him swiftly, catching him off guard. Despite his surprise, he returned the gesture warmly as the two shared a passionate kiss.
Moments later, they broke apart as the rest of the group rallied around them, and their resolve reignited. Without hesitation, Atlas summoned Raymond, his trusted ally, and together they leaped onto the monster's back.
The women got comfortable as the Stormeagle's voice echoed in his mind, 'Where are we going, Master?'
''Head east and look for a massive forest,'' Atlas answered while sitting down. ''We're looking for the wolf woman who could heal Lilith.''
Following that, Raymond flapped his massive wings, flew out of the fortress, and started flying east. He noticed the women were gossiping about the previous fight, but he activated the Void Realm to give the boss another go.
Atlas appeared in the arena as a roar echoed out as the Void Tarrasque King rushed out of the shadows. The monster charged at him, but he quickly cast Void Bombs that exploded on contact, which sent it stumbling to the side.
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