On the burning battlefield beneath the volcano, I flew toward the enemy.
The Magmasaur was lying down with only its head raised, watching me with its six eyes. The tail of the creature that had been submerged in the blazing fire rose upward. And then it swung its tail at me.
The tail is lightly swung as if it’s annoying, but you can’t let down your guard. That tail alone is over 60m long. By his standards, it’s a light check, but from my perspective, it’s not like that at all.
A heavy tail, like a pillar supporting a building, flies towards me.
It was an attack that I should have naturally avoided, but I didn’t dodge it.
｢Pain reduction activated!｣
The heat of the molten rock and the pain felt throughout the body. Before I knew it, I was down on the floor of the cave.
‘I knew it, but it’s still strong.’
Magmasaur is different from the top-tier Apexes I have faced so far.
Gallagon, who hunts in groups based on high intelligence, Sea Demon, who has a variety of psychic power abilities, and Vortex One, who tramples opponents with powerful specifications and skills. And many other apex.
Unlike them, magmasaur do not form groups or use psychic powers. There is only one attack technique that shows overwhelming destructive power.
Nevertheless, the reason why he is classified as a top tier in Apex is because of his overwhelming physical specifications. The attack coming out of the 300m-tall giant was truly powerful enough to shatter mountains and split the earth.
Is that all it is? Its hide is very hard and difficult to damage. As a result of the repeated melting and solidification of various metals mixed in the rock, the bonding method between materials has become extremely dense.
In other words, it is safe to say that it is a living, moving lump of ultra-high-strength alloy.
If the attack power and defense power are high, the speed should at least drop, but as we have seen, his attacks are quite fast. It’s so hard to imagine that it’s a tail swung by a 300m tall monster.
The only drawbacks that Magmasaur has are that its body is very heavy, its movement speed is slow, and flight is impossible.
‘It’s a strong enemy, but…’
I’ve caught him several times in the game. There are many enemies that have been stronger than me.
I forced my body up from the floor.
The skin on my right wing was torn significantly because of the hit I had just received. The wing arm itself was injured to the point where the bone broke through the carapace and was exposed to the outside. In addition, the biological pipes and carapace were also quite damaged.
The pain was so severe that it gave me a headache, but I could bear it. Because this injury was also my intention.
｢Kurrr｣
When he sees me not dead, he tilts his head. It’s because it’s the first time I’ve seen a creature survive after being hit by its tail. I roared loudly at that guy.
｢■■■■■■■!｣
｢Kurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm
As he and I cried out at the same time, the cavity shook as if there had been an earthquake. The magma at the bottom also erupted upward in response.
The volcano devil must have decided that I was not an easy opponent, so he prepared to rise. In that moment, I kicked the ground with my hind legs.
My body leaps forward strongly like a missile that has just been launched. With each step, the cavity vibrates.
The tail flew towards me again as I rushed through the fountain of gushing magma. I jumped forward with the momentum I had been running.
The tail broke the ends of the biological pipes on the stomach, but did not hit the main body. I, lying face down on the magma, lowered my posture and crawled using my wing arms and fighting arms.
After becoming an adult, it has been a long time since I crawled on the floor somewhere other than a spaceship. Using four arms and two legs, he prepared a ‘variable biological weapon’ while running on magma.
In the meantime, its tail bent and came back to me, but the distance had already narrowed sufficiently. I braced my arms and legs and kicked the floor, which was half-liquefied by the heat.
Its long neck bends and tries to wrap itself around me, who is floating in the air. It goes without saying, but his neck is also very strong. If he catches me, even I will be crushed into mush.
However, I did not dodge and pulled out all the erosion tentacles hidden on my back. Six tentacles were stuck in the neck of the flying creature. The pointed appendage at the end of the tentacle was bent like a hook and grabbed the bumpy leather surface.
If it were any other creature, the ‘Medusa organ’ would have been injected here, but unfortunately, this trait does not work on it. It is now used for a different purpose.
I gave strength to the tentacles and pulled my body forward. The head attached to the end of the flying creature’s neck collided strongly with my head.
｢Grrr?｣
｢Grrrr｣
The guy’s eyes widen as if the shock was unexpected. Six eyes are fixed on my transformed head.
The head in the center is protected by an Ice Horror carapace that no one living in the Flame Kingdom can ever see.
While the guy flinched for a moment, the heads on both sides moved and bit the enemy’s neck. And in that state, each person vomited out acidic breath and rotting mold spores.
｢Rurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
A magmasaur that cries in frustration. The neck I was holding on to shook violently, trying to shake me off. My body, clinging to him, changes according to my will. My fighting arm twists and a bone scythe protrudes from the inside of my palm.
I slashed at the part where the neck and body of the giant beast connected with the fighting arm that had turned into the weapon of the ‘Hellside Hornet’.
｢Grrrrr!｣
｢Grrrrr!｣
Because the outer shell was so hard, the blade did not penetrate even half of the way through. It’s okay though. I didn’t think I would fatally injure him with this anyway.
‘Putting in an anchor is enough.’
The guy seems to be getting feverish from being attacked repeatedly, and is trying to wake up.
One guy doesn’t know yet. The real airstrikes haven’t even begun yet.
The scythe-shaped fighting arm grabbed its body, its two heads, and its eroded tentacles grabbed its neck, so the distance between me and the guy was very close.
My monster’s tentacles prepare to unleash their powerful weapons. The energy spread throughout the body is converted into psychic power and gathers into the head.
｢Roaring!｣
With a short, loud roar, its front legs stick out from the magma and fire on the floor. A leg as big and thick as a pillar supporting a building hits the right side of my neck.
｢Pain reduction activated!｣
‘Ugh!’
The right side of my neck was simply torn by the guy’s kick. The injury was so serious that he barely escaped being amputated.
The guy who disabled the right side of my head is trying to kick my body. I blocked the attack using my forked tail. Its thick tail wrapped around its leg, and it bit its ankle with the pincer of its right tail.
It seemed to be annoyed by my tail and stopped attacking. It raised its front legs high to crush my tail. The moment it hits the floor, my tail will be completely crushed.
I kicked the ground with both legs and pushed him hard. The guy, whose posture was unstable because he had one leg up, stumbled greatly under my weight and force. The magma in the cavity began to stir, and the submerged person’s entire body was exposed to the outside.
The creature, which had been pushed back with one of its front legs lifted, began to support itself by exerting strength on its hind legs.
It would be nice to push up to the wall, but right now I am gathering energy for my breath. This is the limit.
Its long tail rushes towards me, tearing the wall and floor behind it. Since the distance is so close, it is impossible to avoid it. The force that had thrown me to the floor a moment ago struck me again.
Is it because of suffering in the fire? Memories from the past come back to life. The car that crushed me, the foul smell of oil everywhere, and the excruciating pain.
The fear and pain that I thought I had forgotten are creeping up to consume me. If it were real, my body would have frozen on the spot.
But I am moving. Because this pain, this situation, was all my intention.
An organ within my body, Tyrantroid, sensed a serious injury and began to act.
Substances that strengthen the body were secreted and spread evenly throughout the body. As Tyrantroid took effect, my body grew rapidly.
｢Kur?｣
The guy who saw my body growing in real time was embarrassed.
‘It’s already too early to be surprised.’
Tyrantroid enlarges your body and increases energy output depending on the severity of your injury.
‘So, if you use psychic breath in this state, it will be more powerful.’
While engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the bastard, all my energy was gathered. The bundle of tentacles on the left head and the center head glow bright purple. The monster’s tentacles, which flow like hair from under the occipital carapace, move forward.
There was no reason to hold on to it any longer, so it removed its eroding tentacles and fighting arms. At the same time, the enormous energy that had been charged so far was powerfully released.
The entire cavity turned purple in an instant. Two psychic heat rays shined brightly and struck the enemy.
Magmasaur was hit by the breath at close range and was quickly pushed back. No matter how hard its shell is, it cannot ignore my breath fired from close range.
The guy who was frantically retreating due to his breath collided with the wall. The wall melted because of its heated skin. Due to the pouring psychic breath, it broke the wall surrounding the cavity and was pushed inward.
‘good. It’s going well.’
To be honest, I don’t think I can beat him with this alone.
Since the breath is strengthened with Tyrantroid, you will get hurt, but it will not be fatal. It’s hard to say that even that is a serious injury because the molten rock and magma will cover the wound and form a new skin.
Even though I knew that, there was a reason why I guided the guy near the cavity wall and shot him with psychic breath.
‘I need to get him out of here.’
This is his home ground. It is difficult to get him out using normal methods.
Therefore, you must make the enemy come out on his own.
‘For example, destroying this place, the heart of the volcano.’
Currently, this space was in a state of great shock and instability due to the fight between him and me. Fragments of the collapsed ceiling rained down from above, and magma with tremendous power gushed out from below.
The pressure coming from all directions only makes my strength stronger. Like metal that has gone through a forging process, the power of the breath becomes stronger.
‘little bit more…!’
Just when I thought there wasn’t much left before this place collapsed, light flashed from the hole he was stuck in. Black lightning split into tens of thousands of branches and swept the entire cavity.
It was a shock on par with being hit by a bastard’s tail. The heads on both sides were burned by lightning, and the tentacles of the center head were also greatly damaged. The breath stopped, and the body lost control and fell to the floor.
Rumbling. Rumbling.
Then, the sound of the thunder it fired was transmitted to my auxiliary organs.
The name of the attack just now is ‘Ion Lightning’.
This is the only long-range attack skill that Magmasaur possesses. The name ‘King of Fire and Thunder’ is not an illusion.
｢Kurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I can hear its cries above my head, which is immersed in magma. It sounds as if he is declaring victory, saying he has won.
‘I’m sorry, but I’m not done yet.’
The black lightning he had just fired struck the volcano that was about to explode. The magma beneath the ground where he and I were standing was stimulated and began to erupt.
I was swept away by a wave of magma and thrown into a rock that I couldn’t tell if it was a wall or a ceiling. In fact, it is meaningless to distinguish between them now. Because the cavity where Magmasaur lived is already over.
My body, thrown out by the explosion, continued to be pushed through the ground. Along with that, the flame of my life quickly went out.
｢Pain reduction activated!｣
‘Don’t lose your mind!’
If you faint here, everything will be in vain. I struggled to keep my wits about me as the messages about pain relief came to mind like crazy.
‘For now, I’m out of the explosion range.’
When I felt it through the auxiliary organ, it was currently pushed to a point close to the surface. I climbed upward, digging into the dirt with my central head, the only intact body part.
The first thing I saw when I arrived on the ground was a cloud made up of a huge amount of flames. A huge explosion that easily surpasses an anti-matter bomb. The supervolcano where Magmasaur was staying completely exploded.
And there he was, in the midst of a hell built of flame and ashes.
A 300m sauropod with a bright red skin is running towards us.
They couldn’t help but be angry because their nest and food storehouse had been blown away. I will never stop until you kill me.
‘That goes for me too.’
The reason why he was brought to the ground. This isn’t just to weaken him.
Things I have. In order to utilize this properly, I needed to lead the enemy to a battlefield that was advantageous to me.
｢Big baby!｣
I have friends here to help me.
‘And the characteristics.’
My physical condition reached its limit due to being attacked by enemies in succession and being caught in an explosion. Just enough for the ‘Revenant Agency’ to be activated.
｢Kur?｣
The one running stops. The six eyes on its elongated snout were full of alertness.
Am I wary of my appearance that has changed from what I saw underground? Or is it because I, who looked like I was about to die at any moment, was standing there without a single wound?
Maybe it’s ‘both’.
｢Grrrrrrr’
｢Grrrrr!’
In my ‘hunting symbol’ state, I used my mouth to tear the biological membrane that had formed as both heads regenerated. The two heads that had turned into charcoal and were reborn roared vigorously as soon as the membrane was torn.
This concludes the preparation for hunting.
Defeat Magmasaur here.
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