"Hold that monster!"
"Damn it, it's too strong! At this rate, we're all going to die!"
"Calm down! We just need to hold it off for fifteen minutes. The chief will co and finish it off! Stay strong!"
Four hundred ters from the tribe's settlent, forty warriors ard with spears and swords surrounded a giant tortoise-like monster.
The creature stood four ters tall, its golden shell glowing with ancient patterns. Its appearance was terrifying—razor-sharp teeth, blood-red eyes brimming with murderous rage.
"You savages! You killed my wife! I'll make sure every last one of you dies!" It roared, its guttural voice shaking them to the core.
A paralyzing fear gripped everyone. They couldn't move.
Then, the beast lunged forward, sending three n flying through the air.
In a blur, its claws slashed through their stomachs—killing them instantly.
The sudden attack snapped everyone out of their daze. Eyes wide with terror, they instinctively stepped back.
"How did this happen? Why is the monster so much stronger than before?" one man asked, his voice trembling.
"You heard it earlier, right? It said we killed its wife! That ans... this is the real rzen!" another replied, his tone laced with dread.
Their will to fight evaporated. They had seen with their own eyes how fast—and lethal—rzen truly was. There was no way they could hold it back.
"rzen! How dare you kill my tribesn!?"
A furious voice rang out from behind them. Startled, everyone turned their heads—only to see their tribe leader, Elaruk, approaching.
"The chieftain has finally co!" one of them shouted with excitent.
Relief spread across the others' faces as they quickly made way for Elaruk to step forward.
With a silver spear in hand, Elaruk stopped four ters from rzen, his gaze cold and sharp.
"rzen, how are you still alive?" He asked calmly.
"Alive?" rzen growled, his voice thick with rage. "What you killed wasn't —it was my wife! And now, I've co to avenge her. You've also broken the covenant with your ancestors—the offering of two virgins each month. Your tribe no longer deserves to exist. You all must be exterminated!"
With that, rzen lunged forward.
But Elaruk didn't flinch. As if he had expected the attack, he leapt high—four ters into the air—twisting his body mid-flight before driving the tip of his spear toward the upper side of rzen's shell.
*Clang!*
The sound of tal striking tal echoed sharply, and Elaruk's eyes widened in disbelief.
"What...? So hard! Is this shell made of iron?"
But before he could dwell on his shock, Elaruk sensed danger from below and quickly twisted midair to evade rzen's counterattack.
He landed on the sand and quickly retreated ten steps.
His brows knit together as he stared at rzen, who now appeared to be losing control.
"Everyone, fall back imdiately! Bring the rest of the tribe and prepare for the worst!" he commanded coldly.
They hesitated, unwilling to leave him alone to face rzen—but when they saw the chief's stern expression, they held back their words and nodded in silence.
"Yes, Chief!"
Without wasting another second, they scattered toward the settlent.
"Trying to run? Don't think I'll let you escape!" rzen roared.
His massive body charged forward, but Elaruk suddenly appeared before him and slamd his spear against rzen's head.
*Boom!*
rzen staggered backward, forced to stop. But his fury only intensified, and he launched himself at Elaruk with even greater force.
anwhile, forty ters away, Jasmine and Leon hid behind a large boulder, watching the battle unfold.
Jasmine looked panicked and anxious, her eyes fixed on her father. She could feel it—rzen was far stronger than before, multiple tis more dangerous.
Although her father was strong, it didn't guarantee his safety.
"So, that's rzen, huh?" Leon muttered, narrowing his eyes.
He hadn't expected such a powerful monster to appear in a remote place like this.
For context, monsters were generally divided into two categories. The first were those without intelligence, driven solely by wild instinct.
An example was the Sea Dragon Emperor he had once subdued—though, to be fair, that monster might have evolved since he had given it a drop of his blood essence.
The second type were monsters capable of developing intelligence and wisdom. These creatures typically lived for hundreds, even thousands, of years.
However, longevity alone didn't guarantee intelligence.
In fact, the chance for a monster to develop true wisdom was only about five to ten percent—an incredibly small number. That's why intelligent monsters were so rare.
"Still..." Leon rubbed his chin and whispered, "That monster called rzen is incredibly strong. Its shell is harder than any iron or tal... there's no way the chief can defeat it."
Honestly, he was impressed by Jasmine's father. The man had honed his body to its peak and wielded a raw, unorthodox fighting style that was uniquely his own.
Unfortunately, rzen possessed a natural edge over humans—and with its developed intelligence, it had beco an even more formidable foe.
Just as Leon feared, Elaruk was suddenly forced into a disadvantageous position.
"Father!" Jasmine cried out in panic, about to run toward him—only for Leon to grab her shoulders and hold her back. Find the translation on MV&LEMPYR.
"Wait, Jasmine! Don't be reckless! If you rush in now, you'll only get yourself killed!" He said firmly.
"But... if I leave him alone, he'll die!" Jasmine choked out. "I already lost my mother, and I don't want to lose my father too!"
Tears welled up in her eyes. Losing her mother had left her deeply scarred—traumatized in ways she never fully recovered from.
If not for her father, she might have given up on life a long ti ago.
Seeing her trembling with emotion, Leon took a deep breath, then gently patted her head.
"Alright, I get it. Don't worry—I'll help your father. And I'll kill that monster, I swear. Think of it as my way of repaying you for what you did back then."
Jasmine froze in place, stunned. But before she could respond, Leon had already vanished.
***
"Ugh..." Elaruk coughed, clutching his aching chest.
Monts ago, rzen had struck him, sending his body crashing into a coconut tree behind him.
He wasn't gravely injured, but he could feel his bones shifting—every breath ca with searing pain.
"Is this... the end?" He muttered, a bitter smile forming on his lips.
He had thought he could defeat rzen, just like he did two years ago—but this ti, he was wrong.
The rzen standing before him now was far stronger. And perhaps... this would be the day he died.
The creature stepped forward, taunting, "Accept your death!"
Just as rzen's claw was about to strike, a streak of black shadow suddenly shot down from the sky—
*Boom!*
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