The Guardian System: The strongest Summoner's quest to save his family Chapter 363 363: Ancient Stone-Eater Behemoth (5)

Reidar kept the summons moving, leading the Behemoth deeper into the volcanic region. The creature followed, its movents growing slower as the heat and damage built up. More steam rose from its body, and Reidar saw cracks forming in its armored plates.

He ordered another group of hundreds of Sky-Hunters to attack, and this ti, the damage notification was different.

[Vorathid Sky-Hunter deals 10 Damage to Ancient Stone-Eater Behemoth.]

The number was higher than before. The heat was not only damaging the creature directly but also weakening its armor, making it more vulnerable to physical attacks.

Reidar summoned more Sky-Hunters and positioned them around the Behemoth. He had them attack in a pattern, making sure that at least one was striking the creature at all tis while the others circled and prepared their next dive.

For each of the Sky-Hunters, the attack happened every five seconds so that Reidar would be able to figure out how much he was dealing and how big the monster's health was.

Without a monster compendium telling him what this thing actually was, he didn't have much information, so whatever he knew was what he figured out.

Understanding the Behemoth's health pool and abilities was crucial for his survival. If he could figure out how much damage it took to kill a level 532 creature, he would have a baseline for estimating the strength of other monsters at similar levels. This would help him decide which fights to take and which to avoid, giving him a much better chance of staying alive on this hostile planet.

Of course, Reidar had to stay away from the monster because, contrary to the Vorathid Sky-Hunters, his S.H.I.E.L.D. was pitifully low. Reidar had 13900 health points; a stray attack, even an accidental one, from a level 532 monster would do enough damage to kill him dozens of tis.

The Behemoth fought back. It caught one Sky-Hunter and crushed it. It swung its massive body to slam another against the ground. But the creature was slowing down, and its attacks were less precise than before. [Your Summon (Vorathid Sky-Hunter) has been destroyed.]

[Your Summon (Vorathid Sky-Hunter) has been destroyed.]

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[Your Summon (Vorathid Sky-Hunter) has been destroyed.]

[Your Summon (Vorathid Sky-Hunter) has been destroyed.]

Reidar replaced the losses and kept the pressure on. He also had to manage his own health. The environntal damage was constant, and his health bar had dropped to sixty percent. He backed away from the heart of the volcanic zone, finding a place near the edge where the heat was slightly less intense but where he could still keep an eye on the Behemoth.

The creature tried again to leave. It turned toward the badlands and started walking, ignoring the Sky-Hunters that harassed it. Reidar saw the determination in its movents. The Behemoth knew it was in danger and wanted to escape.