Sol's goal was to access the Port under the Griffin's nest. However, let alone surviving in the different world connected through the Port, even reaching the Port was nigh impossible. His biggest hurdle was the middle section which was filled with an unknown number of ascended rank monsters.
To ease his journey Sol was trying to take over the Lake of Purity. It was to advance in rank by using the lake, before he had to enter the middle section. In this case, where every monster was way stronger than himself, Sol's goals where he had a close deadline were… stupid.
He was weaker than average knights, he didn't have a backup if sothing were to go wrong, unlike Jae-sung he didn't have a system that makes him stronger by killing monsters. It didn't make sense that he was thinking of accomplishing what the Imperial army couldn't accomplish.
But Sol had two things that supported his confidence in achieving his goals….
An ability that made him no different from a one-man army and the presence of mind to make the most out of that ability.
Most would think of Sol's aim of achieving what nobody could do as foolish. But Sol never cared what others thought.
Because actions speak louder than words.
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'I know I was the one to taunt them, but can't they co in fewer numbers!'
My feet didn't stop running towards the two hills. The two hills were at a distance from the lake and out of the views of the monsters. A group of 7 monsters was rushing behind !
It didn't take long to enter the passage between the hills. There was a reason why I ca here. The steep sides of the passage, which are the hills, blocked anyone from using a path other than the two entrances to set their foot into this passage. There were only two entrances and this prevented from an ambush as long as I was careful.
I prepared traps too, but only a few. I didn't have much ti to make many traps nor did I have many coins to buy truly useful ingredients from the shop. I had to make do with whatever I had.
The ground beneath my foot trembled. Clouds of dust were kicked into the air. The group of enraged monsters was about to enter the passage. I could feel my heart pounding heavily against my chest. My breathing was heavy with tension and anticipation.
'Let's do this.'
With a strange cry, the monster at the forefront of the horde leaped into the air. The four-legged monster with antlers on its head was faster than the other six monsters behind it. While the others were yet to enter the passage, it had already covered half the distance between us.
'I can't block the passage until every monster is inside. Otherwise, my summons will be sandwiched between them.'
Facing the monster wasn't a good choice until things were in place. I began retreating. The monster, however, was faster than . It covered the distance swiftly. At the last step, it leaped with its antlers facing forward to impale .
Its foot landed on the ground and I was only a few ters away. Suddenly, the sound of twigs snapping echoed and the ground beneath the monster sank. Without delay, it fell into the pit I had dug beforehand.
"Haah! Haah!"
I was prepared for the possibility of a fast monster joining the pack that would get baited with my taunts. If that happened I would need to summon my monsters earlier than planned and I would miss the perfect timing. To avoid that, I dug a few small pits.
The pits were small enough that the monster could jump out of them without problems and it had no extra traps to injure them. But it did its job. To slow the monster until the other monsters entered the passage.
Finally, the other 6 monsters were inside the path between the two hills.
'Release'
Two Great boars appeared behind . At the sa ti, two more boars ca out of the cards at the entrance on the lake's side. The monsters were now trapped inside with the boars blocking the path.
Reacting instinctively, the monsters recognized the boars as the similar ones who destroyed the peace and tranquility of the lake. Without further ado, the boars also attacked. I couldn't control the boars, but similar to baby tarantulas, they followed their description.
I didn't enter the fray recklessly and waited. The battle was 7 v/s 4. We were at a disadvantage but I didn't summon more boars.
If I wanted I could crush these 7 monsters in an instant by summoning all of my 30 Great Boars. But that would be foolish. I was aiming to whittle enemy monsters' numbers by taunting them repeatedly until only a small group was left.
To win, I didn't need to be careful of the number of monsters nor their strength, but my magic power consumption. Magic power was the fuel I needed to summon the great boars and one great boar needed 100 MP to be summoned. It was almost half of my total MP.
If I ran out of MP, I would need to wait 2 hours to replenish my MP without external ans. This made it clear…
'I'll summon only enough boars to make sure I don't sustain losses in terms of MP exchange. I can regenerate my MP with monsters' mana stone after all.'
The air shook as the boars clashed with monsters. Fur, scales, and blood spilled into the air, filling the air with a rustic taste. The monster that had fallen into the pit jumped out, but the boars behind had long reached it by then. With a forceful thrust, the monster was flung back to its group.
Ding!
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|| 50 Life Points ||
It didn't take long for the first death to occur. The monsters were more in number but the boars had higher efficiency!
The Great Boars were madly charging, biting, and attacking the enemy without any hesitation! Although all monsters were trying to kill boars, they were attacking without the slightest bit of coordination and oftentis attacking each other due to their high numbers.
'Tch, that damn snake. '
A white snake roughly the length of 3 Great Boars combined was crushing one of the boars by coiling around it. The snake was by far the strongest monster in the present horde. Before the boar was killed I canceled my summon and refilled my 10 MP.
The other 3 boars were in not much better condition. Though 2 of 7 monsters were dead, in a few minutes, all the remaining boars would die from the piling injuries.
I took a deep breath and exhaled loudly. The cold hilt of the sword in my hand felt especially chilly at the mont. Mayhem was ensuing in front of . Monsters larger than cars and jeeps were clawing, snarling, biting and pouncing at each other, and I… joined in the chaos!
Thick mana wrapped around my body, enforcing my physical capabilities. I kicked the ground and darted ahead!
The boar nearest to was fighting against two four-footed monsters. The first monster had six eyes and black-white stripes running across its body. The second monster was more dangerous. It had many 5-ter-long spikes protruding out of its back and was capable of pulling them out with its tail and throwing them.
I jumped on top of the boar with a single leap.
As my foot landed on its brown fur, using the montum gained from the jump, I bent my legs and tensed my calves. Like a bullet shot from a gun, I released the tension stored in my legs in a single burst and jumped toward the first monster!
While in the air, I threw my spare sword at the second monster. Clang. It struck its hard scales and didn't do any damage. But the attack distracted it.
I landed on the first monster's head. Before the it could notice , a small intruder on the battlefield, my sword pierced through its eye.
Ding!
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|| 50…||
A flurry of notifications erupted in the corner of my vision. I jumped down and retreated, not waiting to be crushed below the monster's falling corpse.
The 2nd monster shrieked and threw a spike in my direction. I increased the density of mana on my legs. The slightly higher reinforcent allowed to dodge the attack.
But the monster was about to attack again. Its monstrously large body was rushing to flatten . Just as it was about to continue, the boar that it had neglected pierced its brain with its tusks.
Ding!
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|| 100…||
A short spark coursed through my head. I swiftly looked at the battlefield and smiled grimly.
'Another boar was killed while my attention was preoccupied.'
It was now two boars and v/s 4 monsters. The white snake slithered around the battlefield. Contrary to my assumptions, it was coming towards !
The monster instinctively understood that it had to kill to win. But, I didn't hesitate and rushed at it too! If I killed the white snake our side would win!
'I can only summon one more boar. Anything more and I'll suffer losses from this fight.'
My feet didn't stop. The gears of my mind churned to find a way. A way to kill the white snake with a single reinforcent.
Using any more than 1 extra boar was out of question. This was the first fight and many more were to co today itself. The battles will grow tougher as ti passes. If I had to incur losses on my first fight that ant the sa would happen in the next fights. It would be aningless if I won the fight but lost the war!
The distance between the white snake and rapidly closed. The remaining two boars were rushing to the last three monsters. A card appeared in my hand.
I flicked my wrist and threw the card in the air. The flying card was small enough that the white snake didn't notice it. And the mont it was directly above the snake's head…
'Release!'
A great boar dropped on top of the snake and crushed it!
Ding!
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|| 100…||
Every Great Boar was the size of a mini truck. And they weighed over a few tons! Its weight was more than enough to kill the unaware Great White Viper by crushing it!
With the Great White Viper dead, the tide of battle changed in our favor. It was now 3 Great Boars and v/s 3 monsters!
I turned to the boar that killed the Great White Viper. Though I couldn't control the boars, they would never harm . It was an instinctive understanding on my part as their summoner. And up till now, they had not once tried to attack .
The boar didn't rush into the battle imdiately, however. It was staring at with a wronged gaze. Almost as if it was complaining about the unethical treatnt it received from .
"I won't do that again." I coughed awkwardly. 'I won't do that with you again.'
It took a few minutes to end the battle. With equal numbers on both sides, the fight was easier than it was in the beginning.
Ding!
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|| 200 Life Points! ||
Breathing heavily, I dropped to the ground. Only a single boar remained on the battlefield with . I stored it inside a summoner card and felt my MP drain.
Corpses of monsters lay strewn and smashed around . Yet, my heart wasn't disgusted.
'I won!'
An inexplicable burst of happiness and excitent surged through . I felt alive at this mont!
'That was fun! Let's do it again!'
Basking in the warm feelings, I didn't move for so ti.
I then used my sword as support and stood up. My gaze swept through the corpses of monsters. In about 15 minutes, I extracted their magic stones.
'4 Magic Stones from 1st Mortal Awakening monsters and 3 from 2nd Mortal Awakening monsters.'
'I can refill 150 MP from 1st Mortal Awakening monsters' magic stones on average and roughly 400 MP from 2nd Mortal Awakening monsters' magic stones.'
The loot was satisfactory for the first battle. I used 1600 MP for the battle. It was a profit of 200 MP! That ant 2 more boars!
The MP gained might seem little, but that was because the monsters that ca after were mostly 1st Mortal awakening. As I keep bringing more monsters, over ti, the monsters chasing after would consist mostly of the 2nd Mortal Awakening. After all, only a few 1st Mortal Awakening monsters were present near the lake, most were of 2nd Mortal Awakening.
Muhahaha!
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!
The magic stones from monsters are also easier to absorb. It takes one minute to absorb them at best! I can use these stones during battles!
'This is the best!'
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'This is the worst!'
I was running like a bitch chased by her suitors with my tails between my legs!
'Shit! Why did I have to be greedy!?'
The sun was shining brightly in the sky while the sky itself was colored in orangish… Fuck, I don't have ti to give comntary! It was almost evening!
A thin line of sweat gathered on my forehead. A 30-strong monster horde was chasing after ! And 90% of those monsters were peak 2nd Mortal Awakening!
Invisible tears slid down my cheek.
'Throughout the day, I was hunting the monsters by having a small group chase after . This was going to be the last group I would hunt before clashing against the 3rd Mortal Awakening monsters that are responsible for guarding the lake.'
I recalled my foolish thoughts. Drunk on my victories, I decided to go big before the final battle of the day. In short, I tried to have a slightly big group of monsters chase after to get more spoils.
'Thirty hulking monsters are trying to hunt ! How is this a slightly big group!'
Why was I in this predicant? To understand, I would need to reiterate the events from when I eradicated the 4th group of monsters.
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