"T-There it is…!" Jamar muttered, feeling afraid, yet he couldn't step back now. "I-I'll face you, monster! I am this village's only warrior! And one day… I'll become a Hero like dad!"
Jamar ran towards the beast, imbuing all of his Mana into his sword and movements! With a small leap and a swift movement of his body, rotating it in midair, his blade slashed through the beast's legs!
"Take… THIS!"
SLAAASH! SLAAASH! SLAAASH!
"GRRH?!"
The beast stepped back in surprise, as Jamar opened his eyes in shock!
"Wait, it worked?!" He was surprised, glancing back at the beast.
However, the damage he caused was… feeble. A mere scratch, which slowly regenerated thanks to the monster's dark powers. Jamar was shocked, his face filled with despair.
"E-Eh?!" He muttered. "B-But dad said that this sword was magical… It could cut through monsters hide with ease!" Jamar was surprised, stepping back in disbelief.
His reaction gave the monster an opportunity to attack, ferociously leaping into battle as its two gigantic claws swung against his small body!
"SHAAAAHHH!!!"
"Uwaaaagh! G-Get awayyyy!!!"
Jamar screamed while closing his eyes, crazily swinging his sword around, as the beast's claws easily reflected his dumb attacks, throwing the sword away.
CLANK!
"N-No…!" Jamar tried to run towards the sword, giving his back to the beast.
"ROOOAARRRR!!!"
Without waiting any other second, the monster leaped for the kill! If its claws were to pierce the little mushroom's body, his life would end as swift as he arrived here!
SLAAASSSH!
"Aaaaagggh…! D-Dad…!"
CLAAAAASSSHH!!!
However, instead of landing over Jamar and being cut down to pieces, the beast's sharp black claws landed over the hard, metallic red scales of an enormous behemoth.
It was nobody else than Surtr, of course, whose body was covered on a powerful, heavy armor made out of his own scales, transformed from the power of yet another Dragon Soul imbued into his Scales-related Skill.
His scale armor overflowed with the draconic soul of a bulky dragon glancing at the scene with a deep, divine gaze. It was named Drannia and was one of the bulkiest fire dragons to have ever existed.
"I like your braveness, kid." Surtr smiled at Jamar, as two Fire Giant Ladies wearing heavy armor and wielding powerful magic weapons quickly leaped out of his shoulders.
"W-Woah… A huge talking lizard!" Jamar was shocked.
"Lizard?! I am a dragon!" Surtr complained, getting slightly irritated.
"ROOOAARRR!"
The Mushroom Chimeric Beast swung its gigantic claws again, trying to hurt Surtr. However, on this state, the claw attacks didn't even scratch his Scale Armor!
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRAAASH!
"How about you knock it off?" Surtr said angrily, waving his hand as a large surge of golden flames emerged, shaping into a snake-like form, and coiling around the entire beast! "[Origin Flame Magic]: [Blazing Serpentine Bind]!"
FLUOOOSH!
"SHYAAAAHHH?!"
The gigantic beast, a monster equal to a Rank 6 beast made up of several Rank 4 and Rank 5 smaller monsters was instantly trapped within the flames.
Not only that, but they quickly purified it gooey, chaotic substance, and all of its darkness started fading away, growing much weaker.
"How about you take a stroll outside?!" Surtr suddenly lifted the burning beast with his enormous arms and threw it away from the wall, as the blazing monster rolled down the floor and began pushing down dozens of smaller monsters, creating an utter catastrophe!
BAAAAMM…!
The monsters started taking the flames and burning, screaming in agony by the dozens! Jamar and the rest of the Myconid were left absolutely startled by the scene.
Surtr, Nadia, and Mina quickly started to fight relentlessly. Jumping out of the walls and beginning to crush anything in front of them.
The monsters, heavily weakened by Surtr's Origin Flames which possessed powerful purifying properties, were easily smashed to pieces by Nadia's fierce Axe strikes and Mina's Flame Magic.
Surtr's powerful claws and gigantic bulk took down the biggest beasts, slashing them apart and tearing them down to shreds.
Nadia and Mina were very strong, helping him lesser the burden of taking on over a hundred beasts at once. The twins having grown very strong ever since they meet Surtr for the first time.
After having consumed Elixirs using his own blood, they gained Fire Dragon Bloodline, and the two acquired special abilities. Both were able to grow scales, Mina's scales were pure white, while Nadia's were black and hard like steel, helping her fight in the frontlines.
The enhancements made the frontliner of Nadia even stronger and capable, while Mina attained special Dragon Flame magic, making her formerly weak offensive magic much stronger. And her "White Flame" magic, dedicated to healing and support, was now even more potent.
CLASH! BAAAM! BOOOM! CRAAASH!
"W-Who are they?!"
"I don't know, they just showed up out of nowhere!"
"They are outsiders yet they dare defend those bastards?!"
"Kill them!"
A group of four Dark Myconid, children of Trafalh who were riding giant mushroom beasts attacked them one they saw most of their monster army being decimated.
The powerful dark priests used staffs imbued with chaotic magic to fire a combined beam of pure chaos against Surtr.
"Die! You accursed beast!" The four of them concentrated their power, firing a gigantic black beam! "[Chaos Beam]!!!"
"Chaos?!" Surtr asked in surprise. "That's a rather troublesome element! Nadia, Mina! Give me a hand!" Surtr suddenly gathered his Magic and powers, in a split of a second, the two girls imbued their strength into his. "[Draconic Shield of Origin Flames]!"
BOOOOOOOMMM!!!
By shaping his own armor-like scales into a giant shield in front of his hands, and covering it with White Flames, Origin Flames, and the black, durable scales of Mina and Nadia respectively, Surtr was able to defend against the devastating attack!
"Take this!!!" Nadia furiously stepped forward once the explosion was over, swinging her Magic Battle Axe, made out of precious ores and Surtr's scales, and quickly cutting down the frail Dark Myconid into pieces, flames erupting from the slash.
SLAAAAAAAASSSH!
"Gryyyaaaeeeggh…!"
Their bodies burned to ashes and disappeared in an instant after being cut down! The Myconid of the village glanced with their mouths wide open, including Jamar.
"W-We've been saved…"
"Who are they? People of the surface?"
"Such a powerful lizard!"
"And he talked too!"
Jamar slowly stood up, grabbing his broken sword.
For the first time on his life, he saw what true Warriors were like…
