Capítulo 279: Demon Slayer (IV)
The skeletal army pulled back, letting the leg down with a heavy thump. It then started to rush toward the Behemoth's body, skewering it and attacking it as best as possible. Many used physical attacks to harm the Behemoth, while a handful sent out a torrent of black flames of magic.
Zero ran in with the skeletal army; he bellowed a war cry, bringing a surge of power to his allies and army.
Dragon's War Cry has caused a boost in the morale of allies. The physical attack has risen by 10%, magical abilities have risen by 15%, and the chance of getting Fear status has decreased by 50%.
The players who were left were surprised by the additional status buffs. They were all rained upon throughout the fight with a slew of debuffs. This was the first breakthrough in a long while. This caused a lot of people to surge up with power they never had before, giving them a fighting chance.
"Follow the Dragon Prince!" General Liam shouted at his army; he rushed behind Zero with the stream of the skeletal army. It was a large mix of living and dead as they fought to overtake the Behemoth's power.
With an angry yell, the Behemoth spat out more magical energy downwards toward its prey. Comets the size of a soccer ball fell from the sky, raining down upon them like hail. Explosions went off as the skeletal army flew away into pieces, but that didn't stop the remaining army. They continued to push through, covering hundreds behind them with more.
The skeletal army pushed the Behemoth's body towards one side, causing it to fall crashing down to its side. They scaled on top of it like rapid ants, striking where they could. Even Zero helped push and scale back up onto its body once again. This time, it was heading straight toward its head. He wasn't going to let the Behemoth have his way again.
Making his way over, he drew in a deep breath. He didn't want to waste a second, and when he saw the Behemoth's eyes, he blew a torrent of black flames. It burned the Behemoth's eyes, causing the Behemoth to go blind. Unfortunately, zero wasn't merciful, nor had the power to kill the Behemoth in one go. So he continued to shoot out flames until he scorched the whole head on fire.
The Behemoth thrashed, digging its head into the ground to quench the fire, but the black flames didn't disappear, only intensifying as time passed. Zero felt a strange power building up in his stomach, and he felt an influx of energy wanting to burst out. Instead, he raised his head, opening his mouth as a spray of dark fire continually streamed out into the sky, forming a giant ball of flames.
The flames grew until they finally became three times as big as Behemoth's head, covering half of its body.
Players and soldiers alike were alarmed at the growth of fire above their heads as they ran away
not to get caught up by its flames. The only one standing on top of the Behemoth's body was Zero; even the skeletal army he created pulled back, feeling the intense danger looming over their heads.
Zero finally felt he could spew out no more; he closed his mouth, letting the last of the dark flames swirl around itself. He felt danger, knowing full well that if he stayed under the blazing dark flames, he would be caught up in it. The dark fire could even harm the owner, and Zero knew this too well.
He sprinted off the Behemoth's body, running as fast as his dragon feet could. Jumping off with a powerful burst of his leg, he landed downwards like a cat. The others were still pulling back, and everyone could feel the blazing fire's hot heat dropping slowly toward Behemoth.
Even though the Behemoth was alarmed at the monstrous fire that loomed over its head, he struggled to get up on its broken feet but stumbled. There was no way that the Behemoth was going to escape. While the giant fireball came rushing downwards, inside the Behemoth's mouth, a blast of energy shot forward.
Both raging energies came in contact, impacting into a large-scale explosion that blasted everyone backward. Even Zero tumbled backward, rolling on the floor as he reached out with his claws and drugged into the ground so he wouldn't get pushed away.
When Zero glanced up, he clicked his teeth in frustration. Swirls of black cloud erupted outwards, covering a large portion of the sky. All that magical energy and fire he conjured up was useless, and he feared the chance of wounding the Behemoth even more.
Shakily getting up, he shook his body off the dirt that got on him. He could hear his health bar low, warning him that he didn't have much life left. Fishing out a few health potions, he crushed the potion in his mouth, allowing him to have at least half of his health back. Being in dragon form took five times more health potions than a human, making going through them like water.
Zero quickly straightened up his body, his claws digging into the ground, getting ready to tackle the Behemoth one last time. Suddenly, he felt the ground tremble; Zero searched around, trying to find the source.
"Look!" One of the players yelled, pointing upwards in horror. The remaining players and elven soldiers all shouted in fear as they started to burst into a run.
Zero snapped his head upwards and saw what everyone was shouting about. The blazing inferno that he spat out was three times larger than before. Zero guessed that his fireball ate up the attack the Behemoth had caused, making it even bigger. He knew that if he stayed, he would get swamped by his attack.
With a burst of speed, he went into a full-out sprint. The muscles in his body were screaming at him to slow down. He could feel the fatigue catching up to him, making this whole experience very difficult to run. His heartbeat was stammering hard, and his muscles burned as his muscles constricted. In the distance, he saw Zeraph, Agnis, and Jorge running away as fast as their legs could carry them; they were busy fighting off a couple of stray monsters that stalled their time.
He was caught up to them and knew he would be past them in less than a minute. He debated going ahead without them for a split moment but shook off such thoughts. The chance of them getting out fast enough was low; the three of them plus Zero was the closest to the Behemoth's body compared to the others.
"Get on!" Zero yelled, running as fast as he could. His breath was harsh, and his chest was burning.
Zeraph and Agnis smoothly jumped onto Zero's back while Jorge missed.
"Damn it!" Jorge grunted, trying his best to grab ahold of Agnis' hand. "I'm not built for this!"
"Oh, quit your whining. At least you're not a dwarf!" Agnis snatched Jorge's hand, pulling him up.
"Thanks," Jorge grunted; he pulled himself up but slipped. Agnis had to reach over his back and grab hold of his belt to help pull him up. Then, with a gasping breath, Jorge was finally up on his back.
"Hey, Zero!" Zeraph called out, catching Zero's attention.
"What?!" Zero was so focused on running away that he didn't have much time to answer.
"I got a stamina potion for you," Zeraph spoke; he could tell that Zero was having difficulties keeping them all on his back while running as fast as he could.
"Really? I completely ran out of those a while back. Thanks." Zero caught the throw that Zeraph had tossed. The potion broke in his mouth as he felt his fatigue wash away. It at least made him feel like he could run another 10 miles without stopping, giving him the burst he needed to lurch forward.
"Zero! There's General Liam!" Agnis pointed it out toward the direction on the right. Unfortunately, he was surrounded by some stray Fire Hounds that were also trying to run away but were entangled with him.
Zero narrowed his eyes, leaning his head low to get more speed, and he turned towards General Liam. He was one of the prominent people who needed to stay alive, mainly because he had the Holy Cloak.
A gurgle of his stomach started to fire up; he could feel the churning of dark fire lick his lips and come out of his nose. When he got close enough, he spat out a torrent of flames, dousing the Fire Hounds in one go. The Fire Hounds yelped, pulling backward in surprise. They couldn't snap up the dark fire; as usual, they could suction the fire element off their body, but it was one of the rare few that they could barely control as it devoured their flames. They yelped in panic, trying to get away.
"General Liam!" Agnis leaned over, sticking out her hand for him to grab. "Grab on!"
General Liam turned and saw Agnes and the others on Zero's back. He smashed his sword into one of the oncoming Fire Hounds and stomped and kicked it out of the way. Then, snatching onto Agnis's hand, he slammed into Zero's side, causing Zero to falter slightly.
Having so many people on his back while running away wasn't easy, but that didn't stop Zero. He ran until he felt his muscles screaming and his heart ready to burst.
A loud explosion set off, hitting the Behemoth squarely in the chest and head. The fireball doused its whole body, swarming all around him like a rabid dog licking at its heels and burning it into nothingness. A flash of light erupted outwards, blinding everyone, followed by a sickening boom.
Zero tumbled with the others on his back; he couldn't stop himself from being thrown around like a lifeless puppet by the sheer force of energy that clashed against the Behemoth and the ground.
At the last minute, General Liam, thrown off Zero's back, pulled out the Holy Mantle that glittered and wrapped it tightly around his body. The wind, magic, and flames protected him just in time before he could get killed.
The others were luckily further away, allowing them to take a bit of cover from rocks that were near them. But then, the Behemoth roared a blood-curdling scream that made Zero tremble in fear.
Fear Status has been inflicted for thirty seconds, and the slow dying roar of the Behemoth has inflicted a terrifying cry that is freezing one's body and mind.
With a heavy breath, Zero tried to push through and get up, but he couldn't. The fear status was strong and made movement almost impossible. All he could feel was the dread and the looming power of the Behemoth. It wasn't until thirty seconds passed that he could eventually move his body when he saw the others sprawled out on their back.
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