Chương 141: Lost Solider (III)
Agnis shot with the archers creating a free-falling rain of arrows. The Red Minotaurs turned into live pincushions and stumbled and fell dead. Zeraph was busily fighting with the soldiers in the front, while Jack was fighting and holding off the back with another group of soldiers. It was becoming a fierce battle of dominance, with the battle going back and forth as the Red Minotaurs tried to break through.
Alan was given the task of making sure to keep Bob alive. Even though Alan did not have powerful skills like Jack, Agnis, Zeraph, and Zero, he did have one skill that kept Bob alive. Merchant's Will is a contract between two people where one can temporarily keep the contractor alive by throwing money or other materials as a distraction, allowing them to escape. For Red Minotaurs, it was the color red. Anything with red was the perfect distraction that allowed a moment's distraction. Having a large stash of painted red dolls that he was going to sell was used at a moment's notice to save both their lives at times when the Minotaurs broke through.
Zero saw that off in the distance, another large group of Red Minotaurs was rushing towards the back where Jack and his small group of soldiers were fighting. At this rate, the back would be overrun in seconds, leading to a complete wipe-out of his group. Splitting up his small band in half was already pushing the limits; now, the arrival of more enemies would make it difficult to keep the balance of his group in check.
"Keep them back!" Zero yelled. The time was now to shape-shift into his Origin form. He had kept in his human form for one reason only, to use it when the need desperately arises. Throughout the beginning, his group could fend off the Red Minotaurs without trouble. They all have started to feel the battle tactics that Zero had come up with and even allowed him to take command.
With his bones breaking, he could feel himself shifting into his Origin form. Next, his slender black neck and tail, sharp teeth, and claws could shred through rocks and metal, and finally, his large body was slightly bigger than an elephant.
Zero's intimidation skill went into effect with a bellowing roar, stunning all Red Minotaurs in fear, while his teammates cheered and roared with him. Their morale was boosted at the sudden appearance of Zero's dragon form; the soldiers they saved were in awe of him, even though they were shaken to the bones by Zero's roar.
"About time," Jack yelled out. "Here, I thought you would be dozing off to sleep or something. You couldn't shift sooner?"
"I was just waiting for the right time." Zero ran forward towards the stunned Red Minotaur. He blew a jet of fire that crackled and burned upon impact. The Red Minotaurs screamed in pain and rushed forwards toward him. With a swipe of his tail, Zero sent the Red Minotaur flying towards another, crashing into each other in a loud thud.
"That's more like it," Jack spoke in glee. He hammered down another Minotaur with a couple of the other soldiers. They wiped out the Minotaur in seconds.
Zero continued to blow torrents of fire, creating a wall behind the Red Minotaur that his group was fighting. This gave Zero's group time to wipe out the remaining Red Minotaurs before getting swarmed by more. Instead, Zero went forward and fought the oncoming Red Minotaur. Like a cat that found its new toy, he jumped around and slashed them, pushing them backward. Each fire and strike of his claws slowly started to dwindle in numbers.
"Keep them back a little longer Zero. We almost finished them off." Jack had swung his battle hammer diagonal towards the Red Minotaur's head. Then, with a sickening thud, the Red Minotaurs crumpled to the ground dead.
"Already ahead of youuuuu." With a large blow of spewing fire, Zero blew directly into a Red Minotaur's face, and with a swing of his bladed claw, he ripped through skin and bones.
Zero's battle was with a burning fire surrounding him like a tornado. The cackling firepower that took longer to burn out than a normal fire made the Red Minotaurs step back in unease. They did not want to step into the powerful swirl of fire, but at the same time, they had the urge to attack Zero. So the Red Minotaurs did not stop and instead pushed forward towards Zero.
When one fell from the blazing inferno, another took its place and ran towards Zero in a hurry to wipe out the cause of the fire. A Red Minotaur escaped the fire that blocked their path and growled with thundering breath. Its eyes glazed over like a madman and the Red Minotaur stomped his foot angrily. The Red Minotaur attacked horizontally towards Zero's neck with a bellowing cry.
Zero's claws stopped the old brownish ax with dried blood. He was not as nimble as when he was in his human form, but what he lacked in speed, he had power. It didn't take long for Zero to push back the Red Minotaur towards the burning fire. The clapping of the hooves of the Red Minotaur dug deeply into the ground, trying hard to push forward.
Zero pushed with all his might; their tug of war battle slowly slipped in favor of him. He wondered how strong his strength would become as he got older and older. His claws finally crushed the ax into thousands of pieces as it crumpled onto the ground. The Red Minotaur huffed in surprise and lost its balance forward, giving Zero a chance to attack. He did not hold back and instead dove headfirst towards the Red Minotaur. Biting and ripping apart skin and bones, the Red Minotaur fell dead on the ground.
Jack ran to his side with his battle hammer in hand, and the small group of soldiers they had picked up followed closely behind him. The soldiers leveled up quickly and efficiently; from a level of 100, they had all leveled up to 122.
By Zero's guess, he expected the Red Minotaur to be around level 150 or even higher. Jack, Agnis, and Zeraph each commanded their own troops.
Jack and Zeraph split up the large group of melee attackers, each having ten in their group, while Agnis led the eight magicians and seven healers. Zero was the one that moved from one group to another, directing them and even updating his teammates on what was going on at each other's end.
"We just finished taking care of our side. We need to rest up and regroup. The Red Minotaurs had already injured half of my team. At this rate, we will lose them." Jack replied while swinging his battle hammer downwards onto the Red Minotaur's feet.
"Tighten your attack and watch each other's backs. I'll be drawing three-fourth of them to me, while the rest, you guys need to pick them off quickly," Zero jumped towards a Red Minotaur with outstretched claws. His claws went past the raised ax that feebly attempted to stop Zero's attack but failed.
"Got it!" Jack swung his battle hammer like a bat, and the impact caused the charging Red Minotaur ax to shatter. Sometimes Zero wondered if Jack practiced baseball by the way he swung his battle hammer. However, almost half his attacks seemed to have that baseball stance when batting.
Jack's group swiftly took out the Red Minotaurs one by one, while Zero aggravated a good third of the Red Minotaurs. He had to run around and use fire to keep them at bay. He had to be very careful not to be overrun by the Red Minotaurs, or he would lose his health quickly and die.
Zeraph's group finally finished picking off the rest of the Red Minotaurs and joined in on Jack's battle. The Red minotaurs were slowly whittling down and finally defeated. With a loud cheer, the remaining soldiers yelled with happiness. Even though they were at the beginning area of the Maze, they have successfully defended and grew stronger together.
Zero was happy to see that the soldiers that joined his group were leveling up with them; even though their levels were lower than Zero's group, they were a great asset in this endless Labyrinth. Without their help, they would have gotten overrun in several battles. As a result, not only did the soldiers become stronger, the battles between the Red Minotaur slowly became easier to deal with. With a pleased smile, Zero wondered if he would gain any rewards for bringing back the soldiers that were stuck in this endless Maze. He couldn't wait to see the stupid King's face when he brought the treasure and the lost soldiers.
With a grin, Zero finished off the last Red Minotaur with his jaws. Then, zero's group continued forward into the endless Labyrinth.
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