Chapter 722: An Invasion Of Miasmic Beasts
Chapter 722: An Invasion Of Miasmic Beasts
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Hector was recalling his past with sorrow, as his friend tried to cheer him up by telling him to marry a girl already, but Hector was a man devoted to only a single person on his life… Well, sadly, before he could even sigh once more and walk back to his home as his horary as a guard was about to end, something terrifying suddenly emerged before his eyes and those of his friend.
SPLAASH!
Hector and Brace quickly moved away in a terrified manner, surprised by the loud splashing sound of something reaching in front of them, some strange black slime began to splatter everywhere, but slowly, it began to gather once more into something…
"Aagh, watch out!"
"W-What is that?!"
As Hector and his friend quickly moved away, they looked at the aberrant thing that fell from the sky, it was some sort of mass of black slime, with a big crimson-red eye atop its body. It emanated a strong aura of darkness and crimson-red color, as if it were blood itself. The two soldiers were left completely paralyzed for some time, but Hector, the strongest of the two, pointed his spear while his arms trembled.
"GrUuUUooOOOoooOOooOoooOoohhh…!"
He didn't knew what this thing was, he didn't knew how it just jumped all the way here either… He only knew that it was terrifyingly strong, and as a guard of the gates, he had to defend this town, the town where he was raised. The town where his family lived, and the town where he wanted of old age…
"B-Brace, you've got a family… Go away! Run!" He roared.
"W-What? What are you talking about, Hector?!" Cried his friend.
"You've got a daughter, right?! No way you can beat this thing, you're a weak ass idiot anyways!" Roared Hector, get inside the village and alert the people, NOW!" Hector roar was so powerful and filled with authority that his friend gritted his teeth, freeing himself from the paralysis that the fear caused by the monster in front of them caused to the two, as he ran inside the village with the intention of pushing open the gates and scream at the people that something was coming.
Hector looked at his friend quickly sprint back to the village as he pointed his trusty spear at the monstrous slime-like creature in front of him, cold sweat quickly began to shudder from his neck, as he swallowed is own saliva nervously, he gritted his teeth tightly as Hector knew that this thing… This thing was not something that he could defeat.
By looks alone and by its aura alone, he quickly and accurately deduced that it was virtually impossible for him to win against this monster. This slime-like aberration was something way beyond his own strength, it was not something that he could easily defeat.
He looked into his own spear, as there was a small thread wrapped around the handle which had a small fang attached to it. Memories quickly flowed within Hector's mind, as he recalled who gave to him this small pendant he had wrapped around his weapon when his neck grew too big for it to fit around it anymore.
Within his vision, the sight of a cute, slim, and delicate-looking lizardman girl with clear green scales and charming yellow-gold eyes appeared…
"Here…" She said rather shyly.
"T-This is…?" Asked Hector in shock, as he received the girl's gift.
It was a thread which she had attached to a small fang with a hole she had made into it with a knife… It was very simplistic, and many people would think this was some random junk, but for Hector, it meant more, way more than that.
"Miminga this is… Your tooth?" He asked.
"Yeah… T-The other day I ate a very tough piece of meat and one of my old tooth just kind of fell off… It was an old one, and new ones already were growing, so don't worry…" She said rather embarrassed. "I-I thought that you might… want a memento of me…"
"T-This is… It is…" Muttered Hector.
"S-Sorry! Was it too poor in taste? I-In my tribe we use to gift pendants like this to those we… we hold dear…" She said.
"No… This is perfect, it is beautiful…" He said.
"E-Eh? Really?" She asked.
"Yeah… I will treasure it." He said, holding the pendant and quickly wearing it. "Look! It fit me right in, a bit tight, but you did a good job." Hector smiled, while petting her head.
"I-I see… I am glad it fit you well…" She said with a gentle smile.
The feelings of a nostalgia, of his childhood, and of the love of his life emerged through Hector's mind in a split of a second, fueling his bravery and his heart to protect his village…
"Miminga… Guide my spear!" He roared, as his magic emerged from within his body, as the black slime slowly approached him!
Light quickly emerged from within his chest, covering his spear with the brightness of the Light Element! This powerful and rare element was only held by very few people, but Humans often had the highest chance of getting such an element amongst all races aside from Elves, as it was said that they were direct descendants of Odin, the original wielder of this element and the ancient god of Light and War in the world of Yggdrasil.
FLAAASH!
His spear flashed with such enormous and heroic brightness that even the black and chaotic slime-like miasma monster felt a startled by the brightness, slightly becoming paralyzed! Hector utilized this opportunity to attack! He was never good at conventional magic usage, but he was good at using spear techniques and fusing them with his element in what he called Light Spear Technique!
"Light Spear Technique: Flashing Starfall!" Roared Hector, unleashing his strongest magic technique against the slime, as a brilliant shower of light fell over it, like countless stars falling over the monster!
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
BOOOMMM!!!
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