Guardian Deity or Demon? (II)

This time, Zero didn't engage in the battlefield. Instead, he stood his ground, watching General Liam and his friends push back the Brown-Tailed Kilin. Watching the movements of General Liam's tactic made him realize how simple but advanced his control of the battlefield was.

Compared to his plans, the battles he was watching now dwarfed his ideas in strategic flow by a large margin. Whenever a Kilin broke through the ranks and came running towards him, he would strike down the stray as quickly as possible without wasting too much time in the battle. He was conserving his strength for the battle to come.

Time quickly flew by as fifteen minutes of the battle continued. General Liam did a fantastic job keeping 95% of the Kilin away from Zero. Valiant and Sekka were already the leading driving force by being bait against the Kilin. The army and players started to center around them in the flow of the battlefield.

Sekka blew through Kilin with sheer power, while Valiant used his army of skeletons to hold off when there were too many on him strategically. Their partners watched over them and fought on their backs, keeping an extra pair of eyes behind them.

Agnes and Zeraph kept most of the strays back, helping Jorge where they were needed the most. These three were a powerhouse in their way, making them quite a devastating force.

What came crashing down through the open plains from the sky with one leap was a giant deer that was the same size as Zero. Flaming blue fire danced behind, blue, fish skin-like scales, and a single majestic horn that radiated with power. Its face and demeanor were majestic, like male stags; the scale coated its body around itself, keeping it safe from physical attacks. Blue flames danced behind its trails as it shouted back at Zero with a bellow.

Blue Tailed Kilin

Level 283

Boss type

Blue-Tailed Kilin is considered a fabled monster that has rarely shown itself to the world. It is considered lucky to see a Blue Tailed Kilin when it's blazing across the great plains; some cultures see them as a special guardian that protects their sacred land. Others see them as menaces that terrorize and eat all their crops in under a day.

Not only that, Blue Tailed Kilin is a direct descendant of the rare White Tailed Kilin that is considered legendary. Even though they only have a fraction of a White-Tailed Kilin's blood, it is still considered mythical. Many Heroes have challenged the Blue-Tailed Kilin for their horns but failed and died under their horns and hooves.

The Blue-Tailed Kilin started towards Zero with a heated glare; he snorted and bellowed out in a fury at stepping into its territory. Then, with a shake of its mane, it stormed with its head lowered. Blazing swirls of fire energy swarmed around its mouth as a stream of fire blazed forth, dousing its enemies with its flames. Soldiers and players caught up in its flames perished, burning from the holy fire that burnt them alive.

Compared to a regular Brown-Tailed Kilin, the Blue-Tailed Kilin's fire was as hot and powerful as Zero's flames. The plains quickly caught on fire, making the battle much more difficult to control. Mages were quickly dispatched to quell the fire with ice magic.

Zero saw the rampaging boss monster, causing havoc while attempting to get to Zero. He moved forward, roaring with a powerful cry.

Your dragon's roar has caused your enemy temporary fear status on the lower level Brown Tailed Kilin, lowering their power and speed by 5%.

Your dragon's roar has caused the Blue-Tailed Kilin to rage at the challenge you have issued. As a result, power and speed have increased by 5%.

Your dragon's roar has motivated your allies by 3%, increasing their power and speed.

The motivation of his allies blazed forward, giving them the extra boost to counter the Brown-Tailed Kilin with more ease. Zero and the Boss clashed head to head, their bodies entangled together in a battle of pure power. His teeth snapped forward, trying to dig into Kilin's neck, but the Kilin swiveled away, making him chomp only air.

His claws dug into the hard skin; he pushed forward, trying to get a stronger grip, but its scales made it difficult to grasp. Instead, his fingers kept sliding off the side. Finally, he had to twist out of the Killing's hooves and grab onto its horn. Then, he pulled Kilin's head into the ground with a downward force.

With a grunt, the Kilin crashed into the ground, its face smashed by the force of Zero's weight. A blast of fire shot out toward Zero's body. He took the full impact of the fire, but these scales protected him from the dangerous heat. All it did was warm his belly and lightly tickled his stomach.

The most fire that wasn't as powerful as his flames wouldn't be able to harm him. So far, no flame he had seen had even come close to causing him harm, whether it was holy fire, dark flames, or even regular fire.

Zero inhaled deeply, his stomach glowing orange, yellow, and red. Then, a breath of pure white fire burst out of Zero's mouth and slammed into the Killing's face. Heat flared outwards like a ravenous hungry wolf, devouring and melting the Kilin's scales slowly but surely. Compared to the Kilin's scales, the fire that Zero put out was five times stronger than any fire most monsters could produce.

The Kilin thrashed around angrily with half of its face melted off; a sudden surge of energy burst forth from the Kilin's body, pushing itself out from underneath Zero's heavy body. Zero was thrown back into the air and skidded across the ground.

With a shaky body, the Kilin pushes itself onto its feet. It burst forward, breathing fire out of its nose and mouth; a crazed look of anger doused its eyes, wanting to kill Zero under its feet.

Jorge bulldozed from the side like a battering ram, knocking the Kilin out of its straight line.

"Come on, you piece of filth!" He yelled in an ecstatic voice. His sword swung downward, attempting to cut off Kilin's leg.

The Kilin dodged out of harm's way as the blade came crashing downwards; its mouth opened up and blew a fireball at Jorge's large body. Jorge grunted, dove towards the side, and chucked his sword in one flow towards the Kilin. With a thump, the sword embedded itself into the thigh, creating a large opening wound. After that, blood flows freely like a river.

With a stumble, the Kilin faltered. Zero used the distraction that Jorge had created and got onto his feet. He quickly used this chance to lunge forward, using its claws to wrap around the blade that Jorge had thrown. He pushed downwards with a slam, causing the blade to pierce even deeper. The Kilin thrashed around angrily, waving its antlers toward Zero in an attempt to skewer him.

Zero had to use his other hand to push down the Kilin's head as the Kirin's flames turned the ground into hot molten lava, making the others who were helping difficult to come any closer. Even Jorge, who was about to jump back into the fight to get back his sword, had to step back not to get swamped by the lava.

Only Zero could hold his side without getting harmed by the Kilin's flames. For some reason, Zero felt like this fight was easier than the last boss; maybe it was because he was immune to the flames, or possibly no other mob monster was hindering his path. Still, his strength was slightly stronger than Kilin's, making this boss fight less interesting.

Even though he was putting his power into this fight, it wasn't as thrilling as the others. He wanted a bit more challenge, a dispute of power, strength, or even possibly a challenge of wits, but the simple, straightforward battle made it less interesting. He swung his claw, creating a straight line down its body.

His tail wrapped around its neck, preventing it from getting up. Instead, his stomach grumbled and growled as if he was feeding it. His head snaked in and latched on to its muscle, biting down hard. The sound of scales breaking free from his sharp teeth, blood gushed into his mouth as he ate his prey alive. He was hungry, and that was all that mattered at that moment. The feeling of ravenous hunger had started to take over again, as he had used up almost all of the energy he had gotten from his previous meal.

The Kilin let out a bellowed cry, surging its powerful head to its side, trying desperately to win against Zero, who was eating it alive. All Zero could think of was to fill his belly, which seemed to have a mind of its own. Bloodied, angry, and in rage, the Kilin screamed and screamed and screamed until its voice became a bleated whimper.

His allies that were watching were glad that Zero was on their side. Seeing him eating the boss monster made them in awe at the sheer power Zero had. A high-piercing screech sounded from above when Zero was to finish the Kilin. Monsters, soldiers, and players all temporarily stopped for a moment. Then, a black shadow came crashing from the sky like a comet. Dust and wind blew outwards, making everyone stumble backward. Even Zero was pushed aside by the rough turbulence of the wind, causing him to falter to the side.

This gave the Blue Tailed Kilin to get back on its leg weakly, half of its body clawed up or eaten, and blood surged downward, but even still, the Kilin didn't seem as if its life was over. Its horn lowered to the ground as it huffed and puffed out blue smoke angrily at the enemy before them. What stood between Zero and the Blue-Tailed Kilin was a small dark shadow curled up into a ball. Two large black feathery wings erupted outwards like a volcano, causing a large amount of wind to once again pick up.

The dark shadow unfurled itself into a small boy from its curled-up position. Enchanting black eyes, black hair, and porcelain skin stared back at Zero, who loomed over him. He was completely naked, and with a gentle hand motion, black swirls of energy twirled around his body, creating a soft material that turned into clothes.

A flowing white shirt and shorts were created, covering most of his body. With a yawn, the little boy woke up with an angelic smile, staring upwards at Zero. He pushed himself up from the ground, his wing flapped and tucked behind him. With a slight tilt of his head, he enchanted at least half of the people in the vicinity. Most people were dazed; they couldn't take their eyes away from the beautiful boy before them.

Something this unique in beauty, grace, and power was never seen before in the realm of the living. Many humans started to fall to their knees and pray to the divine, while the elves were shocked by the sheer awe of the angel's power that they couldn't resist but bow to their knees.

Even players had a hard time but started with tearful gazes and longing. Only a handful of players could resist the lure of the power. Zero, Sekka, Valiant, Reed, Zeraph, Leaf, Agnis, and Jorge were one of the few handfuls that were still up on their feet.

Zero couldn't help but feel the brilliant light that still washed over the little boy's body, giving him a calming feeling that numbed his mind. His internal battle had begun, and his mind was divided into two. Bow before the majestic angel or stand against the monster that meant more harm than salvation.