Chapter 68 - Lending a Hand

Another week passed and Zach's journey had started to slow down after more and more Undead were blocking his way. He could now even meet bronze-class monsters very often which he found very unusual. However, it was also quite a rewarding journey after acquiring a lot of items. 

There are times when Zach is cornered after being surrounded by a horde of Undead led by several bronze-class monsters however, the Fire Bomb that he just acquired a week ago found its usefulness which he never thought that it would be that destructive after using it for the first time. 

At this moment, Zach has discovered something he never would have expected seeing him hiding in a tree while controlling the drone in the sky. On the screen, he saw a horde of Undead gathering around which he surmised was shelter however, this one was a completely different class from before as it was too large and he could tell that there were several bronze-class monsters among them. 

"Is this a Silver Shelter? Then, is there a silver-class monster guarding this place?" Zach said while carefully controlling the drone, however, before he could see the whole situation of the area, something hit the drone which destroyed it. 

"What was that? An arrow?" Zach muttered as he saw a glimpse of what hit the drone, but he wasn't completely sure. With that, he then just looked in the direction where the horde was located thinking what he would do with it. 

Zach was contemplating whether to go back and ask the Rangers for help however, doing so would take too much time. On the other hand, he could attack this place by himself as he was quite confident that he could annihilate them all using Fire Bombs but he kind of not wanting to do it as it might also destroy the shelter if he did so. 

After some time, Zach finally decided to attack the place by himself as this was also an opportunity to see what a silver-class monster would look like and how it was different from the bronze-class monsters. With that, he then just bought a number of fireworks from the store and shot them up to the sky wanting to get their attention and slowly kill them.

…...Swoosh…... 

…...Boom…... 

…. Swoosh…. 

….Boom…...

Since the sky was still up, only the explosion of the fireworks could be heard. Zach then got ready seeing him holding Fire Bombs in his hand while waiting for them to come however, he never thought that at that exact moment, the Survival Line of the system flash through his eyes which he dodged by instinct and there he saw an arrow hit the position he was before. Seeing this, buds of sweat then appeared on his back. 

Following that, a number of Survival Lines appeared once more and he no longer hesitated but jumped down on the tree and started running away from the place thinking that he underestimated the horde too much however, it also raised his suspicions that there might really be a silver-class monster guarding the place. 

Using Stealth, Zach safely left the place as he now planned on heading back to his shelter and bringing this piece of information to everyone. He knew that it might take a while before he would get back here so he could only promise to attack this place in the right and that he would no longer be alone. 

Three days later, Zach decided to stop by Omar's Undead Forest Shelter first since it was also on the way back. Heading inside, Zach saw that the place was empty as he couldn't find any residents inside. Thinking that they might have gone outside to hunt some monster, he then just found a place to sit wanting to take a rest and eat while waiting for them. 

Time passed and it's already been an hour since Zach had arrived and he still couldn't see a single one of them so he felt like he had come in a bad time. He thought that he might as well get moving since he still had a long way back home however, that was when he saw a group of people come out of the Sanctuary Portal where some of them had several injuries as if they just come back from a battle. 

Seeing Kamir was among the survivors who came out, he then just headed to him wanting to ask what happened since he was sure something must have happened and it must be quite big for them to get injured that severely.

"Z-Zach. It's you! Can you please help us once more? Omar and a few of our companions were still back on Earth. They might be dead soon if they can't retreat on time." Kamir said before falling on the ground as he got a lot of injuries on his body. 

Hearing this, Zach then immediately asked him what happened and so he learned that after he had traded them with items before, Omar had come to a decision that they needed to reclaim the place they had on Earth which everyone also supported however, they never thought that even with that, their power was still not enough which resulted to them being injured while some have probably perished. 

After learning everything he could from Kamir, Zach then decided to lend them a hand as he walked towards the Shelter Sanctuary Portal and entered it without hesitation. In just a moment, he then was blinded by the rays of the sun and finally saw the place. The first thing he noticed upon arriving was Omar and the others in the distance fighting against a group of enormous scorpions. 

[Beast: Mutated Scorpion

Beast Tier: 1 

Beast Level: ??? 

Beast Classification: ??? 

Beast Skills: ???] 

Zach looked at the information about the most likely leader of the group seeing its appearance which greatly resembles a scorpion while having the color black. The thing that differentiates it from the normal scorpion aside from its enormous size is the three-scary-looking tails on its back with its stinger that always drops a green-looking liquid. Furthermore, it also had a huge chelae that he felt like it could crash a car easily.

"Dammit!! Run back to the shelter!! This is not a fight that we can't still win against." Omar's voice echoed throughout the place. He was the one facing the leader of the scorpion and he could tell that the situation was getting bad the longer they fought against them.

Hearing Omar, all the remaining survivors immediately started running back to the portal. It's hard to believe seeing a number of their companions had died but they needed to accept it since if they hesitated then it would be them who would be next.

"Occupy the smaller ones. I will deal with the leader." Zach said as he could already be found running towards the leader of the Mutated Scorpion. Holding the Battle Sword in his right hand and Savage Shield in his left hand, he felt like he could kill it. 

"Zach!!" Omar shouted upon seeing Zach pass in their direction and he saw him directly heading toward the beasts they just decided to run away. He doesn't know why he's here but upon hearing what he said, he then looked at his remaining men before clenching his fist. 

"Do what he says!!" Omar shouted from which he returned back as he kind of felt hopeful that Zach would be able to take it down as it was the one that was keeping them from reclaiming the place. With that, all the remaining survivors could only follow him as they started fighting against the ordinary ones again. 

Meanwhile, Zach could now be found getting closer to the Mutated Scorpion. Observing carefully its movement, he readied himself for a possible attack, and with that, he saw how it attacked him with one of its huge chelae which he dodged by jumping however, right after that, its three tails also made a move seeing it now coming towards him. 

Holding the Savage Shield in his hand, Zach blocked them which pushed him back a little however, it didn't give him a chance to get away as the Mutated Scorpion attacked with his two chelae again while its tails kept on pushing him. He, however, saw it from the Survival Lines given by the system so he immediately used Stealth and jumped once again. 

Landing on the ground, Zach immediately headed to one of its chelae while it was still surprised by his sudden disappearance. Without any hesitation, he swung the Battle Sword at its joint and it cut it out easily. With that, he immediately backed off not wanting to be bombarded by its rampage upon seeing it shrieking. 

Hearing this, Omar and his group were distracted by the sound so they looked at the Mutated Scorpion which they saw shrieking in pain. They were completely surprised seeing it lose one of its chelae which Omar could even hardly take its attack. They then just thought that they might really win this battle after seeing how amazing Zach was in action.

"Everyone!! Don't let them get back!!" Omar shouted after seeing the smaller scorpion they were dealing with start retreating back to Zach's location as they might also seen and heard that their leader was in pain. With that, he and his men continue to occupy the smaller scorpions as they see hope in Zach and bet everything on him to deal with the leader. 

Meanwhile, Zach's situation has become quite dangerous as he saw the Mutated Scorpion's stinger start shooting green liquids everywhere which he thought might be poison so he could only hide on the back of his Savage Shield waiting for the time it would end however, the Mutated Scorpion takes notice of the abnormality so it immediately attacks on his direction. 

…Boom… 

As if two metals collided, Zach blocked the remaining chelae of the Mutated Scorpion but it gave it the opening seeing him now occupied. Three flashes of color red Survival Lines appeared on Zach and there he saw its tails coming for him. Thinking of no longer holding back, he took out an enhanced Fire Bomb and threw it out on its face while he took another Savage Shield to protect himself from the impact. 

…..Boom…. 

A loud explosion happened which made Zach fly back from the aftereffect and only regain his composure after landing a couple of meters away. With that, he immediately looked at the beast and took notice that it was already dead. He then just thought that the Fire Bomb really was a very powerful item seeing it killing a bronze-class beast like it was nothing.

Also, it was only at this moment that Zach learned that fighting against a powerful beast was really more difficult than fighting an Undead as it might be because they were smarter or something, and that they knew very well how to fight while utilizing their full potential. 

With that, Zach then just felt sorry about the destruction he caused to the surroundings before walking towards the exploded body of Mutated Scorpion wanting to take everything that it dropped. Only after putting them back in his inventory did he go towards the others who were still fighting against the smaller scorpions. 

After only a couple of minutes, the place finally became quiet after all the beasts in the area had finally annihilated and it was only at that time did Zach saw that the place he was right now was an oasis. Zach knew that they were in Egypt since Omar told him about it before, he just didn't think that the place where he placed the Sanctuary Portal Totem would be in the middle of the desert. 

"Well, this place is quite peaceful." Zach muttered while looking at the surroundings though he had quite destroyed a part of it. Following that, he then just walked towards Omar and asked him if there was still something he could help with knowing that the place had just been reclaimed.