YM778.TV Chapter 132: Grudge Match
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This time, Alros did not enter the Marsh at day, using his job as an adventurer as a cover. Instead he used his newly learned Darkness Magic to enter the Marsh during the night.
While there are some exotic creatures that only come out during the night, the danger posed also multiplied, as more monsters began to become active, making casualties high during the night.
It is so bad that the Kingdom did not allow any adventurers to enter during the night, with the exception of some monster-hunting expedition. Right now, he is entering without permission, but as he used his real look, not his disguised one, it would not be link to Edwin the Adventurer.
Creating a small fire, he read the map, before quickly heading to the Swamp Ogre territory, ready for a rematch.
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"Hhmm, it seem awake at this time," he silently commented as his eyes laid on the Swamp Ogre. It seem while there are no more adventures being handed to it in a silver platter, the monster manages to get the service of a goblin tribe.
This cemented some of his theory, that the Swamp Ogre was kicked out of it\'s previous turf in the Dread Swamp, and forced to move here, for it\'s own safety. If not, it would have subdued a goblin tribe sooner.
If he had to guess, the Ogre was injured and spend most of it time healing. The adventurers that spot it decided to attack him, thinking they can took out an injured Ogre. It turned as well as it should, with the adventurers deep inside the Ogre\'s stomach.
Slowly, the injuries healed until he faced of against it. Which force him to flee. After which, the Ogre decided to claim this place as his own turf. Well, the monster about to get some rude awakening.
He let out his Energy Draining Mosquitoes and Mana Draining Leech, ordering them to attack the goblins. He don\'t plan to take any prisoners today, the reason why he sent Phantom Wasp and Forest Wasp. If needed, he had the entire area surrounded by Flame Ants.
With his preparation done, the incubus began his attack. He attacked the Swamp Ogre first, wanting to make sure it will focus it\'s attention at him, while his force destroy the goblins and hobgoblins.
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"Rargh!" the Ogre grunted, defending itself from his claw with the club. While the club is strong, his claw is strong, if not stronger. Combined with his physical strength, he manage to push the monster away, almost making it trip from the force of his push.
The monster manage to ensure it will not fall from the attack, before mumbling something in goblinese, and fire a spell at him. The spell in question is a water spell, shooting jet of water with enough speed to pierce his body.
Alros easily evaded the attack, his Mana Sense able to detect abnormalities in mana and allowing him to detect the casting of spell.
"Heh," he scoffed. Now that the monster casted it spell, it would not be able to do so. It is not a cooldown like on game, just that a mechanism similar to throwing a punch, or firing a single bullet rifle. The magic in question need to be reloaded with mana before it could fire once more. .
Now that the magic in question is in the reloading phase, Alros began to push the monster. His claw swing upon the creature, who blocked with it\'s club, but what is a mere wooden stone club compared to the claw of a Greater Demon, which already improve to be the same as the claw of Greater Demon of Wrath.
His claw manage to leave a deep gash on the club, while pushing the monster slightly back from his strength. With it slightly knocked of balance, he went on the offensive, using Greater Demon Fireball, the oversized version of Demon Fireball.
The heat caused the monster to whimper as it retreated, taking the chance to do so when the incubus channeled his mana to form the spell. He threw the large fireball at the monster, who roared loudly as it moved the water and plants of the swamp to protect it.
Water droplets rose from the swamp, while plants grow at an accelerated rate as mounds of earth rise up. Soon, a wall of dirt, covered with water and plants formed, the shield that protect the monster from the threat of imminent incineration.
The fireball slammed into the wall, easily destroying it as a large enough explosion cause the two powerful creature to stagger. While Alros slightly turned his head, so he can see the aftermath, the Ogre is not so lucky, the blast powerful and close to him, causing the large creature to be blown away.
When the explosion ceased, Alros turned to see the monster in question laying down, it\'s body having some burnt from the explosion. Yet, he did not move, not making any attempt to subdue such creature.
He have zero desire to do so, and he wanted to make it suffer. The incubus decided to let it woke up on it\'s own, and head towards the goblin camp. While his monster could handle the forces there with ease, it would make thing faster with his help.
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"Looks like you can do this own your own, Gobruk," he cast his gaze at the Greater Demonic Goblin, who bowed at him.
Alros then looked back at the battle, well, massacre to be exact. The goblins of the tribe, numbering in their hundreds, around 200 to be exact, with 30 hobgoblins, the result of the Ogre subduing them.
Right now, only 30 goblins still alive, while the hobgoblins are in single digit, around 5 still around, though badly outnumbered and hurt.
His Forest Wasp are too much for the goblin tribe, their ability to fly making any advantage moot for the large hobgoblins. Added with Energy Draining Mosquitoes and Mana Draining Leech, they are weakened in matter of seconds before they are felled by the stingers of the wasp.
Some of them at even killed by the Phantom Wasp, the one that is part of his assassin squad, their poison improve to the point it could do a lot of damage to even a hobgoblin. Some of them even ran away, but was blocked by the numerous Flame Ants, who blast them with fireballs.
They stood no chance, akin to a criminal in front of a firing squad.