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Chapter 197: They Seem Hostile
Atlas continued to pepper the Hyenas with Void Blasts and Bullets that only managed to damage them, 'Damn, they must be high ranked monsters,' he internally panicked.Without hesitation, he scanned them with a Void Sight and found out what they were.
[Dreadjaw]
[Rank: A+ - 1500 Exp]
[Savage monsters who hunt alongside the Titan Giant]
'This isn't good,' Atlas thought before casting Void Barrage, which peppered the creatures and made them stumble.
While doing that, Nala quickly warned, 'Master, we are coming to the river! What do I do?'
His head snapped in the water's direction as he replied, just as a rumbling started, 'Jump in the water! I'll summon Medusa to get me away from here.'
The lion queen agreed and darted toward the fast-moving river as the Titan Giant continued the chase. Atlas noticed the monster was hot on his heels this time, causing his heart to beat like crazy.
'Oh crap, this thing is fast!'
But it was too late. Nala flung Atlas off her back, spinning around with a ferocious snarl. She let out a roar that echoed as she lunged at the nearest Dreadjaw, sinking her teeth into its throat and snapping its neck.
However, the other monsters swarmed her like wolves before she could recover. Atlas sprang to his feet, eyes blazing with fury as he rushed toward the lioness. Seeing her overwhelmed, he called upon his magic, summoning more Dreadmaw Lions to help.
With a roar of his own, he plunged his blade into the skull of a nearby creature, blood spraying as he fought, but soon enough, the Titan reached them as Nala's voice rang out, 'Run, you foolish boy!'
Atlas noticed the Giant closing in and immediately cast several Void Lances at it, but he knew it wouldn't be enough. Without hesitation, he activated a spell he had yet to unleash. The air around him crackled as he shifted into his Voidwalker form.
'I can feel this form is burning through my mana quickly.'
His body transformed—growing taller and more monstrous, with his bulk resembling an eldritch bodybuilder. His arms ended in two massive claws pulsing with dark energy. As the transformation was completed, something inside him snapped.
A wild, uncontrollable fury surged through him, and he launched himself at the Giant Titan with terrifying speed. His claws slashed across the Titan's massive body, its attempt to block futile as he tore through flesh, ripping skin echoing through the battlefield.
The Titan bellowed in pain as Atlas, now a force of primal rage, attacked with relentless ferocity. He let out another eerie roar that scared the surrounding monsters, but the Giant saw it as a challenge.
Consumed by raw power, Atlas tore through the Titan's ankle with blinding speed and strength, forcing the colossal beast to collapse onto one knee. Seeing the giant falter, he unleashed a wild, primal roar, his right fist glowing as mana wrapped around them.
Wasting no time, Atlas pulled it back as he leaped forward with explosive force. Casting Void Punch, he drove his fist into the Titan's chin with a deafening clap that echoed across the landscape.
The impact reverberated through the air, causing the massive monster to shift under the sheer force of the blow. Seizing the moment, he pounced again, but as he closed in, the beast swung its arm, catching him off guard.
The force of the hit sent him flying, his body flying across the landscape. 'I should have escaped like Nala said,' he thought as his head spun.
Pain exploded through him as his bones snapped, blood spurting from his wounds. His vision blurred, his body shattered, but his fury still burned beneath the pain. This allowed him to aim his hand toward the Giant.
'I will make sure to hurt you before I go down,' Atlas thought while pouring the remaining mana into a Void Bomb that hurt his arm because of how unstable it was.
He let it fly toward the Titan, who tried to avoid it, but the chaotic projectile followed it like a homing missile. It crashed into the Giant, causing a massive explosion to ring out, which sent it stumbling back as its skin was burned.
The shockwave rushed out and crashed into Atlas's body, which sent him crashing into the nearby river as his world faded to black. Thanks to the current, he was washed away from the Titan, who was trying to scoop him out of the water.
Atlas drifted for hours as his body repaired itself, and the river monsters avoided him due to the Giant's blood that stained his armor. While unconscious, he dreamed about the four women waiting for him.
***
'He has hurt himself yet again,' Amethyst sighed as she stood on a fortress's wall.
While traveling north, they encountered the Golden Lion Legion