The King of Hell Hound (2)

Darkness enveloped the place, sunlight could only peek through the window. The once magnificent building's ruins were now covered in moss. Upon the piled rocks, a Hell Hound monster was seen curled up.

There was something different about this particular Hell Hound monster. It was twice the size of a regular Hell Hound. Bright orange cracks adorned its rough skin, resembling lava patterns on a volcano. Additionally, a large single horn on its forehead distinguished this Hell Hound from the others.

In the corners of the room, piles of decaying human corpses were visible. The armor and weapons still clinging to the bodies indicated they were genomancers.

At that moment, the sound of footsteps immediately awakened the King of Hell Hound. With senses much sharper than a regular Hell Hound, the King could sense that another human had found his hiding place.

Such occurrences had become more frequent, especially after he decided to attack humans with waves of monsters.

The king's awareness and intelligence were equivalent to that of an average adult human. He realized that humans saw him as a threat, and neither side had room for negotiation. Therefore, he immediately took control of the Hell Hounds and ordered them to attack Naraki fortress, the human stronghold.

Since then, the intensity of genomancers finding his hiding place and attacking him had increased. However, the king felt no fear at all. To this day, he had not encountered a single genomancer who could match him.

"Are you the new king controlling those little dogs?" asked a man clad in striking golden armor.

An arrogant expression and a disdainful gaze were directed at the king. Instantly, the king growled angrily at the human's arrogance before him.

"Hey, don't get too mad, I'm here to offer you a partnership," the man replied casually, ignoring the danger posed by the King of Hell Hound in front of him.

Partnership? The king snorted roughly. He had his own understanding of humans; he knew they couldn't be trusted. Instead of bothering to speak with the liar before him, the king chose to pummel this arrogant human.

"It seems you don't want to talk to me, huh? Do you want to beat me up?"

The man stared at the monster before him without fear, drawing the large sword on his back and pointing it at the king.

"Are you sure you can defeat me?"

Continuous provocation made the new king unable to contain his anger. He lunged forward ferociously.

The man raised his sword and tilted it horizontally to fend off the King of Hell Hound's two front leg attacks. The king was surprised to see the man in front of him able to withstand his attacks. He tried to put more force into his front legs to push the man down.

The ground beneath the man in golden armor began to crack, and he slowly sank due to the monster's immense strength.

Despite being in danger, there was no anxiety on the man's face. He breathed normally, and then, with the active power of a genomancer, the man reversed the situation by pushing back the king.

At that moment, the king, who had never encountered an equal opponent, found that the human before him was indeed quite strong. However, his pride as a king refused to accept such a human, so he decided to kill the man in golden armor.

The physical confrontation between them was fierce. They attacked each other relentlessly.

The dilapidated building soon crumbled, the rubble turning into dust, soil, and flying debris. The impact caused by their fight was so powerful that several blocks of buildings became level with the ground.

"For a new king, you are quite talented, but this is still not enough to defeat me," declared the arrogant man. He stood atop his large sword, staring at the wounded monster king.

The King of Hell Hound growled angrily, flames burst from the cracks in his skin, his body instantly grew larger again, and his wounds healed instantly. Now, with newfound confidence, the king was ready to start the second round.

Facing the increasingly powerful King of Hell Hound, the man also wiped the smile off his face and began to observe the monster carefully.

The king's attacks became fiercer; he not only attacked with his physical strength but also used fire to corner his opponent.

The man managed to defend himself with his large sword and armor, which withstood the monster's fiery blasts, but he couldn't avoid getting wounded.

The king began to take over the dominance of the fight that the man had previously held. However, the wounds he inflicted were still not strong enough. The man's sturdy defense and intelligence in using the surrounding environment made the dog-like monster feel manipulated.

"Your body may have grown larger, but your agility has decreased."

The man in golden armor attacked the king's back, swinging his sword and causing a long wound on the thick skin of the King of Hell Hound.

This made the king even more furious. His attacks became more brutal and uncontrollable, the area he attacked widened, and the destruction became even more frightening.

However, none of this could change the course of the battle.

The crazier the king became, the more weaknesses were exposed. With a cunning fighting style, the man continued to inflict wounds on the monster. No matter how much the king barked, he couldn't cover up the wounds on his body.

Then, after several hours of fighting, the king surrendered. He admitted defeat, powerless against his opponent's superiority.

"Hahaha, didn't I tell you that you were still not capable enough to defeat me. Well, now it's time for us to talk business."

The man proudly laughed at the defeated king, without shame for using deceitful fighting tactics.

At that moment, a shout came from afar.

"Kintaro! Have you killed that monster king?"

Kintaro muttered with annoyance, "Things like this shouldn't be known by others, sorry Hitoma."

Shortly afterward, Kintaro killed a genomancer named Hitoma with a sneak attack.

On the other hand, several hours after the fight between Kintaro and The King of Hell Hound ended, a wave of Hell Hounds suddenly made changes on the battlefield. Unlike before, they focused their attacks on one point, the middle, causing the genomancers in the middle to be unable to withstand the wave of monsters.

In the end, more and more monsters broke free from the middle, and the lives of all mercenaries in the middle were now in danger, including the fourth squad.