Guardian of the “Gate”

As per the quest's prompt, Zhang Yun had arrived at the heart of the magical beast horde, and found the "Gate."

Just as he had expected, there was a boss guarding this place. It was a being that was the same as the previous Follower of Archede that they had encountered earlier. It was a new Follower of Archede.

It stood next to the "Gate" unmoving as it watched its surroundings carefully. The "Gate" that looked like a black hole kept on releasing all kinds of magical beasts, like a water pipe that continuously pumped out water.

"Examine!" Zhang Yun was hiding on top of a roof that was hidden from its view and activated his Legacy Skill. He instantly managed to take in all of its information.

"Hm, there was some difference between its levels and attributes, but its main skills were the same… Speaking of which, are these wholesale monsters really not created from a mass-production line?" After ridiculing it, Zhang Yun then looked at the magical beast army that kept on pouring out from the Gate.

Just like the Magical Beasts that he had killed, these new magical beasts were also low-level fodder. Most of them did not have any useful skills. Other than their size, their attributes were slightly more powerful, but they were no different from the wild animals in his previous world.

To Zhang Yun, they were no longer threats. He could easily evaporate them by having his elemental groups firing concurrently.

Even if that did not work, he could ask Brother Mikoto to use his Celestial Conflagration. It would be enough to clear up the entire area.

"But…

"Here comes the problem…

"This 'Gate' has no guardian?

"Without a guardian, how am I supposed to close it? Would killing the Follower of Archede do it?

"But according to the game's setting, the 'Gate's guardian was definitely not the person that summoned the 'Gate.' It came from some powerful creature from within the Ancient Battlefield on the other side of the 'Gate'…"

'Hm?

'Was the setting changed?'

Zhang Yun did not know what was happening, but he dared not to be careless and simply rush over like a brainless dunce.

If the "Gate" setting was just like the game's, it would then have its own guardian that simply concealed itself in a hiding place…

The moment that he rushed in, it would jump out immediately and give him a smacking with the Follower of Archede…

To tell the truth, even if Brother Mikoto got his legendary-level buff and him providing support, facing two Elite-level Bosses at the same time would be quite stressful…

Therefore, Zhang Yun had used a more careful way. He was going to sacrifice two groups of Elementals and the Murlocs to scout the true defense of the "Gate" .

The more concrete plan would be Brother Mikoto and him hiding on the left, and letting the Elementals and Murlocs attack from the right. Then, they would reach in front of the Follower of Archede, and use a Union Burst attack on the "Gate."

If the Guardian was still here, then its only mission was to protect the "Gate". As long as there was an attack that could threaten the "Gate," it would definitely personally block the attack…

Very quickly, the Elemental squads and Murloc squads arrived on the field of battle.

Using the slaughter in the beginning, to increase their levels, to increase the levels of their skills, as well as learning new class skills, the Murlocs had become a force to be reckoned with.

They no longer needed Zhang Yun's leadership and they could go against the tide that was the magical monster horde and slaughter the low-level magical beasts.

Therefore, the Elementals could save their powers and not release their skills, and only used normal attacks to fight their way toward the "Gate."

When there was sufficient distance, one of the groups of Elementals obeyed their commands and unleashed their Union Burst skill in the middle of the street.

"?!

"What is happening?"

Finally, the Follower of Archede who was unmoving had finally begun to react.

It looked at where the Union Burst was unleashed. Its eyes were filled with alertness, but it did not rush over immediately.

Zhang Yun was hiding in the darkness and observed its reactions carefully. He noticed that it was quite patient. It still guarded in front of the "Gate" despite there being such a ruckus.

'This?

'Had this Gate been changed as well?

'That was why it did not dare leave this place? It needs to guard the Gate without moving, to guarantee its safety?

'Alright, wait, once the Elementals fought their way there, I can then find out what is happening…'

Afterward, Zhang Yun watched the battlefield with all his attention and gave it no more thought.

When the Elementals entered the fray, he became much more serious and did not dare to relax, afraid that he would miss any important details.

"Chain Lightning! Ice Spike! Spitfire! Union Burst! Bomb the Gate!" Zhang Yun yelled out subconsciously.

While the Elementals could not hear him, they had worked together perfectly. The three spells were woven into a beam, and just as Zhang Yun had ordered, flew toward the black "Gate" that kept on producing magical beasts.

Bang!

There was a large explosion!

The Follower of Archede had stepped in front of the Gate and raised its two claws blocking its chest, and blocked the Elementals' Union Burst attack.

At this time, there were no other movements. There were no invisible creatures. No monsters were unburrowing from the ground…

"Nice!" 

Zhang Yun was so excited that he slapped his thigh.

He then turned around and said, "Brother Mikoto! It is confirmed! There is only one Follower of Archede here! We can deal with it!

"Let us go and have some fun with it!

"Hehehe…"

The two of them immediately began their advance and jumped down from the roof directly. Following that, they headed towards the magical beast army as well as summoning the remaining Elementals and Murloc followers.

"Elemental Group Three! Open the path! Union Burst! Fire!

"Elemental Group Four! Continue! Union Burst! Fire!

"Elemental Group Five1! Follow me! Union Burst! Fire!

"Forget about the magical beasts surrounding this place! Go! If they charged at us, Murlocs, go and block them!

"Go, Go, Go!"

…

On the other side, the Follower of Archede was questioning the enemies that had suddenly appeared, "Who are you? Why are you here? Who sent you here?"

The Elementals said nothing but only answered by continuously attacking the Follower of Archede mercilessly with magic.

On the other hand, the Murlocs did know how to speak, but all they said were in weird languages like "Guala" and "Walala." If Zhang Yun could not understand their local dialect, what more the Follower of Archede that was no summoner.

"Tsk, what weird creatures. I guess I will kill you all."

Seeing that there was no way for them to communicate, the Follower of Archede decided to no longer waste its breath.

Its speed suddenly surged and it jumped in front of the Murloc group. It used several skills to instantly kill all the Murlocs that were yelling gibberish, and then approached in front of the Elementals.

The Elementals used their magic to attack the Follower of Archede, but it was as useless as giving a scratch to an elephant.

"Hmph!"

The Follower of Archede snorted coldly, swiped with its sharp wolf claws, and killed the two Elementals closest to it.

"Insects!"

It swiped its claws again, and killed the remaining Elementals before turning around and attacking, killing the revived Murlocs with its Star Rush.

Afterward, the Follower of Archede continued to attack and killed all the remaining Murlocs that were revived with their Symbiosis to finish the entire battle.

After ending the battle, it waved its claws and said with a sneer, "He. Weak, but they seemed to have quite a few weird skills?"

"Of course, since they have to carry the newbies through the dungeon. It will not do if they have too few skills, right? I mean, it would be embarrassing if they were simply killed off at the first encounter, right?"

When it heard the voice, the Follower of Archede was shocked as it instantly turned its head and asked, "Who is there?!"

Zhang Yun smiled. "Hehe… Just a man trying to make a living…

"Alright, Brother Mikoto, go!

"I will support you!"