That morning, the sky suddenly turned dark. The sunlight couldn't penetrate the darkness of the forest. A giant black dome had appeared out of nowhere. And the dome made the area around them dark like night.
So this is how this S-rank monster fights. What a great way!
Alvin led Rio away from their battle area.
I have to copy all the magic this monster has!
The monster suddenly disappeared from before him.
"AKH!!!!!"
Krak!
Kazien was thrown and his body hit a tree very hard.
Damn!
Bam!
The large and strong claw hit the ground hard after Kazien dodged with a blink.
How terrifying. Is this the power of an S-rank monster? His movements were almost undetectable!
Swoosh!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fire magic was easily avoided by the shadow tiger king.
Krak!
The claw attack missed and felled a tree.
His eyes looked left and right following the shadow tiger king's very fast movement.
Behind!?
He jumped and immediately launched a counterattack.
Bam!
The blow hit the ground.
This is insane! He managed to avoid the fast attack from the wind magic that I used as my throwing power.
Buk!
"AKH!!!"
Bang! Sraaakkkk!
The powerful blow hit his body right on the head. Kazien was thrown quite far and dragged on the ground.
Ugh... His blow was strong! This proves that I am still weak. I also can't see the magic pattern he has.
Buk! Bang! Bang!
The sudden powerful blow made the shadow tiger king fly and fall to the ground. The monster's large body that hit the ground made the ground vibrate.
GRAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!
It seems he is angry. I--- Damn! I was caught.
Kazien couldn't move. There were so many things shaped like black tentacles that had bound his body.
Bling!
The bright light had driven away the darkness beneath him. All the tentacles disappeared.
I don't want to learn his magic. The wriggling tentacles felt so disgusting.
Zing! Zing! Zing! Zing!
Thousands of light magic shot at very high speed.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions erupted in succession as all the light magic struck the ground.
The Shadow Tiger King managed to dodge all the magic that flew at him.
In Lazavis city, the sound of loud, repeated explosions could be heard by everyone. The townspeople were astonished and confused by the explosions.
"What exactly happened? Where did these explosions come from?"
"Let's prepare for the worst!"
From atop the city walls, several soldiers saw a plume of smoke rising from the forest.
"That sound is coming from the forest! If I'm not mistaken, young master Kazien is there with young master Alvin and an adventurer's guild official."
"Quickly report this to Duke Elgard!"
The soldiers descended from the city walls and rushed to the Altavis residence to report.
Boom! Krakt! Bang! Bang!
Their battle was fierce. They were attacking and dodging each other.
I must ambush him using wind, lightning, and blink magic!
While attacking the shadow tiger king, Kazien focused lightning and wind magic on both of his legs and a sword of the darkness element was in his right hand.
Alvin and Rio watched their fierce battle while gulping.
Was he really a 13-year-old boy? His power was absolutely insane!
Bzzzt! Bzzzt! Whoosh!
The combination of lightning and wind elemental magic had made his movements incredibly fast.
Zap!
Followed by a blink that could make him right near the shadow tiger king's neck in an instant.
The shadow tiger king didn't have time to react.
Zrash!
His movements were so fast that the sword in his right hand and his body pierced the giant monster's neck.
Bang!
The shadow tiger king's large body fell and hit the ground. The S-rank monster died instantly.
"Yuck! This is disgusting!" He complained while looking at his body.
Kazien's body was covered in the blood of the monster he had killed.
A moment after the shadow tiger king died, the giant dome that blocked the sunlight disappeared. The forest was filled with sunlight again.
Alvin and Rio approached him.
"Are you hurt?" Rio asked worriedly.
"I'm fine! But, this monster must be expensive, right?"
"Of all the questions, you're asking that?" Alvin exclaimed in shock and disbelief.
Kazien only smiled broadly in response to Alvin's exclamation.
"If it were in good condition, it would be worth a fortune. But if it's half-destroyed like this..."
Kazien understood and immediately healed all the wounds on the shadow tiger king's body.
Rio was shocked and in disbelief when he saw the dead monster's body was smooth again as if the wound had never happened.
"This way, the price won't go down. Hehehe."
He stored the shadow tiger king's body into his storage dimension.
"Y-Yes, you're right," Rio replied, still in shock.
Kazien and Alvin worked together to collect the bodies of the shadow tigers they had previously killed.
After their wounds were healed, he stored all the shadow tiger bodies into his storage dimension.
"Let's go back to Lazavis! I have to go home immediately and clean my body covered in that monster's blood!"
"Hahaha. I don't know what you were thinking, daring to pierce that monster's neck with a sword and your body like that."
"What else can I do? He can see my movements easily!"
Young master Kazien was truly powerful. Even the high elf with him was not to be underestimated. The combination of the two of them was truly powerful! I will report everything to guild leader Welma about the grifola mushroom and their fight.
The three of them stepped out of the forest and returned to town.
On their way back to town, Rio kept praising their amazing fight. Kazien and Alvin were overwhelmed by Rio's enthusiasm. As soon as they arrived at the gate, they were shocked to see Kazien covered in blood.
"Y-Young master, are you okay?" the soldier asked in shock.
"I'm fine! It's just the blood of the monster I killed in the forest earlier! I'm going to the guild to report. See you later."
Everyone looked at Kazien with looks of shock, surprise, fear, and even worry.
"Ah... Because my body is covered in blood like this, everyone is looking at me like that."
"What else can I do? Just bear with it until we get back home. Hahaha."
"Rio, do you have a younger sister?"
"Y-Yes, I have a younger sister."
"How old is she?" Kazien asked, increasingly curious.
"Almost 16, young master."
"Tomorrow, I want to see for myself what your sister looks like! Where is your house?"
"I'll make a small map for you, young master."
Kazien was relieved that Rio was cooperative. However, Rio didn't understand what he meant and agreed to make a map for him. He believed that Kazien would never intend to harm anyone in Lazavis.
Everyone already knew the personalities of Duke Elgard's five children. The entire town of Lazavis deeply respected them.
Upon arriving at the guild, Kazien once again became the center of everyone's attention because his body was covered in blood. However, Kazien ignored everyone's gazes directed at him and continued walking towards the reception desk.
"G-Good afternoon, I'm Tessia, the receptionist who replaced Rosalia. Is there anything I can help you?"
"Please call leader Welma here! I have something to tell her!" Rio requested.
Tessia went to meet Welma who was in her office. And 2 minutes later, she returned with Welma.
"What about the report?"
Rio handed over the notes he had summarized in his investigation. And Welma read the report seriously. But finally her expression suddenly changed.
"Is this true? They defeated the shadow tiger king and dozens of other shadow tigers?"
"That's right, leader Welma! I saw clearly how they fought there. Young master Kazien acted as the detector and young master Alvin was the executor. When fighting against the shadow tiger king, young master Kazien fought alone without young master Alvin's help because he had to protect me from various dangers."
"What did you say?"