Cautiously, I scrambled the forest with my sight. Sought the beast from the quest named Zoi Antido
The beast name doesn't give the hint to its appearance, but the possible loot informed me of its species and image
It said Hunt — so it should be an animal. The only quirk that made it easier to spot for me is the antler and hooves. Made me recalled the deer-like creature that the brat told. Until I noticed the time is boisterously ticking in my head
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I've spotted numerous otherworldly mammals and not a single deer was found, this is going to be a painful and stressful hunt. Is the problem is about the place? Where does the brat saw it? Why the Quest has to be this cryptic!?
So many things have to be considered. I need to both memorize my way back and speculate the Zoi Antido location at the same time, while bearing the muscles throb irritated every nook of body. Perhaps it was the drawback from all of the dash with the golem back then
Struck by all the stress. A blue light faint glint glimpsed by my eyesight that crept from the dark — concealed between trees, a sleek hope from what is beyond the mythical area. I'm very reluctant to see the source of light, but too bad I've closed any thought of going back. The stakes are high and I don't want to waste every second of it
Through all the roots and bushes. I peeked into the place
A large open space with only moss and grass. In the middle of it lies an inhuman-height beast with curved exotic antler, it has ghostly eyes on each side of its head, and several crystallized hides covered every inch of its body. As it's gleamed the surrounding grass and trees with faint blue
I've witnessed by the beast, its body began to burn in azure — blurred all the reflective crystal in its body with fiery blue. Behind it manifested a pulsating spiritual-viscera demon two times the size of the beast, hovered the air above it. Just when the ghostly demon began to arise from the deer body, it changed the surrounding into dim with only the blue flamed beast and metaphysical demon illuminated the area
"You want to intimidate me huh?"
This is not the deer that I would expect. Is it another species? I want it to be another species. But guess It was too late to back down
I don't want to do this
A drop of sweat touched the ground. I walk out of my cover and began to face this mythical beast, clenched my wooden spear with both arms, and pointed it toward the beast — my heart pumped my body like crazy. I can feel every vine of my blood vessels started to widen due to sheer adrenaline. It overwhelmed the pain and mental distress that I carried into this place
I must defeat it, this is morbid as its get but I believe neither both I and the deer wanted this fight to happens
Why is this feels familiar ...
I raised my spear upon the beast "I want to claim your antler. Oh, ghostly beast. Or should I say, Mr. Zoi Antido of the dim, hah!"
The Zoi Antido small deer-ears have risen, probably due to confusion or shock as it sharpens its eyes upon me
The mythical deer and its ugly manifestation
The Demon above the Zoi Antido began to accelerate towards me and prepared to strike. The deer beast doesn't move an inch, presumably to leave all the fight to its inner demon
I ran from my position and tried to keep distance, as I haven't known any of its behavior and strength. The unearthly blue flame made by the deer and its demon might burn me alive if I'm not careful
The demon proceeded to crouch, turned into a wolf-like creature. The Demon wolf raised its hind leg and largen its claws. Then scratched the thin air to send a visible shockwave slashed from every each of its nails
My head is full of pressure, stopped my movement as every each of the shockwaves goes through me without made a contact with my skin
I quickly approach the demon
Delivered a strike with my spear. But the spear goes through the Wolf Demon visceral body as its not exist in the first place
The Wolf Demon turned into a giant fiery Azure Orb. It accelerated towards my head
I immediately lunged my body below the Azure Orb and successfully avoided it as a whole
Maintained to run forward, Spear to the front
My target, The Zoi Antido!
Just before the wooden tip of my spear lanced at this beast. A faint circle around the Zoi Antido stopped my rush — an invisible barrier
"Damn it! frickin' COWARD!"
After bounced by the barrier, I keep my momentum and sprinted the beast in a circle to search for a gap. I almost forgot about the Azure Orb which pursued me like a seeking missile
The Orb split into three, drastically increased its velocity
I tried to escape into the place with many trees, only to be blocked by another invisible barrier
"You really want me to die huh!?"
Out from sheer wills. I faced the Orbs head-on. All of them is aiming at my forehead, I instantly crouched the moment it's about to land
Curious, I hunched to grab a handful of moist soil while keeping an eye on the three orbs simultaneously. My adrenaline allowed me to painfully carry the spear with one hand
I positioned myself between one of the nearest orb and the coward Zoi Antido. If my hunch is correct, this should allow me to get into one stage with the glowy deer
The Orb aimed my forehead once again. I furiously blocked it with a handful of soil on my palm
It was extremely hot. The moist soil contrived me to sustain it without making a contact with the Orb. It doesn't affect an inanimate object! When it bounced in all directions back then, the ground and the trees didn't burn. my hunch was right!
I redirected the conserved momentum of the orb on my palm into the Zoi Antido. The abrupt strike made by its ability demolished the barrier that divides the obstacle between the two of us
All of the Azure Orb then disappeared
left me with a satisfied smile "let us fight will ya?"
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