The flying beast was the size and color of an elephant and it had orange glowing wings for arms with three long moving tendrils that moved flexibly like a scorpion's. Its head looked like a hairless anteater with its tongue sticking out with orange glowing slime.
It had suddenly attacked a packed nightclub. The people at the club had not noticed the flying beast until it entered and started to devour them with its tongue. The civilians screamed like ants in an anthill being burned in the beast's orange toxic saliva, and one by one being eaten by the predator.
"We have to get there faster! I can hear more people screaming, Sebastian!"
"Yes, Master. Increasing Jet Engine Boost."
Yuri in his Exosuit soared at faster and faster speeds.
"Every second counts!" Yuri shouted.
As Yuri was getting closer, he checked his system inventory.
"Inventory."
[Inventory]
[No Items Stored]
"Shit! Shit! Shiitt!"
Yuri had tried his best to supply the Mazoku and Yakuza with Magitek Weaponry, but he did not have the time recently to forge any and had given them the rest of his inventory. The Yakuza were able to purchase their own at first, but their seller had ghosted them, so they were not able to purchase new ones.
"FUCK!"
Yuri was at a 1-kilometer distance from the beast, and he did not have time to forge a customized Magitek Weapon. And he would not be able to use the HP to MP conversion.
"FUCK ME! I can't use HP to MP conversion to make new weapons because there are only civilians here, and I can't risk my HP again. I can't have that situation where I almost died because I have low HP."
Yuri had a lot of Mana Points gained from his recent quests though, so he thought he would use them this time. And constantly morphing the Exosuit to become weapons was not practical as that ability takes up a lot of Mana Points at a fast rate.
"System. Forge Lesser Magitek Shield and Sword."
Yuri did not need to amplify the Magitek Weapons with Attribute Amplifiers as he had already maxed out his attributes through the Exosuit.
[Forging Lesser Magitek Shield and Sword]
[Lesser Magitek Shield Forged - 2000 MP Cost]
[Lesser Magitek Sword Forged - 2000 MP Cost]
[Forge Command Complete]
[Items have been stored in Inventory]
Yuri was 5 meters away from the giant beast, and he took the sword and shield from his inventory. Just in time, he was able to slash one of the monster's wings as it tried to use it to shield itself.
"It's surprisingly weak?" Yuri said.
"Master, you can use the AI Data Analysis Capabilities."
"I can do that?"
Yuri tried it out.
"Analyze."
[Analyzing Biological Organism]
This was the first time Yuri was analyzing something through the Magitek System.
[Name: Unknown]
[Description: Unknown Vertebrate Life Form. No Information was found in any records. Saliva is toxic and able to damage Magitek Armor with E class Endurance and Below. Glowing toxins show that creature is a nocturnal cave dweller. There are currently no caves on earth that can allow creatures like this species to evolve and allow a sustainable ecosystem. Conclusion: Creature is not from Earth.]
[HP: 1000/1000]
[Dexterity: E]
[Brawn: E]
[Endurance: E]
[Finesse: F]
"What the fuck!!!"
"Sebastian, we need to evacuate these people!"
"Yes, Master. I have already contacted several Mazoku with the closest locations to assist as soon as possible."
"Good. Whatever this fucking thing is… It's already killed so many people."
Yuri held his sword forward and kept his shield close to his body, to prevent any toxic saliva from damaging him.
The beast tried to flap its wings, but Yuri had already sliced it and the monster could not create any drag. So it attacked Yuri with its three tendrils.
His finesse was E-class and the beast was slow to react.
"I don't fucking care if you're an endangered fucking dinosaur! YOU'RE DYING YOU STINKING SILKWORM WITH WINGS!"
Yuri boosted his Jet wings and flew him straight into cutting one of the beast's tendrils.
It screamed a shriek of pain like a high-pitched donkey.
"Sebastian. Have you noticed something?"
"Yes, Master. The beast is nocturnal and cave dwelling."
"Yup! Most glowing and colorful animals are toxic like poison toads, and it uses their glowing wings to attract prey in the dark."
"That means its vulnerable to-"
"Light! It's never seen this much light, and the noise from the nightclub must have provoked it."
The beast sensing danger from its opponent as it already received too much damage, tried to run away but its legs were too short to run fast enough.
"It's like a fucking chicken now!" Yuri laughed.
"Flashbangs! Give me lots of flashbangs!"
"Morphing MP to create multiple flashbangs, Master."
Yuri sheathed his sword on his back then held out his hand. A flashbang emerged out of the Exosuit gloves.
He threw them at the flying beast.
*FLASH
The blinding light was too much for the nocturnal monster that had evolved to stay in caves.
The Mazoku had arrived but they did not have enough Magitek Armor to protect them, so Yuri told them to focus on evacuating the citizens.
Yuri flew and slashed what was left of the beast's tail tendrils.
He was still being wary of the monster's saliva as he could still be damaged by the toxins.
He threw three flashes consecutively.
Yuri was immune to the flashbangs while he was wearing the Exosuit mask.
*FLASH *FLASH *FLASH
The beast had been blinded and dazed for 7 seconds, and started to crash into the buildings, while it was running on the streets.
"Now!"
Yuri jumped on the beast's head, morphed his hand into an injector, and smashed it into the beast.
"HP to MP conversion! Now!"
The Exosuit lit up and started to consume the monster's HP.
[HP: 900/1000 -> 700/1000]
The beast tried to fight back but its energy was being depleted and the damage on its skull numbed its senses.
[HP: 700/1000 -> 500/1000]
What Yuri did not know is that one of the evolutionarily obtained abilities of the monster was Martyrdom. In its lightless cave ecosystems, whenever a large predator was able to devour one of them, the toxic saliva would explode, if the body was triggered by the brain and detected a large predator has consumed it. This ability was beneficial for other members of its species.
"Master. I am detecting a large surge of energy coming from inside the beast. I recommend full retreat."
"No!" Yuri said. "It's going to explode in about 10 seconds. Contain it! No matter the cost of Mana Points!"
"Yes, Master."
The Exosuit started to use the Mana Points that Yuri had and it quickly began to envelop the beast.
Yuri felt a little regret for not being to use the MP for his intended purposes but he said to himself, "MP loss is temporary, HP loss is forever!!!"
BOOOOOM!
The dark giant metal egg that had formed in the middle of the avenue, had looked like something had popped inside it, indicating an implosion.
Yuri slowly came back to his original figure and size. The monster had died.
"Sebastian, use Auto-pilot while I search the whole city for creatures similar to this using Omnipresent Surveillance."
"Yes, Master."
Yuri scoured the whole city for 2 minutes, checking every area to find any hints of a similar creature. He had found no sign.
When Yuri opened his eyes, he was surrounded by the civilians he had saved and the bystanders who had watched.
"What?" Yuri said. "What is going on here?"
One of the Mazoku approached Yuri.
"They are here to thank you, my Lord."
"Thank me?"
"Yes, my Lord."
Yuri raised his right hand into the sky like a hero achieving great victory and the people cheered.
"OVERLORD, YOU ARE OUR HERO!" one of the teenagers shouted.
"OVERLORD!" they shouted repeatedly, as they saw how he had fought to save their lives.
"OVERLORD!" and then the people clapped as Yuri started walking away.
A sense of pride had awakened in Yuri. He was no longer just a weak high school boy.
"Master, we must fall back to recover. This might only be an initial attack."
Yuri was now the protector of the people. But as a protector, he was still not enough. He knew he needed more power. A stronger army. A stronger defense for his future kingdom. A kingdom, impenetrable by a million of those beasts. A kingdom fit for a lord like him. A Demon Lord's Domain.