Asmos village…

BOOOOOM!

An explosion suddenly resounded at the entrance of the village. And in the next moment, the previously tranquil village was immediately sent into chaos.

People could be seen running from one place to another, while others were screaming. Some of the parents acted almost immediately, grabbing their children, and locking them inside the houses.

The moment that the explosion occurred, it was as if the villagers had already anticipated this. Rather, it could be said that they already knew what the explosion implied.

That was the reason why they acted almost immediately, and they rushed to hide their children. At the same time, each and every one of them grabbed a weapon that they could get, as they rushed towards the source of the explosion.

Despite how brave they acted, when one looked at their faces, they would be able to tell that these people were all afraid. They were afraid of the cause of the explosion, but they still headed there without thinking.

Maybe it was due to instinct, but all of them had the same thought in mind, they wanted to protect this village, they wanted to protect their families. That was the reason why despite being afraid, they were still heading towards the source of the explosion, with the intention of dealing with it.

In just a little while, the villagers that amounted to a little over 200 arrived at the entrance of the village. With some of them trembling, they looked at the huge wild animals that were currently standing in front of the village.

And just a small distance away from where those animals were standing, there was a piece of land that was completely scorched. This black patch possessed a diameter of almost 1 meter.

The villagers looked at those animals, wondering why they were not attacking. This was actually not the first time that wild animals had come to attack the village.

Instead, this was something that happened on many occasions. That was the reason why all the villagers were already used to this, and would always prepare to fight the moment that they heard any commotion.

But on this particular day, things seemed to be completely different. The wild animals were not attacking at all, and were just standing there, as if they were waiting for something.

The villagers did not attack as well. Even though they were here to fight, that did not imply that they would willingly send themselves to fight against these wild animals.

In any case, in every fight, there would be casualties, and many people would be injured. So of course, if possible, they wanted to avoid a fight. As for the reason why these animals were not taking action, that did not concern them that much. To them, all was well as long as these animals left the village.

"Something is strange. All of you, be prepared!" Suddenly, someone shouted.

The person who had spoken was a middle-aged man with medium length black hair, and brown eyes. He had a muscular physique, and was currently holding a sword in his hand.

The quality of the sword was obviously low, considering that it was a little rusty. As for the clothes, just like the other villagers, he was also wearing clothes made out of ordinary material, but faded.

The moment that he said those words, the other villagers immediately reacted. As for those that could not hear what he had said, they were informed by the others that had heard.

And just a little after the villagers had prepared themselves, something suddenly happened. They felt that the ground that they were standing on was trembling.

At that moment, they also noticed that the wild animals in front of them were also trembling. And a little while later, they prostrated on the ground, not daring to get up from the ground again.

This was something that stunned the entire group of villagers. They did not know what was going on, but they were all vigilant at this moment.

"This is bad! There is a monster that is coming over! All of you, prepare yourselves to retreat. We cannot fight against a monster!" The middle-aged man who had just spoken, spoke yet again.

Completely different from the first time where he had spoken with some confidence in his voice, this time, his voice was trembling slightly. At the same time, there was confusion pasted on his face.

His words immediately sent a wave of exclamations within the group of villagers. And in the next moment, everyone could not help but start discussing what they had just been told. But there was one thing that was common among all the villagers, and that was horror.

Several people immediately collapsed onto the ground, as they could not handle the information that they had just received.

A monster! That was a name that they had never wanted to hear about. Yes, they could deal with the ordinary wild animals, even when suffering some losses.

But, when it came to monsters, that was hell. Monsters possessed incredible abilities, incredible fighting capabilities, and their defense was impenetrable by ordinary weapons.

If a monster came to attack this village, then it was clear that the village did not have any chance of surviving. It was no wonder that the middle-aged man had said that they should prepare themselves to retreat.

They did not have the ability to resist the monster, leaving only one way for them to survive, which was to run as far away as possible from the monster. It was just that it was extremely difficult to be able to run away from a monster.

Just as the chaos was going on within this group of villagers, the trembling of the ground intensified. And a little while later, this group of people finally saw the reason why the ground was trembling.

A giant monster was approaching them. This monster was actually just like an ordinary lion. The only thing that was out of the ordinary about this monster was the fact that it was extremely huge.

They could not accurately tell the length of the lion, but they could tell the height through estimation. They could tell that this lion was about 2 meters tall.

The moment that this lion appeared, all the villagers felt tremendous pressure being applied on their shoulders. Some of the people could not handle the pressure, and they immediately plopped onto the ground.

As for the others, they were trying as much as possible to handle the pressure, but their legs were trembling.

But these people could not persevere for long, considering that as the lion continued to approach, it immediately led to all the villagers collapsing one to the ground.

This was the terror of a monster. Basically, ordinary people did not have the capability of resisting it. And now, under the pressure of the beast, it was impossible for them to be able to stand up, let alone running away.

The only person that was currently standing was actually that middle-aged man. Even though he was standing, his body was trembling, and it was clear that he was under a lot of pressure.

As for the wild animals that had arrived before, they had already managed to make way for the lion. And now, the lion was standing in front of them, on the very same patch of land that was scorched.

The lion stared directly at the man that was still standing, and intelligence could be seen in its eyes and the way that it looked at the middle-aged man.

At this point, the middle-aged man could not help but ask in a low voice, "What is a 3 star monster doing here? It is impossible for a monster of this level to be able to reach this village."

The people around him did not react to what he had said. Maybe because they were busy trying to handle the pressure that was still pressing them on the ground, or because they did not understand what he had said.

Nevertheless, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth, as he held the sword in his hand tightly. Even though he understood that it was impossible for him to be able to deal with this monster, he still decided that he was going to fight it.

While enduring the pressure, he began rushing towards the monster. But the lion seemed to be looking at him with contempt clear in its eyes.

As the man approached the lion, it suddenly opened its mouth, and something that shocked all the villagers around happened.

A ball of flames suddenly condensed in the mouth of the lion, before it suddenly shot towards the middle-aged man. The heat that was emitted by the ball was extremely high, even to the extent that although it had not yet reached them, the villagers could feel it.

As for the middle-aged man, who was the target of the fireball, it was impossible for him to be able to react. First of all, the pressure from the monster was not something that he could handle.

And now, with the fireball that was approaching at an incredible speed, it was impossible for him to dodge. But still, he did not show any intention of dodging. After all, there was a large group of villagers behind him.

BOOOM!

For the second time, another explosion went off. Even though the magnitude of the explosion was not the same as the first one, this one immediately caused casualties, as a large number of villagers were burnt by the flames produced by the fireball that exploded immediately after it came into contact with the middle-aged man.

As for the person that had come into direct contact with the monster, completely different from the others that were enveloped by flames, he was actually sent flying backwards, crashing into the village.

But that was not all, considering that the monster opened its mouth once again, and another fireball was produced, before it was fired towards the group of villagers that had not been impacted by the flames.