"What's so funny!"
The shaman shouted while sending a dozen bats his way.
[Death By a Thousand Cuts]
Slash slash slash slash
All of them were cut in an instant as Leo slashed his sword twice, causing a whirlwind of cuts to destroy all his summons.
"How did you do it? Isn't the King Slime above us one of your summons?"
[Spirit Sword Style: Balanced Overdrive]
[Balance all attributes + Boost Attributes by 8]
[Strength: 18]
[Agility: 18]
[Stamina: 18]
[Magic: 18]
"Nyssa! Let's go!"
[Mother Earth]
Another devastating attack shook the entire ground around them which brought the building down.
The rubble fell on them but with skillful dodges and cuts it was mostly gone. On the other hand, the shaman couldn't do anything about them, taking a beating from it.
"You think you can underestimate me!?"
He pried open a box of crystals, destroying it without much effort and making them drop into his hands.
Crunch crunch
Everything around trembled as the crystals entered its mouth, causing its muscles to bulge out so much that his skin tore under their size.
"Can I get some help?"
Gloppy shouted from another roof. All of the orcs are still being occupied by the skillful use of his summons. But it was slowly overwhelming the limited amount he could control.
For every slime, there were at least 3 orcs who were stronger and more durable than the gooey blobs.
"Nyssa, you go help him. I can do it on my own."
"What are you talki..."
She was about to scold him for sacrificing himself again. Then she saw his gaze, the endless black sea of glittering stars decorated his focused face.
It was not the expression of someone ready to die but of someone fully prepared and sure of their victory.
"Aye!"
Nyssa went to support Gloppy with the overwhelming amount of the tall monsters. Leaving the shaman to Leo and whatever plan he had in his head.
"You think you enough me?"
The shaman stomped the ground in front of it, dwarfing whatever its foot size was before and leaving a hole in its path.
[Orc Warlock level 30]
[HP ⛊8 500/7 500]
Due to overdosing on the crystals, the shaman's speech suffered, but its class changed into something more fit for this battle.
[Astral Barrage]
Fury of fists sent Leo flying through the walls of the buildings across the entire village, only stopping once he hit the wall of the cave.
"LEO!"
"SUMMONER!"
[Spirit Sword Style: Hermit Turtle]
[Transfer everything into Stamina + Damage Reduction 40%]
[Stamina: 40]
"I'm fine! Focus on your task."
[Spirit Sword Style: Balanced Overdrive]
A swarm of leftover hellbats went after him, their screeches echoed through the cave walls. And behind them, the orc shaman, was even more furious when it saw barely any damage on the human in front of him.
Leo hid behind a red crystal, using it as a cover from the bats attacks. Each fire projectile from the herds mouths chipped off a part of his cover.
He watched his enemy through the transparent rock. The shaman's hands were trembling and its forehead was overrun by cold sweat.
"M-MORE!"
Its muscles began to deflate, leading it to devour more and more crystals to keep the same form of a Warlock.
The best decision he could take now was to play the waiting game until either the crystals ran out or the creature ran out of stamina to keep going.
Crunch crunch
With each time it had to eat more, the attacks of the hellbats grew weaker, but so did the amount of breathable air around him.
Leftover lava from the projectiles filled the air with hazardous gas that could suffocate him if he stood there any longer.
Burp... bleh
[Orc Warlock level 30]
[HP 5 000/7 500]
The power of the crystals combined with summoning so many monsters leads to the beast being torn apart from the inside out. Which brought it to its knees.
'That's my chance!'
He dashed towards it, cutting any enemies on the way with swift and precise movement. With each hellbat slain, he got closer to the Shaman.
Leo swung his blade at the orc, clashing with its staff. Attack after attack, the enormous beast was being pushed back due to the crystal overdose combined with Leo's Overdrive.
"You little!"
As the crystals effects weakened, the orc's intelligence came back, but it was far too late as it had to be on the defense.
The staff it used to summon hellbats fell from its hands to the ground.
[HP -231]
[HP -712]
[HP -195]
Slowly but surely, the monster followed the fate of his weapon.
But suddenly.
[Last Stand]
[Deals more damage depending on the users HP (up to 5x)]
RAAAAGH
It threw a last-ditch attack, taking Leo fully by surprise that it still had any energy. There was no way for him to survive or dodge this strike.
'Shit I forgot that it's a Warlock now!'
Tap tap tap woosh
[Mother Earth]
Nyssa jumped towards the orc, hitting him right in the elbow and crushing the bones in its arms.
[Crescent Cut]
There was no way he wouldn't use this opportunity as he cut off the orc's head with a mesmerizing arch.
"Gloppy! Come here, we are leaving."
He waved towards the Slime King, the gate raid tired him out more than he'd like to admit. But alas, it was over for today.
'Another step to getting them to listen.'
During their walk back, Nyssa couldn't help herself but ask.
"This was so weird, even though we killed the monsters they didn't drop anything."
Leo decided to let her see for herself why that was the case.
'Cien, you can turn back into the staff now.'
As they left the gate, he already had the Sentient Weapon transformed back into the summoner staff, with the Harmonized Orb lodged onto the top of it.
[The first Gate has been defeated]
[Revealing participating party]
[1. Leo Astralis (Japan)]
[Gloppy the Slime King (Tower)]
[2. Nyssa Choi (Japan)]
[Giving personalized rewards]
[+ 15 000 XP]
[+ 5 000 Gold]
[+ 11 Summoner Slots]
[+ Hellbat Staff]
[+ 12 Red Crystal]
[+ 15 Blue Crystal]
[+ 1 Pink Crystal]
[1/10 Gate's cleared]
'Pink one? I wonder if it's also similar to the power-giving red or the healing blue.'
[Mind Archive]
Its primary effect was the potent aphrodisiac effect
Before anyone could even see it in his hand, he buried it as deep as possible in the inventory.
It was not worth getting into verbal arguments with Cien, especially not right now that the reporter looked shocked at them.
The purple gate disappeared right behind them, almost as if it wasn't there in the first place. But the achievement was broadcast to every Unbound.
"So, will you humor our request?"
Leo straightened his back and stared at the journalist with a smirk on his face.
"Of course! It would be my pleasureee~"
He screamed while searching for the keys to his car in his bag. There was a pretty run-down vehicle on the sidewalk, which belonged to him.
'To think they cleared whatever was in there in only 30 minutes.'
"Please get inside."
They listened to him and soon enough they were driving towards the news station. Throughout the entire ride, the journalist kept making calls and screaming at the people on the other side.
***
"We are here."