The System Notification popped up before me.
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[SIDE QUEST ACTIVATED]
Hunting the Abyssal Leviathan
A creature that lurks in the depths of the Abyss is terrorizing the Demon Realm. Eliminate it before it devours entire regions.
[Objective: Find and kill the Abyssal Leviathan]
[Danger Level: Catastrophic]
[Reward: +15 Strength, +5 Agility, Special Weapon Unlock]
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I cracked my neck and looked towards the blackened sky of the Demon Realm.
"A Leviathan, huh? This should be interesting."
The Abyssal Leviathan was said to be a nightmare of the deep, a creature so massive that entire mountains crumbled beneath its movements.
Its roars could shatter the minds of the weak.
Its tentacles could tear through entire dimensions.
I let out a slow breath, then activated Void Step.
"Time to hunt."
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The Descent into the Abyss
I appeared at the edge of the Abyssal Rift, a vast black ocean that stretched infinitely in every direction. The water was thick, murky, and alive—a swirling mass of dark energy and ancient souls trapped beneath its surface.
I could feel it.
Something massive… lurking below.
The waves were unnatural, as if the sea itself was breathing.
Then, the System Notification flashed.
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[WARNING: You have entered the Abyssal Rift.]
[Survival Rate: 7%]
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I grinned.
"Tch. That's higher than usual."
Without hesitation, I stepped forward—diving headfirst into the black waters.
The moment I did—
The ocean swallowed me whole.
Darkness engulfed me.
The water was so thick it felt like swimming through ink.
I activated Dragon Fear, my aura exploding outward—pushing back the oppressive weight of the Abyss.
That's when I saw it.
Two gigantic red eyes.
Looming in the distance. Watching. Waiting.
Then—
It moved.
The entire ocean shifted, as if the water itself was being displaced by something too large to comprehend.
The Abyssal Leviathan was waking up.
BOOOOOOOOM!
A massive tentacle whipped through the darkness, tearing through the Abyss like a storm of destruction.
I dodged at the last second, appearing above the water in a burst of speed.
The ocean split apart.
And from the depths—
A colossal monstrosity emerged.
The Leviathan was larger than any creature I had ever seen. Its body stretched for miles, its skin covered in obsidian-black scales, glowing with ancient runes.
Its mouth alone could swallow cities whole.
It let out a roar—a sound so powerful the entire Demon Realm trembled.
The Abyssal Leviathan had awakened.
I stood mid-air, cracking my knuckles.
My emerald eyes flared with excitement.
"Let's see if you can entertain me, big guy."
The Leviathan's roar sent waves of destruction across the Abyssal Rift, shaking the entire Demon Realm. The sheer force of its presence felt like an entire natural disaster compressed into one living nightmare.
But I wasn't impressed.
I cracked my neck, rolling my shoulders as the beast lunged forward—its massive jaws splitting the sky itself as it tried to swallow me whole.
"Tch. Too slow."
I activated Void Step, my body blurring out of existence just before its colossal teeth could clamp shut. The sheer force of its bite crushed the space where I had been standing, sending a shockwave that ripped apart the atmosphere.
I reappeared above its head, both hands glowing with pure destruction.
"Let's see if you can handle this—"
I slammed both palms down.
HEAVEN'S WRATH!
A massive shockwave erupted from my hands, crashing down onto the Leviathan's skull. The impact tore apart the ocean, splitting it like a canyon, sending out a tsunami that could wipe out an entire kingdom.
The Leviathan shrieked, its enormous body twisting in pain. But it wasn't done.
A tentacle the size of a mountain shot toward me, faster than anything that size should be able to move.
"Hah! That's more like it!"
I twisted mid-air, grabbing the tentacle with both hands. The sheer force behind it sent me flying across the Abyss, crashing through floating islands and dark cliffs, but I held on.
The Leviathan tried to slam me into the depths, but I spun mid-air, redirecting the momentum—
And then swung the entire creature by its own tentacle.
BOOOOOOM!
The Leviathan's massive body crashed into the ocean, creating an explosion of black water that shot into the sky like a volcanic eruption.
Before it could recover, I Void Stepped again—reappearing in front of its colossal eye.
I could see its rage. Its madness.
It wanted me dead.
Too bad. I was just getting started.
I pulled back my fist—my arm glowing with pure, destructive energy.
"DRAGON'S FANG STRIKE!"
I punched straight through its eye.
The Leviathan let out a deafening scream of agony, its entire body writhing violently, sending tidal waves across the abyss.
But instead of dying, its body began to glow.
Dark symbols burned into its skin. Its wounds regenerated instantly.
The ocean itself started shaking unnaturally.
The Abyssal Leviathan was evolving.
I grinned.
"Oh? You're finally taking this seriously?"
Lightning crackled across my body. My black bones hardened. My second heart pounded like a war drum.
The true battle was about to begin.
The Final Hunt—Samuel vs. The Abyssal Leviathan
The Abyssal Leviathan's body began to shift. Its scales cracked and reformed, glowing with deep, abyssal runes. Its tentacles multiplied, now moving faster than the speed of sound.
The entire ocean twisted and warped—as if the Leviathan itself was altering reality.
I exhaled slowly, rolling my shoulders. My body was aching—something I hadn't felt in a long time.
"Tch… this thing is getting annoying."
The Leviathan let out another roar, and suddenly—
The entire sky turned black.
The ocean beneath me vanished.
There was no up. No down.
I was floating in a void—a dimension the Leviathan had created.
A voice echoed through the darkness—ancient, deep, and filled with malice.
"YOU CANNOT KILL ME, HEAVENLY DEMON. I AM THE ABYSS. I AM THE ENDLESS HUNGER."
I chuckled darkly, my emerald eyes glowing.
"Yeah? Well, I'm the guy who kills things like you."
The Leviathan struck first.
A hundred tentacles shot toward me—moving so fast they tore through space itself.
I activated Void Step— but something was wrong.
The space around me collapsed—Void Step failed.
"What?!"
The Leviathan's new Abyssal Domain had sealed my teleportation.
For the first time in a long time—I was forced to dodge the normal way.
I twisted my body mid-air, weaving through the incoming attacks. Each tentacle that missed me destroyed entire sections of the void, sending shockwaves that could shatter planets.
One grazed my side, ripping through my coat and sending me crashing into nothingness.
I coughed blood but grinned.
"Alright… now I'm pissed."
I pushed off nothingness itself, accelerating toward the Leviathan's core. My entire body burned with destructive energy.
I activated my strongest techniques at once—
"DRAGON'S FURY + HEAVEN'S WRATH + BREATH OF DESTRUCTION!!!"
A massive explosion of power erupted from my fists as I delivered the most devastating blow I could muster—
CRACK!!!
The Abyssal Leviathan SCREAMED.
Its core shattered.
The entire Abyssal Domain collapsed, and we were thrown back into reality.
The Leviathan's body began to disintegrate, its dark energy scattering like dying stars.
I landed on the surface of the ocean, breathing heavily.
It was over.
Or so I thought.
A final System Notification appeared before me.
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[QUEST COMPLETE: HUNTING THE ABYSSAL LEVIATHAN]
Rewards Unlocked:
+15 Strength
+5 Agility
Special Weapon: Abyss Gauntlets
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I looked at my hands as black gauntlets formed over them.
They pulsed with abyssal energy.
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[NEW ITEM ACQUIRED: ABYSS GAUNTLETS]
Forged from the remains of the Abyssal Leviathan.
Each punch sends out void shockwaves.
Increases Strength by +10 while equipped.
Special Skill: Devour Impact (Absorbs enemy energy upon landing a hit).
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I flexed my fingers, feeling the raw power flowing through them.
"Hah… Now this was worth it."
I stood there, looking at the destruction I had caused, the ocean still trembling from our battle.
But I wasn't satisfied. I clenched my fists, the Abyss Gauntlets glowing.