Hero of Darkness

The count, his sons and all soldiers from his force were gobsmacked. The head Salvikan was proof that Raiden had killed the invading monster in just 5 minutes and didn't get hit during the battle even once. 

In their case, they had lost over 150 thousand soldiers and 4 warships to fight that very legendary rank monster and still failed, adding more salt to the wound instead of achieving their mission. 

An intense surge of realization hit count Horik. 

"Is he… is he your strongest warrior?" asked the exalted noble with a perplexed expression. 

Legolas on the other end nodded with a light smile. 

Sigh! 

This also assured the count and his sons that they did right by asking the Misthios guild to work for them. 

Now, even losing those legendary monster cores that were worth a fortune didn't feel like a bad deal at all. 

What use could wealth provide if you were dead? 

The priority was to get rid of these calamities first and recuperate their losses first. Besides, the lives of millions of people were also at risk. As the leader, the count had to worry about that more than money. 

In their agreement, Misthios guild was leaving the bodies of the monsters to them, which could be sold in the market and gain a lot of money and resources to make up for their losses. 

For the first time, they felt apologetic for their haughty behavior against the elf and his guild just because they were nobles. Because people of their caliber stood at the peak of strength and skills. 

Something their status as 'Nobles' could never help them achieve. 

Count Horik then slowly bowed towards the elf and the hybrid samurai warrior and so did his sons, no longer having a halo of superiority in their demeanor. 

Swoosh! 

Just then, Scorpion also appeared and nodded at Legolas. 

"Tell your people to quickly harvest the body. 

Other people from your rival noble factions were actually keeping an eye on this battle." he informed. 

This revelation shocked the three noblemen, their hearts filling with trepidations. 

Not only did their surrounding forces send these monsters into their domain but were also monitoring their borders without them finding out. 

If not for Raiden killing the monster, the rival force could've used that as an excuse to invade their lands and forcefully acquire their territory in the name of 'helping' to kill the monster. 

This was a grave matter and they wouldn't have found it out if not for a saint assassin like Scorpion directly informing them. 

"This way, please." spoke the old count as he led both saints towards the warships. 

One of his sons and some of their ships as well as battalions decided to stay behind to take control of the situation and salvage the body of the Salvikan. 

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1 Hour Later. 

The warships reached a vast open region of the territory that was filled with river banks and lakes. During their flight, Legolas saw many towns destroyed and sunken boats that looked rotten to their core as if some sort of ailment had afflicted this region. 

"The next one… we failed to kill it from time to time. 

It's a sea serpent type of monster. 

The reason why it couldn't die was because the confluence was too large and deep. 

No matter how many times our forces attacked, the monster would hide in the deep waters and escape to the estuary." explained the count. 

"I see. So it was no different than having a home-ground advantage while always having a few escape routes ready." spoke Legolas with a considerate expression. 

Finally, they stopped 20 kilometers away from the riverside and Raiden left to look for his next hunt. 

Omega was already comparable to a peak 3rd stage saint, close to breaking through to the next level. 

However, the last 5 levels were always hard to overcome for some reason and took way too much time despite having enough resources. 

Rathnaar had already explained that this was their bodies reading themselves to adapt to the next transformation of strength. This phenomenon applied to both monsters and saints alike since the laws of reality were the same for everyone living in Vantrea.

Swoosh! 

Raiden's figure then flashed in the air and this time, he hid his aura. 

The priority was to find the target and lure it into a beneficial battlefield. The closer this said sea monster was to the sea, the easier it could escape and their efforts would be wasted. 

And legendary rank monsters weren't just brainless things who could be fooled easily. Even the Salvikan he killed earlier was smart enough to attack using the debris and shot at him with hundreds of bullets coated with the toxin in the sky. This was more than enough to kill a 1st stage saint easily. 

Meanwhile, Legolas also was sharing the sight and was commanding the samurai warrior through Telepathy Link. 

[Reveal some of your aura first. Let it think that you're weaker and invading its territory. 

You know what to do next.] he ordered Raiden from his location inside the warship. 

Schwooom! 

Schwooom! 

Raiden followed the command and revealed his saint pressure, masking his original aura of a variant monster. 

The silver aura permeated the surroundings and after a dozen minutes… 

Growl! 

HISSSS!! 

HISSSS! 

First, it was growling and then a hissing sound echoed in the region. 

Soon, the noise of plunging tides echoed in the region as a massive gray body emerged 8 kilometers away at the center of a confluence of rivers. 

Sensing an external invader, the sea monster had finally decided to show itself. 

Omega sensed this aura and let out a smirk. 

Flickr!

His image flickered and reappeared right above this sea monster's body in the deep waters. 

6 heads with eyes, hundreds of massive teeth while breathing out yellow gas appeared out of the body of water. 

There were thousands of bone spikes coming out of its body and even the chest region had a wide and deep mouth filled with thousands of sharp teeth. 

[What kind of creature is this?] queried Kahn to the system. 

[It is called Venialkarto.

It's a high-tier dungeon boss of Aquatic type of dungeons. Its breadth is venomous and can instantly rot and paralyze anyone who breathes it.] reported the system. 

[I see. That explains the rotten towns and boats. This monster used its breath to destroy those places.] said Kahn. 

[Master, let me do it my way.] urged Omega as he wanted to use his own method to kill this legendary rank creature. 

[Go ahead. Just keep the body intact.] commended Kahn. 

BOOM!! 

Sizzle! 

Sizzle! 

Violent flames suddenly burst in the sky as Omega summoned and equipped the Twilight Armor this time. This was his Burst Mode armor which tremendously rose his strength and overall damage output. 

And he took out Kojin this time, equipping it in the main hand while releasing the dark red dragonfire over its blade. 

He looked down at the hydra-like monster that was already fear-stricken after sensing Omega's real strength. 

The latter on the other hand only gave a grim and murderous look at the former and spoke in a ghastly tone. 

"Land or sea… there's no escape from me."