Races: Online

Han tried to keep himself logical, there was no doubt that someone as old and experienced as the [ Wood Elf ] would come into harm could they? He summoned his chat menu and still found the green light that showed that the Elf was still online but whether they were fine or not to actually fight? He didn't know and sent a message towards them instead before quickly gazing towards the monster. 

Minutes felt like a long time as he watched the creature hover triumphantly in the air, no challenger in sight. 

Their bait of herbivores had already run off too.

And from the get go, they didn't seem to be interested in deer either. Roasted or not.

So their plan was going into shambles now, they needed to improvise a bit. But what could they do from this distance? The Colossal Wyvern hovered above the City of Gloria and it made itself incapable of being attacked by them unless they had some sort of ranged weapon.

And from their earlier talks and the appearances of the other [ Players ]—none of them were able to do any aerial damage as well. Now would have been a good time to have some pegasus or some winged [ Player ] to have been in their group. 

But it was useless to wish such things. 

So the only option for them was to bring it down to the earth. If they wanted to have any hopes of actually defeating it, that was the only choice. Glancing at the [ Light Elf ] he shouted out to her, "Its eyes! Stick with your role!"

The [ Light Elf ] nodded for a moment and turned to the creature in the distance. Her vision was clear but not that clear to get an accurate aim. She glanced at the [ Mermaid ] who was still standing beside her, conch shell in hand. She ran towards the grasslands, she could see one of her friends with the human woman but paid no heed as she eyed the distance between her and the Wyvern.

It was shrieking as lightning blasted out of its jaws but its range was much smaller than before.

And soon enough there was no lightning. It had to renew its energy.

The original plan was for Lucia to light above a possible food source, the deer and the other herbivores and for the monster to turn its attention towards it but that was already impossible to do. Instead she had to draw it in, and although she was no combat [ Mage ]l but as she activated her [ Skill ]—a light beam shot out of her palms and towards the gigantic Wyvern in the sky.

And it dodged.

Of course it did.

Its reflexes were capable of such a thing and attacking it wasn't her goal.

The Colossal Wyvern's attention shifted towards her for one moment… but then changed targets.

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The road was charged with dust as Owen felt his entire body ache and it stung—he was barely alive. His consumption of the potion earlier had done its job along with his fail safe equipment but they had already eclipsed their purpose. Now the items he wore were worthless to him now as he grabbed ahold of his secret compartment, his second pouch that he stored in the back of his shirt. It contained another stash of potions and he took out a High Grade [ Healing Potion ] and drank it down.

In the distance he could see the [ Cleric ] that had blocked and defended herself with her [ Golden Shield ] and she was fine. Relief flooded his chest but there was no time for that. Time seemed to move slowly as he took notice of their surroundings but it was merely minutes.

He looked up towards the Wyvern and found it shrieking. It was still not moving for some reason, undeterred and harrumphing around like some lord of the sky. 

But there was another concern he had—until finally he saw his opponent.

Around forty feet away from him, he'd see the [ Assassin ] flat on the ground, smoke erupting and their body jerking. 

Although the [ Assassin ] could have moved fast and he did. The lightning blast had erupted everywhere… and if they didn't have some kind of charm or equipment to use, they were as good as dead. Owen's body still ached even as he downed his drinks. 

He half considered chucking and sploshing some liquid towards them but things quickly changed as the creature shot down towards them. The Wyvern's eyes flicked towards him for a moment, intelligence in its eyes as it considered him for a moment but then ignored him.

Owen nearly fell back on his back. Its movements were far faster than a creature of its size should have done as it captured the [ Assassin ] in its claws and then surged up.

It hardly even batted an eye at him.

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One moment things were going according to plan but then it changed.

The light beam should have redirected the creature towards themselves and though Han wasn't sure what he could do, he was prepared to do anything, act as the bait himself and bring it down towards the ground level. He had faith that his companions could do something—and he could grab a broken branch and stab it across its eyes.

But that wasn't the case, the Wyvern didn't leapt towards them.

Han shouldn't have been able to see, his eyes weren't that clear as an Elf but the Colossal Wyvern was far too large that even he could see its movement from his spot. And the cousin of Dragons dive-bombed like an eagle towards the city road. Han was almost sure that it would knock its head against the earth before it flew back up with much more agility and finesse than it ought to have.

Lightning and shrieks erupting from its mouth. 

The [ Light Elf ]'s body had trembled as the creature eyed her but then she screamed as it ignored her. She shot another blast of light from her palms but it was already too late as they captured their target. And the [ Half Elf ] beside him cursed aloud.

It was there that Han could have guessed that someone was captured—they had been too close to the creature and the lightning had stunned them no doubt. And it was tragic. But could they even save him now?

"Bleu!" The [ Light Elf ] shouted in vain. And though the wind carried her voice, it was already too late.

Even if they had survived the lightning blast.

They were already as good as dead.

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The Colossal Wyvern had exhausted its energy by doing an electrical blast that spanned across the entire landscape. It thought that it would be the end of it, the flesh bags charred and turned to dust. But they were sturdier than they looked like. A pesky light shot towards him as he dodged it and eyed the [ Light Elf ] within the distance. It could fly there and capture them in its jaws already.

But there was a close enemy for him and it was just below him.

Looking down revealed one of the flesh bags covered up from head to toe, but the Colossal Wyvern couldn't be fooled by disguises. It dove towards the flesh bag and snatched it up his claws, he could still eat this one. 

The Wyvern tossed the body into the air.

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The [ Cleric ] felt her energy drain as the shield sizzled and lost its light. If the [ Tiefling ] were to attack her then she was already at a disadvantage but she glanced towards them and mustered some bravado, "Thought you needed to bring in a pet to defeat us?"

The [ Tiefling ], Tierra looked at her with disbelief as her eyes flashed at such a question. 'The audacity of this—' She found the words and shouted it at the woman, "Of course not! It's not ours!"

And before both could answer, a light sizzled above them like a beam. [ Light of Celeste ]

It so happened that the two of them were in vulnerable positions as the serpentine-like Wyvern gazed out, at this distance, both of them were ripe pickings as the [ Cleric ] hesitated for a moment as she glanced at her enemy, "If it's not yours, shall we temporarily truce?"

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The trees of the forest were completely burnt as wood barks exploded from within the forest—animals that had fled here were already shocked and down as the majority of the lightning blast had directed itself here. And in the centre of the forest was a large cocoon made from wood, vines and other flora that had snaked and wrapped itself around a person… or more precisely the [ Wood Elf ].

Even the [ Cocoon of Greneas ] suffered damage.

But it was only because he had summoned it in an instant. Within the cocoon, the glow of bluemoon moss gave him enough space to see the chat that was sent by Han. So they were still alive. That was good. Unfurling the cocoon bit by bit he escaped and saw the outcome of the blast and felt his resolve rise.

How could a creature dare itself and ruin a beautiful paradise like this?

He sent a reply towards Han as his vision allowed him to see the creature in the air, the forest itself had also fallen and cleared enough to see the Colossal Wyvern. He wondered about his chances of putting everyone atop a [ Zephyr Boat ] but shook his head. They would be blasted to bits and maneuvering it would be too hard.

They needed to bring it down.