Chapter 218: True Monster (1/2)

The spearman looked on with a frown. He had witnessed Arthur's strength firsthand, so he looked conflicted about fighting him.

Arthur, on the other hand, was the same. He didn't want to be the kind of person to carry others through but the fact that this person has fallen for the Enders made things different.

If this man was a minion of the Enders, then Arthur had every reason to prevent him from passing. This way, he would hinder them from getting their hands on the artifact.

At this point, Arthur realized that his legacy quests only appeared when the Enders were involved. This suggests that the purpose behind his legacy was to stop these creatures.

As the tension rose, Ellen was the first to break the silence. She pushed Arthur's arm away as she took a step forward.

”You have nothing to do with this.” She said holding her injured arm.

Arthur sighed and threw out his hand. Ellen stiffened before she fell backward for Arthur to catch her. Restrained, Ellen looked at him with fear and anger.

”Lie down and allow me to handle this.” Arthur placed her down and turned toward the man. ”I'm sorry, but this is as far as you can go.”

”I don't think you wish to antagonize me.” The spearman said as he strapped the spear to his back. He crossed his arms as he looked at Arthur. ”It's better that we both forget this.”

”Sorry, I'm a petty person. If you attack me once, I'll bite you.”

”That's not how the saying goes.” The spearman said, his accent clear.

”Jokes on you I didn't even know there was a saying.” Arthur stretched his neck. ”What I do know, and you know as well, that you can't win against me.”

”Yeah, that's true.” Unexpectedly, the spearman nodded. ”I can know a man's strength by trading punches with him. Sadly,” His voice trailed making Arthur have an ominous feeling. ”I'm not alone.”

Then, the man roared. Or imitated roaring. Arthur looked at him with furrowed brows as the man's veins bulged as if he was screaming but no sound came out.

”Are you silent acting?” Arthur leaned forward and dashed toward the man. ”Sorry to interrupt your performance.”

Before Arthur could reach him, the ground began shaking. After steadying himself, Arthur used his detection rune. It hasn't been there earlier, but something was approaching from underneath them.

”Alright, we need to run.” Arthur turned and picked up Ellen, who was still struggling to run away, and threw her over his shoulders and jumped.

His skill got activated as the two rose in the air. The ground split apart as an earthquake struck the desert. The iced sand rose in the air as a monster revealed itself from underneath the spearman.

The spearman landed on the monster's giant head as it appeared from the underground. Arthur landed on a nearby dune as he looked with a frown at the monster and human duo.

”A tamer?” Arthur muttered as he looked at the giant worm that had appeared. It looked like a train rather than a worm, only if the train had legs wiggling like scythes.

Its mouth was as wide as its body, looking like a hollow cylindrical with many teeth that could shred you to pieces. The spearman had his arms across his chest again as he smirked.

”You don't look so strong now, huh?”

”That's a True Monster, idiot.” Arthur's heart was beating loudly as he looked at the gigantic monster. ”Do you think you can tame it with a simple roar?”

He could see the pale face of the spearman and how the giant worm was growing unstable by the second. He guessed this was only a show to intimidate him, but there was still a problem.

'What would happen once this idiot can no longer control it?' Arthur's heart was cold. He can't take on a True Monster with his current strength. It would take a party of rei-rankers to contend against this monster.

True to Arthur's expectations, the worm began to shake its head in protest as the spearman's mana dwindled. Arthur had expected a great nemesis for the fallen ones, but this man looked like a piece of paper as the monster threw him off.

”Are you seriously going to summon that thing just to lose control of it?!” Arthur shouted as he saw the worm rise in the air issuing a growl.