Clyde grinned after he see the information about the monster.
It turned out that the monster was not as strong as its dreadful appearance. Maybe it's because Agatha has managed to restore the setting of this apocalypse - Selection Stage, somehow.
Maybe because all the parties that previously messed up the setting were no longer interested and left here after seeing what happened to Clyde.
There was a man who claimed to be a servant of a God, then Nimue who claimed to serve Gremory, then the two World Masters who schemed behind each other's backs.
All of that might make anyone who wants to mess up the settings so no longer interested in doing so.
Because they saw that many other parties were approaching Clyde, there was no point in messing up the settings anymore since Clyde was clear that he would be strong enough to go through everything.
'Or is there another reason I missed I didn't know? Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore.'
Clyde turned away from the monster and walked again towards the other.
"This time, you guys can take care of the monster without me," Clyde said.
Of course, his words surprised them.
"What do you mean?" Sonya asked.
"This monster is only a Level 40 monster."
That answer had given them everything. They were all between Levels 32 to 35. And there were six of them.
"So you can indeed see the information of the monster," Rodney said. "That's why you can tell that the four of us are Regressors."
Clyde just nodded. "Now that doesn't matter. You guys have to fight him to get the Exp."
Reed drew his sword from its scabbard and said. "If it is a Level 40 monster, we can easily finish it off and get revenge for causing us trouble that time."
They all saw Reed's spirit which represented how the Regressors felt. Sonya and Asqa also felt calm seeing the four of them have such enthusiasm.
And there's no reason to doubt the information Clyde provided.
They had guessed that Clyde could indeed see information from a monster or a player. So, his words just prove everything.
"So you're not going to fight?" he asked.
"I don't want to be greedy and take all that Exp," answered Clyde.
His answer made them all think that Clyde's Level was already so high that he didn't want to bother looking for Exp anymore.
Actually, what did Clyde do until he could reach such a high level to hand over the Exp of a BOSS which would definitely be huge?
"What are you waiting for?" Clyde asked. "Go kill it."
Rodney shot Clyde a look full of obvious envy. 'Just what has he done and how did he get his insane powers?'
But now Rodney knew it was pointless to think about it. He stared ahead where The Devourer was hovering with tentacles waving disgustingly.
"Alright, let's kill it first," said Rodney. "I'll be in charge since I'm the only one of us who's ever killed it."
There's nothing to complain about that. The Regressors saw for themselves that Rodney was the one who killed the monster first.
Even though it might just be down to luck but at least he was the one who knew how to deal with that monster the best.
The six of them walked closer to the monster. But Asqa stopped in front of Clyde and looked at him with a look that confused Clyde.
"What?" Clyde asked.
"Are you okay? I didn't have time to ask how you were because you fell asleep right away and didn't want to disturb you," said Asqa.
Clyde blinked rapidly a few times. Clyde could see the worry in Asqa's eyes.
"You don't need to worry about me. I'm fine," Clyde replied in an even voice. However, in his heart, he felt a strange feeling again.
Only this time someone looked at him with worried eyes that seemed sincere. Was it because she was really worried, or was it just his thought? Clyde didn't understand.
Asqa smiled faintly at him. "That's good to know. Then, I'll go with the others to fight that monster."
Asqa walked after the others toward the monster. Clyde stared at her back from behind. Right now, Asqa's back looks straighter than before.
Her body is indeed small but something makes her appear bigger. From the look on her face, Clyde could see a calm face that was previously only filled with fear and anxiety.
"I think she's feeling better now."
Clyde doesn't know how or when Asqa changed. He didn't realize it was because he was rarely with them and preferred to go alone.
"GRRRRRHHHHHH!!!"
The Devourer, that monster, let out a growl that seemed to shake the world once more. Now its tentacles are many times longer than before.
The large yellow eyes that were at the top of the mass of tentacles moved very slowly and finally stopped after spotting six people approaching it.
Clyde did say for them to fight the monster with their strength. However, he couldn't possibly be reckless.
Everything may seem to be going well now. But no one will know what will happen when the fight starts.
Something could go wrong, so Clyde couldn't relax before the monster really died. Or before the day ends.
The rain fell as they dashed toward the monster. Rodney took the lead and jumped over some collapsed buildings. The others followed behind him.
As usual, Sonya and Asqa were at the back. But Sonya is no longer as protective of Asqa as she was before.
She is the one who spends the most time with her so Sonya knows that Asqa is much stronger than before. She was no longer a whiny girl who could only hide and cry.
"Cover our back," Sonya said to Asqa.
Asqa just nodded briefly. When she do that, Sonya could see the look on her face and eyes that showed determination.
Seeing her, Sonya was sure that Asqa would be fine. So she can focus on attacking.
"IT'S COMING!"
The sound of Rodney's scream from the front made Sonya and Asqa alert. When the two of them looked ahead, they saw black tentacles shooting toward them.
They immediately scattered in all directions to avoid it. The tentacles hit the building and the ground behind them. Its movement is slow but the strength of the tentacles is so strong that it can inflict that much damage.
Sonya landed safely on the top of a not-too-tall building and immediately drew her bow. However, she didn't know where she should aim.
'Do I have to shoot that huge eye?'
Sonya then fired her arrow at the huge eye. With such a big target, it was impossible for her to miss.
She didn't miss, but the shot didn't have any significant effect at all. Sonya's arrow was almost stuck in the yellow eyes. But the arrow immediately disappeared as if sucked in by something.
Rodney and Eric were not far ahead of her. So she immediately ran closer to them and asked.
"Hey, where should I shoot?"
"You can't hurt it now even if you hit its eye" Rodney replied.
"So?"
"For now we just have to defend against those tentacles."
Another tentacle shot from The Devourer's main body towards them. Rodney jumped over to the tentacle and slashed his katana sword.
*CRAATT!!*
The tentacles were cut off and fell on top of the building. A purplish liquid splashed on Rodney's face.
Rodney landed back between Eric and Sonya.
"This is easier than before," Rodney said to Eric with a smirk on his face.
"Is that true?" Eric turned to the monster. "If that's true, this fight wouldn't be as bad as last time."
Eric jumped to slash at another tentacle that was already shooting toward them.
"Like Clyde said, we seem to be able to handle this easily," Rodney said to Sonya. "Before that monster opens its mouth on the bottom of its body, we can only attack its tentacles."
Sonya nodded. "Alright."
Rodney then ran to catch up with Eric. Meanwhile, Sonya pulled her bowstring again and started aiming.
But Sonya remembers that Asqa is not next to her now. She immediately spread her gaze to look for Asqa with a worried look.
But it turns out she needn't have worried. Across the other building, Asqa is healing Mona who seems to have a wound on her arm.
Asqa's face no longer looks scared. She seemed so focused on healing Mona.
Not long after, Asqa nodded as if to say that she had finished healing her. Mona immediately jumped to her feet and prepared to fight again.
Asqa then ran away and looked for a place to hide. Seeing that, Sonya smiled. She has nothing to worry about now.
After all, Sonya knew that even if Clyde said he would let them do the fighting this time, he wouldn't sit idly by when he saw a dangerous situation.
Sonya turned to Clyde. He seemed to be looking at them with focused eyes and observing every detail of the fight. So Sonya was increasingly convinced that he would come when she saw the danger.
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