"Roar!"
The Lions and Lionesses roared in pain as they were drowned in the flood of golden arrows that descended from the skies like falling missiles.
With the arrows distracting the Lions, Rex finally paid attention to his remaining gadgets as he rapidly equipped his Wind Boots and Coke Armor again while also keeping the Death Daggers back in their sheath.
By the time that he did all these, the merchants finally reacted in a panic as they rushed to get away from the range of the angry Lions.
As all these happened, the Lion Pride finally recovered. They were caught off-guard by the hidden enemy, but in the end, this was not enough to kill them.
"ROAR!!!"
The biggest female Lioness of the Pride who was King Dufasa's first concubine took the lead as she stood her ground and roared at the skies.
With her mighty roar, a raging corona of red fire was breathed out of her massive jaws as they spread upwards, burning everything in their path to ashes.
The Lions were all fire controllers.
The dozens of golden arrows that were still in the process of descending from the skies were burnt into ashes by the raging fire as the other Lions quickly got into formation and became prepared to fight.
Everything was happening so fast from the moment that the first arrow was shot. After getting all his gadgets back, Rex's first reaction was to escape and save his life but he was curious about the identity of the mysterious archer.
He raised his head, squinting his eyes to try seeing the archer but this archer seemed to have no intention to be seen as he remained hidden amid the leaves.
"F*ck it!"
[You have activated Wind Boots Mystic Effect: Wind Surfer!]
Rex cursed as he kept his Blood Tome before starting a sprint to escape.
Even with this mysterious archer, Rex was sure that they stood no chance against the Lion Pride, he would only die if he stayed.
"Help us!" Maximo yelled at Rex but he got no answer.
"I will pay handsomely! Please help!"
[You have triggered a system mission: Maximo's Quest!]
[Mission Details: Maximo, the merchant of the Dragon Horn Town has requested your aid for him to escape safely with his goods and subordinates.]
[Main Mission: Lead Maximo safely to the Dragon Horn Town!]
[Mission Rewards: 1000 Skill Points, 20 Constitution Points, and 20,000 Dragon Horn Credits!]
[Bonus Rewards will be given according to mission completion rate!]
[Do you want to accept mission?]
Rex did not listen to the pleas of the rich merchant but once his system lit up this notification, he hit hard on the breaks and slowed to a stop.
Having tried day and night without much success to learn and master the new skills of his Blackfire mystic ability, Rex finally knew how important skill points were to his cause and now that it was offered, he was tempted.
Rex was not just tempted, he was persuaded.
In his moment of hesitation, the angry Lions already shrugged off the unrelenting attacks of the mysterious archer as they pounced on the merchants.
Having lost most of their mystic warriors who were the protectors in this journey in their initial struggle against the Lion Pride, now, the merchants were like pigs before the slaughter as they could not resist.
Seeing the unstoppable momentum of the Lions as they slaughtered the merchants, Rex was intimidated but, in the end, his greed for Skill Points won as he exploded with speed towards Maximo who was in the middle of the group.
[You have activated Advanced Sword Skill: One Autumn Leaf- 2nd Move- Splintering Slash!]
Boom!
Rex's sword energy overpowered the raging fire from the Lions as they hastily dodged the area of effect that the tyrannical sword energy passed.
With them dodging, Rex got to Maximo's side. His original intention was to take hold of the merchant and escape but after getting here now, Rex was exposed to the real savagery on display as blood already dyed the ground red.
Most of the merchants in the trade group were young energetic men, now, they barely struggled as they were roasted and slaughtered by the Lions.
What was the use of power if he could not use it to help others? Once Rex asked himself this question, his intentions instantly changed.
In normal circumstances, Rex already calculated that they stood no chance against the Lion Pride even with the mysterious archer helping but what if a mythical grade treasure was added to the equation?
After entering the Great Forest of Elias, due to his plan to take this as a training opportunity, he gave himself a rule not to make use of this mythical grade treasure since it would make things too easy for him.
Now though, he really needed it and he did not hesitate to use it. After all, rules were made to be broken.
[You have activated Affection Necklace's Mystic Effect: Love Protection!]
Instantly after this mystic effect activated, Rex was surrounded by a pink-colored heart-shaped energy shield as his mystic energy started burning like water but he did not give a damn as he pounced on the Lions.
Rex used no skills, with such a powerful defensive shield already protecting him, he simply preserved his mystic energy to focus on maintaining it as he let his skills and sword proficiency flow through Berserker.
The Lions were startled by the sudden change in the aggression of the mystic warrior. The Aurora Swordplay's real strength was speed, and Rex fully embodied it at this moment as he started a rampage.
Whoosh!
The Lions could barely react as the extremely sharp sword cut one of them in 2. Rex no longer cared about dodging; he was now focused on pure offense.
This was the powerful support that a mythical grade treasure was capable of. With the Affection Necklace, Rex became a raging bull with finesse and intelligence as he cut through the Lions like a hot knife through butter.
The raging fire of the Lions was fierce and strong and could deal a lot of damage when it met any skin surface, but Rex's defense was sturdier.
Their teeth were sharp, but his defense was sturdier.
Their claws were deadly, but his defense was sturdier.
Once the mysterious archer in the tree noticed the change in Rex, the archer also switched into a new gear of intensity as the golden arrows started descending in batches of 3 at a time and they provided the ultimate support to Rex.
This rhythmic barrage of arrow and sword attacks brought an end to the career of tyranny that the Lion Pride had been enjoying till now.
Together, Rex and this mysterious archer started a massacre.
The formation of the Lion Pride was completely torn apart as they became like a bunch of sheep without shepherds, they died meaninglessly.
[You have killed an Intermediate Mystic Beast: Fire Lion!]
[You have gained 35 mystic energy points!]
[You have gained a mystic stone!]
[You have killed…]
[You have killed 10 Intermediate Mystic Fire Lions: You have achieved the title- Fire Lion Killer!]
[When facing mystic Fire Lions in the future, your overall strength will be amplified by 2%.]
Once the first Lion died, the 2nd quickly followed subsequently as they dropped dead like falling leaves in autumn.
In the blink of an eye, of the originally 23 Lions and Lionesses which formed this pride, only 7 were remaining as these 7 were now intimidated.
They roared angrily at their enemies before escaping deep into the forest.
Just like a dream, the dangers that threatened to swallow them up disappeared. The surviving merchants were about to celebrate but their bubble was shattered by the nonchalant voice that came from on top of the tree.
"The Alpha is already on his way back".
"…"
"F*ck! Run! Escape!"
As all the merchants picked the few goods that they could and escaped, Rex stayed behind as he looked up at the tree.
"May I know who you are?"
"No".
"What of your name?"
"No need".
"…" Rex was speechless.
"Ok, but if you ever need my help in the forest, do not hesitate to ask for it. Also, if you can, please help me save my pet".
"You will meet your pet in Dragon Horn Village".
"Thanks". With that, Rex left and sprinted away with the merchants.
…
10 minutes after the merchants escaped, the Alpha Lion arrived from his hunt with jaws filled with the blood of his victims as he saw the corpse of his family.
"ROAR!!!"
The loud roars of an angry Alpha Lion King reverberated in the forest.
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