Hero of Darkness

3 Hours Later.

Atreus and Dorian flew at supersonic speed after forcefully making Conan spit out the information regarding the current whereabouts of the mythical rank monster that rampages and destroyed the city filled with a million inhabitants.

And finally, they located the gigantic beast as big as a mountain while it was only crouching. Kahn's senses picked up the strength levels of this worldly calamity and even he had a stiff expression despite being a 5th stage saint as they floated 30 kilometers away.

A saint's range of sight and ability to sense auras of living beings rose by 5 kilometers with each rank up. Some monsters like Caladrius who had a longer range, could even see 20 kilometers farther from the sky even at levels comparable to a 1st stage saint.

Since Kahn also had the Horus Sight skill, he could clearly see this monstrous being that destroyed 60 kilometers of radius easily from the sky and see its entire figure.

A ginormous mountainous figure made of gray metal and fangs as big as a Titan. The metallic body was covered in fur that was akin to a legendary rank armor in itself.

A head akin to an ancient beast and 4 black horns as long as a 50 meter tall tower while the maw was filled with thousands of massive teeth that could crush buildings like eating blueberries.

While this creature was silently laying on the ground, its body alone was close to 700 meters tall. So both of them could already feel that its actual size was even bigger.

[System, what is this creature?] queried Kahn.

[The being in front of the host is one of the direct descendant species of the Godbeast Behemoth.

It is called the Hodag.] reported the system.

[What are its abilities?]

[It is impervious to all kinds of physical attacks, and has 90% elemental resistance to all elements except Darkness and Light element.

It has great regeneration ability and extremely high defense due to it being a metal elemental being.

And it can also use Mind and Sensory Distortion skills.

It can also absorb and redirect all the physical attacks by turning them into a pure form of energy.] reported the system.

[Any weaknesses?] he asked.

[The only weakness is that it is very slow due to its 4 legged physical structure and metal element.

And only the insides of its body are easy to harm. The outside fur and body parts are simply impenetrable even among the other descendant species of Godbeast Behemoth.] the system informed in a lifeless tone.

[Ah… So it's just like Invimarak, the descendant species of Godbeast Behemoth I fought back in Verlassen.

Even the armor and weapons Albestros made for me and my subordinates were top quality until we got a dragon's corpse to forge legendary rank sets.

But this is definitely bigger and stronger than Invimarak. Besides, it's my first time fighting a metal elemental monster. They're just as rare as descendants of primordial titans.] thought Kahn as he ran down a few fighting simulations in his mind.

"You sure you want us to kill it?" asked Atreus to Dorian.

"Imperial orders cannot be defied. You must follow them if you're part of the empire's military forces.

As the disciples of a Heavenly King… It would be dire to our master's reputation as his position if we fail to kill it." explained the white wolfkin.

"Still… It's a mythical rank monster comparable to a 5th stage saint. Even with both of us here, it will be extremely hard to even injure it." said Atreus with a skeptical gaze as he stared at the sleeping Hodag.

"Hmph! What kind of attitude is that, Atreus?

I know you're stronger than me but you have still yet to accept the responsibility as a member of the Fenrirborne Tribe.

In the military forces… We don't ask questions and get the job done even if we have to risk our lives.

And what do you think will happen if this monster goes on a rampage again? How many millions of people would die again?" he sarcastically asked.

"Then do you even have a plan? This thing is a descendant of a Godbeast.

Even you should know how powerful they are?" asked Atreus with an incredulous gaze.

"That idiot Conan Doykle did the mistake of fighting it without even knowing its powers and abilities.

Look at it… There's not even a scratch or an injury on its body. You think we have any better chance just because there are two of us?" spoke Atreus in a mocking tone.

Fighting such a powerful enemy due to overconfidence was the very reason why an entire city was razed to the ground.

Kahn did not wish to repeat the same mistake. Also, there was a reason why he was reluctant to fight this Hodag monster.

In reality, Kahn could kill it but it would require him to reveal his rank as a 5th stage saint and also use his Dimensional Domain and Dimensional Cut attack skill.

Alone, he was more than enough to kill it if he used Asura Mode and Shura Mode.

But due to Dorian's presence here… If he used other bloodline abilities, his domain or attack skills that shouldn't be possible… Kahn's cover would be blown.

Now, Kahn's identity as a Water/Ice Elemental Brawler wolfkin aka Atreus became a hurdle in this situation because he couldn't use skills that went against his bloodline, class and elemental affinity.

[Should I use them?] wondered Kahn.

Even in this case… Kahn could fight this monster by using Harnessing, Conceptualization and the remaining 3 techniques taught by Romulus.

But there was a reason even that was out of the equation.

Because his master had already warned that these skills should be used only when no one was watching.

Some of these techniques were unknown to people of the Beast Empire and practiced only in the Abyss Empire before it was destroyed.

Them coming to light would be too big of a risk, especially in front of Dorian who was a well-informed and patriotic saint of the Nadur Empire.

[There's no choice… I have to cooperate with him.

Wait a minute… Isn't that what Master wanted me to learn?] suddenly, he realized a fact he missed before.

What Romulus wanted Kahn to learn here wasn't leadership. Rather it was…

Camaraderie.