Chapter 221: An Intense Battle Against A Monstrous Foe!

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"GRAAAAAHHHHHH!"

The Kobold King let out a mighty roar so monstrously loud that it was completely deafening to Vladimir’s ears. The young man immediately fell to his knees in agony and pain. As the beast screamed, it released a powerful pressure through pure sound, forcing everyone present into paralysis.

The scream and the sound produced carried within a powerful curse of some sort, which debilitated muscles and bones, while also causing an immense sense of overwhelming fear that paralyzed the body almost instantly.

This power was another of the Dragon Blooded Kobold King’s Abilities — "Dragon Fear" — the power to inflict instant fear and absolute submission before their overwhelming might.

It was a terrifying power that could completely shut down and incapacitate foes with ease, allowing the Kobold King to easily kill them with an easy swing of its axes, needing not to put any effort at all into the hunting at all.

However, to the Kobold King’s misfortune, Riven had a trump card prepared against exactly such a power. And it was one he had obtained in the first dungeon he visited, and also the first dungeon he conquered.

And that amazing ability was...

"World of Silence."

He channeled the combined power of his Skills into his Shadow Self through his Psionic Avatar, suddenly muting the entire world around them.

"?!"

The Kobold King found itself unable to produce even a single sound. Its powerful technique was completely cancelled, and it suffered a heavy backlash as a result. The creature suddenly took a step back in pure disbelief as it began vomiting blood everywhere.

"NOW!"

World of Silence came undone the moment Riven reached the Kobold King. Vladimir forced himself back onto his feet and flanked the monster from behind. Riven’s body shapeshifted once more, growing several pairs of long arms tipped with razor-sharp claws. He dug deep into the Kobold King’s thick flesh, tearing away large scales before the beast roared in fury and swung both of its massive axes against him.

CLAASH! CLAASH! CLAASH!

Three deadly cleaving strikes demolished entire sections of the caverns and tore through several stone walls as Riven was pummeled away by the immense power. Vladimir hung tightly onto the monster’s back with his werewolf claws, continuously piercing its dense back muscles while opening his jaws wide and biting down hard into its thick neck.

"GRRRR!"

The Kobold roared in rage, grabbed Vladimir with one enormous hand, and suddenly crushed him against the floor. It continued smashing him across the walls as it charged forward, running into a sudden larger open area by completely demolishing another wall.

CRAAASH!

Both fighters fell into the new space where Riven had already landed, crashing hard onto the stone floor. They found themselves surrounded by flowing underground water, while large glowing crystals embedded in the walls and ceiling illuminated the cavern with soft light.

It was a much larger and more open area — an undiscovered cave of sorts, most likely.

BAAAAM!

Vladimir hit the hard stone floor before bouncing off it and splashing heavily into the underground lake.

"Guuuggh?!"

He suddenly swallowed and inhaled a large amount of water, beginning to drown as he sank deeper and deeper. Dozens of monsters appeared amidst the dark waters — massive fish and eels with rows of sharp teeth that immediately started biting into his arms and legs.

"?!"

He could not even fight back properly as the underwater monsters completely overwhelmed him. He had nothing left to do but drown and be eaten alive.

However...

SPLASH!

A black shadow hand reached down and pulled him out of the water. As he hit the solid floor again, the giant fishes hissed angrily at his savior. Riven swiftly cut them all down by swinging a shadow sword made of pure materialized darkness.

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

As he cut the aquatic monsters into pieces, the Kobold King glared at him with pure hatred. It began drooling heavily onto the floor as its eyes blazed with fiery wrath.

"Yeah, we aren’t so easy to kill, bastard."

"RAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

The Kobold King roared and charged forward with both of its axes raised high. Riven greeted the attack with his own claws, rapidly rushing forward with a single powerful kick. The ground beneath him shattered from the force. Their weapons — two black swords against two blazing axes — clashed violently as shockwaves of darkness and dragon fire spread in every direction.

CRAAASH!

RUMBLE!

The impact of their weapons colliding pushed both fighters backward, yet the Kobold King still held the advantage. It quickly swung its right arm down in an attempt to cleave Riven completely apart. An invisible psionic force responded instantly and pushed the beast’s hand back. Its fingers suddenly broke under the pressure as Riven exerted even more force than before.

CRACK!

"GAHAAA?!"

The Kobold King screamed in pain but still managed to swing its second axe and send it flying through the air. Riven attempted to move away using Shadow Movement, yet flames coiled around him in a split second. The axe struck true. His spiritual body exploded into scattered pieces of shadows that splattered everywhere across the cavern.

"!!!"

Vladimir panicked and rushed toward the Kobold King. He drew his daggers and sent them flying straight at the beast’s neck, where they exploded on impact and blew apart bone and muscle.

BOOOM!

BOOOM!

"GRAAAAAHARRH?!"

The Kobold King let out one final agonizing scream as Vladimir reached its wounded neck and swung his claw deep into the injury, attempting to tear it completely open.

The beast growled furiously, opened its sharp jaws, and unleashed a point-blank flame breath in response. The attack sent Vladimir flying backward and burned him severely as a following explosion erupted around him.

BOOOMMM!!!

"Haaa... Haaaa... Gaaack...! Cough!"

The Kobold King coughed furiously as it began making its way toward the downed Vladimir. Its axes overflowed with dragon fire as it carried them however it could manage.

However...

The scattered shadow fragments that remained of Riven began to rapidly assemble themselves back together, materializing into his complete form once again!

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