Tales Of The Mighty Dragonair

Chapter 20 - Fighting The Horned Bear Monster On Equal Grounds

In a few minutes, he took the two monsters to his mates, and when he appeared, they finally noticed he wasn't standing behind them, which made them speechless, as they all asked themselves, when did he move?

He didn't do anything but pointing to the two monsters while saying:

"Deal with them like usual, and I will keep the three last ones busy."

He then moved, disappearing from his place, reappearing tens of meters away. The two monsters' aggro was already on him, but just as they tried to follow, they were welcomed by Tarry's shield, which rendered them still in their place, suffering severe internal damage.

Arthur just glanced briefly at them from far, before he moved, rapidly away, heading to welcome the three, already raged monsters, which kept chasing faked attacks all over the place.

Finding them wasn't that hard, as he kept his eye over them all the time. Once they appeared in front of the three, they roared, as they realized this little human was the one harassing them.

They were two huge monsters, like the ones he dealt with, plus one different monster, who had a small horn coming out the middle of its forehead.

Seeing this horn so close made him realize how special this monster was, as this horn wasn't a simple difference, but a status declaration. Arthur was familiar with a general ranking system back at his world, as special monsters held special status in their own kind, a status that always came with a privilege, and some special powers.

He stood there, keenly observing the monster, wondering what special power of it would be. The two monsters moved first, targeting him, while the third, special one, kept its distance, not moving so fast or aggressive like the other two.

Arthur decided to strike that monster first, determining what special ability it had, to assess its true strength, and know how threatening it might be.

He disappeared, to reappear, per usual, behind that special monster, targeting the nape of its neck. Just as his sword neared that monster, a strange halo appeared, surrounding the whole monster, stopping Arthur's sword in its track.

'Not good!' Arthur muttered as he hurriedly retreated, just a hair breadth away from the paw of that monster. it seemed that halo had defensive properties, stopping anything endangering the monster away from it, and it also triggered a spontaneous offensive move that came so sudden and abrupt that startled Arthur.

If there was anyone else but him, he was sure that person would have now died from this ability, but he had a lifelong experience of fighting, so his reaction came handy and he moved away from danger just in time.

Any momentarily delay, and he would suffer great wounds, or even lose his life there. After this bitter experience, Arthur decided to stay away from that monster. He wasn't the perfect counter to it, as Tally would be the only person here who could fight this monster and deal with its annoying ability.

Being decided, Arthur started harassing the other monsters, poorly roaring out in pain, unable to even lay a single claw over him. He moved from place to another, without rest, or giving his opponents a moment of peace.

However, his plan was doomed to be interrupted by the special monster, which stepped in, helping its two subordinates, using its ability to stop Arthur.

The addition of this monster made things harder for Arthur, as he had to abandon targeting the same spot again, attacking other places, where he would be far enough from the reach of the special monster special ability.

Doing so put more toll over him, as he couldn't exert his full strength in the fight, plus he faced multiple risks, especially when the special monster moved the other two so close to him, forming a tight formation that Arthur could exploit easily from.

Being limited like this, Arthur finally recalled something. His previous arrows managed to hit the special monster and wound it. he didn't know the explanation for that, but he perfectly recalled the scenes where the monster was hurt by his arrows.

Reaching this conclusion, he retreated, hastily, creating enough distance between him and the pack of monsters. Then he took out his bow, and started attacking them from far.

He specifically targeted that annoying special one, hurting it in many places as possible. The monster roared from pain and anger, as he felt great humiliation, being toyed like this by this weak human, so it tried to chase Arthur, moving meters away from the two monsters, leaving them vulnerable to Arthur, who seized the chance and started harassing them again.

Seeing Arthur attacking the helpless fellows, the special monster roared in rage, as it retreated again, defending the poor two, pushing Arthur back to the original spot, where he restarted using his arrows without pause.

Emy, who was standing nearby, had her mouth opened agape from the shocking scene she was watching. She was dispatched to chase that special monster, as its powers were unique and special, no ordinary mage could deal with it. but right now, in front of her widened eyes, Arthur was able to handle himself perfectly fine, like he was the monster.

She knew, better than Arthur, that things were far from over.. This monster wasn't valued this high just because of its defensive aura, as it had a fatal weakness towards distant attacks, like what Arthur just discovered by a stroke of luck.