****************Marion’s POV****************

It’s...It’s...It’s...head grew back...but...but...how?? What kind of monster is he?? What should we do?? I look around to find everybody was either in disbelief, shock, anger and in case of Adi’Je...annoyance...it had been slashed, it been cut numerous times, its claws were severed many times, it was stabbed where the heart should have been, even its head was severed...but it was still alive....how??

Le’On continued his onslaught...with a quick agility; he went severing its claws with his sword on his right hanf with an upward slash, while his sword in his left hand vertically slashed its legs, cutting both of them cleanly. It fell down with a loud scream but Le'On didn't stop, he attacked again by cutting its torso in half and again its went on to sever its head.All was left at that moment was a dismembered body of a hideous monster. But it still lived, forming new body parts within minutes of being hacked away. Still Le'On continued with his attack but this time the monster named Kolrem attacked with its own claws and tentacles at the same time. Le'On didn't care for his attack and pushed forward while receiving injuries in the firm of getting cut on his arms & legs in the process.

While Le'On received its attacks, he stabbed Kolrem in its stomach with his left while stabbing Kolrem on its face with his sword in his right. Blood sprayed out from its wounds, the ground on which they stood on was filled with Kolrem's blood and some on Le'On's face. At that moment Le'On had no expression on his face other than a cold but fierce one.But to our dismay...It recovered from the wounds it received and stood back up...as if it was nothing...Why won’t it die?? How to kill it?? What would it take to kill it?? These questions were circling in my mind...

Le’On: “*TSK*  IT SEEMS THAT YOU POSSES SOMETHING THAT WE DON”T KNOW OF...YET...BUT GET READY...YOU BOOGER FACE...YOU ARE GOING TO DIE BY MY HANDS.”

Kolrem: “BOY!!!! MANY TRIED BUT FAILED, AS YOU SAW, YOU DID EVERYTHING TO KILL ME YET...I AM STILL STANDING....YOU MORTAL FOOL...IT SEEMS PLAY TIMES OVER...NOW LET’S GET SERIOUS...”

After saying this it readied its claws & tentacles all ready to launch towards Le’On and Le’On in position to defend its attacks, his eyes filled with determination... Please be careful...Le’On.

This time they lunged at each other at the same time...Kolrem guided its tentacles towards Le’On and behind it he plunged his claws towards Le’On’s head...But Le’On blocked the tentacles with his right while ducking underneath the claws went closer to Kolrem’s face and stabbed him with is left in his head...it went right through its eyes...screaming in pain, but Kolrem guided one of its tentacles and struck Le'On's back but it got deflected. Le’On freed his right slashed at its throat, cutting it clean, while again freeing his left he stabbed Kolrem on its abdomen then with a kick to its chest, but not before Kolrem's claw caught Le'On on his arm, cutting deep, blood came out of their and Le'On's face showed that he felt pain from it.

Kolrem fell on the ground...tried to scream in pain but could not. The only thing he could was bleed, but to our dismay it got up, again trying to heal its wound. If a normal beast men bled that amount of blood, he would have died within minutes but Kolrem kept coming. Le’On did not gave him enough time to heal himself and plunged towards him...bloods flowing everywhere...Le’On was drenched in Kolrem’s blood...Le’On went cutting & slashing Kolrem...but still it had no effect on it. It was regenerating as quickly as it was cut...truly a terrifying monster...

I could see, under all the offense Le’On mounted, he also received injuries on his legs and  arms as it was not protected. The monsters that were attacking the rest of us intensified their attack...more and more came pouring in as if they were eager to finish us quickly. Perhaps they wanted to help their master or may be Korem called on them to help him in facing Le'On. Javel received received many small injuries but continued to battle but suddenly he received a deep wound in his right leg. The injury was serious so he was brought to me and Ron went to take his place in the outer parameter...

Marion: “What should we do??? It is not dying....”

Javel (in pain): “Ahhh....damn...I don’t know what to do...we can’t retreat and it seems the lackeys follow that regeneration bastard over there...he has to die to stop the other monsters advancement...But you know, I have faith in Le’On...After watching him conduct himself through out  the battle here, makes me wonder...from where did he learn those movement?”

Marion: “Ahh...that’s probably the effect of the training that he had undergone back in Fort Solitude...to impress Aby, may I add...”

Javel: “And you...are you OK?”

Marion: “Yes...here...you are all set to go out...”

Javel nods and resumes his post...

I diverted my attention on to my other friends. All of them gave everything they had, facing such amount of enemies at the same time was unheard of in the Zoit continent but we fought like this three times including today while being on this quest. I was watching to see if anyone had any injuries serious enough to pull them back for treatment. I noted that one had to be treated at that moment but then I saw Wei struggling to defend herself. She had locked horns with two monsters and was pretty occupied facing them but another one jumped from behind the two monsters to attack Wei. I tried to warn her but even before I could produce any noise from my mouth, another monster came flying towards the jumping monster and both of them collided. The force of the flying monster propelled both of them to continue flying away and both of them collided on a large tree. The force was in such amount, both of their bodies got smashed upon impact and got mangled with each other.

I looked towards the direction from where the monster came flying and saw Adi'Je looking over to Wei's direction. She was also drenched with the monsters blood and was surrounded by dead monster bodies...well many of them missing some body parts. She had a smile while moving her tail to catch hold of another monster and hurling it towards another monster, upon impact both of their bodies got mangled. It looked like she was enjoying herself and I could find similarities with Le'On in terms of their ferociousness.She truly was a monster above monsters.

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In the mean time the both Le’On & Kolrem were engaged in a close quarter combat...claws and tentacles striking everywhere, while swords were cutting everything that it touched...blood spraying every where...then I saw something which I never wanted to see...

Kolrem caught Le’On’s left thigh with his tentacles, it was lodged deep inside his thigh, maybe his bone was also broken; he kneeled down at the injured side, screaming in pain.... Kolrem then positioned one of his claws close to Le’On’s throat...NO! NO! NO!!!! NO...LE’ON!!!!!!!!

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I have tried stabbing it, slashing it, cutting it...heck...I even cut of his head, multiple times. Still he didn’t die...I have to find a way...Though my offense is working, keeping him on the back foot but sooner or later he will find a weakness in my defence...The swords in my hands feels light yet powerful, my armour which has been stopping most of the attack also feels light yet sturdy while both of them was giving a great boost in power, agility, defence and attack to me...but I have noticed something odd...the gemstone which was on his neck does not move at all...

Normally, when a beast man wearing something on his neck, it will sway and move when the beast man wearing it moves left or right violently...but this one doesn’t, which makes me think that it was attached to it...if so, then why?

To find that out, I pushed him into a close quarter combat and I’m proved right...it was attached to him. Then why it was attached to him?? Why??? Was it to keep it safe?? If you keep it attached to you then falling off would be out of the question thus you would not lose it... or...to hide something behind it...Hmm...Only one way to find out...

I focus my slashes towards the gem stones and he desperately tries to parry it...even at the cost of his claws & limbs...they grew back...but he looked worried...could it be, he’s hiding something behind it...but what was valuable enough to hid it behind a priceless gemstone?? Unless...it was more costly than the gemstone...What could cost more than his gemstone?? Could he be hiding another gem...or could he...Well there was only one way to find out...

I move closer to him, while delivering  few blows here and there, letting him cut me a few times on my arms and legs. I gave an opening to him and he takes it...He jams a tentacle right through my thigh making it a through and through wound, the bones are broken completely...Severe pain engulfs me...it hurts so much...Ahhhh.... My sword in my left hand fell down. Kolrem positions one of his claws close to my throat...grin on his face...

But thanks to my blood warrior trait, I received something great while consuming a great portion of his blood...

NOTICE:-

Due to consuming enough blood of a Variant Densis Class Monster, traits gained:-

1. CELL REGENERATION.

2. BONE REGENERATION.

You can use this effect for the duration of the whole day.

I concentrated my both newly gained regeneration traits to repair only the places around the tentacle in order to keep it lodged in my thigh. The bone regeneration stops the tentacles in its place, giving me a chance and I took it.

Kolrem: “HA HA HA...GOT YOU TRAPPED, YOU BASTARD...NOW I WILL END YOUR LIFE AND MAKE YOUR WOMAN MINE....HA HAHA HA...” He licked his lips...disgusting...

I blocked its claw that was pointed at me with my sword in my right hand and with my left I grabbed the gem stone...I have enough power and I gained high amounts of vitality from consuming its blood...trusting on those, I start to pull it with all my might. After realizing what was happening, he tried to break himself free but couldn’t and after pulling very hard at the gem stone, it came out... revealing his true heart, it was out in the open.It was under a very thin layer of skin but I was sure that it was his true heart..huh...who would have thought such a powerful monster had this kind of weakness...Quickly freeing my sword in my right...I said.

Me: “DIE!!”

I jammed my sword through its heart before he could stop me...His eyes rolled upwards...instant kill...

I stop my regeneration traits to remove the tentacle and cut it from the main body. After that I dug the rest out with my bare hands. It was one of the most painful thing I had to do though I had severe pain before but pain is pain. You could never get used to it.

I fell flat on the ground clutching on the gemstone...bloody, tired and injured...I keep my regeneration traits on and I lost consciousness...

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