As the massive bull-like reptile with a hammerhead snout stomped forward, Kaiser raised the horn to his lips and blew another blast, now sounding offensive rather than adorable. The sound echoed through the devastated forest, loud and taunting, but the beast didn’t react. Exhaustion, frustration, or perhaps both had dulled its desire to continue the relentless chase with the elusive pest that never seemed to get tired.
Finally, silence settled over the clearing. The monstrous invader stood still, its heavy breaths the only sound, savoring the fleeting peace.
But the peace didn’t last.
A strange sensation prickled at the creature’s awareness, a faint wrongness that it couldn’t quite place. It turned its hammer-shaped head, scanning the ground where the annoying insect had last been. Nothing. The human was gone—vanished as though into thin air. Had the pesky rodent finally given up? Or was it scheming another wave of pestering?
Meanwhile...
Kaiser grinned to himself, carefully clinging to the reddish-brown scales of the dinosaur’s colossal body. He had seized the opportunity the moment the beast’s attention faltered, refusing to give him the attention it had been showering him moments ago. So, Kaiser slipped into its blind spot and began his climb when it was not looking. Each movement was slow and deliberate. He gripped only the unfeeling, rock-like scales to avoid alerting the creature to his presence, making himself as insignificant as a gnat.
Up close, the dinosaur’s natural armor was even more impressive—a dense, interlocking network of tough, impenetrable plates. Kaiser clicked his tongue mentally.
'There’s no way Windslayer could pierce this monstrosity.' And beneath the armor? Thick flesh that would take more than just a sword to cut through before reaching hints of vital organs.
Kaiser couldn’t kill this thing. Not with the tools and ability he currently had.
Which begged the question—how will he vanish such monstrosity?
A sharp grin tugged at the corners of his mouth as he reached the broad expanse of the creature’s back and hauled himself up. One of the flaws of being so massive, was that it couldn’t sharply perceive every inch of its body—just like a human wouldn’t immediately notice a mosquito landing on their skin until it bites.
'Not that I feel great about being the mosquito in this analogy.'
He stood cautiously on the dinosaur’s back, atop the swinging tail, balancing as the massive beast stomped forward, crushing pitiful trees beneath. The sensation of the wind rushing past him filled him with a surprising sense of exhilaration. Against all reason, Kaiser found himself... enjoying it.
'This is awesome. I’m actually riding a dinosaur!'
Then again, it's not a damned dinosaur, only shared some similarities but still different. Its hammerhead snout and extra eyes gave it a monstrous, otherworldly quality. Still, the sheer absurdity of the situation made his inner child—one he rarely indulged due to his poor upbringing—bubble to the surface. For a fleeting moment, Kaiser allowed himself to savor the experience.
Riding atop the massive creature, he had an incredible view of the sprawling landscape below. The wind tousled his hair as the ground trembled beneath the dinosaur’s footsteps. Even the eerie sight of the spreading wildfire ahead that make it appear they are heading to burning hell could not entirely dampen the odd thrill of the moment.
Nevertheless, this is something he will cherish for the rest of my immortal life. Heck, his already excited to rub this in Ariella and Cia’s faces.
But the twisted sense of childish joy faded as reality crashed back down on him. The wildfire was spreading fast, the orange glow consuming more of the horizon with every passing second, beyond it lay countless humans incapable of handling this humongous terror. And his the only one that could stop it here before it could trampled a City.
He took a deep breath, steeling himself as his gaze fixed on the creature’s head, attached to a short, thick neck as wide as a road. A grim determination replaced the grin on his face. From where he stood, the enormous hammer-shaped head loomed like a ramp before him. He would have preferred walking there if not for the risk of exposure, after all, the head tends to be the most sensitive part for it housed the organs that controlled its senses, littered by sensory veins. It was also its most dangerous and well-guarded spot.
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“Life sure is funny.” Kaiser muttered, his voice dry and humorless. Because never in his dreams did he ever thought of doing something like this one day.
His gaze locked onto the ramp, his tightening.
Clenching his jaw, he adjusted into a running stance. There was no time to waste. If he hesitated, he would lose this one precious chance. Windslayer’s hilt pressed against his lips as he gritted it between his teeth, freeing his hands to balance.
He drew another deep breath, stretching his arms forward, his body taut like a coiled spring.
'All or nothing... but I really must be insane for thinking this qualifies as flying.'
With a burst of speed, Kaiser dashed toward the ramp—the dinosaur’s colossal skull—every step a test of his agility and sheer audacity. His feet barely touched the rough surface of its scales, but forceful, his movements lightning-fast. Having already specialized in speed, coupled with relentless leveling up from slaying over fifty lesser invaders, had honed his swiftness to a razor’s edge. Faster than even this towering monstrosity, Kaiser moved like a shadow cutting through the air.
The massive creature snapped its head upward, sensing him at the last possible moment. But it was too late. Kaiser had already launched himself off the top of its skull in a daring, almost suicidal leap.
As he soared through the air, time seemed to slow. The world stilled, and he felt the surge of adrenaline coursing through his veins. Above, the pale moon loomed, its cold gaze illuminating the devastation below where a young man and a giant beast. Kaiser turned his neck mid-air, just in time, locking eyes with the dinosaur’s glowing amber orbs—four small, also looking at him with fiery eyes that radiated unbridled rage.
'Perfect.'
Gritting his teeth, Kaiser released the hilt of Windslayer, grabbing the blade mid-flight. With a sharp twist, he spun, directing the sword in a downward arc. The weapon hurtled through the air like a missile, its tip aimed at the beast’s nearest eye.
However, Kaiser had to admit his accuracy isn't stellar due to the lack of experience in shooting ranged attacks. Thankfully, Windslayer’s telepathic bond provided him a great aid in that regard. Just as the blade’s hilt would return to his grip when summoned. Kaiser had recently discovered that if he ordered Windslayer when thrown to land on a specific spot blade's tip first, which is what his intensely focusing on at the moment, the obedient blade will shift its own trajectory according to his wishes. Therefore.
'Bullseye!'
Windslayer struck true, embedding itself in one of the abomination's eyes his been concentrating on. The beast let out an ear-splitting roar of agony, its head thrashing wildly as black ichor spilled from the wound.
Kaiser landed hard on the dinosaur’s snout, having anticipated such an outcome, he came prepared. Gripping its trustworthy scale to avoid being flung off as it bucked and bellowed. The massive creature’s remaining three eyes glared down at him with pure malice, but with no arms to swat him away, it could do little to stop the insect clinging to its face.
Grinning viciously, Kaiser called Windslayer back. The sword responded instantly, ripping itself free from the beast’s ruined eye and flying back into his outstretched hand. He barely took a moment to regain his grip before hurling it again. The blade sliced through the air, guided by his concentration, and struck its second target.
Another eye blinded.
The dinosaur roared in fury, its head shaking violently in an attempt to dislodge the stubborn human. Kaiser clung tightly, feeling the tremors course through the creature’s snout as it thrashed and stomped in its pain-induced rage.
Windslayer returned to his hand like a falcon to its master. Without hesitation, he threw it once more, his aim narrowing on the next target. Though the eyes were small in comparison to the creature’s massive frame, they were still the size of four basketballs combined. At this distance, and with his elevated position offering a great location for poking eyes a few meters in front of him, the strike was manageable—especially with Windslayer’s uncanny precision acting as a cheat code. As long as he doesn't fall, of course. Which his strong grip on the proven sturdy scale ensures.
The third eye went dark.
Kaiser smirked despite himself. Blinding the beast wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t impossible either— 'if only the damn thing would stop shaking!' His only problem now was staying on its face long enough to finish the job. Luckily, Kaiser never planned to be here for long.
Gripping its rough scales as tightly as his fingers would allow, Kaiser prepared for the next strike. He could feel the creature’s rage vibrating through its enormous frame, each furious shake a test of his balance and endurance.
Windslayer hummed in his hand, ready for the next throw. Kaiser’s grin widened. "Alright, big dino, let’s make this quick."
Mustering all his might, Kaiser hurled Windslayer one final time. The blade spun through the air, its bloodstained, glass-like surface catching the moonlight in a gleaming arc. It whistled sharply, slicing through the chaos until it found its mark. The abomination's thin eyelid—a last, desperate shield for its remaining vision—was no match for the relic's razor-sharp edge. Windslayer’s tip sank in, not deeply, but enough to shatter the fragile eye and rob the beast of sight completely.
No creature was truly impenetrable, because everything has its flaws.
The creature’s anguished roar tore through the night, a thunderous cry of pain and fury that sent tremors rippling through the earth. Its massive frame flailed in blind panic, swinging its colossal head and tail in all directions, toppling what few trees still stood around it.
Satisfied, Kaiser released his grip and let himself fall from the monster’s snout, landing amidst the devastated forestry below. He crouched to absorb the impact, the earth beneath him cracking slightly under the force of his descent. A moment later, Windslayer struck the dirt near him with a solid *thunk.*
Rising to his feet, Kaiser yanked the blade free, wiping the monster's dark, viscous blood off its edge with a practiced motion. He glanced back at the blind, thrashing dinosaur, now a towering symbol of chaos and confusion.
"Good job, buddy," Kaiser chuckled, patting the blade’s hilt affectionately, it's just so great to have a magical sword instead of mundane blade's.
A smirk tugged at his lips as he sheathed the weapon. "Now all that’s left is to vanish the evil and soak up all that useless honor. Hopefully, they won't force me to attend parties."
With casual confidence masking his exhaustion, Kaiser turned and began to walk away. Behind him, the once-mighty dinosaur stumbled and panicked, its colossal body tearing through the wreckage it had created as it blindly tried to make sense of the world it could no longer see.