Chapter 418: Man Vs Monster
Varek’s knees buckled. He slumped to the ground, paralyzed. His own weapon slipped from his trembling hand and clattered uselessly beside him.
Then, the demon roared.
The sound... hit. The vibration crashed through the domain, through the walls of reality itself. It was a declaration of supremacy, a sentence passed by the incarnation of wrath. The roar heralded the end of Varek’s life.
Abyssal fire burst from the demon’s mouth in a torrent, dark and hot enough to warp the air. The black flames coated his body, devouring the arrows before they even touched his skin. The air hissed and boiled around him.
"F-FORM UP! AROUND ME! DON’T LET HIM-" Varek tried to order, but his words broke into a sob.
His men obeyed to the best of their ability. Such was the control he had over them; their thoughts did not matter. Even as they sensed incredible fear, their legs carried them forward, charging the monster. They were driven by the compulsion of their chieftain’s authority.
But before they could even reach striking range, the heat consumed them. Their flesh blistered and blackened, their screams echoing briefly before being silenced. Their armor, instead of protecting their body, melted into slag. Their low Vitality stat, the shoddy armor, and their nonexistent fire resistance ensured that even being in his vicinity was a death sentence.
The demon kept walking.
Varek fell backward, crawling on his elbows with his palms scraping against the red ground.
"Stay away! Stay away from me!" His desperate shouts soon transformed.
"P-please! I-I’ll give you whatever you want! I’m sorry for offending you! I didn’t know!" he cried, flailing, sobbing, scrambling for air.
And then the shadow fell over him.