Chapter 709: Running away
All eyes—Korokor’s soldiers and Vorometallicae alike—turned toward the explosion. As the blinding storm of lightning and fire finally faded, the shape that emerged from the smoke sent a tremor through the battlefield.
Standing atop the charred and broken corpse of the Legendary Vorometallicae Asuru was not a towering warrior, but a small yellow cat. Its fur crackled faintly with residual electricity, and its narrow black eyes with glowing green pupils surveyed the field in eerie silence. The contrast between the beast’s size and the scale of his kill made the sight almost surreal.
For several seconds, silence reigned across the entire battlefield. Awe, shock, and a creeping sense of dread gripped every soul present. The impossible had happened—again. A member of the Depravita race had brought down a Legendary. Not just any warrior, but a champion of the Void Heart Fortress.
Yes, Asuru had been weakened—his body decaying from disease, his strength diminished, and his energy polluted—but still, there wasn’t a single Sage or Half-Step Legend who could confidently claim they could have ended him, even in that weakened state.
Jormungandr had accomplished the impossible. He stood nearby, blood leaking from the corner of his mouth, his chest rising and falling as exhaustion caught up with him. That final strike had drained his energy pool to the very last drop.
Yet a wide, satisfied grin spread across his battered face.
Fang moved to the crater without delay. Without hesitation, the giant T-Rex gently lifted the small yellow cat, then opened his jaws wide and devoured Asuru’s corpse.
The next moment, Fang turned and began his slow retreat from the crater, making his way toward the edge of the Korokor Stronghold, with Jormungandr on top of his head. He did not abandon the battlefield—his eyes remained locked on the enemy in case reinforcements arrived—but it was clear: his primary concern was the small yellow cat’s safety.
No one from the Korokor army objected to his withdrawal. The small yellow cat and the T-Rex had done more than enough.