The First Dragon God

Roar!

The deafening roar that sent a shockwave that rattled the building's foundations was heard, as the mutant beast got closer.

Leo gripped Nightshade's hilt tightly, instinctively, his heart pounding as the mutant boar appeared in their vision.

As the mutant Boar got closer, each step it took seemed to shake the earth. Leo didn't know if it was due to his monstrous size or it's possibly using a skill, but the ground kept shaking with each step it took.

Ves hissed beside him, her claws flexing as she dropped into a fighting stance.

'This thing's no ordinary beast,' she muttered, her voice low but sharp with tension.

Leo didn't need her warning. From just the appearance of the boat alone, he knew that this was a very terrifying creature.

The mutant Boar was huge and tall, almost reaching two metres, and Leo estimated its size to be at least 1,000kg.

The Boar's height and huge size wasn't the only scary thing about it. Its body was covered with dark fur that glistened with a metallic shine under the sunlight, it massive hooves looks just as it's whole body.

But the most terrifying thing about its appearance was its massive white tusks. They looked more like extremely sharp daggers than tusks.

And in addition to that, the boar giving off a very terrifying presence. It was like they were standing in front of an insurmountable mountain.

Leo took a deep breath as he turned to look at Ms Ves. Their eyes met and they nodded in understanding.

Immediately, Ves bolted towards Boar. Just a step from it, she extended her claws and slashed at its skin.

The boar didn't dodge as it stood there and allowed Ves to attack it.

Ves' attack made contact with the Boar's skin and she screamed out in pain. She quickly withdrew her hand and jumped, distancing herself from the Boar, and arriving beside Leo.

"Ughhh" she groaned and hissed in pain, gripping her hand tightly.

Ves took a look at her hand and she saw that all her claws has been broken off, and the nail bed was filled with blood, that dripped to the ground from time to time.

Leo saw Ms Ves injury and he knew that there was no way that Ms Ves would be of help in this fight.

Ms Ves doesn't have any weapon beside her claws and if the claws can't even scratch the Boar's skin, then that only means that he would have to do things himself.

"Ms Ves, you stay here and heal completely. I will take care of this," Leo said, as he took a step towards the Boar.

"Leo! It's too strong and its fur is like a metallic armour. Be careful," she said, with gritted teeth.

She felt very angry and frustrated at the fact that she can't help Leo out in such a high stakes fight.

She felt that even though she's the adult between the two of them, Leo has been the one protecting her since the day the world ended.

She clenched her injured fingers into a fist as she made a vow to herself to become stronger so that she can be the one to protect Leo.

Leo nodded at Ms Ves' words and slowly approaches the Boar. From what he can see and what Ms Ves told him, he already knew that the Boar is practically invisible, with impenetrable skin and its hulking size.

But Leo wasn't worried. Though he wasn't sure if he would be able to kill the Boar without taking any injury, he was confident in winning.

The reason for this isn't because of Nightshade's sharpness that can cut through the defences of anything below level 35, or Nightshade's skills. The reason for his confidence is because it's what he has set his mind to.

He was aware the only thing he can do is win. He dare no lose as he was very aware of the fate that awaits him and everyone if he does.

Leo took one more step and he was halfway to the Boar. He looked at it with determination blazing in his eyes and with a low grunt, he dashed towards it and closed the distance almost immediately. Arriving in front of Boar, Leo bent down and slashed at its knee.

The Boar also didn't initially react to Leo's attack but at the last moment when the blade was about to make contact with its leg, it jumped back dodging the attack.

Leo wasn't disappointed when he saw this. On the contrary, he was smiling in relief.

Without wasting a second, he rolled on the floor and followed up with another attack at its knee.

The Boar sensing the incoming threat, dodged the attack again and roared in anger. It distanced itself from Leo and snorted, a cloud of steam billowing from its mouth in the air.

It pawed the ground violently, scraping its hooves against the pavement with a sound that echoed like distant thunder, before letting out a guttural grunt that sent shivers down the spines of those that heard it.

The next moment, it charged at Leo, with each step it took, causing the ground to shake.

The Boar was surprisingly agile even with its bulky size, as it closed the distance between it and Leo immediately.

The Boar roared and slammed its massive hooves into the ground, unleashing a deafening shockwave that rippled outward. The force struck Leo like a hammer, sending him stumbling backward as the ground beneath his feet trembled violently.

His ears rang, his vision blurred, and his legs felt like lead as he struggled to stay upright. For a moment, it was as if his body refused to obey him, leaving him vulnerable and at the mercy of the beast's next move.

The Boar didn't allow Leo the opportunity to recover as it attacked again. It lunged at Leo, its massive tusks gleaming like ivory blades in the dim light. The charge came too fast—too powerful.

Leo, who was yet to recover from the Boar's first attack, was unable to dodge. The tusks slammed into him, the sheer force throwing him backward like a ragdoll.

The world blurred as he crashed into a wall, the impact knocking the air from his lungs. Pain exploded in his side, sharp and unrelenting, as if his ribs had splintered like brittle glass.

"Leo!" Ms Ves screamed when she saw Leo lying on the floor, seemingly unconscious.