955 Partner
Seven thousand years ago--Inside a deep cave in the Northern Edge Mountain
*Snoring* *Snoring* *keke..*
After his eyes flinched a few times, Crixus turned his huge head to the other side, then went back to snoring again *haha*
But suddenly he heard his own voice that made his eyes open wide like lamps: "Um, I apologize for disturbing you, Mr. Beast, but I've been waiting here for a while, can you wake up so I can beat you up?"
Crixus didn't look at anyone, he simply turned to face the source of the sound and opened his mouth *SHUAAAAA*
*WHOOOSH* A compressed air bomb penetrated the waterfall of flames, forcing it to crash into the walls and then headed towards Crixus' huge head *BAAM*
*RAAAAWOR!!*
When Crixus realized that the situation was serious, he quickly stood up, spreading his great wings and started searching for the intruder amidst the dust and remains of the flames until he found him. It was a three-meter tall person with blue skin, almost naked and covered in injuries. It was clear that his path to the cave was not easy.
"Wow! You weren't injured from receiving a direct punsh? You are really as strong as everyone says haha." The blue person laughed, "Hello, my name is Hulak and I am here to beat you up and make you my mount, glad to see you!"
"This aura..." Crixus lowered his head slightly, "Are you the one who recently broke through and allowed me to break through?"
"I don't know what you're talking about with letting you break through, this is the first time I've seen you." Hulak raised one eyebrow and then smiled, "But yes, I've recently broken through and reached a level that my ancestors have never reached, and I am without a doubt the strongest being on this planet in the past and present, and I intend for that to remain true in the future!" "That title is reserved for me." Crixus raised his head up until it almost touched the ceiling and looked down at Hulak, "I don't want to kill you, I'm counting on you to break through and for me to advance further after you, appreciate the gift of life go back to where you came from."
"Haha yeah I know that title is reserved for you, you've caused so many troubles to my relatives and they gave you those titles, so I came to break your head and use you as a mount, only then will I be the stronger!" Hulak laughed and put his hands on his waist confidently
"…No wonder you're so impudent, I can see it, your soul is untainted by time, pure and brave, not knowing lies and flattery, this is the first time I've seen something like this." Crixus narrowed his wide eyes slightly, "How I hate to destroy a soul like that, go back to where you came from."
Hulak nodded innocently, "Will you come with me and be my mount?"
"No!" Crixus roared
"Then what are we waiting for?" Hulak clenched his fist back and then let it go.
*Boom*
His battle with Hulak that day was legendary, a large part of the mountain was destroyed and several bones of Crixus were broken under Hulak's devastating fists, Hulak also received several deep burns but his pure spirit made the flames stop after causing certain damage, which angered Crixus greatly.
On the same day and out of anger, Crixus The Great issued the last beast wave cry that devoured a large part of the northern region, but Hulak was also on the lookout there and chased him in front of all the giants which made him deserve the title of Ancestor, and after that both of them did not appear for hundreds of years, everyone thought that Hulak had died or that he had entered a cultivation retreat after subduing his mount...
What they did not know was that the period in which they disappeared was not for cultivating or recovery, but rather the duration of the battle.
Hulak chased Crixus several times and Crixus chased Hulak several times, one of them had his bones shattered until he had no bones left that hadn't been broken two or three times, and the other had all his skin and flesh changed from the amount of burning.
Until in the end, the half-burned Hulak spat out a mouthful of blood and then shouted to Crixus who was lying on the ground in front of him, "Hey... I've had enough... Do you want to be partners? We can become stronger together..."
"Grr... Grr... You... sick... bastard!!" The wyvern breathed heavily, one eye swollen, "...Alright."
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Current Time-- Jura
"You say you're willing to join me? Do you realize the price of what you're saying?" Robin's eyebrows sunk slightly
"...Yes." Crixus lay back on the ground, keeping his head up after all the beating he'd received was proving to be very difficult, then he closed his eyes...
He wouldn't join those humans as a valuable partner like Hulak had, he'd been cornered and beaten easily, he knew full well that if he made an unwanted move those three would kill him, no... Their Emperor who was leading them seemed even more ruthless than them!
They'd probably force him to be a mount for the Emperor or one of his sons, that was the price he meant, but that was okay... His partner had to stay alive, no...
His friend had to stay alive.
"What about Hulak? Will he follow me too?" Robin asked again
"No! My condition is that you release him." The wyvern growled loudly, "…I only have myself and I cannot decide for him, I will follow you and I promise that I will stand by you if he tries to attack you after he wakes up safely, whatever decision he makes he must make with his own free will, his pure soul must never be broken!"
"…." Robin watched the wyvern for a few seconds as he put his hand behind his back, then turned to Richard, "Do it, but you don't have to use everything you have, just use enough life force to heal his heart, that bastard's life force and ability to survive are as exceptional as a cockroach, as long as you can fix his heart he will do the rest."
"Alright." Richard nodded then placed his hand on Hulak's chest and began pumping life energy heavily into his body.
Robin then turned to Charles, "After Richard is done, take Hulak's body and throw it into one of the field hospitals to speed up his recovery. But most importantly, go now and bring a number of Martial Emperors using the Law of Life and several field hospitals here to treat the wyverns as quickly as possible."
"Yes." Charles bowed.
"Sakaar and Amon, gather as many armies as you can and secure the southern space portal in Nihari." Robin pointed at the two demons then looked at Theo, "And you do as you suggested, move the locals to the side of the portal to add another layer of protection, and I want you to contact the Ashera Giant Tribe and the Fire Salamander Organization, tell them to find a way to push the giants to fight the Great Serpent Army in the north as soon and as intense as possible, they must be completely occupied."
"Yes." The three nodded with a slight bow.
Then Robin finally showed a devilish smile towards Caesar, "...Get the rest of our army ready, we're going on a picnic."