( Ben and Leo's POV )
After killing his first prey by patiently waiting till it fell in his trap, Ben knew that he could not use the same approach twice.
For the second time, he needed to use a new approach and with Leo by his side, he knew exactly what that new approach should be.
"Be ready boy….. I'm luring that wyvern in–" Ben said, eyeing a flying beast that was going right over their heads, as he exited a narrow alley and went out in the open to draw its attention.
*Shua*
*Shua*
Throwing two daggers towards it, Ben attempted to bait the beast, as while the daggers missed narrowly, the attack revealed Ben's position to the enemy.
"@@# @##@" the demon count riding the beast said, as he pointed towards Ben and called for it to chase after Ben.
"Oops–" Ben said, pretending to be flustered at being found out as he ran straight on the wide street, while being in clear view of his enemy.
If the enemy were more intelligent, he would have figured out that this was an obvious trap. However, the brutish demons did not think so much.
Once he spotted Ben, the Demon Count ordered its mount to dive in and claw Ben into the air, however, this was exactly what Ben wanted.
Having set up powerful explosives on the street, Ben lured the wyvern into the blast zone, while Leo triggered the trap at the perfect moment to cause maximum damage to the enemy.
*KABOOM*
A powerful explosion rang across Thumba City, as if it were not a desolate city full of chaos, this explosion was powerful enough to cause mass hysteria on the streets.
Both the Demon Count and it's mount were heavily injured in the blast, suffering from severe burn damage and injuries.
This was to be expected, as the weapons that Ben used to set-up this trap were given to him by a Grandmaster Forger years ago, where she promised that a single one of these bombs could blast open the royal palace doors, however, Ben used 3 of them against this Demon Count.
"Welp, Adios Amigo–" Leo said, putting the nearly dead Demon Count out of his misery, as he swiftly ended his life by impaling several daggers into his charred body, before doing the same to his mount.
[ System Notification :- Congratulations player 'TheBoss', for killing Demon Count Vespergus ( Level 565 ). ]
[ System Notification :- Congratulations player 'TheBoss', for killing an opponent that is much stronger than yourself….. Additional EXP will be given for this kill ]
[ System Notification :- Congratulations player 'TheBoss', for defeating a World Boss!
Would you like to make a global announcement to broadcast your achievement?
Yes
No ]
[ System Notification :- It is detected that player 'TheBoss' is in possession of the actor class and cannot deny a global announcement….. proceeding, with the global announcement ]
[ System Notification :- Congratulations player 'TheBoss' for killing Demonic Wyvern ( Level 495 )
Additional EXP will be given for killing a creature far beyond your level. ]
[ System Notification :- You have gained +22 levels!
+You have gained the Demon Count's Helmet.
+You have killed a member of the Demon Council and have been branded as one of the permanent enemies of Demonkind.
( Honorary title received :- 'Demon Killer' )
]
[ GLOBAL ANNOUNCEMENT :- Congratulations to player 'TheBoss' for killing one of the 720 Demon Bosses in the world, who also happens to be one of the 32 Demon Counts.
You have received :-
+4500 Fame
+2500 MP
+ Unknown Egg ]
A series of constant system notifications blocked up the entirety of Leo's screen, which almost distracted him from running away from the crime scene as he was supposed to.
He had scored big by teaming up with Ben this time, as not only did he gain +22 levels at once, but the MP, fame and other benefits that he gained from this were also impressive.
The only downside to this, if any, was that he got blasted with yet another Global Announcement, however, Leo did not let it weigh him down as he maintained his focus on running away.
'Level 565? That Demon Count was strong as hell! I would be toast against him if this were a fair fight–' Leo thought as he felt new found respect for these wyvern riders after realizing that they were much stronger than most warriors he knew.
Thankfully, despite his opponents being so strong, Leo managed to slide back into the shadows and disappear before the other Demon Counts arrived at the scene, making this takedown of the enemy a successful one.
Soon, he reunited with Ben who was planning his next takedown at another part of the city, however, it seemed like they were running out of time.
The actual Demon King was almost done destroying the city south of the Duke's manor and was about to move to their side soon, and while Ben was confident in taking down the Demon Count's, he did not feel confident in taking down the black dragon or the Demon King, especially after observing how easily the Demon King killed Vice Commander Philips with a single move.
"Quick boy, help me set up this trap…. If we act fast, we can take down one more of them bastards before this part of the town burns–" Ben said, tossing Leo an invisible rope line as he guided him towards where to tie it.
Feeling full of adrenaline, Leo fumbled and struggled to stay calm, as he felt too excited after making that big kill just now.
If possible, he wanted to kill a couple more Demon Counts and its mounts, as he knew that such leveling roller coasters did not come around often.
Regardless, he did as Ben said, before joining him in hiding, as only then did he request his master to let him make the final kill.
"Ummm, master…. I kind of find the act of killing demons satisfying…. Can you please let me make the final blow?" Leo requested, as Ben looked at him with a squinted eye before shaking his head.
"This is not a game boy…. Wait for my signal and stop goofing around" Ben reprimanded, as he stayed focused on the job of killing enemies, much to Leo's dismay.