Epic of Caterpillar

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Ding!

[The [Chaos Miasmic Cosmic Nether Barrier] that protects the [Abyssal Chaos Elder Dragon (S+ Rank)] from all damage has begun to be disrupted! Its damage negating powers are being temporarily destabilized.]

[Due to being inflicted with this Disrupting Attack, All Stats of the [Abyssal Chaos Elder Dragon (S+ Rank)] have lowered by -50%, and their Automatic Health Regeneration has suddenly stopped.]

[Duration: 5 Minutes.]

"Now! Attack with everything you've got!" I commanded.

With the debuff the monster was receiving, it could no longer regenerate wounds for five minutes, and it also had a debuff lowering all of the monster's stats by -30%!

Even if it was an S+ Rank monster, it was very stupid and animalistic, unlike intelligent S Rank threats such as the Necrotic Death Overlords that could be rather powerful foes to fight with their techniques, ability, and intelligence, once the giant beast panicked, it simply groaned and attacked furiously and berserk-like.

It also seemed to not be a true Elder Dragon, as it was creature recently by the Genie, so it is most likely some sort of homunculus monster made up of miasma. It lacked experience fighting, and with all our strength put together, we completely overwhelmed it.

Luminous breath attacks left enormous wounds, as his element easily overpowered our foe. Elfina's light arrows, the holy flame arrows from Fiere, Sol's Divine Sunlight and his Divine Flare, Frank's Cosmic Light using his Mercury Ego Spear, the twins holy spirit magic, and Brunhild's strongest holy light spells, coupled with the furious Tahat-litu who constantly attacked the monster with her spear and magic, showing off she was incredibly strong even at A+, everything together with my own swarm constantly devouring the giant… quickly disposed of it.

"GROOAAARRRRGGGH…!"

BAAAAAMMMM!!!

The giant Jungle King fell over the floor, no longer alive. It slowly began to let out a lot of energy from its body, which began to go back to the barrier, which started to glitch! It seems it was working; the barrier was weakening.

Ding!

[Your and your party have defeated [Dinosaur-type Lesser Dragons (B+ ~ A+++ Rank)] x437!]

[You and your party have defeated the [Abyssal Chaos Elder Dragon (S+ Rank)] x1!]

[Calculating EXP Earned…]

[You earned 117400000 EXP!]

[LEVEL UP!]

[LEVEL UP!]

[LEVEL UP!]

[LEVEL UP!]

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[Your Level has increased from Level 75 to Level 80!]

[All of your Stats have increased.]

[You earned Skill Points and Stat Points.]

[Ouroboros] Level has increased to Level 48!]

[Colora] Level has increased to Level 65!]

[Shadrach] Level has increased to Level 67!]

[Bubu] Level has increased to Level 34!]

[Black] [White] [Aquamarine] [Yggdra] and [Silva] Levels have increased to Level 32!]

Nice, everybody leveled up! I could even sense the rest of my friends getting much stronger. Slaying an S+ Rank Monster even gave me five whole levels when I'm already near the end of my level cap as an S Rank Monster myself, nice.

And there's two more to go! I would totally go after the other two if it wasn't for the cooldown of one hour to use the power Black acquired. Though, I wonder if I could make something similar with this monster's materials.

"W-We've slain it… We've avenged my tribe…" Tahat-litu began crying. "My son… and my daughter, my husband… We've finally avenged your deaths."

Damn, to think this damn dinosaur killed her entire family… This sucks. Fucking Genie. I'll make sure to crush him painfully. I gotta make him scream so loud his lungs explode like balloons.

And I won't settle for anything lower than that.

"Come, Tahat-litu." I said, giving her my hand and helping her stand up. She slowly cleaned her tears. "Let's go back to your home. I am sure you've gotta bring the good news to everyone else."

"Kireina… thank you." She sighed, suddenly hugging me tightly. "We've just meet today, but you've become a sister to me now, you and your friends, all of you are now members of our tribe!"

"I-Is that so?" I asked while feeling slightly confused. "Well, I am glad you've learned to trust us, Tahat-litu."

"E-Eh?! Members?" Elfina was confused. "But we aren't…!"

Fiere quickly stopped her from saying something that might sound racist, even if she didn't intended it.

"We are grateful, lady Tahat-litu." Said Fiere. "On behalf of the princess of the elves, we shall happily become part of your tribe."

Tahat-litu smiled gently and motherly, giving a head pat to Elfina.

"You may sound cowardly and quiver, but you're a brave girl with a good heart." She said. "Keep striving forward, and you will one day become someone great."

"Tahat-litu…" Elfina was as bit surprised of her words. "T-Thank you! You're also an incredible woman!"

"Not as amazing as Kireina and your friends! Now, let us go back." She said, leading the way.

I swiftly stored the entire monster and the many other corpses inside my inventory, while letting Silva and Bubu feast on half of the dinosaur-like lesser dragons to satiate their appetite.

"That monster was certainly strong, but the jewel your tribe managed to obtain through their sacrifices was what allowed us to ultimately defeat it for good." Said Luminous. "We shall be eternally grateful for their brave souls."

"Thank you, Luminous." Said Tahat-litu. "Yeah, I suppose I felt it. The moment I was piercing that monster's scales and flesh, the moment I saw it scream in agony at long last… I felt as if everyone we lost was there with me."

"I did sense something myself." I said, I remembered a bit of it. "I sensed the souls of many people. Maybe due to their grudges they stayed here, wandering. Once they gathered at your side, they quickly realized you were there and helped you, even as souls."

Tahat-litu ended giving the monster the final blow into its neck, right below the chin and piercing through the skull into the brain itself. The monster's health points dropped dramatically after that, and it died almost instantly.

"Is that so? Well, I am glad we could avenge them… I hope… they can rest in peace now." She sighed.

"Me too." I nodded. "There are two more to go though, so let's not relax too much."

"Haha, you're right! But I was thinking that we should rest for now, the night is already upon us." Tahat-litu recommended.

I suppose she was right.

"Yeah I am super tired myself~" Sighed Brunhild. "And hungry… Can we eat that dragon we hunted?"

"I think it should be tasty, right Kireina-sama?" Wondered Eriant.

"Ahh, Kireina-sama, please cook for us!" Asked Ariant.

"Your cooking is sure amazing; I would be happy if you could." Frank smiled handsomely.

"Geez, fine~" I said. "I'll make up some amazing meal for everyone in the tribe to enjoy it!"

"Ooh! I am looking forward to the cooking of a different country!" Said Tahat-litu. "And if it is cooked by Kireina, I am sure it could be something delicious."

"You're expecting too much, don't get disappointed later~" I sighed.

Ding!

[The Cosmic Throne [Primordial Spirit Tree of Yggdrasil] seems to be happily watching your adventure and feats.]

[The Cosmic Entity [Null, Primordial Dragon of Death and Void] says that familiar faces will soon arrive in the jungle, asking you to be cautious.]

Huh? Familiar faces?

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