Ashley
Blake and I end up staring at the remains of what once was a large pyramid for three seconds before we both rush to avoid any of those meteors as if our lives were on the line. Because they were.
And it's not just us either as the monsters all seem to be panicking as well. Whether that's the wyrms splashing around the ash desert, the skeletons marching away from any place that looks like a meteor is heading to, the drakes flying circles in the skies, or even the half a dozen fucking mini bosses I see running with them.
Each of the species has their own mini boss.
A massive wyrm spanning over a hundred meters in length that could swallow me and Blake whole with ease named the wyrm broodmother.
An enormous drake spanning the size of three of the other drakes in just wingspan alone with a much more ravenous and angular head that's named draken.
The floating mummy wearing the clothes of a pharaoh with the name ashen pharaoh.
Then there's the greater ashen elemental, the skeleton wearing black robes with the name lich lord, and even the strange monster that I don't see leading anything else. Some massive shark called an ashalodon that's swimming through the ash desert like it's the mini boss's home.
Which it probably is.
Yet despite all of the monsters, not a single one of them pays any mind to us.
Not even the mini bosses.
Because everyone – including us – is focused solely on surviving the King of Destruction's rampage.
The meteors and other smaller missiles continue to fly down from the sky as the King of Destruction's roars grow louder and louder in volume. Gradually killing off dozens upon dozens of the monsters in this region.
Monsters that all turn to ash just like the structures upon being hit.
Making it blatantly obvious where this desert originated from in the first place.
And what the ash is.
Something I notice though is that the brighter red the meteors are, with the more power in them, the less ash there is after the monsters touch them.
But I only notice that in passing as Blake and I run for our lives.
I grit my teeth as I worry more and more about the fact that the King of Destruction is just amassing Skill Points right now. Skill Points it's no doubt spending on powerful skills.
What's worse than this though, is how I'm sure this isn't the last region of the Unique Domain. Not when the mini bosses of this region are only level 140, whereas the level cap here is level 175.
And even more so because of the massive volcano I still see at the center of the Unique Domain. A volcano that I can barely see cave entrances all over the sides of.
Just how strong are the monsters in the volcano? Can we even fight them?
And what about the mini bosses in there?
Or at least, it doesn't radiate heat.
I'm not willing to touch it just to see if it's hot or not.
For obvious reasons.
After studying the magma for a few more seconds, I soon come to realize something and pull on Blake's sleeve, making him glance at me. Then he glances at where I'm looking.
At the barren desert around us.
And more importantly, at the lack of any monsters. At all.
Not a single one.
Then we hear loud roars coming from the volcano, followed by the ground beneath us shaking a bit while the sounds of something charging across the ground comes after the roars. Making us turn to look, only to find a parade of what look like dinosaurs charging out of the caves around the volcano.
What surprises me the most though is when said dinosaurs – each of which looks to be of a different species – start to drink up the magma.
Blake and I immediately run for one of the sand whirlpools nearby before hopping in as we realize why all of the monsters here are gone the moment I see the identify result of the newcomers. Each of whom have the same species name despite their appearances.
♢ Level 153 Destruction-Fallen Revalta – 732 Potential Skills – X ♢
Well, shit.
Guess the question of what's in the volcano was answered sooner than I expected.
But... why are they drinking the magma? Isn't that dangerous?
And why were the glowing crimson cracks across their bodies glowing brighter the more they drank?
Most importantly though, what does that magma taste like, and if it's good, will I be able to drink the magma myself if I took their Skill Trees? Because eating dead monster corpses has been rather unpleasant over the past days.
I hear an amused sigh coming from Chaos, but I ignore him.
Hey, I can't help it. Blake isn't any better a chef than I am.
His laughter echoes in my head without the Primordial saying a word, making me pout ever so slightly before turning to face Blake while wiping the look from my face.
"That pout is already being posted on the forums," Chaos comments, making me stiffen up ever so slightly as I glance at the enormous number of followers I've gotten ever since entering this second region of the Unique Domain.
A strong billion followers.
A number that's still rapidly growing by the second.
"I should charge them for it..." I mutter out loud, making Blake snort in amusement despite his previously having been focused on checking our surroundings in the catacombs to make sure we're safe.