Chapter 228: Chapter 228 Thunder Hawk.

As he runs in mid-air, Soma, who has already dived deeper into his first intermediate area, is facing a horde of flying bird monsters. The monster with a menacing aura tried to intercept Soma, who dared to step on their turf. But, Soma ignored their threat and began to calculate the plan of how to run from the monsters.First, he dived under like a meteorite, which made the birds look at him cautiously, but before Soma entered the forest, he kicked the air and launched himself into a straight line like a missile. He pushed through the resistance wind that blocked him, getting away from the bird's radar.

The birds who saw Soma's movement exchange looked at each other as they finally gave up cause they did not want to disturb the other turf. Soma saw the monster birds fly away in every direction, and he sighed for a bit, but soon his instinct rang an alarm.

"Woah".

In front of him, a monster lunged at him, making him turn his course in a hurry before stopping in his advance. It was a black panther that walked with sharp claws protruding like an exoskeleton, eyeing him from the top of the tree, growling.

Soma hurriedly adjusted his direction and began to go toward the other direction, where he found the hole that would lead him toward the next floor. He descended the stairs and found himself inside a huge space with a single massive door that blocked his advance.

Thankfully, he reached the tenth floor in less than an hour because of the Martial Saint Techniques. He had no plan to deactivate it until he saved the girls and escaped the dungeon.

Without any hesitation, he put his palm on the massive door that gave him a warning about the challenge.

[Do you wish to enter the Boss Room?]

[Yes or No]

"Yes".

The large door frame began to move, letting out a rumbling shake that raised a cloud of dust, tensing the atmosphere. As usual, a thin layer of darkness began to envelop the door to prevent the new explorer from knowing what was inside the room.

Soma entered the room, and it was the same forest domain but with a smaller range. He began to knit his brows as he was still unaware of how many monsters there were, and it also included the boss.

Without any effort, he was helped due to his instinct screaming. Soma lifted his gaze to the sky only to see a bid shadow that bypassed his figure casting a shades in a brief moment before it stopped.

With a clap of its wing, it let out a small whirlwind that gathered around it, forming a barrier that protected its body, a crackling of yellow thunder also cladding the monster's beautiful yellow feather.

"Thunder Hawk!".

Based on Soma's knowledge, Thunder Hawk was a monster classified as rank A. It has the capability to control Wind and Lightning at the same time, making him an apex below a calamity class monster. S~eaʀᴄh the NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Soma knitted his brows because the hawk that floated in mid-air was directly standing in his line of sight from the sun, its shine blinding him. He jumped himself up and floated in mid-air, facing the hawk that was still observing his prey.

Two sides of will, and together clad in lightning around their body, staring at each other, regarding each other as an enemy.

"Kyaaaak!".

The Hawk shouted loudly; it shook Soma's eardrums, making his brain dizzy for a moment. Not only was Soma affected, but the surrounding air also began to tremble in fright because of its shrill voice, which acted as one of its abilities to paralyze its enemy.

[Extra Skill Puppeteer activated]

[Extra Skill Adapt activated]

[Nullifying the pain 50%]

With both of his extra skills in activation, the earlier attack was dismissed, and Soma shot forward to face the monster, to which the monster also replied by clapping its wind, creating a hurled whirlwind that disrupted the current air in the atmosphere.

"That won't work on me!".

Soma skilfully followed his instinct, dodged the incoming wind by maneuvering in mid-air, and unleashed his attack in the form of a Turning Kick.

"Kyak!".

The Hawk saw Soma's incoming attack as a threat; his body shone in yellow color while the bolts cladding its body began to intensify, and with a clap of his wing, the Hawk disappeared from its place and reappeared above Soma.

"Tch, it's fast".

True to Soma's thought, thunder hawks have fantastic agility that could outperform a Rank-S monster if it stayed in its territory. So, because of that, Soma, who was already drawing some part of the devil's power, hardly hit it on the first try.

"Kyak!".

The Hawk once more claps its wing, and like a teleportation its body reappears in front of soma while bursting forth the lightning that cladding his body.

Soma again clicked his tongue, and with his keen sight, he dodged every lightning attack that rained down on his body while he ignored the rest.

Not just lightning, The hawk began to disrupt Soma's stance by firing several whirlwinds that it created with each clap of its wing as the hawk circled around Soma, waiting for Soma to get exhausted first before striking.

"...Ah, shit. I have no time for this!".

Even though he still had an important matter to save his girls, Soma was facing a tricky opponent with the intelligence of a predator. He grits his wits while waiting to see whose mental strength is stronger.

Each and every attack from the hawk began to intensify as it created four small tornadoes that tried to entrap him.

Soma, who saw the four tornadoes' tails were connected toward each other, began to mix slowly to create a powerful tornado. He jumped above to reach a higher altitude, which was still wide open, but the moment he almost got out, A shadow appeared, and in an instant, a blinding yellow light pierced his eyes and made his eyes blacken out briefly.

His instinct was screaming in danger, and he crossed his hand in front of his face and placed his thighs to his abdomen while summoning his weapon.

"Kyak!".

With that as a cue, Soma's body was blown away by a flash of lightning, pushing him down toward the chaotic vortex that had already been completed.

He felt no damage from the lightning attack, but the violent current that carried his body around the circle began its merciless attack; hundreds of slashes from compressed air began to hurl him from any direction, ripping his uniform along with the flesh, then slowly the wound that accumulated in his body increasing.

[Extra Skill Adapt activated]

[Nullifying the pain 99%]

[Extra Skill Puppeteer activated]

"There is no other choice".

[Drawing the Saint power]

[The two forces began to clash, damaging the user's body]

[Extra Skill Adapt activated]

[Began to adapt toward the chaotic power. …Adapting complete]

Soma's eyes opened wide, shone in crimson fire and a bit of golden hue, releasing an immense power that blew away the tornado that entrapped him. His body, which had wounds all over his body, healed at a rapid pace because of the Saint's power.

The Hawk gasped as it began to feel all of his body tremble, seeing Soma change. But suddenly, without knowing what happened, the hawk's body got jolted by a massive blow from Soma's kick that launched its massive body to the ground, knocking down several trees as it created an open land.

"Die!".

Not wanting to waste any more time, Soma launched himself in a straight line like a comet and spun in mid-air multiple times before delivering his Axe kick.

The forest, which gave a still and tranquil atmosphere a moment ago, turned chaotic until a rumbling of the destroyed land echoed across the land, and it shook the entire space of the dungeon.

The thunder hawk died from the collision, and its neck was gone after Soma's Axe Kick. Soma, who stood in the middle of a crater, opened up his palm and stored the monster carcasses.

[You gained Exp!]

"I should speed things up!".