Gotta Take It Back from Them!

Before Destructive Fist Eddie and the others could react, the monster seemed to spot them. It suddenly accelerated and charged straight at them.

At the same time, a thin green mist began spreading through the area.

"Poison mist! Everyone, take antidotes!" Destructive Fist Eddie was the first to react. "This was arranged in advance. There's something wrong with this mission!"

As he spoke, the muscles all over his body began to bulge, as though his entire body had been activated in an instant. He gave off an exceptionally fierce aura. "Support me from the sides. I'll hold it off head-on!"

Just then, the mist enveloped them.

Buzz!

His head swam, as though something were striking directly at his brain.

Fortunately, they had noticed it early and already taken antidotes, so it would not affect them too badly. Still, even mild dizziness would affect the battle ahead.

Destructive Fist Eddie stared at the approaching monster, his face full of wariness.

He had no idea which church had created such a monster.

Nor did he know what they were plotting.

"Awooo!!!"

The monster suddenly burst forward, arriving directly before Destructive Fist Eddie and throwing a vicious heavy punch.

The enormous force even tore through the surrounding air. A blow at least comparable to a Mid-Order Knight's slash came crashing straight at him.

Destructive Fist Eddie paid it no mind and threw a punch of his own.

The air surged, blowing several nearby team members away and dispersing some of the mist, making their vision much clearer.

But after only a few seconds of deadlock, Destructive Fist Eddie was forced back more than a dozen steps.

"What strength!" Destructive Fist Eddie's eyes were filled with ferocity. Seeing the monster preparing to attack again, he immediately rushed forward to meet it.

Boom—

Destructive Fist Eddie drove a fierce punch toward the monster's abdomen, but it was caught again, and waves of air rolled outward.

At the same time, several nearby transcendents launched slashes, magical fireballs, or drew their bows and fired arrows, forming a barrage of ranged attacks.

The fireballs in particular expanded several times over the instant they struck the monster. Even Destructive Fist Eddie could feel the scorching heat.

"Awoo!"

The monster did not seem seriously injured. Instead, it appeared to have been enraged, charging again with a terrifying roar.

Whether from exchanging punches several times or from the poison mist earlier, blood had begun to seep from the corner of Destructive Fist Eddie's mouth.

"No! Their attacks can leave marks on this monster too. We can definitely fight this thing!" Destructive Fist Eddie's mind raced. Suddenly, he noticed the bracer on his wrist.

Right!

The Ray Gun!

He had only bought this Ray Gun today and had not used it yet.

Watching the monster exchange fist-for-fist blows with him, Destructive Fist Eddie revealed a savage grin.

A stream of mana flowed into the bracer.

Boom!!!

"Times have changed, freak!"

A Scorching Ray shot out from his bracer.

Under normal circumstances, aiming at an enemy would not be easy.

But now that they were trading fist-for-fist, flesh-for-flesh blows, how could he possibly miss?!

Besides, the creature's fist was countless times larger than Destructive Fist Eddie's!

A painful howl rang out. A large hole appeared in the monster's fist, yet not a single drop of blood flowed out.

Destructive Fist Eddie froze for a moment, but his movements did not stop. As a mage apprentice, drawing upon mana was not easy for him.

But merely activating the Ray Gun was not difficult.

Scorching Rays fired one after another. He could even feel the temperature of his bracer rising continuously.

The Scorching Ray truly deserved to be one of the finest low-tier spells.

Before long, it blasted a hole into the monster's abdomen.

In an instant, a large number of spirits fled from the monster's stomach.

Men, women, old people, and children—there were all kinds.

Yet without exception, every one of them looked powerfully built.

Giant Bloodline!

Others might not have recognized it, but Destructive Fist Eddie possessed the Giant Bloodline. He understood almost instantly that this was a conspiracy aimed at him!!!

The other side had most likely intended to use his bloodline or his body to perfect this monster.

"Use Mana Bombs! Throw them into this thing's stomach! I'll hold it down!"

The team members snapped out of their shock. Those with mana hurriedly pulled out Mana Bombs.

Having spent years adventuring outside, they were quite strong. They did not need specialized throwers to hurl the Mana Bombs out.

Destructive Fist Eddie rapidly switched Spell Models. As explosions rang out, he fired Corrosive Rays.

Corrosive Rays could attack spirits as well.

Amid the screams of one spirit after another, the monster's body finally seemed unable to endure any longer and collapsed.

The team members decisively stopped attacking. Even Destructive Fist Eddie replaced his energy module after firing one final ray and stopped shooting!

These things all cost money!

From here on, physical strength alone should be enough to finish it.

If not, they could still use more of these.

"Damn it! Destructive Fist Eddie, I never expected you to be this strong!" Just as they began cleaning up and prepared to attack, a black-robed man appeared with a cold expression. "In that case, even better. I'll definitely use you to create a perfect Corpse Puppet!"

"Ka ka ka, isn't the mastermind finally showing himself?! I'll take down you cultist and make up for today's losses!" Destructive Fist Eddie let out a demonic laugh as he charged the black-robed man.

"Hmph! Your mana has already been completely depleted. What can you possibly do to me?" The black-robed man gathered power. Just as his spell was about to fire, a Corrosive Ray shot directly at him.

"Mana completely depleted? Who told you that? If I were out already, then my 300 Gold Shields would have vanished far too tragically!"

Destructive Fist Eddie sneered and fired another Corrosive Ray in another direction.

Unlimited ammunition and precise aim—this felt incredible!

It was just that the money burned away like water!

The battle had been far more difficult than they had expected, yet also far smoother than they had expected.

Looking at the two black-robed men and the monster lying on the ground, already nearly corroded beyond recognition, Destructive Fist Eddie muttered quietly, "We wiped out cultists and a monster like this near the royal capital of the Dawn Kingdom. I wonder if there'll be any reward. If not, we've really taken a terrible loss on this trip..."