"Surrender? Do people from the History and Ritual Society all love dreaming this much?"
A low voice came through the pitch-black cross-shaped opening in the rust-spotted helmet's visor.
"Utterly ridiculous."
As he spoke, he noticed more and more players watching from a distance and felt extremely pleased. Another reason he had chosen this town as the battlefield was that he had taken the time to check the game forum and learned that the Lost Name Guild was livestreaming.
He had been somewhat surprised at first, then thought of using the players to build his reputation. Although Spade Knight was merely another identity of Jack's, letting more players know how powerful this "NPC" was could hardly be a bad thing.
Perhaps one day, he could use that to do something.
"Since you refuse to see reason, die!"
Lonoli said coldly.
He tossed an ostrich-egg-sized Monster Stone onto the ground in front of him. It swelled in the wind, instantly growing as large as a warehouse.
Then came a deafening bang.
The ground trembled, and the Monster Stone shattered.
A giant beast emerged from within, its four eagle-taloned limbs stepping onto the flagstones and leaving cracked, sunken footprints.
Everyone who saw this, including the players watching the livestream, could not help widening their eyes.
What the hell was that monster?!
Three thick necks rose high, each connected to a snake's head. Its entire body was as massive as an elephant, covered all over in dark green scales, while blue flames burned on the long tail behind it.
Hiss!
The Three-Headed Giant Serpent flicked its tongues, swayed its necks, and raised its heads to hiss, its scarlet eyes fixed on the knight.
Then it swept its tail!
Blue flames scattered outward, burning the surrounding air and actually distorting space, creating vortex after vortex