Protagonist? Antagonist? I Reject Both

Leon’s face contorted with a frown as his eyes fell on the brief words lingering over the tree head.

"Now what kind of shit is this?"

Following his words, a brief description flashed over the monster.

Name:Terrestrial Hydra

Age: 342

Leon’s expression faltered for a moment.

"Hey, what’s about their level, realm, or cultivation."

He cursed softly and then stared at the behemoth creature that started to change its appearance.

The tree previously looked like a dried twisted mass of dying woody tree that was on its last leg but now, the hardwood surface seemed to be cracking at various places which seemed to expose a slimy skin, and the branches molded into slimy tentacles.

"What a deceptive piece of shit?"Leon couldn’t help but marvel at the creature of shot.

He faced the hydra-like monster with a solemn look. His earlier fight had drained him mentally due to the sudden twists hitting him out of nowhere.

Their strength wasn’t much but rather the way these creatures were hidden in the dark, each having their special attacks.

Taking a deep breath, Leon muttered somberly, "Awake!"

SWOOSH

Before many pairs of heads appear and then showcase their signature eerie laughter and howling as the theme song for entrance, Leon scolded them.

"Shut up...Don’t call more trouble at dead night."

From the darkness, his shadow army emerged, a corps of dark silhouettes but it seems Leon’s reprimandation wasn’t enough.

[Liege, leave this to me. I will make sure to get rid of this piece of trash as silently as possible.]

Avelin shouted, beating his chest which made Terpas scoff at him.

"You and Seeker are the ones who made the most noise."

Avelin and Seeker who stood behind him, just ignored Terpas words and signalled the troops to attack.

Small shadow goblins surged forward, attacking the hydra-like monster with fierce intensity. They slashed and tore at the beast’s many hands exploiting every weak point they could find.

Those who couldn’t just tried to bite it and tear the skin.

RUSTLE!RUSTLE!

BANNG!BANGBANG!

Bodies were thrown around and slammed against trees here and there.

As tentacles like branches whipped, the goblins bit off the tentacles and tore them. Many new pairs of tentacles grew from broken shells.

Despite the hydra’s impressive regenerative abilities, the shadow army’s repeated assault began to take its toll. Heads were severed, and the beast’s colossal form staggered under the weight of the attack.

As the battle raged on, the hydra’s branches were eventually overwhelmed. One by one, they fell to the onslaught of the shadow army. The hydra’s monstrous form convulsed and finally collapsed with a deafening roar.

Its massive body lay still, covered in the remains of Leon’s summoned army.

Soon, the beast lay defeated, its heads severed and scattered.

However, as Leon was about to catch his breath, a new, ominous sensation crept through the forest.

The surrounding trees began to shift and writhe. Their trunks twisted and expanded, revealing serpentine heads and gaping maws.

What had seemed like ordinary trees moments ago now transformed into monstrous hydras, their multiple heads hissing and snapping.

"Fuck! Are you kidding me?"

"Is this place even a forest...No, more than that where is the information...Which bastard surveyed this place and didn’t note something important."

At this moment, Leon wanted to punch someone.

He even wanted to curse and ask these guys.

We’re just waiting for someone to take the lead otherwise why are you so silent now?

As if the hydra-like monster’s defeat had triggered a defense mechanism of the forest, many trees, now revealed as hydra creatures, began to encircle him. Their many heads slithered and reached out, preparing to attack.

What was more shocking was that many worms started to crawl out from the ground.

A hollow cavity seems to appear out of nowhere and start attacking them.

Leon didn’t want to make matters big cause if the monster rampaged, naturally many might form hordes and start attacking the base.

Despite having a very huge army, Leon didn’t want to be complacent and thought that he could cover the entire forest in one hand.

Leon was caught off guard but quickly composed himself. "Shadow Army, regroup!" he commanded.

The remaining shadows reformed around him, their dark figures merging and consolidating into a stronger force. They sprang into action, fending off the newly awakened hydra-trees.

The battle became fierce.

The forest seemed to be alive with hostile entities, and the hydra-trees used their powerful vines and venomous breath to assail Leon and his shadow army.

"It seems, I should flex a bit."

Picking Exitus Leon sprang into action.

SWISH!

A huge arc of the sword light emerged from his sword strike.

With every slash and strike, the hydra-trees fell one by one, their monstrous forms disintegrating under the combined might of Leon’s shadow army. The forest was filled with the sounds of combat, the air thick with the stench of battle.

As the last of the hydra-trees fell, the forest slowly returned to a semblance of calm.

Leon took a deep breath, surveying the carnage. The hydra-like monster had been defeated, and the hydra-trees were vanquished.

Leon stared at a huge mass of carcasses and wondered what he was going to do. Naturally, he couldn’t leave it here.

"Master, should we pick it up and send it to base, "Hella’s figure emerged and she spoke with

A sparkling gaze.

"Can this thing even be used?" Avelin muttered in disbelief.

"I want to study them."

"HUH!"

A slightly bewildered look appeared on everyone’s face and they stared at the man.

"You want to study their anatomy," Leon asked locking his gaze on Qin Lang.

"Umm!" Qin Lang bowed his head respectfully.

"That’s not a bad choice," Leon rubbed his chin.

"I want this place to be cleared no matter what. Take a few bodies for Qin Lang to study and the rest of it, place in the field. This can serve as bait. When the skitter monsters feed on it, they can fire missiles and shoot them. I will send a shadow to inform the mother."

Giving orders, Leon stared deeper into the forest. His current goal is to find out the source of

The skitterbeast.

It was weird that they appeared in huge numbers in the day yet he didn’t encounter any now. Now, just what was this place cooking?

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