Second World

1947  Chapter 1947. Steering

Beelzebub focused his mana sense to detect where this portal attack came from. His gaze went somewhere rather far. He saw a female outworlder there.

The portal attack was Fierce Flameʼs Soul Portal Arrow, Dead Eye Aceʼs level 60 skill. It was a shot carried out directly next to the target when triggered. If the arrow hit, it dealt 2000% soul damage. The successful hit would also inflict multiple random status effects. Beelzebub was currently afflicted with cursed, weakness, and poison.

Beelzebub narrowed his eyes at Fierce Flame. He was displeased for getting hit. More bugs came out of him. Demon flies bigger than the previous, and some demon wasps with fast flying speed. These bugs headed to Fierce Flame.

Fierce Flame shot another arrow at these incoming bugs. Her arrow split into a hundred smaller arrows midway. When these arrows hit the demon flies, they exploded, causing AOE chaos damage. This was Dead Eye Aceʼs level 70 skill, Chaos Firework Arrow.

Some demon flies tried to swerve to dodge the small arrows, but the arrows veered in their direction. This was Dead Eye Aceʼs passive ability. All of Fierce Flameʼs arrows had a short-tracking ability. If the dodge area was not too large, the arrow would most likely hit the target.

Aside from this short-tracking ability, Dead Eye Aceʼs other passive abilities included an improved perception when Fierce Flame was making a shot. The time in her perception slowed when she pulled her bow, allowing her to take a better aim. She also no longer needed an arrow. When she pulled her bow, an energy arrow materialized.

The demon wasps with fast flying ability had no problem dodging Fierce Flameʼs arrows. The arrowʼs short-tracking ability couldnʼt keep up with their speed.

Fierce Flame used another skill to deal with them. She used Dead Eye Aceʼs beginning skill, Dead Eye Arrow. This arrow dealt 500% physical damage on their target, which wasnʼt much considering it was a pinnacle skill. Its strength lay in its ability to chase its target. The arrow could make sharp-angle turns multiple times. Within one minute, the arrow chased after the target relentlessly. At max level, Dead Eye Arrow shot out five arrows. It also had a short cooldown of two minutes.

Fierce Flame increased her damage output by activating Dead Eye Aceʼs level 80 skill, a buff skill called Celestial Ace. This skill enhanced her every shot to deal soul damage. It also increased her firing rate and range.

None of the demon flies and demon wasps could get near Fierce Flame.

Beelzebub grunted at the scene. He called out more bugs and sent them to Fierce Flame.

The Hieracosphynx charged back at Beelzebub. Beelzebub stopped the monsterʼs charge using Infernal Stone Gaze. It took some time to be free of the gazeʼs effect. When The Hieracosphynxʼs awareness returned, it found itself beset and under attack by three giant grasshoppers. These grasshoppers had demonic features and had red skin. If not for its high HP, it might have died from getting abused while being unconscious. It furiously fought back these demon hoppers.

Beelzebub left these enemies to his bugs. He had no intention of dealing with them. He moved away again. He hadnʼt gone far when he heard a thundering roar.

He turned and saw a giant winged lion with golden fur charging at him from the sky. Atop this lion was a panda warrior who was shouting about something. He couldnʼt hear what the panda was yelling because the lionʼs roar was louder.

The panda warrior was Jet. His beast form was not the usual panda form but a better version. His fur was thicker. The fur was mostly silver with a tinge of golden. He was also bigger. On his back was a pair of feathery white wings.

Jetʼs beast form was the mighty sky panda. It was the pinnacle type for the panda form, just like the supreme dragon for the dragon form and the white tiger emperor for the tiger form. Jet was in this form not because he changed his beast form but because of his pinnacle class.

The Beast Conquerorʼs beginning skill was the Ultimate Beast Form. This skill upgraded the beast form skill, so Jet transformed into the pinnacle type of the panda form. If the skill user already had a pinnacle beast form, as Jack did with his supreme dragon form, his stats received a great boost instead.

Jet could remain in this form for a long three hours. This was due to Beast Conquerorʼs passive ability.

The lion Jet was riding was his Crimson-maned Lion, or more correctly, it used to be. After Jet gained the Beast Conqueror class, he gained the ability to tame a large-sized monster. Taming a new monster consumed time, which he didnʼt have. He needed to train inside Chrisʼ training dungeon to increase his level. So, Chris helped by giving him a special item that upgraded his Crimson-maned Lion.

The item completely transformed the Crimson-maned Lion into a different type of monster. Its size increased from a medium-sized monster to a large size. It became a winged Brave Lion. Its grade also increased to the mythical grade. The armor it wore miraculously enlarged to adjust to its increased size.

One drawback of changing special class was Jet lost his ability to have two pets. He had to let go of the Silver Griffin.

”Did you hear what I said, devil?!” Jet shouted when he got close to Beelzebub.

Beelzebub was confused about what the panda was talking about.

Jet used Combination Assault. He and his pet turned into a meteor rushing toward Beelzebub.

Beelzebub was casting a spell when Jet was approaching. Three earth shields materialized and floated around him as a result of the spell. One of these shields blocked the combination assault.

Jet and the Brave Lion split to opposite sides after their assault failed. Jet used Yin Yang Fists while the Brave Lion struck from the other side. The other two shields blocked their attacks.

Beelzebub cast another spell while the earth shields protected him. Rock cloud rose from the ground. This rock cloud knocked both Jet and the Brave Lion away. It then floated around Beelzebub. Together with the earth shields and the sand suit, they formed three layers of protection. The devil moved again with a condescending expression. While moving, uncountable roaches scurried out from his body.

”Donʼt look down on us, you father insect!” Jet exclaimed.

He used the Ultimate Beast. The Brave Lion transformed. Its muscles bulked, making it look larger. Its golden fur lengthened and became spiky. The armor on its body had many cavities, so the armor didnʼt inhibit this transformation. Golden flames burned from its body. Its wings turned into flaming wings, and its two eyes shone brightly as if a pair of flashlights.

The Brave Lion roared. Its roar created a shockwave that knocked the roaches and caused them to stop moving. It ran forward. Its four paws alighted with Flame-infused Fist. It jumped toward the pack of roaches. It stomped into one and used the stomped roach as a stepping stone to jump to another one. Its flaming paws caused an eruption on every stomp, killing the roaches while getting closer to Beelzebub.

Beelzebub, who was moving away, saw the Brave Lion approaching. ʼAgain?ʼ He thought with displeasure.

At the same time, a raging turbulence cut through his sea of roaches from a different side. The turbulence was Jet using the pandaʼs charging skill. He jumped out from turbulence with a flying kick. An earth shield stopped his kick. He jumped away after failing to land the kick just as the rock cloud came swooping.

On the other side, the Brave Lion slammed into another earth shield. It grabbed the earth shield with its flaming paw and bit. It activated its armorʼs power, Supremacy. Its attributes increased further. The earth shield cracked from the pressure and then shattered.

The third earth shield came to block before the Brave Lion landed a hit on Beelzebub. The rock cloud then slammed into it and caused it to tumble back. The roaches jumped onto it while it was down on the ground. But before they touched its body, a fiery explosion knocked them all away.

The Brave Lion then turned into a flaming ball and rolled forward. It again crashed into Beelzebubʼs earth shield. It bounced from the impact but rolled back for another assault. Jet also joined in on the attack.

Beelzebub growled with irritation. He cast the Infernal Earth Wall that blocked the two. He then moved in the opposite direction from the two. All the while, he birthed more roaches to deal with the two.

As he moved, he found another outworlder. He remembered this one. This outworlder was the one who stopped his Extinguishing Chaos Flash.

Giant Steve stood tall with his Fallen Apostleʼs Tower Shield, ready to receive Beelzebubʼs attacks.

Beelzebub understood this one had a strong defense. He had no intention of wasting time. He moved again in a different direction while summoning more bugs to deal with the outworlder.

Suddenly, he stopped. His mana sense warned him that something was on the ground in front of him. He had been focusing on these outworlders. He did not pay much attention to his surroundings. Only after he was this close that he sensed the danger.

”What…?”

It was something invisible. It was most likely a rune diagram. A thought occurred to him. The enemies had come at him one by one from different angles. Could they have been steering him toward this spot?