prynovel Chapter 57: The Hydra
Chapter 57: The Hydra
Chapter 57 - The Hydra
As I continued to lead the devils throughout the forest,
A loud crack echoed through the mountain peak as the heads were flung backward, their necks snapping back as the heads dropped lifelessly to the ground, their eyes glazed over.
The Hydra's body convulsed, but I didn't let up. I dashed to the next set of heads, dodging the wild flailing of the remaining three.
The rest of the heads tried to bite down on me, poison flying from its jaws wildly as it did, but my reflexes were too quick - and my stats were simply too high. I ducked and weaved through their jaws easily, not taking a point of damage.
With a quick uppercut, I sent the seventh head reeling into the sky before it could even register what hit it. The eighth head followed a moment later, both of them now knocked out cold.
Now, with only one head left, the creature's body began to shake and wobble. The weight of the other necks and heads dragging against the floor was throwing off its balance, and the fight was as good as over.
"Will you obey now?" I smirked, using [King's Aura] and [King's Command] as the monster hissed at me.
Even despite the skills and the beating, Vythragon still narrowed his final set of eyes at me. For a moment, I thought he'd need another beating.
But, finally, the sole remaining head bowed down to me.
"You... I cannot beat you," The Hydra spit out, though he didn't look happy about it.
"Rias," I gestured for Rias to come up and complete the contract, then blinked in surprise at the multiple pairs of wide eyes staring at me.
Akeno's cheeks were a light shade of pink, and her eyes were glued to the defeated Hydra, "Ara, that was... intense."
Meanwhile, Rias stepped forward with a look of disbelief on her face. "Y-You beat the Nine-Headed Hydra without breaking a sweat?"
"Hmmph, to do so in just a few seconds is quite impressive, I suppose," Ravel quipped from behind her, but despite her words, she looked impressed.
"Well, it's not like it was a fair fight," I simply shrugged. With the stat boosts I could probably handle even Serafall without my armor or sword, so this Hydra never stood a chance.
Rias stepped up, placing her hand on one of the three still-conscious heads and completed the contract. After that, we headed back to the palace.
There were still a few monster species I needed to come back and use [Devour] on, but I could do that alone as I cleared out this section of my territory for development.
For now, leaving with a collection of powerful familiars and multiple completed reputation quests was satisfying enough.
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