Chapter 826 Against The Giant Mole Bird Queen
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"CRAAAH!"
The angered Giant Mole Bird Queen roared at us. She resembled a small, five-meter-tall Drake than a bird, but she had a huge beak.
The scales over her body certainly provided some good protection against physical damage, and her huge and bulky body made for a hardy and durable foe.
I also noticed there was a huge pile of fruits, vegetables, and tubers they had most likely stolen from the nearby farms! And a few dozen eggs too.
Above all, there were ten Elite Giant Mole Birds with her, which could be closer to D Rank like her… They ran towards us to attack us, while she stayed in the back, about to conjure Earth Magic.
"Craah! Craah!"
"Get off our WAY!"
Mark, however, stepped forwards bravely, his body suddenly being covered on an armor of blazing wood in the shape of a ferocious Phoenix and a Fire Dragon.
"[Spiritual Phoenix Sword Arts]: [Volcanic Blazing Slash]!"
His knife absorbed the power of his Spiritual Aura, his wood, and his flames, quickly transforming int a giant blazing sword.
He swung that sword once, as four slashes of his original technique were released!
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
Four explosions of flames engulfed the ten birds, killing them on the spot! The Queen also sustained some damage, stepping back in anger.
"CRAAH?!"
She was shocked her elite warriors perished so quickly…
"What's wrong? Surprised?" I smiled, reaching towards her and swinging Irene. "[Spirit Fusion]!"
FLUOOSH!
Irene absorbed the Light Spirits I conjured, transforming into a huge hammer of light, which I used to pummel the Giant Mole Bird Queen down into the floor.
"[Holy Light Spirit Smite]!"
BAAAAMM!!!
My attack hit one of her giant arms, shattering it apart. However, while groaning in anger, the giant beast rushed towards me and pushed me away, before conjuring seven giant pillars of stone.
"CRAAH!"
With a berserk-like scream, the pillars of stone rushed towards me, attempting to crush me to death!
"[Spiritual Scale Fortress]!"
My shield harnessed my essence and mana, as a mighty fortress of draconic scales surged around my body, the pillars of stone collapsing as they hit the manifestation of my shield's powers.
"I worked pretty hard on making my equipment good even in this world!" I smiled, imbuing Mana into Irene. "And you'll see! [Yggdragon's Spirit Breath]!"
"ROOOAAR!"
The manifestation of the Yggdragon surged in front of my staff, as the gigantic head of a dragon emerged, opening its jaws and releasing a deadly beam!
TRUUUUMMM…!
"SHYAAAGH!"
The bird gave out a scared groan, the beam hitting the many stone barriers she conjured!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
"CREAAH!"
The monster barely managed to run away from the massive beam, mostly thanks to her magic and that she was too far away.
She quickly leaped into the air and then conjured several spears made of crystals and ores, firing them at us endlessly.
"It is quite the stubborn beast!"
Mark stepped forward, swinging his sword rapidly while conjuring a fortress of flames with his equipment abilities.
"[Blazing Fortress]!"
FLUOOSH!
A fortress made of flames surged around us, protecting us from the constant attacks, melting the projectiles of the monster.
At the same time, I touched the ground and quickly imbued it with my Mana, transforming it all into a domain filled with plants.
"[Soil Domain], [Spiritual Domain], [Nature's Domain], [Terrain Dominion]!"
Four Spells were activated at once, the entire area around us suddenly belonged to me, as the Earth Spirits gathered around the giant mole bird queen, transforming into giant hands made of stone!
"CRAH?!"
CLAAASH! CLAAASH! CLAAASH! CLAAASH!
The giant bird was quickly bombarded with many attacks, she defended with her magic, but each time she did, it collapsed before my magic's power.
Her scales protected her quite well against physical damage, as she tanked several hits, until…!
"Now!"
"On it!"
Mark leaped into midair, using wings made of flames to reach the bird and then descend with his blazing sword.
"[Spiritual Phoenix Sword Arts]: [Phoenix Fall]!"
With a furious roar, his sword descended, combined with his Blazing Spirit Aura and his Phoenix Physique, the presence of a ferocious, roaring phoenix surged.
SLAAAAASSHH!!!
And cut through the monster's neck, beheading it on the spot!
BAAAMM!!!
The cave almost collapsed with all the explosions, if it wasn't thanks to my own Domain keeping it all together.
"It's done…" Mark sighed in relief. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine!" I nodded. "It took a tiny bit more time to slay this one, it was indeed a Boss-type Monster…"
"Boss-type?" Mark asked.
"It is a new classification that they came out with." I explained to Mark. "Apparently, monsters of the same Rank can vary on power depending on the Classification they have. Boss-type monsters are rare types of monsters that lead other monsters and are naturally stronger than them while being within their Rank. This D Rank Giant Mole Bird Queen might as well have been as strong as a C Rank Monster!"
"Explains its durability and powerful magic…" Mark nodded. "Any normal person would have gotten killed if they fought this thing…"
"Yep." I nodded, storing the monster corpses inside my inventory. "Oh, these eggs… Do we destroy them?"
"I think it would be for the best." Mark nodded. "They don't seem to have grown any birds inside yet though."
"Hmm… Maybe we can have this for a snack?" I wondered, quickly beginning to boil one egg on a giant pot I made using wood and water spirit's magic.
"Y-You're seriously eating a giant boiled egg?" He laughed. "Hahaha, well, I was getting a bit hungry myself."
While the egg was being made, I stored all the veggies and fruits they had stolen, which remained rather clean using the queen's preservation magic.
"Big egg, big egg!"
Gabriel was looking at the egg boil until it was finally done, and then we placed it over a wooden table I made.
"Now, now, let's see…"
I slowly broke the shell, revealing a beautiful white egg inside, this egg alone was around a meter big! I cut it open into two halves, revealing a delicious-looking yellow yolk, slightly creamy.
I poured some salt and a few other spices and then we took a few pieces using fork…
"W-What is this?! So good!"
"Hmm! So creamy!"
"It is really good!"
The creaminess was otherworldly, and the egg taste was strong and tasty too…
These eggs are probably a delicacy worth millions!
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