"Ah, that's a shame." Bryan sighed in disappointment. His expression immediately changed as he stood up and stretched his arms. "Well, let's fight it."

"Brando, I'll leave the defense to you. You just have to focus on blocking that monster's attack." Souta stepped forward and said.

"Okay, leave it to me. I'll properly do my job as a shielder." Brando said as he gripped his shield tightly in his hand.

The dark vine stinger roared before it charged towards their direction.

Boom!

"Let's get it on." Bryan grinned and he also charged forward to meet the dark vine stinger head-on.

Souta didn't stop Bryan from attacking the dark vine stinger. He was confident that Bryan could go toe to toe at the dark vine stinger's current condition.

He glanced at Lumilia and said, "Lumilia, I'll leave the supporting role to you. Support us with your spells. Don't be afraid to cast a spell. If you see a hole in its defense, do not hesitate to attack it."

"I understand. I'll do my best." Lumilia nodded at him with a serious expression.

Swoosh!

A figure passed above their head and crashed into the rocks behind them.

Boom!

They looked back and saw that it was Bryan.

"Ouch! That hurts..." Bryan said as he slowly stood up. He patted his clothes and looked at the dark vine stinger with a smile on his face. "As expected of this monster. It's a powerful one."

Souta sighed and he shook his head. He opened his mouth and said, "I and Bryan will attack it from both sides." He then bent his knees and launched himself towards the dark vine stinger.

Swoosh!

[Cross Moon]!

Souta shot his equipment skill while he charged towards the dark vine stinger. He saw the vines deflected his attack easily.

Bang!

He then jumped from the side as Brando rushed forward with his tough body.

[Shielder's Aura]!

Brando emitted a blueish aura that strengthened his flesh and muscles.

[Triple Frame Shield On]!

Three transparent shields materialize beside Brando. These shields flew towards the dark vine stinger and pounded its body.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bryan flashed on the life side of the monster with flames and lightning around his body. He placed his hand in front of him and charged a powerful attack.

The vines on the back of the dark vine stinger stretched out and attempted to stab Bryan.

Brando controlled the three transparent shields and it went in front of Bryan, blocking the vines of the dark vine stinger.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Cracks appeared on the surface of the three transparent shields of Brando. The strength of the dark vine stinger was unbelievable as it managed to cracked Brando's shields just like that.

The dark vine stinger roared angrily as it opened its mouth and bit the water serpents. It then grabbed the other serpent on its body before it shredded it into tiny pieces.

It looked at Bryan but Bryan already finished his preparation.

"[Grinding Flame Spear]!" Bryan shouted as he smashed both of his hands on the body of the dark vine stinger.

Ten-meter long flaming spear formed beside Bryan's hands and it shot towards the dark vine stinger.

Boom!

The flaming spear managed to pierce the tough body of the monster. It then exploded causing a powerful explosion that shook the entire area.

Boom!

The dark vine stinger was thrown away by Bryan's skill. It was thrown towards Souta's position.

Looking at this, Souta smiled. He was already waiting in his position. Crimson energy burst out of the vajra sword as he readied himself.

He then used [Crimson Moon] and slashed the body of the dark vine stinger.

A red line appeared on the body of the dark vine stinger and it spurted out a huge amount of blood.

Souta turned around and he once again slashed his sword at the body of the dark vine stinger.

Swoosh!

He moved his hand swiftly as he continued to slash the vajra sword repeatedly.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

"Just die!" Souta roared as he used everything he's got to slash his sword.

In just a few seconds, he swung his sword a hundred times. He felt his arm getting numb from the constant used of his force to swing his sword hardly. But this didn't stop him at all.

Souta continued to slash his sword madly.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The dark vine stinger groaned in pain as it received everything that Souta threw. It raised its bloody hand and swung it towards Souta but three transparent shields blocked its hand.

Bang!

"Okay, I've finished casting it," Bryan said as he jumped in the air and casted a powerful spell.

[Stunning Lightning Piercer]!

He raised both of his hands above his head and four huge lightning arrows formed above him. He then swung his hands downwards and the four lightning arrows shot down.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

It pierced the four limbs of the dark vine stinger before it released a bolt of powerful lightning that stunned the dark vine stinger.

Then, waves of water hover above it. The waves of water turned into a ball of water and it shrunk.

"Compress!" Lumilia closed her palm and the ball of water shrunk down into a palm-size ball. She then brought down her hand.

[Great Hydro Bomb]!

Souta jumped backward as the ball of water fell on the dark vine stinger before it exploded.

Boom!

A huge pillar of water cropped up as the ball of water exploded. The ground shook heavily as it collapsed creating a twenty-meter deep gully.

The dark vine stinger was still moving despite taking all those powerful spell combinations.

Brando and Lumilia gritted in frustration as the monster was still alive. While Bryan was looking at it with an amazed expression.

Souta inhaled deeply before he jumped down. He landed on the head of the dark vine stinger.

"I'll finish this..."

Tentacles like shadows rose and bound the body of the dark vine stinger.

He knew that this monster wouldn't last long as it suffered a serious injury. But he will not let it die on itself. He wanted to kill it quickly because he didn't know what would happen if this monster fought back, after all this monster was still a peak third evolution monster.

Brando, Lumilia, and Bryan watched as Souta slashed the vajra sword at the dark vine stinger's body. They wondered what happened to Souta as they felt that he was somewhat... desperate.

Putchi!

Souta stabbed, slashed, and swung the vajra sword at different angles. Blood kept spurting out of the deep cut on the dark vine stinger's body.

"Damn!"

He roared and stabbed the vajra sword on the monster orb in the monster's back.

The monster orb cracked and it spread out before the vajra sword pierced it.

"GRAAAA!!!"

The dark vine stinger roared painfully as its monster orb got shattered. For a monster with a monster orb, this was the most painful thing. Their level would regress and it would take a few months before it restored its monster orb.

"Just lie down and let me kill you."

Souta then stomped its head and stabbed the vajra sword in its eye. He then heard a familiar sound in his head.

*Ding!*

[Congratulations for completing the quest Savior!]

[Calculating the rewards...]

[You've gained 30,000 exp, 15 free attribute points, and 9 skill points!]

*Ding!*

[You've gained 77,560 exp for defeating the Dark Vine Stinger!]

*Ding!*

[You've level up!]

[Your Agility, Dexterity, Vitality, and Intelligence attribute had increased by 10!]

[Your Strength attribute had increased by 15!]

[You've gained 3 free attribute points!]

[You've gained 1 skill point!]

"Tsk! Too low!" Souta clicked his tongue when he saw the exp that he received from killing the dark vine eater. Today was not his lucky day.

The exp he could receive from killing a third evolution monster was between twenty thousand and one hundred thousand. But this dark vine eater was a peak third evolution monster. He should've received more exp than this.

Well, he didn't have a choice but to accept. This was out of his expectation. Killing a peak evolution monster and a powerful tamer in this dukedom. The combined exp from killing Ranny and his monster made Souta broke through level 28.

It was really hard to level up at his current level and it will continue to get harder. He needed more than a half-million exp just to increase his level by one.

Souta placed back the vajra sword in its sheath. He then looked at Lumilia and asked, "Do you have health and mana potion?"

"Yes." Lumilia nodded and she took one red and blue potion in her pocket. She jumped down and gave the potions to Souta.

"Thanks..." Souta thanked her as he removed the cap of the bottles and drunk it without hesitation. He then sat down on the corner and said, "Let's rest here for a while. The body of this monster is valuable."