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The wave of monsters that we swiftly took care of with my friends didn't end there. It seemed that all the smell of blood and corpses attracted all matter of fauna surrounding us. So as I desperately tried to store all the carcasses I could, monsters of all kinds kept showing up, trying to steal what we hunted or to hunt us instead.

From small critters that were only Tier 2 to 3 which were all kinds of colorful Swamp Crabs and Metal-Shelled Shrimps, to much larger rulers of swamps named Voracious Frogs, Tier 7 titans that swallowed anything in their path, we hunted all matter of creatures.

Ultimately, after the third wave of swamp monsters, things seemed to finally calm down, as I finished storing everything we hunted. We ended fighting for over an hour, even though we only intended to hunt a bit and move on.

Ding!

[You and your party have defeated [Giant Green Swamp Salamanders (Tier 7)] x37 [Algae-Covered Giant Swamp Crab (Tier 7)] x44 [Wrathful Mudskippers (Tier 6)] x106 [Colored Swamp Crabs (Tier 2 ~ 3)] x225 [Metal-Shelled Shrimps (Tier 3)] x103 [Voracious Frogs (Tier 7)] x46, and more!]

[You gained 56.500.000 EXP!]

[Aquarina] gained 3 Levels, she has reached Level 76/80!]

[Zack] gained 7 Levels, he has reached Level 24/50!]

[Mist] gained 6 Levels, she has reached Level 21/50!]

[Celeste] gained 5 Levels, she has reached Level 21/50!]

[Celica] gained 5 Levels, she has reached Level 19/50!]

[Luck] gained 5 Levels, he has reached Level 7/80!]

[Lara] gained 6 Levels, she has reached Level 23/50!]

[Nephilim] [Naturia] and [Yggdra] have gained 3 Levels!]

[Leviathan] and [Undine] have gained 5 Levels!]

[Snowflake] [Cumulus] [Onyx] and [Mister Teddy] have gained 10 Levels!]

Seeing everyone level up made me really happy. It seemed that Aquarina was just four levels from reaching Max Level already! My girlfriend is so strong! I wonder how OP she's going to get once she hits Level 80 and can Rank Up though. Everyone else was progressing steadily too, the newer Familiars with Systems were only 20 more levels from reaching max and evolving again.

Though, our problems didn't end there, just as we were finally getting closer to the tree and considering making a barbeque with everything we hunted, more monsters appeared.

This time, these guys were the real deal, Tier 8 creatures appeared!

RUMBLE!

The ground shook, as enormous beasts seemed to creep out of the swamps. Too disturbed from all the bloodshed and battle. They looked utterly annoyed and pissed at us. Gigantic and draconic in appearance, yet not entirely dragons. These monsters were Swamp Drakes, without a doubt, thirty-

meter-tall monsters with some dragon bloodline in them.

They were covered with an armor of green scales, very thick armor. They had giant golden eyes, their alligator-like heads covered on countless sharp horns, and their claws looked like they could tear through anything.

"ROOOAARR!"

And as if things couldn't get any more surprising, yet slightly exciting, another bigger one showed up. The swamps right in front of us seemed to come to life, as the Aura of a Tier 9 Monster surged from its depths. It wasn't a Swamp Drake this time though… Although they had a similar-shaped head and body, they were like ten times as large as the Swamp Drakes.

Above all, their bodies were incredibly long, and their legs had become smaller too. They resembled a riverine serpent of some sort, but much more menacing and monstrous.

Ding!

[Due to all the battle and bloodshed you've spread across their territory, the [Draconic Swamp Ruler (Tier 9)] has appeared to confront you!]

[Alongside her there are a hundred [Swamp Drakes (Tier 8)] ready to devour anything that gets in the path of their Ruler!]

[The very presence of the Ruler releases a thick [Draconic Mana Aura] that boosts her allied Drakes Strength, Speed, Stamina, Energy, and Vigor by +100%!]

"Well, this got a bit out of proportions, huh?" My mother wondered. "It would have been better if we didn't have to fight this… Killing too many predators is bad for an ecosystem. But… Ah, well, I can sense stronger monsters far away, so I think this is fine? Yeah, go ahead, children. Defeating a Tier 9 Ruler-type Monster should be some good exercise. Make sure to work together. We'll be watching your backs here."

As mother said, our parents decided to confront the incoming Drakes while we regrouped with all my friends. My brother stayed with them with Nephilim watching his back. I really wished he could join us, but he was still learning the ropes and it was better to leave him with our parents and Nephilim as an extra bodyguard just to make sure his safety was secured. He had already hunted every small critter that appeared though, so he was doing really well!

"Alright guys, you heard mom." I smiled, imbuing my Aura into Scarlet, this time also wearing my shield, Sapphire, for protection. My whole armor was also equipped too, offering me an additional layer of defenses and extra stats. "Let's hunt that dragon!"

"Hmm, well, that's definitely not a dragon though." Ignatius said. "We Dragons are very smart, if he was a fellow dragon, he would talk and probably try to solve this peacefully. Swamp Dragons are like that-"

"Just shut up and let the kids enjoy the moment, alright?" Beelzebub angrily said. "If they say it's a dragon, it's a damn dragon then!"

"Hahaha! That's right!" Furoh laughed.

My Familiars were surrounding me, their Stats growing higher as they gained the effects of my Skills and my Yggdragon Aura shared into them. I also decided to summon several monster troops from my Dungeons floors, because killing monsters using them gives me additional Dungeon EXP and Energy, and there were over a hundred Swamp Drakes to destroy!

As we all cheered and sprinted into battle, with countless of gigantic, scaled monsters approaching, I noticed a notification from the system, a quest has appeared. It seems this was a big deal.

Ding!

[The [Special Challenge Quest]: [Hunt the Draconic Swamp Ruler and free the Main Swamp from their Tyranny!] has been generated!]

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