Level Up: Voidwalker

Following that, Atlas made his way over to the blonde and offered, ''Do you need any help, Estelle?''

She looked at him with her beautiful blue eyes before answering, ''That would be nice, could you dice these for me?''

Atlas eyed the onion-like vegetables in front of him and began slicing them with the knife Estelle had handed him. Ten minutes later, with everything chopped, Estelle playfully shooed him away, a warm smile lighting up her face.

''Go rest, you little demon,'' she teased. ''I want to finish up from here.''

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''Alright, Blondie,'' Atlas replied with a grin, slapping her on her toned ass.

The instant he did, he had to dodge a swift kick, laughing as he dodged her sudden strike. Shaking his head, he settled down and activated Void Realm only to reappear on the mountain path he was on previously.

Atlas took out his blades and cast Void Infusion on them, the weapons started to hum as the screeches rang out. He grinned before blocking several attacks that the Kenku's sent his way as he countered with Void Wave.

His spell rushed out of his body and slammed into the birdmen, they were sent flying off the side, Atlas continued fighting his way up the path while anticipating the creature's attack thanks to his eye.

An hour passed by and not Atlas was sitting on the edge of a mountaintop as he rested. While doing that he brought up the monster total.

[Void Bloodhawk – 10000/10000]

[Haast's Void Eagle - 5000/5000]

[Void Kenku - 2500/2500]Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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'Now onto the boss,'

he thought with a smile as his mana poured into his body.

Atlas continued his climb up the mountain, his footsteps crunching against the rocky path. Before long, he noticed a line of torches flickering in the distance, leading to a set of stone stairs.

''Path to the boss arena,''

he steeled himself while muttering to himself.

As he stepped into the arena, a translucent barrier materialized behind him, sealing off any chance of retreat but this didn't bother him as he readied to fight. Seconds later massive shadow covered the arena.

Atlas glanced up only to see a massive Harpy Eagle that was evil-looking with pitch-black feathers. Its glowing red eyes met his as it let out an earth-shaking screech that shook the ground before he flew toward him.

He yelped as the big monster moved quicker than he expected. This caused Atlas to cast Void Guard that brought up his shield, then the Harpy eagle slammed into the barrier as its talons shattered it.

'Oh fuck! This is bad,'

Atlas internally panicked before jumping to the side.

They gouged through the ground just as he cast a Void Barrage at the monster, while doing this he scanned it with Void Sight to find out what rank it was.

[Harpy Eagle King]

[Rank A]

[Keep moving and use your magic to wear it down]

Without hesitation, Atlas activated Void Step, instantly reappearing on the Harpy Eagle's back. He drew his blade, aiming for a quick strike, but the monster reacted faster than expected.

It violently twisted throwing him off balance. The force sent him hurtling toward the ground, where he crashed with a brutal thud. His head was spinning while lying in the crater, he started climbing out just as its screech rang out.

Atlas looked up with wide eyes as the giant bird was swooping down causing him to use Void Step to reappear nearby. Shortly after that, he started casting Void Lances at it, the Harpy King dodged most but a few hits.

Feathers and blood erupted in every direction as the Harpy Eagle screeched in fury, its eyes locking onto him once more. He stood his ground, letting it close in. At the last moment, he vanished with a flash, reappearing just behind it.

He quickly unleashed a Void Bomb, sending it hurtling toward the monster's torso. The instant it made contact, the explosion erupted in a brilliant blue flash, illuminating the arena in a blinding light.

The force of the blast sent shockwaves through the air as the Harpy King crashed down but was still alive. Atlas was shocked but quickly rushed toward the creature who was trying to get up.

A dozen Void Lances struck its torso, tearing massive chunks from its body. As Atlas closed in, he drove his blade deep into the creature, slicing down its flank. The monster howled in agony, but before it could recover, he unleashed a barrage of Void Bullets, blasting through its insides.

When that happened a male voice echoed in his mind,

'Finally, a master that I would be happy to follow and I can feel your concern over me. Do not worry little one, this is just temperorary.'

Atlas was confused after hearing the voice, but soon enough the Harpy Eagle King vanished back into the Void Realm and realized he had completed the level. Moments later, exhaustion overtook him before being pulled back into the real world.

'At least I can move onto the next level now.'

Opening his eyes, Atlas quickly noticed that the five women were peacefully asleep around him. He smiled before standing up and walking outside while rain poured down, he cast Void Guard to block it.

Following that, Atlas activated Call to the Void and summoned the Harpy Eagle King, seconds later the bird shot out of the azure portal and soared into the sky. He noticed the creature was smaller than Raymond but would be stronger when reaching his rank.

'Interesting, maybe they can fight in a couple of years?'

The creature spun around and shot toward him, its form shrinking until it landed softly on his shoulder. It gave a cute little tweet before nuzzling against his cheek. Smiling, Atlas gently stroked the tiny blackbird as he spoke, ''Sorry for hurting you, I hate fighting you guys but it's needed.''

'Don't worry about it Master, it did not hurt but honestly, the waiting was a nightmare,'

it answered back in a cheerful voice.

Atlas smiled before stroking it again as he gave it a name, ''I will name you Horus, that name suits you.''

The Harpy Eagle nodded in agreement,

'A very noble name, it will strike fear in your enemies.'

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