Twin Core Ivory Panda
1350 Words
I took one last look at the sleeping elf lady, and then I made my way out of the storage room. The grand hall was a little cold due to the previous storm, and the heavy rains seemed to have reduced, becoming nothing more than just a trickle. I turned left and right in shock, noticed that the so called wall I had built has been completely destroyed. All of my hard work, smashed to rubble like it meant nothing in the eyes of a higher power, it really pissed me off, and I was fixing to punch something.
But even if I was angry, I was not so stupid that I would let my anger take control of my rationality, not when my life is clearly on the line. I marched my way towards the east, making sure I was as silent as possible, and that my stealth skill was activated to keep me hidden from the monsters around. But for some reason I couldn't find a single trace of the monsters, there was not a single one in sight, and all I could see was a wide swathe of destruction, caused by something as big as a car.
Close to the end of the grand hall, there was a wall that demarcated a portion of the grand hall, giving it an extra room of sorts. This was the place where the service entrance was located, and servants and disciples used it to enter the grand hall during times or moments where using the main entrance would not be probable. The demarcation would serve as a curtain of sorts, so that people won't see them coming in, and it would be as if they've always been there before.
I got closer to the wall and stopped in my tracks as shiver went up and down my spine. There was blood everywhere, like a lot of it, but it was not just the copious amounts of blood that was the issue, it was the amount of dead bodies that released the blood. There were a lot of dead monsters on the ground, but I noticed that they had the distinct trait of having a rather rough and terrifying form, not to mention that there was a particular taint in the air. They looked like wolves, wolves that had metal spikes and blades growing out of their bodies, but beyond that, a sort of glowing gem atop their foreheads gave them away as Qi demons, I shivered again.
Qi demons were nothing like magical creatures or essence beasts. The later two are not as ferocious, and are indigenous to this planet. However Qi demons are just like me, in one way or another. Some of them came here through a portal from another world, others were born when Qi from those portals spread and infected the essence beasts and magical creatures on Huxia.
In a nutshell, these demons are very dangerous, and twice as strong as anything within the same cultivation level as them. I was a little worried, but I had to see these thing through. The wolves were brutally torn apart, but I could find traces of something else, a patch of white fur that did not match the steel gray coat of these wolves.
I stepped precariously over the blood as I leaned on the wall and took a look around the corner. My eyes widened and shrunk to pin pricks at the sight in front of me even as my body froze in fear. The giant carcass of a wolf the size of a food truck, along with over a dozen or more smaller wolves was strewn about, and none of them were intact.
But the surprise did not end there as I looked forward to notice that half a dozen of those wolves were still alive, and they were attacking a panda of equal size as the dead wolf. The only difference being that this panda was not a Qi demon, it did not even look like an essence beasts. Apart from having the normal color scheme of a normal panda, the panda had a pair sharp sabre like fangs butting out of its mouth like a sabretooth tiger.
It had really sharp claws, a brownish red strip running from underneath it's eyes all the way to it's head and then to the middle of it's back. The panda also had what looked bones or tusks growing out of it's elbows, like some sort of secondary weapon. But even with it's size and ferociousness, the panda was not fighting back as the six remaining wolves tore into it's body with their fangs, claws, and blade covered bodies.
It seems the panda was much too weak to out up and sort of fight, and since I'm not so foolish as to go face to face with Qi demon at just the first level of the body refining realm, I'll take my leave. It's quite unfortunate for the panda, but my life is more important and there was nothing much I can do.
(Please don't go! Help me please! Help me save him!)
That voice rang out loudly within my mind, shocking me so much that I almost slipped on the blood covered floor. I didn't even want to know how she noticed me even with my stealth activated, but this sudden turn of events meant that I had to know what she or it was.
{Forest Guardian (Twin Core Ivory Panda): Magical Creature Level 4: Earth & Fire Attributes}
{The twin core Ivory Panda are essence beasts of the highest grade. Intelligent and sometimes known as wise for their foresight in battle, construction and ingenuity. They're born with two cores, with each having control over one element. But at full maturity and a high level of cultivation, they develope a third core gaining their third stripes. This species of Panda are usually chosen by the magical essence of a forest or a ruin to become guardians and protectors thereby changing them from essence beasts to magical creatures. The position of guardian is passed from parent to offspring, they're territorial and fierce protectors, but they're also a delicacy as their meat can strengthen the constitution of a cultivator or even propel them to a higher level of cultivation. However beware, anyone who eats the meat of a twin core ivory panda stands the risk of being terribly cursed.} {Highest Stats: Strength: 179/ Speed: 210/ Body: 400/ Energy: 800}
{Weaknesses: Piercing Damage/Dark Attacks/Magical Attacks/} {Traits: Very Intelligent / A Little playful/ Fierce fighters with almost human like potential and tactics / Too Trusting}
This thing was powerful, like seriously very powerful, yet it was so injured and very close to death. Looking at the dead wolf, I felt tempted to appraise it, because for it to have injured this panda and leave it in such a state, it must also be really powerful, and the panda killed it, whilst also being attacked by other much smaller but not less dangerous wolves, wow.
(Please help me save my son! I can't hold on for much longer, he's all I have left.)
I've already put it in my mind that I was going to become a heartless bastard, if I was going to survive in this world I had to make sure I didn't care about people or their problems. The only thing that matters, and should ever matter is me and me alone. So why in Gods name am I running towards the incredibly dangerous Qi demons, with fury and murder blazing in my eyes. Was it because I'm such a nice person and deep down I felt sorry for this panda and her son who I've not seen yet...nope, it was because of this.
{Mission: Defeat the Six demonic blade wolves and save the life of the young forest guardian.} {Time: 10 minutes 20 seconds} {Rewards: 5000 system points, one monster repelling formation, Array Alchemy kit, +1 level increase in cultivation and +10 to all stats.} {Penalty: death and complete eradication of host's soul.}
I hate. This. f*****g. System!!!
- Writer
