The city burned crimson under a fractured moon. Skyscrapers split like paper, and flames licked the edges of a shattered skyline. The roar of beasts drowned out the wind a storm of chaos, death, and steel.
Levi sprinted across the battlefield, Ragnar bounding beside him like a comet of blue flame. The ground cracked with every strike as the Corrupted Beasts surged in waves Bloodfang Boars, Eclipsed Serpents, and towering Reapers that could crush tanks like toys.
[System Notification]
Quest Updated: Defend District Zero.
Kill Count: 87/300.
Penalty for Failure: Eradication.
Optional Bonus: Defeat "The Abyssal Monarch." Reward: ???
Levi wiped blood from his lip, grinning like a madman. "Alright, Ragnar… we go big or we die ugly."
Ragnar howled, blue fire exploding from its jaws as it leaped into a Reaper's throat, tearing it open in a blaze of light. Levi's blade whirled, dancing through Whisperers that lunged from the shadows.
A flash of red energy split the horizon. Mikoto Akai strode through smoke like a god of war, crimson tendrils writhing from his gauntlet. "Still alive, Aizen? Or should I start writing your eulogy?"
Aizen appeared beside him in a flicker, katana humming with pure white light. "You talk too much. Focus on surviving."
Then the world shook.
The Abyssal Monarch emerged. A beast of nightmares jet-black, horned, its six glowing eyes dripping darkness like liquid void. Its roar shattered glass for miles.
[System Alert]
BOSS DETECTED: Abyssal Monarch (Rank ???)
Warning: Analyzing… analysis failed. Power exceeds parameters.
Levi's breath hitched. "You've gotta be kidding me…"
The Monarch moved, and reality bent. Gravity pulsed like a living thing, crushing soldiers into the dirt. Aizen slashed light ripped the air. Mikoto slammed both palms down, crimson sigils exploding in pillars of energy. Still… the Monarch stood.
"Levi!" Aizen barked. "Take your pet and find its heart!"
Levi smirked through the terror. "Heart, huh? Fine. But if I die, I'm haunting your ass."
He vaulted into the chaos, Ragnar burning brighter than ever. The System screamed in his head:
[System]
New Objective: Exploit Weak Point.
Timer: 03:00.
Failure: Immediate Death.
Levi landed on the Monarch's spine, blade biting into void-black flesh. The beast shrieked, thrashing. Ragnar lunged onto its skull, ripping through shadows as blue flames burned away the dark.
Below, Aizen and Mikoto unleashed hell light and blood carving scars into the Monarch's hide. Hikari dashed in lightning arcs; Akane's blood serpents tore at its limbs. Renjiro slammed seismic waves that cracked the earth.
Levi roared, every muscle screaming. "NOW, RAGNAR! FULL BURST!"
Blue fire detonated like a supernova, engulfing the Monarch's head as Levi drove his blade through its core.
[System Update]
Boss Defeated: Abyssal Monarch.
Reward: ???
Levi Level Up: 14 → 20.
Pet Evolution Available.
The beast collapsed, shaking the city one last time.
Levi tumbled to the ground, panting. "We… actually did it."
Aizen sheathed his katana, smirking. Mikoto wiped blood from his lip. "Told you I'd outshine you."
The battlefield fell silent only embers danced in the wind.
[System Notification: Main Quest Complete.]