Level Up: Voidwalker-Chapter 318: No Need To Kill my Herd

Atlas stood observing as the lions tore through the last of the small enemy army, their roars fading into satisfied growls as they feasted. Meanwhile, a parade of other creatures scuttled forward, depositing a growing pile of loot at his feet.

''Nala! Get them ready to return to the Otherworld,'' he shouted across the battlefield and got a roar in reply.

Following that, he started storing everything in his Item Box before approaching the horde of Dreadmaw Lions while opening a portal. The felines started stepping through, just leaving him and the queen behind.

The lioness nudged him with her enormous head. 'What's the plan now, my boy?' she asked.

Atlas climbed on her back as he responded. ''Let's continue patrolling the border before heading toward the Lost Forest. I want to see if there're any monsters there I could collect.''

Moments later, Nala started running across the landscape while scanning their surroundings while he got a message from Amethyst. 'My love. There are several armies moving further south. I'm going to follow them.'

'Okay, be careful, beautiful,' he replied in a worried voice.

The two of them continued patrolling the area until reaching a primal-looking forest that trees stood taller than skyscrapers. When the Dradmaw Lion saw this, she commented. 'There are hundreds of monsters in this place. I can sense them.'

As Atlas heard her words, he nodded before focusing on the treetops as they started walking through the underbrush. Nala was creeping low as she spoke. 'Forest Horns are up ahead. They would be excellent soldiers, but extremely stubborn.'

'Okay, let me go deal with them while you watch my back,' he replied before jumping off her back.

Atlas crouched low while taking out his swords as he crept closer and noticed a dozen rhino-like monsters milling around in a clearing. He felt the lioness creeping up behind him just before he spotted the leader.

'Let's beat him up to tame the herd,' he thought. 'But their skin looks like stone. It's going to be hard to break through it.'

Moments later, Atlas burst out from the underbrush while casting three Void Lances at the beast's large body. When the spells connected, explosions sent it stumbling back, the sudden pain caused it to bellow in rage.

Putting away his weapons before hitting the Forest Horn Leader with a Void Smash, which sent it crashing into the ground that spider-webbed thanks to the force. As this happened, the other monsters attacked.

Atlas used his superior sped to drop them without hurting the creatures too much by punching them normally, which was enough to knock most out. One monster was acting up, causing him to kill it.

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He approached the down Forest Horn just before the leader spoke in a panicked voice. 'We surrender! No need to kill my herd.'

Following that, Atlas stopped attacking and stood next to the Forest Horn, who looked at him with a mix of fear and hate. This reaction made him laugh, but he opened a portal to the Otherworlds' forest.

When the monsters caught sight of him, their eyes widened in stunned disbelief. Their leader rose, stepping forward through the crowd, and spoke swiftly. ''This is my realm,'' he explained, his voice steady. ''Here, you'll bathe in mana and grow stronger with every passing moment.''

'We can live here?' the leader asked.

Atlas nodded, causing the Forest Horn to let out a bellow, causing the others to enter the portal before exploring the Otherworld. Once they were all inside, he stepped out and jumped on Nala's back.

''Let's go,'' he said, a smile tugging at his lips. ''Time to see if there are any more monsters lurking out there.''

Moments later, the monsters surged forward, fanning out to hunt for any lingering creatures, but the land was eerily still. Nothing remained. With a nod, Atlas turned toward his family's manor, just beyond the capital's edge, and set off across the sprawling grassland.

While sitting there, a piercing screech split the air, drawing his gaze upward. Amethyst, the phoenix, dove from the sky in a blaze of feathers, transforming mid-flight into her human form.

Atlas instinctively caught her as she landed, her warmth radiating against him. A grin spread across his face as he met her eyes. ''Good to see you, beautiful,'' he said, his voice full of affection.

When the young woman heard this, her cheeks went red as she muttered. ''Hello, my love. I was getting bored flying around.''

Following that, the three of them made it back to the Montague Manor and were welcomed by the guards. Nala returned to the Otherworld as the other women appeared out of the portal and greeted him with kiss and cuddles.

Lilith transformed into her Honey Badger form and crawled into his shirt, and got comfortable just like Medusa, who wrapped herself around his neck while Noorah sat on his head before curling up.

''Seems like they love lying all over you, handsome,'' Grishna commented with a amused smile.

Nulia giggled as she pointed out. ''It seem's they are comfortable with you and love getting cosy,'' she said.

Everyone else agreed as the group started walking down the Montague pathway that led to the manor's entrance. Moments later, his mother and father appeared as the older man stepped forward.

''My boy! I was wondering when you would return home,'' he said before embracing him.

Atlas returned the hug as Evelina rushed over to the girls and asked. ''Can some of you ladies come help me with some chores, please? I need some strength.''

Nulia, Estelle and Grishna left with his mother, who started gossiping with them, causing Eldric to comment. ''Eve really love's you all. All she did was talk about you since you returned to us.''

Artemis giggled before replying. ''Lasy Evelina has been nothing but friendly toward us despite being a duchess. In my homeland, the nobility is haughty and looks down on people, which is annoying.''

''Idiots, the lot of them,'' his father grumbled as they stepped into the manor. ''Nobles are supposed to lift up the people they govern, not grind them into the dirt.''

Atlas nodded in agreement, a flicker of understanding in his eyes. Just then, Amethyst latched onto his right arm while Artemis mirrored her on the left. A proud smile creased his father's weathered face as he took in the sight.

''Looks like my son's got six beautiful women in his orbit,'' he remarked with a chuckle, then paused, glancing around. ''But where'd that white-haired girl go, the demi-human?''

Moments after the words left his lips, Lilith's little head popped out of his shirt and growled at the older man, who looked at her with wide eyes as he mumbled. ''She's a Primordial! How Atlas?''

When the girl in question heard this, she jumped off him and transformed into her human form as she asked. ''What did you call me?''

''A Primordial is a demi human who can transform into their monster form,'' Eldric explained while looking at the Honey Badger in fascination. ''The last war killed off the last of them.''

Lilith nodded before declaring to his father with a smug expression. ''I'm one of his women now as we bonded.''

Zena, Amethyst and Artemis went bright red when hearing this just as Eldric started laughing, but what happened next shocked the duke to the core. Medusa woke up and returned to the human form before kissing Atlas on the cheek.

Following this, Noorah yipped, causing the snake woman to look up and speak with a warm smile. ''You can transform, too. This is husband's father. I'm sure he means us no harm.''

She looked at the shocked Eldric and continued. ''Isn't that right, father?''

''Yes, definitely!'' the older man answered. ''You clearly make my son happy, which pleases me greatly, and I wouldn't do anything to risk that now I have him back.''

Atlas couldn't help but smile when hearing this as Noorah jumped down and returned to her human form, which made Eldric stumble back. The fox woman gave a small bow. ''I'm Noorah, one of Atlas's wives.''

''What the fuck, boy! You have three Primordials!'' Eldric exclaimed. ''How on the light and dark gods did you find those?''

When Atlas heard this, he chuckled before introducing them to his father as he motioned to snake woman holding onto his arm with a love-filled smile. ''This is Medusa. She's been with me since the early days.''

The older man nodded in greeted as he pointed to the fox woman. ''This is Noorah. We met a while ago while I was exploring in the north.''

''It's a pleasure to meet you both,'' Eldric said with a welcoming expression. ''It's good to add such caring women to the family. Atlas needs you ladies to keep him on the straight and narrow.''

Following that, the older man led them to a room where they started relaxing.

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