Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God
Chapter 69: Completing the Special Quest, A Bold Declaration

The scene within the cavern's wide-open space was an epic one as a youth and a beast fought in a fierce struggle against each other. A sight so devastating that its only spectator being an invisible girl gawked while observing with a solidified expression from her outlined face.

'This... how is he so strong?' The female thief said as she stared at Nero's direction, observing how he fought against the Snalard King.

Though she had observed Nero's fight against the Snalards, and Snalard Elites, she didn't think they were that powerful and thought that Nero only beat them due to using some tricks and better technique.

Nevertheless, the scenes shown before her was enough for her to reevaluate her opinion of him. The beauty's blue eyes shone as she showed a firm look when she thought, 'Hmph! It doesn't matter how strong he is; since he dared to disturb my nap, he must prepare to lose his most precious thing...'

As this female made up her mind about her duties, the battle between Nero and the Snalard King only grew more intense.

Shing! The sword danced through the air as if it was drawing art as it cut through Nero like a series of flashes. However, each time this happened, Nero seemed no different from a ghost, his body split apart as the countless sword rays chopped apart his unusual phantom before leaving scars on the ground.

The other phantom twisted itself as the scythe in Nero's hand moved at high speeds, his body vanishing leaving behind the sharp edge of the scythe that chopped a trailing line in the void.

As if the Snalard King sensed a threat, it frowned as its large snake eyes shifted towards the moving arc as it jumped doing a backflip, narrowly avoiding the blade which made a 360 swing before halting.

A moment after, Nero's figure once more appeared with the scythe held behind him, his body still crouched as he lifted his head to look at the airborne Snalard King.

The Snalard King glared at Nero before it sneered, "Ssss... human, that'ssss not enough to besssst me, let me sssssee what you do againssssst this one!"

Upon finishing its words, the Snalard King's cobra-headed tail moved forward and took a deep breath, conjuring a large number of energies.

"Shit! This isn't good!" Nero cursed as he rapidly employed his [Four Point Unity Steps] to retreat.

Fwooosh! Instantly, the cobra opened its mouth and spat out a toxic cloud that spread out at a rapid rate, the corrosive powers causing even the rocks on the ground to melt into a green liquid.

Nero, who escaped its range heaved a sigh of relief as he saw that while thinking, 'Such a troublesome guy if that toxic breath had hit me then...'

He was about to think more, but suddenly, Nero heard a scream and saw that his invisible spectator had fallen into a dilemma.

Previously, the invisible female was staring at the scene in a slight daze as if distracted, but as if she only noticed now the danger headed before her, she opened her mouth in shock and shouted, "Oh no!"

The poison cloud continued to spread in her direction, and at any moment, she could be overtaken.

"For crying out loud, if you're going to stalk me, then at least in these circumstances, you should show a little more help!" Nero said with a frowned as he rapidly charged towards her direction, arriving in a few seconds.

After randomly gripping about, Nero felt as if he held onto something soft; he didn't even have the time to enjoy the circumstances as he jumped from the ground and tossed the girl to the side.

Swoosh! The girl flew towards a different corner of the room, but as if Nero's touch had a strange effect, the cloaking ability she had previously used had started to fade.

By the time she fell onto the ground, her entire body was revealed, showing a furry eared girl garbed in a thief's leather cloak with blue ears, blue rounded eyes, short blue hair, and a striped tail.

"Ouch! Hey, you could have been nicer!" The furry eared girl said while grabbing her plump rump.

"Tsk!" Nero clicked his teeth no longer looking at her as the Snalard King had already repositioned itself for another attack.

"Ssss... you little human brat, sssssuffer death! Blinding Chop!" The Snalard King yelled as it dashed towards Nero at over 85 km/h, moving no different from a car on the highway.

It then raised its sword above its head as a startling scene occurred, the entire cavern had lit up, becoming filled with the brilliant sword rays that came from the Snalard King's sword. It seemed like an attack that could strike all directions, causing Nero to feel a tinge of despair as he cursed, 'Damn! Why the hell would an area of effect attack have that kind of name?'

The world grew dark as if it was foretelling the soon to come end, but Adult Nero chuckled and spoke, "Many techniques are far from what you'd expect, you might have had a little trouble getting out of this one, but you made the right call a moment ago..."

"What?" Nero asked in confusion; Adult Nero said nothing as the scene was about to play out itself.

Nero, soon after looked forward with wide eyes as he saw that the silly furry eared female was standing before him, she snorted and spoke, "Hmph! Consider this as me paying you back, but as for before, I won't stop until you lose everything!"

Following her words, the furry eared girl lowered her posture before dashing forwards, her speed even a notch above Nero's.

In moments, she had vanished and appeared behind the charging Snalard King, who merely scoffed with disdain, "Haha, a mere Furrykin thinks that it can face me? Truly naiv... eh?"

The Snalard King was about to say something, but suddenly, its eyes widened in shock when it saw that its heavy sword was no longer in its hand.

"What?" Both Nero and the Snalard King exclaimed, but as if Nero picked up on things much faster. His eyes beamed as his body swept forward at high speeds, even faster than the Snalard King.

At this time, the Snalard King didn't pay Nero any mind due to its shock; it glared at the furry eared female behind it as he revealed an astonishing amount of brutal intent when it spoke, "Where have you hidden my sword feline?"

The furry eared female smirked as she waved her palm causing the large sword to appear by her side, she teased, "Hehe, I'm not confident in fighting, but if there's something I want to steal no one can stop me,"

The Snalard King was so angry its veins showed over its face as he charged towards her while shouting, "You damn Furrykin! Prepare to die!"

The furry eared girl shrank back due to his vicious intent, but right at this moment, a ray flashed before the Snalard King's eyes as an edge of a scythe had appeared right before its neck.

"Oh cr-" The Snalard King was about to say something as it tried to defend itself, but now that it had lost its weapon, it was no different from fish on a chopping block.

A series of chains wrapped around its body, sealing its arms in place as now it could only look in despair as the scythe swept towards its neck.

Puff! With the sound of a blade cutting through flesh, Nero's scythe easily severed the head of the Snalard King, causing the headless body to crash onto the ground with blood spewing out from its neck.

As if Nero didn't want it to waste, his body swiftly appeared before it as he opened a Quest Item. Moments after, the jar was full, and a notification sounded in Nero's mind.

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Ding!

[You have defeated the Snalard King! Because of the Special Quest, EXP awarded from a Common Class High-Grade monster is triple the usual amount!]

Ding!

[You have received 120 EXP!]

Ding!

[The Special Quest: Retrieve the blood of the Snalard King has been completed! Return to Monk Nalud to claim your quest rewards!]

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Nero had a look of joy on his face as he saw this, he firmly gripped the jar as he thought, 'Yes, I didn't think it would be this easy, heh, it seems that encountering strange individuals aren't that bad of a thing...'

Adult Nero hearing this scoffed as he replied, 'Count yourself lucky that you met this girl, otherwise you would have had to struggle in a hard-fought battle and breakthrough to win...'

Nero snorted as he heard this, he snapped back, 'You must take me for some kind of hero or something, I'd rather things be easy if possible...'

Adult Nero shook his head at this, he thought to himself, 'I'm afraid easy never comes cheap...'

As Nero no longer paid his older self any mind, he recalled his chains from his Judgement Cuffs with a please smirk on his face as he muttered, "Truly a handy little thing…"

As he shifted his attention from it, he prepared to leave, but suddenly, his eyes narrowed as the mood turned dark. Instantly, his body shifted to the side as he flipped his arm holding the jar, causing it to be transferred to his inventory.

After doing this, his other hand that held the scythe rapidly moved as the blade of the scythe flashed and appeared before him at an angle.

Soon, a trace of blood appeared at the edge of his scythe as the furry eared girl appeared directly before him. His scythe's edge was now resting on her neck as he coldly gazed at her.

"What do you think you're doing?" Nero asked in an icy voice, even if she helped him just now, he wouldn't forget about his copper coins.

The girl didn't seem to mind the slight amount of blood flowing from her neck, she glared at Nero and smirked before she spoke in a judgemental manner, "First, you disturbed my nap, ruin my food, touched my body, and now you've gone a injure my fair skin. Remember these words, human boy; I will certainly pay you back and steal your most precious thing!"

Following those words her body exploded, leaving behind a cloud of smoke. It didn't take long for this scene to clear up, but once it did she was nowhere to be seen.

Nero frowned as he looked at this, he thought to himself, 'I really don't know why I always replace myself with these kinds of troublesome girls... tch, so annoying...'

Not bothering to overthink it, Nero left while shaking his head, but unlike himself, his older self was laughing at the scene at the core of his mind. In a moment, Nero had vanished from this gloomy area as he headed back towards the distant Winfrey Village.