ROAR!
With a gigantic swing, Nickler swung the broken trident before the trio, causing the sky to split before them, wind becoming the very blades hell-bent on tearing them apart.
"Holy Omnitron, what the blazes happened to you!?"
"Hey, don't fucking aim at a lady's face!"
"God-like bosses aren't supposed to spawn now!"
Leaping to the side, the trio of Vylara, Scaramond, and our dear 'hero', Natsuki, all knelt, wary at the monster that was once a former comrade of theirs...
"Ah, found it:
Name: Kyrkz Scal
Race: Mearmonis Fishman
Designation: Tier 3 Collector
Power Level: Soul Seeker
Last Seen: Myrkrus
Whatever the fuck happened, we can only know once we manage to peel off that disgusting layer from your soul. Now kids, make sure you don't pummel him into pieces, cause we still need to know what happened to the rest of the group..."
Taking out his Holophone from who-knows-where, Knoxis relayed the information about the missing Collector to the group, wanting them to not pummel the crap out of him (by the looks of things, it seems that Kyrkz was not a zombie, just someone doped to high heavens by whatever the shadowy energy was...). Knoxis wanted to know the root cause on whatever those Shadow Monsters were, as well as what happened to this planet...
But more importantly, he wanted to know where did this so-called 'Shadow Monarch' even gain access to this stagnant energy from...
Hmm, my best bet would be that little brat cosplaying as a shrine up there. The Fishman could serve as a trial for the younglings to better work in coordination - thank Terra that this planet had somehow managed to limit their power...
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"Blood Vine!"
"DURAN-DALIBA–"
"Oi, you little shit, you wanna have us get DMCA'd!?"
As the large bloody vine whipped at the rampaging Fishman, Scaramond couldn't help but whip the gung-ho hero with his pistol– he didn't want this series to end now in a cliffhanger! As the corrupted Fishman dodged the haphazard strike (well, what'd ya expect– interrupting someone midway from unleashing their ultimate would obviously leave a sequela!), itnfound itself being entangled right into Vylara's vine. "Hah, take that you stinky ass fish– what the fu..."
From where Krykz, or rather Nickler, touched the vine, the shadow energy flowing through his body drilled straight into the vine, eating it, dissolving it, until all taht was left were ashes floating in the wind. Cracking its neck, Nickler grinned through its mottled teeth, before launching right towards the newly-born hero, the obvious weak link of the whole group (for some reason, every corrupted cell in its degenerate body told himnto not attack the old man, otherwise something bad would've happened to him...)
"Kid, DUCK!"
"Natsuki, NO!"
Vylara and Scaramond could only watch in silent horror as Nickler cocked his trident back, it's tips gleaming ominously. Its black eyes gleamed maliciously as he imagined the tridnet piercing through the oh-so soft flesh of the fool who thought he could go against the might of their great one.
All Natsuki could do was close his eyes, waiting for his (possibly final) inevitable demise. Well, its been another short lease on life. I'm gonna miss that old git, but at least couldn't it let me lose my damn virginity!? Ah well, pops, seems tonme that this time I'll finally meet you. I hope you've at least gotten the harem you wished for...
And then, the sky lit itself bright green...