Demonic Pornstar System novel Chapter 87

Chapter 87: First Monster Encounter

Things didn’t exactly happen as Kaiden expected them to. The warthog’s hide and skull were so strong that the monster sustained their clash without getting injured. According to his logic, its brain should’ve been pierced by his axe’s spear-like end by now.

Since no such event occurred, Kaiden now found himself in a mighty power struggle against a wild monsterized beast. The razor warthog glared at him with eyes full of fury, using its robust muscles to push him back. Kaiden’s grip tightened around his axe’s handle as he met the monster’s challenge head-on.

"Gh!" he grunted from the physical exertion while gritting his teeth. His muscles ached, and multiple veins of his popped.

While this was going on, three pairs of eyes stared at him wryly. ’Men...’ the ladies thought in sync.

"You...! Win....!" Kaiden decreed with much difficulty before pulling his weapon back and stepping out of its way. The warthog monster resumed its charge, but no one was in front of it. Kaiden snickered at the dumb monster as he raised his axe high above his head and brought it down. "[Doom Strike]!"

He hit the charging boar in the behind because it had already shot past him. A guttural, pained cry erupted from the beast before it started limping.

Its fight-or-flight response kicked in as it started running for the woods visible in the distance. "I don’t think so..." Kaiden muttered with hungrily burning red eyes, dashing after his prey. Another two hits did the job.

[You’ve slain a razor warthog (Level 1). You’ve gained 30 XP.]

This was the standard way one could tell the level of their enemy. More experienced combatants could also estimate the level of their opponent from contextual clues or the strength and abilities displayed while fighting. Some artifacts and spells were also capable of measuring enemy strength, but none were as transparent and convenient as the system. Kaiden just had to look at the monsters, and the level was displayed immediately. Sadly, it didn’t work on humans.

Nearly a thousand viewers saw the killing taking place in real time. The chat spurred awake as messages of congratulations came rushing in, though a lot were also diminishing the achievement, saying this was just a beginner dungeon and a dumb beast-type monster at that. A fight rapidly ensued between a few chatters.

The dead monster bled profusely like a normal creature, but upon its death, it started losing color and became hollow before disappearing completely. Dead monsters were despawned while inside the dungeons. If a dungeon break occurred, meaning the monsters left the dungeon’s dimension and entered Earth, or they were dragged out alive, monster corpses would remain.

"I think I’m going to puke," Aria announced with a matter-of-fact tone. Her face was pale due to the brutality of Kaiden’s method of killing the creature.

Strangely, Kaiden himself felt nothing, as if what he’d done was completely normal. He didn’t know if he should be concerned by his lack of disgust and concern, but honestly, Kaiden was happy not having to face such issues.

Nyx had a similar reaction to him. She was technically training to become an awakened for a decade, and she was also a Scarlet fangirl who saw numerous videos featuring her burning monsters alive, so she was very prepared mentally.

Luna was in the middle of the two ends; she felt discomfort but was good to go.

"Here’s some sugar. It’ll help," Kaiden said while approaching his gorgeous Moon Valkyrie after grabbing a chocolate bar from his backpack. The group brought some essentials with them, ready to combat the most common challenges awakened face in dungeons.

"I want a hug instead!" Aria decreed and, without waiting for a response, dove into his embrace.

While the pair needily hugged each other, Nyx approached Luna. "I can’t help but notice that the princess has been very actively occupying Kai’s attention recently."

"You don’t need to tell me... The princess is scared, sure, but she’s overplaying it. Kaiden, as expected, fell for her act—hook, line, and sinker."