Shiyeon, even though she was suddenly surprised, accepted the request from the system.
"Yes! Now, invite Lolikiano Mistream." Zen said next, crossing his fingers that the system would still work at such a large distance.
Zen waited for a moment, then his ability activated.
[Lolikiano has accepted your request.]
"Now I should check for this... Voice Chat on!" Zen hummed to himself as he scrolled through the configuration settings for the party.
"Testing, testing. Can you hear me Lolikiano?" Zen heard a little gasp. "The Gamer?! Zen Han?!" She sounded beyond shocked.
"Yes, I'm me. What's the situation?" Zen asked the Witch of Slaughter. "Well..." She was cut off by huge booming sounds of explosions.
"I assume that?" Zen asked, referencing to the large titan like knights that just broke through the protected space.
"Yeah. I'm gonna assume a newbie like you doesn't have any good ways to destroy these titans?" Lolikiano sighed, preparing to summon a few powerful demons.
"Actually, I do. Nix, Annie, Baruka, show 'em how it's done." Zen instantly felt the three all change direction, but he did note a small amount of discontent in Annie.
"Yes, King!" The three all looked differently as they called out. Baruka had a sadistic smirk, one that could compete with Kenpachi's. Nix couldn't hold back her small grin, her joy of her new power becoming as clear as day. Annie, even when she was giving off mixed feelings, also had a small smile on her face.
"Let's show them the power of the Shadow Monarch!" Nix licked her lips, her sadistic Hyakki side coming out.
"The Shadow Monarch? No way..." Lolikiano was honestly shocked into silence, the new information holding a lot of presence.
"Monarch? That boy?" Lolikiano's Druid, Horutipia Aholting, couldn't do anything but be surprised.
"He doesn't have the power of a Monarch, but it certainly feels like the energy. We haven't seen a Monarch go up against one of the Ten Gates in a while. I wonder how he'll do-!" Lolikiano was cut off by one of the titans falling.
"Nevermind. He's certainly a Monarch." Lolikiano couldn't deny the mind boggling power.
Zen's three top Shadow's easily took down the wave of titan after titan that came, and Zen was being rewarded for his Shadow's work.
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
Zen couldn't help but grin like a mad man. "I guess this is because I'm not that high of a level, even though my Shadows themselves are quite strong." Zen's felt his muscles get denser as he leveled up.
He also felt his Vitality and Sense hit yet another milestone.
[You have gained a new skill due to hitting 200 in Vitality.]
[You have gained a new skill due to passing 200 in Agility.]
[You have gained a few new skills due to hitting 200 in Sense.]
Zen closed his eyes for a second, before feeling a ton of different information flooding his body.
[Transcendental Reflexes] (Lv 1)
Your physical reflexes are amazing. Only the most skilled Hunters can even hit someone when they have such great reflexes.
Adds 50% physical speed.
Adds 50% on all physical skill stats.
[Spiritual Recovery] (Lv 1)
Your health can recover at speeds impossible for other beings.
With such strong regeneration, items for health regeneration are crafted easier.
Adds 75% to health regeneration.
[Spiritual Endurance] (Lv 1)
You have an undeniably strong body. Attacks under a certain amount of damage no longer hurt you.
Effect: Body of Steel
Adds 500% defense.
[Clairvoyance] (Lv 1)
Your exceptional sensory and perception skills allow for you to notice your surroundings extremely well.
Costs 100 Mana upon activation.
100 mana per every minute skill is used.
Zen felt himself get stronger. "This is great. I'm basically untouchable for a lot of weaker enemies. And Clairvoyance is a great skill, especially when it costs so little."
Then suddenly, a huge booming sound rang out. The eight pillars, made by Geumodo, all slammed into the ground.
"These pillars...!" Lolikiano clenched her fists as Zen went silent. He muted himself, but he still wanted to listen to the conversation.
"Shiyeon... let's go." Zen started rushing to where Lolikiano was.
"We had to pay a lot for them. But isn't that what the Company does?" The CEO of the Company floated in front of Lolikiano.
"How long has it been? 10 years?" Lolikiano shrugged, floating on her broom.
"It's been a while, but... I'm not here to make small talk." The CEO quickly moved behind Lolikiano, holding the Witch of Slaughter's neck.
"You've gotten rusty, or maybe it's just because of these pillars dampening your powers. Either way... you've gotten too careless." The CEO held Lolikiano in one hand, and a scythe made of blood on the other.
"Kill me. Don't take all my time." Lolikiano growled. "Oh why would I do that? I'm gonna use you as an energy source forever. And no one can stop me-!" The CEO was cut off by Sengon Hanzo punching him away, sending the CEO flying.
"That energy... is a Monarch here?" Sengon asked. "I should know, since I followed some of the legends." Sengon whispered to himself, seeing Annie in her titan form punch down one of the titans.
"Originally I thought we had no reason to come here, but now I know that we have a reason to be here." Zen grinned, seeing the scene above him.
"Dark Spear!" The CEO called out, several different spears of dark energy shooting towards Sengon and Lolikiano.
Sengon simply waved his hands, his summons coming out of several different portals. His summons protected him and Lolikiano, then started fighting the several different employees that were appearing all over the place as well.
It was Sengon's summons against the employees of the Company. It looked like a little war, but Shiyeon shined a little more light on the situation.
Sengon eventually got the upper hand, and even stabbed the CEO through the chest. "Pay for your crimes against my daughter!" Sengon yelled as the CEO was swallowed up by his dark energy.
All that was left was a little ball of energy, that Sengon absorbed. That's why he was called the Black Devil.
Even with being held back by Geumodo's pillars, Sengon was still extremely powerful. He was doing quite well on his own, after he had taken off his own limiters.
"This isn't it, right? This seems winnable." Zen raised his eyebrows. "This isn't the real fight. The real fight will begin when the President of the Company gets here." Shiyeon suddenly looked towards the sky.
"It like like he just got here." Shiyeon noted. "He feels strong... really strong." Zen could sense the various strengths of beings all around him, and the President seemed to be one of the strongest.
