Is this really a Game?!

"My head, fuck." Bone said as he slowly got up from the ground. The power behind the punch Reign hit him with was enough to break his nose and deal some good damage to him. He wasn't able to even follow Reign's movement and before he knew what happened, he was sent flying down the small hill as Reign looked down at him with a calm gaze.

Bone felt humiliated by the sight as his anger boiled inside of him, this time however he managed to contain himself.

'Shit, I was too careless, I let my anger get the better of me and I simply charged at him, had he used his sword instead of his fist then … then … I would be dead right now.' Bone gulped at the realization as he looked at his hands that were currently shaking in front of him. He looked back up to see Reign but was startled upon noticing that he was gone.

Before he could process the sight, he felt a presence behind him, quickly dodged to the side as a sword passed right next to him, the sword was aimed at his left shoulder and it only grazed him a bit thanks to his quick reflexes.

[ Demonic Flames ]

Bone quickly put his hand in front of him as flames spewed out from it. The light purple flames weren't as hot as normal flames, but they carried a weird presence with them as they were made from demonic energy. The power of the flames lay not in their heat, but in the fact that it would burn one's soul together with the body. The pain from something like that was great and not many would be able to resist it.

The flames however hit the air as Reign had disappeared from the spot once again. Bone quickly put his hands close to his body as the area around him got enveloped in purple flames in order to not let Reign come close.

'So, how will you attack me now you little bastard, if your sword even touches the flames, they will quickly spread to your body, and then you'll pay for punching me!' Bone thought as he stared at Reign who simply scratched the back of his head before shaking it in disappointment.

Under the astonished gaze of Bone, Reign created several lightning spears and launched them at the poor man who tried his best to dodge them or try and block them with his mace. Each time he blocked a spear, however, made his arms and body go numb as the lightning shocked him. Even with the protection of the demonic flames, he was unable to completely defend himself against the powerful lightning.

'Damn it, he can also use long-range attacks!' Even though most of the people that belonged to Bone's group knew a lot about Reign's skills as they had put spies for some time, Bone was someone that was incredibly arrogant and never cared about others, even enemies. His arrogance was what made him highly disliked in the group, and even though he was a Tier I fighter, he only became one because he had a fruitful encounter early on in the game and managed to get incredibly easy missions for his first evolutions.

Even some that still hadn't gone through the evolution were disdainful of him as they knew that they would be able to beat him without a lot of trouble after becoming Tier I fighters. It was the constant mocking and snickering that made Bone become more and more enraged at all of the people in the group.

'I stumbled upon multiple fruitful events at the very beginning of the game, managed to climb my way up from that hellish place, and join the higher ranks of that group thanks to the items, and some bastards that have been sitting at the same place for years dare mock me?!'

Bone had managed to come across an incredible item at the beginning of the game. The item was a rank A item and it was a consumable, but instead of being able to be used once, it could be used 5 times in total.

The function of the item was a simple one, it gave stats. One thing that it didn't say however was that the more talented and powerful the person was, the fewer stats it would give. It was best to use the item before one hit level 20 in order to get the best results.

Bone had used it when he was level 6 and the stats he had gained made him powerful enough to fight against level 10 monsters back then. Upon reaching the safe zone where the group he had joined was, he gave the item alongside 2 more in order to become a part of them. Seeing the high rank of all the 3 items made even the leader take high regard for Bone, especially after hearing how he managed to find them in seemingly simple places or from chests.

That made him believe that Bone was either one that was born with great luck or was someone destined for greatness. Bone enjoyed a high rank and incredible benefits from the group early on, but after seeing how the man was not only very arrogant but also of low talent, the leader and many others slowly started losing interest in him.

He couldn't use the skills the group had for controlling monsters well and even after practicing for a long time, he was still unable to master them. Compared to others at his own level, the number of monsters he could control was much lower, and he could barely control monsters that were powerful, making him one of the weakest in the group in that regard.

As months tickled more and more people overtook Bone and soon he was simply one of the higher-ups, but his treatment was much worse compared to theirs as even those in the middle ranks cared not for him. Upon once again stumbling upon a fruitful encounter he decided not to tell the leader or anybody else about it, he used the consumable that only had 2 uses both times in order to get more powerful and change his missions for the evolution into incredibly easy ones, not knowing that he would gain less because of it.

His ability was also a weird one, it was called [ Demonic Whispers ] and was rank C when he managed to unlock it. After a while, it rose to rank B, and with its help, he was able to hear whispers of low-rank demons and even gain power from them, the [ Demonic Flames ] he used was one of those powers.

He even managed to incorporate part of his demonic powers into the skills he had learned from the group, although that diminished his control over monsters, he could control more of them and even the powerful ones would erupt in anger and attack anyone nearby thanks to his powers.

That was what he used to lure so many monsters towards Carlo and the others, he also made the behemoth and the Grizzly Lion erupt in anger and managed to send them towards the group. Even though he couldn't directly control them, he could still use them to attack his enemies, which was enough for him.

Upon reaching Tier I, he shocked everyone, but after seeing how pitiful his strength was compared to other Tier I fighters, nobody really cared anymore, he, of course, hid his strongest skills as he didn't want others to know that he could use demonic energy, albeit barely, but against Reign, he knew that he had to go all out.

Reign however didn't care for him even after seeing the demonic energy, the power behind it, and the way this man used it was inferior even when compared to the average demon worshiper. It was obvious to Reign that he could only use a small part of it thanks to either an item or perhaps an ability he had.

'It doesn't really matter, once I capture him I'll be able to get all the info I want.' Reign sent more and more lightning spears and even mana missiles at Bone who was slowly getting overwhelmed, even though Reign could end the battle quickly if he wished to, he wanted to wait for the reinforcements and capture them as well.

As the battle continued Reign was suddenly able to sense the ground shaking slightly. Upon looking at his right side he was able to spot another big monster coming his way. The monster was even bigger than the behemoth that had attacked them and simply walking made the earth beneath its feet tremble.

"So this is the thing you were waiting for huh?" Reign said as he stared at the enormous elephant that was coming his way. The skin of the elephant shone with metallic glister underneath the sunlight as the metallic tusks looked incredibly dangerous. The elephant was of course many times larger than a normal one and its power was definitely not low since it was a field boss, and one that was stronger compared to the average field boss as well.