Level Up: Voidwalker

Atlas was traveling across Thalassia while riding Nulia who was in her Frostbear form as they were hunting bandits for his father. They quickly wiped out several camps with ease thanks to them ambushing the outlaws.

By the time he and the girls finished talking the previous night they dragged him into bed to cuddle up. Now he was stuck hiding in a cave because of a snowstorm as the beautiful brown-skinned kept him warm with her bulky body.

'This storm is getting worse,' her voice sounded in his mind. 'We may get trapped out here my love.'

Atlas looked at the giant Frostbear and nodded. ''That's fine. One of my beautiful wives is good at keeping me warm,'' he said with a smile.

Nulia returned to her humanoid form and hugged him from behind while whispering. ''If we get trapped here we can make love to keep the cold away.''

Following that, he nodded in agreement before pulling out some ale and sharing it with the young woman who took a bottle. She tilted her head and asked. ''You still got some of this?''

''I took some from my parent's storage,'' he revealed with a chuckle. ''Mother said I could have what I want.''

''I like Evelina, she's a wonderful woman,'' the young woman commented. ''I didn't think they'd like me as I'm wilder than the others, except Lilith.''

Atlas chuckled when hearing this. ''Yes they are kind and loving, it's different compared to my previous life, but enough of that, do you want to help me with the Void Realm?'' he said.

The brown-skinned beauty beamed as she grabbed his arm just before he activated the skill only for them to appear in a creepy dark forest causing Nulia to appear beside him before he transformed into her Frostbear form.

He took out his blades and cast Void Infusion on them which lit up their surroundings as the young woman's voice echoed in his mind. 'This place is giving me the creeps husband, I feel like we're being watched.'

Without replying, Atlas waved his hand and summoned a thousand Void Ghouls who rushed from a portal. He ordered them to search the forest before they rushed into the darkness but found nothing.

''There's nothing,'' he muttered while sending a wave of mana out only to receive several pings in return.

Atlas moved closer to Nulia just as the Ghouls started dying so fast causing him to warn the Frostbear woman. ''They are coming, I couldn't see them through my creatures. I believe these beasts use the shadows.''

Just then, his senses flared prompting him to cast Void Guard around them just as a horrifying humanoid monster slammed into the barrier. When this happened it allowed him to look at the new creature.

The creature towered ten feet tall, its sickly grey skin stretched taut over an emaciated frame. Its unnaturally long limbs dangled like twisted branches, each ending in razor-sharp claws.

Pitch-black eyes stared out from the voids of darkness that seemed to swallow all light and hope. These monsters, with their terrifying presence, would make for good weapons against the empire in the battles to come.

After, Atlas quickly cast Void Lance at the newcomer while scanning it to find out what it was.

[Void Wendigo]

[Rank: A]

[Good luck boy!]

'What the fuck is that advice?' he thought with wide eyes. 'And Wendigos? What's next Bigfoot or Nessi?'

Moments later, the spell slammed into its body and sent it flying back into the dark forest as more of them moved in. Nulia let out a roar as the two of them rushed in and started fighting the monsters.

Her massive paws crushed lunging Wendigo's while Atlas darted around the battlefield as she continued stabbing and slashing at the creatures. They were stronger than any enemy he fought int he void apart from the bosses.

Sparks flew as he blocked several swipes of the claws of the monster before he quickly killed them and checked on the total to see how many he needed to kill.

[Void Wendigo - 5/20,000]

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'Not to many,' he thought while casting Void Wave to knock a lunging group backward. 'Now let's kill some more.'

Then, Atlas used his blades and magic while Nulia went on a rampage as her claws and teeth easily tore them apart. Blood and guts flew everywhere but soon enough the creatures swarmed the young woman.

Without thinking, he quickly waved his hand and sent her back to the real world, prompting all the Wendigos to turn to him and let out creepy hisses. He gulped before continuing to fight while focusing even more.

He blocked dozens of swipes while killing them thanks to his well-honed skills but he had to push himself further to keep up with the creatures. Atlas was breathing heavily as the Wendigos backed off which confused him.

''What are they doing?'' he muttered while breathing heavily. ''Creepy fuckers.''

Following that, the beasts started surrounding him as their creepy aura bore down on him thanks to them moving in on him. Atlas quickly checked the monster's total to see how many he had killed so far.

[Void Wendigo - 45/20,000]

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'Only forty-five?' he thought with wide eyes. 'This is going to be tiring.'

As Atlas was distracted just as the monsters rushed him which made him jump before casting Void Wave. The spell rushed out and slammed into the nearby Wendigos that were sent flying.

Following that, he quickly opened a portal and summoned several World Eaters that rushed out before pouncing on the nearby creatures. The dinosaur-like monsters were able to kill many but soon were taken down.

The Wendigos would wash over them but he moved in and carved through their bodies thanks to Void Infusion as blood flew everywhere forcing the beasts to turn on him and lunged.

'Oh shit,' he thought while preparing for a tough fight.

One of the creatures darted forward with blinding speed, catching him off guard as it slammed into his torso with brutal force, jolting him back to reality. He awoke in a frantic gasp, heart pounding, only to realize he was resting on Nulia's plush thigh.

She sat calmly, her fingers weaving gently through his hair, soothing him as her soft voice echoed out. ''You're fine handsome, those monsters were tough.''

When Atlas heard this he smiled before checking on the total to see how many creatures he killed during their first run on Level Eight.

[Void Wendigo - 271/20,000]

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'This is going to take some time but I can recruit the other girls to help me,' he thought with a tired expression.

Atlas sat up with a yawn before speaking to the beautiful brown-skinned beauty. ''Thank you for letting me use your thigh Nulia.''

The young woman beamed. ''You're welcome handsome.''

Following that, Atlas threw some wood in the fire while trying to open a portal to the Otherworld but nothing opened causing him to question. ''Has a mana storm hit?''

''Yes,'' she answered while sorting out a pile of blankets. ''It must have happened as we were in the Void Realm.''

Atlas nodded before casting Void Guard at the entrance and drawing the Dark One's Runes on the ground. As he did that howls rang out from the forest outside prompting him to spot the red eyes in the darkness.

Without thinking, he started casting Void Bullets at the figures hiding in the darkness which lit the outside in an azure glow. This allowed the couple to see the creepy Dark Ones lurking in the shadows.

''How come the encounters are so random with these things?'' the young woman questioned from behind.

Atlas answered while turning back to the fire. ''They travel across the continent and hunt for travelers. Father said their attacks have increased since the war started.''

Following that, the two of them sat in front of the flames which heated the cave while the barrier kept most of the cold air out. As they sat there, creepy voices came from the entrance.

''Come, out here,'' one said in a low tone.

Nulia stiffened when hearing that but Atlas reassured the young woman. ''It's the Dark Ones, they are trying to lure us past the shield, watch it out of the side of your eye and notice them trying to touch it.''

The Frostbear woman did this and noticed the horrifying humanoids lingering around just outside the cave entrance. Without warning, he summoned a dozen Brute Void Bears and ordered them to attack the creatures.

When the dark-skinned beauty saw this her blue eyes widened as the giant bears rushed out of the cave. They crashed into the Dark Ones and started tearing them apart with ease but more monsters appeared to join in.

Atlas watched the chaos of the battle unfold as the humanoid creatures overwhelmed one of his beasts, dragging it down. Yet, his other creatures retaliated with savage fury, tearing them apart in a spray of gore.

Beside him, Nulia's breathing steadied as she edged closer. Instinctively, he wrapped his arms around the young woman, pulling her into a reassuring embrace.