Chapter 17: The Fat Chicken
A gigantic phantom rose up from beneath the ground. It was the massive black silhouette of a bloodthirsty monster with blood-red eyes.
Even though the cramped space limited its size, the shadow’s four wings gave off such terrifying pressure that even an S-rank hunter like Bell found it hard to breathe.
Seeing the black lightning becoming more and more violent, Bell had no choice but to disperse it to prevent a fire.
"Looks like the system summoned something that’s no joke."
Even though he looked down on the system, Bell couldn’t help but admit that it had some ability.
If this monster’s strength matched its overwhelming aura, then it was definitely stronger than Bell. Of course, it was still within the range Bell could fight against, not an absurd level of power like Nexus.
[Hahaha, scared now, mortal? Behold the majestic form of the system’s strongest bodyguard.]
The look of shock on Bell’s face made the system’s ego swell without limit. Its smug laughter just kept going and going, making everyone around it feel annoyed.
Nexus paid no attention to the system and stared at the creature that was about to appear, then frowned slightly.
Did he need a bodyguard? Of course not. Lucifer definitely knew that, so this so-called bodyguard was probably just here to bother him and wouldn’t be of any use at all.
Without using any ability, he still had a feeling that whatever was about to appear would be just as unreliable as the system. It would be a loudmouth full of arrogance, but with barely any fighting power.
Just as Nexus expected, that enormous black shadow rapidly shrank until it was only as big as Bell’s fist.
When the blur faded away, a creature that looked like a chicken or bird appeared, except it had four limbs and four wings. It stood on two legs and had two arms, but its arms and legs were tiny, while its body was round like a ball.
The four wings that had been giving off pressure strong enough to make Bell struggle to breathe were now tiny little things that looked like decorations. With such a chubby appearance, there was no way those four wings could get this fat chicken off the ground.
The contrast between the overwhelming pressure and grand entrance, compared to the actual appearance of this adorable "monster," shocked Bell so much that his jaw nearly hit the floor.
"System, you’re calling this fat black chicken that looks like a stuffed toy the greatest bodyguard? Does ’greatest’ in your system’s dictionary mean completely useless?"
Feeling that Ziz wasn’t threatening in the slightest, Bell burst into laughter and started mocking the system with his words.
[You narrow-minded human...]
Before the system could even finish its sentence, Ziz immediately cut it off. Even though its body was only about the size of Bell’s fist, its confidence was limitless.
"You lowly human dares insult the ruler of the skies? Kneel, and I’ll consider letting you die with your body intact."
Such unbelievably arrogant words coming from such a cute voice left Bell stunned for a moment.
That familiar feeling again... Could it be that everything related to the system had this same annoying attitude?
The only advantage this fat chicken had over the system was its cute voice and appearance.
"You stupid fat chicken, what did you just say? I’ll give you a few choices. Boiled, grilled, fried, stir-fried... How do you want to die?"
Bell clenched his fists until his knuckles cracked. The corners of his mouth curled upward, and his eyes were filled with killing intent. There was no room for compromise anymore.
Expect him to put up with a rude fat chicken? Not a chance!
Bell had been annoyed that the system didn’t have a physical body. This fat chicken had shown up at the perfect time. The punching bag he’d been waiting to vent his anger on had finally arrived.
Seeing Bell so eager, Nexus had no intention of stopping him from doing something pointless. That fat chicken that looked useless was actually no ordinary creature.
Hearing a mere human dare threaten it, Ziz immediately puffed up its feathers. It tried to make its eyes look fierce, but they only looked sparkling and adorable, as if it were acting cute, so no one felt threatened at all.
"You insolent mortal! Since you insist on being crushed into fine powder, don’t blame me, the ruler of the skies, for being merciless."
Ziz immediately flew up and charged straight at Bell. A gale sprang up, and black lightning spread everywhere, making Ziz look like a moving storm.
Ziz’s terrifying flying speed startled Bell. If he hadn’t been in his transformed state, then he... still wouldn’t have had any problem at all.
Completely opposite to its sky-high confidence, Ziz’s flying speed was about the same as a pigeon. Maybe even slower, since that chubby body created way too much drag.
When the system summoned Ziz, those powerful black lightning bolts had forced Bell to get a little serious to deal with them, but now it was a completely different story.
The current black lightning was so weak that it probably wasn’t even enough to charge a phone battery, let alone injure Bell.
With the aura of someone invincible under heaven, Ziz slammed straight into Bell’s chest, firmly believing it would leave an unhealable hole in it.
But reality was cruel. Ziz hitting Bell’s chest was no different from crashing into a solid fortress wall.
The impact was so weak that Bell only felt a slight itch. Even Ziz’s sharp beak couldn’t get through the fur of his Wind Wolf King form.
"Hahaha, just as I thought. You’re nothing but a weak fat chicken."
Bell burst into laughter, then casually threw a punch that sent Ziz flying like a cannonball and crashing into the wall. A hole was blasted through the wall, and Ziz’s chubby body ended up tightly stuck inside it.
"You disrespectful mortal! How dare you treat the ruler of the skies like this?"
Ziz struggled to break free, but its pitifully low physical strength was completely useless.
Watching Ziz’s butt wiggle back and forth, Bell’s frustration quickly disappeared. Sure enough, crushing the pride of arrogant guys was unbelievably satisfying.