Worlds Best- Untouched (A SwordArt Online FanFiction)

Chapter 46

I logged back into the game to the sound of screams.

I jumped out of bed and rushed out the door to my room.
I raced into the bar area where people were poring health potions over bloodied cuts on a couple of people's arms and legs, this one guy had almost lost an eye.

Without armor that was still next to my bed where I left it, I rushed outside with a long sword which was the first weapon I saw in my inventory.

The sun glared in my eyes as I ran through the door.
It took a few seconds for my eyes to adjust to the light before I could see what was attacking the city.

Now when I say I could see, what I mean is that I saw a blur sprinting to people screaming and running away from this creature.
It would scratch there legs up a little and then head to another group of fleeing civilians.
I noticed that it only did minor damage to the civilian, almost like it was only trying to cause chaos.

The blur suddenly stopped right in front of me.
And I could now clearly see what it was... A snow leopard???

My moldering jumped out of my pocket as a mouse and transformed into a lion.
It charged at the snow leopard swiping down at it.

The leopard turned into a blur again and a second later it appeared in front of me.
A dead moldering behind it.
Black metal blood oozed from the decapitated lion dead.

"My moldering!" I gasped

A obviously high level feline slowly walked close to me.
It's white fur glistening in the sun as it stopped a couple meters away.

I readied my sword to attack, that voice in my head reminding me that I haven't used a long sword in a long long time. Not since Home World.

Then that voice was interrupted by a new voice.

"You must be the leader of these people?"
Said a almost sad voice.

I jumped back looting around for whoever said it. My eyes landing on only the snow leopard in front of me.

"Why are you attacking my people!! Are you a boss?"

I asked the leopard, still partly skeptical that it was the snow leopard that spoke to me.

The leopard lifted its left paw and looked at it for a second, the blood soaked paw dripping blood on the stone path.

"I attacked your people because I must, and not to kill, just get your attention.
And you are correct.. I am a boss of sorts"
Replied the cat.

I almost lowered my sword for a second but then decided not to let my guard down.

"Why do you need my attention? Why not attack and kill me?"

I asked almost daringly.

"Those weren't my orders, my orders were to find the ruler of the humans and warn them that there arrival has not gone unnoticed, that they are being watched and if the human expansion doesn't stop then they will be at war. A war that cannot be won."

Finished the leopard boss.
This was a lot to take in with only 1 or 2 hours sleep.

The leopard started to walk away.
"Wait!" I Called out and it turned around.

"Believe me when I say that I'm flattered that your masters consider me the leader of the humans but I can't just let you leave here when you attack my people"

"Please believe me, I didn't want to hurt your people. But I have to do as my master says."

Do bosses even have masters? Maybe a higher level boss?

"How does a boss have a master?"
I asked.

"No matter how high my level or how strong I am... I am still an animal.. And animals can be tamed."
It started walking off again.
But just before it turned into a blur and disappeared, it did give me one hint to who the humans have just made an enemy with.

"Don't plant your roots too deep into these lands.. The earth dwellers plan on de-rooting your little civilization from under your feet"