**Chapter 09: Stronger Again**
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"So fast?!"
Gray and Makarov were extremely surprised that Ren had found the Monster Boss so quickly.
Makarov had spent quite a bit of time capturing this Monster Boss to set up the exam venue.
Ren stood up and said, "Let's go!"
Gray hurriedly followed, and Makarov followed as well.
After walking for a while, sure enough, the Monster Boss, looking like a small mountain, appeared before them.
It was a giant pig demon monster, over ten meters tall. It had a pig's head on a human-like body, two huge tusks protruding from its mouth, and it held a massive spiked club.
The Pig Demon Boss also noticed Ren and Gray appearing there.
Seeing humans, the Pig Demon Boss immediately flew into a rage. As the boss of this Valley of Monsters, it used to live a carefree and dashing life every day.
But a few days ago, a terrifying little old human man suddenly appeared and locked it up.
Then, two human brats appeared and attacked it. Just as it was about to finish those two brats off, a terrifying man appeared and dismantled it into a pile of pieces.
Finally, he put it back together, scaring it so much that it fled in a panic.
Seeing two human brats again this time, new hatred and old grudges immediately ignited its fury.
"Damn humans! I'm going to eat you!!"
*Thud! Thud! Thud!*
The giant Pig Demon Boss raised its spiked club and charged toward Ren and Gray with heavy steps.
*Whoosh!* Ren and Gray quickly leaped away.
*Boom!!!*
A large crater was smashed into the ground where Ren and Gray had just been standing, cracking the earth.
"Such powerful strength!"
"**Ice-Make: Hammer!**"
Gray activated his Ice-Make magic. A huge blue magic circle appeared above the Pig Demon Boss's head.
A massive ice hammer emerged from the magic circle and smashed down toward the Pig Demon Boss's head.
"Hmph! Too naive!"
The Pig Demon Boss snorted coldly and swung its spiked club, shattering the large ice hammer directly.
**Sonído!**
Ren took a step forward.
His body instantly vanished from the spot and reappeared behind the pig demon.
Red spiritual pressure gathered on his right fist, and then he punched out.
**Bala!**
*Boom!!!*
"Wahhh!!"
The Pig Demon Boss let out a miserable scream as its body stumbled forward.
*Crash! Crash!*
It smashed through quite a few trees and rocks.
"**Ice-Make: Ice Geyser!**"
"Ugh!"
Beneath the pig demon, a large number of ice spikes erupted from the ground like a fountain, freezing the pig demon.
"Useless!"
The pig demon roared, and all the ice on its body shattered.
"Such strong defense!" Gray was very surprised.
The Pig Demon Boss swung the spiked club in its hand with force.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
The trees and ground in front of it were blasted apart, sweeping toward Ren and Gray.
"**Ice-Make: Shield!**"
Gray spread his hands, and a shield of ice blocked the path in front of the two of them.
*Rumble!*
The Pig Demon Boss stepped forward, appearing in front of them in the blink of an eye, holding the spiked club high.
"This is bad!"
Gray's expression changed drastically. The Ice Shield could block the shockwave just now, but it definitely couldn't block this.
A cruel smile appeared on the Pig Demon Boss's face.
"Stupid brats! Die, all of you!"
*Bam!*
The spiked club struck Gray's Ice Shield.
*Crack! Bam!*
Unable to withstand the pig demon's terrifying power, the Ice Shield instantly shattered.
At this moment.
A pristine white hand appeared, catching the massive spiked club with a single hand.
*Boom!!!*
A terrifying shockwave erupted, kicking up a large cloud of dust from the ground.
*Finally killed them. Although I can't beat that old human man or that human man, I can take my anger out on these two human brats.*
A smile appeared on the Pig Demon Boss's face, but in the blink of an eye, the smile froze, and a look of disbelief appeared in its eyes.
When the Ice Shield shattered, Gray had instinctively used his arms to protect his head.
After a moment, he realized nothing had happened.
Looking to the side, he saw a hand steadily blocking the Pig Demon Boss's spiked club attack.
That disproportionate visual impact was incredibly shocking.
"Ren..." It was even more so when he saw that the owner of the hand was Ren.
"Alright, Gray, leave this guy to me."
"Im... Impossible! How could you block my attack!"
"Is it surprising?"
"I don't believe it!!"
The Pig Demon Boss roared loudly. That little old man was a monster, that middle-aged man was a monster, but it didn't believe that Ren, a little brat, was also a monster.
Clasping the huge spiked club with both hands, it raised it high and smashed it down toward Ren with full force.
**Sonído!**
Ren's figure vanished from the spot.
*Boom!!!*
A large crater was smashed into the ground where Ren had originally been.
*Hum~ !*
Ren appeared behind the Pig Demon Boss, a small emerald-green sphere of light gathering on his finger, compressing constantly.
**Cero!**
The Pig Demon Boss turned around quickly, only to be immediately blinded by emerald-green light.
*Shoooom————!!*
*BOOM BOOM BOOM!!*
The emerald-green light pierced through the Pig Demon Boss's body, destroying everything behind it that was covered by the green Cero.
*Rumble!*
The Pig Demon Boss's massive body fell to the ground, dying with everlasting regret.
Even in death, it didn't understand why it had encountered so many powerful monsters.
Mirajane and Elfman, hearing the sounds of battle, had rushed over quickly. They arrived just in time to see Ren finish off the Pig Demon Boss with a Cero.
Mirajane's expression looked a bit ugly. "That bastard! His strength has increased again!"