Is this really a Game?!

Beast opened his eyes and was greeted with the familiar sight of a white ceiling, the smell of medicine, and the familiar aura of healing magic that was everywhere around him.

He looked to the side, only to see Reign, Laura, and Wolf present.

"Yo, you certainly took your sweet time." Reign said with a smirk as Beast smiled in response.

"My limbs are still here," Beast said as he extended his left arm and stared at it.

"Yeah, Laura worked quite hard to heal you while you were still conscious, she managed to reconnect your limbs before you finally lost consciousness, which is when you and the wyvern were released from the transformation."

"Thanks, I knew I could count on you to patch me up," Beast told Laura who nodded weakly.

"I'm going to go rest, this … was quite tiring, to be honest."

"Don't do such a thing again, placing severed limbs back and healing them isn't easy, you know?

"I know, thanks Laura, sorry for making you guys worry."

"The flood dragon, did … did I get it?" Beast asked Reign who nodded his head at him.

"Yeah, I think it's in the spatial dimension, Blackie and the wyvern entered it after we finally arrived here as well, it seems they're able to heal faster there."

"You actually managed to do it, you beat it half to death before the dragon finally gave in and allowed you to tame it, that was quite a battle you know?" Wolf said from the side as Beast chuckled.

Beast felt a surge of pride and satisfaction as he recalled the epic fight with the flood dragon. He had never faced such a powerful opponent before, and he had pushed himself to the limit to overcome it. He had used his beast transformation in order to fight against its full power, and he had unleashed his full potential as a beast tamer by synchronizing with the wyvern.

It was the most powerful he had ever been, and even then, the thin stream of compressed water that the dragon had launched at him nearly killed him, cleanly cutting off one of his wings, as well as his left leg and arm.

At that moment, he truly did feel as if it was all over, that he wouldn't be able to defeat the dragon, and that he might actually even die.

The attack was too sudden, too fast for him to respond to it and dodge, and he found himself falling down, unable to move for a moment.

It was then that he recollected everything that had happened before.

It wasn't the first time he was in danger, after all, the first time he felt true danger when he believed he was dead, was back when the game started and they came across the giant lion that attacked them.

The next time was in Doncaster when he battled against Laura, or to be more specific, against the demon that had taken over Laura's body.

He had nearly died, and had it not been for Shadow who had intervened after finishing his own battle, he would have died for sure.

"You guys, you need to go back to the lake," Beast said as Reign and the others stared at him.

"I got some notifications from the system because I managed to tame the dragon, I didn't receive any rewards from the system, it was a raid boss, so the rewards we would have gotten from killing it would have been great, but since I tamed it, getting it as my tamed beast is the reward itself, as well as some bonus things."

"But the system also told me that since I took the raid boss and didn't kill it, it would place a new raid boss there, one that cannot be tamed and is actually a bit stronger."

"I don't know if that is a punishment from the system because I tamed a raid boss, or what always happens, but this new raid boss will soon appear, and it doesn't seem like he will stay in the lake like the dragon, you need to eliminate it before it causes chaos in the area."

"Dammit, that system just loves to make things difficult for us, huh?" Wolf asked in an annoyed manner as Reign sighed while Tank and the others finally entered the room and started talking to Beast, only to stop as they sensed that the mood in the room was not all that good.

"Get ready, a new raid boss will spawn at the lake, we need to take care of it," Reign told the guys, and they all smiled.

"Ah, finally!"

"I was hoping we would get to fight one too, the battle between Beast and the dragon was something else, let's hope we get some good rewards after killing one," Shadow said as Tank and Greenie smiled widely at the thought of battling a strong opponent that will drop good loot.

"You said the new one is stronger, how much stronger, has it been given more of a boost from the system, or is it actually a Tier VI raid boss?" Reign asked Beast who shook his head.

"I have no idea, the system didn't say."

"I guess we'll have to find that one out by ourselves, but why the worried face Reign, with our current power, and with your transformation, even if the raid boss is a Tier VI enemy, can it really stand up to us?" Tank asked Reign who sighed before smiling.

"You're right, we have already seen just how powerful the dragon was, and if the new boss is twice as strong, then it still won't be enough to defend against all of us."

"So, are we going?" Shadow asked, to which Reign responded by nodding at him.

"And Laura, should we go get her?"

"I think Laura deserves to rest today, we will just have to make sure to not get wounded too badly." Reign says, to which somebody cleared their throat.

"I'm not just going to rest while you guys fight, I'm going," Laura said as she stood at the door.

"Well, what are we waiting for then, we should go, the longer we wait, the more likely the raid boss is to move and cause some chaos," Mia said in a cold voice as she walked out of the door.

"Hey, I didn't want to pry, but did something happen between you and Mia, I mean, you did say you were in the same world for the challenge, and ever since we arrived, it does seem like something is up, she's being colder than usual, just like she was when we first met," Wolf told Reign who sighed at his words.

"No, nothing really happened between us, but that is also part of the problem."

"Wha-"

"After we take down the boss, this time isn't suited for such discussion."

"Yeah, I guess so," Wolf said with a sigh before placing his hand on Reign's shoulder.

"Do try to leave some of them for us though, Casanova."

"It's not like that." Reign said with a slightly annoyed face as Wolf nodded his head.

"Of course, I'm just saying."

"No ulterior motives there bro," Shadow added from the side as Tank nodded his head.

"We like girls too bro."

"Me too, mating is fun," Greenie said with a serious expression that made the others chuckle a bit.

"Alright, come on, let's go fight the boss, or I swear I might start fighting with you lot!" Reign said as he started walking faster, to which the others responded by laughing.

"Beast, you better be on your feet by the time we get back!" Shadow yelled from the hall as Beast, who was still in the bed, smiled.

He stared at the ceiling, where the final notification was present.

[ Astonishing accomplishment! ]

[ The player has managed to beat a raid boss to submission and tame it, an incredible accomplishment that only a rare few have managed to do! ]

[ For the player's incredible accomplishment, he is given the following reward! ]

[ The ability 'Beast Lord' has been slightly strengthened and gained a level! ]

[ The passive bonus of the ability and the bonus from taking the blood of monsters has been strengthened! ]

[ The player has managed to unlock 2 of the 4 needed perquisites for evolving the ability, and the final two will now be visible to the player! ]

[ The player has gained the title 'Tamer Extraordinaire' which will increase the chance of successfully taming monsters by 15% ]

Beast did expect to gain something from taming the flood dragon, but not so much, after all, taming the dragon itself and having him as a tamed beast was a reward itself, an incredible one.

To actually gain so much, Beast would have been a bit ashamed as he had wished to battle the dragon himself to tame it, leaving Reign and the others void of any reward.

Luckily, the system fixed that and gave them a chance to hunt down another raid boss, one that is stronger and will give more rewards.

Beast just hoped the raid boss was not too strong and that nothing would go wrong.