Earth shook violently as the fierce battle raged on.
A colossal rhino, as big as a house rampaged through the streets smashing everything in its path. The curved pointy horn on its snout was used to dig through the city walls. Nothing could stop its rampage. It almost looked like it was made from iron.
Near it, there were other beasts, helping its rampage.
A large twenty feet tall monkey jumped around agilely dodging the attack of humans who tried to defend themselves.
A wind element bird of prey occasionally swooped into the group of people below, capturing a few and killing them.
And a fiery salamander spewed purple fire from its mouth. Raising the temperature of the battlefield to scorching levels.
It was a mind-numbingly shocking scene.
Suddenly, a flash of silvery light flashed near the rampaging rhino. Like a bolt of lightning, A spear that created ripples in the fabric of space struck it right in the head.
But instead of piercing the skin of the beast, metallic sparks shot out from the impact point while sending the wielder flying back.
"Sir Taka!" Excitement surged in Alex as he recognized the figure who wielded the spear.
It was his dear business partner Taka who was engaging the beast in a fierce battle.
"Sir Taka, you shouldn't die young. Not until you make me rich…" Alex shouted as he ran towards him. He was excited to see a familiar figure.
'Sir Taka was here before the city was attacked. He might know what's going on.'
But before Taka could notice Alex, the giant monkey jumped up to launch a heavy attack against him. Taka could barely stabilise his form after being deflected by the rhino, he had no way of dodging the incoming attack. Alex was about to teleport in and save him.
But something caught his eye.
As if by a miracle, Taka who was deflected away by the rhino suddenly paused in mid-air. His figure became illusory for a second and passed right through the attacking monkey.
Alex was astonished as he realized that Taka had learned a new space-related skill.
'Now that I think about it. Sir Taka was a peak tier 3 warrior. He would have died instantly when going against a powerful tier 4 beast. But he is still okay. Does that mean, he has advanced to tier 4?' Alex thought while looking at Taka.
But that was not the end of the attack from the beasts. Just after deflecting away Taka, the mad beasts continued their rampage.
Thira was a city ruled by the Thousand-headed serpent tribe. And Alex had yet to see tier 4 warriors of the thousand-headed serpent tribe. This sprouted a doubt inside his mind.
'Only some tier 3 warriors or below are attacking the beasts with Taka. This is not how one of the nine great tribes should act. Where are the rest of the warriors?' Alex desperately wanted to ask that.
So, he quickly teleported towards Taka.
"Sir, Taka. How are you?" He landed a couple of meters away from Taka and asked.
Taka was surprised to see Alex appear near him. But he quickly overcame the initial surprise and smiled.
"You…Cough… are here." Taka said while coughing up some blood.
"It's good to see you Meru. Before we talk, can you check up on the princess? She is barely holding on."
"Who, which princess."
"Laya, she is here. Unfortunately, she was injured during the initial battle."
"What!" Kalina exclaimed.
"Why was she here? She was supposed to be in Blue gem city. Where is she?" Kalina asked with some doubt.
"Nearby, she is safest with him." Said Taka while pointing in a direction.
There, Alex could see a silhouette of a person. He was carrying Laya in his arm, while constantly moving to get away from danger.
Kalina saw this and ran towards Laya. Her love for her siblings was unmeasurable. And the notion that Laya was injured horrified her.
But before she could reach them, the giant eagle dived straight towards Laya and the man who was carrying her. It carefully chose the moment in between the attack of the other beasts to attack the man.
The sly beast waiting for an opportunity to kill them.
Kalina wanted to rush to their aid and rescue them, but she realized her limitations. Even if she were able to travel at the speed of sound, she would not have been able to reach them before the beast.
She was flooded with a sense of helplessness, knowing that she was about to lose her sister right before her eyes.
"No, you don't." The man suddenly said before raising his hand. A golden beam of light materialised around him before shooting forward. It branched off and split into many tiny beams of light and materialised as a spherical shield around him.
"Boom." The claws of the eagle smashed against the light shield and created a thunderous sound.
"I like birds grilled." The man said with a smirk.
"Brother from another mother…" Alex who teleported near the man said while nodding his head. This startled the blonde-haired, blue-eyed man who was carrying Laya.
"Who are you?" He asked startled by the sudden appearance of Alex.
"Don't mind me, I am just someone who loves grilled birds." Just as Alex spoke, an ice spear flew through the air towards the eagle. It almost pinned it to the shield killing it on spot. However, the eagle was able to barely escape in the nick of time and fly away.
"Kalina!" The blonde man exclaimed after seeing the ice spear.
"How unexpected! I heard you were forbidden from leaving your home. So, why are you here?" The blonde man inquired.
"Thank you for saving my sister," Kalina said while quickly moving to take Laya from his hands.
"I don't need your gratitude." With a slight cough, he said.
"What happened to Laya?" Kalina asked worriedly.
"She is unconscious, I gave her the best recovery potion I have. She will wake up in an hour or so." The blonde man said while handing over Laya to Kalina.
While this was happening, Alex stood nearby not disturbing them. But his curiosity was piqued.
Who was this mysterious man? He wanted to know it badly.
"Kalina, Who is he?" Finally, he asked.
"He is a prince from the west," Kalina replied with a stoic face.
"The guy that asked your hand in marriage?"
"Yes."
"When did I?" The prince interjected.
"You didn't?"
"Wouldn't I know if I did?" Hearing the conversation between the prince and Alex. This time, it was Kalina's turn to be stupified.
"True." Alex nodded.
"You believe him?" Kalina asked while widening her eyes.
"Why shouldn't I? After all, he likes them grilled." Alex said with confidence.
But before they could unravel the mysteries behind the prince. The monkey began attacking the light shield that the prince created.
"Why don't we postpone the gossip for later? We have some trash to take out. Wait a minute. Let me take care of the birdie." Alex said while teleporting away.
"Who is that guy?" The prince asked Taka who was approaching them and Kalina.
"A crazy guy." Taka and Kalina said simultaneously.
"BOOOM…Crash…"
Then they heard the sound of something crashing and a muffled cry of a beast.
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