During the simulation sessions, Luke tried creating several clones of the five Legion members to fight against clones of himself at the same time, to speed up his understanding of his opponents' movements.
His mind split two more times, and now four half-wolfs were able to move. Luke felt as if he was living in several bodies and learning in all of them simultaneously. He barely saw time pass during those two hours with the <Eye of Horus> active.
The half-wolf never considered himself a smart man or multitasker, so this situation of understanding and experiencing so many things simultaneously was hard in the beginning. Being able to control several types of actions as they happened was very far from his nature. However, he soon began to notice that, with every new attempt, he became more prepared to predict his opponents' next moves.
After two hours, Luke finally had to stop his simulations, not because he knew everything his opponents could do, but because his mind was getting foggy, something characteristic of mental exhaustion.
Luke had already experienced this feeling when he used <Vind> many times consecutively against the Black Knight, so he didn't want to risk fainting.
As he deactivated the <Eye of Horus>, fatigue flooded Luke suddenly, but his conviction that he must win didn't just crumble with that. He was in the same position as he had been at the beginning of all his simulations: with his feet trapped by roots and a thin layer of ice, coming from the men Luke nicknamed ice-face and bush-face.
Since time was something essential for Luke could win, he didn't waste it. The half-wolf immediately dropped the Behemoth Axe at his feet, and the weight of this Panspermia Weapon was so heavy that it cracked the infertile ground, destroying the ice and breaking the roots all at once.
Afterward, Luke made his hands sharp like daggers, because he wouldn't have time to open the <Normal Inventory> and get another weapon.
The green-woman, as the female-looking monster was nicknamed, immediately tried to use the claws of her left hand to injure, but since Luke already knew her moves, he dodged the scratch, ignored the woman, and ran toward the ice-face.
If Luke wanted to win, he couldn't just react to their attacks, because sooner or later, he might get hit by some ability.
Before he reached the ice-face, Luke took two knives from his belt and threw them at the green woman and the bush-face. These throwing knives stuck precisely in the right foot of each of them, pinning them on the ground for a brief second.
This second was crucial for Luke to get the opening to kill the ice-face. The monster tried to create ice stakes from his fingertips to hurl in the direction of the half-wolf, but Luke had already memorized the best ways to counter this ability.
When the dozens of small stakes were thrown, Luke dodged with a precision that startled the monsters, except for a single stake, which passed glancingly by, cutting a few strands of hair. It was literally impossible to dodge all the stakes.
After dodging, Luke put even more strength into his legs, propelling himself forward. In one smooth, straight motion, Luke decapitated the ice monster with his fingers.
[Son of Winter was killed, Monster Core was not obtained].
The voice resounded in the half-wolf's head, startling him. This was something that the <Horus's Eye> couldn't predict.
Although Luke was already aware that demons had some mastery of monsters, he was surprised because they had a very human appearance. However, the feeling of surprise was soon filled again by the euphoria of battle.
Luke Lange's frighteningly precise and calculated movements made the other two humanoid monsters fear him and step back.
Nevertheless, the two giants didn't feel it and advanced towards Luke, causing thunderous roars with every step. These thunders weren't just loud noises, because they caused landslides in the middle of that hill. Luckily, Meredith and some other residents had already advised the townspeople that it was already safe to flee to the border.
After a white flash, Luke also learned that Alexis had started the sealing.
The monsters also saw the flash, which made them even more rushed, causing them to make several mistakes.
To their misfortune, Luke had already memorized most of their moves, so he could predict almost every action they tried to do. Although Luke was exhausted from the time he spent with the Legendary Skill active, he knew that he just needed to keep a close eye that he wouldn't suffer any risk of death.
After he managed to pick up the Behemoth Axe from the ground and throw it against the back of the giant that had a mouth instead of a navel, Luke heard:
[Mapinguari was killed, Monster Core was not obtained].
The death of another of the members, and the glow of the white cube on the wreckage, only made the other Legion members even more rushed, because their father, Masink, was immobile from such exhaustion.
[Agave Lady was killed, Monster Core was not obtained].
Luke wasn't caring whether or not he got any Monster Core. It was clear that he would be extremely happy if he got some, but his goal now was to protect the white cube that the S-Class was in.
Since only two monsters were left, this task became even easier. However, the movements of those two remainings were more unpredictable too, because the <Eye of Horus> was an ability to simulate events, not see the future.
After using <Vind> to propel himself forward, Luke sliced the bush-face in half with a brandish of his Panspermia axe, causing him to turn to mere black dust.
[Lord of the Jungle was killed, Monster Core obtained].
Luke smiled upon hearing the message, but didn't stop running, because the remaining giant's movements were fast and could easily kill him if the half-wolf let him be hit.
This giant with blue eyes and a spider's jaw had almost killed dozens of clones of the half-wolf inside the Legendary Skill, and every time was very painful. For this reason, Luke kept alert, and when the giant kicked, he ran towards the monster's supporting leg and struck it with his axe. Surprisingly, the Behemoth Axe couldn't sever the monster's leg with just one strike, but Luke slid, and before the giant could react, Luke struck his supporting foot again, causing him to lose his balance completely.
After the thud of the giant's body falling to the ground, Luke had to strike the monster's skull dozens of times to finally hear the voice tell him:
[Royal Giant was killed, Monster Core was not obtained].
When this last legion member had turned to mere dust and evaporated into thin air, with legs wobbly from fatigue Luke walked over to the Jungle Lord's Core, which was dropped on the ground. As he was about to pick it up, he heard a murmur coming from Masink.
"Leave it right there, this belongs to my son...that's all I request from you."
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