The whale withdrew his true spear, and the whole atmosphere of the cave changed. The other spear was made for throwing; without the use of QI, the runic seal couldn’t be activated on any weapon. The power of their weapons was limited, but retreating wasn’t an option when it came to saving his disciple.
Like a missile, the whale leaped using all his physical strength and pierced with the weapon. The two beasts were stunned by the turn of events but quickly moved. One of them threw Rehvka into a corner and went on the attack. The other, slightly injured, positioned itself to protect its offspring.
In mid-air, the whale’s eyes turned black. The extreme Yin of his inner rune was poured out without hesitation. His spear connected with the Yin, creating dark phenomena. In the same instant, the beast felt instinctual fear, and all its power exploded without holding back.
BOOM!!!
The entire cave and mountain shook violently as if they were about to collapse. The sound of something gigantic hitting the earth walls echoed. It was the beast, it was over six meters tall, and when it saw that much smaller human, it thought it could easily knock him down using all its physical strength. But when the two collided, the bird felt as if it had hit a wall of iron.
Bones broke, but that was nothing for the beast. As it got up, it felt its whole body covered by pulsating scarlet lines. Its blood and energies seemed to be sucked by small nefarious creatures.
The whale was pushed back several meters but stabilized. After spitting out some blood, he quickly glanced at the beast. Now they understood: these beasts not only developed physically. In this place, there should be countless inconceivable natural treasures, like the herbs the beasts were using. They didn’t cultivate themselves, but by absorbing many of these things, their bodies were refined and even denser than a cultivator’s. The physical level of these birds was equivalent to a mediocre cultivator in the divine realm.
However, the whale’s physical cultivation wasn’t a joke. His body was a deadly and terrifying weapon; not even a divine beast’s body was superior to his. Yet, he wasn’t in an advantageous position.
ROAR!!
The two beasts realized the level of their opponent and joined forces to attack together. Rehvka was immobilized in the background, surrounded by the two herbs. The other beast, realizing that she was stuck because of the herbs, strategically positioned them, completely sealing her movement.
Alm and Bruno gritted their teeth. They managed to injure the two beasts quickly, but that was it. Their Qi-less Yin was too subtle, and they could only use it to destabilize and gradually inflict wounds; in a battle of attrition, they could win with that. But now, fighting against the two of them, they would fall first.
The central area of the cave was almost twenty meters in diameter. The two birds attacked the whale simultaneously, positioning themselves so that he couldn’t run towards their children and the woman. The whale spun his spear, and his body pulsed with earth and Yin runes covering him.
"Come on, you damn beasts!"
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
Outside the cave, Almin and Thea arrived at the entrance, feeling the whole mountain shake and hearing powerful explosions. They prepared to help, but a message through the array sounded.
’RUN!!!’
The two trembled as they saw the whale emerge from the depths, running at full speed. Then, they turned and leaped from the height through the entrance quickly.
WHOOOSH!!
A wave of furious winds, like a hurricane, erupted from inside the cave as they fell. This power surged forward in a straight line with destructive force, until space seemed to tear and split before it.
Thea quickly held Almin in the air, and something resembling a parachute appeared on her back. Her physique wasn’t strong, she didn’t like fighting head-on, and she didn’t build her body for it; but she prepared for many different situations. The two fell gently together.
Meanwhile, the whale fell directly to the ground, breaking several trees, but got up as if nothing had happened, then looked up seriously.
’Fuck, not only are they powerful, but they also possess a strong wind beast bloodline. We almost killed one of them, but they burned their bloodline and attacked devastatingly,’ Bruno said dryly.
The two beasts emerged together, covered in blood from the cave, and soon focused on the whale on the ground. They didn’t attempt to pass by them to reach Rehvka; it would be very difficult to succeed, and they only had 3 seconds to pass through the portal, which would be hard with the beasts attacking.
So, they tried to deal with the beasts inside the cave, hoping to surprise them with their defense from the laws of earth and Yin. They almost brought one down, but the bloodline interfered. Now, they lost the slight advantage they had. Now the beasts were prepared for their power. And with both of them outside, they would fly, leaving them at a total disadvantage.
Both quickly thought about what they had available. Their behemoth bloodline was an obvious option, but using it was like playing Russian roulette. The entire continent sealed the original body of the behemoth, and everything there was under the formation’s influence. Using this bloodline from him? What would be the formation’s reaction to that? It wouldn’t be smart to try it; just thinking quickly about that possibility, they felt death looming over their heads.
ROAR!
’Almin, Thea, focus on trying to rescue Rehvka,’ came the message through the array to the two, at the same moment the whale jumped into the air using only his physical strength.
The two flying beasts attacked from both sides of the whale, cutting through the air with their claws. The whale snorted, and all his earth power was used to the fullest. He turned to face one of them, then his hand waved upwards with a spatial rune glowing on his forehead.
The giant sword emerged from the void, its body and bluish glow radiating like a sun illuminating the night in the forest. Using gravity to move and attack, the heavy sword fell with the weight and power of a divine judgment.
KBOOOM!!
A meteor of feathers and blood crashed into the middle of the forest, creating a wave of destruction that extended for several meters. At the same time, a claw struck the whale from behind, and the sound of bones breaking echoed. He was sent flying equally, like a meteor of flesh, crashing into the ground and breaking the earth and its trees.
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The whale got up expressionlessly, his body terribly wounded. It was a bloody exchange of wounds. The power of faith surged, healing him, but his earth power was less than 10%. If he were hit without these defenses, his body would collapse very quickly, and they wouldn’t have a chance to heal. Moreover, the power of faith wouldn’t last more than three times to heal him; his body was too dense and powerful, and the cost of this power, when used on him, was high.
As for using Fides... he just took advantage of the surprise and the fact that he was in the air. The beasts are smart; whenever he jumps now, they’ll just move away or attack from a distance; there won’t be another chance.
ROAR!
The fallen bird rose, roaring with all its bloodline. It was equally resilient and could move despite being severely injured.
Both beat their wings together in the air and surrounded the whale. Suddenly, the beast, in better condition, turned and attacked the mountain. They realized that both of them were trying to climb and ascend to the cavern.
’Shit’
The whale activated the array. The bird dived towards the two with a swift swoop. Almin turned and swallowed something, then jumped in front of the beast, withdrawing his spear.
Almin’s eyes pulsed with flames; he was already prepared and held a pill in his mouth. A meter away from colliding, Almin’s whole body exploded in flames, and a layer of earth covered him.
BOOOM!
The claws hit his chest, but his spear pierced through, exploding with the laws of fire. The bird flew away like a flaming ball. Almin, on the other hand, was thrown to the opposite side and crashed violently against the mountain.
The mountain shook, seeming on the verge of collapse. Already quite damaged, the new shock tested its limits. Giant rocks began to fall rapidly, threatening to completely collapse the cave at its center.
Thea, who was halfway through the cave, quickly jumped to the ground. Then she looked up desperately, but noticed that the entrance was still clear and prayed for the interior to be intact. She couldn’t see, but inside the cave, the woman of the unknown race who was being held prisoner was freed by the near-collapse. She fell to the ground and, taking advantage of the tremors, used her last strength to roll towards the entrance.
The bird’s chicks were at the back of the cave, huddled and trembling. They didn’t see the woman fall, but it was evident that she hadn’t gone far; her body was already very weakened. However, she stopped at a point where she managed to have a brief glimpse of the forest beyond the entrance. It was as if she was looking through a distant window, but the battle in the skies with the bird attacking stood out in the darkness of the night.
Almin broke free from the earth and moved, spitting out a lot of blood; he was internally quite injured, but not seriously. As for the whale, he dodged and counterattacked the frenzied attacks of the other beast, trying to run towards the other bird, but was blocked.
Alm and Bruno felt all the earth power they had stored in their inventory completely depleted after this. Well, if they hadn’t sent everything through the array, Almin would have died, but it was another surprise move; maybe that had...
ROAR!
Cutting through their thoughts, the bird that was burned and thrown away rose again and flew. This move gravely injured her, but the cost was high; with Fides’s attack and Almin’s help, both of them were debilitated.
But... all kinds of beasts or physically specialized cultivators were known for having little attack power, but their resilience and regeneration were astonishing; if you didn’t kill them quickly, you’d soon despair at how difficult it was to bring them down.
These beasts seemed quite debilitated, but they could still fight and attack, uncaring of their wounds. Alm and Bruno just sighed and kept their cool. But the beasts did the same. They weren’t completely out of control and remained focused. One of them positioned herself near the mountain; Almin and Thea wouldn’t have a chance to pass.
’We don’t have much to use... and a desperate battle almost lost; we’re on a Tuesday like any other.’ Alm and Bruno sarcastically spoke at the same time... in the same second, their souls merged into one, without them realizing it.
They only had a bit of Yin left... but that was exactly their specialty that had brought them to the pinnacle of the world in the past. They didn’t have anything else, but they didn’t need anything else; in the darkest moments of their lives, they always had Yin and death by their side. Now, it was truly more of the same.
"COME!!!"
The whale roared, and the earth shattered beneath his leap. The whale had his whole body emanating endless malice. The skies were covered in clouds, everything became completely dark like the bottom of an abyss. All the light from the stars and the moon seemed to be swallowed and mixed with the darkness and the sinister power emanating from him.
The two beasts felt the blood in their bodies run cold, their thoughts tried to process it logically, but their instincts clamored in desperation for them to flee.
Far away... from the treetops. Countless wide-eyed eyes glimpsed the distant battle. They clearly felt a terrifying and divine presence open their eyes. The entire environment and even the skies changed in response.
"That human... who the hell is he?" A voice sounded bewildered. But there was no answer.
Back to the battle. Inside the cave in the mountain, the woman saw everything. She saw Rehvka emerge in the cave, being caught by the beasts. Her position clearly indicated her intentions; Rehvka was very close to her, if she wanted to kill the beasts or the children, she would be moving behind them and not facing her.
’They... came... Ondar...’
She murmured somewhat shocked, clearly she was to blame for everything. She thought her husband Ondar had died. But he must have encountered these people in his final moments. She had no hope that her race would save her; Ondar was naive to think that would happen. To the upper echelons, only the strong should live. If caught, they should fend for themselves to survive, or die quietly.
She had always lived knowing this unspoken rule. Ondar was someone naive who thought everyone would help each other if something happened. But these strangers risked themselves to save her at his request... a human was caught, and the other was clearly in a desperate fight.
In the midst of these thoughts, tears of blood flowed from her eyes. In the next second, a circular and primitive mark lit up on her forehead; soon, an intense golden power illuminated from there.