Chapter 74: Level 25 Beast
Lyon couldn’t control himself and took many steps back, his boots carving furrows in the stone. The Single-Horn Badger saw an opportunity and wanted to escape the encirclement.
On the other side, Igris stood at the high ground and took out the heavy bow from his weapon inventory. He nocked a rune arrow on the bow.
At this moment, Igris could only turn from a warrior into a marksman hiding in the wild. He took cover behind the bushes and started shooting arrows at his target. This was commonly known as... the bitch in the bushes.
The Energy in Igris’s body erupted as he stretched the bow to its maximum. He let loose an arrow!
’Slash!’
The arrow cut through the air as it charged towards the Single-Horn Badger.
’Boom!’
The Single-Horn Badger let out a loud roar. It turned its body forcefully and actually managed to evade this arrow. However, Jin and the other two people’s attacks had arrived.
Three attacks landed on the Single-Horn Badger’s back at the same time. The Single-Horn Badger roared in grief and pain. The sword and blade pierced through the wound that was already present on its body. They tore its back, and fresh blood spurted everywhere.
’Bang, bang, bang...’
Gunshots were heard once again. The bullets penetrated the Single-Horn Badger’s body one by one, causing it to look up at the sky and roar. It suddenly went crazy.
It opened its huge mouth, and green lights started gathering around it from the sky and the earth. The green rays quickly congregated into a ball. The ball of green light was expanding continuously, pulsing with a terrifying, condensed energy.
"Hurry up and stop it!" Lyon’s expression changed as he dashed towards the Single-Horn Badger.
The other team members’ expressions were solemn too. They executed Energy battle techniques to their fullest potential. Fire Energy, water Energy, earth Energy—these three colors of light covered half the sky.
The rays of swords poured down like the rain. The glints of sharp blades flew everywhere. It looked like they could slash a mountain if it stood in their way.
’Boom, boom, boom!’
The Single-Horn Badger didn’t dodge, allowing the attacks to land on its body. The green ball of light in its mouth grew bigger and stronger. The pressure was terrifying, making the air itself feel heavy and suffocating.
’Bang, bang, bang...’
The heavy machine gun in Lyra’s hand kept vibrating. Alloy bullets shot out as though they were free.
"This beast wants to perish together with us!" Lyon shouted, "Move! Let me handle it!"
He held the huge axes in his hand and swung them out powerfully. An enormous gold ax shadow flew down from the sky.
’Heavy Mountain Battle Axe’
’Boom!’
The gold ax shadow in the air seemed to have turned into a tall and lofty mountain. It bore down from the sky with the weight of the world.
The Single-Horn Badger finally stopped building its green ball of light. The viciousness and determination in its pair of red eyes seemed similar to the emotions of a human facing certain death. It spurted the ball of green light out.
"Move!" Lyon’s expression warped. He started flying back at high speed without any hesitation. At the same time, he shouted at his team members.
The other team members felt a powerful sense of danger and death. They raised their speed to the fastest, wishing they had an extra pair of legs.
Run!
Igris and Lyra were further away. The moment they noticed something wrong, they fled and found a place to hide behind a large boulder.
’BOOM!’
The green ball of light exploded without any warning, kicking off a violent tornado at the center. It started sweeping everything away. Soil flew in the air and covered the entire sky. The protruding rocks and the vines and plants on the ground were all reduced to pieces by the overwhelming force.
Blades of wind mingled in the tornado as it engulfed the entire area they were in. The wind blades attacked anything in its path. It struck against the cliff and left lines and lines of deep cuts, carving into the solid rock like butter.
Lyon and some of the team members couldn’t evade in time. They were all thrown off their feet by the tornado. The shockwave caused by the explosion swept the surroundings. The residual impact took a long time to subside.
The dust in the air gradually landed on the ground. The valley resumed its silence.
"Leader!" "Jin!" "Yue!" "Felix!"
Lyra and Igris were a distance away, so they didn’t get hurt. After coming out from their hiding spots, they immediately started looking for their teammates. Lyra’s face was pale, and there was fear in her expression.
She had been working with her teammates for many years. Although they weren’t blood-related, they were like her family. If anything happened to them, she couldn’t imagine what she would do.
"Cough, cough!"
Suddenly, they heard someone coughing not far away.
"It’s our leader!" Lyra exclaimed in surprise. She ran over hurriedly.
Lyon climbed out from below a pile of rocks. He wiped the trace of blood off the corner of his lips and cursed, "Damn it, this beast is really ruthless. It actually wanted to perish together."
"Leader, are you alright?" Lyra and Igris hurriedly held him up.
"I’m fine. I’m just a little hurt." Lyon waved his hand nonchalantly. "How are the others?"
"We haven’t found them," said Lyra.
"Then, hurry up and look for them..."
"We’re here!" At this moment, Jin’s voice came out from below another pile of rocks.
"How are you?" Igris asked.
"Alright. I’m not dying anytime soon."
"F’’k, I almost died!" Jin and the other team members cursed furiously. They weren’t in a good mood.
"I didn’t expect the Single-Horn Badger to fight back in the face of death and attempt to drag us down to hell with it. We almost fell into its trap," Felix said with a bitter smile.
"When we meet another Level 25 or above Monster, we need to be more careful. A Monster at this level has its own intellect. Yet, they still maintain their brutish nature, so they are unruly and ruthless. We can’t predict their actions using logic," Lyon said.
"Sigh, this is the first time we met such a vicious fellow after so many years of forming the team," Lyra commented.
