The monster and the technique he released were both entrapped inside that shield. And he'd either had to wait for the technique to get exhausted, or the monster to break the shield and escape that hell. Either way, William was sure the bear monster wasn't going unscathed from this.
The monsters were trying to reach the underground tunnels and caves at first. But when they all realised there wasn't any threat, they stopped and even returned to surround the hole and the dome covering it, as if they were waiting for something magical and big to happen.
The moment William shouted, they all knew something bad was going to happen. They couldn't hear anything, but they could see the cracks spreading over the shield with every violent shaking.
Without the need to ask, they all knew this was the cause of the monster entrapped inside. And it was better to run away into a safe place and wait, rather than face the wrath of that monster or get hit by the entrapped technique of William.
ραndαsnοvεl.cοm They all arrived at the tunnels and hid inside the caves. This was the first time for William to see these. He walked into the tunnels until he ended up in a very spacious underground cave.
The caves were enough to accommodate a thousand masters each and were enforced by thick pillars connecting the ceiling with the ground. This was why these caves stood in front of any shaking and trembling that followed the release of his techniques before.
William was with his girls and close friends, and he had Sloth and a few other old masters by his side.
"We shall wait here until the technique will kill that monster," Lang said, while others looked at William, waiting for his confirmation on this.
"It won't die just from one hit," and like what everyone had in their hearts, William shook his head, "We have to prepare for a long battle against it."
"What is it then?" Sloth finally asked the question he had in mind since the beginning, "you always mentioned it, never said what it was."
"I saw a glimpse of it back when I released the technique," he paused while making it like he was struggling to bring pieces together, "I believe it's a Scarlet Bear, one that's much bigger than anything I ever saw before."
"A bear?!!" Both Lang and Berry shouted in the same breath, "We can…"
"No, it won't work," William knew what they wanted to say and do. They thought as it was one of the Scarlet Bears, they could use the same method he used before at their clan, "this one won't respond to any of that. I told you, it's much bigger than the usual bears we fought against before."
"You are hiding something," Sloth glared at William, saying what everyone else here thought about. It was clear William knew more than what he told them, and for a reason, it felt like he knew all this from the start, even before coming here.
"We need to rest," William didn't comment on the doubts everyone showed on their faces, "I can assure you that a hellish battle is waiting for us."
"Let's rest and prepare then," Sloth knew that pressuring him to say anything wasn't going to work. Not to mention they have a limited window here to rest and recuperate.
Since William developed his devilish technique they faced lesser enemies and pressure. And yet they were fighting straight for many days now. So it was better to take a bit of rest, eat and heal, even sleep for half an hour or so, before the big battle would happen.
Unlike what William expected, masters only sat on the ground, sitting in circles, as if they were in a fire camp or something. They all started to discuss everything they passed through, even releasing a few jokes here and there, making the general atmosphere a bit lively.
"This is how humans rest?!!" Just when everyone sat and talked, William was standing near the tunnel. Anjie never left his side, alongside his girls and friends. Karoline watched all this in curiosity before adding, "I like the human world even more."
"It's… Indeed quite interesting," William didn't know how to tell her this wasn't the case everywhere, and what the masters did here was just abnormal in his eyes. But he let her enjoy this moment, while he shifted his attention towards the outside.
Even if they were far and safe from any danger, William wanted to see what was going to happen to that monster. He spread out his spirit sense and kept watching that dome. Luckily for him, the tunnels and caves weren't that far off the hole, and so his spirit sense could touch the edge of that shield.
William wanted to assess the state of that monster the moment it'd go out, as it was supposed to be the weakest point of that monster. He didn't want to wait, as the monster could heal itself and improve with each passing minute.
He had to make sure he and others would attack the moment the monster came out. As for the technique he released, he was sure it wasn't going to last for long or be as strong as usual to threaten his life.
He was ready to risk his life to take down this monster. He wasn't just doing it to absorb the monster's spirit power, but also to obtain its core. As for absorbing its spirit power, this was going to happen the moment the monster became severely injured, unable to pose any threat to them.
"We are ready for any possibility," seeing the youngster who orchestrated everything standing beside the tunnel, looking very serious and worried, Sloth came by and added, "We are ready to take the monster down."
"We need to weaken, not kill it," William strengthened on this point, making Sloth pause.
"Why?"
"You'll know in time," William didn't explain anything and returned to watch what was happening out there.
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