He lifted his gaze, meeting the stares of men that once had his back, the instant the rune released him, he didn’t waste a single thought, as he spun toward the entrance and bolted for the exit, unwilling to stay even one more second inside the auction house.Watching him run like that left the other two mages stranded in hesitation, ‘should they chase after him too?And if they ran, would whatever was coming for him lock onto them too, or worse, they get sealed in a rune of their own for a mistake?’But moving forward was even less appealing. After what they’d just witnessed, neither of them had the courage to take another step deeper, before they could decide, the ground caved in.As they snapped their swords up on instinct, but what burst out of the pit froze them colder than any spell ever could, the thing landed on all fours with a heavy thud. And it wasn’t just the impact that terrified them, it was the creature itself, it had no face, no nose. Just a gaping mouth lined with jag

Once again, Alec was free-falling through the skies of the Third Level of the beast forest, as the wind tore past him, his mind drifted to the future, as he started to think what would happen when he reached the Tier 9 Mage Realm and finally outgrew this place?, What came after the Third Level of the Beast Forest?For now, he could only hope there would be another door, another path that would lead him into the Monarch Realm, though the system had helped him climb this far, yes… but it wasn’t a lie for him to say the Amulet World was the real reason he’d reached his current stage so swift. The ancient tree and the pills it helped create had helped him make breakthroughs and even help others in his team, his academy and now even his clan were benefiting from it, the endless battle scenarios inside the Beast Forest had also helped forge him into a better fighter.He had lived through thousands of life-and-death fights. He’d learned in blood, pain, and desperation, and that was exactly

The Cerberus, who had just had its attack charge abruptly halted, snarled and turned all three of its heads toward the golems ahead, its glare anything but friendly.“Muah! Come get me, baby,” Legion taunted at it, realizing that he got its undivided attention, as he re-aiming his weapon and opening fire.Ting!!Pulses of purple bullets tore through the air, one of the Cerberus’ heads snapped open and exhaled onto the section of its body still wrapped in ice.As Black hellfire poured out from its mouth, the heat was extreme, far beyond what an ordinary flame could produce, and the ice corroded away rapidly, hissing and steaming as it melted down in seconds. Meanwhile, the other two heads kept their focus on Legion, tracking the barrage with cold, predatory precision, while dodging the fast moving bullets but also unable to move forward.Around them, the rest of the demonic beasts continued their charge, closing in on the golems, but these golems weren’t the same weaklings they used t

“What do we do? Is there even any doubt about that? We have to run from here, while we make our way toward the main region,” Alec declared, his golems looking quite surprised, with a flicker of déjà vu crossing their faces.There were times when they still used to enter the second dimension, and they knew all too well how often their master had been on the run in such situations. But that was the second dimension, never had they had to flee like this in the beast forest, on the contrary, it was always a fight to the death here.But now that Alec had baggage to protect, he knew this wasn’t the time to act like a mad fighter, but a sensible one.“Oni, Hunter, Saint, Magnito, you four take the rear and clear out the Tier 6 demonic beasts holding us up. Butcher, you’ll be responsible for using your mental powers to guide the evolution light housing both Legion and Titan.”“Under no circumstances should any harm come to them under your care, do you understand?” Alec commanded, staring int

Alec was still in the air when he saw what remained of the Hive Queen’s minions, aside from the mutated Arachne and the defensive Arachne types, the rest had ignited themselves all at once. They triggered their self-destruct skills in unison, each explosion aimed at dragging the Tier 7 opponents of theirs down with them.But even Alec knew better, that it would take far more than this to truly kill creatures of that realm, and from the start, the Hive Queen had never intended to wipe them out anyway.Her goal had always been clear: disorient the enemies long enough for her and Alec to escape the Dark Forest.“Master, we have to move now.”Her voice echoed directly in Alec’s mind while he was still in Mid-air, the explosions were still ringing violently in the air. Though Alec had already wrapped his ears in mana to dampen the shock, yet blood still trickled down from them, as the aftermath of so many Arachne detonating at once was not easily dissolved.It was only then that Alec fi