Chapter 100: Shackles of Blood and Shadow – Capturing the Enemies“Move another inch, and I’ll blow a hole clean through your skull!”The command cut across the battlefield like a whip, sharp and merciless.The enemy summoner stiffened, every muscle in his body tightening as if frozen in ice. His face twisted with frustration, but he didn’t dare risk defiance. His familiars lingered behind him—one a lamia with scales glimmering faintly in the moonlight, the other a lithe cat-person bristling with claws—but even they trembled with hesitation.They knew the truth better than anyone: if their summoner died, they would unravel and vanish into nothingness. Their existence hung on a fragile thread tied directly to his heartbeat.The man’s chest rose and fell in ragged gasps. His hands trembled. And then—resignation.The lamia’s serpentine coils dissolved into mist. The cat-person’s form shattered into motes of light. Both familiars disappeared,

Chapter 102: Clash of Shadows and Stone “Stop them! Don’t let them move another step!” The sharp cry tore across the forest clearing like a whip, pulling the enemy summoners into action. One of them, an elf with dark green tattoos glowing faintly under the moonlight, nocked an arrow already brimming with Dioki. The air around the shaft warped, humming like an unstable vibration before it was even loosed. The arrow hissed forward—straight at Chaollete Ashley. She blinked, instinctively shifting her stance, but before the arrow could split her chest open, a clawed hand intercepted. Sasha, her beast companion, lashed out with talon-like fingers, slashing the projectile out of the air. CLANG! The arrow detonated with a metallic ring, sparks bursting outward. Sasha skidded half a step back, her heels digging into dirt. 

 Chapter 104: An Unexpected Cry in the Shadows The armored summoner hit the dirt hard, rolling over the muddy battlefield with a grunt. His mace clanged against the ground, sparks flying. Ryan didn’t give him a second to breathe. His eyes glowed with the flicker of Dioki, and with a sharp downward swing of his claw-shaped hand, he unleashed Deadly Claw—a streak of condensed Dioki shaped like a predator’s talon. The arc hissed through the air, eager to rip flesh and bone apart. But the attack stopped short. Steel screamed. The enemy’s hidden armor took the full brunt. Ryan’s Dioki strike shredded through the man’s coat and undershirt like paper, but the claw lost its edge against the reinforced breastplate underneath. “...Tch.” Ryan’s body tensed, his instincts screaming at him to change target

Chapter 106: Chaollete’s Hidden Weakness (Bonus)  --- The young summoner opposite Chaollete sneered, his arrogance plain on his face. He thought he had her cornered, that this duel would break her pride. His mind mocked the situation: She’s just a girl. Girls scream when they’re hurt. That’s how it goes. But he couldn’t have been more wrong. Chaollete had endured ten long years sealed away in the suffocating darkness of her clan’s chambers, training in silence, suffocating beneath pressure far worse than physical pain. Compared to that, the sting of wounds, the ache of bruises—these were trivial. Her face remained calm, expression carved from stone. No scream. No wince. Nothing. Her Dioki surged like a rushing tide. With a sharp flick of her wrist, she swung her staff and unleashed a wave of raw force that swept across the cl

Chapter 108: Crimson Oath of Blood The forest trembled with a sound that wasn’t just a roar—it was a declaration. "OOOOOHHHHH!!!" The Sphinx’s bellow ripped through the trees like a divine war horn, shaking leaves loose and rattling the bones of every creature in earshot. Even the alien warriors locked in battle froze mid-strike, blades pausing, wings twitching, eyes widening as if an unseen weight pressed down on their spines. "What… what is that beast?" one of them stammered, voice cracking. "Is it… getting bigger?" another whispered, his grip tightening on his spear. They weren’t wrong. The Sphinx, Ryan’s first and most loyal familiar, was changing before their eyes. His sleek black mane bristled with Dioki sparks, shimmering with golden streaks like constellations burning against night sky fur. His body swelled,