Cosmic Seal

Chapter 7: Demonic Beasts

The outskirt was in chaos with attacks and spells flying all around.

"Shit!"

Alator cursed as he was sent flying from the impact of the attack. Even though the formation was able to stop the breath attack from the beast, the impact that reverberated inside the formation alone was capable of killing a Dormant like him. Alator crashed on the ground with blood spilling out of his mouth.

The close-combat Mages were already overwhelmed by the beasts as they slashed their swords, slaughtering the low-level vicious beasts mercilessly while being pushed into a corner.

One hacked his sword down on an Iron Horn Rhino, but the beast ducked to the side and rammed its horn into him, sending him flying with a deep hole in his stomach. This Iron Horn Rhino was a 1-Star Savage Beast after all, hence needing more than one Advanced Tier Mage to subdue it.

Despite its poor eyesight, this beast has excellent hearing, a keen sense of smell, and tough skin, that made it even more dangerous and defensive on the battlefield.

A Redshadow Fox jumped out of the horde and opened its mouth; Mana churned around its jaw.

"Whoosh!"

It shot out a breath attack towards the bulky man dashing forward without a weapon. Immediately, he saw the breath attack approaching with terrifying speed; he pulled his brakes and quickly formed a Mana Barrier around himself.

"Shatter!"

The breath attack struck and shattered his Mana Barrier, and he was sent flying from the impact. But before crashing on the ground, he suddenly flipped his body in mid-air and landed on his feet. Then, he slowly raised his head and smirked.

A Two-Star Vicious Iron Mantis suddenly attacked from behind, slashing its raptorial limb towards his legs. But the bulky man was quick to react. He jumped high in the air, avoiding the razor-sharp limbs of the Mantis.

He raised his right leg. Using the momentum of his landing, the bulky man slammed his foot right on the head of the Iron Mantis below him, smashing its head into pieces.

Without wasting time, he dashed towards the Redshadow Fox. The fox glowered at the annoying human who was looking down on him. Then, it opened its mouth and shot out another devastating breath attack towards the man.

"Not this time!"

The bulky man muttered and slammed his two hands on the ground.

"Bang!"

An earth wall suddenly rose from the ground and stood in front of him, acting as a shield. The breath attack struck the earth wall and it shook violently. Cracks spread across its surface, and not long, it began to collapse. The man suddenly shot out of the collapsing earth wall, with Mana exploding from his body, taking the beast unaware.

He balled his hand into a fist in mid-air, and it suddenly hardened like a rock. Before the Redshadow Fox could react, the guy slammed his rock-hard fist on its forehead, splitting it apart. Blood splashed out like a river, forming a small pond on the ground. The beast lost consciousness and slumped to the ground without even making a sound.

This bulky man was just a few steps from reaching the late stage of the Advanced tier. Even though he was an Earth Mage who can manipulate the ground and soil, despite his size, he still had incredible agility, just like a Wind Mage.

Meanwhile, Alator was totally lost in the chaos. This wasn't the kind of thug and bandit fight he was used to. This had gone far beyond his imagination. Now that the formation was finally taken down, Alator was looking for an escape route. He knew he couldn't possibly stay here, or else he would surely become a dead person.

Alator never knew that such beasts actually existed in this world. In fact, there are a lot of things Alator knew nothing about. But the appearance of the demonic beast had given him the shock of his life, and it wasn't entirely his fault. He was just like every other commoner who know nothing about this incoming threat. The authorities had kept the matter secret from the people to avoid panic in the Wastelands.

Hence, no one knew about it. For years now, the Noble Houses had been resisting the beasts at the borders. If the people knew that demonic beasts have the ability to wield Mana like Mages as well, panic would have surely erupted in the domains. The Noble Houses call them demonic beasts due to their evil and violent nature, and their only aim is to destroy and dominate.

Right now, Alator was no longer interested in the money or reward he might get after this. He only wanted to escape with his life.

"Fall back! Long Rangers, prepare to strike!" Noticing he was beginning to have a lot of casualties, the Regent finally initiated the second plan.

The close-combat Mages began to retreat at full speed.

The formation was already down, and the Long Rangers were finally done casting their spells. As they stepped forward, one waved his hand and several balls of flame shot out, heading straight toward the beasts.

"Bang!...Bang!...Bang!"

The balls of flame exploded in the midst of the beasts, setting the whole place ablaze, including the beasts.

"Awoooo!"

The beasts let out a miserable cry from the burning sensation of the flames. Another man stepped forward and spread his arms sideways. Suddenly, dozens of ice spikes appeared behind him.

He waved his hand forward. The ice spikes reacted to his command and shot out.

"Shank!"

The ice spikes pierced several beasts, freezing them to death. Several more attacks were launched, pushing the beasts back. The weight on their shoulders finally reduced a bit as the beasts became a bit docile. And now, the Scripers were gaining the upper hand in the battle.

"ROAR!!!!!"

Another terrifying roar rang out in the distance. This time, the beasts which seemed exhausted and weak suddenly charged forward. Their eyes turned red as they entered into a berserk state.