Meanwhile, in the Elfo Woodland, a wave of Spirit Beasts was anxious and frightened. The atmosphere was tense as the confusion wailing of innumerable Demons and Spirit Beasts reverberate everywhere.
It was chaotic, uncontrolled!
They gathered into tides and began mass migration away from the mountain range near the Dandelion Village.
Each group numbered in the thousands—
All are moving outward to the vast prairie outside of the Eflo Woodland.
Be it from weak to strong. None dared to go the other way, the deeper area of the Eflo Woodland, where many even stronger and more terrifying beings lived.
Spirit Beasts have their hierarchy, especially those of higher ranking.
To intrude into another's territory is not something one can casually overlook. Most of the time, such presumptuous and offensive behavior would only result in a fierce confrontation where the loser will be devoured and eaten.
It was the law of the wilderness.
...
Standing alongside his Rank 3 Earth Golem, Hendrik harshly moved and kicked away a hound-like Demon Beast pierced by his sword. Then, he loudly asked, "How is the situation?!"
"Argggwoh!"
The hound-like Demon Beast let out a bloodcurdling scream with its bones shattered and flesh shredded. Although demonized, it could still feel the pain, especially in the face of death.
Fresh blood splattered and dyed the grass red vibrantly.
With the long metal sword in his right and a large towering triangular shield on his left, Hendrik skillfully parried all incoming attacks from a batch of ferocious Demon Beasts and killed those who dared to get close.
"I have roughly scouted around the surrounding ten kilometers," Jumping down from a green-colored eagle with a wingspan of over 9 meters, Ira quickly stated his finding, "The current situation is not too optimistic. Delaying any longer will endanger our group's safety—"
Swiss!
After meticulously evading the sneak attacks of several wasps Spirit Beast by the hair's breadth, Ira's expression looks gloomy and only continues a moment later.
"Various Spirit Beasts have gathered and started to migrate in large batches. Although it was mostly small beasts at the moment, I'm afraid that it will form a large-scale beast tide very soon, and those of higher Rank will also follow suit."
At the same time, Ira's War Soul, a Rank 2 Wind Eagle, let out a turbulent cry and released waves of wind blades to protect its master from the wasps' attacks.
Screech!
On the battlefield, alongside Hendrik and Ira, stood three other people. One man and two women. They were persisting in the midst of one of the best tides.
"Hey, Ira, have you discovered 'It'?!" Alice, the flat-chested healer, an indispensable member of the group, asked.
The magic staff in her hand glowed as she was thoughtfully guiding her plant type War Soul, a Rank 2 Ratten Lily.
Hundred of rattan vines quickly rose from the ground, leaving cracks in its place. They supported the other by restraining the beasts and delaying their movements.
"No, I haven't seen 'It.' But 'Its' movement has been more extreme these past few days." Nimbly lunged from one tree branch to another, Ira busied himself and unleased deadly rain of arrows incessantly, "But I'm sure that this should be the result caused by 'Its' rampage."
"Hendrik, my spirit energy is gradually dropping!" Rom, the perv, suddenly yells out. He was a short, dwarfed man with wild unkempt orange hair and a thick beard.
"What is this? Don't you always boast of being a skilled fighter? It couldn't be that you felt pressure already?" Shooting down a Demon Beast, Ira took a second and laughed tauntingly.
Unfazed, the dwarfed man, Rom harrumphed.
As a demonized wild boar used its charging skill, it madly rushed at him. He raised a giant battle ax and swung angrily.
Without warning, the enchanting voice of a woman rang in Rom's ears like a melody. It was ancient and otherworldly, "Fire Element! Heed my call, gather and magnify!"
It was an enhancement Mystic Spell!
An intricate magic circle quickly formed in the air, looking incomparably mysterious.
The surrounding temperatures quickly soared as a flare of fiery red light sparkles promptly wrapped Rom's battle-ax's blade.
Simultaneously, one can hear the stringent 'Gush' and 'Rumb!' rackets. It was as if the air was busted open.
Fearsome and terrifying!
In a split second, the battle-ax and the demonized wild boar directly collided with each other.
Kaboom!
Scorching fire set ablaze, the grass and dry leaves reduced to nothing but ashes.
Followed by the sound of an explosive outburst, a shockwave threw the demonized wild boar flying backward, its skull shattered, leaving a badly charred and mutilated carcass on the ground.
There was no doubt that if the fire could spread evenly, the demonized wild boar would become a suckling pig.
Sniff!
"Damn, it smelled like an expensive but poorly made barbecue." Turning around and looking at a rather beautiful and voluptuous woman standing not far away, Rom's eyes profoundly focus on a particular place.
The sight was spectacular.
Smiling, he patted his chest and remarked, "Thanks, Norma! I will protect you, don't worry, my dear!"
"Focus! Look any longer, and I will gouge your eyeballs out after this is over." Watching his perverted face, she couldn't help but get annoyed and gave him a death glare. "Don't test me!"
However, Norma's gaze soon turned back to the ongoing battlefield.
If it were some other time, she definitely wouldn't let it go so simply. Now is not the time to be distracted.
Glancing at the densely concentrated Demon Beasts fiercely going at each other, her black mage robe fluttered in the blast.
"Rank-2 Mystic Spell: Bursting Fireball!"
The battle becomes even more heated—many other Spirit Beasts stomping on the fallen warm corpses and marched forward.
Of course, they were afraid, but for an unknown reason, they kept moving.
The Demon Beasts are crazed, while Spirit Beasts all have fearful looks in their eyes. Even so, they never stop! It was as if their lives were on the line!
"Fuck! These guys, they are too agitated!
"Although they are weak, there are too many of them. We won't be able to hang out for too long."
...
"Go! Stop them!" Amid the battle, Hendrik stopped momentarily and ordered his War Soul, the Rank 3 Earth Golem.
The Earth Golem moved and raised its two front limbs following his will before abruptly smashing to the ground. Like two dropping giant stone pillars, the Earth Golem's arms forcefully punctured into the soils like soft cake.
Guuuuraaa!
Right at that moment—
Within the surrounding few hundred meters radius, everything swayed and trembled around the Earth Golem as the center. The unceasing tide of beasts suddenly slowed down significantly in the blink of an eye.
Taking this chance, the Earth Golem quickly activates another innate ability.
Spontaneously, the ground cracked open as a long, solid earth wall rose majestically and hindered the beasts' marching. The newly erected earth wall was highly sturdy. Even when an average Rank 2 Spirit Beast rushed up or attacked at full power, there was hardly any fracture done to the earth wall.
After successfully storing away his War Soul, Hendrik shouted as he hung the towering triangular shield onto his back. "Let's go. It will keep them here for a while. We'll retreat!"
"Get out of here!"
"Where to!?" The other looked at him and questioned almost at the same time.
With a solemn expression, he said firmly,
"To the village!"