Ben & co move to another place after defeating the 1st group of beasts. They use a grenade again to lure some beasts at a time. They can't use the same spot because the intelligent beast leader might realize that something is wrong.
In the 2nd attempt, the ones that come aren't just magical beasts but also animals. So there are many kinds of magical creatures there. There are even ghost-like magical creatures that attack the group.
Anyway, this strategy works very well so they keep repeating it. It won't work forever but they have succeeded 12 times before the magical creatures realize that something is wrong because the ones who have been sent in the beginning still haven't returned.
So when the 13th explosion happens, a lot of magical creatures come. Almost half of the remaining creatures move to attack Ben's group. There are more than a hundred magical creatures in this group.
Ben orders everyone except Mira to fight first to see their full capabilities. He & Mira will stay at the back and provide support if needed. Both of them won't interfere unless the others can't handle it anymore.
The horde of magical creatures finally arrives and they all have prepared themselves. Wendy stands on the far left with Carla getting ready on her back. Lisanna has transformed into a humanoid tiger and stands in the middle with Bella on her back too.
While Elfman is alone on the far right. He has transformed into a creature similar to a Wyvern. It's the creature that Rustyrose made using the Arc of Embodiment, Belfast, that has been absorbed by Elfman.
When the horde of magical creatures arrives, Wendy & Elfman immediately cast their spells. Wendy uses Sky Dragon's Roar while Elfman uses a similar spell. He shoots a strong wind breath with similar power as Wendy's spell.
Their attacks destroy the trees and take out many magical creatures. Almost a third of the magical creatures get killed by their attacks and a lot are injured. Now they need to deal with the remaining ones.
Elfman transforms again into Belcusas, another beast that Rustyrose made. It's a big humanoid heavy-armored beast with high physical power. Belcusas & Belfast are good loots from his fight against Rustyrose.
Anyway, the 3 Mages then get into a formation while the magical creatures are in disarray after the first attack. Elfman stands in the front as a vanguard, Lisanna stands behind him, Bella flies above Lisanna, while Wendy flies even higher with Carla's assistance.
They attack immediately before the magical creatures attack them. Elfman just runs around while attacking the creatures. There are so many magical creatures there, so he always hit them anywhere he runs & attacks.
Lisanna attacks the ones that could evade Elfman's attacks. Wendy provides support to Lisanna by shooting wind blades from the sky. She just swings his hands and wind blades are flying anywhere she wants.
These wind blades are the variation of Sky Dragon's Claw. The original spell needs the use of her feet but it's too troublesome. So Ben & AI Chip modified it and the hand version of Sky Dragon's Claw gets created.
When he taught it to Wendy in the past, she learned it in an hour. Well, it's just a different usage of Sky Dragon's Claw, after all. Still, it is more flexible and easier to use in battles, just like now.
Wendy can easily attack the enemies on the ground & air. She can move her hands easier than her feet. She can even make smaller blades using her fingers that she shaped like claws.
The 3's teamwork is quite good and they take out a lot of magical creatures while getting little damage. Wendy hasn't even healed them yet because they aren't that injured. Healing them too much will just drain her magic power and disturb their attack.
After the magical creatures get reduced to a quarter of their initial number, Elfman & Lisanna transform again. Elfman transforms into his King of Beast form while Lisanna into her cat form. Wendy is still flying but she starts to move around to chase the scattered magical creatures.
Their attacks become better now because they don't need to mind their defense too much. The enemies' number is already low so the danger also gets lowered. They just need to attack the enemies that have gotten scared, making it easier.
It doesn't take long for them to subjugate the remaining magical creatures. They gather in their initial location again to rest because they've spent a lot of energy. Wendy heals Elfman & Lisanna who lay on the ground tiredly.
"How is it?" asks Ben.
Elfman pants and says, "E-Easy."
"Ooh, that's good. Then you're good to go again, right? It's easy, after all," says Ben while smiling.
"C-Can we rest for a minute first?" asks Lisanna.
"Well, I want to allow it, but those creatures won't let you rest any longer," says Ben while pointing toward the forest.
There are so many creatures there, a lot more than before. They are the remaining creatures of the big group that was deep in the forest before. These creatures seem stronger than the previous horde.
Elfman, Lisanna, & Wendy immediately get ready to fight but the creatures aren't attacking. They just show hostility and growl while looking at them. Suddenly, the creatures move aside to make a way in the middle, and a big creature walks through it.
The creature has 4 legs with pure black fur covering its whole body. Its head is similar to that of a tiger with white stripes on its black fur. It has a mane like a lion, but its mane is thicker, & longer than normal lions as it is also far bigger.
Those traits make this creature seems normal actually. Nothing unusual can be seen on its body that makes the Mages wonder if it's really the leader. But their opinions change instantly when the black beast releases its magic power.
It has a lot of magic power, enough to pressure Mira. Now it makes sense why it can unify all these creatures and command them. It also has high intelligence for a beast, although it doesn't seem to be as high as a human.
"Ben, I think we need to step up now," says Mira.
"I know. It is too dangerous for them. I will take care of this, you guys step back and get on your guards," says Ben as he walks forward.
The others step back and Mira stands in front of them.
"Well, I think it's time to show you my new power. I've only shown this to Mira & Bella because this is my secret weapon. You know what I mean, right?" asks Ben with a finger in front of his mouth.
They all nod so Ben looks at the magical creatures while cracking his neck & grinning.
"Then, let's end this game," says Ben as he takes a deep breath.
A black magic circle with red outlines appears in front of his mouth and he chants, "Sun God's Bellow!"
Ben shoots a black solar energy beam that has a blood-red color in the center. It has a wide range and shots at high-speed. The beam hits the targets in a short time and engulfs most of them.
When the beam is gone, a big & long path of destruction can be seen in front of Ben. Everything there disappears, be it trees or magical creatures. Well, everything except one, the boss.
It is still alive even though it has a lot of injuries, including losing a limb and an eye. Still, it shows just how powerful Ben's Sun God Slayer Magic is. Even a high-level S-Class creature almost died just from a basic spell.
Elfman, Lisanna, Wendy, & Carla are speechless and have their jaws dropped. Mira only smiles as if it's a normal thing and Bella is cheering him. The remaining creatures are looking at Ben with frightened expressions.
But then Ben says, "Damn, I overdid it."
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