A group of primeval beasts surrounds the four. Leslie and Graham both instantly prepare for battle but Caelan has to quickly grab their damaged sword as a series of Primeval beasts close in. There are a few that appear like forest animals and insects. All of them have absurd sizes for their species, A single Primeval beetle beast is the size of an adult bear.
"These are usually tame beasts... Something is really wrong." Caelan notices the strange glow in their eyes. They're shocked as a primeval beetle beast flies towards them and their blade has been dulled too badly for it to cut through this beast's exoskeleton. They blast it with electricity that knocks it away.
The beetle falls on its back but a Primeval deer beast rushes forward to ram into Leslie with its antlers. She feels her flow is getting back into the rush of strength before throwing a punch into the beast's head which sends it backwards. Two primeval bird beasts suddenly swoop down to attack Leslie.
Graham swiftly jumps in and slices the first bird as it goes into peaking Leslie. The second bird is thrown off course by Graham's attack, sending the first bird's body into it. The bird beast lets out a loud screech towards him. "I got your back, Leslie... These things are all around us!"
"Thanks! Now Take this, Beast- Oh Shit!" Leslie shatters the deer beasts antlers when finishing it off with a powerful punch but two more rush out of the forest. She loses some focus on her flow which allows them to ram into her crystal body. A series of cracks form on her crystals.
Alloy is unlucky from her android body going through a malfunction. It's going through some movement lag and a primeval boar beast rushes for a strong ramming attack that sends her flying into the ground. That wave must've sent out something that interfered with her connection to the ship.
Graham instantly notices how Alloy was damaged and he easily grabs hold of that bird beast. It's a brutal display of his physical power when he slams its skull into the ground with a loud boom. The starry darkness quickly forms into a spear structure that he throws at blinding speeds. This spear nails this boar beast's head. "Alloy! Are you okay!?"
"Yeah, It didn't damage my energy core but some of my leg joints aren't moving properly." Alloy is struggling to stand from joint damage. There's some sparking around her knee parts, It must be from some loose wiring or connectors.
Caelan's blade suddenly snaps when It comes into contact with another primeval beetle beast. They have to avoid the beetle suddenly exploding into flames in front of them. It leaves some burns on their clothes. "An elemental beast!?"
The beetle shoots out a burst of flames towards Caelan. They quickly rip off their cap and use it to shield them from the fire before sending a discharge of electricity towards it. The tough exoskeleton has some serious resistance compared to the other beasts. Only some visual damage happens but not any internal damage.
"Oh shit-" Caelan braces themselves for the second burst of flames heading towards them. A strange pink barrier suddenly appeared around them? They looked around for the source and turned towards Alloy. Did she just save them?
"O-oh Dear... This core is way too weak." Alloy formed a barrier projection around Caelan to keep the flame away from them. It's straining the energy core, an important source of energy for her android body could start overheating.
The barrier quickly fades from Alloy's limits, requiring it to be turned off. Caelan was saved from that attack. They know about weapon formation but how? How can they even mold their flow like that!? The frustration from being the second lieutenant and being unable to grasp these useful skills washes over them.
"Can be shaped however you liked, You direct it through your will." Alloy's warmth is felt on Caelan's shoulder which oddly comforts them. She couldn't use her android body for the time being, Overheating is a major issue with the low quality parts along with that core.
Caelan feels their mind become more clear like some weight was lifted off them. The beetle opens its outer wing and shows the under-wings covered in massive flames before shooting forwards at them. There's an explosion of Caelan's electricity and the beetle's fire.
"Huh, These are a bit unstable but this is weapon formation..." Caelan stands over the defeated beetles as its flames consume itself. They made a similar twin set of swords to their broken ones but the formation is unstable. It quickly crumbles if they even lower flow to these swords in the slightest.
"Damn... I feel pretty drained..." Leslie feels that flow slowly weaken as she fights off these common beasts. She defeats those two deer beasts using her remaining stamina, something has been leaking out? She's losing way more flow than usual but a sudden hand touches her shoulder. A starry dark substance wraps around her body.
"Leslie! You're bleeding way too much Flow." Graham is very worried about Leslie losing too much energy. He could feel the extra flow leaking out all over the place, So he's using his power to seal up most of that leaking. "Form crystals in the damage or your body will fall apart."
"Huff... Alright." Leslie manages to patch up those cracks with some crystals but this makes her aware of something. She instantly feels that her flow isn't being burned up super fast. It's the cracks on her body from past damage, The rushing flow must've made the spill out worse.
Caelan notices the beasts have stopped coming after them. There's an ominous feeling that sends chills down everyone's spines, Something massive is coming. Graham notices the sounds of trees being ripped apart as something approaches the group and the beasts slowly back away as it comes into view.
"The mythical master of this forest has arrived..." Caelan knows what this is, So many myths talk about how the forest master moves and the feeling of being around it. The most dangerous primeval beast within this area. "It's rampaging like the other ones is terrible..."
A giant snake bursts from the trees and looms over the three. All primeval beasts retreat from the presence of the forest master, they're scared of being near this dangerous beast. The monstrous snake lets out an ear piercing hissing sounds with the ground warping from its elemental power.
"Well, That takes care of the small fry but a strong foe takes over!" Graham pops his knuckles before reforming his sword. The aura around this beast is really different from those common beasts. It must be like that fire beetle which attacked Caelan. "Let's see how some flow basics help!"