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Chapter 53
Winged Tiger
A thick aura of mana was surrounding the beast as it went through its transformation, making it very difficult to get any attack in. The wounds on its body seem to be healing quickly on top of that.
"It's becoming a ranked beast?" He did not know if that was possible. His knowledge of the demonic beasts is still very limited.
"Sieg!" He heard Edward yell. "Get away from that thing! It's a silver-winged tiger! a rank 1 beast."
Siegfried took some more distance. He knew his limits, and he was not ready to fight something like that. "So, it is becoming a ranked beast. "
He arrived at Edward's side, who was focused on watching the beast from a distance.
"Did you bring that thing?" Siegfried asked.
"I did…you don't think we can get away by running, right?" Asked Edward.
"No… it's almost done transforming. Then, it will definitely catch up to us."
As soon as Siegfried said those words, a loud explosion of light occurred around the area where the beast was. When the light cleared out, they could see a silver tiger with two wings standing in the clearing. There was no sign of any of the wounds inflicted by Siegfried and its fur was pristine and clean.
The tiger turned its gaze toward them.
"Prepare that 'thing'. I will try to hold it back for a second."
The tiger moved its wings and leaped into the air before descending upon them. It then slashed at Siegfried with both its front claws extended. Siegfried protectively placed his spear and blocked its claws as his spear made a creaking noise.
"Hurry!" Siegfried shouted as he knew that his weapon was about to break as it was not designed to fight something of this caliber.
Edward hurried up to take out the 'beast repelling' black pearl from his bag and with, as much accuracy as he could, threw it at the ground, right beneath the tiger. The pearl broke into many pieces, releasing a thick white smoke that quickly started to expand.
Both boys grunted in pain as the strong smell invaded their nostrils. Even if the repellant was not designed to affect humans, it was still a very unpleasant experience.
The beast however was in a much worse state than them. It released its grip on Siegfried's spear and growled loudly as it retreated further and further away from the smoke.
"Come on, let's get away from here!" Said Siegfried with urgency. He did not know how much time they had or how big the effective area of the repellant was.
Edward did not need to be told twice as he turned around and ran faster than he has ever run in his life.
"This way!" He pointed at the place where he left the girls at.
They went through the forest until Iria came into view, she was cradling the body of Iris.
"Let me carry her, we need to move quickly," Said Siegfried as he took the tiny body of Iris and threw her over his shoulder.
"I think there was care nearby, we saw it when while exploring this area." Said Iria.
"Take us there!" Exclaimed Edward.
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They were lucky to avoid any more encounters with beasts as they made their way to the cave. The entrance was hard to spot and it took them over ten minutes of exploring the area to find it.
"It seems to be empty at the moment, I don't detect any beasts inside." Said, Siegfried. He then instructed Edward to collect some branches to make a small fire before going inside.
Iria placed the fabric of the camping tent on the rocky ground to serve as a more comfortable surface to rest on.
"Give me some liight" Requested Siegfried.
Iria took out her wand and created a small ball of fire that floated over them. Even if her affinity was water, she could create this much.
Siegfried placed Iris on top of the fabric and observed her. Her tiny body was covered in wounds, most of them were small cuts and bruises but she also had a deep gash on her back.
"She protected me." Said Iria with tears in her eyes. "When that beast appeared, we first tried to run away…we could tell that it was too strong for us, but it keep chasing us until we reach the clearing, Iris then decided to fight it and told me to stay away…but…"
"This should be enough" Edward placed a few pieces of wood nearby.
Siegfried made a hand movement and send a small whisp of fire that lit the tinder.
"Give me one of the healing potions."
Edward did not hesitate as the opened the box and took one of the high-quality blue healing potions.
"How is she going to drink it? she is unconscious." Asked Iria.
Instead of answering, Siegfried opened the bottle and drank most of its contents, leaving a small amount left. He then placed his lips on Iris' and opened her mouth while covering her nose, forcing her to ingest the liquid.
"Oh…" Iria blushed a bit.
Siegfried then turned Iris on her belly and cut open the remains of her body armor with the tip of his spear, revealing four deep gashes, obviously caused by the claw of the silver tiger.
Iria gasped at seeing the wound. "Is she going to be okay?"
"Of course, those potions are the highest quality," assured Siegfried as he poured the remains of the potion over the wound. The wounds fizzed and some white smoke appeared as the blue liquid washed over them, but the cuts were quickly closing.
"She will probably need a blood-replenishing pill too," Siegfried said after observing her pale complexion.
Edward gave him one of the two pills he had and Siegfried administered the pill in the same way as before. Moments later, Iris's skin started to regain its color and she had a much more peaceful expression as she slept.
Iria then covered her body with her spare robes in order to protect the girl's modesty as Siegfried had cut her armor open.
"Let's rest here for the night. Once Iris recovers a bit we'll leave." Suggested Siegfried.