The White Tiger, who was strolling on its territory, suddenly stopped its footsteps.
'I smell human.'
He turned his head to the left and right, skimming his surroundings.
"I finally found you, White Kitty." A voice suddenly rang out.
The White Tiger lifted his head to look at the owner of the voice.
'Isn't he the human from two days ago?'
He saw Ren standing on top of a tree several meters in front of him.
'He has fully recovered? Wait! He is already at 3-star?'
Magical beasts always used their rank names despite knowing their opponents were human.
This was the reason why Ren was not an awakener at Master rank but a 3-star awakener because the power rankings for humans and magical beasts were the same.
They had nine ranks of power!
The only difference was the name, nothing more than that.
"Human, did you just call me White Kitty? Did you forget that you ran away from me two days ago?" the White Tiger mocked Ren.
"You bullied me when I was heavily injured. Now that we are at the same rank and I've also fully recovered, it's my turn to bully you." Ren used the Divine Steps skill to walk down from a tree.
He did not walk all the way to the ground. He stopped walking when he was three meters above the ground.
"Do you think you can kill me just because you have broken through to 3-star? Just for information, I'm undefeated at the same rank." the White Tiger was not afraid of Ren.
Since he broke through to a 3-star, he had never lost the fight even once, so he was sure he would not lose to Ren.
"Oh! What a coincidence! I'm also unbeatable at the same rank." Ren stated.
"Then let's see who is stronger between us." The White Tiger said, "I hope you won't run away like two days ago."
The White Tiger shot a big water ball toward Ren, but it failed to hit him, destroying the hill behind him.
Ren lifted his right hand forward before finally speaking, "It could be said I found this magic thanks to you, so I will let you be the first to taste this magic."
Right after the magic circle emerged before him, dark clouds gathered above them.
The sunlight was blocked by the dark clouds, and the morning atmosphere suddenly turned to evening.
*Roar…
The giant lightning dragon roared after its head came out of the dark clouds.
Its roar was so loud and terrifying, shaking the ground and causing the surroundings trees to swing uncontrollably.
A deep fear emerged within him when the White Tiger looked at the lightning dragon.
Its body trembled continuously, and terror overtook its face.
The White Tiger had fought more than one hundred humans until now, but none of them could use magic or skill that could affect the weather itself.
'How? How could that human do that?'
He knew some magical beasts and humans could change the weather with their skills and magic, but they were beings who stood at the top of the hierarchy.
Ren was still young and only at 3-star, so it should be impossible for him to do that. After all, mastering skills or magic that could affect the weather took many years.
Some magical beasts and humans even could only dream of mastering such skills and magic because not everyone could master high-level skills and magic.
'That human is using high-level magic. I can't block it. I need to run away or else I will die from that high Tier magic.'
He knew his action was cowardly, but he did not care about it.
As long as he survived, he could return the humiliation in the future, but it would be over if he died in that place because he only had one life.
Ren did not chase the White Tiger when he saw the White Tiger running away from him.
He even remained in his position because the White Tiger's fate had been set in stone the moment he used the Lightning Dragon magic.
"Die." Ren said in a relaxed tone as if he had not said a cruel thing.
*Roar…
The giant lightning dragon roared before it rushed toward the White Tiger.
"No…No…" the White Tiger ran as fast as he could.
However, the distance between them was only getting closer by the second because the speed of the lightning dragon was so fast.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The surrounding trees were blown to pieces when the lightning dragon passed through.
Its lightning power was so powerful and terrifying.
It was enough to destroy the whole tree when a leaf or a branch came into contact with the lightning dragon.
'No! The speed of his attack is so fast. I will get hit by it soon.'
The more the trees were destroyed, the more terrified the White Tiger became.
He suddenly regretted challenging Ren because Ren had a powerful magic.
"Human, I adm-" before the White Tiger had finished his words, he was hit by the lightning dragon.
His blood cells were destroyed, and his heart stopped beating.
Not only did the Lightning Dragon kill the White Tiger instantly, but it also destroyed the entire area.
The ground, trees, stones, and grasses were destroyed completely, causing the dense forest to become a destroyed field.
"I'm stronger than you, White Kitty." Ren, who was standing in mid-air, used the Divine Steps skill to approach the White Tiger's corpse.
When he was two meters from the corpse, a beast core came out of the White Tiger's body, floating above it.
'Oh, a beast core?'
Ren enveloped the beast core with his spiritual energy before finally pulling it toward him, catching the beast core with his right hand.
After storing the beast core in his space ring, he looked in the direction where he fell from a canyon.
'It's time to return. I hope that Winged Lion is still alive.'
He jumped to the ground before finally using the Lightning Movement skill to leave that area.
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Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The sound of Evelyn attacking the Winged Lion reverberated in the entire area.
At this moment, the Winged Lion tried his best to run away from Evelyn. His body was covered in wounds, and his golden fur had turned red from his blood.
Even though he was able to fight her on equal terms in the early stages, but it only lasted for five minutes.
Evelyn was a genius and powerful awakener, so she had the upper hand right after observing the way he fought.
"Don't ever think of running away, Winged Lion. Today is the day of your death." Evelyn used Icicle magic as she flew in the sky, shooting icicles toward Winged Lion from the sky.
Countless pits were formed, and the sound of trees falling to the ground echoed in the entire area.
The forest turned into a devastated field as Evelyn bombarded the Winged Lion with her magic.
The Winged Lion widened its eyes when one of the icicles was about to hit its face.
'Fuck!'
He jumped to the left to avoid it.
However, he still had not managed to escape death because another icicle was about to hit his body.
*Pierce…
The Winged Lion was thrown into mid-air after the icicle pierced its body.
When he was about to stand up and run away again, the other icicles hit its body.
Neck, legs, and stomach: more than five icicles pierced its body, causing him to be unable to stand up anymore.
Evelyn stopped attacking him and slowly descended from the sky.
She did not suppress her killing intent as she approached the Winged Lion, causing the air to grow cold and heavy.
Blood for blood!
The Winged Lion had killed Ren, so she would kill the Winged Lion.
There was no forgiveness for him because he did not deserve it.
The Winged Lion coughed up blood when Evelyn was before him. "Female human, wait! I didn't ki-"
Before he had finished his words, Evelyn lifted her right index finger at the Winged Lion's head.
"Die." Blue lightning burst out from her index finger, piercing the Winged Lion's head and killing him instantly.
Right after the Winged Lion closed his eyes forever, her killing intent disappeared and tears ran down her soft cheeks.
She could no longer hold back the sadness in her heart, so her body expressed her sadness by shedding tears.
'Ren, I've avenged you.'
She did not take the beast core; instead, she destroyed it with her lightning magic because it was the beast core from the Winged Lion.
As sadness was enveloping Evelyn's heart, Ren was at the place where the Winged Lion fought the Red Fox two days ago.
'It's the Red Fox's corpse.'
A happy smile appeared on his face because this meant the Winged Lion won the fight and was still alive.
'Winged Lion, I'm coming.'