Unlike the other martial skills that had been displayed by the other members of the group, the gale slash was a gold rank martial skill with significantly more power than a silver rank martial skill.
However, the immense requirement of qi made it a trump card that Bryce didn't reveal easily. He hadn't broken through the golden core formation realm yet which meant he could only unleash the slash a few times before running out of qi. This was when he was at his peak. With his current situation, it was unknown whether he would be able to launch the attack again.
The granite crocodile, not expecting such an enormous force received the full brunt of the attack. A fairly deep gash was formed across its neck and left shoulder as it was knocked backwards. It lost it's balance and fell upside down with a massive thud.
Adrian, Daniel and Lily not wanting to waste this chance rushed up to take advantage of the situation. Adrian and Daniel both leaped into the air while activating their martial skills.
A sharp blade of flames and a large fireball manifested at the same time and were both sent crashing into the already injured shoulder of the magical beast, enlarging the wound. Lily wasn't idle as she followed immediately after. Two azure-colored slashes appeared and also landed on the same spot as the previous attacks.
All this took a while to describe but in reality, only took a few seconds to happen. The granite crocodile, which hadn't recovered from the first attack was simultaneously bombarded with three different attacks. It let out a roar filled with agony as it swung its tail wantonly.
Adrian and Daniel managed to avoid it but Lily, who had just landed was struck by it and was sent flying.
The granite crocodile couldn't see its opponents, so it was just swinging wildly. The group couldn't approach it again as it seemed to have gone into a frenzy.
However, the group decided to strike before it could self-right itself and find its bearings.
Adrian rushes forward after noticing the small hole made by Robert earlier tries to plunge his sword into the beast's abdomen. However, a wall of muscle stop his sword as he finds it difficult to move his sword. A bronze aura sorrounds his body as his physical strength increases. After mustering up all the strength in his body, his sword finally goes past the muscle.
However, before he could force it in further, a sense of danger assaulted his mind causing him to decisively abandon his sword and leap off the beasts belly. No sooner had he done this, did the massive tail land on his previous position. However, due to sheer dumb luck, the tail lands on the sword forcing it even further into its body.
Having lost his weapon, Adrian couldn't inflict anymore damage to the beast. However, he kept himself in the line of sight of the beast after it flipped it self over.
Immediately after spotting him, it rushed over with jaws wide open intending to crush him.
However, Adriancwasnt fighting alone. He and Daniel were moving back and forth constantly dividing the attention of the beast between the two. This frustrated the beast as it soon decided to focus on one individual.
Daniel's face paled when he realised that the beast had focused it's attention on him. In the beast's mind, Adrian who was without a weapon couldn't pose a threat to it. It would deal with him after dealing with Daniel. It suddenly lunged towards Daniel with it's mouth wide open. Daniel tried to avoid it by jumping out of the way but unfortunately, he was a step too late. The beast clamped down on his legs as it swung its head repeatedly slamming him on the ground. His screams gradually quietened down as the creature tossed his body into the air before devouring it.
Adrian watched all this with a tense expression. He knew that it would soon be his turn. Only he and Bryce were left.
However, Bryce was hiding behind a boulder busy gathering the rest of his Qi in order to prepare for a lethal attack. Having used the gale slash earlier, it required a bit of time to prepare it again. This was the only reason why he and Daniel were trying to distract the beast.
Looking at the beast that had turned its attention towards him, he shouted while running
"Dammit, this thing is about to kill me. If I die you'll be next ,so get the f*ck out here!"
He managed to avoid the charge of the beast as he charged towards the right after noticing a figure climbing on top of a boulder.
The beast turned its head towards him unknowingly leaving itself open. Bryce had crept up on its left side. Its left eye was injured which created a blind spot for the beast. Coupled with the fact that most of its injuries were on that side, it made the perfect target.
Bryce leaped from the top of a boulder while slashing his sword down. The similar scene of the tornado appeared again around his sword but this time, it was bigger. Bryce had consumed a few Qi replenishing pills while he was hiding in order to accelerate the recovery of his Qi.
The huge gales were a welcome sight for Adrian as he continued to retreat.
The beast acute instincts sensed the danger coming by its side causing it to falter in its chase of Adrian. The danger it felt awakened its primal sense of death. A faint trace of fear even appeared in the beast's eye as it was struck down again on the same spot.
The previous assault had left it's bones exposed, so the gales crashed into them without hindrance.
Bryce didn't hold anything back as he poured all he had into this attack. He understood that if this didn't work, then they were dead.
The impact sent the beast sliding for several metres. Luckily for them, the gales managed to sever the beast neck after facing a bit of restriction. It wasn't a clean cut as part of its neck was still attached but it had severed more than half. The only thing still attaching it's head to its body was just a bit of muscle.
A trace of fear appeared in Adrian's mind as the beast slid towards his direction. However, after noticing the beast not moving, relief washed over him.
The beast was dead. Bryce ran over after seeing the beast not moving. His exhaustion couldn't mask the excitement on his face as the full weight of the situation crashed onto him. He had killed a rank 3 beast. Sure he did it with the help of others but, it was his slash that ended the beast's life. Staring into the beast's dead eye, he suddenly burst out into laughter. His thought were racing from the amount of money he could sell the beast for to all the bragging he do.
However, his laughter was cut short as a dagger was suddenly plunged into his back. He looked down to see his clothes dyed red. Countless questions and confusion filled his mind as his vision faded into darkness.