Chapter 388: Chapter 238: Metamorphosis, Decision (Part 2)

"Roar!"

A massive beastly roar echoed once more, and in the next instant, a dark shadow suddenly leapt out from the storm, charging towards the cave.

Then came shadow after shadow.

These were bizarre Demon Beasts that resembled Pig Beasts with tiger heads, hiding behind scarlet eyes and a large mouth full of fangs, secreting copious amounts of saliva at this moment.

Food, unimaginably delicious food, existed within the cave.

If they managed to rush in, the food inside would be theirs, as would the cave.

Bam!

The long lance flashed like a rainbow, unleashing terrifying Life Source Power.

Reine flicked the Knight’s Long Lance he was holding, sending a shadow that directly pounced towards him flying, as if struck by a Giant Dragon, its body flung sideways. Reine didn’t stop to notice the vanquished figure, but instead, continued his sweeping motion with the lance, similarly knocking three more shadows away that had just emerged.

The strength of these Wild Boar Tiger Beasts wasn’t weak as most had already reached Tier Two.

However, the term ’not weak’ depends on who they’re compared to. Compared to Reine’s current prowess, they naturally couldn’t hold a candle; even though Reine couldn’t use the Law Mark at the moment, his strength surpassed over half of an Earth Knight Peak. Tier Two Wild Boar Tiger Beasts naturally couldn’t resist him.

Moreover, due to Reine’s presence, these Wild Boar Tiger Beasts found it nearly impossible to break through other people’s defense lines.

One after another, the Wild Boar Tiger Beasts were sent flying, with many being slain on the spot.

Reine and the others seemed to have transformed into a solid human wall, blocking all forces.

Time passed slowly.

The number of Wild Boar Tiger Beasts emerging in the storm increased.

Reine was managing well, but many Knights were struggling; most of them were still Official Knights, finding it hard to withstand Tier Two Demon Beasts.

Thankfully, just as they were about to falter, the silhouettes of those originally cultivating within the cave quickly awoke and joined the fray.

With more Knights joining, those who had found it difficult to resist earlier suddenly felt relieved.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Beware!"

Anna’s startled cry sounded, and Thor instantly reacted, his gaze quickly turning towards where Reine was.

At his gaze’s convergence, two shadows suddenly attacked Reine from the left and right.

The two shadows moved swiftly and in the blink of an eye seemed to tear through the storm, reaching Reine’s front, their sharp claws aiming directly at Reine’s head and heart.

Swift.

Impossibly swift.

The two larger Wild Boar Tiger Beasts appeared well-prepared.

Just when everyone’s concerns had eased, they launched their deadly assault.

Being Tier Three Demon Beasts, even a Tier Three Earth Knight would likely struggle to evade them.

But clearly, these two Tier Three Peak Wild Boar Tiger Beasts hadn’t understood the situation.

An attack like this might be effective against a regular Earth Knight, but it wouldn’t affect Reine.

"Boom!"

Vigorous Life Source Power exploded once again, and in the next moment, Reine moved, disappearing from his spot like a flash of thunder.

"Boom!"

Thunderous noises erupted, and the whole ground appeared to tremble violently.

The two Wild Boar Tiger Beasts stared blankly, their paws seemingly feeling no tangible sensation.

But there was no time for them to ponder.

"Thud!"

A clear sound emerged, and one of the Tier Three Peak Wild Boar Tiger Beasts couldn’t react before a sharp pain erupted from its skull; soon, the color in its eyes faded away, becoming completely dark.

The other Wild Boar Tiger Beast’s body trembled.

Terror reflected in its eyes.

It had witnessed the human, who should have been impaled, suddenly appear beside its fallen companion, his weapon inexplicably having pierced through its ally’s skull.

Fast, unimaginably fast.

Even it didn’t manage to comprehend how the human vanished or reappeared.

Fear spread, and it wanted to move, but it felt a horrifying menace already locked onto it, making escape impossible.

"Whimper!"

The massive beastly roar transformed into a whimper as its body gradually crouched.

"Realizing fear now, too late!"

Reine chuckled lightly without a hint of hesitation.

The next moment, he moved again.

His form vanished once more, and the Wild Boar Tiger Beast forsook everything else, attempting to flee into the storm.

Entering the Abyssal Storm didn’t guarantee death, but staying ensured it.

Yet at this moment, even escape was a luxury.

"Thud!"

The clear sound echoed once more, followed by intense abdominal pain.

Its eyes gradually lost focus.

"Thud!"

A dull sound resounded as its body crashed down once more.

With the two beast leaders slain, the entire Wild Boar Tiger Beasts fell into chaos, many retreating into the storm, while the ones left behind were slain by the Knight Order.

Ultimately, over fifty Wild Boar Tiger Beast corpses remained, with about half managing to flee.

Reine chose not to pursue, and Thor didn’t request any chase.

The Abyssal Storm was at its fiercest now, going after Wild Boar Tiger Beasts would be suicidal.

Thor hadn’t forgotten they could attract formidable Demon Beasts.

To prevent the constant losses reported daily, it was crucial to quickly deal with these Wild Boar Tiger Beasts; otherwise, the situations described would continue.

As for how to handle it.

Thor had an idea.

He instructed Knights to extract the Demon Cores from the beasts.

Then Thor asked Anna to step forward and perform Magic to completely freeze these Wild Boar Tiger Beasts.

With the ice covering them, their scent was naturally frozen too.

In the coming days, regularly reinforcing the magic would be enough to ensure the Wild Boar Tiger Beasts’ scent didn’t leak out.

Indeed, once frozen by Ice Elemental Magic, the daily reported dangers didn’t materialize.

Subsequent attacks from other Demon Beasts were easily fended off by Reine and the Knights.

Especially when Marshall finished his cultivation three days later.

His cultivation had astonishingly reached Late-stage Earth Knight, making subsequent Demon Beast assaults undeniably simpler.

At times, Marshall’s intervention wasn’t even necessary.

Time flowed on, and in an instant, ten days had passed.

Ten days in, the outside world grew increasingly bleak, with storms engulfing everything; even within the cave, everyone could sense the intense storms outside, imagining the unimaginable scenarios beyond.

At least Thor felt that even with his current abilities, survival within those storms was doubtful.

Fortunately, with time’s passage, Thor clearly felt the Abyssal Storm’s intensity start to diminish.

Just as described in the daily reports, the Abyssal Storm at the core was likely to last only fifteen days at most, and with its diminishing potency, it would completely disappear after fifteen days.

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