Soon, they were five kilometres away from the herd of Empyrean Tusks. The Mammoth Clansmen on them naturally noticed Inala's Empyrean Zinger form, staring in curiosity, unable to determine if it was a friend or foe.
Inala glided forward and gradually approached the 1st Empyrean Tusk, watching with his exceptional eyesight as Raaha walked out of his dwelling and stared up.
Seeing the figure of Asaeya and the middle-aged woman on the Empyrean Zinger's back, Raaha waited patiently, having an inkling that the one approaching him was Inala. After all, it was the biggest Zinger he had ever seen.
'Is that Inala?' Thinking as such, Raaha told the Mammoth Clansmen to be on standby as he watched Inala's Empyrean Zinger form land on the terrace of a building on the 1st Empyrean Tusk and revert to human form.
"Inala?" Raaha said upon seeing Inala's figure, unable to recognise him for an instant, controlling his expression of shock, 'He's strong. I can clearly feel it.'
Emanating from Inala was a level of presence that Raaha hadn't felt from anyone else. It was as if multiple Gold Grade Pranic Beasts dwelled in him. 'He's special, alright.'
"I have returned, Chief." Inala made a formal bow and patted the middle-aged woman beside him, "And I have successfully completed my mission."
"She is…Gannala?" Raaha frowned upon staring at the middle-aged woman, "All I can sense is the presence of a Free Human from her."
"Ah!" A Mammoth Elder rushed out from one of the buildings suddenly and skated to a bowing posture before the middle-aged woman, "Finally! An Empyrean Tusk bearing our Ancestor's legacy has arrived!"
"You have powerful senses, kid." The middle-aged woman said in surprise upon staring at the eleven-year-old boy before her. Her eyes grew dazed as an orb fell out and transformed into Gannala, "How did you manage to sense me?"
"It's my job," The Mammoth Elder shed tears while bowing nonstop upon seeing Gannala, "I have never laid my eyes on an Empyrean Tusk as deific as you."
"You…" The Mammoth Elder stared at Inala in gratitude, "You're the Mammoth Clan's Hero! I grant you this title."
"I gratefully accept it." Inala bowed in response and then watched Raaha approach him, displaying an expression filled with questions. Inala nodded at him promptly, "Ask me anything you want, Chief."
"First of all, what's up with Gannala?" Raaha asked, "Why is her presence so different from what the Empyrean Tusks informed me?"
"Tertiary Nature of Cultivator." Inala said, "She has the same Tertiary Nature as the Boar King. As she's able to switch between human and Empyrean Tusk forms, she appears different. Moreover, she also holds the Mammoth Ancestor's power."
"The Mammoth Ancestor's?" Raaha asked in shock, "Is that how she is able to remain in that woman's body?"
"Yes, but if you wish to know more about that, you need to ask Gannala. It's her discretion whether to inform you or not." Inala said, "There's a reason the Mammoth Ancestor refrained from making it possible for every one part of the Mammoth Clan to obtain her power."
"Yeah, no, I'm not telling." Gannala shook her head upon feeling Raaha's gaze, "The Mammoth Clan will be destroyed as a result. So, it'll be a secret exclusive to me."
"So, help me." Gannala stared at Raaha, "I need you to eliminate a certain someone."
"Who?" Raaha asked.
"Virala," Gannala said and pointed to the 42nd Empyrean Tusk, "He's currently hiding in her Secondary Nature slot."
Over the years, Virala had been stealthily moving spots from one Empyrean Tusk to another, consuming the resources in them to grow his body. He had managed to switch to the body of the 42nd Empyrean Tusk a few days ago.
Since Gannala had the same power, upon inspecting the Empyrean Tusks while in the sky, she detected his position.
"Fine, but you need to give me the details later." Raaha accepted it without hesitation, stunning Inala. After all, based on what he knew of Raaha from the memories of Orakha and Virala, Raaha was a headstrong individual who didn't listen to Empyrean Tusks either.
He had his own ideas and functioned on them, unlike most Mammoth Clansmen who happily served their respective Empyrean Tusks. Moreover, irrespective of how much Resha had tried to convince him otherwise, Raaha protected Virala every time Resha tried to kill the latter.
He ensured the Mystic Paths were alive while working on gradually putting them under his control. The fact that such an individual acted without hesitation to target Virala with one word from Gannala came as a surprise.
'There should be a reason the Mammoth Elder is behaving like a chirpy kid towards Gannala.' Raaha thought, curious of the reason why a proud Mammoth Elder who didn't even care about the Mammoth Clan Chief's opinions acted like an excited child reuniting with his mother after years of separation.
"Dad, this feels weird." Gannala stared at Inala helplessly upon seeing the Mammoth Elder crying profusely upon hugging her thigh.
"Do you have any opinions regarding Virala?" Raaha stared at the Mammoth Elder and asked.
"You're the Chief, not me." The Mammoth Elder snapped in response, "Do whatever you want."
"Fine," He said and condensed a stream of water that acted as a bridge between the 1st Empyrean Tusk and the 42nd Empyrean Tusk. As the quartet of Inala, the middle-aged woman, Raaha, and the Mammoth Elder landed on it, the stream carried them to the 42nd Empyrean Tusk.
The moment they approached it, Gannala controlled the middle-aged woman's body to land on the 42nd Empyrean Tusk's back and activated Inhibition Dome alongside Weaponisation.
She aimed her stream of Prana at the 42nd Empyrean Tusk's heart, soon enveloping it with the effects of Inhibition Dome. It allowed her to suppress Virala who wanted to retaliate by controlling the blood in the 42nd Empyrean Tusk's heart.
Thanks to the Inhibition Dome, he was unable to influence the blood in his surroundings. This body of Virala had two Silver Nature Weapons of Leech equipped in his Primary and Tertiary Nature slots.
As a result, once the effects of Inhibition Dome enveloped the 42nd Empyrean Tusk's heart, these two abilities were rendered useless. That left Virala only with the Secondary Nature of Weaponisation to contend with.
But against Gannala who was armed with all his information, not to mention that he was considered part of her immune System, the moment the effects of the two Natures of Weaponisation slammed into each other, Gannala reigned victorious.
"Come out!" She roared and pulled out an orb from the 42nd Empyrean Tusk, actively suppressing it to prevent Virala from taking on his Empyrean Tusk form. She seeped her influence into the orb, and under the shocked gazes of Raaha and the Mammoth Elder, pulled out the two Nature Weapons of Leech, "Dad, catch them."
"Okay," Inala caught the two Nature Weapons and watched as Gannala succeeded in fully suppressing Virala. Due to the effects of Inhibition Dome, Virala was unable to retaliate. He was lost in all fields of information, abilities, and sheer power.
"Nature Weapon!" The Mammoth Elder explained in reverie. He then stared at Virala's Nature Weapon form, "What do you plan to do with him?"
"Even if they come to know his actions, all Empyrean Tusks will be in favour of releasing him, since he's a Mystic Path holder." He spoke.
"I'll decide it later." Gannala then stared at Raaha, "Chief, can you take me to Blola?"
"There's something I need to figure out first." As she already had Blola's data, Gannala had access to all the information about the seven Mystic Paths until the moment when Inala killed Blola at the Brimgan Empire.
And now, upon touching his body at the Mammoth Clan, she will be able to update her knowledge and understand what Virala was planning at the Brimgan Empire. She'll make her choice accordingly.
The day Gannala gained the Secondary Nature of Weaponisation is when she became unstoppable in the art of information warfare.
