Outside, Sophia and Lucas were sitting together and talking to each other.
Hearing the footsteps they turned around and saw a crimson-haired boy, whose clothes and body were drenched in water, coming out of the hot spring's cave.
His conditions were enough to announce to the duo that Nyla succeeded in her mischievous plan for which she asked Sophia's help to bring Lucas out of the cave.
"Hehe..." The blabbering boy gave Rio a knowing smile as Sophia had already informed him about the plan when they came outside.
The pink-haired girl elbowed him to stop as she saw Rio's face look serious and chilly.
'Why does he look so mad? What happened inside between them?'
She hoped Rio wouldn't snap at them as he looked very displeased at the current moment.
After some minutes passed, a Magenta-haired beauty walked out of the cave with a lively smile but her face changed instantly to a grave one.
Sophia turned to look at her but she missed seeing her early expression, she thought, "It looks like this contrasting couple had a bad bickering inside the hot spring."
Nyla came to stand beside Rio and said in a serious tone, "We need to be careful,...Something is coming in our direction at a fast speed."
Sophia realized the reason why Rio was looking cold earlier as he had already sensed danger when he came out.
"What is coming?" Lucas asked in a perplexed voice, looking in the same direction as the Magenta-haired beauty to find out.
"It's a huge beast..." Rio spoke and confirmed the identity of the danger on their door as he could see the dust rising in the distance along with a blurry figure.
Soon a giant monster appeared in everyone's vision that was galloping towards them at an incredible pace, crushing the vegetation beneath its foot on its way.
it stood at least twice the height of an average human, with obsidian fur covering its body, dying the beast in black. The beast looked similar to the shadow viper fox.
It had a pair of two curving horns on its head and the eyes were flickering with a sinister glint. The beast's mouth was filled with rows of sharp teeth.
However these stunning features failed to catch Rio's attention, what made him be on his guard was the star sign on its forehead.
"It's a lord beast..." The crimson-haired boy warned his teammates as he was the first one to notice.
Rio inspected the beast using his [Heaven's Eyes] after the giant shadow viper fox came closer.
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[Name: Lord Shadow Viper Fox]
[Race: Beast]
[Core: Purple Stage]
[MANA: 600]
[Physical Power: 20 + 80]
[Innate stats: 20]
[White: 10]
[Yellow: 20]
[Purple: 20]
[Beast Soul: Projectile]
[Lord's Aura: Boosts Total Physical Power by 50%]
'150 Physical points...It's way too strong for our total group's strength even if we all join in we can't fight it. Even my physical power only adds up to 120 with the aid of Devlin's Might.
Only if I get to charge my [Overload Destroyer] skill with all my mana there might be some chance to kill it but the problem is I can not use my battle technique art in front of others before I reach the black stage...'
Rio contemplated his options carefully and found the best one that always works.
"Hurry...we need to run..." He shouted, waking his teammates who were dazed seeing the giant shadow viper fox getting closer.
"Can't we fight it?" Sophia asked, summoning her axe beast soul, bracing herself for the coming fight.
"it's no use taking it on with our current strength... teacher Milena warned us to not fight a lord beast without good preparation as they are too strong for us to handle alone...if you don't have a death wish then run," Rio said, waking everyone up from their unfulfilled dream of fighting the horrendous beast.
They all gave a silent agreement by running in the opposite direction of the lord beast.
Rio and company were bolting through the dense forest, their feet pounding against the rough ground.
They could hear the howling of the giant shadow viper fox, its sharp claws tearing through the underbrush as the beast chased after them, confirming the four punny humans were its chosen lunchtime snacks.
The ground shook with its heavy weight, making a tremor as it darted like a predator for its prey.
"It's getting closer. We have to run faster!" Sophia shouted in worry, her breathing was unstable which flickered with fear.
The group sped up as they used more mana to enchant their feet, dodging around trees and leaping over logs as they tried to put as much distance between themselves and the beast as possible.
But pacing up caused Lucas to stumble as he fell and rolled on the ground.
"Argh..." He cried out in pain, holding his ankle as his foot was trapped in the vines and a grim reaper was coming his way, thrashing under bushes beneath its feet.
Sophia's eyes flickered with concern as she turned around to help him get free of the verdant confinement and pick him up.
"Sophia, Noooo, don't...if you come back we would both die," Lucas said with a worried tone, requesting her to escape.
"shut up... let me get rid of this first" she berated him in a harsh tone as her heart ached at the possibility of him getting killed by the lord beast.
When she reached Lucas to release and carry him, it was already too late as the beast was right in front of them.
Nyla skidded to a stop and turned to face the beast, a fierce determination shone in her green eyes.
She summoned her signature weapon, a purple stage spear in her hand, and blazing yellow fire danced around her.
*Howl!!*
The lord beast shrieked to express its unhappiness at the human who thought she could face him and lunged at Nyla, its sharp teeth bared.
She dodged out of the way at the last minute, narrowly avoiding its jaws.
"Hurry..." Nyla yelled at her teammates as she was holding back the lord beast.
Sophia nodded and cut the vines with her axe, taking Lucas away from the giant shadow viper fox's radar.
When Nyla was about to run away, the lord beast took action and swung its long tail around, sweeping the Magenta-haired beauty with a powerful blow.
She cried out in pain and threw towards a tree, hitting her head before falling down to the ground unconscious.
Her body was battered and bruised as blood flowed from her mouth.
"Nyla!" Rio shouted, his heart aching with pain as he saw Nyla's AI watch was shattered into pieces.
Without waiting he cast [Devlin's Movement Technique] and appeared right in front of Nyla, taking her in his embrace as the beast was about to strike her again.
Just as the shadow viper fox claw was going to hit the duo, an axe came in the way, making a clanking sound and taking the hit.
Sophia's hand felt numb, stopping the attack in its way but her heart thumped frantically as the beast was too close.
The lord beast became enraged and used its claws to attack Sophia in rage as the agro was all shifted to her.
"Ohh nooo...." Lucas's heart-wrenching cry resounded.
He saw Sophia was hit by the giant shadow viper fox's claw, piercing her belly which caused blood to splatter on the ground.
A white light instantly came out from her AI watch and enveloped the badly wounded Sophia's body within a few seconds.
White light slowly faded away as the pink-haired girl vanished from the middle of a desperate battle, leaving behind a purple pill.
Hearing Lucas's mental cry, Fox shifted its attention to the blabbering boy and lunged at him, injuring him to the same fate as Sophis as he also disappeared with a white light.
Rio stood near the tree with Nyla in his hug, he felt bitter as his teammates were defeated right in front of his eyes.
Although they were transported to the Human world but both of his classmates wouldn't be able to enter the land of asura for quite some time.
It might have been worse if their AI watch didn't transport them out.
This all happened because he was weak.
The beast turned to face the crimson-haired boy, Giant shadow viper fox's eyes were glaring at Rio with anger and encircled him as if waiting for good timing.
'If Nyla gets fatally wounded she wouldn't be transported like those two. There is no other option left and I need to protect her.'
His eyes flickered with a chilly glint as the crimson-haired boy used [Devlin's Movement Technique], vanishing from his place to put Nyla in a thick bush before appearing right behind the lord beast.
The giant viper fox looked in the direction where Nyla was placed, before turning around to face its next prey.
Rio summoned the armor that Nyla had given her, as it shimmered and glowed while materializing on his muscular body. It wrapped around his limbs and curves enclosing him in purple shining armor.
He summoned his purple stage Silver-Bloom king sword as the boy had decided to fight the lord beast.
The giant shadow viper fox howled in exasperation and bared at Rio.
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[SnowNote]
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