"Ecliptic Groups, are you all ready? Don't fear because one of us will accompany each group, so we don't suffer any casualties."

Eldric Ashenheart screamed with determination, and his eyes shined brightly.

"Yes!"

They shouted loudly, though their nervousness and fear were reflected in it.

Eldric nodded a little, and the second part of the plan commenced.

In the northeast part of the forest, a group was traveling swiftly.

This team was led by Alistair Ashenheart and consisted of eight males and four girls.

Alistair moved swiftly despite the spear he carried on his back.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE

The sound of rumbling was greater than before. The beasts running towards them were full of burnt marks and body parts.

Some had their eyes burnt, revealing inner body parts, while others had completely burnt skin. Some looked as if they were beasts from hell.

On top of the completely burnt surroundings, this sight looked extremely horrifying.

Alistair himself was a little shocked at the sight, but he calmed down in the next moment as he saw the beasts running towards their group.

All of them stood in place, waiting for the Wave to come closer.

...A minute passed...

The ground shook more heavily than before, and all of the beasts continued to run at great speed.

... 2nd minute...

The Beast wave now came closer, and the ground continued to shake.

... 3rd minute...

The beast wave was now not at all farther than them. Now they were able to look at the beasts clearly without strengthening their eyes — something that had been a little blurry when seen from non-strengthened eyes.

...4th minute...

The group rumbled heavily. Sweat continuously dripped from the heads of the members.

... 5th minute...

The Wave was now very close to them. It was so close that, in the next minute, it would be in front of the group!

At this moment, Alistair Ashenheart shook his head slightly and took out his spear.

The spear was a mixture of blue and golden colors that intertwined to form a majestic dragon at the tip.

He gently swung the spear and got in a stance.

His eyes shone for a moment before he muttered in a gentle voice,

"Destroy."

At this moment, he aimed the spear at the Wave directly, and the tip of the spear shined brightly.

At this moment, all of the members behind him started to conjure whirlwind around.

Swish

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The tip of the spear let out a giant blast towards the Wave that was greatly strengthened by the Whirlwind.

Baaam

The blast, in a matter of a few seconds, collided with the Wave and scattered body parts and blood all over in an explosion.

"Now, fall back!"

Alistair screamed loudly and started to leave the area with the help of other members of the group as he hadn't purified the Ecliptic Zephyr Node.

At this moment, a single member who had purified the Ignifer Nexus's Node apart from Alistair conjured a giant serpent-like figure and launched it high up in the sky.

This was to communicate that they were successful in aggravating the wave.

But the Beast Wave recovered quickly and followed them in frenzy.

~Meanwhile, in the south part of the forest, a group was swiftly traveling~

This group was led by Eldric Ashenheart and consisted of seven males and six girls.

They swiftly arrived at a distance from the Beast Wave and waited patiently for it to come closer.

After 5 minutes, the beast wave came very close to them, and at this moment, the bodies of several members shook slightly.

Eldric Ashenheart calmly stared at the Beast Wave coming closer and took out his sword from the scabbard.

The sword was completely white with a black handle that was slightly covered with a silk covering.

The sword had a very sharp and dangerous look that made someone look at it warily.

He raised his sword and put it in front of him. He slowly muttered under his breath,

"Consume."

Suddenly, his sword got covered in dark red flame that had a hint of a golden color.

All the members that were behind Eldric continuously strengthened the flame.

"Ignis' Wraith: Ember Slash."

Eldric muttered quietly before letting out multiple huge slashes at the Wave, and,

Baaam

An explosion occurred, and the movement of the Wave got disrupted for a few moments.

"Fall back, everyone!"

Eldric remarked before running away from the Beast Wave.

One of the members launched a small wave of flame upwards before joining others.

The Beast Wave quickly regained mobility and chased after them in anger.

~In the east part of the forest~

The group was led by Cedric Thorne and consisted of eight males and four females.

Cedric swiftly traveled towards the Beast wave and stopped at a distance.

He slightly raised his eyes upon seeing the Beast wave but shook his head slightly in the next moment and formed a small grin.

After waiting for a few minutes, the Beast Wave finally came closer to them.

Some of the members shivered at the horrific sight of the state of the beast's bodies enhanced by the burning smell and the burnt surroundings.

"Hahahahahaha, all of you are scared at this sight? Save your fear for later because this is nothing but the start!"

Cedric Thorne laughed loudly before taking out his sword from the scabbard.

He quietly muttered,

"Submerge."

Suddenly, his sword gets covered in a pale blue aura that looked calm and fluid.

" Way of Ocean: Sea Serpent's Kiss."

With a gentle swing of his sword, a chaotic sea serpent conjured out of the sword and flew at the Beast Wave with its open mouth!

At the same time, all of the members of the group also launched their attacks at the Beast Wave.

Baaam

An explosion occurred, turning the surroundings bloody in just an instant.

"Work's done. Fall back now!"

Cedric said with a small chuckle before falling back from the area.

One of them instantly launched an eagle-like figure high up in the sky before leaving with others.

The Beast Wave recovered quickly and chased after them in a chaotic and uncontrollable manner.

~Meanwhile, in the west part of the forest~

This group consisted of Isabella Dorrow and eight males and five girls.

Isabella and the group members swiftly traveled and stopped at a distance from the Beast Wave.

Isabella calmly gazed at the Beast wave that was coming their way without any hint of emotions.

After a few minutes of waiting, the wave quickly arrived near them.

At this moment, Isabella swiftly took out the bow and an arrow before muttering quietly,

"Unfirl."

Suddenly, a large flower of wind manifested above her body and supported her bow. The flower looked like a sunflower but was pure white.

All of its petals unfolded and formed a magic circle in front of the bow. She quietly said,

" Zephyr's Dance: Gale's Fury."

With Isabella Dorrow, all of the members also prepared their technique and attacked the beast wave.

Baaam

The arrow, along with other moves, moved at a very high speed towards the Beast wave! But suddenly, just before hitting, the wind around the arrow chaotically swirled around and made a small explosion at the sight!

"Fall back, now."

An icy voice of Isabella Dorrow reverberated throughout before she and other members of the group retreated.

One of them launched a large attack of flames high up in the sky before leaving with others.

The Beast Wave stabilized after a few moments and chased after them in an unpredictable manner.

At the top of the trees, in the boundaries of the circle, a large number of people were standing and observing different directions.

...A giant flame serpent, a wave of flames, Crimson Eagle, and a large fire attack were seen in differences of a few moments before each other.

Upon seeing them, Damian Grimthorn smiled lightly.

"The third part of the plan begins."