When the giant bird of fire attacked the fog, the monster controlling it understood that the bird was way stronger than it, and stopped all the creatures in the forest from attacking Aleen and his group.

It kept a distance and observed Claire from afar. It wanted to avoid fighting the bird and risk being killed.

But when Claire took the initiative to attack its main body, it was completely enraged.

Although it feared the bird’s strength, it did not mean that it will let Claire kill it without resisting.

So, it suppressed its instinctive fear of the firebird’s aura and attacked with all its strength.

Countless wraiths and ghosts were formed by the fog and attacked the group. They screamed creepily and extended their translucid claws to grab the bodies of Aleen and the others.

This was the true form of the only monster in this game, Resentment Core.

A monster formed by the accumulation of a great number of souls, that feeds and grows by eating more and more souls.

Its body was the fog in the forest, and its main core was located in the place where the firebird exploded. It was a gigantic level-three monster made of countless level-one and level-two souls.

Actually, the wraith that Aleen and the others fought before was just one of the many souls that make up the monster. It was sent out by the resentment core to find new souls to feed it. When the wraith was killed by Claire, it disappeared completely and weakened slightly the resentment core.

But the resentment core owned many souls like that.

And it did not hesitate to use them now.

Aleen and the blue-skinned man’s expressions changed. None of them thought that the monster of this game would be so terrifying. If not because Claire told him about the true identity of the monster, Aleen would have ignored that they were inside such a terrifying creature.

And now that it decided to fight against the bird, it used all its strength. Almost all the fog in the forest cleared completely and transformed into wraiths and ghosts. They then attacked Aleen, Claire, and the blue-skinned man.

But when the creatures were just a few meters away from Aleen and the others, a bird’s chirp resounded from Claire’s body.

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“Chirp!!!”

The chirp was filled with authority. It froze all the ghosts in their steps and warned them about attacking its host.

At the same time, the presence of the bird surged from Aleen and Claire’s bodies. It was part of the set up that Aleen and Claire had planned before. Claire had left a bit of the bird’s aura inside Aleen’s body for this moment.

The Resentment Core was completely enraged. The bird attacked it first and then told it that if it attacked its host, it would retaliate with all its strength. It was obvious bullying!

But when it felt the bird’s aura coming from Aleen and Claire, it did not dare to attack them.

After all, it truly feared a fight against the bird. It had the feeling that the bird could kill it easily. It was a fear engraved in the deeps of its soul.

So, it redirected all its rage to the only being nearby that was not enveloped by the bird’s aura.

The blue-skinned man.

The Resentment Core did not realize that it was being used by Aleen and Claire. Its limited intelligence did not allow it to think until there.

However, when the blue-skinned man felt the aura coming from Aleen and Claire’s bodies, it knew that something was wrong.

“Bastards!” He cursed with a dark expression and tried to attack Aleen, but Aleen used the last bit of his skill to retreat instantly.

Seeing the ghosts ignoring Aleen and Claire, and rushing towards him ferociously, his expression turned unsightly. He controlled his flying blades to attack the ghosts, but the attacks went through their bodies causing only a bit of damage.

The ghosts flooded towards the blue-skinned man crazily. He could only do his best to stop their attacks and kill as many ghosts as possible.

But the ghosts were endless. For each ghost that he killed, another three would take its place. He tried to escape from the ghosts’ encirclement, but the resentment core was determined to bury him here. It sent more ghosts to block his way and stop him from running away.

Therefore, the blue-skinned man could only go all out.

Unfortunately, his skills were ill-suited to deal with the ghosts. The flying blades were almost useless against them, so he had to coat them with mana and blade intent to made them more effective.

His other skill, on the other hand, was a bit more useful. It created an invisible hand of mana that crushed the ghosts constantly and protected his body against any attack.

But despite facing the endless attacks from the ghosts, the man held his ground without suffering any injury.

Aleen could not help but sigh in amazement. If it would have been him facing the ghosts instead of the man, he would have been gravely injured for now.

The fact that the man could hold his ground calmly under this situation was evidence of his monstrous strength.

However, at the end of the day, the blue-skinned man was not almighty.

A few minutes after being surrounded, he began to show signs of fatigue.

Then, he finally showed an opening.

A ghost’s attack penetrated his defenses and hit his body. The dran man quickly killed the ghost, but it was clear that his situation was worsening.

Little by little, his expression turned heavy.

Before long, more ghosts penetrated his defenses.

And Aleen, who was observing the fight from a distance, took a deep breath.

At the current rate, it was possible for the man to kill all the ghosts before the ghosts can kill him.

So, it was time for Aleen to make his move.

He held his sword firmly in his right hand and focused his gaze. Aleen waited for the perfect chance to heavily wound the man.

And at this moment, the chance appeared.