[Gale Sword Technique - Storm Slash]

Roland held a large sword and swung it downwards tearing through the air.

SWOOSH!

In the next second, the air around him stirred, followed by a heavy gust of wind, reminiscent of a cyclone.

The silent atmosphere was broken as the winds churned, and countless crescent-shaped blue sword energies whistled through the air like a violent storm, slashing toward the crown of the giant tree in the right rear.

Everyone was puzzled by Roland's sudden action. Though he shouted, none of them could spot the beast so all of them were confused but in the next instant, their expression changed.

With a huge cloud of dust now obscuring their sight even further, they were unable to react. Under the assault of the storm sword energy, a five-meter-long giant tiger suddenly appeared atop the tree crown.

It had dark red fur, a thick mane cascaded from atop its head, and smoldering flames emerged under its feet.

It looked extremely majestic and domineering.

This monster was none other than Roland's target.

"Roar!"

The storm sword's energy was extremely sharp, its cutting power overwhelming.

Caught off guard by such an attack, even the advanced monster, the Flaming Tiger, couldn't withstand it as countless sharp blades struck it out of nowhere, leaving a tearing gash.

It thought that none of them could spot him yet the circumstances proved otherwise and it screamed in pain.

However, taking it down with just one strike was impossible.

Enduring the intense pain, the Flaming Tiger used wind magic.

Everyone noticed, a gust of wind circling the tiger putting off flames, and soon, its huge visage disappeared. It deployed the Invisibility Technique once again disappearing before everyone's eyes.

In reality, the entire process did not exceed more than a few seconds. Seeing this scene, everyone was scared and sweated a bucket.

It was too dangerous!

Much more than any of them expected.

Who could have expected that the Flaming Tiger would possess wind-attributed invisibility magic and cunningly ambush them from the tree, waiting for an opportunity to strike from behind?

Since it was a flame attribute beast, it should have left traces of fire and ashes around making it easier for one to search and hunt but…

What the hell was going on?

Dual attribute beasts were rare, and finding one in such a countryside was even rarer.

Was their luck bad, or was fate playing with them?

Fortunately, the one they had considered a burden before acted first.

If Roland hadn't noticed the Flaming Tiger's trace just now, Freya and the others who were walking at the back would have been in danger.

"How could this Flaming Tiger have wind attribute invisibility magic?" Adonis, the hunter from the Adventure squad, said with astonishment and confusion on her face.

In theory, it shouldn't have been able to comprehend invisibility magic with flame magic, but reality slapped them hard.

Flame boosted by wind if used correctly served as a deadly combination. The Flaming didn't seem to be used to this otherwise it wouldn't have hidden but once it mastered it, the Flaming Tiger could fight two or three ranks above it.

Thinking this everyone shivered.

"This Flaming Tiger must have consumed some kind of wind attribute transcendent plant and mutated into a Wind and Fire Magic Tiger," Roland replied casually while scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

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As a very rare mutated subspecies, the Tiger possessed both Wind and Fire attributes, and its strength was much greater than that of an ordinary Flaming Tiger.

It seemed there would be a fierce battle ahead.

"Wind and Fire Magic?"

Upon learning the details, everyone's sense of danger immediately heightened.

They quickly formed a defensive formation, back to back, guarding against the flaming Tiger's potential sneak attacks in its invisible state.

"Thank you for saving me." The half-elf girl, Freya, blushed, expressing her gratitude.

Originally, she had thought Roland was just a burden. But unexpectedly, she had been saved by him. Then didn't it make them worse?

If it hadn't been for Roland's timely intervention, as an archer, she could only imagine the consequences of being approached by the Tiger.

Just thinking about it was terrifying.

"It's nothing!" Roland said nonchalantly.

"Um... um, can you... let go of me?" Freya's pointed ears turned red as she stuttered.

She was still in Roland's arms.

Due to their height difference, Roland's arm was directly pressing against her sensitive area. The strange friction made her feel hot all over.

"Oh! Sorry." Realizing this, Roland awkwardly let go of her.

He had been too preoccupied with guarding against the Tiger to notice his hand was in such an awkward position.

"It's okay!" Leaving Roland's secure embrace, Freya breathed a sigh of relief.

But for some reason, there was a faint sense of disappointment in her heart because of this brief incident. The atmosphere between the two of them became somewhat strange. Fortunately, at that moment, someone spoke to break the awkwardness.

"Lord Roland, how did you determine the flaming Tiger's invisibility earlier? Do you have any special techniques? Can you do it again?" The healer asked.

After the Tiger had re-entered its invisible state, they couldn't find any trace of it at all. This stalemate was not a solution.

Who knew from where they would be attacked?

"There's no special technique! It's just that my perception is relatively keen. It was about to attack us, and I managed to sense its intent along with the wind?"

"Now that the Flaming Tiger isn't approaching me, I can't lock onto its location," Roland said helplessly.

Due to his mastery of the Gale Sword Technique, he could sense changes in the airflow around him.

However, due to his limited strength, the range was currently not very large, only about ten meters. The Flaming Tiger had suffered a Storm Slash from him earlier.

Having sustained such a significant loss, it definitely wouldn't dare to approach him easily again.

In this situation, he couldn't use the same trick again to perceive the Tiger's invisibility through the fluctuation of airflow.

"What should we do then?" Everyone's faces didn't look good upon hearing this.

After all, it's easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but it's hard to guard against a thief for a thousand days.

Now everyone was on high alert, their nerves stretched tight. But as time passed, their state would rapidly decline.

By then, if the Flaming Tiger launched another attack, it would be dangerous.

"Draw the snake out of its hole."

"Advanced magical beasts usually have a strong sense of revenge! After suffering such a big loss at my hands, that Flaming Tiger definitely won't let it go easily."

"We intentionally expose our weaknesses to lure the Flaming Tiger into taking the initiative..." Freya explained his idea again.

"This idea is good." Everyone's eyes lit up, nodding in agreement.

Next, Roland began assigning tasks.

After the earlier incident, the members of the Purple Hyacinth Adventure Team had a different view of Roland one thought of him as a burden or a hindrance anymore and didn't put any airs.

Everyone was now very convinced by Roland.

However, Freya's plan faced a difficulty.

To lure out the cunning and treacherous Flaming Tiger, someone had to act as the "bait".

This task was extremely dangerous.

If possible, Roland would do it himself. But his previous attack had dealt significant damage to the Flaming Tiger. As long as the Flaming Tiger had some brains, it wouldn't choose him as the first target.

Others were also aware of this.

In the end, Ada, the deputy captain of the adventure team, volunteered to take on the baiting task.

Roland noticed her expression and was startled to see no trace of fear from Muscle Mommy so he couldn't help shaking his head.

"Those who are ignorant are truly fearless."

As a shield warrior, she had great confidence in her defense. Even if she were attacked by the Flaming Tiger, she wouldn't be seriously injured for a while.

After finalizing their respective tasks, everyone immediately put down their swords.

They pretended to relax.

Ada even put down her shield and left the team.

She walked forward with big strides.

10 meters!

20 meters!

30 meters!

40 meters!