“Bwaaaa!”

The green elephant beast roared upon seeing smaller creatures blocking its way. It looked left, then right, and waved its trunk around. It wanted to chase these impudent things away.

“It’s scared! Haha! Get behind it!”

The people with spears slowly started forward. Their weapons were crudely made from tree branches and bamboo. However, they were sharpened to a point and there were plenty of spares.

The elephant roared again, this time in uncertainty. It started backing away but soon found itself surrounded on all sides. It turned around a few times, unsure of what to do.

“Bwaaa!” It snorted hot air from its snout.

“Attack!” One of the survivors shouted.

Two people behind the beast rushed up and thrust their spears. Its green hide was tough but it wasn’t hard. The sharpened points sank slightly into its flesh, making it roar in pain. There was no blood but any creature would be uncomfortable after being poked in the butt.

The elephant whirled around to face the evil foes but quickly suffered more painful jabs. This time, they not only attacked its rear but also its sensitive sides. Enraged, it charged a few steps in an attempt to trample the attackers. But that failed as the humans ran out of the way only to reform the encirclement after it had stopped.

Zachary watched the battle from afar. The survivors had the upper hand at the moment but it probably wouldn’t last for long. The Ensouled was an herbivore and probably a juvenile so it did not have a strong instinct to attack or kill. Without being under the command of a summoner, the beast was still trying to escape instead of properly fighting back.

But that probably wouldn’t last too long.

He activated his soul power to sense the flow of Eternum. Although this instantly brought upon a sharp headache, it was the only option he had to try and predict what would happen next. He gripped his knife tightly to fight off the pain but it barely helped.

“Attack its eyes!” One of the survivors shouted.

They began to throw rocks. These had been gathered from the beach and had jagged, sharp edges. It did little against the beast’s hide but a lucky hit could seriously wound its large eyes.

The green elephant Ensouled finally felt danger against its life. It acted out of anger, fear, and instinct within its soul. It didn’t know what these annoying creatures were doing, it simply wanted to protect itself.

Zachary felt it, a tremor in the air as the beast’s powerful soul finally revealed its true form.

“Careful!” He whispered to his companions.

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Right as he said this, the large green leaves around the elephant suddenly started moving. There was no wind but the leaves started flapping around the elephant’s face, deflecting all incoming missiles. It was so effective that the small rocks were completely neutralized.

The elephant’s ring of green leaves were each like giant shields. They covered its entire head and could even change shape rapidly and meet an incoming attack from any direction. Even if the survivors had better weapons like steel arrows or spears, they probably would not have been able to penetrate this defense.

“Ignore its head!” The leader shouted.

The survivors did so and gave up on throwing rocks. They still had their spears and they still had strength in numbers. The elephant beast was large but not overwhelmingly massive. They had it surrounded and as long as they were patient, it would inevitably be poked to death.

At least, that’s what they probably hoped.

Zachary grimaced as he felt a shocking spike in Eternum from the wild beast. His breath caught in his throat. His head felt as if it was about split apart from the sheer amount of uncontrolled Eternum that swept over him.

The giant leaves around the elephant’s neck glowed bright with verdant light. They trembled ever so slightly before releasing all that pent-up power. Multiple blades of green energy shot out, so fast that nobody could react.

Sha!

Sha!

Sha!

One survivor who was the closest was directly split in two, their blood spraying out like a fountain.

“Ah… ahhhh!”

Wretched screams rent the muggy jungle air. Another had their arm entirely cut off. The rest of the group stood and stared in shock but that was the worst thing they could do.

The green elephant bellowed and its leaves glowed bright once again.

Sha!

Sha!

It attacked wildly, without a care of what it was aiming at. It simply wanted to eliminate all threats around it and unleashed its innate soul skill desperately.

“Ahh!”

“Noo!”

Three more people were hit. One was lucky enough to suffer only a glancing blow. The other two were not so fortunate and lost their lives just like that.

“Run!”

“Help!”

The survivors’ formation broke apart under this fearsome attack. They scattered in all directions with many of them sprinting towards the beach. They had underestimated the New World. This was a place where even a stray Ensouled could kill a powerful summoner. Such a large beast like the green elephant was definitely not a weakling.

“One’s running our way,” Jean-Pierre whispered and brandished his knife.

A frightened survivor crashed through the underbrush in their direction. He hadn’t noticed them in his panic.

Katherine also drew her knife, preparing herself to pounce on the unsuspecting prey. Zachary probably should have been concerned about Jean-Pierre and Katherine’s eagerness to attack another person. But his attention was focused on the flash of green light that headed towards them.

In the heat of the moment, he had no time to think. His body was already moving. He pushed his body off the ground with all his strength and crashed into Katherine who was right next to him.

“Hey!” She gasped as they tumbled away together.

In the next moment, a diagonal blade of Eternum sliced through the fleeing survivor’s legs just ahead of them. The powerful attack continued onward, directly through the area that Zachary and Katherine had just vacated.

“Shit, are you alright?” Jean-Pierre shouted from the other side.

Zachary barely heard him as he lay atop Katherine’s soft, petite body. He was panting heavily from the close call, his senses still primed at the raging beast which was luckily moving in another direction. He was ready in case another attack came their way.

Katherine instinctively tried to push him away but quickly realized the situation. She stopped resisting and watched Zachary as he scanned their surroundings.

The green elephant charged towards the beach and disappeared from view. Zachary finally got off Katherine.

“Sorry.” He muttered.

The two shared a long look until she finally smiled.

“Thanks.”