"Grrrr."

"Rrrrr."

The Beasts stepped back.

That Black Mist…

They all could sense the danger it posed.

Also, seeing the Carcass of their comrade, who was not weaker than them didn't help.

There was no need to think anymore.

They had no choice.

"Rooaaarr!"

The Vector Main, Lion type 8 Star Beast roared, and the four 8 Star Beasts, and the 7 Star Beasts who were still alive decided to run away.

They were one of the stronger groups in the outer area, however, with the losses they have suffered this time, surviving would be difficult, but, they didn't have any other option.

These people were too strong, even if they won, they would lose a lot, retreating was the only option.

"Rooooaarrrr!!"

"Aaawoooo!!"

"Graawwrrrrrr!"

The Beasts roared, and out of 54 Beasts that had appeared, less than 10 ran away.

The others,

They were all sliced into pieces.

In the middle of that cruel carnage, stood Thyra.

Who finally stopped injecting Mana into the Mana Circle she had formed and fell on the ground, tired.

Nux, Amaya and Ember walked toward her.

"You did well."

Ember praised.

Nux on the other hand, carried Thyra like a princess and fed her Mana Potion. Thyra had used too much Mana, however, Nux's party had already depleted all the Mana Potions given to them by Aisha.

Now, they had to use the Low-Quality Mana Potions from their continent.

"Mhm, that spell is powerful indeed."

Amaya nodded as well.

She was already using Devouring Mist to clean up all the blood and had stored up all the valuable body parts.

"You took down Fifty 7 Star Beasts, that is great."

Nux praised as well.

"I did not do it alone.

Ember was the one who gave me the opportunity to cast my Spell."

"Heh, Explosion is not a weak spell after all.

If I inject more Mana, it might even destroy an 8-Star Beast."

Ember replied with a small smile on her face.

"Also, the way you use Wind Blade to push me and increase my speed, hehe, I bet no one will ever see that coming."

Thyra chuckled as well.

Ember smiled confidently.

"Your teamwork has certainly gotten better, I agree."

Nux nodded.

"We had to do something after all.

Seeing your battle a year ago made me realize that there was a limit to what I can do alone. I needed a partner, and that's where Ember came to rescue."

Thyra replied.

"Anyways, where are the others?"

Ember questioned.

"Felberta, Skyla, and Edda are still hunting, Evane and Skyla are trying out a team of 2 as well, as for Lane,

Well, she is still mastering her spells."

"But didn't she already learn the Earth Spell we bought from the System?"

Ember frowned.

"Well, she did, however, it is an Attack Spell and she is trying to find a way to use it as a form of defense so that she can…"

Amaya glanced at Nux.

Thyra understood,

"Nux's shadow huh…

Always wishing to be with him and protect him."

Nux smiled, thinking about her serious but surprisingly cute Lane.

"Tsk, just her excuse for being close to him. Selfish."

Amaya complained.

"You cannot deny that she has a knack for using spells differently than intended, making it more useful in certain situations."

Thyra replied.

"Well, I will not deny that…"

Amaya had to agree.

"Anyways, Thyra, how is your training coming around?"

Suddenly, Nux questioned.

"You mean the Dagger Intent?"

"Yes."

"Well, I can fight using that."

Thyra just smiled.

"You are not going to share, are you?"

"I'll tell you when you are alone."

Thyra smiled playfully.

Nux smiled back.

"Tsk, don't worry, I don't plan on telling you my secrets either."

Ember snorted.

"I am the same."

Amaya nodded.

"Who are you kidding, Amaya?

Haven't we already seen what your Mist is capable of?"

Thyra spoke as she glanced at Nux.

"And what do you think would happen if I reach level?"

Amaya questioned with a confident smile on her face.

"…"

Thyra turned silent.

She had no comments.

She had seen Nux fight.

That Mist… it was too powerful.

Especially since the Mana around them had become denser than before. It was somehow affecting Mist and it was getting stronger and stronger every day.

And this was true for both Amaya and Nux.

"Don't forget,

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"Whatever."

Thyra snorted.

"Nuuuuxxxxx!!"

While all of them were talking, Nux suddenly heard a voice.

He turned around and before he could do anything, Edda jumped at him.

"Save me from her, will you?

She has gone crazy!"

Edda spoke as she pointed at Felberta.

"Nux, I only want her to fig-"

"We just ended a battle that was going on for 3 whole weeks!

Nux, you know it already, don't you? We were surrounded by Hundred 7 Star Beasts, not to mention around Two Hundred small fries.

If it wasn't for me constantly using my spells to defend them, we all would have died!"

"Yes, Yes, I get it. Your Castle Defense was great, you did well, now should we go? We need to earn System Points, remember?"

"We have bought all the spells we wanted, didn't we?"

"What are you talking about? We bought them 6 months ago, we are only doing this for the bet. We need to win."

Felberta spoke with a determined look on her face.

"Oh C'mon! I am not even in the same group as you and Skyla! Why should I help you?"

"We are paying you one-third of our earnings! It is completely fair!"

Felberta shot back.

"And I don't want to work anymore!

Also, think about Skyla, she has been attacking those beasts for 3 weeks nonstop, she is tired, don't push her."

Edda spoke.

"…"

This time, Felberta turned silent.

Seeing that it was her chance, Edda smiled as pushed on,

"Look, Fel, I know you want to win, however, you should look after your teammates, would you take responsibility if something happened to Skyla if you pushed her too hard? What if she falls sick?"

"…you really think I am the one pushing it?"

Suddenly, Felberta spoke up.

"Huh?"

Edda frowned.

A wry smile then appeared on Felberta's face as she questioned,

"Where do you think that girl is right now?"

Suddenly, Edda got a bad feeling,

"W-Where is she?"

"She is hunting."

Nux answered with a small smile on his face.

"S-She is hunting?"

Edda stuttered.

"B-But we just fou-"

"A 3 Week long battle, I know. She shouldn't have enough Mana, so she is just fighting,

Without using Mana."

Nux replied.

"She is fighting without using Mana?"

This time, even Felberta was shocked.

"Is she fighting a Sev-"

"A 7-Star Beast, yes."

Nux nodded and the women's eyes widened in horror.

"But how? Fighting a 7 Star Beast without Mana is not possible…"

Thyra couldn't believe it.

Nux, however, just smiled.

"Do not underestimate my Skyla. She may look innocent,

But she has a lot of secrets."