Chapter 40: Tara
Vincent finally saw Yvette's complete Pyro Blast!
It is very different from the one he saw earlier. The fire that was scattered was thick and the force behind it was powerful.
It was also accompanied by an enormous heatwave as the temperature in the surroundings started to go up.
The Stonebreaker Wolves may not have been burned due to their fire resistance furs but they were still blasted to the nearby trees and rocks.
"I'll take it from here!"
Vincent said as he used his Shrouded Steps again to get close to the dizzied wolves.
He raised the tip of his cane and targeted their skulls without any hesitation.
'Aura Shift'
With his great control, he properly divided his Aura to cover not only the Cane but also to protect his arm from a powerful impact. He expected them to be tough considering their names so he didn't bother to save his strength.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
His +9 weapon had truly evolved as it can now easily crush a person or beast's bones.
Nevertheless, Vincent knows that these Savage Beasts weren't that scary to begin with.
Their bodies might be tough but that was it. They were still Savage Beasts or creatures that he and his grandfather would use to farm for Cores.
The real scary monsters are those Magic Beast.
They are beasts who were truly capable of unleashing the power of their Mana and using it to manifest incredible spells as well.
They are unlike Savage Beasts who were only able to reach this level through some kind of mutation and were mostly focused on their physical strength rather than their magical abilities.
'I wonder when will I meet a real Magic Beast…'
Vincent thought as he looked at the unmoving Stonebreaker Wolves around him.
"Y-you… Aren't you a bit too strong? Is it Mana Art—No, a Soul Art?" Yvette was speechless.
She was preparing to cast a few more Tier 1 Mana Arts to help the young man fight against the wolves. However, he didn't even break a sweat as he finished them off in a few seconds.
She tried to recall the young men in her family and compared them to Vincent. However, he didn't know anyone his age that was already at this level. This is not normal!
'Is it because he's a hybrid? A Mana Practitioner and Soul Cultivator… Are they really this strong?' Yvette made a reasonable guess, but unfortunately, she had never thought that the cane itself is the key to Vincent's unnatural success in that fight.
The Crush Attribute that has already exceeded 100 points was just too strong!
"W-well… These wolves weren't that strong, Yvette. You don't have to exaggerate it. I heard from my grandfather that the A-Class Savage Beasts around this area should be the Red-Winged Serpents. I doubt that I would be able to kill them like how I defeated these wolves."
Vincent explained as he recalled the beast at the top of the food chain within this forest.
The Red-Winged Serpent was said to be a Savage Beast that is on its path to evolving into a Winged Basilisk. Once this serpent truly evolves into a basilisk, it would have a tremendous change in its state and would basically become a Basilisk, a genuine Magic Beast.
His grandpa only mentioned this in passing and didn't fully explain how strong they are. Nevertheless, since it's a beast that even his Grandpa doesn't want to meet in the middle of the night, it must really be a strong creature capable of scaring even a 3-Star Aura Knight.
'Ugh… Those Stonebreaker Wolves weren't that strong? No way! You just have a different perspective… but, I should probably get used to this now.' Yvette can only sigh as she no longer bothered to explain just how uncommon he was.
"Oh, there's a cave in that direction… Should we take a look?"
Thanks to the wolves, their group has to move to a different location to take a rest. Vincent then found a small cave and of course, they are expecting that a beast must be living there.
Since it's also about to get dark, they need to find a place to camp and if they take over that cave, camping would be a lot easier.
"Let's go…" Yvette said as her muscles are already sore. She hasn't trained her body a lot so her hours of hiking here were already forcing her body to the limit.
There are things that her Mana couldn't help her after all.
"Hmm… I will take care of the cave. Since the two of you have been hunting down the beasts all this time, I think that it should be fine if I work for a bit."
Tara suddenly said in the back.
"Alright. Be careful."
Vincent was excited to hear this since he wanted to at least learn how this Celestial would fight in battle.
On the other hand, Yvette was surprised to learn that she can actually speak properly and fight against Savage Beasts!
She could only stare at Tara's back as she entered the cave without hesitation.
"Sigh~ Your group is so weird, Vincent."
Yvette could only sigh since she's not even in a position to voice out a complaint. For now, she also wanted to see how Tara would fight.
Is she a Mana Practitioner? A Magician or a Magic Knight? Perhaps she's also a Soul Cultivator or Aura Knight like Vincent.
She was so curious as she watched Tara disappear inside the cave. As soon as she went inside, Yvette glanced at Vincent and as expected, the man wasn't worried at all and he even seem so excited about this.
'Why does he trust her so much? Is she that strong?'
Yvette shook her head to concentrate. As she closed her eyes, her Mana Sensitivity increased so she could at least feel what was happening inside the cave.
Bang! Bang!
"Eh? What was that?" She barely felt any Mana Fluctuation inside the cave!
However, after 30 seconds, Tara just came out and confirmed that everything is safe inside!
Soon, Vincent and Yvette discovered that there is an unconscious Red-Winged Serpent on the ground which gave a shock to the both of them!
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone