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85.71% Reincarnated Cat Becomes a Magical Beast / Chapter 77: Shatter

章 77: Shatter

Lexa and Andria didn't pay much attention to the ongoing's behind them and continued their mad sprint to the barrier which was now just a few meters in front of them.

The Beast-Eyed Killer meanwhile was slowly walking towards the two and watched with glee as the two got closer to the barrier. 'Do they really think they can break through a barrier created by that man? Though I don't know the man's origins and I don't know much about runes, even I can tell that this man's rune work was far above his Stage and Rank, which seemed to be similar to my own. '

Lexa continued to charge at the barrier however, chanting a spell all the meanwhile. Andria followed behind her closely, just running as fast as her little limbs let her.

When Lexa's spell was activated, several metallic blobs started to form around the cat, nearly a dozen of them in total. They were all like a thick liquid as they began to stretch out and eventually hardened into the shape of long and thick bolts, one's you would expect to be used on a crossbow.

This was the trademark signature of the Second Stage of the 'Arrow Shattering Sky' Arts, the Duplication Stage. This stage required its user to be at the Early-Mid Stage of Major Rank and though the Art's Echo Stone had held back most information about the Stage's prospects, Lexa could garner a good imitation just from the stage's title alone. Sadly, she did not have the time to study the Echo Stone for now and could only attempt the magic with the little knowledge she had. This caused these magical bolts to consume more aura than she would like, but their strength should hopefully be more than worth it.

So without hesitation, Lexa sent the flurry of bolts rocketing through the air, wind screeching in their wake as they headed off in the general direction of the barrier, whose form remained ellusive.

BOOM!

Lexa's blurry legs screeched to a halt and Andria joined her as her feet skidded to a halt as well.

'No...' Lexa's brow furrowed in despair. 'Not even a single scratch?'

Indeed, despite the massive explosive clash, despite the incredible strength and speed behind the bolts, the barrier remained undamaged. She had failed spectacularly.

"What now?..." Andria mumbled, her cheeks reddened and puffy from all her crying as she looked deeply into her partner's eyes, searching for something... Anything.

"Kahaha!!" A burst of obnoxious laughter sounded behind the two, and Lexa begrudgingly looked over her tensed shoulder to see the boss of their kidnapper's laughing hysterically. "Now do you see how doomed you two truly are?! What's your next move, eh?! If you're done, then let me have my turn!!"

As he chanted a spell, a dark form began to coalesce around the Beast-Eyed Killer before forming around the entirety of his right arm, extending into a claw-like form, though its shape seemed fluid as it flowed like ribbons in the air.

"Let me show you the true strength of the 'Depths of the Dark' Arts!!" The Beast-Eyed Killer growled through a bright grin that reached from ear to ear, twisting his scarred features into a menacing and terrifying sight. "Feel the power of the Holy Element of Darkness!!"

Without further ado, the Beast-Eyed Killer charged forth, the wavy dark claw becoming restless and chaotic as it followed. With a giant leap, the Beast-Eyed Killer's amazing speed brought him upon the cat in a flash.

Lexa took a second to process the previous sequence before her pupils darted to her attacker's new position, shocked at his speed. She wasn't even able to see a single movement in between.

This horrified her.

Seeing that he was coming for her, Lexa chose to be cautious and sent a gust of wind that pushed Andria out of harm's way while simultaneously activating the second spell of her Crimson Iris Bangle, the Crimson Glaze. The limitations of the Crimson Glaze spell was not as stringent as its offensive counterpart, as it could be activated at any time. Its shortcomings were that it only activated for the shortest of moments, and required around a minute of time before it could be activated once more.

The Beast-Eyed Killer's dark claw came streaking down with a voracious cry, striking the red glaze that shrouded Lexa's full form. Unfortunately, the barrier could only hold a moment before it shattered at the claws great strength. Red dust glistened and scattered as it dissipated.

Lexa's eyes closed, embracing her defeat. It didn't take long before she was forced to let out a shrill cry as she was slammed against the hard floor. She was unable to avoid the claw's might. The attack coming too fast and the sheer size of the claw aided in its trap.

Lexa winced as she was held prisoner under the dark claw. It held most of her body, feeling brittle under the claws weight, only leaving her head poking out. One could feel Lexa's pain in every struggled breath and hoarse cry that escaped her lungs.

"Lexa, Nooo!!" Andria cried out as she landed from being thrown earlier. She was on her bottom as one of her hands hovered over her shaking mouth, looking on in horror at the scene in front of her.

Her horror quickly changed into one of anger though.

"Let her go, you bully!!" Andria screamed and quickly went into chanting some sort of spell as she looked on with deep hatred at her partner's capturer.

The Beast-Eyed Killer tilted an eyebrow, finding her actions rather futile and humorous. "What has the little noble girl got? What sh*tty magic did your precious daddy teach you, huh?!"

"D-don't make fun of Daddy!!" Andria screamed out upon completion of her spell, which shockingly seemed to unleash no effect to the confusion of the Beast-Eyed Killer and his followers.

This was until the Beast-Eyed Killer suddenly felt the pressure beneath his dark claws give way suddenly, almost tripping him up.

"This b*tch!!" The Beast-Eyed Killer growled with wide eyes.

Lexa was also just as shocked when she found the earth beneath her give way, sinking down and creating a small crater under her. She automatically understood her partner's plan and didn't dare waste this precious chance.

Drawing out aura to her greatest opacity, Lexa enforced her four limbs, empowering them to her limit. At the same time, she used the element of wind to lessen any wind resistance. Using all means available to her, Lexa darted as quick as she could before those dark claws could grasp her once again.

Having been blindsided by this maneuver, the Beast-Eyed Killer's reaction was delayed, actually allowing Lexa to escape the claw's grasp when he finally swiped its great length at her in an attempt to grab hold of her smaller form.

"No you bloody don't!!!" The Beast-Eyed Killer was furious with rage. Even if in his eyes, these two brats could never escape no matter how many times they slipped from their grasp, each time it did happen was a slap in the face that added onto the shame. How could he demand people's respect when he couldn't even hold a damn Magical Beast at the Major Rank prisoner? A mere beast two whole ranks below him!!

He couldn't let her escape.

"Don't underestimate me, b*tch!!!" The Beast-Eyed Killer's voice was becoming rather shrill and maddening in its pitch at this point as his jagged eyes became bloodshot in the intensity of his sheer anger. With a great thrust of his right hand, the black claw extended to a great length and morphed shape. "Nobody escapes the Abyssal Snake spell!!"

In conjunction with his screaming words, the black, coalescing darkness that had taken the form of a five-fingered claw twisted cruelly into the shape of a massive snake that extended like a rope as it chased the retreating form of the fleeing cat.

"Nooo!!" Andria cried as the dark snake bared down on Lexa, its arrival seeming inevitable.

Except, it was at this moment that a roaring, reverberating crashing sound resounded loudly, demanding the attention of everyone.

"HOW. DARE. YOU!!!!"

The Beast-Eyed Killer's eyes turned into saucers as he suddenly felt a great pressure grasp his shaggy head. The pressure was so unbearable that he couldn't hold back the visceral scream that escaped his lungs at that moment. His jagged eyes scrunched up and blood began to leak from his nose. At first, it was but a drip, but quickly it was pouring, not only from his nose but from every other orifice in his head as well.

His shrill and croaky scream only croaked to a stop when his limbs became limp and the colour in his jagged eyes dimmed. Seconds later, his large corpse was dropped unceremoniously onto the gritty earth below.

The Beast-Eyed Killer had died just like that...

All of the Beast-Eyed Killer's follower looked on in shock as a deep-rooted feeling of despair bloomed, even more so when they the person behind this savage maneuver was revealed infront of them.

Lexa tripped in her hasty retreat, unaware of all this until she had looked back from the ground, still expecting her incoming doom. Only, her eyes opened in shock at the scene before her as her countenance turned into one of great relief, a feeling of relief stronger than she had ever felt prior.

Behind her, Andria's eyes assumed the same expression, even more so than Lexa. Tears sprayed with her shaking head as she let out a large shout filled with grievance, relief, and affection.

"DAAADDDY!!!!"

"Don't worry little An, Daddy's here now." Alexander gave her a comforting smile as he stepped beyond the now broken confines of the elusive barrier.


章 78: Ruby Enchantress

Several minutes prior to Alexander's arrival...

Back in the camp, the head of Alexander's soldiers, a sturdy man at the Late Stage of Spirit Rank had been on his night watch duty for a few hours at this point when he feels the cold wind brushing against his cheeks.

Taking a big yawn, he freezes midway when a sudden feeling of unease takes over him. Something feels off. Looking into the darkness of the Thistle Forest however, he sees nothing of note beyond a few harmless animals resting and crawling in the night.

Seeing nothing with his normal sight, he decides to enhance his vision by using the technique one comes to gain at the Spirit Rank, the Conscious Eye!

With this enhanced vision, however, he still sees found signs of life in the several mile radius in front of him. Nearly thinking he was worrying for nothing, he suddenly thinks of another possibility for this uneasy feeling bubbling up inside him and turns his vision towards the camp itself.

He sees no intruders thankfully and is just about to finally give up when he notices something shocking in his peripheral vision. There is no sign of auras in his Young Miss' tent!!

A deep feeling of shock and despair rushes over him, a frigid cold burning up in his chest colder than the night's shiver-inducing breeze. His eyes are wide as his pupils dash left and right madly, searching for any semblance of the Young Miss, and her newly gained partner, the kitten, for that matter.

But to his utter dismay, he cannot find them anywhere and a surge of worry, anger, and despair overtake him at that moment. But having been in this business for most of his life and having a strong soul at his level, he doesn't allow himself to be overcome too long before his worn brown boots are dashing towards the largest and most grand tent in the encampment.

"SIR WILDERWOLF!!!" The man shouts, a scream filled with anguish and haste. "IT'S AN EMERGENCY!!!"

Seconds later, a hand reached out from the entrance of the tent and pulls apart the opening of his tent, revealing Alexander as he walks out the tent with narrowed eyes. His hair is a mess, obviously having been just woke up and his eyes are slightly hunched despite his best efforts to appear alert.

"Do we have intruders?" Alexander inquired, his eyes darting about the encampment, but seeing nothing obviously wrong he turned to look at the head of the Wilderwolf Soldier's dubiously.

"Sir, Andria is missing!!" His voice came out croaky and anxious, but yet very clear in the ears of Alexander.

Upon hearing those words, Alexander's face paled instantly and his hazy eyes widened as a turbulent emotion surged over him. His fists were held so tight, his nails were digging into his palm. If his mortal body weren't so tough, his nails would definitely have pierced deep into those palms, drawing blood.

"WHAT?!" Alexander finally exclaimed with bloodshot eyes.

The man opposite winced but didn't dare tarry as he explained all that he knew. Alexander used his own search using his own Conscious Eye and studied the area in a several mile radius, but also came up with nothing to his utter devastation.

"Alright... Wake up everyone and have them prepare. I'll find them!" Alexander ordered the soldier and he ran off without delay to follow them.

Alexander meanwhile fished his hand into the collar of his shirt before he pulled out a chain necklace that held a particularly beautiful platinum rose jewel hanging delicately. At the center of the rose, a red jewel was shaped into the intricate form of an eye, looking both beautiful and enchanting.

'How did these intruders get passed my 'Ruby Enchantress'... I know my senses weaken greatly when I sleep, but I should have been able to detect someone at least at the Spirit Rank or below still with the added benefits of this necklace... Was it a Sky Magician or Beast?!... Or maybe, a Magical Item. Either way, these b*stards are not simple! My dear Little An...' These thoughts came to Alexander like turbulent waves, one after the other until he finally shook his head of all unnecessary and unwanted thoughts. 'I only have one choice. It may use up its dose for this month, but if there's ever a time to use it, it is now when my beloved daughter is desperately waiting for me!!'

Hands clenched shakily around the 'Ruby Enchantress' necklace, Alexander gritted his teeth and directed a surge of his own aura into the Magical Item until it began to glow brighter and brighter of a deep azure colour.

Suddenly, everything around Alexander seemed to pause in time, though that was just at initial glance, if Alexander concentrated hard enough for a long while in this state, he would notice that everything wasn't actually still as if frozen in time, but actually everything was just moving hundreds of times slower than their natural state.

Like when a Magician of the Spirit Rank and above used the ability of the Conscious Eye, Alexander could see the aura of everything around him, that of every person and Magical Item in sight. This also included every single Rising Earth Thistle flower that made up this grand Thistle Forest.

Without the use of the 'Ruby Enchantress', Alexander's vision would not be nearly as advanced as it was in this moment, as not only did the item help to increase his range of sight but also advanced the precision of his sight. Where the Rising Earth Thistle's would have blurred slightly in his sight previously as he gazed off into the distance, they were now as clear as if they were right in front of him.

With this sight, it wasn't long before he noticed an anomaly a few miles from the encampment.

'A barrier?' Alexander's eyes narrowed and he increased his concentration into peering deeper through the barrier, which fought with tooth and nails to keep him from seeing beyond its confines. 'This barrier is extremely well made. Almost at the level of a Sky Magician... But it still falls short to my 'Ruby Enchantress'!'

In conjunction with those thoughts, his sight broke through the restraints of the barrier and he peered intently inside, only to have his eyes bulge in horror at the sight before him. His sight didn't stay on the area long as his eyes closed in pain. Tears threatened, but he held them back. He had no time to let his emotions get the better of him.

At this time, several Wilderwolf Soldier's had begun to gather behind him. All of their eyes held a dark gleam as they waited at the ready, bulky fingers grasping their weapons with intensity. They would do anything to save their precious Young Miss!

"What are your orders, Lord Wilderwolf!" The Head of the Wilderwolf Soldier's returned to his side, his face looked stoic and his hand rested on his sheathed blade, but one could tell from his intense, narrowed eyes that his anger didn't fail to match the best of them.

Alexander had just closed his eyes seconds before this inquiry and seemed to not hear his words until his eyes shot open and with one, bellowing step, he was flashing off into the distance, his form quickly shrouded in the darkness of the forest.

"Follow!!!" Alexander's growling voice echoed back to them with a fiery intensity, passing his simple but apt orders.

They noticed in the wake of their Lord's path, a line of ice forming a long path into the horizon and they knew immediately to follow this path to follow their Lord on their mission.

"Follow the Lord!!"

★★★

Elsewhere in the Thistle Forest, neither in the Wilderwolf encampment or in the Beast-Eyed Killer's hideout, but instead about a mile off from there, atop the leaf of a Rising Earth Thistle was the familiar form of a tall, lanky man. H was the same man who had erected the barrier around the Beast-Eyed Killer's hideout and lent them the Ghost Walker Medallion. Beside him was his usual companion, the man who had initially met up with the Beast-Eyed Killer all the way back in Skyview City.

The lanky man's attention which had been solely watching the Beast-Eyed Killer and his men as they roughed up their target, suddenly darted in another direction as he felt a great surge of aura flashing through the forest.

"How did he see past my barrier?" The lanky man's eyes opened in surprise before returning to normalcy, seemingly not to be too affected by this fact beyond his initial surprise.

"It would seem the plan has been compromised..." The other man by his side muttered.

The lanky man didn't bother to respond as he watched intently at the blurred form of Alexander he arrived at the location of his barrier and broke through it with an intensity that didn't hold back in his anger and watched with no emotion as his finger's grabbed their employee with an iron grip, quickly sucking him of his life.

"It seems we have really riled 'em up this time, hehehe..." the lanky man's eerie laugh was shiver-inducing as he watched on with strange interest.


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If you remember, back in Chapter 20, Alexander had a Magical Item that had sensed the arrival of the man called Night Walker. This was the necklace called Ruby Enchantress.

Book 3 is winding up, only a few chapters left...

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