touchnovel Chapter 959: Fire!
Chapter 959: Fire!
Chapter 959: Fire!
Khan nocked the spear into the mana string between his thumb and forefinger, pulling it to his left ear while following the unique white monster.
The spell copied from Amox had the longest range in Khan's arsenal, but the incoming pack was still too far away. However, Khan's understanding of the mana and his element had skyrocketed, allowing him to make adjustments on the spot.
The mana string pinched between Khan's fingers absorbed more mana, growing denser and applying more resistance to his pull. His left arm's muscles tensed, and his veins bulged under that additional strain. Khan found the limits of his immense physical strength before releasing the spell.
The chaos spear shot downward at unfathomable speed, faster than what Khan could hope to achieve with his empowered martial art. The spell basically teleported, taking less than a second to reach its target.
Nevertheless, the strange white monsters seemed able to notice the attack. It couldn't follow it but could sense the incoming danger, forcing it to resort to defensive measures.
The white alpha growled, suddenly making a right turn to dive toward its nearby companions. The formation changed under its order, and monsters gathered around it. That still put the leader into the falling spear's destructive range, but a wall of bodies separated it from the ground zero now.
The spear detonated before hitting the ground, expanding into a scorching purple-red pillar. Dozens of monsters died in the explosion, and the wild mana scorched and maimed double that number. However, Khan saw the white alpha safely slipping away from under one of its companions' fuming corpses, rushing into crowded areas to attempt to hide its presence.
"They have an alpha in charge of a flanking team," Khan explained shortly, carrying Lieutenant Dyester from his uniform's collar. "It looks nimble, so I'll try to throw you on top of it."
Lieutenant Dyester didn't have much time to adjust himself to his new location and absorb Khan's explanation. Still, Khan unleashed a somewhat bearable speed during his descent, allowing the Lieutenant to be ready for battle once he threw him into the sea of fur. Khan changed direction as soon as he threw the Lieutenant. A heat wave rushed toward his back, and the symphony updated him on the hellish fire unfolding behind him, but he didn't look back. His target was on the other side of the pack, and that creature had dared to survive one of his attacks.
Unclear and fragmented images flowed in Khan's vision. The wind transformed into daggers threatening to stab his bright eyes, but he didn't close them. Khan didn't rely on them, either. His attention was on a specific aura among that chaotic symphony, and his figure quickly crash-landed in its position.
The ground shattered under the violent impact. Khan's foot shattered the brown-red surface, digging into it and creating gorges that expanded everywhere. Tiles of soil rose and tilted before crumbling apart, trapping countless monsters in their destruction.
Khan didn't need to ignore that destruction. He thrived in the battlefield's chaos, so he already knew what had happened and where to look. A big white figure was on his left, using an intact rising tile to push itself away from him. The alpha had dodged his attack once again, but its luck was over.
The laws of physics didn't seem to apply to Khan as he shot to his left. The momentum accumulated during his violent landing had yet to disperse, but he had flown again, swiftly changing direction as if no pressure tried to weigh him down.
Khan materialized on top of the white alpha, his descending kick already pressing on its neck. The creature had growled something, but Khan had been faster, and his attack dug through the white fur, bending the skin underneath. However, nothing broke. Khan couldn't even hear the familiar crunch of shattered bones.
The kick slammed the alpha into the tilted ground, which finally shattered, sending the creature into a deep hole. Meanwhile, multiple nearby monsters saw their heads explode into a gory spectacle. More than twenty beasts died, but their leader was still alive, and its two pairs of eyes stared warily at the caped figure above.