Chapter 246: Stingham’s Inventiveness, The Call of Death (1/2)

Chapter 246: Stingham’s Inventiveness, The Call of Death

“This one’s face won’t also transform will it?” Ayrin blankly said as he looked at the huge creature which had just appeared before him.

The monstrous beast chasing after Stingham was literally a giant ostrich, only with a crown of colourful feathers atop its head.

“Poisonous Nighthawk Lord!”

Rinloran once again felt killing intent towards Stingham surge within his heart as he shouted, “Stingham, you idiot, are you a special monster bait or something?! How did you manage to attract another giant beast?!”

“Is there a bait as handsome as me in this world?!” Stingham quickly replied. It seemed like he wanted to say more but stopped as the two beasts completely encircled them.

Powerful arcane energy fluctuations rippled all around them as abnormal rings of light formed.

“Don’t make any rash moves!” In this tense moment where even breathing had become difficult, Rui’s quiet voice entered their ears.

Ayrin helplessly asked, “Teacher Rui, just what are they waiting for?”

“For beasts of a certain level, they are called Lords. There are two reasons for this. First, it is because these beasts are as strong as those arcane masters which have been conferred lordships atop the Doraster Continent. The second reason is because they have managed to carve out their own territories within the savage Southam Demon Forest. Each territory belongs to either a single, or a group, of giant beasts. It seems like we have entered the territory of the Poisonous Nighthawk Lord. If my guess is correct, the Fire Caracal Lord’s cub mistakenly entered this territory where it encountered us. In a search for its cub, the Fire Caracal Lord followed. However, when it entered the territory, the Poisonous Nighthawk Lord sensed its aura and thus began moving over, where it encountered Stingham.”

“You’re saying that since this Fire Caracal Lord has entered the Poisonous Nighthawk Lord’s territory, these two beasts might end up fighting each other?”

“Yes.”

At this moment, Ayrin, Rinloran, and Stingham understood the current predicament.

“But the situation is still for from good…”

Ayrin didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.

In this kind of situation, it would be best for them to quietly disappear. However, as they were sandwiched between the two beasts, they were afraid that any movement would immediately cause both beasts to attack them.

“Oh great boss Poisonous Nighthawk Lord!”

Right at this tense moment, Stingham’s voice abruptly rang out as he fell to his knees and kowtowed to the Poisonous Nighthawk Lord.

“What is this fellow trying now?!”

“This fellow is really an idiot!”

“Is his head filled with water or something? Why does he want to die so badly?!”

Ayrin and Rinloran’s faces abruptly became unsightly as they barely resisted the urge to turn around and yell at Stingham.

“You, over there! I was sent by boss Poisonous Nighthawk Lord to teach you a lesson! Next time, don’t you dare just barge into my territory!”

“Alright. Boss Poisonous Nighthawk Lord, I’ve already help you teach him a lesson. What you do now is all up to you!”

Ayrin and Rinloran only felt more speechless as they watched Stingham suddenly stand up and turn to face the Fire Caracal Lord as he loudly spoke several sentences with his hands on his waist.

Afterwards, Stingham quickly ran out of the encirclement.

“Hurry up and run! What are you guys still waiting for?! Do you all really wish to die?!”

Seeing Rui, Ayrin, and Rinloran still frozen in place, Stingham immediately shouted at them in a quiet voice.

“Can this really work?”

Seeing how the Fire Caracal Lord and Poisonous Nighthawk Lord both didn’t move, Rui, Ayrin, and Rinloran’s tense bodies followed after Stingham.

“Let’s go!”

Only after running for tens of meters did they pause around a giant tree. They exchanged glances of disbelief and then continued to silently run for their lives.

……

Only when the four of them were safely hidden within a tree’s crown ten or so minutes later did they allow themselves to catch their breath.

“We should no longer be in the territories of those two beasts,” Rui said as he wiped some sweat off his forehead. Even he seemed to feel lucky to still be alive.

Stingham rubbed his chest as he desperately gasped for air and said proudly, “Luckily, my wise handsome divine self was there.”

“But it would have all been averted if you had listened to Teacher Rui and not shot a fireball at the cub in the first place!” Rinloran angrily retorted as he glared at Stingham.

“Teacher Rui, those two beasts should have demon crystals within their body right? If so, can those crystals also be used to create amplification devices?” Ayrin couldn’t resist asking.

Rui nodded, “Once a beast reaches that level and it can produce such terrifying arcane energy fluctuations atop its body, it is almost guaranteed that there is a demon crystal within its body. However, even if you can hunt and obtain demon crystals, it is not necessarily worth it. This is because there are many different kinds of demon crystals which have different characteristics. Only those arcane masters who truly understand how to awaken the arcane energy within a demon crystal can turn them into true amplification artifacts. Otherwise, these demon crystals are just high-grade gems. Currently, the most widely used demon crystals atop the Doraster Continent are dragon crystals, followed by the flame jewels of Fire Lords and tidal crystals of Tidal Lords. The everfrost crystals of Giant Snowy Ice Wolves are also very common. It’s because there are many people who know how to use these crystals, and because many people use skills compatible with these crystals. As for other demon crystals, many can only be utilized by specific arcane masters.”

“So it’s like this. Then teacher’s arcane skills are compatible with Black Ripper’s mask? And that’s why teacher planned to steal Black Ripper’s mask… amplification artifacts are not universally compatible with everyone,” Ayrin mumbled to himself as he came to a realization.

“Thus, arcane masters who can master more arcane skills hold an advantage over others during battles like this. This is why your innate talent makes you truly terrifying,” Rui silently thought to himself as he looked at Ayrin nodded in response to Ayrin’s words.”