Chapter 358: Initiation into a Healer (13) (1/2)

The Meka Clan Chief pointed his scimitar forward; the radiance he unleashed coursed through it, condensing into the hooved beast thrice the size of others. The hooved beast stood in its place, its eyes glistening with wisdom, the intelligence surpassing that of a beast. Its body was also significantly more condensed, the weight it possessed caused the sand to spill out from under as it landed.

The hooved beast gazed at the Shield Beast, snorting as it exhaled a powerful gust of air. The Meka Clan Chief boarded its back, watching the Odatha Clan chief land behind him. The Mosali Clan Chief boarded a massive clawed beast he had created while the Raga Clan Chief accompanied him on its back.

The two beasts immediately began to sprint towards the Shield Beast as the Meka Clan Chief bellowed, ”Warriors, charge!”

All the warriors stationed behind geared themselves, bellowing in return as they charged like the tidal wave. They brandished their weapons that ranged from swords and spears to nets and spikes.

The Meka Clan Chief looked at the Mosali Clan Chief, ”I'll lead the charge.”

Saying so, he grunted, causing his hooved beast to accelerate further, building up momentum at an exponential pace. Its spring-like legs caused it to traverse the length of four grown men with each stomp, its massive figure brimming with power.

A Sand-Weaving Scorpion that came in its way was rammed, sent flying for quite the distance as the hooved beast continued with unabated momentum, making up for the reduction in speed with a single stomp. It possessed tremendous acceleration, the perfect spear to drill out a path in war.

The Meka Clan Chief's imposing momentum alerted the Shield Beast as it turned around, looking alert as it gazed his approach. It poised its stinger high up in the air, aiming forward as it spewed out a sand cloud, the force skin to an erupting geyser.

The sand cloud swiftly blanketed the area around it, creating a domain advantageous to the Sand-Weaving Scorpions. At the next instant, the screech of a bird resounded as a massive shadow was cast on the sand cloud before the sounds of flapping wings resounded.

Power gusts of wind were unleashed that parted the dust cloud, clearing the area. The Shield Beast looked at the clawed beast flying high above, beyond its reach. It screeched, aiming its stinger at the air before unleashing another torrent of dust.

The winged beast flapped its wings faster, creating stronger gales that pushed back the dust cloud. In the confrontation, the winged beast was slowly losing its ground, the gales it unleashed were getting drowned by the sand cloud that was increasing in density as time passed.

Followed by a smoky trail, the hooved beast arrived, crouching its head as Meka Clan Chief and the Odatha Clan Chief jumped off its back. Immediately, the hooved beast further accelerated, raising its speeds until it was a blur.

The dust cloud moved aside as it penetrated through them, accelerating further and further, treading beyond its limits, causing starlight specks to radiate from its body as it slammed into the Shield Beast, pushing it a long distance over the sand.

A wide gaping wound was left on the pincer it had used to defend against the charge attack, leaking out blood, the armour plates around it were broken, falling off with the slightest movement. The Shield Beast pierced the hooved beast with its stinger, attacking repeatedly to kill it off.

The Meka Clan Chief arrived before its face, brandishing his scimitar, emitting deadly killing intent. The Shield Beast used its right pincer to defend against his hit, watching a massive gash appear on its shell, even causing a trace of blood to seep out. The force of the attack even caused shockwaves to course through its arm, rattling its insides.

The Shield Beast stomped with its legs, transferring the power behind moving its body into its right pincer, hitting the Meka Clan Chief. The Meka Clan Chief attacked with all his might, making contact with the brandished right pincer, staying in the stalemate for only an instant before he was overpowered, the resultant force sending him flying away.

The shockwave rattled his internals, causing him to spew out blood. He saw the Shield Beast finish off his hooved beast while he was in the air when a pale blue hand seeped into him from behind, swiftly rejuvenating him while healing his injuries. The pale blue hand restored his condition to the peak.

The Chief laughed, summoning his hooved beast under him, landing on its back. The moment the hooved beast landed on the ground, it kicked with its hooves as it sped forward, accelerating to its peak within 10 steps as it slammed into the Shield Beast, toppling it.

A massive serpentine beast drilled out from the sand, targeting its stinger while the clawed beast had arrived by now, joining in the attacks. The Raga Clan Chief used the help of the winged beast to drop down from above, unleashing the hulled beast while mid-air, using its massive stature to drop down on the Shield Beast.

The power behind the impact slammed it deep into the sand, constricting its movements. The bladed sides caused screeching sounds as they scratched the Shield Beast's shell, trying to cut it open. The serpentine beast coiled around the stinger, pulling it into the sand.

The Shield Beast clamped with its mandibles, severing the blades on the hulled beast near its face. Its legs drilled kicked at the sand as it drilled into the ground instantly, as if it were a worm. The Odatha Clan Chief cursed, ”Dammit, it killed my tattoo beast with a single hit.”