Chapter 380: The Steel Porcupine’s Feast (1/2)

Even Jyorta was surprised by the speed at which they killed a Tier 2 Frenzy Beast. It was a Rigordile, a Frenzy Beast specialised in the aspect of defence. To counter it, they directly swatted it using the River Whale's weight.

The Steel Porcupine would harm it and force it to focus its attention on the injured area. He would use his hallucination to daze it for a moment while the River Whale slammed onto it. It was a simple but effective tactic.

The Steel Porcupine jumped out from the film of water, falling into the shallow waters as it slithered towards the flattened body of the Rigordile. It hissed once, using its spikes to poke a hole. It retracted its spikes, aligning them along its body, enacting a streamlined appearance.

Followed by a hiss, it drilled through the hole it made, entering the Rigordile as it flailed around. Seeing that it was still following his orders, Jyorta heaved a sigh of relief. Had he controlled it solely through his hallucination, it would have broken free of his control the moment it entered the Rigordile's body.

Thankfully, he was only giving it inputs through his aura. The source of the hallucination was its own aura, thanks to the tattoo he had induced in it.

Ten seconds later, the Steel Porcupine drilled out of the Rigordile, holding a Heart Crystal in its mouth. It then curled its body into a sphere and released its hold, springing forth like a spring as it entered the film of water.

As the River Whale didn't forbid its entry, it could swim freely through the film of water before arriving beside Jyorta. Jyorta used his weaker psychic arm to grab hold of the Heart Crystal and remove the layer of flesh and blood on it.

The River Whale ejected the contents—the flesh and blood he removed—out of the film of water, and sent it falling to the ground as Jyorta stored the Tier 2 Heart Crystal in his cuboidal bag. He smiled, controlling the River Whale to proceed forward.

On layer 3, there only existed three races: The River Whales, the Rigordiles, and the Shoe Fishes. So, of the three layers he had been in, it was the least populated, followed by later 2 and finally layer 1.

In layer 1, the Frenzy Beasts were small, so they were more in number. In layer 3, two of the three races had large statures. So, the limited space meant only a few lived in here.

Jyorta noticed two River Whales flying further ahead, harassing a Rigordile as they used their water films to bump into it constantly. They danced through the air, with each flap of their tails pulling and pushing water from the ground. They displayed their prowess in manipulating the water.

The Rigordile was a species that didn't have any Traits, so it could only rely on its two Skills to fight back. It used its Tier 2 Skill to make long leaps and evade their attacks, trying to retaliate when spotting a chance.

But, it was clearly losing its ground. Its enemy had a greater territorial advantage than it. Jyorta and team arrived right at this instant, targeting a River Whale. Without any hesitation, he unleashed an aura beam towards it, also infusing his aura personification into it.

Aura Personification—Betrayal!

The River Whale behaved like a tremendous impact had blasted its side as it toppled over, the place of impact sporting a large indentation. The skin in the area came off in patches while blood oozed out without stopping.

The River Whale spun in the air twice from the impact, even confusing Jyorta as he looked at his hand while panting. ”Was my aura beam really that strong?”

He then noticed that his target had only recently become Tier 2, judging based on its presence. He then understood the reason, it was thanks to the sheer difference in their auras. The aura he unleashed in his aura beam was twice its total, so the effect was obvious.

The River Whale stumbled in the air a couple more times before falling on the ground with a thud. It struggled to get up once again, emitting powerful screams due to the pain. Its scream caused the water to ripple outward, with the waves reaching as high as two centimetres. Such was the intensity behind its scream.

The film of water protected him against most of the scream while his psychic arm barrier shielded out the remainder. Jyorta wiped the sweat on his forehead as his heart thumped faster and faster. Noticing the Rigordile jump in to finish off the fallen River Whale, he set his sights on the other one, controlling his River Whale to slam into it.