Chapter 210: King Of The Pass (2/2)

However, none of those spells were suitable for an ice and fire-type monster and thus he was forced to only play a supporting role in this battle.

The ColdFire drake— who could no longer fly because of the martial law being enforced in the area— moved around on only three limbs and it used its tail as a weapon and its massive body as a shield while occasionally blasting out large balls of white flames that either froze or burnt whatever they touched.

Eliss moved nimbly and circled the large monster as it pushed back everyone else. Bending her legs a little, the ground under her feet gave way as she appeared above the drake and her right claws were engulfed in a transparent white aura.

•Cascading White-Tiger Drive•

As though splitting the sky itself, her seemingly flaming claws came storming down on the massive back of the ColdFire Drake in a resounding boom that shattered the insanely hard scales on its back and damaged its skin even though it was still a shallow attack.

White flames burst out of the drake's body again and Eliss jumped back immediately. Thanks to Vrutha's provoking skill, the ColdFire drake could not attack anyone else and both Aegar and some of Bell's teammates were constantly healing him so they could attack wildly without reserves.

”Giant Fireball!”

”Lightning!”

”Stone Bullets!”

”Wind Cutter!”

”Blight!”

”Water Lance!”

A variety of Spells were thrown at the monster in quick succession but its defenses were too high and all they could manage was to pin it down. Winged City had no Quantium Ranked Hunter so Tritanium ranks were the highest the city had to offer and this group was made up of the best of the best.

Yet, all they could manage after more than an hour of fighting was to pin the monster in place and restrict his movement after taking away its ability to fly. However, this was their aim the entire time as the top-tier mages in the group had been preparing a ritualistic spell for more than 30 minutes now.

None of them had reached the 5th tier but the power of what they were about to unleash surpassed even the 6th. This was a power beyond the mortal realm. A glim at the power wielded by gods.

”By the will of the gods. Let the light that shines bring forth the power that consumes. Let the brilliance of the stars be the last sight of those that stand against us. Let the heavens be drawn and answer the call. StarFall.”

In order to use a more powerful spell that one's potential didn't allow. A ritual is needed and a full chant must be recited. Combining the powers of both mages and amplifying them by an insane number, a brilliant pillar of light descended from the sky and consumed the ColdFire Drake as everyone had already retreated from the monster the moment Berot gave the signal and fired one last attack.

The pillar of light covered more than a hundred-meter radius and everything under its light was reduced to dust. Berot had used a multi-layer defensive barrier on everyone as a precaution but he doubts the strength of his own barrier as the Tier 7 spell that was just unleashed and stolen his breath away doesn't feel like it could be defended against.

However, Aegar who specialized in defense had also done the same and it made him a bit more confident in their survival. Even though he felt like they would still die if they were to take that attack head-on.

This was the power of ritualistic magic. The ability to use power beyond one's limit. Of course, the drawbacks are also very severe and it was something that couldn't be relied upon in a battle as its requirements were too high and normally, it take more than two mages to work.

Moreover, if they hadn't distracted the monster from the duo, it would've surely done everything in its power to stop them and their spell would've surely failed or even backfire.

Luckily that didn't happen and they had successfully slain the legendary king of the pass without suffering a single casualty. This was a Lord class monster they were talking about here. This achievement alone made the entire trip worth it.

However—

—ROAR!!

”Impossible!”

Indeed... None of them could believe their eyes. The ColdFire drake had just taken a Tier 7 large-scale destructive spell to the face and survived. Although it was in terrible shape as its body was in shambles as it was bleeding non-stop and had multiple missing limbs.

The monster stood in such a shape with a domineering look in its eyes as he glared at the insects before him and they could not help but take steps back as some even trip themselves and fell.

None of them had the energy to continue. Both, Kazim and Vrutha who was their most important member couldn't fight anymore as they had exhausted all their energy just to keep the monster in place for that spell.

'This is bad. We'll be wiped out if something isn't done soon. Damn, do I? Duck it! I have to do something.'

Steeling himself, Berot stepped forward as the only one with any mana left. He planned to unleash a single target attack with everything he had. Taking the monster out with him if he had to.

However—

ROARRR!!!

With an intensity like never before, the ColdFire Drake roared with all its might as it exuded a pressure that paralyzed even Berot for a moment. It immediately engulf itself in white flames that made its sura skyrocket beyond mortal limits as it forced its broken wings to move and launched into the sky as the martial law was no longer in effect. With a flight speed 10x faster than a fighter jet, the creature escaped deeper into the pass.

”Huh!? Did it just? I-It retreated...”