Chapter 266: Helpless. (1/2)

Although Blaze sent Ice spikes towards the Blood Panther as fast as he could, it was not enough to really cause it any hindrance.

Even when the Panther was confident, it still missed when Raven cast another spell while taking cover with a giant Ice spike.

When Raven was just a short distance away from the Panther, it opened its mouth and Mana gathered on top of its face. Just the density and the power that Mana held was enough to kill even a peak Rank-8 Mage multiple times over if it hit them directly!

Naturally, Raven experienced first hand how terrifying it was to fight a Rank-9 Beast from up close. Just the sheer amount of pressure would have made just about anyone have seconds thoughts.

However, Raven and Blaze had a different mentality compared to any other Rank-8 Mage. After living with Ozul for so long, both of them were influenced by his mindset, even if only a little.

Since Ozul would remain nonchalant in almost all kinds of situations, both of them had at least learned to keep their calm when facing danger.

So even when Raven felt powerless against the Blood Panther, she still followed her original plan and closed in the distance between them.

Unlike what the Panther had thought, Raven didn't dodge or run away. Instead, she rapidly closed their distance!

It made the Panther stop accumulating more Mana and just when it was about to shoot the giant ball of violent energy towards Raven,

Eeek!

An involuntary shriek escaped its mouth as it felt a stinging pain behind its back!

”Urgh! You Filthy Humans!!” the Panther bellowed in rage as it realized that the tiny girl before him had managed to trick him.

When all debris and ice was flying around, Raven had cast a spell that created a small lump of dark shadow-like smoke that discreetly went behind the Panther's back.

Just like Ozul, she had also noticed the small patch of fur behind its back that had bloodstains all over it. Realizing that the Panther had an injury, she decided to make good use of it.

The shadow that she had cast sneakily could turn into a sharp dagger any time she wanted. During the time when she rushed towards the Panther, it had all of its focus on her. So it naturally missed the shadow that crept behind its back.

Her dagger might have never even managed to pierce the Panther's skin under normal circumstances. However, there was already a wound on its back, she just had to poke it again.

The Panther's attack also missed its target since he was disturbed at the crucial moment. Meanwhile, Raven and Blaze rejoiced at the fact that they were able to harm the Panther even when they were only middle stage Rank-8 Mages.

Quite conveniently, they opted not to think much about the fact that not only was the Panther injured, but Raven had also used that same wound to harm it otherwise it would have been impossible.

Just when their fear had disappeared and the excitement washed over, the Panther which was previously groaning in pain growled viciously.

Their smiles froze as they readied themselves for another round of struggle.

However, they were foolish to think that they had a chance against the Panther. Just the next moment, the Beast released all of its aura which started to suffocate Raven who was only a few feet away from it.

Grrrr!

Blaze didn't fare any better as the Panther growled loudly.

At that instant, Raven realized that their small victory just now was only them poking the Beast's wound!

She immediately began to cast several Spells to run away from there, but the Panther didn't give her any chance.

The Panther jumped at her and with a single sweep of its paw, it hit Raven who was sent flying across the trees!

”Raven!” Blaze shouted with widened eyes. Even though he was a few meters away from them, he could feel that attack just now would have inflicted some serious injuries.

However, he did not have time to care about Raven as the Panther moved its eyes towards him next.

A feeling of dread washed over him as he hurriedly created as many pillars of ice as he could surrounding him.

Unfortunately for him, all of his efforts were futile because what happened next left him in a daze.

The Blood Panther which was tens of meters away from him closed in all of that distance in the blink of an eye!

All those ice pillars and the ice spikes that he had sent towards the Beast all shattered like glass.

Following that, the Panther hit Blaze the same way it did to Raven, sending him flying in the other direction.