117 Battle in Wasteland (2/2)

”Ahhh, it is hard to say, remember that it is not the first time some of those power try to recruit us but most of the time, those who accept end up like guarding dogs with no true rights. Although this person seems to not discriminate among races due to the way those dragonborns talk about him, that treatment maybe is only to those with powerful bloodlines and not us.” Replied the gnoll man with a solemn expression.

Gnolls are supposed to be a savage and war-like race, that only follows their impulses, but in this man's voice, there was great wisdom and maturity.

”It is true that there are dangers in accepting his proposition, but there are also if we refused it. It is obvious that those dragonborn find following that person the greatest honor in existence, and if we denied, who could say how they will act. Although my old bones are not afraid of death I cannot leet the young one of my tribe pay that price.”

This time the one who spoke was a member of the maur race, this was a race that had the blood of giants in their bodies, but due to their ancestors being forced to live in horrible environments, their bloodline and body have devolved, giving them a hunched like appearance with a body of around three-meter tall.

”The man they call Prince should be the son of their leader, and though I cannot understand why, I get the feeling that he is extremely concern about our safety.” The grey dwarf spoke, as he looks at the boy floating in the sky, with four dragonborns by his side.

When the grey dwarf spoke, the other three also turn to look at the boy, and although he had the appearance of a child, the might that they were feeling from his body and especially his blood, was superior to the ones that those four-meter tall dragonborns gave.

Dante's eyes were closed and although he detected those four elders looking at him, he did not bother whit them since he had more important things on his mind right now.

His face was serious and it was apparent that all of his concentration was occupied in something. All of a sudden he opens his eyes and looks at the distance before immediately raising both of his palms and make the four dragonborns do the same.

In the exact place Dante was staring, a second later, two men appeared, and from the energy of their bodies and the red eyes on their forehead, you could see that they were Eye Lords, one of them at the Novice level, and the other at the Master.

The moment those men appeared, they made their energy explode, making hundred of fiend-like claws made of blood appear.

The man at the Master level finished first and launched them against the horde, but just as the other Eye Lord was preparing to attack, he felt an immense sense of danger and before he could react, his body was impacted by ten beams of chaotic energy, killing him instantly.

Once the Eye Lord dies, the claws of blood he made vanished, but the ones made by the man at the Master level remained, and they were about to reach the horde with enough power to kill ninety percent of it.

But despite that, Dante remained calm as he saw this, and the answer to his state show itself immediately.

Hundred of shields of dark ice appeared above the horde creating a perfect dome, protecting them from claws.

Every single of those blood claws had the power to kill a Rank 0 life form easily, but despite being hundreds of them, they were not able to trespass the shields and reach the horde.

The man was surprised by the events happening, since not only his partner die just when they appeared, but the attack he charged with all of his power was blocked and not a single member of the horde died.

From the center of the horde, a woman rises into the sky, making a par of dark crystal wings appear on her back and a dome of ice covers her entire body.

Sophia looks at the man with cold eyes, and her entire body glowed as her runic set was activated.

The man was well informed and knew that despite Sophia being at Rank 1, she could fight with those at Rank 2 at the Master level by using runic sets. Despite the danger, the man did not run since he knew that failure was not an option for him.

Sophia did not wait for the man to act again and flashes in his direction as she launched dozens of dark ice spears forcing him to get away from the horde.

The events that happened were so fast that only now the horde realized how close they were to die, and the next things they saw were Dante and the five dragonborns positionings themself above them.