37 Regrettable (1/2)

Right when Edmond's head was barely an inch away from the maw of the deformed Tera, Aaron felt something which made him look up into the sky.

That was when he realized that Woof had already started to send him thoughts, asking him to do the same thing, while it growled in that direction.

As for the audience, the Captain and the cloaked man who were all waiting for the bloodfest to commence, they didn't notice anything until it was too late.

With a sound that was reminiscent of what he had heard when that Weapons Wielder during the orientation had used his Energy Gun, a bolt of lightning struck down from that spot in the sky, resulting in a flash that made many close their eyes despite the fact that it was broad daylight.

When they opened them, the sight in front of their eyes made them take a few steps back and drop their jaws with disbelief.

That was because instead of having his head bitten off, Edmond was still on the ground, with his eyes closed as he had been closest to the flash.

Right in front of him was the motionless Great Dane whose head had a smoking hole surrounded by scorch marks.

Also, on the ground in front of Edmond, there was another scorch mark, as if that was where the lightning had struck the ground after passing through the brain of the Tera that had been about to kill him.

What was this? Divine intervention?

As the smell of burning flesh wafted through the air, this question appeared in the minds of a few of the audience who were believers in religion.

Yet, a ”Screech!” made them looked up, as they received their answer.

Of course, Aaron and Woof had already seen the source, and they were now eyeing it cautiously, wondering what sort of intention it had.

It was a large bird that was quite high up in the air, meaning that its features weren't very visible to those on the ground, but with each passing second, it came closer and closer until they soon realized what it was.

It was a gigantic eagle, and as Aaron saw it, he was reminded of the statue that he had seen when they had exited the path to view the town for the first time.

Yet, that wasn't even the most shocking thing.

No, that honor belonged to the fact that there was actually a humanoid figure on that eagle, whose head was tilted down while they observed the pit and everyone around it.

Everyone was transfixed by this sight of the magnificent bird whose grey feathers and yellow beak shone in the sun.

There were distinctive streaks of yellow in its wings, which actually gave an even more menacing atmosphere to this already terrifying bird.

The cloaked man was the first to respond.

Sensing movement, Aaron had just turned his sight to the pit to find that that man had begun to run frantically in the direction that he had come from.

In the process, he held out his palm, making a four-legged Tera that was double his height appear in front of him, running, on which he jumped on and accelerated instantly.

Today looked like it was going to be a day of surprises, as Aaron had already witnessed such an incredible feat of accuracy and power from that eagle, and now, he and Woof saw the fastest Tera in their lives.

This four-legged Tera's instant acceleration from its powerfully built legs would definitely allow it to escape easily no matter what Tera it came across in the forest that Aaron and Woof had lived in for so long. In fact, even that bear, which was their main nemesis and the most powerful predator in that forest, would be helpless in front of this.

Yet, before it could escape the area of the pit, another Tera appeared in its way right in front of it.

This was one that Aaron was slightly familiar with, but it was different than what he remembered.

It looked like a typical Four-Armed Gorilla, but it was larger than any that he and Woof had ever seen. It stood at least 3 meters tall, towering over all, and in its hand was some sort of large, metallic, rectangular object.

Shield! Yes, it was a shield.

As soon as it came into Aaron's view, it didn't just stand there. It charged forward, and because it had appeared unexpectedly, the cloaked man and his Tera had no opportunity to change direction.

Bang!

With a loud sound that was accompanied by the distinctive one of bones breaking, the man and his Tera with blown backward by the shield.

They flew in the air and thudded to the ground, before skidding back for a few moments and finally coming to rest right near the pit.