37 Regrettable (2/2)

The audience had already cleared out the area, giving these two awe-inspiring Teras a wide berth.

As Aaron looked at the shield again, he saw that a deep dent had appeared on it, and there were even bloodstains which were definitely from the Tera.

As for the cloaked man, it seemed that he was pretty unlucky, as he was actually pinned under his Tera right now. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't extricate himself, and with desperation, he was just about to hold out his palm again, but he was stopped when a foot stamped on the back of his hand as he held it aloft, making him scream with pain while Aaron heard light 'crack', meaning that more bones were being broken.

That foot had crushed the palm under it on the ground, so all of the fingers of the cloaked man were bent in strange angles while the one who had done it stepped back and put her hands on her waist, with a smile on her face.

Indeed, it was a woman, and she was more unique than anyone Aaron had seen since walking out of the forest.

She was the one who had alighted from the eagle even before it landed on the ground, jumping forward athletically before unhesitatingly running toward the cloaked man and doing this action which now rendered him helpless, as he could no longer move his palm at all.

Aaron immediately understood why she had done this – the Core was basically like an additional part of the body, which was present in one's hand. If one lost control of their hand, or if the Core was stuck inside their body due to the other bones of the fingers being broken and obstructing its path, then they would have no way to let it come out so that they could unleash the Tera stored inside.

Smart. Ruthless, and smart.

She was wearing tight clothes made of a material which made Aaron remember the word ”leather”, and she was more fleshed out in certain areas than any woman Aaron had seen in Skystead Hamlet.

She was slim, yet she had lean muscle which was definitely the reason behind her athleticism.

From Aaron's angle, he could see that her features were also unique – she had large eyes, high cheekbones, a pointed nose and a sharp chain with luscious lips.

All in all, she was someone that no one would be able to forget after they saw her.

Of course, Aaron only felt that she was unique, and decided to remember her anyway, but apart from that, his attention was mostly on the eagle, which was looking around wearily.

When it stood, it was at least 3.5 meters tall, and when it had landed, Aaron had observed its wingspan which must at least be double its height.

It had a sharp beak and even sharper claws, which looked like they could tear apart anything it wished, but its most distinctive feature was that occasionally, crackles of electricity would appear on the surface of its body.

The feeling of danger that Aaron got from it made his hair stand on end.

Woof was also silently assessing this Tera, and probably planning out how they should go about fighting it, if they needed to.

As for the Gorilla, it had already been recalled by a man who was very thin, and even looked quite sickly with a very pale face.

With a low chuckle, the woman spoke.

”Ha ha, these AAs are already showing their worth. I should really thank the one who finally allowed me to catch you.”

The cloaked man responded after spitting out some blood.

He was still trying to force himself out from under the Tera, so he was panting while he spoke.

”You bitch! You'll pay for this! You'll pay! Mark my words!”

This made the woman raise an eyebrow, and at this moment, Aaron actually got an even more dangerous feeling from her than from the eagle.

”Oh? I doubt that. You see, this is the new Epic level Tera that I recently bonded with. So, it's not fully under my control. It's really regrettable, you know.”

Saying so, the woman turned around and began to walk towards the eagle, before reaching it and patting it on the feathers of its neck.

As the cloaked man's eyes widened, he seemed to realize something.

”No! You wouldn't dare! They wouldn't let you go! I swear I'll stop! Just…gaarghh!”

The man spoke no more, as the eagle had casually flipped one wing in a motion that was so fast that one would miss it if they blinked their eyes, causing a sharp feather the size of a palm to fly forward accurately and impale the man in his chest – right where his heart was.

As blood welled up in his mouth, making him choke on it, the woman turned in Aaron's direction and met his eyes.