Chapter 181 - The Return (1/2)

Evan instantly took several swings with his sword. The icy blade sliced through and severed the monster's flesh, leaving it no chance of survival. A few seconds later, the monster's massive carcass collapsed.

The young man slowly approached the monster and pulled the green crystal from its chest with one precise cut. ”Monsters cores” were worth good money, so Evan wasn't going to pass them up.

<Well, I guess I should also take this one > Evan thought, reaching out his hand for the spheres on the monster's paw. He was sure it was also something precious and could be worth a lot, but...

Crack.

Thirty seconds after the monster had died, the red spheres cracked and shattered into shards. They couldn't exist outside the monster's body or if it was dead.

”Alright, there's nothing I can do about it. Now I have to deal with the most formidable foe there is.” Evan muttered as he stared at the unusual monster.

Its roar made Reykar step back. Evan had never seen monsters like this before, for its entire body burned with bright flames.

Evan used the ”Eye of Truth,” and when he saw this monster's ”Pillar of Soul,” he became wary.

< The first rank monster with one flame on the platform and two evolutions...>.

If a monster's 'Pillar of Soul” has one platform and one flame burning on it, it means that its strength is roughly equal to a mage at the ”One-Pointed Star” stage with one broken ”Barrier.”  But, evolutions give the monster much power, especially because of the gained abilities.

In most cases, if a magician at the ”One-Pointed Star” stage meets an evolved monster of the first rank, he will lose. A magician can win only if his arsenal has powerful spells or magical artifacts. Otherwise, it's doubtful that the magician can survive.

Evan's spells got stronger, but so far, he didn't know any first rank spells. He was at quite a disadvantage, but his sword balanced the scales.

Evan held the sword out toward the monster and cast ”Magic Missile.” Two dense white beams flew swiftly toward the monster.

The fire monster didn't dodge. Instead, it opened its mouth wide, and its roar shook the whole forest.

It was so strong and loud that Evan had to cover his ears. What's more, it wasn't just a loud sound, but real waves that brought down the ”Magic Missile.” The spell flew off into the crystal rock and destroyed part of it.

Evan frowned. He hadn't expected the monster's roar to be able to throw his spells aside.

<If the ”Magic Missile” hasn't worked, then the ”One-Eyed Raven's Beam” won't be able to break through that roar, either. I think it's time to do it...>.

Evan thought and canceled the ”Ice Veil” The monster realized that Evan was about to attack and decided to do the same. Its claws glowed, and the wind swirled around them. With each passing second, the wind grew more vigorous and more furious until it became a tornado.