Chapter 718: First Hit
Liam and Charlotte remained where they were as they took in the demon before them.
’It’s evolved enough to speak,’ Liam thought as he studied the demon carefully. ’The Berserker during our first-year exam didn’t have speech. More than that, this one seems far faster than that one ever was.’
His crimson eyes stayed locked onto the towering creature while his mind rapidly processed every detail visible before him.
Even though both creatures belonged to the same class of demon, Liam quickly realized the differences between them were enormous, just like the book said.
The Berserker from the first-year exam had evolved around durability and overwhelming defense. Its bone protrusion ability had granted it a nearly impenetrable hide that made killing it an exhausting process even for multiple top students working together.
But this one was different.
Far different.
This Berserker had evolved toward explosiveness.
The dark red lightning crackling across its body wasn’t ordinary elemental lightning. Liam could tell that instantly. The energy felt violent, unstable, almost alive. Every pulse of crimson sparks carried condensed Myst pressure that leaked outward from the demon’s body unnaturally.
Even the air around it distorted faintly whenever the sparks intensified.
And judging from how fast it had crossed distance moments ago when attacking Charlotte, Liam understood something immediately.
This creature’s physical acceleration was tied directly to that violent Myst discharge.