Chapter 210: The Source
Ryn saw it clearer than the rest.
Arthur wasn’t just using wind.
He had layered it.
His mana skin was already reinforcing his body, but now the wind was woven into it. That meant every movement carried that extra push, every step sharper, every strike faster.
And more than that...
The wind itself was cutting.
Not just assisting.
He turned it into a weapon.
Ryn’s grip on his sword tightened slightly.
And he’s doing it this smoothly...
Another wolf lunged at him.
Ryn moved without hesitation.
Slash!
His blade cut deep across its neck.
This time, cleaner than before.
Faster.
The wolf dropped instantly.
Ryn didn’t pause.
He stepped into the next movement and cut another one down.
A grin spread across his face.
"...So that’s how you want to play it."
Arthur wasn’t the only one pushing forward.
Behind him, Torren slammed his shield into a charging wolf.
Bang!
The impact threw it off balance and he followed up with a heavy swing.
"Stay down!"
Crack!
The wolf hit the ground hard.
Before it could rise..
Thwip!
Selene’s arrow pierced through its skull.
She didn’t stop.
Another arrow was already drawn.
Then...
Althea’s voice.
"Selene. Now."
A faint glow wrapped around the arrow just before release.
Acceleration.
Penetration.
Stacked.
Selene’s eyes sharpened.
She released.
Thwip...!
The arrow disappeared.
For a moment, it was hard to even follow.
Then..
Two bodies dropped.
One behind the other.
The arrow had pierced through the first wolf completely and didn’t stop until it killed the second.
Selene blinked.
"...That’s new."
Althea allowed herself a small smile.
"Keep going."
Selene didn’t need to be told twice.
Her rhythm changed immediately.
Faster.
Sharper.
She adjusted her stance and fired again.
Thwip! Thwip! Thwip!
Each arrow found its mark.
Each shot dropped another wolf.
Torren let out a laugh.
"Hey, leave some for me!"
"Move faster," Selene replied without looking at him.
Meanwhile, Arthur was still moving.
Still cutting.. and smiling wildly.
The wind around him grew tighter as he shifted directions mid-step.
Shhht!
He passed through two wolves at once.
They froze for a second.
Then both collapsed.
Arthur didn’t stop.
He pivoted and drove his dagger into another one’s neck.
Twist.
Pull.
Gone again.
His grin didn’t fade.
If anything, it grew wider.
This felt right.
Not the chaos from before or the loud explosions.
This was control.
Speed.
Precision.
And it fit him.
So this is what you can really do.
The thought settled in his mind as he moved again.
Behind him, he could feel it.
The team.
Keeping up.
Not struggling or falling behind.
Instead they pushed themselves more..
Ryn cutting faster.
Selene firing without pause.
Torren holding steady.
Althea supporting at the right moments.
Even Nox, moving along the edge, calling out when needed.
"Left!"
Torren reacted instantly, turning his shield just in time to block a lunging wolf.
Bang!
"Got it!"
Arthur glanced back for a split second.
They’re solid.
That was enough.
He shifted his movement.
Instead of just cutting through, he opened space.
He pushed forward, carving a path.
The wolves kept coming, but now they were being split apart.
Divided and kept under his control.
"Forward!" Ryn called.
They moved as one.
Not rushing or hesitating.
Just steady.
Each step backed by the others.
Arthur slowed just enough to switch.
His hand lifted.
Wind gathered again, tighter this time.
Condensed and formed a spear.
It moved quietly.
Almost silently as he threw it.
Shhht...
The spear shot forward and pierced through a cluster of wolves.
No explosion.
Just clean destruction as bodies dropped in a line.
Arthur exhaled.
"...Better."
Less noise. Less attention.
The more he could control the situation.
They kept moving. Step by step. Kill by kill.
And as they went deeper..
The air changed again.
Heavier and darker.
Arthur felt it immediately.
That same feeling. The one from before when he had seen that ritual.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
Yeah... this is it.
Nox slowed down ahead of them.
Her voice came out quieter this time.
"...We’re close."
No one joked or even bothered to question.
They tightened their formation.
Torren moved slightly closer to Nox. Selene adjusted her position for clearer shots. Althea’s mana flow became steadier.
Ryn stepped forward. And Arthur moved beside him this time.
"Stay sharp," Ryn said.
Arthur nodded once, likewise the rest of the squad.
"Sure."
They pushed forward.
The wolves around them grew fewer. But stronger and more aggressive like they were guarding something.
Arthur cut one down with a quick slash.
Ryn followed with another.
Selene’s arrow dropped a third.
They didn’t slow down.
Nox suddenly stopped.
"...There."
They all looked ahead.
And then they saw it.
The formation.
Faint lines carved into the ground.
Dark energy flowing through it.
Twisted.
Wrong.
Arthur’s expression hardened.
Just like before.
But that wasn’t all.
A few meters away... Something moved.
A large shape. Bigger than the rest.
A wolf.
Massive.
Its body was covered in thick black fur, its eyes glowing brighter than the others.
It stood still.
Watching them.
And behind it...
A figure.
Human.
But not. Its body was twisted, veins darkened, something crawling under its skin like it didn’t belong there.
It stood near the formation.
Not just guarding it, but also controlling it.
Torren’s voice dropped.
"...That’s not normal."
"No," Ryn replied quietly.
Arthur stared at it.
"...Ritual guardian."
The word settled over the group.
Heavy, but real.
Nox stepped back slightly.
"...So that’s the source."
Arthur rolled his shoulders slowly.
The grin returned.
But this time..
It wasn’t playful.
"...Good."
Ryn glanced at him.
"Good?"
Arthur’s eyes stayed on the corrupted human and the massive wolf.
"We found it."
His grip on his dagger tightened slightly.
"Now we deal with it."
But for a few seconds, no one moved.
It wasn’t fear.
Not exactly.
But something about the scene in front of them still forced them to pause to study the situation better.
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