Chapter 24: Sign Of A Comeback
"Mason! Watch out!" Neo exclaimed as he stared up at the large beast, it's eyes turned red and it swiftly emitted a red beam of energy from it's eyes towards the Mason who was stuck airborne.
'Shit!" As the red beam of energy rippled through the air, cutting a searing path toward Mason, he stretched out his right hand. Power surged from his palm in a pulse of telekinetic force, colliding with the incoming blast. The impact detonated in a burst of light and sound, a shockwave tearing through the air as energy clashed with energy, propelling him back to the ground.
"Mason!" Neo rushed towards his side as the beast released a resounding roar that shook the grounds. "Are you alright!?"
"Ugh... Feels like that time tried it after two weeks." He groaned, holding the side of his head with his palms.
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing! Besides aren't you supposed to be helping me, teammate?" Neo pushed himself to his feet, brushing the dust from his clothes with sharp, practiced movements. His gaze locked onto the beast, which roared and charged toward them with relentless ferocity.
"I'm not sure how, that beast is far out of my league." Neo's voice trembled as he whispered a reply, the fear threading through his words unmistakable. The thought of facing a literal S-rank beast—an opponent whose power he knew all too well—tightened like a vise around his chest.
'Tch, this guy really is useless.' As the beast approached them, he ran up the body of the beast once more and attacked it swiftly, continuously delivering powerful barrage of kicks and blows on it's body.
[What are you doing master?]
'System? You're still with me? For a moment I thought you abandoned me or something.'
[I didn't realize you required my aid in defeating a mere beast, it's surprising you struggle this much.]