Chapter 23: Built like a mountain
Chapter 22
The giant beast didn’t hesitate before making it’s first move. Its arm swung back, then with an earth-shaking roar, it hurled the massive stone mace forward. It tore through the air like a meteor, aimed directly at the squad.
"Incoming!"
The earth realm B-rank hunter threw both arms forward, slamming his fists together. A surge of mana rippled out from him and the ground responded. The mace exploded mid-air as a thick wall of earth shot up and splintered it into thousands of sharp pebbles.
"Scatter!" someone shouted.
But the earth user wasn’t done. With a sharp twist of his palms, the broken pebbles floated midair for a second. Then, all at once, they launched toward the beast like a shotgun blast. Dozens struck its stone hide, pinging and sparking, but barely left a scratch.
"Tch. Dammit. This thing... it’s built like a mountain!"
Crystal stepped forward. Her gaze was locked on the beast, analyzing it. It was slow, but the force it carried with each step made up for its speed. If it reached them, even a graze would be fatal.
"Move in formation," she barked. "Water and Ice, slow its legs. Earth, control the terrain. Healer, stay back, I’ll take the front and end this."
No one dared question her.
She raised her hands, and the ground beneath the beast began to bubble. Her fire mana surged through the rocky soil, turning it red, then orange, then molten.
Lava.