Chapter 78: Exhausted
’Why is my reaction getting duller?’
This discovery baffled Miguel.
However, he had no time to discern what was going on.
The demonized beast was proven to be very strong. It could easily predict his and the Scorching Water Tortoise’s attack and dodge them successfully before counterattacking at the most opportune time.
At this moment, the demonized beast successfully dodged the [Scorching Water Blast] once more. Fortunately, as the attack has a large coverage area, it was not able to counterattack and was only dodging passively as of this moment.
On the other hand, Miguel did not rashly attack once again. The beast was pretty strong and fast. One wrong move and Miguel was worried that he might die. He also suddenly realized that for some reason, his senses and judgment were becoming duller. He could not even react in time and almost got clawed by the demonized beast earlier.
For now, he decided to fulfill a summoner’s real purpose, stay at the back and command the contracted beast as he slowly searched for the cause of his current situation.
The [Scorching Water Blast] was fired all around by the Scorching Water Tortoise. Unfortunately, none of it managed to hit the swift and agile demonized beast at all as it kept on hoping from side to side. Miguel noticed that the [Scorching Water Blast] was getting weaker in terms of output.
He realized that the Scorching Water Tortoise was nearing its limit.
Knowing that, he ordered it to stop firing the [Scorching Water Blast] for now and told it to cast [Boiling Water Armor].
The Scorching Water Tortoise who had an increase in intelligence quickly followed Miguel’s order. A bubble armor materialized around it, protecting itself from possible harm.
On the other hand, seeing that it had stopped firing the water blast, the demonized beast saw it as an opportunity and immediately attacked.
Fortunately, the bubble armor rose up in time so it only struck the bubble armor before its momentum was halted in mid-air as it dropped to the ground.
Seeing that, Miguel immediately ordered for the tortoise to use [Molten Splash]. This time, he told it to target the air instead of the beast itself. Although the Scorching Water Tortoise was confused, it still followed the order.
On the other hand, the moment the demonized beast landed on the ground, it immediately hopped back up.
This was because the ground it landed was actually filled with the scorching water that the Scorching Water Tortoise has blasted since earlier. It had saved up and created a puddle beneath the tortoise.
Although it could endure the pain from the scorching rain released by the [Boiling Bubble Armor], it could not do the same if its whole leg was being submerged by hot boiling water.
This was also the reason why Miguel did not decide to go back beside the tortoise. Unlike the Scorching Water Tortoise itself, he was not immune to the skills it released.
The demonized beast was indeed strong and fast. However, its intelligence has already been corroded after it got demonized. Being able to dodge its enemies’ skills was already a good indicator that it has quite high intelligence prior to its demonization.
As the demonized beast hopped to avoid the scorching water below, the [Molten Splash] that the Scorching Water Tortoise released earlier successfully landed on its body.
Roaaar!
The demonized beast released a painful cry. Due to the sudden pain, it could only drop to the ground, which resulted in even more pain.
At this point, Miguel ordered the Scorching Water Tortoise to move away from the demonized beast. He was worried that it might attack desperately as a last resort.
However, since the Scorching Water Tortoise was not an agile beast, Miguel decided to utilize one of its skills for its own movement.
He ordered for it to jump as high as it can, before using the [Scorching Water Blast] to propel itself backwards using the momentum of the skill.
The Scorching Water Tortoise followed the order strictly. However, due to its heavy body, it could only hop five inches above the ground. Nevertheless, it still managed to use [Scorching Water Blast] the moment it reached the peak height of its jump.
Miguel’s plan succeeded, and as a bonus, the demonized beast was even hit squarely by the [Scorching Water Blast]. Its figure was embedded to the ground full of boiling water due to the pressure from the water blast.
As the Scorching Water Tortoise’s body moved backward, the demonized beast’s body gradually turned into a shade of red.
A terrifying scene unfolded as the demonized beast was getting cooked alive.
No mercy for demonic beasts, yet it was unsettling to see such a sight.
The demonized beast tried to wriggle out of the scorching hot water, but to no avail.
The Scorching Water Tortoise landed on the ground a few meters away and fired even more [Molten Splash] adding more to the damage before it lay on the ground exhausted.
Its tongue extended out as its big watery eyes dropped down.
Miguel shook his head as he materialized at the back of the tortoise.
Using the Volcanic Wyrm Sword, Miguel used [Precise Strike] and threw the sword towards the struggling beast.
The sword struck its head accurately, killing it directly.
Miguel ignored its dropping body as he touched the Scorching Water Tortoise with [Mystic Mend] casted on his hands.
It had accumulated a lot of claw marks from the battle earlier. Fortunately, its shell was quite hard and the demonized beast was not able to penetrate deeply.
The Scorching Water Tortoise’s energy was depleted from its constant use of skills earlier. It could not use its newly evolved healing skill [Steam Heal] now due to it.
The battle was already over anyway so it was fine.
The [Mystic Mend] not only heals minor injuries, it could also soothe the pain from the wounds.
The Scorching Water Tortoise has a blissful expression as it experiences the [Mystic Mend] for the first time.
On the other hand, as Miguel healed the Scorching Water Tortoise, he decided to check the logs of the recent battle and check the rewards he got.