The Golem Mage

"Now!" Alec commanded, his voice filled with determination, as he moved forward, determined to plow through the ranks of hyenas and reach the Quasi Tier 4 Hyena Matriarch.

But as soon as he made his move, Alec noticed the Matriarch also shifting, giggling and emitting strange noises.

Suddenly, ten enormous hyenas positioned themselves in front of him, blocking his path and preventing him from getting any closer to the hyena Matriarch.

With deliberate precision, Alec unsheathed his Bone katana, unleashing a wave of sword Qi towards the ten hyenas in his way.

Yet, before the Qi attack even reached its intended targets, the hyenas scattered away, laughing and giggling at Alec's failed attempt to strike them.

Their sly eyes and mischievous behaviour only fuelled Alec's anger.

He had anticipated the Matriarch to confront him head-on, as leaders beasts often do, seeking to eliminate any perceived threats.

But the Matriarch had fled the moment Alec had made his move.

"What type of shameless hyena is this?"

Alec questioned himself , a mix of frustration and confusion in his voice.

Just as he was starting to relax, one of the hyena darted towards him, prompting Alec to swiftly turn his Bone katana and strike with a backhand motion due to the way he held the katana.

However, the hyena quickly changed direction, evading Alec's attack effortlessly, as it had no intension of moving closer to Alec in the first place.

Simultaneously, another Hyena approached from behind, attempting to sink its teeth into Alec's rear.

But these hyenas had severely underestimated Alec, as not just anyone could breach the ten-meter radius around him so easily.

A surge of adrenaline flooded Alec's mind, as he instinctively channelled his sword Qi towards the hyena that had feigned an attack, as he refused to withdraw or defend himself against the other Hyena that was close to biting his bottom.

Instead, he extended his left hand towards the hyena attempting to bite him, Casting both of his innate spell.

[> Low Tier Spell – Innate Combination – Flaming Bullet <]

Alec directed his mana to form an earth bullet enshrouded in a blazing aura, transforming it into a molten projectile.

"Release!"

Alec pronounced, his voice calm, and a thunderous bang reverberated through the air as the combined power of his innate spells propelled the bullet at an even greater speed than before.

The bullet pierced through the hyena's head with lethal precision, instantly claiming the group's first kill.

After killing one of the hyenas that had assaulted him and using his sword Qi to force the other Hyena to flee, Alec decided to retreat and regroup with his group.

He couldn't understand why they hadn't joined him, but he suspected that they might be held up.

The hyenas' cunning attitude and sinister mode of attack made him realize that he couldn't handle them alone, much like other unintelligent beasts in the low-rank realms.

As Alec turned back, he quickly understood why he wasn't receiving any backup.

The Matriarch had strategically positioned herself behind the ten hyenas, using them as a shield while she swooped in to finish off the slightly stronger members of Alec's gang.

The Matriarch wasn't interested in engaging in a one-on-one fight with Alec or adhering to any notions of fairness.

Her sole goal was to kill all the humans, and with Alec preoccupied, she saw a better chance of closing in on the rest of the group.

Her first target just happened to be Brandon.

The Matriarch giggled with wicked delight, underestimating the danger Brandon posed to her after all only Alec was able to make her feel the thrill of a challenge and that is why she wishes to wear him down.

Brandon unleashed a couple of earth slashes, but the Matriarch gracefully tilted her body to the side, dodging the attacks effortlessly.

Undeterred, she lunged for Brandon's hands. However, Arthur, in an attempt to intervene, tried to sneak a punch at her.

It was then that the Matriarch displayed the stark difference in their realms.

In an impressive display of agility, she twisted her body in the air and skilfully used her huge Paws to slap away Arthur's punch.

The impact was immense, sending Arthur hurtling through the air until he crashed into a tree.

The bronze armor on the right side of his body was badly damaged, nearly reaching up to his shoulders. The only thing that remained intact in the right hand region was the golden gauntlet given to him by his master, Terran.
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In fact, it was the gauntlet that prevented his entire right hand from breaking, considering the devastating blow he received from a cunning and seasoned Beast that was on the verge of entering the Mid Rank demonic beast realms.

Meanwhile, Brandon retreated to check on Arthur, as the Matriarch took advantage of the rebound from the attack to move towards Pale Zero's position.

[> Low Tier Spell – Frost Bite. <]

Pale, witnessing the Matriarch's effortless disposal of Arthur, and he casted aside his arrogance and summoned the Frost Bite spell spreading ice towards the few meters around him,

Hoping to gain an advantage as the area around him would provided easier access to ice energy after the Frost Bite Spell.

As the ice energy spread from beneath his feet, transforming the few meters around him into a frozen patch, the Matriarch stepped onto the ice.

Pale anticipated the ice invading her body through her limbs, but the Matriarch hyena merely giggled playfully as the tips of her claws emitted a force that prevented the ice from penetrating her.

"Shit!"

Pale exclaimed as he attempted to retreat.

He knew his physical abilities were lacking and he was terrible in close combat, he was no match for the Matriarch.

And there was no way he would willingly get near the fearsome beast.

He only needed a safe distance to cast his spells, but as he tried to move, three hyenas blocked his path.

Looking up, he realized that everyone was occupied with their own opponents, fueling Pale's anger as he contemplated fleeing.

In a fit of anger, Pale summoned his ancient dagger, prepared to harm himself for the sake of casting a Mid rank Ice spell.

However, before he could carry out his plan, the Matriarch had closed in and bit into his left leg, causing him to cry out in pain.

[> Low Tier Spell – Innate Combination – Flaming Bullet <]

Unexpectedly, Alec's voice, that is once despised by Pale, now became the one thing he now relied on.

As a streak of light flew past, striking the Matriarch's jaws and injuring her mouth.

While Alec may have aimed for the head, the Matriarch had already released Pale's left leg, causing the bullet to hit her jaws instead.

Blood flowed from the Matriarch's mouth, transforming her laughing face into a frown.

However, she remained unwavering in her determination to eliminate Pale as she lunged towards him, intent on severing his legs once and for all.

"Just focus on me!" Alec shouted, attempting to come to Pale's rescue.

But he found himself surrounded by another set of hyenas, forcing him into yet another prolonged battle that would not free him anytime soon.

While Alec was occupied, Arthur and Brandon found themselves with a momentary freedom.

"Get ready!" Arthur called out as he grasped two of the Hive Queen babies.

With all his strength, he hurled them towards the Matriarch Hyena In a bid to stop her.

"Defend your whole body!"

Brandon, charging towards them, shouted at Pale.

Pale swiftly reacted, encasing himself in a complete ice coffin, modifying the spell in the process.

The Matriarch paid little attention to the spiders, only swiping her paws towards their location, and a claw light soared towards the spiders, resulting in a small explosion upon contact, flinging the ice coffin away and covering the area around the Matriarch Hyena.

Brandon, in an attempt to amplify the damage, unleashed a crimson slash towards the explosion.

[> Low Tier Skill <]

[> Blade Style – First Form – Blade Hurricane <]

Brandon contorted his body, while wielding the Saber of Slaughter to release a series of crimson slashes.

As the slashes gained momentum, they transformed into a blood-red sword Qi tornado that surged towards the site of the explosion.

After landing back on the ground, Brandon reflected on the blade style his father had created for him.

It required mana, albeit in small quantities, as it was converted to Ki, offering heightened destructive capabilities.

This was the reason why he rarely employed it, as he didn't wish to harm any of his clansmen, as he was not still used to controlling Ki as effectively like he controlled Mana.

Unbeknownst to Brandon, he was employing a Ki technique unprecedented in the northern kingdom.

However, in this moment, it proved to be his best strategy to conserve mana, endure longer in battle, and minimize potential damage.

With a multitude of hyenas present, his attacks would strike them before reaching his fellow clan members.

"Fucking get your attacks under control!" Alec yelled in frustration.

As one of the Crimson Blade Qi approached his location, it sliced through one of the hyenas restraining him, before continue heading towards him.

Alec quickly raised his Blood Changdao from it's sheathe as the Bone Katana was still busy blocking another hyena's teeth,

So he used the Blood Changdao to deflecting the Crimson Blade Qi towards another hyena, killing it in the process, before the Crimson Blade Qi dissipated.