This Beast-Tamer is a Little Strange - Chapter 506

Chapter 506: Chapter 506: Stalemate
Boom!

Kain closed his eyes tightly, the only body part he still retained control of, preparing for the bone-crushing impact.

Fortunately, Aegis, now fully restored and towering over the battlefield, intercepted the charge. His stone fists slammed into the creature with enough force to make it break its forward charge at Kain, especially, since Aegis targeted its already damaged side.

The creature roared in anger, its glowing eyes narrowing as it looked at Aegis and then at Kain who was a mere few meters away.

By this point, Serena and Kain’s contracts had also realized that something was wrong with Kain. One of the Vespid guards quickly whisked him away, while Serena’s Starweaver hovered nearby to cover their escape.

Seeing his target get further away, the massive creature grew enraged.

“You will not take what is not yours!” it bellowed, its voice filled with rage. “This planet’s energy belongs to its people, not to invaders like you!”

The creature lunged at Aegis, its claws slashing through the air with deadly precision. Aegis countered with a powerful blow, his stone fists slamming into the creature’s body with enough force to crack its mechanical armour. Black-purple energy began to seep from the creature’s wounds, and Aegis wasted no time in absorbing it, his form growing stronger with every passing second.

But the creature wasn’t like the others they had encountered before. It wasn’t simply a mindless guardian running on dwindling reserves. It was intelligent. And furious.

As soon as it felt Aegis absorbing the leaking energy, it reacted violently. Its remaining arm surged with power, black-purple energy crackling to life around its jagged claws. With terrifying speed, it twisted its body and drove its fist into Aegis’ chest, a deep crater forming where the blow landed. Cracks spread through Aegis’ obsidian-like surface, and he staggered back, forced to momentarily stop absorbing the creature’s energy.

Kain, still immobilized by the backlash from Balens’ wish, could only watch as the battle unfolded. His mind raced, desperate to find a way to break free and join the fight. Serena, realizing the severity of the situation, barked orders to her contracts.

The Starweaver remained near the vulnerable Kain who was held by a Vespid guard unleashed a barrage of arrows at the enemy from a distance. Each arrow struck with pinpoint accuracy, exploding on impact and forcing the creature to stagger.

The Elemental Guardian still in its fire-attribute form, unleashed a torrent of fire that engulfed the creature’s lower body. The flames licked at its mechanical armour, causing it to roar in pain.

Meanwhile, the Prismarin’s illusions darted around the creature, their crystalline forms shimmering as they created multiple false images of Aegis, the Elemental Guardian, and other allies to disorient the enemy. The creature swung wildly, its claws slashing through the illusions, but each time it struck, another illusion took its place. The distraction bought Aegis precious seconds to recover and press the attack.

Aegis roared, his stone fists slamming into the creature’s chest with enough force to crack its armour further. Black-purple energy continued to seep from the wounds, and Aegis absorbed it greedily, his form growing stronger with each passing moment. But the creature was far from defeated. With a furious roar, it retaliated, its claws slashing through Aegis’ stone body and sending chunks of rock flying. Aegis stumbled backward, his form cracking under the relentless assault.

Aegis and the creature had reached a strange state of equilibrium where Aegis would absorb the opponent’s energy to repair himself, while the opponent would damage him severely in turn—the first to be unable to persist would be the loser.

‘Bea, use Mind Chorus!’ Kain mentally directed, thankful that his connection with his contracts was still there.

Honestly, Mind Chorus was a skill that Bea had realized during the Order’s orientation but seldom used, and Kain almost forgot she even had it. But against enemies that Bea was helplessly unable to control and when momentarily disorienting an evenly matched enemy could make all the difference, it was the perfect solution.

A-Mind Chorus: This skill bombards the target’s mind with a chaotic symphony of phantom voices, disrupting their concentration and decision-making. The mental assault causes confusion and paranoia, rendering the target’s thoughts fragmented and actions clumsy for a short duration. It is extremely effective on spiritual creatures up to one grade higher, and its effectiveness decreases the larger the level gap.

Soon a chaotic symphony of phantom voices that only the creature could hear, bombarded its mind. The creature roared in confusion, its movements becoming clumsy and erratic for a brief moment as the mental assault disrupted its focus. It swung wildly, its attack just barely missing Aegis as it struggled to regain its bearings.

But even with the combined efforts of the team, the battle was far from over. The creature’s resilience was monstrous. Even while under the effects of Mind Chorus, it lashed out wildly, its movements unpredictable. It knocked Vauleth away with a sickening crunch and caught one of the Vespid guards mid-dodge, crushing it with a sickening crunch before hurling the broken body aside. Queen shrieked in fury, her influence over the remaining guards intensifying as they retaliated with brutal efficiency.

The Vespid guards, strengthened by Queen, buzzed around the creature to make it even more disoriented. They targeted the creature’s exposed wounds, their stingers siphoning off energy that further weakened its body. The creature roared in pain, its movements slowing as the dual draining effects of Aegis and the Vespids took effect.

The chamber trembled with the sheer force of the ongoing battle, dust and debris raining down from above. Kain, still locked in his immobile state, could do nothing but watch through narrowed eyes, frustration burning in his chest at his inability to do anything.

Finally, in a coordinated attack, Aegis delivered a crushing blow to the creature’s torso, the impact sending cracks racing up its body. Serena’s Elemental Guardian shifted into its air-attribute form, sending blades of wind slicing across the creature’s weakened armour. Vauleth, recovered from the errant hit earlier, lunged once more, and aimed his claws at its exposed throat.

The creature let out a final, enraged roar, gathering what little remained of its power. The black-purple energy around it flared wildly, its body convulsing as it prepared one last devastating attack.

But this attack was not targeted at the approaching enemies. With enraged eyes, it threw its massive body in Kain’s direction its body began to swell sickeningly before exploding in a flash of light and flesh.