When Flay made his declaration, everyone had different reactions.The Tamers were shocked, while Elaine and Liathel found the declaration laughable.“Forgive me for being blunt, Master Flay. But I don’t think you understand the weight and dangers of this tournament. You are strong. But the truth is even I don’t have any hopes of reaching the top ten!” Liathel answered.“I stuck my foot out to beat you. So, of course, you won’t make it to the top ten.” Flay frowned.The Tamers, Elaine, and the retainers all felt the burn that Flay gave Liathel.Liathel’s expression turned red but controlled her tone and anger.“What I mean to say, Master Tamer… Is that the enemies that you will face are so strong that even my Iai cannot penetrate their defenses. They are monsters among men. There is the Scarless Barbarian, who has such tremendous defense that no blade has even cut him. There is the Hero of the Horde who slew his hundred monsters. The Undefeated Nomad, the Blurring Blade, and so much mo
Kairo had used the form of the Low-Grade Short Sword and harnessed incredible Brute power that allowed him to easily cut through the goblin’s chitin armor and cut through their bodies.Even the two-meter tall hobgoblins were wounded from the stabs and slashes of Flay.The Dash and Slash didn’t end after Flay made the first slash, but he kept charging forward and relied on his dexterity to move and attack the enemies. Flay’s movement flowed smoothly as he landed more and more attacks while casually evading the wild and hasty slash and stabs that the goblins behind the vanguard did in desperation.Flay and the two sisters quickly made their share of killing as they rushed through the goblins.Liathel and Elaine’s powerful attacks immediately killed two Hobgoblins.Liathel wielded a long, curved sword with her two hands and made strong decapitating slashes. A hobgoblin met its end, and its head was cut off.Her Low-Grade Samurai was at level 9, the peak among low-grade weapons!With a sw
The deeper parts of the cave were full of treacherous beasts deeper inside.Numerous groups were lost inside the caves as the main route was full of ambushes and attacks.A mercenary group fell into the trap of a cluster of spiders. The spiders appeared and surrounded them, and the mercenaries had to form a circle and attack the massive, hairy spiders. But one by one, the poison and attacks of the spiders were making the group turn weak. The wounded was tended to in the middle of the circle.“Fight on!” The leader shouted as he harnessed his Apprentice-8 strength to kill yet another one.But suddenly, a red spider emerged and leaped at him.“Die!” The man countered, but as his sword struck the spider…SNAP!The weight and defenses of the spider easily caused the sword to break.STAB!One of the legs of the red spider stabbed at the leader and broke through the captain's armor.His allies roared, and a barbarian swung his giant hammer, but the red spider retreated.“Captain!” A mercena
The team's ambush was as effective as it first used a bomb to draw the attention of all the spiders to the fight at the center. By the time they realized that eight men were stabbing and attacking the rest of the spiders in their vulnerable spots, another small bomb rolled near the center of the spiders.BOOM!The second explosion knocked more of the spiders and allowed the group to kill even more.Flay kept pouring in the water-energy to the mutated red ruby spider as the rest fought. Finally, the spider’s movement drastically weakened as if the spider couldn’t even lift his own body.Flay began to evade and kick the approaching spiders who began to crowd over him.Finally, Flay retrieved the spear, and Kairo took the form of two brass knuckles.These were the level 4 Low-Grade Brass Knuckles that Kairo absorbed. However, the two sets still left a large portion of the slime, and Kairo quickly leaped at Flay’s foot and became the level 4 Low-Grade Sharp Iron Greave with a sharp edge o
The mercenaries were all shocked at what had happened.A rock had nearly struck their captain at his full speed. It was a scene that these groups had never seen before. They believed only the likes of the Hero of the Horde could do that! Their captain was heralded as the fastest warrior in the Westerfort region!The skill and speed of this mercenary with a special fighting profession known as the Frontal Assassin was known as the Blurring Blade!Liathel and Elaine were both on the brink of going mad.At first, they could hear the roars of the Komodos and knew that they were fighting someone. But then, Flay suddenly ran as fast as he could, and the rest chased after him.As they were running, Flay took a rock he found on the ground, and finally, the group could see the merrymaking, komodo-slaying, fun camp of the mercenaries.The two sisters instantly recognize the company as the Blurring Reds! And their leader was the Blurring Blade Frontal Assassin.But before they could say anything
Liathel and the rest were still in a daze as they saw the Blurring Blade retreat.They had thought that the recently tamed Ruby would die from the singular slash of the Blurring Blade, but at the last moment, they held the upper hand, and the Blurring Blade was the one who had taken a beating.“...Tamer Flay! Were you lying earlier? You could see him can’t you?!” Elaine had to ask.“Well, a little, I guess. He is faster than me, but it wasn’t so fast that I couldn’t aim my attacks.” Flay answered.“Then how high is your Dexterity?! Even a peak Apprentice who studies and focuses on Dexterity could not reach that level of speed!” Elaine asked again.“I don’t know. I never took a Dexterity test. Is there such a thing?” Flay asked.“The Dexterity test is the hardest test of all. Strength, you attack. Defense and Life Force, you defend an attack. Brute and Magic have their special stones that sense it, but Agility/Dexterity requires you to go through several tests. The tests are designed t
The Tamers and the Diasons had settled down and were resting on the makeshift beds made on the ground by the Blurring Reds.Arthen and Ligz had practiced numerous formations to get a good grasp that they might use in future fights.The Diasons were also informed about the purpose of all formations and when they might need to use them.The more the Diasons heard, the more their image of the Tamers changed. Finally, Liathel and Elaine began to ask them about like in Monsters Edge, and Flay, in turn, asked about the Diasons of their life as nobles.The more the Tamers heard about life as nobles, the more they were shocked.“So outside, we face the monsters that could threaten to kill us. But for those in the Kingdom they suffer from plots within…” Arthen was amazed at what they heard. They couldn’t believe how chaotic, scheming, and dangerous it was to aim to be a noble in the Kingdom.“A Tamer won’t survive a day in the Kingdom.” Flay chuckled.“Yeah. It’s quite scary…” Ligz sighed.“Bu
Consecutive blasts of the fire magic attack struck the Troll-ogre on the face as it slept, and finally, Flay tossed one small bomb down just as Arthen and the team arrived.BOOM!The stone tumbled down as the troll-ogre’s angry and pained roar could be heard.It punched its way out and pushed the rock away as it emerged out of its hole.It wielded a terrifying club that it flailed around.“That’s a mighty strong club you got there.” Flay chuckled. Flay retreated and kept on taunting the beast with his torch.The Ogre saw the fire of the torch and roared to attack Flay.“Attack it!” Flay ordered immediately.Ligz made Scythe rush in and swipe its tail. It had hidden in the darkness with its skill and emerged and made a sudden attack that surprised the Troll-Ogre.BANG!The massive tail swung on the side of the wounded Troll-Ogre and made it lose its balance.Ruby came charging in and delivered a strong tackle.BANG!The sound of two stones colliding echoed as the troll-ogre was knocked
Flay was even more intrigued.He had just shown the entire Beastmaster tribe his ability, yet they were certain he would die.He had just fought against an Expert, and while others were skeptical of his attempts, it was still a very impressive feat.“I guess I shouldn’t press my luck. Besides, there are more important matters at hand… This place has too many enemies. I have to also regain much of my lost strength and awaken the Eos System.” Flay decided. If this Chimera was something so powerful that everyone was convinced he was still inadequate, he would have to pursue other means to gain strength.“What is this… chimera?” Estelle asked in the midst of the angry accusations of Darwood and Trailtree.“My king… That is the beast that we have sealed long ago. The creature who was once sealed at the death of my great grandfather.” Primeroot finally spoke.“Trovine Primeroot… The greatest Beast Master who achieved the impossible and reached beyond Great Expert…” The King recalled.“Yes.
Narood and the other experts and high-level adjuncts returned with a rather confident look on themselves.“It seems you finally are agreeing.” Flay smiled.“We will agree. That staff is too much of a prize for us. But... Instead of Tenscream, we will offer you another beast instead. An Expert just like Tenscream. But, you have to tame it. You are confident of taming them, aren’t you?” Narood smiled.“Hmmm... Depends. I’m not saying that I can tame any and all monsters. There are several that will take a lot of effort.” Flay recalled the monsters he faced in his world. Particularly, the Carcadon.“I wonder if they tamed him?” Flay thought to himself.The strange expression and distant gaze of Flay irritated the beastmasters.“Then since we are all agreed...” Narood smiled.“Go and start taming them. Of course, we will set a time limit. You have five minutes! Show us! Show us how one can be the pack leader of the wolves!” Narood taunted.Everyone gave a curious look at Flay.“Here’s a l
Flay's words caused a great commotion and surprise to all who listened.Zegwood was shocked at Flay's declaration. But as a few seconds passed, the arrogant rookie's implication and demand slowly settled in his head."What?! A mere Rookie demands to take away my Tamed Beast?!""I already took control of it and made it attack you. Why not?" Flay sneered."That...! That was a trick! An evil trick!""So? I have the skill! Has anyone ever controlled your monster apart from yourself?" Flay countered."My monster is linked to my staff! Without the staff, you wouldn't have tamed it!""Did anyone manage to tame your beast using the staff?" Flay asked.There was silence as everyone awkwardly looked at each other.Zegwood was turning blue from holding back his breath and the urge to smack the kid before him."And you were doing a poor job at managing the kennels, I'll tell you that much. The wolves would grow stronger if allowed to roam in the wild. I was only planning to tame a few wolves and
The three generals revealed their power, which made the beastmasters cower.These were the strongest generals who often guarded the walls!But as Kairo had explained, they were actually weaker!Most of the Experts didn't pay much heed to this. After all, the three could have only revealed whatever portion of their power they were comfortable with.Only those who knew of the poison were delighted at how fast the progress was. A few months ago, no changes could be seen. But now, it was becoming increasingly clear."... It's so rare to see all three of you abandon your post. Especially now that the Beast of Dark Savagery lingers outside our walls." Narood answered.His eyes had an arrogance in him, for he knew, soon, he would surpass these three!"The Beast of Dark Savagery has all been slain. Remember their sudden retreat in the last war? They were being summoned. And they were all killed by the Master of that boy you are trying to kill." Holy Knight Galavus answered with certainty.Eve
The people who closed the doors were now panicking to open the gates. They were being forced to keep them closed as one of the prominent beast-taming families gave the orders not to let anyone in. But now, with their lives and families on the line, no one dared to keep the gates closed and be charged with treason.Holy Knight Galavus was famous for the incident known as the Path of Red that occurred in the previous wars against the Joverus Kingdom Alliance.It was here that the power of the Kalenshore Kingdom was revealed.For while the rest practiced magic, they combined it with Brute power and revolutionized warfare.At the center of all this was Holy Knight Galavus, who was the strongest and eventually led the other Experts to his path.When a great battle between the kingdoms happened, an ambush forced the King to retreat.Galavus stayed and fought against several Experts and an army.But his defenses were simply too firm, and his Brute, too powerful that all the magics that struck
Flay continued his casual stroll about the kennels and observed the wolves one at a time.Secretly, Kairo was busy wandering just like a casual slime would and would approach the kennels.But unknown to them, the slime was draining the magic from the kennels as it moved from one place to the other.“Flay!” Darwood shouted as he rushed towards his ally. The rest of the team followed, except Vem.“You are being summoned back.” Darwood spoke.All of them could not look Flay in the eyes after they were all berated for accepting bribes.Flay shrugged and moved with them, but his slimes continued to wander about.No one took any concern of the slimes and walked back.Behind him was the chaos of the ongoing debate.“Where is he?!” An enraged official demanded.“Bring him back here before that troublemaker starts creating more chaos!”“He is here!” Darwood called out.“What’s going on?” Flay asked Darwood.Darwood looked very angry, annoyed at Flay’s casual behavior, and even wandered out.Da
The crowd was silenced by Flay's suggestion.If the Princess was saved, she could clarify everything being discussed."I'm sure she would settle and fix everything here." Flay also added."If it's the princess…" One of the High Adepts thought."The Princess? Why would we bring her here? Is she even the Princess?" The expert that healed Tenscream asked."What do you mean by... that?" Ephesus frowned."We know that within the kingdom, assassinations and infiltrations have happened. The Dark Priest enlists Mimics who have entered this city. Have you tested her to see if she is a mimic?""If you think mere mimics can stand before us and fool us, then we would not have been her guard! Is not Vallenhall with us?" Ephesus challenged."Indeed. Great Experts. I am High Adept Terence. Lava Mage and Formation Specialist. This was a suspicion we had, and I already used an area magic to see whether or not she was the Princess. After all, Mimics are fearful of the fire. But the Princess shot her ma
The fight and even the interruption of the Expert happened so fast.Apart from Ephesus, all of the allies of the Princess were watching from the side.The traitor Vem couldn’t believe what he had just witnessed. He hoped the boy would die, but the battle that transpired before him ended with an Expert down on the ground.If he hadn’t seen it, he wouldn’t have believed that a Rookie was able to bringThe strongest members of the Beast Master clan arrived.Surrounding the few Experts were also members of the tribe's elites. The commotion had caused anyone near to scurry over to see what had happened. The strongest high-level Adepts accompanied the few experts.The Expert, who shouted at Flay and summoned a powerful Brute voice, was startled at his fast reaction.One of the Adepts had moved over to the frog, and by injecting Brute, the energy invading the frog’s heart was dispelled.To hide his secret, Flay stopped pressuring the frog by enslaving it with his Pluton powers. The staff tha
Because of Flay’s innate ability to gauge a person's Brute and Magic energy, Flay could quickly tell where he could land a powerful damage. He knew that Ephesus would go to his defense. He commanded the Cerberus to make a bite on the other leg. The Brute energy was divided between the legs and the arm. And because of this, Flay weakened that part of the body. Flay’s pitiful strength of 12 points, added with 20 points of Brute energy, half of his defenses of 17 points, and 10 points worth of magic, totaled 59 points worth of punch. This attack would be equal to a mid-level apprentice's. It shouldn’t leave damage to the defenses of any average expert. But in that specific scenario, the guard of Zegwood and the natural vulnerability of that area was enough. Had his stat point been three points lower, this attack would not have worked, and if the Expert was in any way more guarded, then his natural Brute could easily defend against it. POW! Flay's fist dug deep into the groin as it