Months ago, being an Apprentice in Monster’s Edge would make you strong. But the more Puk told of the story, those who could match and defeat Adepts were strong, but those who could beat Experts like Flay and Merick were the new powerhouses of the village.
“There was an issue with his Taming hand blocking the Brute power. But it’s resolved now, thanks to his mysterious master. Cousin. Just as you are shocked that the city is treating you like heroes, you should treat Flay as the village's strongest and most important man! If we are treated as heroes here, then in the village, Flay is our hero!” Puk chuckled.
Dice was amazed as he glanced around and could see respectful gazes and bows as he passed by. These gazes were once looking of contempt.
“So no one will threaten us now?”
“Threaten you? Most of the officers in the highest position here were in t
The Viscount was calling to Merick like one would do so to an old friend.“Huh?!” Raca froze when he saw the Viscount move.“Viscount, Gerela. I am honored to meet you. But may I ask why you have wished to see me?” Merick was confused. He had never met the Viscount personally with how busy he was and hadn’t been informed by the Duke that he would meet this Viscount.“It’s like this… I was very impressed with the deeds and power of the Tamers back then. And so, I thought that it would be best to solidify the position and relationship of the Tamers and the Kingdom with marriage. I have several daughters who are as beautiful, and I daresay even more beautiful than Baroness Elaine. I’m sure Arthen or Clint Eastwood would be delighted with such a thing. So, I request to set a meeting for my daughters to meet these young heroes.”<
In the past week that followed Flay’s awakening, there was an issue with what to do with the corpses. Having won a war against monsters meant that there would be a treasure trove of riches from the corpses of the beasts.Among the plans discussed was for the level of the Westerforts to increase. And this meant alchemic skills that would maximize the anomalous beasts at their doorsteps.Flay had revealed secret alchemy techniques that Kairo had created long ago. And while Kairo only brought out a small droplet of his knowledge, it increased pill creation and power. Like before, Kairo revealed a technique that would increase the alchemic creation to forty-one points of energy being successfully extracted from a monster core.But this technique would use the entire bodies of beasts, not just the core.Kairo Majekon was the Alchemist the Eos praised, and his knowledge surpassed common understanding.Through Flay, he passed on one of his amazing legacies that altered the basic perception o
Aside from the preparation of Alchemy, the fighting force of the Duke also underwent strict military training.Using the threat of the Anomalous Beast, the Dukedom had received emergency permission to override the control of Galantcros and turned the Westerforts into a place that the Duke could exclusively control.This led to a shuffling of officers in all military branches in the Westerfort region as those who were people of the Duke were in place.The political power in the Westerforts also changed because of the debt the other forts had towards it. Prince Veil also supported the rise of the Westerforts allowing Kanter to stabilize his position even further.But what the Westerfort needed was a team of its own. The army of Anomalous beasts was now a blessing more than a curse.The lives lost were few despite its terror because of the mysterious Majekon and the preparations that Asteria and Kanter had.Most of those who died were even from the South and the East because of the cunni
Flay is an abusive, masochistic, unmerciful, vile, and insidious man who loves to devour infants during his afternoon breakfast.And yes, it would be in the afternoon, but who would dare correct Flay if he calls his second meal in the day, which is also in the afternoon, to be breakfast?This was the rumor that would soon spread out among the men of the Westerfort who had suffered tremendously in the hands of Flay.Flay attacked a team of fifty men, with several monsters at the level of High Apprentices or Adepts. They even had an expert with them, Richard, who had the strength that could keep up with Experts!But they lost all confidence in front of the monster before them.As the Battle Steed ate the core parts of Arvenaught, the power of teleporting became possible. But through Neptune, Flay was making Dark Ice that coated the B
Ligz, Scythe, and Elaine fought for dear life.The others had their break, as Flay now had a new toy he was playing with.The Expert Swordsman also regained his wits and glanced around him, shocked that everyone was alive.“We’re… alive?!”“He does that… He fights you and brings you as close as he can to actual death! But that mother critcher got stronger! I can’t resist the killing intent he shoots at me!” Richard cursed at the side. He was still trembling and stood up. He did better than the swordsman, who was still forcing his body up.“Everyone! He is just training us! So stand up! This is your chance to push beyond your capabilities!” Richard shouted.“He’s right! Stand up and fight! And there will be no horrors left to scare you! Stand up, and you will be stronger! How many of you lost the will to fight when the Anomalous Beast came? More of them will appear! Your families will die! And they will face the horrors and fears that manifest before us! So stand and fight!” The Expert
Flay saw them and bowed.Around the Duke were the Count, the Viscounts, and the Baron families of the Westerfort Dukedom.Except for the Blazer Baron family and the Diasons, every one of noble heritage was there.“Duke Kanter. Your majesties... What brings you all here?”“As you can see, I have succeeded. Every royal lineage in this Dukedom now serves me. Moreover, the information that Xandra gave to prove how the Esterfort and Southerforts were in league with the Abdons has solidified everyone’s heart to fight for us. After all, who wants to be food to an army of Anomalous Beasts?” Kanter chuckled.“Your master also persuaded them with several pills crafted to heal certain ailments that plagued us.” A familiar noble next to the Shield Emperor spoke as he glanced at his son, who was lying d
The team of Barons was being dragged out of the training arena.The strongest member, a high-leveled Adept, was barely walking out of the room alone.He was like a dying plant that could wither at the lightest breeze that would hit it.Next to him were his family members. His sons and daughter, who desired to take the fighting profession, were all being dragged out.He had an empty bladder and was severely dehydrated from crying. The soldiers looked at him with pity. He was one of the Barons that had never experienced fighting on hunts and thought that fighting monsters were beneath him.His family was not present during the attack on the wall as they were busy managing their land close to the Northerforts.But now, the orders to recall and fight were made. He wholeheartedly supported Duke Kanter and, in loyalty, agreed to the session. But he never knew what monster they had fought.They saw the Tamers and the collapsed soldiers and thought that the group had a melee and left Flay the
Flay disagreed with Arthen’s suggestion. They didn’t have any time to begin training in a Fighting Profession. This was one of the goals and deals he had secured with Astoria and Kanter. But in the immediate threat, getting a Fighting Profession would be too inefficient with the remaining time they had. “Let’s say some of you train in using Richard’s Brute power to make an explosive charge… This is the skill that Knights have for their charge. Richard modified it. How long would you guys need to master that? It’s useless to train that with the coming threat! By the time we face those Warlocks, that little skill you practice won’t be of any use in combat! And for the skills that you can learn, it won’t be too strong! I feel that skills aren’t useful in our current scenario. If these knights, swordsmen, archers, lancers, ninjas, and other classes have a skill, we have our unity with our monsters. Frankly, Skills and techniques only really matter when you are a Great Expert. That’s what
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