Surrounded by Five Beast Lords novel Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Cassian had burned through much crystal energy He could no longer cleak a path with wide range attacks the wat

had before

At that moment, his selfish nature stood fully exposed.

“Kevin, you’re fast. Take two people and draw them off from the flank

Leon, use your defensive supernatural ability and hold the front.

“Wesley, stop saving your crystal energy. Hit the alien beasts chasing us from behind with everything you have

Cassian kept issuing orders, sending his childhood friends and the brothers who usually stood by him into the most dangerous positions. Meanwhile, he gradually retreated toward the cave at the rear of the group, where it was relatively

safer

He ate the last crystal–energy meal Ins handed him while throwing out weakened long–range attacks as a show of ‘supp Most of the time, he was simply urging everyone else to hold the line.

ris stood beside him, stunned by what he was doing

She had always believed that although Cassian was arrogant and looked down on others, he was still the most valued he he Shawn family. He should have had some sense of responsibility.

But now, at the edge of life and death, what he revealed was something ugly and complete. He cared only about himself.

He could push even the companions who had grown up with him out as human shields without the slightest hesitation

He had not done the same to her, but a chill still rose from the bottom of Iris‘ heart.

for the first time, she saw Cassian with absolute clarity. She understood just how rotten he was beneath the surface

Even so, she had no other choice. She could only follow him into the small hollow in the cave, her face pale and her body rembling slightly.

The other team members were not fools either. As they watched Cassian, resentment and cold anger began to grow in ne

hearts.

But the situation was too dangerous. For now, they could only gris their teeth and hold on.

Their situation was not unique.

The other teams caught in the central zone’s chaotic fighting were not doing much better

Some teams could no longer hold out and chose to withdraw from the competition altogether

Valeria’s team still held first place, but her strongest beast mate had suffered severe injuries, and several of her other o mates had been hurt to varying degrees.

Several top–ranked teams had also sensed that something was wrong. They began retreating trying to break away from the center, where the danger was growing by the minute.

Meanwhile. Dora’s team used their downtime to gather large amounts of the blue marked mutant plants required for the

sion, along with a small quantity of low–risk minerals.

Their points rose slowly, but they kept climbing at a steady pace. They had already escaped last place and moved into the

lower middle ranks.

More importantly, they had fought a few draining battles, so every member remained in excellent condition.

With enough food and rest, they were alert, focused, and full of crystal energy.

Clive used the spare time to work with Elmer. Lioren. Milo, and Jaxsen, mapping out several simple battle formations for different emergencies.

In the open space at the center of the camp. Dora, Mindy, Clive, Milo, and the others gathered around an enlarged holographic map of the competition grounds.

‘Look here. And here. Milo pointed at several moving green dots on the map and the red shadows trailing behind them. “They’re all falling back. At least three teams are headed our way.

‘A lot of alien beasts are following them. Judging by the colors, most of them are Level 3, with a few Level 4 mixed in. Ther nay even be a Level 5, so everyone needs to be careful.”

Clive’s gaze swept over the map with steady focus, and his voice dropped. “We can’t let them charge straight into camp.

axsen nodded. “Right. We stop them outside and take care of the alien beasts chasing them.”

The group exchanged brief looks before Clive gave the order. “Split up according to the plan.”

Dora and Mindy stayed behind to guard the camp. Elmer was responsible for protecting them while helping them handle ogistics for the team.

Elmer solidified a shield of light and held it firmly in front of them, blocking the occasional flying alien beast that broke hrough the front line and rushed toward the camp.

Clive, Lioren, Rock, Jaxsen, and Milo formed the main assault group.

Following the plan, they first used precise long–range attacks and traps to disrupt the herd, creating chaos and intheting damage.

Once the retreating teams seized the chance to flee from the flank in miserable disorder, the five of them shot une the scattered herd like arrows released from a bow.

Their strategy was clear. They would first spread out and hunt the lower–level alien beasts, especially the injured ones those separated from the herd.

Clive’s shadow blade and lightning cut through the beast horde with ruthless efficiency. Wherever he passed, aber beasts collapsed in waves.

Level 3 and Level 4 mutated alien beasts were nothing in front of Clive, who was already Level 5 and possessed wor supernatural abilities. He handied them as if it were a game

Loren’s small figure Bashed through the chaos with ghostlike speed His wind blades shipped into the aben beasts eves of throats, and many of them dropped before they even saw what had passed them

Rock shifted into his hound–beast torm and unleashed his earth–type ability Sharp solid spikes rupted beneath the siten beasts feet, grinding through their tough ludes unul bones snapped and mus les tore

Whenever he noticed a teammate in danger, he aned an earth shield at once to protect the in

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mjes fraught with a wolf ferocity. His claws merged with wood–type energy as whipping tranches tangled lasharit pret As the alien beasts movements. At the same time has claws tore bloody gashes across their vital points

Milo had the calm precision a veteran. In his black panther form, he combined speed and strength with cunning angles attark. He always found the most efficient way to kill

Each time they brought down an alien beast, they did not stay on the battlefield to extract the crystal core Instead, they dragged the carcass swiftly back behind the camp where Dora and Mindy were waiting

Dora and Mindy had already prepared everything.

Whenever a teammate returned with a kill and entered the camp’s safe zone. Elmer immediately stepped forward to cove the opening

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