The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 539

Chapter 539 Well Forged

Karl struggled to his feet and felt [Eternal Lightning] slowly refreshing the stamina that he had burned through to keep all those [Hellstorm] spells active.

As long as he didn't go overboard, he should be fine.

But with that in mind, he switched to his two-handed blade, which was already humming with the stolen energy of hundreds of slain enemies.

He didn't need to hold it for the sword to do its work, but he did need to use it for the ability to transfer energy back to him.

The influx of power sent a pleasant tingle through his body, and Karl launched himself into the boars. Many were blinded by the fire, their vulnerable eyes scorched and destroyed.

So, what followed was not the sort of vicious battle that he should expect, but a one-sided slaughter, basically harvesting the boars.

The blade seemed almost happy today, soaked in the blood of the Giant Boars. But when another of the Monarch Rank Cyclops came for him, the blade was nearly thrumming with excitement.

The cyclops held out a hand and a massive blade appeared in its hand. It was beautifully crafted, and covered in some sort of magical runes that Karl was unfamiliar with, but the blade in his hand seemed to take it as a personal challenge, a fight between champions.

The Giant was half again as tall as Karl was, even with his skills enhancing his size, and not as night blind as most of his kin.

His first strike was remarkably swift and deadly accurate, aimed to take Karl's head off.

[Flaming Body] pulsed as the two blades met in a shower of sparks, and the Cyclops twirled his blade with a flick of his wrists, as if the massive weapon weighed nothing.

Three more strikes arrived in the next second, forcing Karl onto the defensive.

[Chain Lightning] forced the Giant back, and it roared in pain, but its attacks didn't slow.

The Cyclops' blade began to glow with blue energy, creating a bubble where the giant could see clearly, and where Karl noticed that nothing cast a shadow.

The light came from every direction, not just from the weapon, rendering Shadow-based surprise attacks useless.

Against Rae, that would be inconvenient. But against the average Rogue, that would be lethal. An inability to hide and launch sneak attacks eliminated nearly all of their most dangerous skills.

But that wasn't Karl's specialty, and after sending a [Disintegrate] at the Giant's face, forcing it to protect its lone eye, he went for the legs, cutting deep into the left knee and nearly toppling the stronger attacker.

"You're a tricky one." The Cyclops grumbled, using the common language.

Then his body surged with power, and a suit of golden armour appeared on his body, replacing the crude leather armour that the giant had been wearing.

Karl backed up a few steps to plan, and the Cyclops smiled.

"The Cyclops Clan are the finest smiths in the world. You won't be making it through my defences." He boasted.

Karl was certain that claim was highly disputed, but with Monarch Rank armour on the Giant, this battle had just gotten exponentially more difficult.

The Cyclops moved forward and the two exchanged blows while the Lamia pair circled to look for an opening.

But his back was covered in a chain link cloak with a hood that was down, but protected his neck.

In short, the Cyclops had turned himself into a walking tank. One whose movement wasn't hindered by the mass of magical metal.

Karl cast [Disintegrate] over his blade, as it was the only Monarch Rank skill he had, and went for the lower stomach joint, where hard plate met chain.

The cyclops was slow to parry, but twisted just enough that Karl's blade skated along the abdominal plate, leaving a deep groove in the golden metal.

Then Karl was forced to roll to the side as a massive blade came for the top of his shoulder, glowing brightly with blue light.

The creature was thinking out loud, and the Lamia pair had already realized it was about to turn on them, so they backed off a few more metres. _{ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm}