Child of Destiny

Chapter 2017: The Elemental Secret Land (Part 3)

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Twitch!

While Shin was observing the Hyenas from a distance, one of them seemed to have perceived something, which made its nose and ears twitch a little.

Its eyes suddenly turned sharp before snapping toward the direction from which the invisible sensation was coming.

Swoosh!

It then directly stared at the spot where Shin and the two little elementals were hiding. It squinted its eyes while locking its gaze at Shin, seemingly able to see him through the bushes.

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Immediately after, it started releasing a series of scary and eerie howls, seemingly attracting the attention of the others.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

It was already running straight at Shin and the others. The others immediately followed these particularly hyena beasts and swiftly sprinted right behind them.

Seeing this, Shin could not help but wear a serious expression before cursing under his breath. ”Sh*t!”

Immediately after, Shin hopped back and made a swift retreat, not even thinking of getting entangled in a fight against this bunch.

He was not clear about it earlier due to the distance between him and the pack of hyenas. But now that they were rapidly approaching him, he could clearly feel how scary their presence was.

The overwhelming aura that they carried alone was more than enough to put a very heavy pressure on Shin.

With just this alone, Shin could already tell how powerful they could be. They could instantly tell that they were no ordinary Lord Rank Monsters based on the aurahat they were carrying.

Moreover, they were still quite far from him.

If he was still doubtful that this pack of hyenas had hunted a King Class Monster earlier, then he was very sure that it was the case now that he could directly feel the pressure.

Swoosh!

While retreating, Shin swiftly unsummoned the two little elementals. However, he did not directly send them back to the Reaper’s Realm despite them being able to sense his surroundings clearly, even though they were in there. Instead, they turned into a pair of specks of light that revolved around him.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

Enhancing his movements with the Five Elemental Lightning, Shin transformed into a flash of lightning that coursed through the forest with extreme speed.

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Unfortunately, the hyenas were still able to keep up with him. They were even catching up to him despite his speed, incredibly fast.

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

”This is bad!” he mumbled after seeing that there were a few hyenas that had already overtook him from each of his sides, seemingly planning to cut him off before surrounding him.

Seeing this, he swiftly leaped into the air, using the ’Mondi’s Jump’ Skill to step into the air and propel himself higher.

He then climbed into the trees, using their branches as platforms to jump from one to another.

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Seeing his actions, the hyenas swiftly responded.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Some of them started jumping high in the air and climbed the trees skillfully before chasing after Shin while hopping from one tree to another. The rest, on the other hand, continued to run on the ground while chasing after him.

When Shin saw this, he could not help but curse a bit more before shouting at the monsters chasing after him. ”Brother Hyenas! Can we just be friends? Look at my poor body. I am not even enough to fill the gap in your teeth!”

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Shin did not know whether they could understand him or not. But based on the strange sounds that they were making, he could tell that they seemed to have become more excited after hearing him and chased after him with much stronger intensity.

”The Heck!?” Shin cursed a bit more after seeing this. ”I guess I don’t have any choice but to fly then.”

Swoosh!

Leaping higher into the air, Shin activated one of the skills attached to his main weapon, the [Yamato], summoning his ’Nephilim Wings’.

Swoosh!

He then transformed into a streak of light that broke through the tall trees, flying in the sky.

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

The hyenas seemed to become enraged after seeing this, but they still did not give up and continued to chase after him.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Others even jumped from the trees, trying to catch him in the air. Unfortunately, they failed due to Shin flying higher.

Shin was about to fully escape their case when another accident happened.

Whoosh!

His expression suddenly turned grave after sensing an even stronger presence swiftly approaching up ahead of him.

Whoosh!

He could only hear the wind being split apart when he raised his head and saw a massive silhouette casting a huge shadow over him.

Without even thinking about anything else, he swiftly used his strongest defensive skill, the ’Eclipse Pulse,’ while reinforcing it with his elemental powers to further strengthen its defensive capabilities.

’Four Symbol Scripture: Divine Yellow Dragon – Earth Guardian’

Swoosh!

A huge cluster of earth elements gathered around him and formed a spherical barrier that protected him from the incoming attack.

Boom!

This was his strongest defensive skill, which could withstand almost all kinds of attacks, despite how powerful they were.

Boom!

However, this particular attack instantly surpassed the highest limit of this barrier with just one impact and made it explode.

Swoosh!

At the same time, Shin was sent flying toward the opposite direction, sending him back to the place where he came from.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

(-25,002), (-20, 234), (-15, 624), ...

He collided against multiple trees, which dealt a series of huge damage to him, before he crashed into the ground.

Boom!

A huge pit was formed upon impact, which he forcefully withstood by redirecting all the force toward the ground through his feet.

He stood with a bit of difficulty while maintaining his stance at the center of that pit.

Swoosh!

He then immediately used his healing spell, the Sacred Light elemental skill, to restore his Health Bar to full instantly.

He then raised his head and looked at the creature that just attacked him, which was currently hovering in the air and watching him with haughty eyes.

It was a huge bird that seemed to come from the Albatross Species. Its size was so massive that it dwarfed the hyenas that were chasing after him.

From the aura that it carried alone, Shin could tell that it was much more powerful than the pack of hyenas behind him by a large margin.

Without any hesitation, he used his True Sight to look at the details of this particular monster.

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[Monster Name]: Skyfire Albatross

[Monster Type]: Beast (Bird Family)

[Monster Rank]: Overlord (Berserk)

[Life Rating]: Elemental Beast Hybrid, Phoenix Race

[Monster Level]: 200

Health Points: 20 Million

Description:

A bird-type beast that had constantly evolved through multiple mutations caused by Elemental Over-poisoning.

This monster had experienced a series of Elemental Illness that changed its constitution and produced special elemental powers and awakened the lineage factor of its ancestor.

Due to the awakening, it had become a powerful bird of prey that targeted any monsters that it could find. Even monsters that had a bloodline that came from Dragons and Behemoths of the ancient era had become its main target.

Because its bloodline came from the Phoenix Race, its nature had become very proud, especially when it came to the sky. As the ruler of the sky, Phoenix Race was extremely sensitive to anyone who flew over their territory.

For them, anyone who flew over its territory was a sign of a challenge, a challenge to its authority.

Note 1: This monster had high resistance against fire elemental attacks due to its bloodline. At the same time, its flesh and blood were highly nutritious for creatures with fire elemental attributes.

Note 2: Due to the multiple mutations that it had undergone, it had formed a powerful Beast Core within its body that could be used to promote the ranks of Elemental Races.

Note 3: There was also a very low chance that a Feather of Eternal Embers would form from its body, which could rival the Behemoth Core, Dragon Heart, and other important features of ancient beasts and prehistoric monsters.

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Seeing the description of the monster, Shin could not help but curse his tough luck once again. ”I just want to fly to escape from those hyenas, but I happen to fly over the territory of this Skyfire Albatross?”

Feeling a bit troubled about how to deal with his current situation, something unexpected once again.

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

The pack of hyenas that were chasing after him earlier finally caught up and started ’cheering’ during their sprint.

A moment later, they started pouncing on the Skyfire Albatross, completely ignoring him.

Shriek!

On the other hand, the Skyfire Albatross suddenly released a deafening cry when it saw the pack of hyenas that were trying to catch it.

It could sense the deep disgust and resentment emanating from its bloodline after seeing this group. It particularly hated the Behemoth Race bloodline flowing through the veins of this monster.

With the fire that the Skyfire Albatross was breathing out, an intense battle broke out against this many Gluttony Beasts.

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