Giant Tooth Tiger King

By the time everyone noticed, they saw Tyrese being flung back and hitting the nearby tree because of the force of the pounce that his body was unable to withstand. Even under the duel buffs of Divine Power and Fire of the Mind, the Tiger King wasn't something Tyrese could face head on.

The experienced veteran George pointed towards Raul, motioning him forward as he spoke:

"Jack and Leah stand in the back rows. This Tiger King has an amazing defense. Try to attack its eyes and other vital points. Jonathan stay extremely back and don't get its attention. Raul, Tyrese, and I will take the front lines."

By now Tyrese had joined back with the group as Jonathan had sent a healing spell his way.

Fortunately, although the [Giant Tooth Tiger King] was fast but it still required some time to gain acceleration. In a short range, it didn't hold a total speed advantage. The Tiger seemed surprised as it never expected the weak humans to be able to withstand his attack head on.

It would have been impossible for Tyrese if he never had the duel buffs provided by Jonathan.

Soon the three melee fighters surrounded the [Giant Tooth Tiger King] in a triangle formation using the shield warrior Tyrese as a frontal challenge to the Tiger King, the person with the highest defense and the only one who could take on a single attack from the monster.

Raul the swordsman and George the spear man started to deal damage to the [Giant Tooth Tiger King] as the back lines took to long range attacks.

Every blow of the Tiger King held supernatural strength. Even the best shield warrior Tyrese was finding it difficult to defend for long. It wasn't a pounce attack but even then each blow held a significant force. The Tiger even tried to bit off Tyrese's head which he luckily was able to defend against.

By now his hand holding the shield was already bleeding. If it weren't for the healing spells cast by Jonathan in the back row, he wouldn't have been able to hold his shield for this long. He suspected that from all the force his body was made to withstand, he would have gone unconscious by now.

The big fireball released by Jack exploded on the [Giant Tooth Tiger King's] body with scorching hotness as it burnt a few of its yellow hair but it only appeared to be minor aesthetic damage and no actual damage to the creature. The only thing it did was to make the monster even fiercer.

Leah's crossbow bolt flew like a cold star, but the [Giant Tooth Tiger King's] reactions were really quick as he evaded all the arrows that were meant to hit his vital points. The arrows then either hit the nearby trees or narrowly missed her own teammates. Even the few that did find purchase on the Tiger King's body, barely left much mark other than sporadic small blood spots.

It was obvious that the arrows couldn't penetrate steel like body of this creature with much force.

The battle was at a stalemate, and the team barely managed to maintain the balance of the battle, but the [Giant Tooth Tiger King] had not yet really exerted its strength.

Because of their inability to deal and a major blow to the creature and only cause slight injuries, the by now irritated [Giant Tooth Tiger King] opened its mouth wide towards the party as cyan light started to gradually condense towards the middle.

Jack face changed drastically, and he urgently spoke out:

"No! [Giant Tooth Tiger King] is a wind-type monster, he wants to shoot a wind blade. Wind blade's area is really wide. Be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the gathering light started to get stronger and stronger until a half moon shaped wind blade was released towards the party.

Tyrese rose his shield toward the oncoming wind blade in an effort to defend the party behind him. The moment the wind blade made contact with Tyrese's shield, he was pushed back. The shield showed signs of bending as Tyrese's firmly planted feet were dragging backward from the force.

The shield started to crack while the strong rebound of the force threw Tyrese back again towards a nearby tree, slamming him against it.

Now there was a gap in their formation that they didn't have time to fill up.

[Giant Tooth Tiger King]'s eyes flashed with bloodlust as he saw the gap in their formation. The Tiger quickly pounced towards Leah who was hiding in the back rows. George and Raul hurriedly moved to intercept the creature.

Perhaps the [Giant Tooth Tiger King] felt Leah was more annoying and weaker than the rest that made him pounce towards her than the human mage.

The reaction of the Tiger was far more sensitive than that of humans. Leah understood that it was impossible for her to out run the [Giant Tooth Tiger King]. She understood that even if she tried, she'll be leaving her back vulnerable towards the monster which was even more dangerous.

She decisively threw away what was in her hands and replaced it with a short sword in order to meet the Tiger. Her actions showed bravery to face the challenge but the dear in her eyes was hard to conceal, something the Tiger clearly saw.

She gritted her teeth as she had no choice but to fight hard so that the few people behind her could have the time to react and maybe save her.

With a loud roar, the [Giant Tooth Tiger King] leaped high and rushed towards Leah. The huge body was like a black cloud, and it was so dignified that it felt suffocating. The [Giant Tooth Tiger King]'s mouth was just a short distance away. The sharp teeth were clearly visible. Leah could even smell the stench in its mouth.

Leah's face was pale, but she had to grit her teeth and try her best as that was her only choice.