Opportunity? (1)

After running for less than twenty minutes, Clei had arrived in a clearing not too far away from home. As he got closer and closer, the explosions, which were evidently the sound of battle, became stronger and stronger.

In a hidden corner tens of meters away from the clearing, Clei jumped on a relatively tall tree to survey what was happening.

Looking in front, Clei had his mouth agape as he saw four people fighting three Battle Mammoths.

At the moment, the four people were clearly at a disadvantage.

The Battle Mammoths had a very huge brown body, a pair of white, sharp tusks over a meter long, and each one of them were about twice the size of an adult elephant.

From what Clei learned from the books he had read, he knew that a child Battle Mammoth was a Rank 2 magical beast, which was equivalent to an Advanced Warrior or an Advanced Mage. To put it simply, even Clei himself could be defeated by a child Battle Mammoth if he weren't careful.

However, two among the three beasts in front were adult Battle Mammoths, and they were definitely Rank 3 magical beasts and were as strong as an Adept Warrior or an Adept Magus.

To actually be able to fight these Battle Mammoths and survive for so long was clearly a statement that the four people battling these powerful magical beasts were also quite formidable.

Observing the four people that were now in some sort of an arrow position, with one at the back and three at the front, Clei could tell that three of them were warriors and one was a mage.

The composition of their party was two female warriors, one male warrior, and one female mage. The one at the very front was a female warrior wearing silver armor, which covered most of her body. She was brandishing a claymore held by both of her hands.

The other two warriors on her left and right also had the same set of armor, but the weapon they were holding was just a simple shortsword, and in no way comparable to what the female warrior at the front was holding.

As for the female mage at the back, she was wearing blue robes, and she was holding a wooden staff with a bluish ball at its top. Surprisingly, the female mage was using a magical staff which could amplify her magic.

Although it was the first time Clei had seen a magical staff, he still felt a touch of envy inside his heart. He himself very much wanted to have his own magical staff, but after having none for so long, he felt that it no longer suited his fighting style.

However, having one and actually using it for battle were two different things. Which mage wouldn't want to hold a magical staff of their own?

Boom!

While Clei was mesmerized with the staff, the battle between the party of four and the three Battle Mammoths continued.

One of the adult Battle Mammoths, which was also the biggest, charged toward the female warrior at the front, and once its tusk struck the blade of the female warrior, a clang echoed out.

To Clei's surprise, not only was the female warrior unharmed, she had even stopped the Battle Mammoth on its track.

For Clei, such strength was simply inconceivable, and the only word he could use to describe the female warrior was fierce.

However, Clei discerned that the female warrior was now in a deadlock with the bigger adult Battle Mammoth. Neither one of them was budging, which gave rise to an opportunity for the other Battle Mammoths to charge at the female warrior's companions.

The child Battle Mammoth charged toward the other female warrior, causing her to stagger a few steps backward before she barely managed to halt the child Battle Mammoth. Blood dripped from her lips as her face became pale; it was evident that her strength was lacking to fend off the child Battle Mammoth.

On the other side, Clei saw a rather brutal scene as the other adult Battle Mammoth charged toward the male warrior. The male warrior didn't have the time to dodge and could only defend from the adult Battle Mammoth's charge.

However, he didn't really have the ability to do anything against the adult Battle Mammoth as he was completely thrown in the air, rapidly flying until he hit a tree and dropped down to the ground. It was unsure whether he was still dead or alive.

Clei, thinking of getting hit by the Battle Mammoth's charge, suddenly winced. Clei was a mage, and there was a clear distinction between the physical stature of a mage and a warrior. Warriors would always have sturdier and stronger bodies than a mages.

If that guy, a male warrior, had been thrown to oblivion by the adult Battle Mammoth's charge, then it was quite possible that Clei would instantly die if he was the one who got hit.

Seeing such a scene, Clei understood that at his current level, he would clearly not be a match against those powerful magical beasts at the other restricted zones. Although he possessed the ability to overpower Rank 2 magical beasts, against Rank 3 magical beasts and above, he was nothing but an ant that would instantly get crushed.

Looking back at the scene, Clei realized that since the male warrior was thrown away, the other adult Battle Mammoth was now free to attack anyone. As such, it chose to attack the female warrior who was still entangled with the bigger adult Battle Mammoth.

Within a moment, it had instantly arrived behind the female warrior, and it was about to maul her to death. Clei, seeing this scene, was almost forced to take action.

However, just as he jumped down from the tree, he discovered that the adult Battle Mammoth, which was about to attack the female warrior from the back, suddenly halted.

From its foot, ice began to cover the entirety of its body, and after no more than five seconds, it was actually encaged in ice.

Clei, seeing this, muttered, "[Ice Prison]! The female magus is actually an Adept Magus!"

Crack! Crack! Crack!

However, the [Ice Prison] wasn't enough to hold the Battle Mammoth back. In the next few seconds, it would certainly break free from the [Ice Prison], and at that time, it could easily continue its onslaught.

Knowing what would probably happen next, Clei had relinquished all of his hesitations as he leaped forward as strong as he could. While in the air, he was already chanting his most powerful spell, [Fire Storm]. He pointed forward as he said, "You! Quickly jump back and retreat!"

As his shout echoed out, the stronger female warrior was startled for a moment before she used the momentum of her sword, which was clashing against the tusk of the bigger adult Battle Mammoth, to jump back.

The moment the female warrior jumped back, a cloud of fire formed above the adult Battle Mammoths. As Clei's mental force was being drawn out, the cloud became bigger and bigger, and soon, the cloud of fire burst and engulfed the adult Battle Mammoths.

At this moment, Clei's face paled as he shouted, "Everyone, run!"

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