chapter 13 Outskirts of Acroniya part 5

The beast was also at its last legs. Its attack was so powerful that it began to burn its mouth, just as the man's body was burning. As the man drew closer, he increased his power. However, as his power increased, so did the rate of his disintegration. Undeterred, the man moved forward. The beast tried to unleash its attack, but seeing the barely alive man rushing towards it, fear gripped it. Its attack intensified, accompanied by a roaring sound from the beast's throat.

Within a few moments, the beast's mouth was so severely injured that it was near death. Yet, it still attempted to attack the man. As its attempt failed, the beast's mouth was so damaged that it couldn't charge another attack. It lunged at the man, attacking with brutal force. The man's body began to fall. The beast roared, looking towards its new target. It jumped over the man's body, but before it could land, it froze. Turning back, it saw the man standing still, his entire body glowing with purple energy. Before the beast could react, a hand plunged into its body, gripping its spine-like structure.

The purple energy, which had covered the man's entire body, flowed towards his hand. The energy erupted, driving directly into the beast's spine with barely any force. The man's hollow eye sockets filled the beast with fear, reminding it of the overflowing determination in the man's eyes. The man tried to mutter something but failed. However, the beast clearly heard the words: "I said I wouldn't die before you. So die already, so can I." With these words, the man's hand jerked out, pulling a section of the beast's spine with it.

The beast fell with a strange, powerful roar. As the beast collapsed, the man's body also began to fall. His legs moved back, trying to regain balance from the impact of the beast's roar, but after a few steps, he failed and began to fall.

Fortunately, his extra effort had given others enough time to reach him. Yeller placed a soft cloth around his arms and gently lowered him to the ground.

He looked back to see around 30 to 40 people standing, most of them injured, but none as severely as the man. Many of the women were trying to move the girl and her mother towards the tunnel they had been digging earlier.

The motionless girl's eyes twitched in response to the beast's roar, and she roared back. This sudden event caused the women carrying her to lose their balance and fall. Other women helped them, but the girl fell as well. She noticed a strange item floating in front of her. The item was glowing with a strange energy, capturing the little girl's attention.

The girl extended her arm to reach it. The women tried to stop her, but they failed.

As soon as the little girl's hand touched the item, the energy around the blade rushed towards her face, enveloping it completely. The woman holding her, filled with fear, rushed to help. However, within seconds, the energy covering the girl's face began to move again and then disappeared, leaving only a few energy particles as evidence of its presence.

The woman held the girl's hands, trying to ask if she was alright, but she froze, unable to speak a word. The little girl, unaffected, still held the strange item in her hands.

Suddenly, her mind went blank. Her eyes' glow began to fade, replaced by a hazy look. However, her mind was elsewhere. She was walking through a pitch-dark area. After some time, she saw someone sitting in the middle of the space, facing away from her.

She slowly moved towards the person. After a few minutes, she was close enough to see that it was a little boy. She moved closer, her hands shaking, her legs weakening, and her eyes welling with tears. Yet, she continued forward. Her heartbeat became irregular as she approached, stopping just one step away from the boy.

The emotions she had been suppressing since she recognized him surged forth. Her eyes were drenched in tears. She extended her arms towards the boy's shoulder and muttered, "Bhai..." Her voice was choked by her sore throat and tears, but her emotions exploded. With this surge of emotion, her hazy eyes returned to normal, but her vision of that place began to fade.

Her hazy look was replaced by a determined one, a determination that echoed the fallen heroes of the battlefield. As she awoke, the strange item began to glow brighter and brighter. Before anyone could understand what was happening, someone shouted that the girl was missing.

Everyone panicked, but one woman remained shocked by what she had seen. "Those eyes..." she tried to mutter, but the shock prevented her from saying another word.

On the battlefield, the smell of blood intensified over the past ten minutes. Many who had initially suffered minor injuries were now drenched in blood, barely alive.

Some lay on the ground, but their will and determination remained as strong as ever, growing stronger with each passing moment. The source of this power and determination lay still, his congratulations still and lifeless.