Copper Grade Maha Beast

Mima was flustered not knowing what to do before she heard, "Jump!" This gave her the answer to her fluster.

She jumped.

Lawa waved his hand with concentration And the old Man Luno had moved to engage the beast.

Copper Grade Maha Beast: Yellow Desert Lizard.

The sand below Mima swirled around, and Lawa clenched his hand with a firm grip while his left hand was on his chest, pressed on the Miracle Stone.

The swirling sand became solid, then became Yellowstone. Before Mima came down from her jump, a bowl that could contain her was formed.

The moment her leg landed on the bowl, it moved fast, covered her and hardened into a Yellowstone container.

The container then shot up into the air.

Lawa jumped in time while swaying sand covered his feet when small heads of lizards came out shooting venom at him.

The sand shielded him, and he landed on the other side before he squeezed his hand together, and the sand below him clustered together and became deep yellow.

This way the lizards won't swim through it.

Old Man Luno's mood was foul, this damn creature knew how to hold a grudge.

They have clashed before, and he killed their brethren, and the damn thing always hunts him.

Around Old Man Luno concave shaped objects appeared.

The first concave was sharp and thin and the second was thick and hard.

Rapture Cultivation Art

The lizard spit a sizzling venom at him, and the man pushed forward the thick, concave object and stabbed it on the ground.

The venom was halted by it and sand sprayed up and somehow washed the venom away.

This was something Lawa wasn't able to do.

Old Man Luno then sent the thin concave object at the lizard's face, and the lizard swung his tail and met it.

Kalang

The sound felt like steel met a hardwood. A shallow cut appeared on the tail. That aggravated the lizard and it lunged forward.

Old Man Luno's brow furrowed as he activated a small object that gave him the full view of the battle, which made him surprised and at peace.

'I can fight!'

Just above Lawa was the container he encased Mami inside and below him had become solid to a degree.

Numerous lizards jumped at him and he was waving sand, sending them away.

His eyes were wide; there was fear in them, but also something was stirring in him.

Fear of pain!

Fear of the lizard scratching him or biting him.

The fear of the big one hitting him with its tail and his bones breaking and skin being torn.

Fear of pain was something he didn't know he had.

There are five grades of Maha Beasts…

Iron Grade

Copper Grade

Silver Bronze Grade

Gold Grade

Maha Grade

Each came with a qualitative improvement in strength, intelligence as well as Rachis Innate.

Some Beast could even mutate their Rachis Innate to become something different entirely.

The seemingly weakest was Iron Grade, but unsurprisingly, they came with numbers, and their low intelligence made them relentless in pursuit of their hunt.

They also have incredible adaptability because some species of Iron Grade Maha Beast were known to adapt to almost everywhere as long as they weren't close to becoming Copper Grade.

They also have the most potential; as far as Lawa knew, every Iron Grade Beast has the potential to reach a higher Grade if conditions were presented to it.

But their weaknesses were apparent: usually small, weak bodies, low intelligence, and easily herded by Silver Grade Maha Beast of the same species.

Their Rachis Innate also appeared on the weak end and easily countered if one knew how.

Cooper Grades have a qualitative change in terms of size, strength and even intelligence depending on the species.

Their Rachis Innate was as potent as the Iron Grade species.

Just now the Copper Grade Lizard Venom was as effective as the Iron Grade one. Its only added strength was its strong body.

Unlike Iron Grade, they didn't have confirmed evolution to higher grades.

All Iron Grade with the right condition can become Copper Grade, but only those with enough potential or who have reached certain conditions when they were Iron Grade will have a chance to grade up from Copper.

But they do have battle adaptability. Facing the same enemy makes them powerful, and they will continue to adapt, improve, learn and come back for more.

The Copper Grade Lizard waved its tail against the sand blasting it to obscure vision.

Old Man Luno staggered while the lizard dived down inside the sand.

'It was adapting already.' Old Man Luno jumped high to avoid a sand ambush but nothing happened.

Lawa froze, something was moving under him. It was big and powerful.

He wanted to jump, but he couldn't; the weight of the encased Mima was above him.

He quickly threw her away, a burden left his shoulder, and his sand sensitivity improved, but it was too late.

It was fast, and its mouth wide opened; one of Lawa's legs was inside.

But then the vibration shook his legs. Old Man Luno has thrown one of his concave objects at the rising lizard's mouth.

It was a dull one, and the impact sent shock inside the lizard, allowing Lawa to jump away in time.

Mima, who had fallen on the sand, was surrounded by multiple heads of small lizards, and they all sprayed venom on one part of the container and dragged it.

The Yellowstone part cracked.

Lawa noticed it while old man Luno's attention was on the big lizard going back inside the lizard.

Shatter!

The lizard pulled the part open, and they jumped inside, but they were blasted outside. Their bodies mince meat.

Lawa was surprised but he still ran toward her. But not fast enough, as about 32+ lizards jumped at her, and she shrieked in fear.

That elicited a sharp swirling of sand silt around her at accelerated force and tore them.

Sadine Cultivation Art

'She is a fighter.' Lawa thought, but then around the sand shifted and turned; something big was under her.

The old man dashed toward her.

The girl was terrified, she felt it too, it was coming.

Her little talent power can't help her against it.