Chapter 117 Luring the Beast into the Trap

"Roar, roar..."

The roaring Broken-Wing Death Beast charged after them, still flapping its wings, even though the flapping made it somewhat unstable.

While retreating, Gunei released ring spells to bombard it, all the while observing the Death Beast's bleeding.

After all,

every drop of blood the Death Beast shed was a loss for Gunei.

Fortunately, the bleeding was not severe.

As for the broken wing that had fallen to the ground, the powerful supernatural life activity inherent in a leader-level creature caused the wing to writhe and twist incessantly, trying to reattach itself to the Death Beast.

"When my head was severed, my headless body didn't crawl toward me, let alone struggle."

"But this Death Beast, even with just a broken wing, shows such strong life activity, struggling and wanting to return to its body."

"If the Death Beast weren't in combat, it could pick up the wing and reattach it, and it might even grow back together."

"I could reattach my severed head, so reattaching a wing shouldn't be a big problem."

"The transformation at the leader level, where the supernatural traits of life become so powerful, is truly astonishing."

From the fallen wing writhing on the ground, Gunei had already inferred much information.

"Pure physical damage that splits the Death Beast isn't enough to kill it completely."

"Only deep, penetrating damage that runs through its entire body and reaches the core of its vitality"

"can deliver a fatal blow."

"Just now..." Gunei glanced at George as he thought.

"That guy's slash penetrated deep, causing more damage than it seemed on the surface."

"Otherwise, the Death Beast wouldn't have abandoned me to chase him."

"This kind of penetrating damage is indeed an effective way to deal with such powerful creatures."

"The Greater and Lesser Thunderflame Curses from the Vanguard that I had Butler Frasier look into are curses with extremely strong penetrating damage."

"It's said that these curses contain a trace of the thunderous destruction characteristic of Thunder Dragon's breath."

The two of them fled swiftly, reaching the wide canyon entrance in less than four or five breaths.

By then, the enraged Death Beast charged straight at them, colliding head-on with Gunei's many ring spells.

Boom...

Boom...

Boom...

...

One after another, the ring spells exploded on the Death Beast.

Coupled with its constant wing flapping, it became even more unsteady.

It couldn't accelerate to catch up.

"Hurry in, watch out for the Death Beast's Black Annihilation Arrows." At the canyon entrance, George was quite cautious.

Gunei's mind raced; he gathered fifteen or sixteen ring spells and sent them rolling toward the Death Beast, then leaped into the canyon.

The canyon before him looked more like a wide valley.

Sloping hills flanked both sides, littered with all kinds of bizarre rocks standing on the slopes and valley floor.

This canyon resembled a strange rock garden filled with peculiar stones, some as large as a house, others only half a person's height.

"Here..."

Gunei's eyes quickly swept across the vast canyon.

"It's perfect for hiding!"

"And we can use these hard rocks to block the Death Beast's frenzied counterattack." George nodded slightly.

Earlier, Gunei had heard that the rocks here were extremely tough.

Now that he needed to use them for cover, he naturally wanted to test them.

He cast a Rocket Spell at a round, pitch-black boulder.

"Clang!"

The Rocket Spell struck the black boulder, sending sparks flying in the firelight.

The Rocket Spell's penetration was quite formidable.

Outside, it could penetrate similar rock at least a finger's depth.

But on this round boulder in the hunting layer, it left only a faint mark.

"Its defensive strength is indeed impressive." Gunei nodded lightly.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

Explosions rang out from outside.

Accompanied by the furious roars of the broken-winged Death Beast.

The two exchanged glances, then each darted swiftly into the depths of the bizarre rock pile.

After penetrating about two hundred meters, they quickly hid in a recess of a house-sized boulder about five meters high, their backs to the canyon entrance.

At the same time,

Gunei took out another bottle of Mid-Grade Essence Source Potion and downed it in one gulp.

The earlier burst of the mid-grade curse Magic Blade Curse had consumed more than half of Gunei's source energy.

George also took out a bottle of light blue potion.

Through his vision, Gunei could see it was a "Mid-Grade Recovery Potion."

"Injured?" Gunei asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, earlier, that thing's roar shockwave targeted me; I've got some internal bleeding." George nodded.

"That Mid-Grade Recovery Potion is slow and mediocre, and if you drink too much, you build up resistance. This one works better—the Essence series has strong effects and almost no resistance."

Saying this, Gunei took out a bottle of High-Grade Essence Recovery Potion and handed it to George.

Looking at the "High-Grade Essence Recovery Potion," George's eye twitched as he muttered to himself,

"This bottle of High-Grade Essence costs 8 gold pounds—more than my weekly salary."

With that, he downed the bottle of High-Grade Essence Recovery Potion.

As soon as it hit his stomach, George felt a warmth spread inside him.

In a breath or two, the minor injury vanished completely.

The High-Grade Essence Recovery Potion's efficacy was surprisingly good.

As his source pool rapidly recovered, Gunei carefully sensed the activity at the canyon entrance.

The Death Beast that had entered naturally began its frenzied destruction.

Thump, thump, thump...

Each blow sent a shockwave of source energy, shattering many rocks and sending debris flying.

The Death Beast's destructive power was indeed formidable, after all, it was a top-tier second-order leader creature, a king-level existence.

But it was just wasting its strength.

Gently rubbing his temples to ease his mind, Gunei sensed his soul.

"That extreme burst earlier didn't put any pressure on my soul."

"With the increase in soul magnitude and after advancing to second order, my soul's endurance has indeed improved significantly. Focusing on soul magnitude was the right path. Once I become a 'Domain Caster,' my soul's ability to withstand the pressure of casting curses will increase further."

"Right now, I can still cast plenty of Magic Blade Curses."

"And a considerable number of high-grade curses."

"The slashing effect of the Magic Blade Curse is powerful, but not enough to be fatal, unless that thing stands still and lets me hit it."

"Ultimately, the Magic Blade Curse isn't strong enough; it's only at level two. If it were level six, each blade could cut through the Death Beast's scales."

"Then I could guard the cave entrance, and if the Death Beast dared to come out, I'd dismember it on the spot."

"George's dark purple battle blade can deliver a lethal blow up close."

"So..."

Gunei's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I need to start controlling this Death Beast."

With that thought, he looked at George.

"Later, I'll cast a powerful control curse to interfere with its movements, and you strike when the opportunity arises."

Gunei quickly explained in a low voice.

"Don't worry, my control curse is very strong; it can greatly interfere with and control it."

"It can even suppress the Death Beast to some extent."

At Gunei's words, George's eyes lit up.

He had already seen Gunei's powerful abilities, so he believed him.

"Also..."

Gunei first cast the Soul-Stabilizing Divine Ring Curse on George, then quickly released a Puppet Silk Thread and wrapped it around George's body.

George's expression shifted; he felt it.

"This... is..."

He looked at Gunei in confusion.

Gunei concentrated, and George clearly felt a strong pulling force dragging him forward.

Caught off guard, he was nearly yanked away.

"Such a strong pull." George thought to himself.

"Later, I'll use this control method to give you slight tugs without interfering with your movements. Pull on your chest means advance, pull on your back means retreat."

"This coordination works well." George's eyes brightened, and he nodded slightly.

"Let's go with your plan."