Chapter 713: Unexpected Power Up - 1

When Uraan's Raven cast [Moonsight] to make the panther more visible, it simply didn't work.

This was because the Raven's rank was too low, only Low 3-star compared to the Mid 4-star Voidfang Panther.

As the fight continued, they realised that there was no presence of the second beast.

Fruder was once again right about how the flag zones reset completely after they stepped out of them.

In other words, they could focus on one beast at a time.

SKRRRRAAA!

A loud screech rang out as the Voidfang Panther scratched across Shyra's obsidian fur. Its claws actually dug much deeper than expected, drawing out blood. This was because, in the end, the Voidfang Panther was 1 minor rank above Shyra.

Conversely, Shyra was having a hard time even landing a single hit because her opponent was far faster than her. But that didn't mean Shyra would lose.

Crriippp…

Suddenly, frost started to cover the ground, immediately disrupting the Voidfang Panther's fast movements and compelling it to create some distance—but Kaelion was already closing in on it.

THAM!

He struck hard against the panther's side, making it tumble sideways. By that time, Shyra was already on it once again.

At some point, both panthers had increased their size to the maximum.

Shyra was standing at 9 meters tall, while the Voidfang Panther was slightly smaller at 8 meters. And due to its leaner frame than Shyra's, its speed was unmatched.

Shyra would only need to make a single mistake for countless deep gashes to appear across her body. If not for Sylrael healing her every other second, Shyra would have indeed fallen, even with her tougher body.

Her lower rank was becoming increasingly disadvantageous for her.

While she was Low 4-star with a maximum stat of 2000 units, the Voidfang Panther was Mid 4-star, with a maximum stat of 3000 units, almost 1.5 times stronger plus the superior agility trait.

But even then—

THAM! THUD!

Kaelion was also not taking any rest. He wasn't intimidated by their frames, which were humongous compared to him. He focused on delivering the brutal hits Shyra missed.

And within just 20 minutes, the Voidfang Panther was at its last breath.

Shyra's fangs burned with pure violet flames as she bit onto the Voidfang Panther's neck from below, choking the breath out of it.

Kaelion even had his Lion beast, Singham, out to suppress the beast from the back.

Ding!

Voidfang Panther (Mid 4-star) Killed - 70,000 XP

Level 31: 360,000 -> 430,000 / 1,550,000

Leo was simply lazing around in the snowfield when he received the notification.

Nice, I might be able to level up once before the competition ends…

Leo immediately communicated with Kaelion.

"Was it difficult to kill the beast?" he asked.

"What?" Kaelion frowned.

"How did you know we managed to kill the beast?"

Leo's mind jolted, but he quickly collected himself.

"I can guess things according to Shyra's temperament."

Finding the answer acceptable since Kaelion was capable of doing the same with Singham and Grivak, they discussed things further.

"So you can manage to kill more in the same way?" Leo confirmed, and Kaelion responded positively.

"Alright, when you kill the next beast, have both of the beast cores sent together. Meanwhile, allow Shyra to feast on the mana crystal and the body. Even a soul crystal, if you find one. It's important."

"Is your beast on the verge of advancement?" Kaelion asked.

"Sort of. She might require more resources, so be sure to keep the coming beast's cores safe."

Kaelion nodded.

And when the time hit the 5-hour mark, another beast appeared in the same manner. It was of the same Mid 4-star rank, and Shyra had to reluctantly stop eating the first Voidfang's corpse to engage with the second.

This time, however, the duration to eliminate the beast was a little shorter than the 1st one—they had gained experience in fighting.

Ding!

Voidfang Panther (Mid 4-star) Killed - 70,000 XP

Level 31: 430,000 -> 500,000 / 1,550,000

With that done, Kaelion immediately had Rhaegar hold both beast cores and deliver them to Leo on Skyreaver's back.

He chose Rhaegar, the eagleman, as the delivery person since his potential was getting wasted in the dense forest. Even the scout was useful in figuring out the best locations under the forest canopy where it would be easier to deal with the panther beasts.

In other words, he could stay at Leo's location, where there was an open field.

In time, Skyreaver was already at Leo's location, where Leo was eagerly waiting for the beast cores.

Rhaegar handed the round, dark beast cores with violet veins to Leo. Each had a diameter of almost 10 inches.

But just as he was about to use his talent, he hesitated, thinking the recording orbs would be relaying everything to others.

While Leo was thinking that, he felt something approach him.

He sharply turned to see a recording orb with a text hologram on it.

You are not being recorded, nor can anyone else watch you right now. Show me how your talent works.

Leo immediately grew cautious and stepped back. Then the text changed.

Doing so will give me a reason to forgive you for your attempt to turn my son into your subordinate. And if things aren't clear yet, we will meet soon enough for it to be.

As if the person behind it had thought for a while, another message appeared.

You will also receive an artefact as a reward, which will allow you to teleport to any unrestricted location within the Human Empire with my Spatial Authority.

Leo grimaced. Though he had an idea of who was behind the recording orb, the mention of Spatial Authority was enough proof that it was none other than the Human Emperor himself.

While his heartbeat was accelerating at the thought of meeting the most important human, he was also a bit worried about what might happen.

But there was nothing he could do to prevent it now.

Not to mention, his prior thought that something was wrong with this amount of luck had also been right.

Apparently, things had been set up so that the Emperor could see Leo's talent in action.

He exhaled.

Well… I think Professor Katherine… who Kaelion calls aunt, might be the Emperor's sister. He should already know many things about me if he is this interested.

With that thought, Leo paid his attention back to the important task.