They wielded a lot of mana, that’s why they were able to direct a huge amount of wind toward the beast enough to cause it to be staggering like that.
Now that the beast was somehow disoriented and had lost stamina, it was about time for the other warriors to find their way to the beast’s core and damage it to the best of their ability.
And without wasting time, the warriors jumped heading toward the beast’s core as it was still staggering. And you know what? They succeeded without the beast trying to stop them or something.
It was too disoriented to stop them, so reaching its core was so easy. But if they’re not careful, they could get killed while being on its core.
Both warriors began making use of their swords to stab its core at the back of its neck. They were stabbing it with speed, their swords kept going in and out of the beast’s core.
And you know what? The beast was still staggering up till now while its core was being damaged. It became so disoriented, the two warriors with the wind affinities really did an excellent job.
Though the two warriors on the beast’s back neck were there stabbing the hell out of its core, they were also being cautious. They were watchful, they couldn’t afford to get killed while trying to kill the beast.
They were still stabbing the beast’s core with their swords when they noticed the beast’s huge hand heading toward them to grab them and to squash them to death.
They weren’t stupid, so of course, they wouldn’t wait for the beast to grab them and do what it had in mind. So before its hand could reach them, they jumped off its neck while still being so cautious.
The beast could still grab them in the air, so they were still being so cautious while falling to the ground…
They landed on the ground without anything happening to them. They didn’t damage the beast’s core to their satisfaction, but they knew they caused a good amount of damage to it.
And they noticed it from the beast’s reactions…the other warriors noticed it as well. Though another heavy wind wasn’t directed toward the beast again, and it wasn’t staggering anymore, it was still disoriented.
It was just like it was losing strength, and this was due to the damage that had been done to its core. Even a small damage done to its core would still affect it.
And it could be said the damage the warriors did to its core wasn’t that small, so it was affecting it badly. Noticing that the beast was so disoriented due to what was done to its core, a certain warrior voiced out,
“I think I should head over to that core again and damage it some more. Look at how it’s been affected due to the little damage that was done to its core, I better head there now”.
The other warriors didn’t say anything, but their facial expressions screamed, ‘You’re free to do whatever you want’.
And with that, the warrior jumped heading toward the beast’s back neck where its core was situated. The beast was still disoriented, and the warrior was heading toward its core.
Everyone thought he’d be able to reach its core easily and begin causing another round of damage to it since the beast was still disoriented…but something unexpected happened.
The warrior had gotten so close to the beast’s neck when the beast grabbed him with its right hand. It gripped him so tightly that it would be impossible for him to free himself.
Terror appeared on everyone’s faces the moment the beast grabbed the warrior. His fellow warriors were just standing there with their eyes widened, not knowing what to do.
The people watching them battle the beast also had terror on their faces with widened eyes, including Ryan and Dylan.
..What happened now was completely unexpected.
If terror could appear on the faces of the people watching, imagine the kind of expression that appeared on the face of the man that was in the beast’s hand currently.
He couldn’t move his body, he couldn’t do anything. So if the beast wanted to kill him right now, it would do so. And what else does the beast plan on doing to him if it wasn’t to kill him? The warrior was aware of this.
The angered expression on the beast’s face was enough to know that it planned on killing him. It wouldn’t dare spare his life because he was heading toward its core to destroy it some more to bring an end to its life when it caught him.
So if he was aiming to kill it, then it should kill him too…that was the beast’s mindset.
The man was so scared right now, the beast can just decide to squash him to death if it wanted. The warriors didn’t know what to do to save their fellow warrior that had been caught by the beast, they were so confused.
All of them just stood there glancing at the beast holding the man with that angered expression still plastered on its face.
“What do we do? We can’t allow the beast to kill him just like that”. One of the warriors voiced out.
The other warriors didn’t say anything, thoughts were just running through their heads here and there regarding what they could do to save the man’s life…
“Or should we attack the beast together to make it leave him?”. Another warrior uttered, he was just making a suggestion.
“I don’t think that is a good idea. The beast is already angry, we attacking it together would only provoke it more, and it would lead to it killing him,
I am even wondering why it is still hesitating to kill him”. Another warrior stated.
And what the warrior said just now made sense…attacking the beast together would only provoke it more, and it wouldn’t hesitate anymore to end the man’s life.
“So, what do we do? Because I’m sure the beast would kill him anyway whether we attack it or not”. A warrior that spoke a few seconds ago spoke again.
They stood there still contemplating trying to come up with a valid idea…
Meanwhile, the people watching them battle the beast were so afraid for the man the beast was gripping in its hand. They were wondering why none of the other warriors were making any attempt to save the man.
They just stood there glancing at the beast holding him in its hand. Ryan and Dylan were also part of the people afraid for the warrior the beast was gripping in its hand, they kept hoping it wouldn’t kill him.
But they understood why the warriors weren’t attempting to save their fellow warrior. They didn’t want to provoke the beast into killing the man faster than expected.
They were teenagers, but seem to get a clearer understanding of what was going on than the adults in their midst.
The warrior that was being held by the beast possessed the fire affinity, but wouldn’t be able to make use of it at all because he wasn’t able to move his body due to how the beast held him.
The beast gripped him so tightly that he wasn’t even able to move his hands at all. And he’d need his hands to wield mana and make use of his fire ability.
His sword was in his right hand, but he couldn’t move his hand nor could he move the sword. Still in the beast’s hand, he began wondering why his fellow warriors weren’t doing anything to save him.
But he understood that if they tried to save him in any way that would need them to move their bodies, the beast wouldn’t hesitate to kill him immediately.
It would still kill him eventually, but that would make it kill him faster. This was something the man understood…he wasn’t a dummy. All he was waiting for now was for the beast to kill him.
And slowly, he started feeling the beast tighten its hand, it planned on squashing him to death.
‘It is already happening’. The man thought to himself.
Since he was about to die, he began thinking about how he’d lived his life in this world. He could have become many other things, if he wanted, he could have become a rich man.
But he didn’t focus on material things that much, what he was more interested in was training his power, learning martial arts, and so on. He attended an academy meant for training benders after graduating from the academy meant for getting the basic knowledge.
And in that academy, he learned all the necessary things like learning to make use of his ability properly, and so on. Then after his graduation from the academy, he decided to become a warrior.
Becoming a warrior didn’t stop him from working, he was still working and earning money. But he just loved performing his warrior’s duties so much.
..Did he regret becoming a warrior? Not at all. Thinking about all these made a smile appear on his face even though he was about to die.