Chapter 362: End of beast tide.
Blake and his team had messed with Serhan so much that he was certain that he would not retain his first position in the overall score.
He would even be lucky to enter the top 5, talk more of the top 3.
This was bad news for him because not only would his father be pissed about it, but it would also affect the reputation of the Karius family.
The current gap between him and the current highest was surely enormous. So since he couldn’t do anything about it, he decided to go for the next best option. To cause Blake’s team pain by making them lose something important.
“I don’t think the barrier would be able to hold on for long.” Brian pointed at the cracks that were appearing all over the purple barrier.
‘I thought the barrier could reflect damage. So why isn’t it doing it?’ Blake couldn’t help but curse the timing.
With Serhan’s team behind them and the barrier in front about to break, Blake felt like he was stuck between a hurricane and tsunami.
…..
That was until the light of the wall’s barrier began increasing in intensity.
BOOM!
An explosion in the form of purple flames erupted from the surface of the wall’s barrier, instantly turning thousands of insects into ashes.
The only area that hadn’t exploded was the center of the wall where The Mother Tree was, and that was because there were no insects there.
‘There it is…’ Blake thought. 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝐞𝐥.
“They are finally out!”
With the insects no longer blocking their view, everyone was now able to see the massacre being orchestrated by Major Reeves and Brock Ulrik in the heart of the beast army.
[Don’t lose focus, this is the best time for him to attack. Also, the beasts already know what is happening because of their connection, so expect them to be suicidal.] The system quickly reminded Blake that the war wasn’t yet over.
On seeing the 2 powerhouses were done with their battle, Serhan knew that the war against the beasts was basically over. This meant his window to kill Castiel or Brian would soon close.
‘Fuck! I have to take action fast!’ The pressure on Serhan to get his revenge had tripled.
He was waiting for a beast to approach one of them, then he would fire and then warn them when it was too late.
The reason for this was to easily convince people that it was an accident. Then his family’s connection would deal with the rest, especially since neither of the 2 were nobles.
“You guys should be careful it’s not yet over.” Blake warned his friends as he saw beasts coming up the wall with renewed vigor.
Just like the system had predicted, the beasts were now actively trying to exchange their lives for those of humans. This was the opportunity Serhan had been waiting for.
[He is charging up a spell, get ready to intercept him.] The system warned Blake who activated Mind boost.
Directly attacking Serhan would put him at fault because he hadn’t done anything yet. So the best he could do was intercept the attack.
‘Now’s my chance!’ Serhan said to himself as a harpy eagle flew to the top of the wall.
Just as Serhan was about to release a ray of plasma, the harpy eagle burst into ashes as Colonel Darius appeared in its position with his eyes locked on him.
‘Attacking a member of his highness’ team indirectly puts him in danger. The punishment is death, so be wise boy!’
The angry voice of Colonel Darius echoed in Serhan’s head, shaking his soul and giving him an intense migraine that caused him to fall to his knees.
“I guess it is time to end this war.” Colonel Darius snapped his finger causing every beast within the city’s barrier to burst into ashes.
‘Right about time!’
Blake saw as thousands of beasts were killed in an instant, causing the entire southern wall to burst out in thunderous cheers.
Finally, he could let out a sigh of relief and lower his guard cause all dangers have been eliminated.
‘What the…’ Blake was taken by surprise when Tessie hugged him out of nowhere.
[Before you go ahead and ruin this moment put yourself in her position. She…]
Once Blake saw that the system was about to give another lecture. He ignored it and returned the embrace.
A lot of pressure has been on everyone, especially the students. So now that they knew something out of nowhere would kill them, it felt like a mountain was taken off their shoulders.
‘How long is a victory hug meant to take and how do I get out of this?’ Blake couldn’t help but ask the system because people were beginning to look in their direction.
[Hmmp!] The system snorted as it ignored him, but thankfully Brian unknowingly came to the rescue.
“Why are they letting a lot of beasts go?” Brian asked as he pointed at the hundreds of beasts Major Reeves and Brock had ignored as they were flying back to the city.
“That is to make sure the beast population doesn’t go extinct. Remember, you still have to hunt for beasts and we still need them for a lot of resources.” Luciano explained.
‘That answers my question.’ Blake had always been wondering how he was able to hunt if all beasts were killed during the beast tide.
“Isn’t that the definition of a cycle?” Castiel asked.
“Yes, but it sustains the human population and enables us to advance both magically and technologically.” Luciano stated.
“At the cost of so many lives?” Brian ask in a pondering tone as he looked at the dead bodies on the wall and the ground.
“You guys are looking at it from the wrong angle. Extinction of species can lead to the death of humans. Also, remember they are the ones that attack human cities.” Blake’s explanation reminded them of the importance of bees back on Earth.
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