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Boom! In that instant, it felt as if the very heavens and earth were shaking. Violent force surged in all directions. Under the astonished gaze of Quagmire and the others, the hundred-meter-tall Flesh and Blood Giant Bear was sent flying by a single slap from Luca.

The massive body fell into the dark sea of monsters below, crushing countless creatures beneath its weight, their bodies turning into pulp. The agonizing cries echoed, reverberating through the skies.

At the same time, the Dreamweaving Mist Luca had previously set up was dispersed by the shockwave, and many of the people who had been affected began to stir, on the verge of waking. The nearby monsters, too, started shaking their heads in confusion.

Seeing this, Luca once again activated his Dreamweaving power. The Dreamweaving Mist surrounding the heads of both the humans and monsters began to reassemble, and the pathway that had already started to close slowly reopened.

At this point, the people at the front were now less than halfway to the exit.

"Roar!!!" The twisted Flesh and Blood Giant Bear let out a furious roar toward Luca, sending out a shockwave that obliterated all the monsters beneath its feet into a bloody mess.

These shredded remains seemed to come to life, merging with the bear’s body. The wounds on the bear’s deformed figure, inflicted by Luca’s slap, began to heal at an astonishing rate, its flesh writhing and mending itself.

It then began to march forward, each step causing the ground to tremble violently. The monsters it crushed underfoot became nourishment, strengthening its aura and making its body even more massive.

"This thing... is truly bizarre," Luca observed. The ability to absorb other monsters as nourishment was something he had seen before, but he had never encountered such a terrifying devouring power like this. What in the world was this creature?

Luca’s mind was filled with questions, but there was no time for further speculation. The Flesh and Blood Giant Bear was already charging toward him once more. Its back swelled with grotesque flesh tumors, bursting open in a shower of blood. Long serpentine tendrils of flesh shot toward him, their gaping mouths filled with jagged, terrifying fangs.

At the same time, the bear swung its massive paw at Luca. In the face of such a colossal hand, Luca appeared as insignificant as an ant.

Seeing this, Quagmire and the others froze in horror. If they were struck by that paw, they would likely be reduced to nothing but a pile of shattered bones and flesh.

Despite the giant blood-soaked hand and the rain of blood serpents nearly blocking his entire field of vision, Luca’s expression remained unchanged. His long sword, the Starseeker, was enveloped in a thick layer of blood energy, and his eyes gleamed with a crimson light.

Crimson Mage Advanced Skill – Blood Boiling!

His entire body surged with blood energy, wrapping him in a fiery aura. Then, the energy condensed, dyeing his Starseeker blade a deep red. Explore hidden tales at NovelBin.Côm

The next moment, Luca’s sword swung upward with tremendous force, cleaving through the air toward the enormous hand in the sky. In an instant, the blood-red blade cleaved through the heavens, crashing into the massive palm with a resounding clash.

Countless people and monsters looked up, and for a moment, time and space seemed to freeze. Then came a sound—a wet splurt—and endless blood poured from the Flesh and Blood Giant Bear’s wrist.

Its enormous hand shattered, and it seemed as if a torrential rain of blood was falling from the sky. Upon touching the blood, countless monsters melted into puddles of blood and mist.

At that moment, the countless blood serpents also rushed toward Luca. However, most of them targeted the ordinary people on the path. Luca crushed a fragment of a Primordial Crystal hidden in his palm.

With a swift motion of his hand, a howling black hurricane shield enveloped the Dreamweaving Mist, surrounding all the people on the path within its protective barrier.

The blood rain and blood serpents hit the black wind shield, exploding into a thick mist of blood that spread across the sky.

Seeing its attack thwarted once again, the Flesh and Blood Giant Bear roared in fury. It opened its massive mouth, and both the blood energy in the sky and on the ground poured into it.

Already towering over a hundred meters tall, the bear’s body now grew even larger, swelling by more than double. The wound from its severed arm began to twitch, the flesh and bones rapidly regenerating. In the blink of an eye, its severed arm had fully grown back. @@novelbin@@

Then, it opened its giant maw wide, and endless blood energy gathered, unleashing a deafening roar at Luca.

The accumulated blood energy solidified into a massive, crimson beam of light, stretching several meters wide, aimed directly at Luca.

Savage Breath!

The terrifying power twisted the very fabric of space around it. Those who still retained their consciousness turned pale at the sight of this horrifying attack.

Luca furrowed his brows. It wasn’t that he couldn’t dodge, but because the ordinary people behind him were still evacuating. If he moved, those behind him would surely suffer massive casualties.

In other words, he either had to take the hit or let the people behind him bear the brunt.

Luca glanced up and could almost see a mocking expression on the Flesh and Blood Giant Bear’s face. It seemed to ask him, What will you choose, now that you face my full force?

What to choose? Luca suddenly chuckled, a carefree and confident smile crossing his face. He had already made his decision when he chose to help the people of Leaf City escape. If he wanted to retreat, he wouldn’t have stayed here.

A flash of light sparked in his hand, and a series of shimmering, seven-colored Primordial Crystal fragments appeared in his palm. The fragments illuminated with radiant, prismatic light, enveloping him completely.

At the same time, Luca’s aura surged rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he reached the Sky-level.

Blood energy, strengthened by the primal force, surged out of him, with crimson light shooting up into the sky, turning the heavens above into a deep red hue.

Both the sky and the monsters on the ground could feel their blood energies stirring.

Some of the lower-level monsters exploded into blood mist under the influence of this overwhelming power. The blood mist seemed to be drawn by an unseen force, swirling towards Luca and flowing into the long sword in his hand.

The blood flames surrounding the sword blazed hotter and more fiercely.

As the massive blood-colored beam of energy charged toward him, blocking all his vision, Luca gripped his long sword tightly. The surrounding blood flames surged like a roaring tide, and the determination in his eyes was as firm as a mountain, unshaken by any storm or rain.

It was simple: either save the people, or die trying. That was his choice.

He raised his arm and looked up at the endless crimson light before him.

Once more, he swung his blade!

A crescent-shaped, blood-red slash cleaved through the sky, crashing directly into the Flesh and Blood Giant Bear’s savage breath.

Boom!!! The blood-red radiance engulfed the heavens. The two torrents of wild, violent blood energy showed no sign of retreating. The scattering blood light painted the world in shades of crimson.

Despite facing the giant bear’s furious breath, Luca’s long sword creaked and groaned, as if it might shatter at any moment. But he didn’t flinch. Instead, the blood-colored sword light grew even more intense.

The savage breath was forcefully split in two, and the distance between Luca and the bear rapidly closed.

At this moment, a look of surprise appeared in the Flesh and Blood Giant Bear’s eyes. It hadn’t expected this seemingly insignificant human to unleash such overwhelming power.

But immediately after, a cruel gleam appeared in its eyes. A mass of blood energy began to coalesce above its head, and in no time, it formed a massive blood-red sphere.

What surprised everyone, including Luca, was that the blood ball the giant bear had gathered did not fly toward him. Instead, it shot toward a group of high-level monsters in the sky.

"Get out of the way!" Quagmire and the others, who had been paying close attention, noticed the change immediately and hastily dodged.

The monsters facing Quagmire weren’t so lucky. By the time they realized what was happening, the blood ball had already reached them.

Boom! The blood-red sphere exploded in mid-air, instantly disintegrating three high-level monsters into blood. At the same time, the sky once again began to rain down torrents of blood.

Countless monsters that came into contact with the blood rain were immediately dissolved into blood mist, and in an instant, a large portion of the monster horde was wiped out. The pressure on the defense line lightened considerably.

However, at the same time, a blood-colored mist began to envelop the air. Cornbark, in mid-flight, couldn’t decide whether to feel relieved or anxious.

"Roar!!" The Flesh and Blood Giant Bear howled at the sky, as endless blood mist surged toward it. In an instant, its aura exploded, and the blood-colored beam of energy from its mouth grew even more powerful.

Luca could feel an immense pressure coming from his long sword. His body involuntarily began to retreat, and both Cornbark, standing on the ground, and Quagmire and the others in the sky, exchanged glances of concern as they saw the situation unfold.

"Hold on, we have to hold on!" Donlow pressed his lips together tightly, and Melania, standing beside him, also gripped her dagger firmly. Both of them understood all too well what would happen if Luca failed.

To put it bluntly, it wouldn’t just be the hundred thousand ordinary people behind him who would perish—none of them, not even themselves, would make it out of Leaf City alive.

Above in the heavens, facing the Flesh and Blood Giant Bear’s frenzied onslaught, Luca’s blood energy surged around him, and cracks began to form along the length of his Starseeker blade, threatening to shatter at any moment.

"I can’t keep this up much longer," Luca thought, feeling the primal force within him rapidly depleting.

After casually dispatching a few high-level monsters that had gotten too close, attempting to ambush him, he absorbed their blood energy, just managing to stabilize his situation for the time being.

However, even though as a Crimson Mage, he could use blood energy to replenish his strength, he was still weaker compared to the beast in front of him. If this continued, it was only a matter of time before he would lose.

Luca glanced back at the ordinary people behind him. They were less than ten kilometers away from breaking free of the encirclement, but at the rate he was depleting his energy, he probably only had another five minutes at best before he couldn’t continue.

His brow furrowed as his mind raced, searching for a way to break the deadlock.

But in the end, every option he considered was quickly dismissed.

The Flesh and Blood Giant Bear’s regenerative abilities were simply too powerful. As long as there were monsters around, it was nearly impossible to kill it for good. Even if he found a way, it wasn’t something he could accomplish in a short time.

After thinking for a long while, Luca let out a sigh, his gaze shifting toward the chest area of the beast—the place where the little girl was still asleep.

It seemed like this was his only option.