Everyone present, including the one who created the barrier, did not understand what had suddenly happened.
BOOOOMM!!!
But the phenomenon did not stop; another impact just as strong as the previous one resounded.
"Kukuku, what is... that... who is he?"
At that moment, the creature moved its hand and touched one of the strings of its Citole, and the barrier above them seemed to clear.
What was revealed there was a furious Cassian, with a giant sledgehammer three times his size, made of darkness, which he used to strike the barrier.
Just then, his giant sledgehammer fell.
BOOOMMM!!!...
Again, another devastating impact echoed.
"It's that boy! But... he's different."
"Huh? Is he one of the participants in the test? Kukuku... That's impossible for someone who's only in the white rank, even if he's a Regulus. Did he ascend? Kukuku... But there shouldn't be any gray fruits here... Kukukuku... My barrier!"
BOMMM!! CRACK!
The being, and even the town leader, seemed baffled by what Cassian was doing, even more so when they heard his barrier crack.
its barrier, physically, should not be able to be broken, but there it was, emitting cracking noises.
On the other hand, Cassian at that moment was extremely angry.
He had witnessed everything.
..
Once he reached this strange barrier, he realized that it was very hard and not easy to break.
He wondered if it was something else created by the resident, since the beasts and aberrations did not seem to have the intelligence and ability to do such things.
But its location was very suspicious, and he tried to enter through the shadows, but he couldn't.
So he tried again, at least to see inside through the shadows. At first, he felt something clouding his vision and making it difficult, as before.
But finally, after putting more effort and mana into it, he managed to see what was happening inside.
He observed the conversation between the leader and the creature—which at first he didn't understand what it was—but over time Cassian deduced that it was an intelligent aberration that could speak.
That was disturbing, but at the same time it intrigued him and calmed his anger and bloodlust a little.
He didn't go straight to destroying it, even though it was an aberration.
He understood that something was going on there, and he wanted to understand what it was.
It was fortunate that it had lips—at least on part of its face—because that allowed Cassian to know what it was saying.
Even so, he barely understood what the aberration and the village leader were talking about, as they spoke as if avoiding the point.
From what he could gather, he concluded that there was something wrong with the village leader himself.
He really wanted to ask him some questions about what the aberration was referring to.
But he didn't intervene; he continued to observe, trying to understand the conversation on his own, feeling that they might reveal something important at any moment.
He wanted to get as much information as possible. Since they seemed convinced that no one else was listening, it was a good opportunity.
He wouldn't be a fool to attack without further ado in that situation. Cassian recorded every word, every gesture, every reaction in his memory; when he questioned him later, there would be no room for lies.
But the situation didn't last long. In the end, they didn't say anything really conclusive or clear, and the fight seemed about to resume.
Even so, he felt he had gained a lot from that moment. Cassian thought again about how to get in. Nothing changed his ultimate goal of eliminating all the aberrations and beasts, and there were two that looked very strong.
But what he saw next was what really rekindled and intensified his anger even more.
The creature he was looking for appeared, and what it did really pissed off the already very angry Cassian.
And he began to attack the barrier with all his might. Later, he would extract the truth about that conversation with the village leader, even if it meant using force.
If he was involved in the deaths of the others... Cassian would kill him, even if he was Eshaan's father.
..
BOOOOM! Crack!
The barrier began to emit cracking sounds. It was about to break, but some of those inside would not let that happen easily.
Cassian saw it. After the skeletal aberration said something and touched its Citole, the wolf moved in his direction.
Fwooosshhh!
With a great momentum, it lunged overwhelmingly at him.
But Cassian did not back down. He did not dodge. Holding his giant sledgehammer , he brought it down with all his strength, this time with the intention of hitting the wolf that broke through the barrier as if it did not exist and reached him.
Thump!
A thunderous sound echoed and filled the surroundings with a thick column of dust.
Swoooshhh
And in the next instant, Cassian was thrown backwards at great speed, he was the loser in this clash of forces.
At that moment, he was at the mercy of the inertia resulting from that horribly strong impact.
But he didn't let that continue, and he acted quickly. At his will, a shadow in his path moved and positioned itself where Cassian would pass.
When he reached his destination, the shadow absorbed him, and in the next instant, he appeared above the beast's head.
Darkfang Thrust
He already had the large knives made of shadows in his hands, and gathering all his strength, he executed the second of the techniques of the art that now existed in his head.
It wasn't the one Plouthys had given her; it was one that Yeling had practiced since childhood, and now he understood it with mastery.
It was in an instant: the dark large knives seemed to emit an ominous and furious aura, ready to pierce the wolf's skull.
Everything moved in a moment; perhaps not even a second had passed since he started. But Cassian planned to end this quickly.
BOOM!
The two knives made a loud impact on the beast's head. The impact reverberated throughout the surroundings.
"Grrra"
The wolf growled in pain, only understanding that Cassian was on top of him after the impact.
It was an effective attack, but Cassian felt it.
It's very hard.
Cassian felt that the wolf was extremely tough—from its fur to its skin and bones. Although his knives pierced it, even through the bones, their effect was greatly reduced, and they didn't penetrate far enough to kill the colossal creature.
Now the knives seemed stuck, but that didn't matter: after all, they were things made from his darkness, and he used that same characteristic to finish the job.
Let's see if you don't die with this
He put more mana into them, intending to make them grow, spread, and tear apart the soft interior they had barely reached.
He was focused on killing it, as quickly as possible. It wasn't a battle, nor a duel; it was simply him killing everything he wanted to kill.
With that thought, the bloodlust returned to him. He would definitely kill this wolf; its blood should be delicious...
But the wolf, although a little confused by everything happening so fast, didn't allow it.
In the next instant, as a method of preservation, it seemed to cover itself with frost: its fur hardened, and Cassian felt his knives , hands, and even his feet freeze quickly as the frost slowly began to cover him.
Even so, he didn't care and continued what he was doing. He was sure he would kill it before it froze him. But...
Fwooooshhh!
He heard the air being cut, announcing the arrival of another being at that moment. It came so fast that Cassian didn't understand the moment of its approach.
"jijijijiji!"
The large mass of flesh with a scythe approached from behind with the intention of slitting his throat.
Cassian didn't let that happen. Immediately and without hesitation, he abandoned his knives stuck in the wolf's neck.
His movement alone easily broke the frost surrounding him, and he immediately began to create another pair of knives.
Placing his feet firmly on the wolf's head, everything was a fluid movement, which made clear the grand ominium on his body, and he didn't stop there, as he even executed his art with speed and...
Finder's Keepers.
Clang!
With one of his hands, he blocked the scythe. And that wasn't all: Cassian felt it, the energy impacted and was absorbed, implying that his art worked.
That shadow knife was an extension of himself. He felt no difference from using his own hands.
And when he redirected the force, it reached his other hand, already with a power unmatched to how he had received it.
At that moment, the hand charged with this power lunged downward and crashed into the wolf's hard, crystallized, frozen fur.
Boom! Crack!
The impact reverberated, and Cassian destroyed a large layer of frost in his path. Once again, he reached the skull and, in fact, went even deeper.
Once again, he continued what he had been doing before: darkness invaded the inside of the wolf's head.
It wasn't easy: there was a strange resistance that prevented it from spreading and reducing the brain to pulp.
But slowly he was succeeding... All this while keeping the aberration at bay with his other hand.
"GRRAAAHHH!!"
"jiijijijiji"
But this advantageous situation was only brief, and at that moment, several ice spikes came at him from all directions.
And, as if that weren't enough, the colossal aberration began to move its other stinging limb toward him, with the intention of impaling him.
In addition, two smaller aberrations separated from this giant aberration and quickly moved toward him for a coordinated attack.
At that moment, he was surrounded by many attacks coming at him at the same time. But for Cassian, getting out of that was easy: he just exerted his will, and instantly, he was sucked into his shadow at great speed.
He appeared a great distance from the wolf... but he was not safe.
"jiijijijiji" "jiijijijiji"
Just as he emerged, he saw them: the two aberrations were attacking him again from the sides.
"jiijijijiji"
If it weren't for the fact that he could see the wolf in the distance, he would have thought they hadn't moved. And then, although delayed for a moment, the gigantic mass of aberrant flesh also appeared behind him again.