Meanwhile, Dudu, the earthworm-type student, crouched low, placing his hand on the ground. The vibrations beneath him pulsed like a heartbeat, and he immediately relayed his sensing to his teammates.
"We're not alone," he whispered, eyes widening.
Zim, their leader and a mole-type, shook his head. "We should stay away. Let's just hunt the smaller mantises instead."
"No," Sam, the bird-type, interjected, flapping his wings behind his back nervously. "Guys, are you serious? Let's go take a look and see what's going on."
After a tense pause, they all nodded, moving forward together.
From a distance, the clash of steel and shrieks echoed through the air. Dudu and his team froze, eyes fixed on the scene before them. The fight did not resemble a battle between a human and a Voidspawn—it looked like two powerful monsters tearing into each other with unrelenting ferocity. Fear crept into their hearts.
"Is… is that the Alpha Killer?" Sam's voice trembled.
Dudu, holding his sword, subconsciously let it drop. "He doesn't even look human."
Sam swallowed hard. "It… it looks like his Beast Resonance is high."
Zim's voice shook with dread. "That guy… he's a monster."
Renji, his Beast Essence activated, felt the world slow around him. Every strike, every movement of his opponent registered with uncanny precision.
The mantis king struck once, but Renji's claws deflected the blow with a roar of his own. He retaliated, slashing three times harder, cutting through the winds like a storm. The mantis king screeched in pain and leapt back, and Renji mirrored the movement, muscles taut with tension.
A system notification blinked in his mind: Beast Resonance form will deactivate in 1 minute.
Time was running out. Both ranji and the mantis king knew it. Blood streaked their bodies, their screams echoing through the battlefield. The mantis king's scream tore the air like steel, and Renji's roar answered it—a sound no longer human, more like a honey badger amplified with raw power.
Their eyes glowed—Renji's blue, the mantis king's green—as they locked onto each other. With a roar, they charged once more, claws and mandibles ready to rip, knowing this would be their final clash.
The battlefield held its breath. This was the last fight.