309 Explode!

Cyrus shot back alongside his guardian weapon which was filled with tiny holes and numerous web-like cracks. At this point, Cyrus was terribly pale but that wasn't enough to wipe away the smile on his face. Just like Derik the thrill of battle easily overcame the pain and fear he felt, replacing it with bloodlust and an astonishing thirst for victory. In his opinion, winning this bloody battle meant a lot, even more than those days when he and Derik battled each other.

Back then he never had to worry about death because Derik was always careful not to deal life-threatening blows and that was exactly what he did for Derik too. In his opinion those couldn't be considered as real battles, it was more like a more violent training session in his eyes.

"Scram!"

Cyrus roared releasing a powerful shockwave to keep the foes at bay. Flinging his hand recklessly, his guardian weapon let out a loud shriek before shooting into the cluster of disarrayed enemies, and with a single swipe over ten foes were decapitated.

"I don't mind losing a few hundred years worth of life force if it means winning this battle!" Cyrus growled summoning his God tier flaming divine sword from his storage ring.

His eyes let out a bright light as he brandished the divine weapon at his foes releasing a sea of golden flames to swallow those magic beasts.

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Roar!

Derik's massive werewolf body released a darkish purple aura that took the form of an ancient wolf with blazing purple eyes and thick black fur.

"Secret combat technique: Werewolves roar!" Derik said between growled while swiping a claw at his foes.

Roar!

The werewolf avatar let out a loud roar, freezing its opponents with fear before lunging forward.

"Now!" Kaido saw this as an opportunity and quickly flew towards the horde of bird men.

Sun god path: Supreme deity… Fiery domain!

Kaido's body further expanded and his body turned golden. His body shone so bright that it instantly lit up the battlefield and the heat he radiated instantly turned all foes around him to crisps.

As the battle progressed Kadio regained his power by drawing power from the sun but Derik and Cyrus' increase in power were more terrifying. With each foe that died on the battlefield, their strength would shoot up accordingly. They constantly swallowed the life force and souls of the dead to replenish their lost strength and by the time they were about twenty minutes into the battle, Derik and Cyrus had already recovered about fifty percent of their lost strength.

"Let's end this!" Derik's eyes let out a purple flash as he poured in more mana into his werewolf avatar further increasing its size and power.

Secret combat technique: brilliant claw!

"You chose the wrong people to mess with!" Cyrus sneered as his body was soon engulfed with a golden aura.

The word path: Chant of the sacred scriptures!

Cyrus began speaking in an ancient and unknown language, and with each word he spoke countless golden letters flew out of his lips, flying towards the birdmen magic beasts. Cyrus went as far as to manipulate these golden letters, making them surround the horde of magic beasts, detonating upon contact.

With Derik and Cyrus' joint effort and skill in manipulating their skills and techniques, the birdmen were forced to a corner, placing their backs on each other while trying to defend against the relentless attacks of the Life and death mage. Maybe too focused that they forgot the existence of their third and final foe.

Woooosh!

"Now, now… there is no need to panic… I promise this will end in an instant!" Kaido laughed maniacally.

Kaido's figure appeared above these magic beasts and a cruel smile bloomed on his face as a web like cracks appeared on his golden skin. His power kept rising and his body kept glowing brighter, rising alongside the heat waves his body produced.

"Light them up" Cyrus chuckled

"Burn them all!" Derik roared

Cyrus and Derek were not spared from the consequences of Kaido's actions. They simply ignored the scorching pain while casting their spells to make sure none of the magic beasts breaks free from the encirclement. Their intentions of killing off the birdmen race in one go sent shivers down the spine of Demos who was secretly watching the battle unfold. He silently wept for the race which was about to go to extinct at the hands of three young mages but he didn't attempt to stop them either. Seeing renewed strength and fighting spirit burning in their eyes pleased him greatly.

With Derik and Cyrus attacking the beasts from the sides and the guardian weapon tagging alongside the werewolf avatar harassing them from below, the birdmen race realized the only way out of their current predicament is to push from the top. As long as they could get rid of the golden fire mage heating up the battlefield, they can easily escape it even counter-attack. They realized they were put into such a bad position because they clustered together for too long, but it's too late to review their mistakes, all they could do now is push and finish the fight as quickly as possible.

Chirp!!

The bird men cried out loudly as they surged towards Kaido fearlessly. Hoping to overpower him and escape his scorching domain.

"It's over! Sun God path: Imperious Burn!!!!" Kaido laughed.

Unfortunately for these magic beasts, this has always been part of the plan. The moment they all flew towards Kaido, Derik and Cyrus increased their attacks, killing off those who were caught off guard by the sudden change while Kaido was promptly consumed by scorching orange flames, descending from the skies like a shooting star.

At this point, these beasts understood their mistakes and tried to retreat but it was already too late. Letting out a loud cry, the scorching ball of fire exploded and the flamed consumed everything on the battlefield. Derik and Cyrus included!