Chapter 1564 Last Minutes



Emery dashed like a flash of light as he headed straight towards Jason and his pack, targeting one of the heavily wounded Wailing Treant. The moment he arrived, before the young Corvin and his companions could react, Emery cast [Blind] to obstruct their vision and finished off the dying Treant with his sword.

[Your pack received 12 points] 

[Time remaining: 6 minutes 50 seconds]

"You! You fucking thief!" Jason screamed when he realized what happened. His anger flared up even more when he saw Emery running towards another Wailing Treant, who was already in a bad state. Immediately, he ordered all of his men to stop Emery.

Unfortunately for them, the winged silver wolf was far faster than they expected. They could only watch as his figure swiftly dashed towards the second Treant, sword in his hand already raised into the air.

Staring at the creature dying in front of him, Emery resolutely swung his sword down and released the [Omega Strike] he had prepared. The augmented attack had no trouble slicing through the creature's weakened body, cutting half of its body,

As he watched the Wailing Treant's split body lifelessly fall to the ground and was just about to deliver the decisive blow, Emery's face suddenly changed drastically as he realized a shadowy figure was already behind his back.

The figure was none other than Ghost Wolf. Thanks to his radical, specter-like movements, he managed to get close to Emery through his blind spot without being noticed. Realizing the danger he was in, Emery was forced to jump away, unable to finish off the second Wailing Treant.

He could only watch helplessly as he was forced to move even farther away from the creature as Jason and two more magus of his group charged at him. In the meantime, Ghost Wolf together with the last remaining magus went and finished off the half-dead Wailing Treant.

One to one.

There were six more Wailing Treants left and Emery had to kill at least three of them. However, now that he no longer had the element of surprise on his side, the task went from extremely hard to near impossible to accomplish.

If that wasn't bad enough, at the same time the other nearby Wailing Treants flew into rage at the death of their kind. Even though there was no wind, the surrounding trees rustled loudly as they all unleashed their howling spirit attacks.

Shhrrriieeekkk!

The Wailing Treants' attacks forced Emery to muster all his strength and concentration to put up his spirit defense. 

To his surprise, Jason and his group seemed completely unaffected by the creature's attacks. And instead of attacking the Wailing Treants, they used this opportunity to surround and make Emery pay for his actions.

It was at this moment Emery realized each of the Corvin magus had a small device attached inside their ears. That must be the reason why they had not been affected by the creatures' spirit attacks, some kind of device to block the loud shrills of the Wailing Treants.

Since Emery remembered the types of creatures that needed to be hunted were only revealed right before the event started, it could only mean the Corvin knew in advance what creatures they would be dealing with and came prepared.

"What a cheat!"

Surrounded by 5 elite magus who attacked him relentlessly while he also had to protect from spirit attacks, the only thing Emery could do was stay on the defensive. Otherwise, he would have been taken down immediately.

"You will regret going against us!" shouted Jason, who seemed to have taken this matter quite emotionally.

The sight of Emery being able to take on five magus and not be defeated outright was a feat so extraordinary it wowed most if not all the crowd at the Silvermane Arena and left sweat running down the cheeks of the Corvins.

When the intensity of Jason and his team's onslaught became lighter, Emery quickly tossed the two items he had prepared for this kind of situation.

A wall of flames instantly formed between them as the [Salamander Flame] shattered on the ground, while thick dark smoke swiftly enveloped the surrounding area as the [Black Vapor Potion] took effect. The former gave Emery the space he needed while the other acted as a distraction as he darted towards the closest Wailing Treant.

Unfortunately, before Emery could finish off the creature, not only were the five magus almost closing in on him again, he could sense the second pack of the Corvins, [Corvin Two], was heading his way.

It was clear he would be stuck in a one-on-ten scenario, with every opponent no less powerful than himself.

Judging his current situation was too vulnerable, Emery decided to temporarily retreat. However, just as he was about to take flight, he suddenly found his feet entangled in the roots of the Treants and the next second his body was dragged between the creatures.

Multiple roots quickly coiled and entangled his body. He could feel intense pain as the roots pulled his body in opposite directions, trying to tear and split his muscles. If it wasn't for his extraordinary battle power, Emery would have died already.

"Hahaha, that really suits you!" Jason Corvin mocked. He then ordered his magus to not attack the creatures, letting them kill the prey they had caught as he happily watched.

Emery was quite confident that with his current combat power, he would be able to hold out until the hunting time was up. But of course, he wouldn't let such a pathetic ending be the outcome.

As he continued to be entangled, the Corvin succeeded in carrying out their second kill, which caused the remaining Wailing Treants to let out their screech in anguish. Seeing this, Emery suddenly thought of a possible way to turn things around.

With the last minute effect of his [Spirit Explosion Pill], instead of a powerful offensive spell, Emery decided to use [Nature Grasp].

He quickly explored the biggest Wailing Treant that was currently restraining him and, to his surprise, he managed to make a connection. Without further ado, Emery tried to convey his thoughts to the creature.

"Let me go and I'll help you fend off that bunch!"

[Time remaining: 3 minutes 50 seconds]

[Rank 1 - Corvin One - 113 creatures - 993 points]

[Rank 2 - Twilight Fang - 174 creatures - 974 points]

[Rank 3 - Locarios Mechanicus - 88 creatures - 891 points]

The difference in points between their packs could easily be bridged by killing 2 Wailing Treants. So, if Emery managed to keep the score unchanged from now on, by ensuring the other 5 Wailing Treants lived until the time ran out, Twilight Fang would have a chance at winning as his pack members would do the rest of the kills needed.

Once again, Emery concentrated all of his power on the creature and something happened. Whether it was due to his rare skill, his powerful nature law or simply the fact it was intelligent enough to understand the situation, the creature let go of Emery and seemed to be waiting for his command.

To Emery's surprise, the other four Wailing Treants seemed to be under his direction as well. Naturally, he immediately took advantage of this golden opportunity. With his experience and usage of root spells, Emery went and formed a fortress-like defensive line out of the many limbs of these gigantic creatures. 

The surrounding area was completely wrecked as the Corvin relentlessly threw attacks at the creatures, while Emery's figure would hop between them and neutralize any attacks he deemed fatal.

"How the fuck is this possible?! What are you guys doing?! Destroy them all!" Jason shouted angrily.

Various spells streaked through the air and struck the massive plant fortress non-stop. Yet it continued to regenerate its destroyed parts and was even capable of injuring those who came near it.

The sight of Emery fighting side by side with the creatures he should be hunting once again brought a shock to the Corvin family, as well as the hundreds of thousands of people watching.

"Who is that wolf?!"

"Evan Valerious!? Who is that?"

"He's too strong! Is he really only a crescent magus?!"

The fact an unknown wolf half-blood managed to take on all of the elite magus from a prominent faction such as the Corvin brought an inexplicable sensation in everyone who saw him, especially those who had been wronged and abused by the major factions.

Without anyone noticing, the names of Evan and Twilight Fang were heard echoing through the crowd

"Evan! Evan!"

"Twilight Fang! Fighting!"

"Evan! Evan!"

[Time remaining: 1 minute 5 seconds]

[Rank 1 - Corvin One - 113 creatures - 993 points]

[Rank 2 - Twilight Fang - 175 creatures - 984 points]

[Rank 3 - Locarios Mechanicus - 88 creatures - 891 points]

The crowd started to stand on their feet as they watched the two sides, the red-haired girls and the old veteran of the Twilight Fang tried their best to take down one more Treant, while Emery tried his best to protect the five creatures.

[Time remaining: 30 seconds]

[20 seconds]

[10 seconds]

Finally, the notification sounded following Morgana's last powerful fire attack.

[Your pack received 11 points] 

[Time remaining: 0 seconds]

[The Royal Hunt preliminaries round is over]

[Winner]

[Rank 1 - Twilight Fang - 176 creatures - 995 points]

[Rank 2 - Corvin One - 113 creatures - 993 points]

The entire crowd shot from their seats, screaming with excitement at such an ending.