.--These men don"t have mana!
Mana is the root of all life. Mana dwells on everything that"s alive. Even the smallest bug is no exception to this. Having no mana means it"s not alive.
In other words, these men are human-like non-human. Repulsive imitations that a.s.sume the figures of men.
While Lecan was hiding behind a bush, the situation progressed.
The horse-riding man was. .h.i.t by the charging magic beast and fell down his horse. The woman on the wagon fired a lump of flame toward the magic beast that was going to charge at the fallen man.
--Fire magic?
The lump of flame hit the magic beast"s side of face, stopping it on its track as it screamed. The flaring flame disappeared in an instant, half of the beast"s face has been scorched.
The magic beast glared at the woman who was peeking from the wagon"s window, and then it charged straight toward the wagon.
Lecan had already jumped out then. He reflexively rushed out the instant he felt the magic beast would target the wagon"s woman.
He rushed toward the magic beast at a tremendous speed. The men screamed out. When the magic beast was about the destroy the wagon, Lecan rushed out from behind the wagon, and pa.s.sed by the magic beast.
The magic beast who was charging straight to the wagon slipped off its track slightly to the left and plunged into the shade of trees behind it. Lecan slowed down and stopped after he pa.s.sed by the magic beast.
The two men stopped screaming, looking dumbfounded. After a slight pause, the man who fell down the horse stood up and noticed the existence of Lecan.
The man muttered something but Lecan couldn"t understand a word he said.
They probably think that Lecan is staring straight at the magic beast. That is a correct a.s.sumption. However, Lecan is watching the magic beast through <3d perception=""> instead of his eyesight. At the same time, he"s also standing guard over the three men and the two women inside the wagon. He"s been through countless battles where he was attacked from behind. More so when these people aren"t necessarily his allies.
The magic beast showed itself up while breaking trees around.
It has lost its left front leg. Lecan had cut it off when he pa.s.sed by the beast earlier. That"s the reason why the magic beast didn"t hit the wagon.
Lecan slowly approaches the magic beast.
--Alright, I can do it.
He could have killed the magic beast with the first strike. However, if he failed to kill it in one hit, the wagon could have suffered damages. That"s why he aimed at its legs. Even if he couldn"t cut it off, it should be enough to get the beast out of track.
The magic beast howled fiercely and charged forward abruptly. At a speed unthinkable of a beast that"s lost a leg. With such a violent attack, a slight graze would be enough to cause fatal wounds.
Lecan put his left hand forward, dodged and slashed once with the sword in his right hand.
The earth shook as the magic beast fell down on the ground.
Its neck has been lopped off from above. Lecan knows not the name of this magic beast, but the neck leather of this kind of beast is very tough. Going from below is one thing, but cutting the part from above is quite difficult.
Lecan challenged himself to execute an exceedingly difficult feat. In order to clearly demonstrate, who"s the strong one between him and this magic beast.