403 Shelter Tower (1/2)

Lin Yun lost it not because of the power of the Sand Beast.

But rather, because the Sand Beast didn't belong to this era.

A chill instantly spread through his whole body, cold sweat soaking his robe and dripping down his forehead.

'Ho-how… How could it be? Sand Beasts shouldn't exist in this era!'

After all, Sand Beasts appeared one after the other in Noscent at the end of the Magic Era. Once the mana was getting exhausted, Noscent was slowly moving towards its end. Countless powerful godlike mages fell one after the other, countless magic beasts went extinct. In all of Noscent, most areas had turned into deserts, and at that time, Sand Beasts were one of a small number of magic beasts. They lived under the desert and especially attacked humans...

Lin Yun had learnt the power of Sand Beasts back then. Sometimes, he would spend several days in the scalding desert to extract a bit more mana from the atmosphere, meditating without stopping. Just to disassemble puppet parts, he would spend ten days to half a month walking in the desert, and Sand Beasts were undoubtedly the greatest danger the desert had to offer.

Even someone as cautious as him had narrowly dodged the maws of Sand Beasts several times. Now, seeing the Sand Beast once again, those memories all floated back to his mind. He couldn't get rid of them, because the Sand Beasts had reaped the lives of countless mages at the end of the Magic Era. To someone of that era, Sand Beasts represented death.

A gust of wind whistled past, and suddenly, that Sand Beast rushed towards Lin Yun.

Sand Beasts were able to survive in Noscent at that time because they were relying on their fierce bodies. They couldn't use magic and didn't need to absorb mana. They could remain alive as long as they were nourished with flesh. When the Nether Storm came, they still remained, staying hidden underground.

Lin Yun now understood why he had been unable to detect the Sand Beast. Because Sand Beasts spent their entire lifetimes hidden in the desert, their aura was the same as the desert's. And Sand Beasts relied on their fierce bodies, not having a wisp of mana, so no wonder the Magic Array didn't sense any...

The Sand Beast pounced at Lin Yun like a gust of wind.

At this time, Lin Yun maintained his composure. He raised his hand and put a Mana Shield in front of him. At the same time, he Instant Cast three Frost Spikes, which flew towards the Sand Beast with a freezing aura. But only three ”Cling” sounds echoed as the three Frost Spikes didn't even put a scratch on the Sand Beast.

In fact, Lin Yun had very little combat experience against Sand Beasts in direct confrontations, because during that era, Noscent's mana was exhausted and mages had very little mana. They would use it to survive, and no one was willing to use mana unless it was at a critical juncture.

But Lin Yun clearly understood the characteristics of Sand Beasts. Powerful bodies, no understanding of magic; it was this simple.

The three Frost Spikes were only probing attacks. That Sand Beast was roughly level 35, but in the desert, it was like a fish in water, the power it had there was closer to level 36 and was similar to the Lesser Flame Overlord they had met before.

It might have been difficult for the previous Lin Yun to handle a Sand Beast of that level.

”Rumble!”

A Flame Burst was cast. Lin Yun's strength could only be rated as frightening when he went all out. A few Flame Bursts were enough to drown the Sand Beast in a sea of fire.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

The might of Flame Burst never disappointed Lin Yun.

Even the Sand Beast, with its powerful body, could only let out two roars as blood dripped out of a sinister wound and fell on the desert before instantly evaporating.

By relying on Levitation, Lin Yun was able to hover in midair. Seemingly not wanting to lose the initiative, Lin Yun started recklessly expending his mana as one Flame Burst after the other was cast at the Sand Beast. A short twenty seconds later, close to a hundred Flame Bursts had fallen down on the Sand Beast like rain.

This was his first time going all-out ever since his strength greatly increased. This casting speed was something out of his range before. A rain of hundred Flame Bursts in twenty seconds was really terrifying.

Each Flame Burst created a fierce explosion when it landed, lacerating the flesh of that Sand Beast. It kept roaring, but it couldn't do anything. It took so much damage that it even lost the ability to dash back into the sand to flee.

The vitality of Sand Beasts was extremely robust, at the top among magic beasts. Even when suffering from very serious injuries, they still wouldn't die and could recover after some rest. Naturally, few Sand Beasts had been killed by humans during the end of the magic era.

Following the final Flame Burst, that tenacious Sand Beast let out an unwilling roar. Those two dark red eyes thoroughly dimming. With a rumble, the Sand Beast heavily fell on the ground, spreading a cloud of sand around.

After the Sand Beast's death, Lin Yun didn't even look at it. He stood there pondering over his location. 'Sand Beasts in a desert, dusky sky, blood-red sun, as well as that faint Void Storm aura…