Chapter 145: Not a Subordinate (1/2)
”Retreat.”
The group looked at him and saw his serious expression. Even though they somehow managed to get the tail, they indeed didn't have enough strength to kill the mammoth. They might need to fight it for another few hours to wear it off and at that time, they would be in the same condition.
And with the monsters emerging from the forest to get them, that sliver of hope had gone.
Ellen summoned another Ice Meteor and launched them to the right side of the mammoth.
Surprisingly, the mammoth decided to turn around and headbutt the Ice Meteor, blowing it to the side so no monsters would be hurt.
Theo observed their movements while crossing the river together with Alea. As soon as he stepped on the other side of the river, Theo summoned his clone and turned around, using his Magic Bullets to attack those monsters just to slow them down.
”Magic Bullet.”
All twenty Magic Bullets hit the monsters, but none of them killed the monsters as he expected since one small Magic Bullet was not enough to kill a monster fifty levels above him.
Still, he managed to slow down their movement, allowing Sihan, Phyrill, and Laust to cross the river.
”Flamming Ge-Sword.” Alea waved her sword and released the fire skill, but the crescent-shaped flame didn't fly toward the mammoth or the monsters. Instead, it crashed on the frozen river and destroyed the ice bridge, letting the water flow again.
Theo took another look at the mammoth before turning around and running to where they came from.
The mammoth absorbed the river water and sprayed it to Theo.
Alea appeared behind Theo and stabbed the ground with her sword before a red shield appeared in front of her. ”Fortitude.”
The water pressure was too much to the point Alea got pushed back almost ten feet back, leaving the sword trail on the ground.
Theo hurriedly stopped and grabbed Alea as he used his ”Blink” to teleport them several feet away and start running again.
”Let's go,” Theo said as he noticed that none of the monsters actually crossed the river. The mammoth had yet to move.
Even if the mammoth ran toward them, they could outrun him since this was the reason why Phyrill chose this monster as their opponent. The mammoth had an overwhelming defense and strength, but its speed was the worst among Hero Rank monsters.
At the same time, if they managed to penetrate this mammoth's defense, it meant they had enough offensive ability to kill other Hero Rank monsters.
Unfortunately, they couldn't find themselves winning against it yet. The group took advantage of the surroundings and disappeared into the woods so that no monsters could track them.
After running for fifteen minutes, they stopped in the middle of the woods.
”Phyrill… Can you scout the area? We will wait here,” asked Theo while looking at the regrets in his teammates' faces.