Chapter 34: The Red Aura

A few minutes earlier.

"Where are we going, Mom?"

"It's alright Pan. Everyone would hide for some time so that the danger would pass.."

"What about Dad?!"

".…Primo it's alright…"

As the women and children began to evacuate. Primo who could hear and see how the earth would shake and the numerous sounds coming from the village trembled. The overlapping clashes of the weapons and the terrifying shout made everyone quiver in fear.

"Hah…"

Celer who was eight months pregnant was being supported by her mate. Unlike Celer who knows how to fight, her Husband wasn't that talented in such aspect.

Her husband was talented in the field and crafting, unlike fighting. Not only that, a pregnant white wolf would need its mate close every time she is pregnant, not only will this help in developing the baby, but it would also ensure the child's safety once giving birth.

The white wolf tribe had made this discovery. As such Celer and her husband cannot be away with each other.

"This is getting harder to walk…You better come out kind, unlike those punks!"

Tipo, Celer's mate was carrying all their belongings while helping Celer climb through the mountain.

"Look, everyone!"

Callidus who was running finally arrived.

"Everyone let's hurry!"

"Callidus what are you doing here? What about the others?"

"Dux and Fortis are holding that thing down, but there may be more of them. That's why everyone keep up the pace, we need to find a safe area."

Lenta clenched her fists, she glanced in the direction of their village.

'Dux, please be safe…Goddess help us'

As they kept moving, Pan glanced at the small basket on her mother's back.

"M-Mom. Primo isn't inside the basket!"

Lenta glanced at their basket, and her eldest son wasn't there. The rope was cut off, and he escaped. Fear overtook Lenta's entire body.

"This…"

"Everyone some of the males are here?"

"Is it finished?"

"Maybe we can go back inside the village"

Two male Beastmen rushed to their side, the Beastmen who was being carried sustained critical injuries. Meanwhile, the one who had carried him had minor injuries.

"Let me see!"

Callidus checked on the Beastmen with heavy wounds and began to tend to the huge wound on the Beastmen's stomach.

Next Callidus used his potion made from herbs and poured the liquid inside the Beastmen's mouth. The wound had slowly healed.

"Callidus…Others are heavily injured as well!"

Soon many Beastmen arrived, each of them carrying a Beastmen filled with wounds.

"Callidus! The captain has received some huge wounds!"

Two Beastmen were helping Fortis who was struggling to stand up. Fortis had his right hand cut off and was bleeding, meanwhile, his right eye was gouged out.

Callidus seeing the urgency, began to tend to the critical patients. After pouring many healing potions into each of the heavily wounded beastmen.

Callidus began to order everyone to continue walking, meanwhile, the other Beastmen who can still move would carry the ones who are critically injured.

"Fortis…."

Lenta seeing the injuries on Fortis covered her mouth. Pan and Terzo hugged her, the two boys were exceptionally scared.

"Callidus! We must save Dux and my son!"

Callidus glanced at Lenta who was crying while holding her children.

"We-"

"Dux told me to evacuate everyone…First, everyone should be evacuated then we can search for Primo…"

"W-What about Dux?!"

"Lenta…Dux told me…to protect and ensure…your safety.."

Fortis coughed blood and was once again poured with a healing potion.

…

"No run!!

"Oi, you f'cking monster! Come and get me!"

Primo who caught the attention of the monster gripped his chest. His heart was beating fast, excitement rose all over his body.

Primo instead of being intimidated by the presence of the monster, started to feel immense joy. Primo gripped his hands, and strangely a red aura started to envelop his small hands.

"You don't know how much I've been training for just to properly understand this power of mine!"

With a devilish smile, Primo assumed a fighting stance.

"Oi ugly but why don't you become my experimental dummy?"

The monster tilted its huge head. Strangely the monster smiled in return to Primo's threat.

"Oi stop smiling, you look even more f'cking ugly!"

'But guess you're excited as well.'

Primo's feet started to envelop the red aura.

"Why don't you try this technique of mine?"

By utilizing the aura on his foot, Primo in a split second dashed forward right in front of the monster's face. Primo tightened his fist, and the bright red aura enveloping his fist grew bigger and spread to his shoulder.

"Taste this you f'cking ugly b'tch!"

"Auraaaaa!! Punchhhh!!"

Primo punched the monster's head, and in return, the monster who felt the intense pain on his forehead spit a large pool of blood. At that moment, Primo using his aura on his feet grabbed Dux who was still astounded seeing his son's prowess.

"Grahhhhhhhhhh"

The monster with a demeaning tone, slumped its head on the ground.

Meanwhile, Primo and Dux who were at a far distance glanced at the monster that was shrieking and shouting.

"Primo?…"

Dux glanced at his 4-year old son with confusion as to where he learned such a trick. Dux glanced at the red aura enveloping his son's feet and hands.

'Magi?'

Primo who saved his father wiped the blood on the corner of his mouth.

'I'm still too weak to utilize it..'

A week ago, Primo received a strange dream. The dream consisted of a young woman with her hands clasped together smiling at Primo.

The woman had blonde long hair and emerald green eyes. The woman had spouted inconsistent words that Primo couldn't remember well, but after that, he happen to awaken a strange power. Primo never once believed in the existence of their goddess.

After what happened Primo began to exhibit a strange bright red aura. The aura once used properly could greatly increase his overall capabilities.

By applying the aura on his hands, Primo could achieve super strength. By applying a red aura on his feet, Primo's speed greatly increases.

"You? Where did you learn this?"

Primo couldn't answer his father's question. He wouldn't know as well, though the woman in his dreams looks exactly like the goddess, Primo does not believe it. He believes that this power of his has awakened on its own.

"Grahhhhhhhhhhhh"

The monster stopped shrieking and used its huge hands to move its huge body.

"Oy batch that's wasn't enough to kill you?"

"Primo, with your speed we can get out of here and rejoin the others!"

"What? Are you planning on retreating Dad?"

"That's the only way we can survive..from the intel of that girl, she was attacked by not only one but five monsters just like that one! We have to leave now!"

"Are you being a coward father? If we do manage to escape, this thing could easily catch up! We're only bringing them to the others, that's why I have to finish them now!"

Dux glanced at his son.

'I wasn't thinking clearly. Primo's right, if we escape now, then this thing with its speed will follow us to the others. I'm only bringing danger to the entire tribe.'

Dux was bleeding hard, he ripped his upper clothe and used the clothe to tie his wound.

"Dad?"

"I can still fight.."

Dux grabbed an axe left by one of the Beastmen.

"So Dad, all we have to do is manage to knock this batch out then we can escape and rejoin the others."

"B'tch? Primo where have you even learned of such words? Anyways, your right that's the plan.."

"Ok.."

Primo gathered his aura on his foot, he then dashed while evading the huge hands the monster had. Primo once again poured Aura on his right hand and punched the monster's head.

This time though, the monster didn't shriek nor cry as the first hit did.

'I didn't hit this thing hard enough..'

"Hyahhhhhhhh!"

Dux after Primo had gathered the attention of the monster, thrusts forward and swung down the axe on his hands. Dux using all his strength, swung the axe down hitting the huge hands of the monster.

"Grahhhhhhhh!!"

'Its skin is tough. I couldn't cut it completely..'

Dodging the attack of the monster, Dux held his axe and jumped high.

'The only way to kill this monster is to affect its five senses…Especially its eyes..'

Dux who was high above, narrowed his eyes. Tightening his hold on the axe. Dux steadied his breathing.

'It's just like what Celer said. Adjust your breathing, the posture of your hand, using the weapon and the wind to accurately hit a vital point of a monster..'

Dux with all his last remaining strength, threw the axe.

Whoosh

Primo who was evading the monster's huge attacks, slowly felt that the aura surrounding his feet and hands was slowly weakening.

"Ugh. I overdid it.."

Primo covered his mouth gushing blood, and even his nose started to bleed.

"Primo! Once the axe hits one of the eyes, grab it immediately and hit the other eye!"

Primo glanced at his father up above and saw his father throwing the axe directly into the monster's eye.