Battle in the inner Forest

Zara opened her eyes wide looking at the surrounding, not sure if she is alive or dead. A young handsome boy stood in front of her, looking at her with a calm expression on his face.

Trying to regain her memory of what happened previously she heard his voice

"You are awake" Thomas said as he brought out a pill. " Open your mouth" he commanded as he put a pill inside her mouth. The effect of the pill had been displayed when her pale body began to regain it radiant.

Regaining a little bit of energy, Zara stood up. She observed her chest where she received the last attack from the monster beast. During her unconsciousness, her deep chest injury had already been healed. Leaving no traces of scar, she looked up at Thomas with a grateful smile on her face.

" How long am I out?"

"Two days"

"Hmm, two days?" She rolled eyes in astonishment with her mouth wide open.

Thomas shrugged his shoulder,he turned back and began to walk away. " You lose a lot of blood, you barely made it with the last attack. If you had been alone out in the forest. You would have already crossed to the other side."

She kept her head down dejectedly."if I hadn't let down my guard, I would have been able to invade the last attack" she walked forward in her thoughts.

Right ahead of her Thomas asked "have you learnt your lesson?"

" Hmm, she nods" she kept quiet for a moment, gathering her thought together "

I should never let down my guard even if the enemy is on it last breathe"

" Good, I can determine from your aura that you've learnt your lesson" he stopped and looked at the surroundings. He had a serious expression on his face.

"What's the matter, and where are we?" She looked around the surrounding area, not able to identify the environment. " This is not where I fought the monster beast" she thought.

The red mist is highly condensed in the surrounding area as They could scarcely see what is in front of them.

Thomas stopped and looked at the horizon deep in his thoughts " this is the area where I felt that presence" he looked around. " We are in the inner part of the forest" he said

"Inner what...?"

She opened her mouth wide, forming "0" flabbergasted by the turn of the situation. She trembles slightly, she feels cold sweat on the back of her clothes. " Why do you like to put us in a dangerous situation" she wanted to say but kept quiet.

"You'll think I'm being reckless, right?" He looked back at her straight in the eyes. Zara avoided his gaze since he could read her like an open book.

Thomas shrugs his shoulders, he turns back and proceeds deeper into the forest. " Why hasn't it attacked us?" He contemplated.

" We are still going deeper !"

She felt like crying but there had been no tears in her eyes.

A hot steam of breath blows to their face, right in front of them. Since the mist is a lot more dense in the deep inner part of the forest. Scarcely can Thomas see more than five meter while Zara can only see one meter.

Without waiting for further ado, Thomas brought out his sword. He looked ahead with full concentration.

Realizing the grave situation they're in, Zara quickly follows suit. She drew out her sword as she moved closer to Thomas.

The pressure coming out from Thomas makes her unable to breath when he releases his cultivation. She tries to withstand it, but her legs begin to shake, hitting each other as she falls on her knees.

"Lord master, you're affecting me with your.....aura" she called out. She barely hangs on to the last strands of consciousness with her willpower.

Thomas quickly hides his aura, he moves forward taking a short step at a time without looking back.

An eight meter lightning coyote lay down on the grass majestically. looking at them, a thick steam comes out from its nose. It as white and brown colour on its thick fur as its eyes colour is majorly white while it has small dots for brown at the side. It makes it difficult to determine its eye's focus area.

Seeing the lightning coyote " we're seriously dead" Zara thought aloud while gripping her sword tightly.

The lightning coyote stood up, showing its full glory. Thomas took a sword stance, staring at the lightning coyote with full seriousness " grade two" he said to no one in particular.

"I knew it, we are dead. Peak of essence building realm stage 9. How are we to escape from it?"she shakes her head as she looks at the monster beast then at her master.

The monster and Thomas stared at each other, preparing their attacks. "When the battle begins, quickly go deeper into the forest. Hide your aura and find a place to hide. Leave a mark on the tree indicating your position." Thomas said in a low audible voice.

Nodding her head,she looked forward to dashing away at any moment.

Thomas dash forward, swinging his sword from bottom to top. The lightning coyote pounced on Thomas with an incredible speed.

"*Kann

The claw and the sword hit each other sending him 100 steps backwards.

Thomas having the battle power to fight two stages above him together with his unique bloodline strength raised his eyebrows in a contemplating manner.

" Agile and sturdy defense"

The lightning coyote attacks, leaving a lightning afterimage as it approaches him. Opening its mouth, the lightning coyote goes for Thomas' head. Using his Go footwork,he managed to avoid it an inch.

"*Jaum!

The thunderous sound of the colliding teeth sends a chill back to his spine.

Sweating profusely, he thought " shit, it going for instant death. Lucky me". Retreating in a hurry, He managed to create a 20 meter distance between them.

Not giving in to the distance between them, a lightning streak approaches Thomas.

In an instant, Thomas had been in an attacking range of the lightning coyote.

Thumping its foot on the ground, the lightning coyote jumped 50 meter in the air. Raising its paw, it sent a lightning attack towards Thomas. Seeing the incoming attack "this is bad!!"

"Diamond slash"

Pouring his essence into his sword, he swings his sword in an "X" motion continually. A light shield surrounded him creating a diamond defense.

The lightning coyote attacks clash with the diamond shield, creating a destructive wave. The waves destroy everything 100 meter around them.

The diamond shield begins to crack at a rapid speed. Crack, crack, the shield could barely hold the attack.

"*Bam

The shield shattered, the remaining lightning attack smashed Thomas away. Blowing him 500 meter, blood flows out from his mouth. Sustaining an internal injury, he quickly swallowed a pill. The Blood stops flowing out his mouth as he looks at Haggard. His clothes had torn into pieces while he smelled like roasted beef.

"This isn't working. The lightning coyote is extremely agile and it got a strong defense. I need to escape"

The lightning coyote took a step at a time as he approached him. Looking disdainful, the streak of lightning coming out of its fur gives it an otherworldly appearance.

Seeing that the lightning coyote is preparing another attack, he dash directly to the inner part of the forest. Using his footwork to his maximum capabilities, anyone below 3rd stage essence building realm will not see his movement.

The lightning coyote follows up, the lightning afterimage flashes through the red mist. Moving without any obstruction, Thomas nimble on the tree branches skillfully.

Clearing everything on its path, the lightning coyote moved closer. 300 meter,

…. 200 meter….100 meter…..50 meter. Series of lightning attacks begins to attack Thomas. Invading the attack in the nick of time makes him breathe a sigh of relief.

Thomas Sense Zara aura, he changed his position as he headed towards her.

"We are not going to make it," he thought. Thomas jump up in the air, he twisted in the air

" cloud shattering" he yelled, swinging his sword in a diagonal motion.

The attack forms a small multiple cloud traveling towards the lightning coyote. The lightning coyote paused for a second, raised its paw and sent a thick lightning attack towards the incoming attack.

"*Boom!!

The attack collided together sending out an after shock effect, pushing Thomas 50 meter away while the lightning coyote stood still like a mountain. Thomas injury relapse has blood gushed out of his mouth. He pop another pill into his mouth as he quickly move towards Zara hidden place.

Zara had hidden at the back of a big tree fidgeting continuously as she stared at the gloomy surrounding. Seeing Thomas approaching her, she came out of her hidden place with a relief smiles on her face. Realizing a streak of lightning chasing after Thomas rapidly, she started to panic. " What's that?" She contemplate

Getting to where Zara is, Thomas carry her without stopping as he dash forward instantly. With an extra weight his speed reduce. The lightning coyote closed the distance in a swift motion, sending out an astonishing attack from its mouth.

"Diamond earth tribute"

A shield with a brown colour surrounds them while Thomas becomes pale after casting the sword defense art.

"*Boom!

The attack collide with the shield,

"*Puuch "

The shield shattered cursory as the attacks continued on its trajectory having lost half of its power.

Zara creates another defense abruptly as she sees the incoming attack.

"*Puuch

The attack destroyed the defense, sending both of them 100 meter away. Luckily they're blown inside the river, loosing their consciousness instantly...