Duanoz
'Boom!!'
A huge wolf smashed to the ground, cratering the ground beneath it. Its head was split open, while blood gushed forth like a fountain.
In the next second, the wolf disappeared leaving behind a silver token which scattered into numerous particles and passed into Gin's token, increasing the number by '1'.
It's been 4 hours since he left the human group and since then, he has been wandering on his own and fighting the magical beasts he encounters on the way.
It's not that he doesn't want to fight the Fiends with other human youths, it's just his state of mind is in a mess and he wanted to be alone for some time.
Shaun and Luna wanted to accompany him, but he refused. The human group needs their support and strength to confront the Fiends.
Even though he left the group, he assisted them in devising a plan to face the Fiends. According to the plan, the group now should be gathering all the human youths present in the ruin.
Hereupon, there would be no petty fights. The next battle would be the last one, between them and the Fiends.
The Fiend forces should have gathered by now and they won't let any humans pass the Beast Garden. So, it didn't take much time for him to figure that Fiends should be waiting for them at the end of the beast garden.
If they want to successfully cross this level, they can only fight and win the Fiends or die trying as they have no other options.
One of the main reasons he traveled alone is to practice his Fistforce and he will perfect it before the final between human youths and Fiend minions.
Perfecting the Fistforce wasn't easy, his progress was slow and he would exhaust himself after each strike.
But there's was an improvement, he could feel it. He was seeking the true essence of the fistforce, once he gets the gist of it he will perfect the skill in no time.
Furthermore, his skill 'Fist of Destruction' is just hair length away from reaching the 1st level 'One becomes ten'; Once he attains it, his skill will reach the level of resonance which will strengthen him further.
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In the meantime, somewhere deep inside the Beast garden.
Nearly 2000 figures crowded together, all of them are human youths. Among them were Shaun, Luna, Adrin, and other human figures who fought Fiends with Gin.
At the center of these crowd, gathered 20 human youths who all radiated an extraordinary aura of Peak Physique Enrichment stage.
All the youths in the group uncovered 10 hidden seals, except for Shaun who's a Physique cultivator and uncovered only 9 hidden seals.
"We will wait for another hour before leaving this place, we don't want to miss any help at this point." The genius from the Starlight domain expressed his thoughts while more than half of the group agreed.
"Then we will wait for another hour. The longer we waste the time, the stronger the Fiends will be, as some of the scattered Fiends may find their way to the Fiend group." A youth spoke who had a burning sun imprint on his back.
The youth is none other than the person who was climbing first in the gravity mountain, a genius from the Fiery Sun domain — Duanoz.
He's no doubt a powerful person with extraordinary strength, talent, and status others would envy; one of the few who can defeat Seal Opening stage practitioners with just 10 hidden seals discovered.
If not for him adamant about discovering the 11th hidden seal, there's no telling where his current strength would be.
He was from a normal background by birth but it was said, at the night he born the sky turned fiery red and the temperature soared for no reason, affecting the entire Fiery Sun domain.
The phenomenal development riled up the entire domain, exciting all the peoples present while some inferred a divine child was born from their domain.
The change only lasted for a few minutes, but it attracted all the experts of the Fiery Sun domain and they soon found the reason for it – a child.
The Ruling family of Fiery Sun domain didn't explain anything, acting all mysterious. A few days later, Duanoz was adopted by Ruling Master's wife as a godson.
A rumor circulated the entire continent that Duanoz is a child born with the powerful physique bestowed by the heavens itself. No one knows whether it's true or just a rumor.
"Shaun, are you sure that youth named Gin will come? We have to utilize all our strength if we want to defeat the fiends and minimize our loss." Duanoz asked.
After hearing about Gin's strength and his victory over the Fiend group, he wanted to meet that person.
'A person who's not from the core region but possesses a strength that rivals all the geniuses of core region' This is some of the statements given by the youths who fought beside Gin.
"I can vouch for his character, he will definitely come," Shaun replied.
"Good, I can't wait to meet him in person."
"Let's talk about our strategy. Miss Luna, can you recite the information you saw in the Fiend's communication tool?" Duanoz asked.
"Sure, ignoring the Fiend groups defeated by us, there's another four Fiend groups each led by strongest Fiend Minions namely: Zhyler, Hadeon, Ares and Jela." Luna described.
"If I am not wrong, all of them should have gathered into a single group by now," Duanoz spoke.
"6000 Fiends entered the ruins while 1000 some lost their lives under the magical beasts attack while several Fiend minions fled because of the attack."
"After the four groups gather, the number of Fiends should be around 2500 - 3000. It's not definite, as some of the fled Fiends may join later." Luna explained.
"We don't have a number advantage, as most of the humans who entered the ruin didn't pass the Gravity mountain," Duanoz spoke.
"I am one of the few who crossed the Gravity mountain last, so I can roughly estimate the number of peoples who crossed, which should be around 3000.
Of these 3000 humans, some died under Fiend's hands, some couldn't find their way towards us and some choose to travel alone.
If we utilize our strength properly, we can definitely win the battle with Fiends without much loss." Duanoz expressed his thoughts.
"It won't be easy, half of the human youths present here haven't even seen true blood. Forcing them into a battle like this, won't end up good," spoke Asher, the green-haired youth from Northern wind domain.
"Yes, but we are here to guide them properly. If they want to live, then they have no choice but to fight." Duanoz calmly replied.
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As human youths continued their discussion, the Fiends were doing the same.
Ares and Jela's group united with Zhyler's and Hadeon, increasing the number of Fiends around the area to 3,000, not counting the 100 captured human youths.
In the middle of it, three figures—Zhyler, Ares, and Jela— sat in a circle and were talking about their next step.
"We need all the tokens of humans to obtain the starstone?" Fiend Ares asked. He's a lean youth reaching 5 feet 7 inches tall, olive skin, brown hair, turquoise eyes, and trimmed face.
Next to him is a lady who had wicked look and carried a long whip jagged with tiny spikes. Apart from these small things, she's a beautiful woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, long face filled with freckles, and beautiful silver earrings.
She's Fiend Jela, one of the six strongest Fiend minions of this expedition.
"I don't want to take any chances. After the attack by magical beasts, my senses are screaming that we are being monitored." Zhyler solemnly replied.
"If we kill all the humans and collect their tokens, then everything inside the ruin is ours to choose. We just need to wait, the humans have to come at us if they want to cross the beast garden." Zhyler smirked with confidence.
"I want to whip them slowly for killing Darkfang and Raz," Jela stated.
"What is Hadeon thinking, venturing alone at such a crucial time?" Jela whined.
"He said he was feeling bored and went on his own. Don't worry about him, you know his strength and abilities very well. Even if he meets the human group, he can escape unscathed." Zhyler nonchalantly commented.
He knows Hadeon's strength very well, apart from him nobody can even fight him face to face that's how strong Hadeon is.
Because unlike other Fiend minions, only he and Hadeon practices in the genuine Fiend technique — Fiend Laws of Extreme.
Even Jela, Ares, Raz, and Darkfang are no exceptions, as they aren't qualified yet. Only members handpicked by the Fiend Lord are qualified to learn this technique.
Once someone starts to practice in the Fiend Law, the strength and power they gain from it can't be explained in words, as it changes the very being of the person.