Chapter 11: The Black Dog Hound
A small explosion occurred in the front of the mall, and people started gathering. It appears that a fight broke out. Irish and his team quickly joined the group.
Amid the fight, Emman and his team surround a Black dog, resembling in hound dog with giant fangs, crimson eyes, and as big as an adult man. This creature mutation is incomplete; much more so if its evolution is complete, how big will it become?
Unfortunately, Irish and his team are not surprised, as they also have a mutated pet, Big Kitty, as big as the hound. The difference is, the hound seems to have an elemental affinity. Every breath it gives, smoke comes out, and fiery eyes shone in everyone.
"Those with elemental skills attacked the dog hound with your elemental attack to slow it down. People with Strength-based, especially those with beast evolution, go to the front to suppress the dog hound attack," Emman commanded.
Emman, floating at the back of the group, electric current surged on his hand, forming an electric ball. The intense atmosphere affected everyone; some current flowed to other people, making their hair stand.
Other members also used their elemental attack, while the strength base in the front, confronting the dig hound. Emman's strategy is recommended, as the skills of those in the elemental system were slow, as they need time to activate their skills.
The strength-based person has a great role in this battle, as they shield the main attack. Great strategy indeed.
Irish, looking at the side, was amazed by Emman's leadership. Even Jess, with also has some leadership skills, nodded on this battle. They are learning that this is quite a big deal, as this is their first sight of a battle, as intense as this.
…
Emman, while surging its skills together with the other elementalist, noticed something strange, as they suppressed the black hound effectively and easily. This concerned him. Is this aggressive creature really easy to defeat?
"Rick, quickly use your ability, let's quickly end this, and please be careful, as this creature is strange to be easily defeated."
"What's the strange? This is just normal, we just outnumbered him, that's why."
"I really pray that was the case!"
Rick, one of Emman's close members, is like Miss Christine. A careless guy who always follows Emman. This guy's beast evolution is quite special, as his beast mutation is toward to turtle. Maybe, you might think, what is so special about a turtle?
Of course, it is the turtle defense, a skill he just discovered a day ago, his hands can transform a big shield on his two arms, if formed together, which is absolutely true defense.
Rick quickly activated his skill, a light shone on his hand, and it enveloped, transforming to a giant shield. This shield resembles a turtle shell, with a pattern of sea lines and curves.
After he activated, he quickly jumped toward the dog hound to tackle, limiting its ability to move will be limited. But as he jumped, the black dog hound noticed his ability, as its instinct tells it that this skill is dangerous.
This guy has some intelligence, maybe because of evolution, their intelligence increased.
After that…
It decided not to hold back anymore. Its eyes shone again, and it opened its mouth, a crimson, fiery ball of fire quickly spat out on his mouth.
This makes Rick nervous; he remembers what Emman said to be careful. And that really happened, this black hound has a special skill, it's a tramp card.
Rick's hand shield covered his body; he couldn't dodge as he was in the air, but at least he could cover to protect himself.
Emman noticed it also, this damn creature is really cunning. To think, while they are battling, it hides these skills.
A loud bang echoes again. The explosion smoke spread, and the scene is now not visible. Rick, breathless, exhausted. He spread his awareness. Now, the visibility is reduced because of the smoke; that damn Black hound is lurking around.
"Those with wind ability, quickly disperse this smoke, and be always alert as the black hound is still around."
Emman instructs everyone, the awakener with wind ability, to disperse the smoke around Rick.
Woosh~
A gust of wind flowed, dispersing the smoke.
The scene quickly revealed Rick holding the Black dog hound, the shield holding the fang, that trying to bite Rick's head. The fight was intense, as Rick held still, but actually, his already on his limit. And those other awakener with Rick in the front, some have serious injuries, and even some with fatal wounds have dropped dead.
Earlier, when the smoke was still lingering in the surroundings, Rick was holding his shield arms looking around, high alert, because at any moment that Black dog hound could pounce on him, trying to sneak attack.
Some noise can be heard, growling, crying, and even shouting in pain. This noise can also be heard outside the smoke. That's why Emman quickly commanded the other to disperse the wind, and quickly helped them.
Rick nervously looked around, looking for where the noise came from.
ROAR!
A roar and a claw scratch him behind, and an intense pain envelopes him, but he quickly turned around and used his shield skill to counter the hound. The hound tried to bite the shield, but nothing happened.
It noticed its high defense and quickly changed its style of attack. While it was holding and pouncing on Rick. It uses its skill again, and a large crimson ball of fire formed on its mouth, pointing at Rick's face.
The smoke revealed the moment, and a shocking and gloomy reaction formed on everyone's faces. This skill is terrifying, to think a Black Dog Hound is this powerful, even in its incomplete mutation.
Emman is taken aback, and not even saying anything, he quickly runs while floating, activating his electric current skills. His speed is fast, but not fast enough to reach Rick and the Black Hound.
Boom!!
An explosion occurred again, Emman's face frowned, as he knew, Rick might be in danger, even with his skills, twice might not hold him.
But to everyone's surprise, the smoke dispersed, and the Black Hound is now dead, and even Rick is not seriously injured.
A team of seven people, plus a man on top of a mutated creature, a total of eight people aside from Rick, was now on the scene.
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(Sorry, I can only upload one chapter today, because of personal reasons, and I just got home this evening to write for 8/12/25) (*^*)