Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

"But they won't be able to heal, and no one will be able to heal the parts of their bodies that had been bathed in blood for a while," Seara said.

"We need to move. What are our losses?" Rain asked.

Roan, Jori, Reca, Asche, and Liss were talking with the squad leaders and asking each one of them how many of them they lost… the battle hadn't been that hard considering that they were outnumbered three to one, but since the enemies had been enhanced using unknown methods, they had the chance to kill a lot of warriors since they didn't have any care for their own lives.

"... We lost three hundred soldiers, and more than five hundred are wounded, and they won't be able to fight like usual," Roan declared after he approached. "The enemy's blood is causing a lot of issues…"

"We have potions that can help when magic can't. Tell them to drink that," Rain said. "I am going to talk with the beast people and show the prisoners and see what they think of this… I am not expecting much, though. In one hour, if I am not here, you should keep marching West. The other groups should have reached the first villages in their paths."

Everyone nodded… in the end, they had to keep moving no matter the circumstances. They were the spear, and they had to pierce the enemy's flesh and render their bones… even if they had to leave some parts of the spear along the way.

While flying, Rain carried the five beast people that he had captured. They were still struggling, and now and then, cracks would appear on the spheres, which he would have to repair them. Fortunately, Jori could use a bit of earth magic as well, so he will be able to stop the magic people if they achieve the same… which would be hard to imagine given that they can't use magic without their hands.

Regardless, the pace of the beast people invading their lands was faster than Rain had predicted, and they had crossed more than twenty kilometers beyond the mountains when Rain found them… it was almost as if they knew that Rain and the others would be too busy to stop them.

Still, Rain stopped right in front of them and dropped the prisoners and the boulders surrounding them in front of the beast people… they immediately readied themselves to fight, but soon they saw Rain with his arms crossed and a serious look in his face… if you want to fight now, then come, but you will regret it, that was what his eyes were saying.

"Where is your leader?" Rain asked. "We need to talk about your friends here?"

Confusion began to spread among the ranks of the beast people… only those in the front knew what it was happening, and the rumors were quickly being twisted as the message reached those in the backline. That was the awesome power of bias…

Still, it didn't take long for Rain to realize that the beast queen wasn't there… it would be very troublesome if she had lost her mind as well.

"It seems that you guys don't have leaders or anything and are just following the orders that you received from her…" Rain said and then freed one of the beast people, who was a tiger woman. "This is what happened to your friends once they left your territory."

The prisoner once she was free, it charged at Rain with lightning speed… it charged from one side to the other while leaving after images and lightning bolts behind until it charged toward Rain and tried to rip apart his neck. Rain didn't even look toward the prisoner and just pierced her heart with an earth arrow that he fired from his left hand.

"Is that something that you knew that would happen to you all? Are you guys fine with this?" Rain asked.

"Why do you care? We will do everything necessary to avenge our leaders and our people!"

"Even side with the very same person who did this to you guys?" Rain asked while frowning. "Are you guys retarded?"

"Don't spout nonsense, human. We would never do that. You attacked us, and the one who offered us power was a demi-human."

"And your bird brain didn't let you guys realize that they could be working together to control you?" Rain asked. "Why would we benefit from attacking so many people when we are recovering from a decade-long war?"

"I don't care!"

The beast people roared and began to charge at Rain all at once… those guys hadn't been weirdly enhanced, so their strength was limited. While sighing, Rain pointed his left hand toward them… a massive barrage of earth arrows was fired toward the chests of the enemies and killed them instantly… Rain kept attacking and rubbing his eyes since being that stupidity had to be a crime.

The skill Earth Shaper received 300 experience points.

The skill Earth Shaper received 300 experience points.

The skill Earth Shaper received 300 experience points.

…

"I guess I can't complain that much… I could just explode their heads to make them scared shitless, but I can't I still be that cruel, it seems," Rain thought. "Psycopathic people sure have it easy in situations like this."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Before long, Rain realized that the beast people kept charging with their arms protecting their heads and chests… they had thick bracers in them, so they were able to resist the attacks and slowly approach Rain…

"I guess they want a war of attrition against us, and I can't afford to waste time against them," Rain thought.

In the end, Rain used Impulse in the opposite direction and left the area… he had more enemies to deal with, and they were in positions where they could be much more of a pain in the ass, after all. Rain also didn't want to leave his family and friends alone for too long…