The beast that suddenly pounced on Leni was three meters wide and two meters long. It had a body full of purple furs and a long tail with a sharp pointy end. It has four limbs and looked almost like an overgrown cat.


    Just as the w of the cat-like beast was about tond on the back of the horrified Leni, a shield made out of blood suddenly manifested behind her.


    BAM


    The beast crashed on it,ing to an untimely halt just a few inches away from Leni.


    John, Iris, Nevis still stood still, shocked at the sudden sneak. Their hearts have almost jumped out of their chest when they saw the beast just inches away from Leni. However, they calmed down as they noticed Vincent had saved her from the big cat.


    "Roar!"


    The beast, however, didn''t let that stop it from reaching its goal.


    It smashed its tail and pounded its limbs on the crimson shield in a hurry, trying to break it so that it can sink its fang into the flesh of the delicious woman behind the shield.


    "Move out of the way," Vincent said as he pushed the somewhat horrified Leni behind him, looking at the beast with narrowed eyes, waiting for it to break the shield to send it to hell.


    He nned to wait for it to break the crimson shield before stabbing his spear into its mouth.


    Yet, someone acted in contrast to his thoughts, ruining his ns.


    "What a crazy cat!" Varth said out loud, raising his arm in a hurry and aiming his precious gun at it. He pulled the demon trigger multiple times in a second, firing a few rounds at it.


    Whoosh


    Whoosh


    Whoosh


    The bullets pierced through the air and charged straight at the limbs of the beast. However, they didn''t meet their marks as the overgrown cat jumped out of their way just as they were about to reach it.


    An instant after the big cat jumped away from the shield, the muscles on one of Vincent''s arms bulged as he released a crimson spear towards the beasts with all his strength.


    WHOOSH


    The spear sted its way forward, reaching the beast before it could evennd on the ground. The spear mmed into its flesh, prating deeper and deeper into it.


    The eyes of the Phantom Tracer opened up wide in horror as it got sted a few meters backwards with the spear still embed into its flesh.


    "Gah!"


    The Phantom Tracer moaned out in pain as it crashed on the grassy ground with a heavy bam and slid for a good ten meters beforeing to a halt.


    It stood up with shaky legs, finding it hard to regain its bnce. Red blood spurted from the hole in its body, blood sttering onto the grasses, painting them red as it managed to turn tail and make a run for it with all its strength.


    "Never have I seen such a vicious and cowardly beast. This sure is full of wonder." Nevis said in a somewhat awed voice as he looked at the shameless beast with an expression of disdain.


    The others also felt the same way. The beast had first sneaked attacked Leni just because she was standing near the grasses, and then made a run for it after finding itself in danger.


    Humans and their Bullshits!


    The Phantom Tracer didn''t feel that it was shameful for it to do that.


    After all, whether it lives or dies depended on it getting away from them!


    However, as it was running away from them, sneaking its way into the overgrown grassed under everyone''s eyes, someone looked at it with intense murderous desires.


    The moment the crimson eyes, overflowing with murderous intent,nded on the beast, its hair stood on end. The Phantom Tracer felt as if the scythe of the grim reaper was hovering over its head, just about to be brandished!


    It increased its speed while roaring out in desperation, almost as if it was crying for help.


    Where was its pride as a beast?


    To hell with its pride!


    Let it go to the stove to get roasted for all it cares!


    "Since you''vee, don''t be in a hurry to leave," Vincent said in a calm voice. Hidden behind the facade of calmness was overflowing anger.


    The Phantom Tracer dared to target his woman! This act has angered him beyond belief! He wasn''t going to rest unless it breathes itsst!


    Vincent raised his hands as blood burst forth from the center of his palms, stretching and circling his arms before taking the shape of crimsonnces with extremely sharp des.


    "Die!" Thences left his hands along with those words, charging straight towards the beast from both sides, leaving it with no way of dodging.


    Thences left his hands with such speed that not just the eyes of Leni and John, but also the eyes of Iris and Nevis weren''t able to keep up with it.


    John thought: What the hell?!


    Leni thought: How did big brother grow so strong in just a few days?


    Nevis thought: Wasn''t he just a bit strong than me?


    Thences moved so fast that they appeared next to the beast in the blink of an eye.


    The only one who was able to keep up with them except for Vincent was Varth.


    He watched with eyes threatening to pop out of their sockets with his jaw threatening to drop to touch the ground as thences sted the beast apart, a mess of blood and flesh raining down on the surrounding.


    The poor beast didn''t even know that it had died before meeting its end.


    "What a powerful throw! Only a human possessing the physical capabilities of a monster in the demonic realm can throw such arge weapon with such speed and uracy. However, only humans who have opened their energy channels and nourished each part of their bodies with energies can have such strength. Yet, Vincent doesn''t have even a single energy channel opened. So, how in God''s name is it possible for him to possess such might?!" Varth eximed in his mind, finding it hard to believe the reality presented right before his eyes.


    After all, it was unbelievable.


    How can a human even be so physically powerful without opening their energy channels?!


    He was King Wrath and hase across many geniuses, but never had he met a demi-human in the first evolutionary stage with strength rivaling Vincent.


    The humans who haven''t opened their energy channels, no matter how strong, were considered to be in the first evolutionary stage, also knows as initial awakening. The humans, who have started to open up their energy channels, were said to be in the second evolutionary stage and were also known as intermediate awakenedbatants. Abatant reaches the advanced state after opening all his energy channels, stepping into the stage where possibilities are endless, only restricted by a person''s imagination.


    An advanced stagebatant possesses strength rivaling beasts in the demonic realm. Yet, Vincent, who was in the peak of the early awakening stage, already possessed such strength!


    This person was simply inconceivable!


    Meanwhile, the said person, who has surprised everyone by revealing the increase in his strength, read the notification that has popped up in his mind.


    ? The owner has killed a beast in the first stage of the demonic realm ?


    ? You''ve gained five hundred units of life force ?


    Vincent total units of life force took arge step towards 10000 units. He only needed a few hundred more to upgrade his subspace.


    ? As you''ve killed the beast under the protection of the spider kingdom itself, the kingdom has imbued the curse of tracing inside your very soul ?


    ? The curse has revealed your location to every beast in the vicinity ?


    ? ording to the rules of the spider kingdom, only its kind can hunt you down and avenge its death ?


    ? You''ll be chased by every Phantom Tracer in the outskirts of the Spider Kingdom until you get out of this ce ?


    ? I advise my dear owner to make a run for it! ?


    Vincent''s expression turned ashen as he read through the notification.


    He killed one to avenge himself, and now its entire group is going to hunt him down.


    What kind of a bad joke was this?


    Simply inconceivable!


    "Big brother, is something wrong?" Leni tugged at the back of his clothes and asked with a worried look as she saw a severe expression on his face.


    Vincent nodded his head with a somewhat shocked expression and said, "We need to make a run for it now!"


    "Why? What do we need to run from?" Nevis asked, wondering why Vincent is being overdramatic. John and Iris also wondered the same. However, Varth''s eyes widened, and his mouth gape as he realized what''s wrong.


    "Don''t tell me that beast was under the kingdom''s protection, and you got inflicted by the curse of tracing for killing it?!"


    Vincent didn''t need to provide him with an answer from his own mouth as loud roars sounded in their ears, confirming Varth''s suspicions.


    Grauuuu


    Grauuuu


    Grauuuu


    Everyone turned to look at the sources of the voices, only to see arge group of beasts made up of at least eighty Phantom Tracers moving across the overgrown grasses and charging towards them. Each of them was brimming with killing intent.


    The worst was that some of them were bigger and faster than the one Vincent had just killed!