Child of Destiny

The recent enlightenment that Akailu had gotten made him feel like an idiot due to how simple the answer was that he was looking for all this time.

He struggled to become like Owen, who had awakened the true ascended abilities of a Sacred Neanderthal and became a true Ascended Being.

He was too obsessed with becoming like that while also blindly copying Leonard, who could let his Elemental Spirits possess him during the battle.

Beast Fusion was one of the main abilities of his class and race, which also became one of his signature techniques up until now. But it was not the only core ability that he had. It was just one of the many abilities that were unique to his race and class.

He was a Spirit Beastmaster who could capture, contract, and summon beast pets during his battles to assist him. He could also fuse with them to further enhance his overall stats and abilities in the process.

His race was ‘Dyr’, which also referred to an animal or a beast. It was a special sub-race under the Beastman Race.

He was too focused on gaining strength that he had overlooked the main factor of his class and race. Both focused on ‘beast’, which he had overlooked until now.

He was supposed to focus on controlling his beast pets in the battle rather than constantly trying to fuse with them to gain their abilities and the bonus stats that they provide.

The main abilities of a Dyr were to enhance the powers of his summoned beast on the field while also giving each other some buffs depending on the situation.

The beast fusion was also meant to counter any kind of predicament he faced during the battle.

He had yet to fully explore his true abilities because he was too blinded by those around him, delaying his progress.

It was only during the most recent battle and the enlightenment that he had gotten during that time that he was awakened from such delusions and avoided straying further away from the right path.

It was also at this moment that he was reminded of his title – the Beastmaster!

Bestial Resonance and Beast Fusion were the two main abilities that his race and class possessed. They were also the ones that he had to focus on in the future.

The former was meant for a group battle, which also somewhat enhanced his overall stats as well as his summoned beasts on the field.

Meanwhile, the latter was meant for further enhancing his overall abilities, which was at least at an exponential level.

Now that he had a clearer look at the path he was supposed to take, Akailu was ready to take a step forward and walk further ahead.

While Akailu was reorganizing his thoughts and preparing himself for the battle, Cetus was currently having an internal struggle.

He knew that it was a mistake to underestimate the opponent before him, but he could not help from be a little disappointed as he knew that this was his last battle to represent God’s Paradise in a competitive stage.

He was planning to accept Arthur’s proposal. He might as well hear what Arthur had figured out about his special race rather than blindly continuing with what he was doing.

He felt like he would be a butterfly breaking out from its cocoon once he learned what Arthur had thought of. He might hate that guy and his guts, but he had to admit that this guy had a unique take when it came to finding ways to fully utilize one’s strength and cards within the game.

But before all of that, he had to set the ‘hierarchy’ first before he truly joined that team. He had to prove that he was still way ahead of these ‘mobs’ when it came to true strength.

He was still a Godlike Player with a decent ranking after all.

His strength was not just about money.

After adjusting his mood and mindset, Cetus entered a full battle state. He stared at Akailu with calm eyes before extending his arm to the side and conjuring a mana spear.

Seeing that, Akailu immediately realized what the current ‘theme’ Cetus had for this match.

“A Battle Mage this time, huh? I guess I’ve got the better roll this time,” said Akailu, trying to return the words that the other party had told him earlier.

Magic Knights and Battle Mages were similar in general category since both possessed physical and magical attacks. They both hybrid class in a sense.

However, there was a distinct difference between the two.

The former was a hybrid class between a Mage and a Knight. Its style also focused more on either a defensive style or a tanky attacker due to its innate high defense that came from the Knight Class.

On the other hand, Battle Mage was more of an aggressive bruiser, who led the charge with their powerful offensive capabilities and decent defensive capabilities that came from the Warrior Class.

It was a hybrid between a Mage and a Warrior.

The logic behind these two hybrid classes was quite similar, but also had their respective uniqueness when it came to their strengths and weaknesses.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

While Akailu was still a little distracted on Cetus’ current ‘class’, an array of Mana Spears suddenly appeared behind the latter and formed a strange offensive formation.

Seeing that, Akailu finally snapped out of his thoughts before making his preparations.

Joining his palms together, four huge magic circles suddenly appeared around him.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Not long after, four monster beasts suddenly walked out of those magic circles.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The first three were still the same beasts that he mainly used in his every battle – the Shadow Wolf, the Grizzly Bear, and the Fierce Tiger.

However, each of these beasts now possessed a unique set of armor meant just for them. It was a little different from what they previously possessed, but still somewhat shared a great resemblance to what they used to wear.

In truth, these were the same set of beast armors. However, due to his recent awakening and complete evolution into an Ascended Being, a strange power was awakened by his beast pets that started to affect their respective armors.

Akailu was not sure what had just happened during that time, but he could at least make some guesses. From what he could see, this was one of the unique abilities of a ‘Dyr’.

Unfortunately, he was still far from understanding the abilities of his Ascended Race completely, so he had to explore it more in the future, just like everyone else.

Meanwhile, the fourth beast was a giant eagle, wearing its own set of armor filled with magical runes.

Shriek!

With a loud cry, the eagle beast suddenly flew high up in the air while the other three beasts took their respective positions in the formation.

This was a map with a jungle setting, so it was more favorable for Akailu. However, the people were quite confused as to why he had to summon a flying-type beast monster to the field when its flying capabilities would be greatly hindered in such an environment.

These tall trees would greatly limit the abilities of this eagle, particularly the thick and densely packed branches covering the area above.

While the audience and Cetus were confused about this matter, they failed to notice that Akailu had suddenly disappeared from the field along with the Shadow Wolf.

The master melded with the environment while the Shadow Wolf entered the shades created by the surrounding trees, erasing their respective presence.

When Cetus realized this, the expression on his face suddenly turned serious, especially when the Fierce Tiger had also disappeared when it entered the nearby bushes.

Tigers were natural predators and capable of stealth, especially when it came to such an environment.

With the three disappearing from his sight, Cetus immediately responded. He waved his hand and summoned a series of summoning circles around him.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

Not long after, a group of armored knights stepped out of these summoning circles and formed a solid defensive formation around him.

“Fortunately, I come prepared this time. This skill is quite costly when I learned it, but I think they are quite worth it,” he mumbled after seeing the elite knights surrounding him.

Roar!

It was only at this moment that the Grizzly Bear started charging at him, carrying an unstoppable momentum and savage aura.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The surrounding bushes were split along with the smaller trees and plants by the Grizzly Bear. It was also making the ground tremble with each step it took, seemingly showcasing its overwhelming power.

The surrounding mana seemed to have resonated with it as well, creating a pressuring atmosphere that even affected the spirit knights that Cetus had summoned.

Sensing something odd from this beast monster, Cetus knew that this was not going to be an easy battle compared to what he was expecting.

“I guess this is not going to be as boring as I have expected,” he mumbled before ordering the knights to charge at the incoming Grizzly Bear.

Roar!

Boom!

Not long after, the two quickly clashed, creating a massive collision.

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