These Gray Rats' magic only consisted of two spells: one was Earth Claws, where their limbs were wrapped in gray light to increase their sharpness.
The other was the common Earth Spike magic used by Earth Magic Beasts.
Its attack power was quite ordinary, only capable of creating a one-meter-long earth spear to attack enemies.
However, for Ancient Species with thick hides and tough flesh, these two spells found it difficult to break through their defenses.
Although the Swamp Crocodile was completely suppressed by the Titan Boa, it didn't mean this species wasn't strong.
The characteristic of Ancient Species was their tenacious vitality, massive size, and thick hides.
Given the Swamp Crocodile's size, it had few rivals among Magic Beasts of the same level.
Its black scales offered astonishing defense; the Gray Rats' Earth Spikes and sharp claws couldn't break through at all.
The Swamp Crocodile's magic was mostly auxiliary in nature.
Its Underground Travel magic allowed it to move freely through the mud as if swimming, increasing its movement speed.
Mud Spray consumed little magic power and could envelop prey, slowing them down or directly suffocating them.
After breaking through to B-rank, it could also master the Black Mud Swamp magic, which transformed a large area of land into a swamp.
These were all auxiliary magic spells. The reason for this was that the Swamp Crocodile's physical combat strength was already formidable, requiring only auxiliary magic to complete its hunts.
Although this group of Gray Rat Magic Beasts was numerous, to the Swamp Crocodile, they were just a dish with a little bit of resistance.
"Finish them quickly!" Cana called out, patting the Cloud Steed's head.
The majestic white horse neighed, its four hooves suddenly erupting with pale green whirlwinds, kicking up dust from the ground.
The Cloud Steed stomped hard, actually treading on air, carrying Cana into the sky.
Cana rode the Cloud Steed to a hundred meters above the ground, shook her hands, and flung out several cards.
"Frostfall Ice Sword!"
As these cards fell, they exploded with dazzling ice-blue light, and a biting chill erupted, then transformed into a large expanse of snowflakes. These snowflakes stretched and thinned, becoming hundreds of two-finger-thick ice swords that rapidly descended.
The Swamp Crocodile directly below and the Gray Rats trapped in the Black Mud Swamp were all indiscriminately attacked.
The ice swords struck the Swamp Crocodile's body, shattering upon contact with its thick black scaled armor without causing any damage.
But the Gray Rats, with only fur on their bodies, suffered greatly.
The slender, sharp ice swords pierced through the Gray Rats' skin with almost no resistance, pinning them firmly in the swamp.
The cold air seeped into the Gray Rats' bodies through the ice swords. They still had the strength to struggle initially, but after only two or three seconds, their bodies slowly stiffened and gradually sank into the swamp.
Natsu glanced at Cana's magic power, a smile appearing on his face. His magic power surged again, and crimson flames erupted from his body.
"Go, Natsu!" Happy gave Natsu a cheering gesture, flapping his wings and moving slightly away from the battlefield.
"Here I go!"
Natsu transformed into a small fire person, charging directly at the remaining Gray Rats. With his limbs wreathed in flames, he used both punches and kicks, and not a single Gray Rat escaped his attack.
Under their combined efforts, in just three to five minutes, this considerable group of Gray Rats was completely annihilated.
On the other side.
Ezreal was currently riding on the back of an Evil Wolf, galloping at full speed.
The evolved Evil Wolf's overall appearance was actually no different from the previous Shadow Worgen's giant wolf form, only its size was a few numbers larger.
Furthermore, the Evil Wolf also had both a Worgen form and a giant wolf form.
However, when riding normally, Ezreal found the Black-Winged Giant Wolf's appearance to be cooler.
The recent corpse contained the location information of a spatial node, which was not far from the railway.
Ezreal arrived at his destination in almost no time.
Fifty kilometers outside Jinkadi City, in a place called Centered Forest.
This was a dense forest with lush trees, and in the very center of the forest, a two-person-tall white energy vortex was quietly rotating in an open space.
And one after another, calf-sized Gray Rats and black lizards, whose bodies were like small crocodiles, crawled out from it.
These Magic Beasts joyfully experienced the bright world they had never seen before, their eyes filled with ecstasy as they twisted their bodies and ran around haphazardly.
Ezreal, riding the Evil Wolf, hovered above and watched for a few seconds.
In just these few seconds, dozens of Magic Beasts crawled out.
Ezreal's brows furrowed slightly, and the Evil Wolf beneath him suddenly burst into a dense black smoke and dissipated.
A faint white light illuminated Ezreal's body as he rapidly descended.
"Whoosh!" With a sound!
Ezreal, enveloped in white light like a god descending from the heavens, landed steadily next to the spatial node.
Magic Beasts continuously poured out from the spatial node.
Ezreal dared not delay. He formed a sword-finger with his left hand, and a membrane of light, even purer white than the energy vortex, gradually enveloped the entire spatial node.
"Dimensional Seal!"
Under the cover of the light membrane, the energy vortex stopped rotating, and no more Magic Beasts emerged from it.
Seeing this, Ezreal breathed a slight sigh of relief.
However, before he could make his next move, a somewhat rough voice came from behind him.
"Kid, don't get in my way."
"Someone avoided my malicious perception?" Ezreal was slightly startled and immediately turned to look.
He saw that in an open space not far behind Ezreal, the earth churned and rose, forming a human shape.
A burly man in gray rock armor appeared.
This man was at least 1.9 meters tall. His entire body, except for his eyes and mouth, was covered by thick rock armor, making him look like a Stone Man.
"No wonder I couldn't sense him. So he's wearing magic armor that hides his aura, and it looks like high-grade stuff." Ezreal carefully observed the rock-armored man, slightly relieved.
He had thought he had encountered an existence he couldn't contend with, someone who could actually evade his malicious perception.
If he was wearing magic armor, it was not surprising that he could avoid detection.
After all, there were countless magic spells, and Ezreal couldn't guarantee that his detection methods would be effective against everything.
"I was wondering why a spatial node would suddenly appear out of nowhere. Turns out someone was behind it."
Ezreal looked at the rock-armored man opposite him, his eyes cold, "Who are you?"
The rock-armored man twisted his neck and grinned, "Black Unicorn's Stone Man Torre!"
The rock-armored man introduced himself.
Ezreal's brows furrowed slightly, "Dark Guild, Black Unicorn?"
Carefully examining the man's appearance, Ezreal recalled the information about Dark Guild members he had noted down when searching the Skull Gang leader's memories.
He quickly remembered the man's true identity.
Ezreal's gaze narrowed slightly, "Black Unicorn's Vice Guild Master, Stone Man Torre?"
The rock-armored man smiled even more broadly. He nodded, "That's right! Kid, you know quite a lot!"
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