John didn't understand what was happening, but out of his trust for Tyler, he accessed all of his stamina and mental energy to release his first skill.
[Earth Wall] [Water Shield] [Blood Shield]
At this moment, Tyler also released his shadow, infusing it with his Aura.
[Shadow Manipulation]
[Second Skill- Shadow Vines]
As his shadow attached itself to the other five, he gritted his teeth and shouted.
"Brace of impact!"
Boom!
A massive wind tore through the earth wall. The wind wasn't even sharp, but it was powerful enough to tear the wall into pieces.
It struck the water shield, and the shield managed to hold for a little bit. But as more wind gathered in front of the shield, the water collapsed on the spot.
Finally, it struck the blood shield that was infused with Aura. Unlike the one faced by Alena's attack, this one was much thicker and bigger.
And unlike the previous one, it managed to hold the full force of the wind.
Despite that, the wind from the sides managed to squeeze them before blowing them away.
If not for Tyler's Shadow Vines gripping them on the spot, they would've flown away in the wind.
At this moment, Martin and John collapsed.
Tyler saw this, but he couldn't do anything. Some debris was hurled towards them, and they got hit by that debris.
Surprisingly, those trees weren't blown out of the way by a wind as strong as this.
After a long time, the wind slowly calmed down. But Tyler could see the wind still blowing towards the front.
At this moment, he knew this wasn't a natural attack. The wind was coming from one exact direction.
And, it carried so much force that it couldn't be stopped even by the likes of him.
At this moment, Tyler also recognized one of his weaknesses.
He didn't have a proper shield like Martin, John, and Rose.
"What was that?"
Rose screamed as she fell on her knees, panting. She was holding that Blood Shield as long as she could.
It was probably the most tiring thing she had ever done.
"An impact!" Tyler replied with a cold tone.
Although he had expected this kind of power from higher ranks, it still felt unreal.
Especially when he asked Ace about it.
"Sir, the wind's velocity is decreasing by forty kilometers per hour. By the time it reaches the nearest village, it will lose all of its power."
That terrified him.
Not the fact that the wind was strong enough to cause this much damage despite losing forty kilometers per hour velocity every hour.
Or the fact that this wind could've been moving for hours if not the day.
What terrified him was the level of control the person who released this wind had.
"Sir, I have calculated its density and properties. This is a hundred percent natural wind caused by the displacement of air."
"But, this means this was just an impact of a clash between powerhouses. Considering how you should be able to see several hundred kilometers….."
At this moment, Tyler stopped his AI.
"You don't need to say. This attack might be coming from the middle of the Eternal Forest."
"Eternal Forest is almost thirty million square kilometers big. But it is more concentrated towards the middle."
"So, the middle part of this forest is almost tens of thousands of kilometers deep. That's where the strongest monsters live."
"This kind of impact must be coming from there."
"Yes, sir!"
Ace's assumption was also similar.
Seeing their lord talk to themselves, Rose didn't seem surprised. She knew Tyler had a Dragon and an Elf inside his Totem.
The Elf was a creature capable of communication with humans. Although she hadn't seen one before.
At this moment, they were more curious about the reason behind such destructive wind.
Although they got some answers, it wasn't explained enough for them.
After all, how could the impact of the powerful people's battle cause so much damage?
Wouldn't that mean they could literally destroy the world at any moment?
"Sir... this kind of power…..feels unreal to me. Is it really possible for them to destroy the world?"
Rose hesitated but eventually asked.
Tyler was distracted, but he still heard her. Looking at two of his subordinates passed out, he said.
"Let's wait for them to wake up! There is a lot for you to learn."
Although Rose wanted the answer immediately, she held back for the respect of her Lord.
She stood up and took out a small scroll. She walked up to the corpse of the bear that remained.
Although most of his body parts were crushed under that wind, his weight held him on the ground.
Looking at the corpse, she couldn't help but ask.
"Sir, why is it that hunters always fight a male monster?"
At first, she thought it was a rumor. But after fighting two continuous male monsters, she couldn't help but feel confused about this rumor.
Tyler had calmed down a little. He didn't mind answering Rose.
"Because monsters and spirits operate on their instinct. Yes, they do have intelligence, and they could interact normally like humans."
"But that's only for high-level monsters and spirits. Lower-level monsters can't even talk."
"But all of them have one thing in common. They all follow their instinct. And, they have exactly three instincts."
"Respect and fear stronger monsters and spirits. Hunt and feed on anything that has high physical and spiritual energy."
"Make sure your lineage continues. Every single race mutated by the natural energy has this rule of following these instincts."
"But even without natural energy, they would still follow the first and third rule. Higher-level monsters do let females leave and move around."
"But for lower-level monsters, they always keep their females in their territory."
"And, crossing the territory means harming their women, which is no different than declaring war against the monsters."
"That's why even the humans do not try to hunt down females. Otherwise, they face the wraith of these monsters."
Hearing that, Jacob found himself in confusion.
"Why does it matter, though? Shouldn't we all hunt down these monsters?"
At this moment, Rose opened the scroll, and it released a large amount of ice that covered the monster's body and froze it instantly.
She took out another scroll and placed the frozen monster inside the scroll.
Ice Rune was attached to the first scroll, and Space Rune was attached to the second scroll.
These two scrolls could cost a lot of money, but that was nothing compared to the meat of these monsters.
Eating one meal of the monster meat could double one's strength.
As she finished her work, Tyler continued.
"Because if we do that, every single village around those three countries will be invaded immediately."
"Think about it for a moment. Monsters and spirits want to increase their territory, but why do they only attack one or two villages a year?"
'That being said, with Soul Bill's introduction, that all might change.'
Tyler felt bad for the people who would be involved in the consequences of his actions.
No matter how cold-hearted he tried to become, he was still just a normal human.
He wasn't tortured. He wasn't born evil. He wasn't raised evil. He had almost no connection with evil.
So, how could he possibly accept this level of bloodshed that his actions could lead to?
Thousands of villages! He wasn't sure how many would be harmed.
"Why?"
Liam's voice distracted Tyler from his thoughts.
Tyler, coming back to his senses, replied.
"Because humans do have the ability to erase monsters out of this world. But they cannot erase spirits."
"Spirits are born from the dead souls. Humans are not immortals. They are bound to die one day. So, the spirits will always appear."
"Naturally, both monsters and humans understand this. And more importantly, killing monsters would increase the population of spirits."
"In such conditions, neither races want spirits to get stronger. So, an unannounced treaty was made between spirits, monsters, and humans."
"This treaty made sure that monsters and spirits wouldn't hunt down normal humans in large numbers."
"And, humans will not hunt down female monsters. Formation like Golden Light can not be purchased at a low cost."
"Even though it only costs around a few hundred gold coins to make. But it can only be purchased for hundreds of thousands of gold coins."
"This forces people to live in their countries. And, those who do not live in the country will always be at risk of being hunted by the spirits."
"Unfortunately, with the rise of Soul Bills, this might all change. After all, if they want to make Soul Bills, they need a lot of spirits and souls of monsters."
Hearing that, Rose spoke with a grim expression.
"So, humans will face the war against monsters and spirits?"
Tyler suddenly chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.
"Maybe! Soul Bills can be created from the spirits. In other words, the one truly panicking right now should be spirits."
"Attacking monsters is just an excuse. Spirits are the true target here."