Victor calmly walked toward the outer defensive region where the wilderness began.

The military camp had already been fully informed about the incoming beast tide. However, contrary to what outsiders might expect, panic did not exist anywhere within the base. Soldiers continued preparing equipment, reinforcing positions, and checking ammunition with disciplined calmness.

The atmosphere almost felt strangely peaceful.

The reason for that calmness was extremely simple.

Every soldier present continuously glanced toward the commander’s position with immense trust, reverence, and excitement burning inside their eyes.

Victor stood at the center of the battlefield preparation zone while calmly observing the distant wilderness. His long hair swayed lightly beneath the cold wind while his purple eyes remained completely steady.

The soldiers who had fought alongside him before understood exactly what kind of existence he was.

They had witnessed impossible things happened around this young commander that day. They had seen him annihilate monsters that should have required entire military units to suppress. They had seen him continue fighting even after exhausting enough mana to kill ordinary mages several times over.

Now that Victor had personally declared he could handle B Rank monsters, none of them doubted him anymore.

A female captain eventually approached him with visible admiration inside her eyes.

"Commander, is there anything you require us to do?" she asked respectfully.

Victor turned toward her before revealing a calm smile.

"Just stay safe."

The female captain felt her breathing stop for a moment after seeing that smile. Her heart immediately began pounding uncontrollably within her chest while her face slowly reddened.

"I love him," she muttered absentmindedly.

Another nearby captain instantly smirked after hearing those dangerous words.

"You should not dare say that carelessly. If "She" discovers you are talking about her man like this, you will disappear without leaving behind even a corpse."

The female captain immediately swallowed hard.

Her expression turned pale almost instantly.

The female captain quickly shook her head repeatedly.

"I was joking," she said nervously.

The surrounding officers merely laughed quietly before returning their attention toward Victor.

Meanwhile, Victor continued standing calmly while staring toward the distant wilderness. His hands rested casually inside his pockets while his expression remained completely relaxed.

It looked as though he was merely enjoying fresh air rather than preparing to confront a massive beast tide.

At that moment, Victor had already activated his mana sense.

After advancing into the Novice Rank, the range of his sensory abilities had increased dramatically. Previously, his mana perception could barely extend twenty meters around him.

Now, he could clearly sense everything within a hundred meter radius.

Every fluctuation of mana, every movement of life energy, and every disturbance in the environment entered his awareness naturally.

Time slowly passed afterward.

Fifteen minutes later, the earth finally began trembling violently.

The distant wilderness shook as countless footsteps thundered across the ground simultaneously. Dust clouds rapidly rose into the sky while monstrous roars echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

Victor slowly narrowed his eyes.

"They are here," he muttered calmly.

Soon afterward, hundreds of monsters emerged from the forest like a dark tidal wave rushing toward the military base.

The soldiers behind Victor instinctively tightened their grips on their weapons. Despite their trust in him, the sight of so many monsters charging together still created pressure.

However, Victor’s lips slowly curled upward instead.

Excitement appeared within his eyes.

Most of the creatures charging toward the camp were merely F Rank, E Rank, and D Rank monsters. Against his current strength, such creatures posed absolutely no threat.

There was no need for powerful large scale magic yet.

Victor slowly raised one hand.

Flames instantly gathered above his palm before forming several fireballs. However, unlike ordinary apprentice level spells, these flames carried a deep crimson color that radiated terrifying heat.

The mana density within them was incomparably greater.

Victor casually threw the first fireball forward.

Boom!

The explosion instantly blasted apart several monsters while scorching the surrounding area black.

Before the smoke could even disperse completely, Victor had already launched another fireball.

Boom!

Screams immediately echoed throughout the battlefield.

The monsters charging at the front were continuously blown apart before they could even approach the military camp. Burned flesh and shattered corpses scattered across the battlefield while fire rapidly spread among the horde.

However, the monster tide continued advancing relentlessly.

More and more creatures rushed out from the wilderness without fear of death.

Victor remained completely calm.

Different elemental spells continuously formed around him as though magic itself obeyed his will naturally. Fire spears, lightning bolts, and explosive flame bursts rained upon the battlefield mercilessly.

Every spell killed groups of monsters instantly.

The soldiers standing behind him could only stare with shining eyes.

Cheers continuously erupted from the defensive lines as morale rapidly increased.

Victor alone was suppressing the entire beast tide.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly afterward.

Thousands of monsters already covered the battlefield as corpses piled across the scorched ground. Despite continuously casting spells, Victor still appeared completely relaxed.

Eventually, he casually pulled out a mana potion before pretending to drink it.

The soldiers observing him immediately revealed shocked expressions.

"How can he recover mana that quickly?"

"That absorption speed is monstrous."

"What kind of talent does the commander even possess?"

Naturally, none of them realized Victor merely pretended to rely on mana potions. With Infinite Mana, his reserves practically never decreased.

At that moment, Victor’s expression shifted slightly.

He finally sensed stronger presences emerging from the wilderness.

C Rank monsters had arrived.

Massive creatures soon appeared among the monster horde while releasing powerful auras. Their bodies were several times larger than ordinary monsters while their speed and durability far surpassed the weaker creatures surrounding them.

Fortunately, their numbers remained relatively small.

Victor calmly adjusted his combat approach.

The ordinary intermediate spells disappeared instantly.

Instead, he raised one hand toward the sky while circulating far denser mana through his body.

"Adept Rank Light Spell," he murmured softly.

"Sword Rain."

The atmosphere immediately trembled.

Countless glowing swords suddenly manifested high above the battlefield. Thousands of blades formed entirely from condensed light floated in the sky while radiating terrifying pressure.

The soldiers below stared upward in complete disbelief. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Then the swords descended.

The glowing blades rained down like divine punishment upon the monster horde. Every impact pierced through multiple monsters simultaneously while explosions of light erupted across the battlefield.

C Rank monsters that previously required entire squads to suppress were instantly shredded apart.

The battlefield transformed into pure slaughter.

Victor maintained the spell continuously while calmly observing the destruction below.

Another fifteen minutes passed.

By now, the number of monsters Victor had killed already reached terrifying levels. Even veteran soldiers who had survived countless beast tides had never witnessed such overwhelming destruction from a single mage before.

Then suddenly, Victor sensed three terrifying auras approaching rapidly.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

The soldiers behind him unconsciously swallowed hard.

"Those presences..."

"B Rank monsters."

"Can the commander really fight them?"

Another soldier immediately answered while staring at Victor’s calm expression.

"I do not know. But look at his face. He does not seem worried at all."

Suddenly, three enormous wolves emerged from the wilderness.

Awoo!

Their deafening roars shook the entire battlefield violently.

Each wolf stood nearly ten meters tall while possessing bodies over thirty meters long. Black fur covered their massive frames while crimson eyes radiated murderous intent.

Victor began laughing instead.

"Hahaha. I have been waiting for you."

Excitement flashed within his eyes afterward.

"Now let me witness the true power of my legendary spell."

He slowly raised his hand toward the sky.

Instantly, violent lightning erupted across the atmosphere.

Crack!

Crack!

The dark clouds above began shaking as enormous currents of electricity gathered together rapidly.

Then a gigantic eagle formed entirely from lightning emerged above Victor.

The soldiers below stared upward speechlessly.

Victor had used this spell before, but never at full power.

Now, the lightning eagle continuously absorbed mana from Victor’s body while expanding rapidly. According to the spell description, the eagle should only reach thirty meters after consuming the complete mana reserves of a Legendary Mage.

However, Victor possessed Infinite Mana.

The eagle continued growing larger.

Thirty meters.

Thirty five.

Forty.

The surrounding soldiers watched with completely frozen expressions.

Victor quietly observed the spell while muttering thoughtfully.

"So thirty meters was never truly the limit."

The eagle finally stopped growing after reaching nearly fifty meters in length.

Victor nodded slightly.

"Fifty meters appears to be the limit."

The gigantic lightning eagle released a piercing screech before locking onto the three B Rank wolves below.

Then it attacked.

Boom!

The battlefield exploded violently as the massive eagle clashed directly against the wolves.

The three wolves attacked together while unleashing devastating dark elemental attacks. However, the lightning eagle moved with incredible agility while counterattacking relentlessly.

Explosions continuously erupted across the battlefield.

Lightning storms ravaged the ground while dark energy corrupted everything nearby.

The clash continued for five entire minutes.

Eventually, the wolves finally succeeded in destroying the lightning eagle after suffering severe injuries themselves. Their fur became heavily charred while blood covered large portions of their bodies.

The three wolves looked toward Victor triumphantly afterward.

However, Victor merely smiled calmly again.

The next instant, another gigantic lightning eagle formed above him.

Then another.

Then another.

The soldiers behind Victor became completely speechless.

"This is not battle anymore."

"This is bullying."

"How is the commander recovering mana fast enough for this?"

"What kind of monstrous talent can convert mana potions this efficiently?"

Meanwhile, the wolves finally began showing fear.

Several gigantic lightning eagles descended upon them simultaneously while unleashing devastating attacks from every direction.

The battlefield seemed completely one sided.

However, just as the soldiers believed victory was guaranteed, the three wolves suddenly raised their heads toward the sky and roared together.

Awoo!

Dark energy instantly erupted from their bodies.

The atmosphere changed immediately.

Victor’s smile slowly faded.

The soldiers behind him felt their hearts tremble instinctively.

"What is happening?"

"Why are their auras changing?"

The three wolves suddenly began merging together.

Dark flesh twisted violently while their bodies fused into a single enormous creature. Bones cracked while corrupted mana surged across the battlefield like a tidal wave.

Then an overwhelming aura exploded outward.

The soldiers instantly became pale.

"That pressure..."

"A Rank."

The newly formed chimera possessed three wolf heads connected to a single gigantic body. Black energy continuously leaked from its skin while crimson eyes glowed with terrifying intelligence.

Far away within the depths of the wilderness, several hooded figures silently observed the battlefield.

Dark robes concealed their appearances completely.

One of them slowly revealed a sinister grin.

"It succeeded."

Another figure laughed darkly afterward.

"Now let us see how this prodigy handles an Epic Monster."