Freedom Jumper-Chapter 166: Hellfire Commander

"Hey!! You better not kill that thing without me!!"

From behind, was Kithus who had finally caught up to Elijah and Niko.

His feet dragged across the floor in a poor imitation of fast walking. Dirt splattered against the front of his clothing — indicating he tripped at least a few times.

Niko voiced his opinion, one that Elijah didn't necessarily agree with. "Back up Elijah! We should wait for Kithus to help us!"

"Sorry it took so long... You know." Kithus stared at the floor guilty of his flaws.

Elijah and Niko did not bat a single eye towards Kithus in a demeaning way. In fact, they had said he arrived very fast for his means of transportation.

"Seems like these are some nice fellows..." Kithus muttered with a small smile on his face.

Kithus was an unlucky child taken advantage of by the desire for power. Sure, his ability made him very powerful, but only if he was able to get into range.

Obviously, what came with debilitating and inconvenient flaws was the opinions of the people. Especially when he had touched the monolith four times!

Even with wind walkers, it still made it difficult as the mana capacity of Kithus is weak. Only by being used as a human cannonball could he showcase his full power...

Being of the amount of times Kithus had used his ability, he only possessed a solid red mana core.

Rough scaled skin with crevasses that held the rough dirt of the terrain, angular pupils within a bright red iris, and a big body ending with a spike tail.

The King Kobold was a very menacing beast and its pure strength would make it hard to get close. Especially with its fire affinity that chose to blaze in its sharp fist's.

Despite the fact a yellow core beast stood 40 feet away from him — slowly walking within the trees of the forest, Elijah stood strong, waiting for Kithus and Niko to finally reach him.

"Stay close to me Kithus, you will probably deal the killing blow. But first, we need to damage it severely. Cutting or blowing off its limbs would be ideal."

Elijah already had a plan in mind, one that included more use of his water. This was while knowing the fire the kobold wielded was far hotter than his water was cold, and would result in a major disadvantage. However, the water was only meant for a distraction, which would make way for Niko to send a beam of condensed fire into its side or back.

Suddenly, from the trees to the west, was a man who had just sliced a kobold down the center. A grueling scene that would cause any innocent bystander to vomit was created. "Do you really have enough confidence to face that beast?!"

Elijah recognized the man, a peacekeeper who had a massive broadsword hanging behind his back. Now, the broadsword swung violently through the wind as if the weight did not matter.

"YES!"

Kithus, Niko, and Elijah were in agreement. Very few beasts were seen moving in their direction, it was their perfect opportunity to showcase their strength.

In Elijah's case, he simply wanted to see the extent of his punches, even if it resulted in him leaving with a dismantled hand.

"Then go get it! I'll be watching from over here!!"

Three curved smiles appeared on their faces, and followed by pointing into the directions they would be traveling too.

The feet of Elijah became light with every step he took through the forest. Circling the king kobold allowed a powerful and pulsating ball of water to be created. Small rocks were avoided, and even large groups of flowers as he did not want to disturb the natural wildlife.

"READY!"

Elijah's words sent the start of the plan into action.

From behind a tree, a massive ball of pulsating water was thrown, but was halted by the kobold who had unleashed a plain wall of fire. Trees were violently burning, and even many branches began to immediately fall.

Yet, its fire was hotter than anything they had witnessed before.

"This is a recipe for disaster..." Elijah muttered while moving to a different position.

Although, during the time the kobold had unleashed its attack, Niko had unleashed a beam of fire that severely burned through the rib of the beast.

Stumbling back, a deafening cry was released, aiming at dismantling its enemies or calling for its friends.

"I have to kill it now!!" Elijah yelled at himself for confidence while staring at the beast stumbling back.

Just like any animal would, a beast would have a chain of command. A sense of kinship. Dozens of kobolds who were previously running into a broadsword, changed their intent — bolting for the cry of help without a single care in the world.

Then, yet another surprise occurred. The reverberating sound of a deep horn that could be heard from anywhere was blared wildly.

Was the horn a sign of retreat, or a call from the Rind of Godhand?

Elijah took the opportunity to funnel a large amount of mana into his body and arm. His goal was not to focus on retaining the mana within his fist as to not damage it, but instead see his power against another.

A beast of great strength.

BOOM!

Time had stopped ever since the horn had begun to echo through the forest.

That was until a resonating blast had returned the forest to harmony. Albeit, the trees close to the impact began to sway as a powerful gust of wind made its way into the sky.

The king kobold was standing eerily still. Without its head or any motor functions available for use, it had unknowingly accepted its fate.

"ARRGHH!" Rolling through the dirt and slamming into a tall tree was Elijah. Perhaps, the punch was far too strong, and even resulted in his shoulder being damaged instead of his fist. Closely, the worst part was the aftermath of rolling through the forest. His flight speed and punch power was far too much for him to handle it seemed.

All it would take was more practice to develop the muscle memory required to keep the mana within his body, instead of releasing it upon every impact. Truthfully, Elijah felt like he was subconsciously doing it on purpose. Exactly like not following through with a punch.

Being that Kithus was waiting for Elijah's signal that he eventually knew would not come, he began to back up, especially when the sound of the horn came.

"Oh my—! GET BACK!! RUN!!!"

Elijah was finally able to stand up while just barely hearing the voice of Kithus. Soon, an extreme heat was felt nearing his back.

Instinctually, a command was executed. Multiple branches were hit on the way, but he had successfully flown straight into the bright blue sky. freeweɓnøvel.com

Only to reveal a coming disaster befitting that of hell..

The horn was not a calling to retreat, but a command to unleash all the magical power these beasts had!

Hellfire!

Spanning the entire Rind of Godhand was a blanket of fire folding within the trees. If a camera was placed inside the center of the battlefield, the only things visible would be fire and ashes — reducing even the trees to mere cinders.

From above, the only noise heard was the sound of flames crackling. However, in the distance — standing atop the unmoving Rind of Godhand, was a brown clothed humanoid figure staring into his creation.

This figure was only seen by Elijah because of his youthful eyesight, but also because of the brown cloak that rustled with the currents of the wind.