The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 1058

Jerome hurled a barrage of [Slash] attacks at the summons, but Karl created stone barriers in front of them that stopped the skills, even though the barriers themselves shattered on contact.

So, the Warrior charged into close combat, quickly slashing both Golems to death before the Haint grabbed him from behind, and the Lamia stabbed him with all four blades, sending their skills directly into his body.

Karl’s massive paw smashed down on Jerome’s head, tearing open his face, and ripping the chest plate of his armour off with pure brute force.

The three long claw marks, from his forehead to his navel, gushed blood as [Hemotoxic Strikes] passively prevented healing from physical injuries.

Jerome burst with power, throwing the Haint back and destroying the Lamia.

"It’s just you and me again." He growled, looking pleased with himself.

Karl swung at him again, and Jerome erected a shield in front of himself. But at the last second, Karl stopped his paw and used it as the focus to hurl [Purgatory Flames] at the warrior, engulfing him in flames that used every bit of mana in Karl’s body.

Mana that he was quickly recovering from the Mana Crystals in the Tiny World, and from the spaces of the beasts.

Jerome staggered back, scorched and dropping ash from his body with every step.

He coughed, and smoke burst from his lips, even as blood spattered the ground in front of him.

Karl swatted him with one hand, hurling him against the barrier and leaving three more long claw marks across his chest.

The warrior fell to the ground, barely conscious.

He struggled feebly and tried to blast the massive foot off him as Karl repeatedly blasted his scorched body with Ghostfire.

Blood loss was making it hard to focus, and Jerome couldn’t understand why his [Heroic Regeneration] skill hadn’t fixed his body yet.

It was repairing the burn damage faster than Karl was inflicting it, but the claw wounds weren’t closing, and his body only held so much blood, even with regeneration skills in effect.

Jerome activated [Heroic Intervention], an emergency skill that boosted his power and skills for a short time, then [Rip and Tear], an area attack version of Rend.

Golden scales flew as the skill tore into Karl’s body, and the warrior forced his foot up, pushing Karl onto his hind legs and forcing him to retreat.

Karl called back the Lamia and the Golems as he retreated. The extra bodies bought him a few seconds for [Void Body] to begin closing the wounds, but he wasn’t the only one with abilities to slow healing.

Void Body was working, but at less than half of its usual speed.

The two combatants growled at each other, oblivious to the roar of the crowd outside the barriers.

They had been expecting a fight, but not like this. This was not a duel, this was a grudge match, and the two powerful combatants were tearing each other to shreds.

Jerome’s body was starting to show actual flesh again, but Karl’s mana had almost recovered. The mana storage of the Tiny World was low, so he wouldn’t be able to use the same technique more than one more time.

But one more [Purgatory Flame] strike would be more than enough to finish off the warrior.

Jerome frantically hurled attacks at Karl, trying to finish him off before the blood loss got to him. But Karl met the strikes with his claws, coated in multiple layers of barriers, and Totem Ranked stone.

With the summons back in action, it was only a matter of time now, and already the Warrior was slowing, his mind becoming fuzzy.

He repeatedly tried to go for potions, but before he could get them to his mouth, the uncanny accuracy of the Lamia shattered the bottles, dumping the healing potions in the sand.