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The Dark Mist Guardian was big and heavy, so when it whipped its tail towards its head, it produced a sonic boom. Veer barely survived by going to lower spikes and even then, he felt death washing over him.

'This guy is crazy,' Veer thought.

Then, he tried something else he was meaning to try for a while but never got the chance to. He put one hand on the dark scales and tried to reach for the beast's mind.

Sadly, his efforts were in vain as he had instantly withdrawn. He gritted his teeth, while holding his head, 'What the hell was that?'

He thought he had a chance of taming this beast but it was clearly too much for him. When he tried to communicate with it, all he saw was madness and insanity.

'No, Magical Creatures aren't supposed to be like this,' Veer grimaced, as he pushed himself away from the beast as another tail attack landed on its back.

Forming the One-Handed Arcane Shield below his feet, Veer launched himself into an arc. The beast followed him, but Veer was faster.

After landing on the ground, he used the momentum to push himself even more and ran towards the mountains. He had noticed Rain running towards it, so he got an idea.

'If only we could communicate here,' Veer cursed, as he dodged another rock thrown at him. Fortunately for him, it seemed like the Mist Guardian did only Physical Damage and had no ranged attack.

Only that mist was weird but the snake wasn't using it...or maybe it couldn't use it. Whatever the case was, Veer considered himself lucky and used all of his strength into escaping from this beast.

His heart pounded against his chest, beads of sweat forming on his forehead as death got closer and closer to him. He could feel it. Just a small mistake and the beast would devour him whole.

"I am not dying here," Veer muttered, and used up his Mana Reserves to push himself even further. However, the snake was also getting closer.

He didn't see it, as he didn't have time to look back but the deathly aura was making his chest heavy. Not to mention the occasional wisps of dark mist that almost touched his body.

Finally, he could see the mountain getting closer and that filled his heart with hope. However, he didn't let his guard down and remained alert while keeping his speed.

It helped him, as the aura suddenly disappeared. He could still feel it but it was as if it was very far away. Confused, he was tempted to look back but it wasn't something he could afford.

So, he did the most sensible thing, asking his helper, "Hey, can you see what's happening behind me?"

[The System shares senses with the Host so it cannot fulfill Host's orders.]

"Whatever!"

He just remained alert for every danger and ran towards the rocky mountains getting closer to him. They were towering over him, making him feel like an ant. The stone faces were also there, stoic and motionless.

'Something is off with them,' Veer thought, as his eyes searched for his companion. She was very good with her concealment so he doubted relying on other senses would work.

And finally, he found her. She was near the Golden portal, sitting on a rock and looking at it, dazed and motionless. Veer smiled and thought, 'If she learns this, she will be one hell of a monster.'

He was going to shout to tell her about the new plan, but he felt death washing over him, goosebumps rising through every fiber of his being. It was disturbing and haunting.

His mind worked slower than he wanted it to. It couldn't react to it in proper time, but his body did. Ten years of torture didn't go in vain.

Without even thinking, he jumped to the sides right on time as a mad snake's jaw clenched around his previous position. He was so close that he could smell the poison, feel its breath and the aura that would have made any person weak on their knees.
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He didn't have time to marvel at the sight of such abominations so he quickly jumped to his feet and ran again, with the beast following him again.

He ran towards the base of the mountain, while thinking, 'Did that guy just jump?'

[Affirmative! The Dark Mist Guardian must have coiled and then jumped.]

Veer didn't know what to do. The snake was just too strong for him and even a single blow from it would kill him. It was powerful even among the Elite Stage Magical Creatures.

And he had a clue on why. That madness...

"Rain! Jump through the portal! I'll follow you later," Veer shouted, when he was sure he was in range. The base of the mountain was almost there and the portal was also not far away.

However, someone was guarding it and he knew it wouldn't be easy to cross it. So, he did what he thought was the best for the situation.

Hearing his voice, Rain turned around and found him down below, along with the massive beast following him from behind. His words shook her heart, as she thought, 'Is he sacrificing himself for me?'

She knew she was probably thinking too much but the situation was saying something else. Especially since Veer had changed direction and was now running along the base of the mountain.

He was luring the beast away so she could escape. But why? Didn't they plan to defeat it together and then escape this hell? Then why the change of plans?

Rain had a clue but her heart didn't want to believe it. She clenched her fist and thought, 'He must have observed the beast and came to a conclusion. That beast can't be defeated that easily.'

She had seen the snake fighting with some other Magical Creatures so she knew how powerful it was. She had hoped that Veer would find a way to defeat it, unfortunately even he failed here.

As she stood on the rock a few metres away from the portal, Rain's heart was in turmoil.