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The spear arrived first, piercing through the thick chitin of the scorpion\'s carapace with immense force behind it, pushing the monster back, ripping apart the shadowy arms that held it in place as it pierced deeper and deeper inside its body.

The arrow came a second after the spear, slamming right next to the spear. The combination of wind and lightning was akin to a powerful storm trapped inside the arrow.

Not only did the arrow pierce through the chitin, but right after doing so and piercing deep inside the monster, it glowed a bright green and black color, just like how the spear started glowing black and purple at nearly the same exact time.

Both attacks detonated. The spear was infused with so much demonic energy and life force that upon exploding, it sent waves of dark and demonic energy rippling through the creature\'s body as the surrounding area shook violently. The dark energy ravaged the insides of the abomination, corroding and destroying its body from within.

The arrow was in no way weaker as the arrow detonated, the wind turning into a violent gust, tearing through the creature\'s body as the black lightning surged through its body, frying it from the inside and outside.

The scorpion\'s body convulsed violently from the immense force that assaulted it. The abomination was clinging to life thanks to its vitality, despite the devastating damage it was taking. The monster fell down on its knees, the legs giving out from all the damage as it continued clenching its claw and trying to survive.

And then, the power behind the attacks dissipated, leaving the powerful body of the scorpion charred and broken as smoke rose from it. And yet, it still lived, its eyes were still open, glowing with fury from what had happened to it.

It would never have time to act on its fury, however, as Reign appeared in front of it, his sword akin to a beam of light that struck the monster\'s neck, decapitating it before plunging his other sword into the severed neck, stabbing down to the hilt as darkness ravaged the insides further, destroying the body completely while his light still lingered on the severed head, frying it.

He took a deep breath as he surveyed the battlefield, ensuring there were no other threats nearby before glancing at Beast and Laura, making sure they were alright.

"Go help Wolf and his group, I\'m going to help Shadow." Reign stated as his wings unfurled and he took flight, zooming toward the place where Jin, Shadow, and Aelrinder were battling.

He knew he didn\'t have much time left in this form, and he had to make sure that the monster the three men were fighting was at least seriously injured before his transformation ended.

He knew that the three men also didn\'t have much time left, the marks of Jin and Shadow were definitely not going to last much longer, and Aelrinder had probably already used multiple charges of his power of the stars to keep himself in the boosted state he is.

It was a race against the clock, and he wasn\'t going to waste any time.

As he got closer and closer, he was able to see them battling the gorilla-like abomination.

The battlefield stretched before Reign like a chaotic sea of death and carnage, but his focus was solely on the towering, gorilla-like abomination that Jin, Shadow, and Aelrinder were battling. Even from a distance, Reign could sense the immense power of the creature. It stood nearly 30 meters tall, its massive fists pounding the ground with enough force to send shockwaves across the battlefield.

The three men were doing their best to hold it off, but it was clear they were nearing their limits.

Jin\'s explosive strikes detonated across the monster\'s hide, but the creature\'s thick, gorilla-like fur and armor-like skin absorbed much of the impact. Aelrinder was using his wind manipulation to carve at the beast\'s flesh, creating gusts of razor-sharp air that left shallow wounds on the abomination\'s arms and legs.

Shadow, darting in and out of the creature\'s blind spots, slashed at its vulnerable points with his shadow-infused daggers, but even his precise strikes weren\'t enough to bring the beast down quickly.

His darkness was working to its fullest to corrode the insides of the gorilla, which had definitely become slower and weaker compared to before, but the difference was not large.

Reign pushed forward, his wings propelling him faster as he closed the distance. He knew they couldn\'t keep this up much longer. The marks boosting Jin and Shadow\'s power were running out of time, and the three fighters were already showing signs of exhaustion. Aelrinder, in particular, was moving slower than before, likely having burned through several charges of his star power.

"Hang on, guys," Reign muttered under his breath as he sped toward them.

The gorilla-like abomination roared, raising both of its massive fists high into the air. It brought them crashing down, aiming for Jin, who barely managed to dodge to the side in time. The ground where the fists landed cracked and split apart, sending chunks of earth flying into the air.

Shadow took advantage of the creature\'s brief moment of vulnerability, teleporting behind it and sinking his daggers into the back of its legs. The abomination howled in fury, but Shadow\'s attack had barely pierced its thick skin.

With him barely being able to pierce the skin, he was barely able to pour his darkness inside the body.

Aelrinder and Jin had wounded the beast at several places, which had allowed Shadow to stab there and pour even more of his darkness into the monster, but it had quickly noticed what they were doing and was now guarding the wounded parts of its body, not allowing Shadow to get there easily, and if he did, the abomination was able to respond quickly, even managing to hit him one time, sending him flying, scattering the darkness that formed a cloak around him and causing great damage to him.Nôv(el)B\\\\jnn

Aelrinder, his wind-blown hair streaked with blood, nodded grimly. "We need more power. My winds aren\'t enough to penetrate its hide. We have to go for a critical spot, or we\'ll be fighting this thing all day."

Suddenly, the gorilla stopped and widened its eyes before suddenly swinging its arm, as if it was aiming to hit the air above it.

The moment it did so, a powerful arc of darkness appeared as Reign fell down so quickly it seemed as if he had teleported above the gorilla\'s head.

The thick arm of the monster collided with the arc of darkness, and the monster roared in pain as blood suddenly started flowing from its arm the arc of darkness managed to cut through the thick skin, but was stopped by the incredibly dense bone of the abomination.

Reign quickly flapped his wings, moving to the side and landing beside Shadow and the others while staring at the abomination with narrow eyes.

"I can see now why you guys were having such a problem fighting this thing."

Reign stared at the monster, for the first time managing to see it up close. The thing was a towering mass of muscle and thick hide that acted as armor, the sheer size of the monster making it difficult to wound.

Even after Reign poured so much mana into his wings, propelling him with immense speed down at the gorilla in order to try and land a surprise attack, he had just managed to cut its arm and leave a deep wound that didn\'t actually slow down the monster that much.

The others were panting, it was clear that the strain of fighting the monster for so long was beginning to show as their movements were a bit slower and less precise now.

"A tough bastard, that\'s for sure." Reign remarked as his wings were still gloving.

"You think?!" Jin said with anger as he wiped the sweat from his brow. "It\'s a freaking tank, even my explosions are doing little to it, I\'m definitely not a good opponent for it, me and Wolf should have switched places."

Shadow nodded, not saying a thing as he was completely serious, his usual cocky and laid-back demeanor completely gone as he stared at the abomination, following its every step.

"We have little time left, we go all out, fight this thing with everything we got, and do our best to at least leave it severely injured when our current power dissipates." Reign said as he clenched his swords, the others nodding at him as all their auras rose, spiking as they got ready to fight with all the strength they had left.