Thalion had changed his plans again, which was almost a habit of his—to want to do one thing and then do a completely different one. Sothing had changed massively. The sun was about to go down, and he wanted to fly back. Then it happened. The wyvern just disappeared. Probably, it had gone to the next state of the tutorial, if sothing like this was possible for beasts because they didn’t have a system shop, at least as far as he knew.
The other beasts were surprised, but then it erupted. The manta was leaving its crystal, as was the sky snake and so of the stronger birds on the top layer. It was pure war. The snake attacked the manta, which fired a giant blast of lightning at the snake that sent it down, the body twitching until it regained control and shot up again. But this was just the beginning; massive crystals were free for the taking, and a lot of the birds were now trying to take that new position.
Thalion still had not found out why those crystals were so important for them. The bigger crystals were attracting more of the elentals, but why the birds were always flying around them he hadn’t figured out. The only thing he noticed when flying around one was that it was easier, and his stamina recovered a bit faster, but that was it. Thalion, however, did go for the newfound opportunity. This was his chance to upgrade his eagle form even further. He was still one kiloter below the absolute massacre that was happening above him, but slowly the other birds were also picking up on what was happening and starting their ascent.
The manta was already close to dying, as was the snake, as a group of eagles were attacking both of them. The manta was already barely hanging on and would probably die soon. Thalion couldn’t wait to see what aweso skills that beast had, and he shot up into the sky with glee in his eyes, always keeping his distance from the crystals so none of the birds would pay him too much attention. He was now approaching the upper layers. The tension was visible. One wrong move could an his death. The power of the birds fighting was far above him, and he could easily be one-shotted. The good thing was that he was not the only one ascending in the sky, and he was by far the weakest that had flown that far up.
The others were fighting for crystals while he was trying to get a hit on the big players and maybe take their form. He still didn’t know how much he needed to contribute to a fight to take the form of a beast or maybe it was enough if he used the skill after the death of one of the big guys. Well, he was about to find out, as the manta just got more and more injured by the second. Its lightning was already weak, and its speed was reduced. One of its wings didn’t function like it should.
The two eagles were both of so fire sort, as they burned the manta with fire breath and cut it open with quick flybys. The question was: Would they ignore the corpse falling down? Normally, those beasts always ate their prey after a fight without exception, so Thalion had an idea—probably not a good one, but good enough if it would work.
He attacked two storm hawks who had killed the previous owner of the crystal they now controlled and shot a lightning bolt at them, hitting one of them in the back and screeching in hope of taunting the bird. Next, he activated Skydive and shot up in the air toward the battling manta. The two birds followed him with angry screeches. He only heard how thunder was now crawling below him as they flew up at him. The next thing he gave a little shock was the big manta in a flyby. The other eagles looked at him puzzled. The situation didn’t get any better as the two hawks were following him trying to kill him. He tried to be as close to the manta as possible while evading the hawks and avoiding getting hit by the manta or the two fire eagles.
The two eagles barely saw him as a threat, but the two hawks were sothing else, as they ignored the manta, who was almost dead and started to chase the two hawks.
Thalion changed his tactic again. All four birds were occupied for the mont, and he dove down on the manta, landing on it in the form of the umbral predator.
He bit and clawed into the large form of the manta until he got the kill notification, took the form, and jumped off the manta, which was now falling like a stone.
He transford into the eagle and flew away. He didn’t try to eat the corpse to give the eagle another target. Thalion gambled that the eagles would prefer to devour the corpse of the manta instead of chasing him down to the lower layers. While he dove down, he saw how the two fire eagles were already on the manta’s corpse, eating it pretty fast. The two hawks were nowhere to be seen. While he was diving down away from the action as best as he could, he checked the skills of the manta. The manta even had two epic passive skills; both were, of course, instantly transferred to his eagle form.
Stormborn Resilience (Epic)
The manta passively absorbs electricity, converting any incoming lightning damage into a temporary shield. It also regenerates health more quickly during storms, becoming stronger in harsh weather conditions.
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Electric Glide (Epic)
The Lightning Manta can glide through the air without flapping its wings, using natural electrical currents in the atmosphere. This passive ability allows it to conserve energy while making its movents incredibly difficult to predict, increasing evasion against attacks.
The other spells all looked very promising too.
Tempest Shroud (Epic)
The Lightning Manta cloaks itself in a stormy aura, making it harder to hit while increasing its flight speed. The shroud also passively discharges electricity to any enemies that co too close.
Skybolt Barrage (Legendary)
The lightning manta charges the air around it with intense electrical energy, causing the atmosphere to hum with static. After a brief delay, lightning bolts erupt from the charged air, homing in on nearby enemies. Each bolt deals significant lightning damage, with the intensity increasing based on how much electricity has been stored in the surrounding air. This attack is unpredictable and can hit multiple enemies, chaining between targets.
Eye of the Storm (Legendary)
The manta calls forth a massive thunderstorm in the area, generating strong winds and pelting lightning strikes. The storm lasts for a significant duration, providing cover and damaging all enemies caught in its range.
He transferred all the spells to his eagle form. He didn’t want to be a big manta. This form would suck big ti when it ca to fighting the orcs, and he had already set his goal to upgrade the eagle. Next, he discarded the manta form and made his way back to Kael’s base. He didn’t want to risk his life anymore, and it was already getting dark. Thalion could easily travel long distances with this form, and the next system shop was already close. Maybe he could find a way to change the race of a beast without the evolution to E grade. Maybe sothing like a mutation.
He liked flying a lot. The feeling of wind pressing against his feathers was great. He didn’t even need to beat his wings to travel with incredible speed back to Kael's base. He could already see it in the distance. The high perception ca in handy. From here, everything looked good. The orcs, however, had built so high towers, but that was it.
Thalion was focused on the electricity in the air. With his passive skill, he was slowly absorbing it, and he felt the tingle in his feathers. Thalion tried the sa thod as with the body-tempering techniques and attempted to feel the electricity and push it into his feathers. It seed to work, but he barely absorbed any electricity, so he didn’t feel any improvent. The night was coming faster than he had anticipated. Maybe he could arrive at Kael’s base before nightfall. Hopefully, the orcs wouldn’t attack before he arrived.
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