The Shapeshifter - Chapter 19 Raging Tempest 2

Arthur ran towards the gorilla as fast as he can, so that he can initiate an attack against the gorilla. However he miscalculated the speed of the gorilla. Even though he had experienced fighting against most kinds of beasts, it was still a first for him to fight on the level of a Mage.

During his thoughts of miscalculation, the Silverback Gorilla seized the chance of his inattentiveness and raised an arm to deliver a deadly blow on the tiny human.

‘Whoosh!’

Arthur was quickly returned to reality when he felt a strong wind coming towards him. When he looked up, what greeted him was the huge fist that was fast approaching his body.

He tumbled to the side to the dodge the attack, but his body was unable to keep up with the gorilla’s attack. As a result, his shoulder was hit by the fist. Fortunately for him, it only grazed by or it would’ve been disastrous.

Even though his shoulder was only grazed, he could still feel the fiery sensation in his skin, as if it was being burnt.

‘F*ck! Why did I not use a spell? That was dumb of me!’He couldn’t help but curse at himself for still being inexperience at that moment. He shouldn’t have let his mind wander in the first place or more likely, his mind shouldn’t have lagged.

Another attack was already coming towards him and this time, he executed his defense well.

‘After I block this gorilla’s attack, I will quickly launch a counterattack.’

[Earth Wall!]

A sturdy-looking wall stood in between Arthur and the Silverback Gorilla. It was just in time to block the gorilla’s punch.

‘Crash!’

The gorilla’s fist shattered the earthen wall, but it bought enough time for Arthur. Not only did it hinder the beast’s sight, its attack was also stopped after shattering the wall.

[Earth Spike!]

The ground beneath the gorilla’s limbs started breaking and a deadly spike emerges as it threatens to pierce through its body.

It easily evaded the spike by using the forward momentum when it punched the earthen wall and was brought closer towards its opponent. Arthur’s eyes widened in shock as he came face to face with the beast.

He was unable to do anything since he had just finished casting a spell. He was sent flying by a single punch from the gorilla.

As he lay on the cold muddy ground, he thought of a few things that occurred during the short exchange between him and the Silverback Gorilla.

‘In the end I shouldn’t have been arrogant. I merely touched the edges of a domain. With my recent breakthrough, I thought that I would be on par or even stronger than this ape. Haha! How foolish of me!’

“Hahaha! Get ready for round 2, you dumb ape! For my … brother?” Just as he was about to stand up, he glanced at the spot where his brother was and found nothing.

Even though he was engaged in the fight, he was constantly paying attention to the surroundings. He knew that there were beasts coming towards them. As he looked around, he could see eyes of different beasts on the bushes or some behind a tree. He could even hear their faint roars.

“D-did your friends, t-took my brother?” Arthur asked in a trembling voice. His face turned pale and the tears in his eyes welled up. He didn’t really need to ask that question, for he himself, knew the answer.

There were no other beings near them aside from the beasts.

The Silverback Gorilla hooted like an owl and laughed like a human as an answer to Arthur’s question. It was certainly an intelligent being.

“N-no, y-you didn’t! No! You Didn’t!” It started as a murmur then he began to scream, howling madly like a crazed wolf. His face contorted with rage, the tears that settled in his eyes began to fall. Even when rain was falling, anyone would be able to see the tears in his face.

Arthur’s mind was in chaos. First, his brother was hit by a deadly blow and now he was missing.

The mana in his body surged like crazy and he unconsciously activated his domain and emitted a more terrifying pressure than he exhibited earlier. The cold atmosphere brought by the rain turned a bit colder as the rage in Arthur’s face changed into one without emotion.

His aura and indifference made the normal beasts tremble, including the fierce beast Silverback Gorilla. Arthur walked step by step towards the gorilla and a gauntlet made of earth started forming in his hands.

(A/N: Fierce Beasts are Mage-level beasts, since there should be a ranking system for beasts.)

Every step was filled with momentum as it resonated with the heartbeat of the gorilla. Its instincts were telling it that the human before it was dangerous. It ignored its instincts and stood its ground. It remembered that it beat the human twice before, so it felt that it would still triumph.

Unfortunately, its intelligence became its downfall.

“I WILL KILL YOU ALL.” A cold voice resounded in the ears of the beasts.

Arthur ran forward and so did the gorilla. He was already calculating in his mind before the fight and as soon as he saw the gorilla drawing near, he swung his right arm and delivered a punch towards the side of the gorilla.

The punch was well-timed, and it hit the gorilla just as its foot landed on the ground. It did not expect that the human would engage in close combat with it.

Its massive body only moved for a meter and soon another punch was launched at its chest. Since it wasn’t even able to stabilize its footing, the gorilla fell to the ground. Arthur summoned a huge boulder and it fell on the body of the beast.

“Not so tough now huh?”

He walked towards the gorilla and the gauntlet in his hand change into what looked like a half part of a lance. He pierced the left shoulder of the gorilla and rotated it again and again and separated it from its body.

“Hehe. With your useless right arm and inexistent left arm, let’s see how arrogant you are!”

The ‘lance’ that was wrapped in his hands crumbled and revealed his bare hands. He clenched his fists tightly and began to punch the face of the gorilla.

Arthur was really angry, and the only way to vent out his frustration was through punching the face of the gorilla.

“Piece. Of. Sh*t!” With every punch, the gorilla would scream. The barrage of punches continued for an unknown amount of time and Arthur only stopped when he could hear nothing from the beast. He looked at where its face should’ve been and only saw blood and brain matters, with broken bones scattered to the side.

“Ahhhh. It sure feels good to do things yourself than with spells. As for you guys. Hmph!” He looked around and saw the beasts lurking in the shadows.

He stood up and prepared to rush towards the nearest beast.