Dimensional Descent

The feeling of hundreds locking onto you, each without any other expressed goal than to taste your blood and reap your life… It was something Leonel had experienced before within the Merlin trials.

But, there was something different about facing so many beasts. They didn't have a semblance of humanity, not an ounce of reason. There were no words he could use to get them to pause, nor were there any looming timers or rules he could use to pull himself out of this situation.

It couldn't have been a more primal sense of fight or flight. It was either he defeated all of these enemies or escaped them, if not… he would die.

Leonel suddenly felt a wave of interference play against his [Light Refraction] spell, distorting it. In the blink of an eye, it became a useless decoy hanging in the skies, exposing him to the senses of thousands.

A shudder ran through Leonel's spine.

This hadn't happened because he was careless or even because he had run out of energy. This was an ability.

'The birds…!'

All this time Leonel had had the thought of being careful at the back of his mind. Though it was somewhat more difficult for a unit of warriors to use their abilities as freely in such a structure where the power of the whole was more important than the individual, Leonel knew that unexpected abilities were one of the things he had to pay attention to the most.

In this aspect, Leonel was perfectly correct. The actions of White Knight Diore proved as much without a shadow of a doubt.

What Leonel didn't expect, however, was for the abilities of the predator birds to be maybe even more important.

Leonel had been so focused on their menacing exteriors that he never considered the fact their internal abilities were what truly should

placing his body almost parallel to the ground as his jet-black surfboard sent

out the dictionary, using the base

are they and what are their

[*Ping*]

these birds are a sub-species of specially bred Decoder Beasts known as the Jagged Beak Predator Ravens. They are known for two main abilities, one related to their oddly shaped beaks and the second related

to disrupt Force

Ability to disrupt

Leonel's heart trembled.

delicate operation. Every Force Art type was a different language that spoke in a different way. But, in order to convey a certain message, it had to be exceptionally particular. This much was proved

Predator Ravens could disrupt the organization of Force Arts… then spells were all but useless against

the centerpiece of the first attack. Any large scale formations

formation breaking, when 500 of them stared at a single point, what chance did a formation stand? And, beyond that, what if they began attacking that already weakened point with their

KKKWWAAAAAA!! KWWWWAAAAAAA!!

and the flock of Predator Ravens had already halved. Their speed was inconceivable and

commander in the midst. He still stood tall, his hands clasped behind his back and his black robes fluttering wildly beneath the

Knight Diore was inwardly surprised despite his indifferent

it wasn't about invading Earth, he would have heard of Leonel. After