Dimensional Descent

Leonel and Aina locked gazes for a moment before simultaneously jetting off in the same direction.

Aina couldn't help but look toward Leonel with a hint of surprise.

"When'd you get so fast?"

Leonel turned toward Aina and winked. Leaping off the ground, he shot into the trees like a swallow, the faint image of an illusory pair of wings appearing to his back.

"…" Aina shook her head. "Show off."

Aina's body was instantly wrapped in a thick crimson fog. Her thighs bulged to a one size increase, causing her body to catapult forward.

The couple almost instantly made it to the source of the sound. But, they weren't foolish. Rather than instantly jumping into the fray, they both hid in the trees, watching what was happening below with furrowed brows.

The beast could only be described as grotesque.

It stalked forward on four legs, its jagged teeth dripping saliva that stunk of rotting flesh. It was two and a half meters in length, not including its tail which seemed to have had a chunk bitten out of it.

Its body was covered in patchy, mustard yellow fur with a sprinkle of black spots. Somehow, though it was clearly a four legged creature, its upper half was far bulkier, manifesting itself in a large hunched back that bulged with muscles that could make one's scalp tingle.

The creature's claws were about the only clean thing about it. They were so polished and sharp that dirt, grime and blood couldn't seemed to get any hold on them. They almost seemed completely out of place.

great and it was

rippling of its muscles bulged with energy, carrying a strength that could snap even these ancient trees,

the very least, and that was only if he considered its lack of intelligence. Objectively, it had the strength equivalent

it wasn't for the situation, Leonel would suck in a cold breath. What kind of monster was this? And what the

even more baffling was that the screams from below were from black belts just like them. In fact, Leonel recognized two among them:

supposed to be the cream of the crop of this freshmen batch. And, as expected, they didn't disappoint, joining a Peak not even a

this, Leonel hadn't seen them since that

But, Leonel didn't

in a bit of a dilemma. A fight

he found Aina looking at him with a blazing gaze. Within

begging to save these people. In this regard, she was far more cold blooded than he was. Rather, she

"Alright. Let's do

"Yip! Yip!"

"Sit tight Little Blackstar."

"Yip! Yip!"

to fight too. But I want to

tree that instant, leaving deep footprints in its

reveal an ax shimmering of gold and red as she

breathing grew steady, his heartbeat slowing to a crawl. Every blade of grass seemed to be reflected in his mind. The speed of the wind, the humidity, the shade of the trees and the

they were happy beyond measure, but when they noticed the black

One of them