Chapter 103: An Unexpected Fighting Style

Chris quickly figured out how the tracking device worked. After pressing a few buttons, an image resembling a radar appeared on the screen, displaying four red dots.

What made him slightly confused was that two of the dots seemed to be in the exact same location.

He raised an eyebrow, wondering whether some of them had been lucky enough to get teleported together. However, he soon shook his head, deciding it wasn’t particularly important.

A small smile appeared on his face as he pointed in one direction.

*ROAR!*

Azreon immediately flapped his wings and soared above the forest, causing the trees below to blur as they flew past.

With their speed, it didn’t take long for Chris to reach the closest mark.

Looking down at the forest, he activated Dragon Vision and immediately spotted Queen Amara standing in a small clearing.

Azreon descended and landed in front of her. Chris waved his hand casually. "Come on up."

Amara was momentarily stunned as she looked at the enormous dragon.

She knew Chris had a contracted beast with him, but according to the reports she had received, it shouldn’t have been nearly as large as the creature standing before her.

Azreon was now at his full size, completely different from the smaller form she had apparently expected to see.

For a moment, she simply stared at him before shaking her head. She had already learned that Chris possessed more secrets than he was willing to share, so she decided not to question him for now.

Without saying anything, she jumped onto Azreon’s back and settled beside Chris.

"Next one." Chris glanced at the device in his hand and locked onto another dot that wasn’t too far away.

Azreon immediately took off again.

It didn’t take long for them to reach the next location. Chris spotted Aelia standing near a group of trees and guided Azreon down.

After greeting her, he smiled before checking the device again.

This time, he looked at the remaining two dots that were practically overlapping.

He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

’So the twins really did get teleported together?’

He knew that the dungeon randomly scattered people throughout its territory, but apparently, the twins had managed to end up in the same place.

’Do they have some strange connection because they’re twins?’

Chris shook his head and pointed toward their location. "Let’s go."

*ROAR!*

Azreon flapped his wings and quickly flew toward the final mark.

A few minutes later, they arrived above a clearing in the forest.

Chris looked down, but the moment he saw what was happening below, his eyes widened.

The twins were standing in the middle of the clearing, surrounded by at least twenty beasts lying motionless on the ground.

All of them were caught in thick vines that seemed to have grown directly out of the earth. Some had their legs wrapped together, while others were completely restrained, with vines covering their bodies.

They appeared to be unconscious.

However, what truly stunned Chris was their levels.

He scanned several of them and discovered that every beast was around Level 60.

His eyes widened even further.

’What the hell?’

Those beasts were considerably stronger than the twins. Yet somehow, the two girls had managed to capture an entire group of them without suffering any visible injuries.

Azreon landed in the clearing, and the twins immediately turned toward them.

"Big bad man!"

"You’re finally here!"

Astra and Stella ran toward Chris with excited expressions, seemingly eager to show him what they had accomplished.

Chris jumped off Azreon’s back and looked around at the unconscious beasts again. "What in the world happened here?"

The twins exchanged glances before Astra proudly raised her chin.

"I caught them with my vines!"

"And I made them sleep!" Stella added, smiling brightly.

Chris looked at them in shock. "You caught all of them?"

Astra nodded enthusiastically. "That’s right! I made the vines grow beneath their feet and trapped them before they could escape."

Stella continued explaining, "Then I summoned my flowers and used their pollen to put them to sleep."

Chris looked at the beasts again before turning back toward the twins.

He could understand how their abilities worked individually, but he still couldn’t figure out how they had managed to restrain so many stronger beasts.

Their opponents were too much stronger than them. Even if their abilities were unusual, the difference in strength shouldn’t have been so easy to overcome.

Nevertheless, seeing the proud expressions on their faces, he couldn’t help but smile.

"Well done. You two did a great job."

The twins immediately beamed with happiness.

Chris then took out the Experience Booster talisman Amara had given him. After activating it, a golden light escaped from its surface before splitting into several streaks that flew toward all five of them.

The light entered their bodies and disappeared.

Chris opened his system and checked the effects.

He could clearly see that a new line had appeared, showing that the booster was activated. A timer also appeared beside the effect, displaying the remaining duration.

Satisfied, Chris waved his hand toward the unconscious beasts.

Crimson flames spread across the clearing, quickly engulfing their bodies until nothing remained but ashes.

"Wooooow!"

The twins immediately exclaimed as notifications appeared in front of them.

They had received a considerable amount of experience from the twenty beasts, and their excitement was impossible to hide.

Chris smiled at their reactions before climbing back onto Azreon’s back.

"Alright, let’s find some more."

Everyone quickly mounted the dragon, and Azreon took off again.

Chris examined the forest below, searching for larger groups of beasts. There was no point wasting time hunting isolated monsters when they could gain considerably more experience by dealing with entire packs.

It didn’t take long for him to notice a group of wolves moving through the forest.

There were more than a dozen of them, and most were above Level 60.

A smile appeared on his face as he pointed toward them.

"Those look good. Azreon, attack!"

*ROAR!*

Azreon immediately dived toward the ground, opening his mouth as a massive stream of fire erupted from his throat.

The wolves barely had time to raise their heads before the flames swallowed them completely. Within moments, their bodies turned to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

Chris quickly checked his system to see how much experience they had gained.

However, after looking at the numbers, he couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile.

He had secretly hoped that since Azreon wasn’t part of their party, the experience he gained from killing beasts would be calculated separately. In that case, Azreon would receive the full experience while Chris would only receive his share from the party.

Unfortunately, it seemed his expectations wouldn’t come to fruition.

Azreon had received the same amount of experience as Chris, meaning he was also receiving only half of what they would normally gain from those kills.

’Well, I guess that’s how it works.’

Chris shook his head and decided not to think about it anymore. Even if he and Azreon were progressing more slowly, he was still helping Aelia and the twins considerably.

Looking at the happy expressions on the twins’ faces, he couldn’t help but smile more.

’Seems like I made the right decision.’

...

They continued hunting through the forest for the next few hours.

The dungeon was filled with all kinds of beasts, ranging from wolves, bears, and snakes to enormous boars. Most of them traveled in groups, which made hunting considerably more efficient.

There were also several beasts above Level 70. Although they were higher level than the group, they could still deal with them without too much trouble.

After spending some time hunting, Chris decided to slow down and give the twins an opportunity to fight more actively.

He wanted to see how much they had improved and perhaps teach them a few things about combat.

However, what he witnessed left him completely stunned.

Despite being considerably lower in level than their opponents, the twins had no trouble keeping themselves safe.

Astra would summon thick vines beneath the beasts’ feet, causing them to wrap around their legs and restrict their movements. Before the creatures could break free, sharp thorns would emerge from the vines and pierce their skin.

Chris noticed that the moment the thorns entered their bodies, the beasts gradually began losing strength, as though they had received some kind of debuff.

Before they could recover, Stella would summon several small flowers above their heads. The flowers released a faint pink energy that spread through the air before entering the beasts’ noses.

Almost immediately, their movements became sluggish, and they eventually collapsed to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.

The twins looked at their opponents before exchanging glances. Although the beasts were completely helpless, neither of them seemed capable of finishing them off.

Their attacks simply weren’t strong enough to kill the beasts.

Astra looked toward Chris with an embarrassed expression. "Big bad man, can you help us?"

Chris stared at the scene with a dumbfounded expression.

’What the hell is this?’

He had known that the twins possessed unusual abilities, but he hadn’t expected them to be this effective.

They weren’t particularly strong, yet their abilities complemented each other perfectly. Astra could restrain and weaken their opponents, while Stella could put them to sleep. Even beasts several levels above them had trouble resisting their combined attacks.

However, their lack of offensive power was still a problem. They could easily incapacitate stronger opponents, but they needed someone else to finish the job.

’I guess it’s fine. This is already good enough. When they increase their levels more, they will naturally be able to kill the beasts.’

Chris stepped forward and casually dealt with the sleeping beasts, using his sword to finish them off before burning their bodies to ashes.

Just as he was wondering about the twins’ unusual abilities, a familiar voice suddenly sounded inside his head.

’See? I told you that Source Crystal would be useful!’

It was Aura, speaking from inside his Beast Pouch.

’I spent quite some time helping those two understand how to use their abilities. Their control has improved considerably, hasn’t it?’

Chris couldn’t help but smile wryly.

He looked at the twins again, who were proudly standing beside their defeated opponents, and nodded.

"Excellent work. You’re both getting better."

"Really?" Astra asked, her eyes lighting up.

"Of course. Keep practicing like this, and you’ll become even stronger."

The twins exchanged excited looks before turning back toward their next targets.

During the following encounters, Chris, Aelia, and Amara mostly watched as the twins restrained and weakened their opponents before Chris or Aelia stepped in to finish them off. Chris would then burn the bodies to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

It was an unexpectedly effective hunting method, and the twins were clearly enjoying themselves.

After flying around for a while longer, Chris suddenly noticed something moving in the distance.

He narrowed his eyes and activated Dragon Vision.

A huge flock of birds was approaching them.

There were dozens of them, possibly close to a hundred, and their enormous wings made them look quite intimidating even from a distance.

Chris quickly scanned their levels. Most were above Level 60, while several were even above Level 70.

A wide smile appeared on his face. ’Now that’s a good catch.’

He turned toward the twins. "Stella, do you think you can use your ability on them?"

Stella looked toward the approaching flock before shaking her head.

"I don’t think so, big bad man. There are too many of them. I can’t summon that many flowers, and even if I could, their effect wouldn’t be strong enough without Astra’s thorns weakening them first."

Chris nodded thoughtfully.

It seemed that even with their unusual abilities, the twins still had their limitations.

He was just about to command Azreon to attack when Amara suddenly extended her hand.

Chris stopped and turned toward her.

A strange, translucent energy escaped from her palm. It had no apparent color, and its presence was so faint that Chris could barely notice it.

The energy quickly flew toward the approaching flock.

He watched it with interest, unable to detect any destructive power within it.

’What is she planning?’

He didn’t interrupt her, deciding to see what would happen.

A few moments later, the birds at the front of the flock suddenly changed direction.

Instead of continuing to fly forward, they turned around and began attacking the birds behind them.

At first, Chris thought it was some kind of accident, but then more birds were affected.

One after another, they turned against their own companions, attacking them with their beaks and claws.

Within seconds, the entire flock had descended into chaos.

The birds began fighting viciously, completely ignoring their surroundings as they attacked anything nearby.

Chris stared at the scene in disbelief.

He had never seen anything like it.

After watching for a few more moments, he slowly turned toward Amara.

She was already looking at him with a smug smile.

Noticing his expression, she proudly puffed out her chest, clearly enjoying the reaction she had received.

Chris raised an eyebrow. "How did you do that?"

Amara smiled even more. "That’s a secret."

He stared at her for a moment before shaking his head with a wry smile.

’Of course it is.’

He had already learned that getting an explanation out of Amara wasn’t easy.

Today had certainly been enlightening. Between the twins’ unusual abilities and Amara’s strange power, he had witnessed several things he would never have expected to see.