Chapter 151: Special beam...

Though Kanan was already standing, his whole body ached. His vision doubled, his head throbbed, he could barely think, and blood rushed down his face.

Still, he was able to recognize the monster that nearly laid waste to his home, the massive giant being controlled by the Verminus Plant.

He had no idea how a monster was even this deep on this side of the mountains, but that was a problem for another day.

For the time being, he needed to get rid of the giant, and he wasn’t going to spare any power doing so.

"Kanan!" Reda teleported next to him, wrapping his arm around her shoulders for support. She could see him wobbling and knew he could fall any second.

"Oh, hey Reda, you’re looking pretty today."

"U-Uh, did that giant hit you in the head too hard?"

"Heh, maybe. My ears are ringing like crazy! But that giant, it’s pissing me off!" Kanan’s energy flared up more than it has ever done.

Due to how close Reda was to him, she could feel the intensity and pressure Kanan’s power gave off. She could barely breathe as it felt like the air was getting thinner.

No, the air wasn’t getting thinner, but the spirit energy was getting denser by the second. Kanan was constantly pulling spirit energy from nature, increasing his strength exponentially.

Over where the giant was, Nyalok, as well as other warriors who could control plant life, wrapped vines around the giant’s body to immobilize the creature.

Each warrior used everything they had, including their spirit beasts, but it wasn’t enough to restrain the massive, powerful giant.

With ease, it tore through the vines wrapped around its right arm, dragging multiple warriors across the swamp, slamming them into anything that was solid.

"Nnnghh!" Nyalok used more power, even making her snake electrocute and poison the giant to stop it from moving.

"How dare you hurt my future mate!" She shouted. "I’ll make you wish that you were dead!"

"It’s already dead!" Lopis shouted as she used the giant’s own shadow to restrain it, having it tear through the flesh and muscle.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"We’ve faced a giant like this in our village before. It was being controlled by the Verminus Plant."

"Vermin–Oh, the Uprooter Plant." Nyalok quickly jumped on her tortoise to avoid being stomped on, then used her spirit beast to tear deep into the giant’s leg.

Loknya was doing her best as well, summoning multiple tendrils of water that shot through the giant’s body like bullets. But each time she injured it, the giant would regenerate.

The same applied to the attacks of every warrior; their efforts were null.

Alue aided the Helsik Chlorokinetics, using their power to amplify his own by intertwining his plants into theirs. It allowed for stronger restraints, especially when Fera made a force field to stop the giant from getting any closer.

Still, this wasn’t enough.

"Is this the end of our tribe?" A warrior wondered, falling to his knees.

"If it is, then we shall face our death with glory!" Galrah leapt into the air and used all of her power to cut the giant’s head in half. But when her sword touched the monster’s head, it shattered on impact, and it headbutted her into the swamp.

"I got her!" Terin dove into the water, grabbed Galrah’s arm, then got her to safety as she was unconscious.

"If this giant is dead and constantly regenerates, how do we beat it?" Nyalok dodged an incoming fist strike, stabbing her trident into the skin and using it to propel herself onto its arm.

Holding out her hand, the trident flew into it, and she ran up the giant’s arm in the direction of its shoulder.

"Let’s see if you can regenerate from this!" With her snake summon charging her trident with lightning and her bird coat igniting with fire, she hurled the trident as hard as she could into the giant’s eye, dealing minimal but slightly permanent damage.

"Okay, again, how do we beat this thing? Fire maybe?"

"Nngh, that’s our best bet," Lopis answered, feeling the strain of having her shadows dissipate due to the giant overwhelming her in a battle of strength.

"Everyone who can has a fire spirit beast; concentrate your attacks on the giant right now!" Loknya heard everything and wasted no time giving out a command. Whatever they needed to do, they needed to do it now, or the village would be destroyed.

But as they were gathering Helsik warriors and hunters with fire spirit beasts, everyone suddenly felt a massive surge in spirit energy. Even the spirits were flying to where the surge was coming from.

"What’s going on?" Eshem wondered, finally appearing while riding a large chameleon.

"Haha! That’s my mate! Do you feel it? I made sure to familiarize myself with Kanan’s spirit energy the moment I met him." Nyalok wanted his kids even more now.

Lopis, Fera, Alue, and Terin were all stunned. They knew Kanan was powerful, but not this powerful. He had been holding back the entire time.

Suddenly, Reda teleported into the fight and began to shout at the top of her lungs. "EVERYBODY GET DOWN!"

Being seasoned warriors, their reaction times were extremely impressive. Therefore, when they heard Reda shout an order, they dropped to the ground as fast as they could, some even diving into the swamp water.

And just as they did, a terrifying roar erupted through the air, so deafening that it seemed to shake the world itself. Then came the light. A colossal beam of spirit energy erupted into the sky, so bright that for a moment, it looked as though the sun had fallen from the sky.

The sheer density of spirit energy was overwhelming. It flooded the surrounding area with such immense power that those nearby could barely endure it, their bodies struggling to adapt to an energy far beyond anything they had experienced. And this wasn’t even the beam itself—it was merely the spirit energy radiating from it.

Those who were still able to look could only stare in awe and terror as the enormous beam surged forward. It was so massive and powerful that it could have wiped out half of a village in a single blast, and now it was aimed directly at the giant.

When the beam struck, the giant was completely eviscerated in an instant, its enormous body swallowed by the blinding torrent of blue spirit energy. Flesh, bone, and everything else within its path were obliterated without a trace.

When the beam finally disappeared, there was nothing left. It was as if the giant was erased from existence; not even ashes were left behind.

"We’re having ten kids!" Nyalok beamed.