Their ranged attacks badly mutilated the bodies of the monsters, killing them in the time it takes for a person to blink an eye.

Simply shocking!

An entire wave of monsters was defeated just like that, amazing Melody. Sitting in her chair and looking at them with the help of a magical crystal ball, she wondered what more surprises these youngsters will bring her.

"Oh well, this is only the initial wave of monsters. More are soon to come. They still need to fight for four more hours and defeat nine more waves before they can pass this trial.

"I don't think they have what it takes to do such a challenging thing. They will end up defeated. After all, they will be unable to fight and entirely exhausted from their stamina and magic energy facing the last wave and might not be able to survive it."

Purple Fairy Melody made her judgment, believing that it is nigh impossible for merely two awakened in the intermediate evolutionary stage and four combatants in the initial evolutionary to complete this trial, but she still wanted to know how they would survive against the waves of monsters till the last wave.

Her curiosity got the best of her, and she decided to watch their struggle till the end, looking at the crystal ball with an emotion of deep interest in her eyes.

After defeating all the monsters that came out of the four portals, they only got a few seconds to take a breath before more monsters poured out of the portals. The category of the monsters didn't change. However, they now needed to face two times the initial number.

"Remember these monsters will gain a major boost in their strength if they remain alive in battle for more than three minutes! Charge!"

"Don't hold back."

"We must defeat them within three minutes."

They didn't hold back a single bit of their powers and continuously attacked the monsters, killing them before they could even reach them. Another wave of monsters poured out of the portals, baring their fangs at them. This time, there were three hundred and ninety-nine monsters. Still, Vincent and his teammates managed to fend them off for three minutes, taking out around fifty of them before the three-minute mark.

"Be careful. The rest are about to go berserk." Vincent warned them as he brandished his crimson sword, chopping the head of the frenzied monster that pounced on him.

He killed it in one clean motion, but by that time, several dozen other monsters have entered a hysterical state of mind, strength increasing rapidly as well as their thirst for blood.

AWOOOOO

AWOOOOO

AWOOOOO

These monsters pounced on them from all four sides, attacking them like rabid dogs.

Looking at the savaged beasts pouncing towards him and Leilani, Vincent's lips thinned into a murderous smile.

He raised his palms in front of him, forcing a large amount of blood to burst out of them which stretched to each side before solidifying, condensing into the shape of a wall that protected not only him, but also Leilani, Varth, Iris, Nevis, and John from the pounce of many beasts.

<-10 units of blood>

Thud

Thud

Thud

The monsters smashed on the crimson wall, producing a dull thud. They slid down the wall, falling on their backs, and before they even got the chance to regain their bearings, Vincent crashed the crimson wall on top of them, crushing their bones and destroying their hearts.

"Don't panic, stick together with each other, and focus on the enemies in front of you and on your sides. Leave your backs to me. I will clean this side by myself, and once I am done with them, I will return to help you." Vincent said out loud, confidence flowing out of his eyes.

"You seriously going to take one-fourth of the monster all by yourself?"

"Are you serious?!"

"We should fight together. Don't put yourself at unnecessary risk. Alright?"

Vincent's teammates felt shocked out of their wits, finding it hard to believe that he is daring to take on one-fourth of the total monsters by himself, but when they saw him taking a few steps away from them and towards the monsters, they couldn't help but persuade him to stick with them.

However, Vincent didn't stop stepping away from them, and he said in a calm voice, "Trust me and just do as I said!"

They tried to persuade him, especially Leilani, but he didn't listen to them and charged towards the monsters.

His demeanor changed entirely as he summoned the aqua blue and inky, black daggers from his spatial ring, clutching them in his hands. He then infused thirty units of his battle energy with his legs, utilizing a transcendent-grade combat technique to increase the strength of his legs as well as his speed.

"Here I come." He muttered under his breath before stomping his right foot on the ground, blasting himself into the ranks of the enemy, engaging them in close combat.

Seven beasts immediately pounced towards him, attacking him from all four sides, leaving him with not even a single way to safety.

Their attacks merely landed on his afterimage, and it was also fooled them into thinking that they got him. Of course, Vincent wasn't a man good enough to clarify the misunderstanding of the monsters.

He took the chance to end their lives.

DIE

His afterimage vanished as he appeared behind their back, and he then brandished his swords, chopping their heads off their necks, reaping their lives where he stood.

By the time their bodies collapsed on the ground, he was surrounded by twenty monsters.

Vincent smiled, thinking that he can finally test out the special effect of the bracelet of strength.

Immediately the twenty monsters attacked him, closing the distance between them in the blink of an eye.

Of course, to their surprise, Vincent didn't move an inch. He merely uttered the keywords to activate the special effect of the bracelet of strength.

Just as their threatening fangs and claws were about to harm his body, the bracelet of strength released an eerie shine. At the time, negative energy surrounded every knock and corner of his body, providing him with the best defense.

The barrier of negative energy was hidden from sight by his clothes. None of the monsters and his teammates knew that his body is surrounded by a slim shield which is as strong as a thick iron plate.

The monsters thought that something is fishy, but it was too late for them to pull back.

Their jaws snapped down on Vincent's flesh and their claws connected with his body.

Crack~~

An instant later, the cracking sound of bone-shattering accompanied by the painful moans of monsters resounded in the entire hall.

His teammates hurriedly smashed the monsters near them and turned to look at the source of the voice, worrying for his life, only to see that the fangs and claws of twenty monsters seemed to have shattered from biting and connecting with his body, respectively.

What the hell? Just how strong is his defense?!