123 CHAPTER 119 THE

'So even with my entire strength, I am still at a disadvantage.' This thought passed through Cleo's head; fortunately, he finally learned how to gain more strength.

"You d*mn bird! This old grandpa is not dead yet!" Roars the grumpy old man after seeing the purple eagle shooting multiple wind blades at Cleo.

"Amithaba!" The fat warrior clasps his hands together; his body glows in golden light. He then thrusts his palm forward, creating a golden flying palm.

The purple eagle disdains the two as it can see the trajectory of their attacks; with its speed, it is not afraid of them; Cleo is different; it feels like he does not exist if it ignores him; not to mention, it cannot measure his strength, as if he is veiled under a mysterious power.

The speed of his opponent is just too fast for him to use the long duration mode of his dragon flight; he can only force himself to fight at a standstill, and he is barely achieving this.

"I need to destroy that beast before it tries to attack the others." He is confident that his two sisters will defeat their opponent; as long as they can obtain more help, killing the purple eagle will not be impossible.

The purple eagle disappears from the eyes of everyone except for Cleo, who also used his skill to catch up to it. The two are actually unable to manoeuvre at such extreme speed; controlling their movements is near impossible unless they fully learn how to master their power.

The only thing they can do is brace themselves for the clash. The two crashes at each other, causing a loud impact to shake the sky. Clearly,  the purple eagle is more experienced in such battles, not to mention that its shape is perfect for such an extreme speed battle. If not for the fact that Cleo has a tiny body that is difficult to lock on, his body would have been pierced through already.

The two veterans had seen the two clash again and again; they had been reading the pattern. After the latest clash, the two immediately made a move.

The grumpy old man swings his weapon while the fat warrior summons his bell and smashes it into the body of their target.

Finally, their attack hits their target, but the purple eagle opens its eyes and releases a high-pitched cry, throwing the two away from it. Just like before, their attack seems to have pierced through their target, but no injuries can be seen.

"So, it is already transforming into its elemental form." The grumpy old man starts coughing up blood; his old injuries are now reacting to his powerful movements. The fat warrior is the same, but his injury is mostly on his soul. Because of this, he is incredibly vulnerable to spirit attacks like the earlier loud screech.

The sky darkens, the expression of the purple eagle changes, and it glares at Cleo before releasing a loud cry as it and its flock start retreating. Many warriors died from the sudden attack, while they only managed to kill some of the birds.

Cleo frowns; he is confused. They are clearly winning the battle; what is the reason for their sudden retreat?

"Young one, if you are confused, there are some documents that our family has written about this phenomenon. This might be the first time that our world has experienced such an invasion from high-ranking lifeforms, but this type of situation existed millions of years ago. With the generosity of the academy, we learned about many things regarding this realm." The grumpy old man pats his shoulder.

He left together with his two friends, but clearly all three of them are not in good condition; they are only forced to come out of retirement because of the threat of the family.

"Big sister, are you alright!?" He immediately went to his sister, but seeing that she was fine, as was Flare, he was relieved.

"I am glad to see the both of you are safe." Just as he said this, Flare hugs him as she smothers him in her large chest.

"Glad to see us fine!? Speak for yourself! Do you think that we were not nervous seeing that thing destroy a large part of your body!?" She is trembling a little; seeing him in that state shocks her greatly.

Not only her, but even Margaret was shocked. The reason she had not managed to dispose of her enemy was because she was constantly worrying about her; unfortunately, without a calm mind, she was unable to fully exert her strength.

"Haha, I never thought that I would be against the strongest lifeform of the flock; I expected to deal with the weaker ones." He scratched his head as he smiled sheepishly.

The two girls can only shake their heads, seeing that he is not serious at all, but they are unable to say anything about this; they know that without him, they would have lost their base and probably their entire stronghold.

"That old man, you know, the guy that fought together with me, he said that the invasion is actually recorded in our library; many information regarding similar events such as this has been recorded in the Mystique Academy; our predecessors copied some of the documents and stored them inside our library." He quickly informs them about this.

The two are surprised by this; they look at each other and nod in agreement. Without even discussing it, they immediately agreed upon a certain decision.

"We should send some of our intelligent warriors to read all the documents," Margaret said with a determined expression.

Flare agrees with her, but she decided to add more conditions.

"I think that other than being intelligent, they should also be capable of memorising large amounts of information."

Cleo thinks about it, and he agrees with Flare's decision. With the improvement they obtain from the gene enhancement, their brains' development also increases greatly, but those that have a high IQ already will have greater improvement.

"I think my personal subordinate is fit for the job; he might not be as smart as the people that are going to be chosen, but he is incredibly meticulous; sending him back will definitely be worthwhile." He decided to give Elcio a chance to showcase his worth in front of the supernatural warriors.

The two girls agree with him, not because he is their little brother but because his opinion matters greatly now that he has shown such powerful strength.

The entire camp is now filled with gloom once again after the attack of the flock of purple eagles; they do not even know the name of the lifeform that attacked them.

Meanwhile, in a certain location, Cleo and his group are now scouting the location of their raid, and because of the sudden invasion, the raid plan is discarded.

"Lord Miracle Child, are you sure that you should come with us? Your presence is needed in the camp right now." Asks Iron Captain with a concerned voice. Everyone nods at his question; they believe that Cleo's presence is deeply needed in the camp.

"I know this more than you guys, but our safety is much more important. While the scholars that we sent back are gathering information, we should be prepared for any sudden attack once again." Suddenly, he stops as he hears something.

"It immediately informs everyone back on camp that the genetic lifeforms are starting to move; it seems that after the air attack, those from the land are also making their move." He decided to retreat to their defence line.

He summons Glutton.

"Quick! Return back to the defensive line; I will slow them down!" He summons his new weapon, which was a pair of sharp daggers; these two came from the weaker purple eagles that Leon has slain.

"We are willing to stay here with you, Lord Miracle Child!" Roars Iron Captain, followed by his subordinates, Wind Sword, and the people that are accepted via special recommendation. They look at each other with hesitation, but seeing the determination in the eyes of their comrades, they also decide to stay.

"Idiots! I am not staying here! We are going to fight in the defensive line, which has terrain favourable to us! I am not stupid enough to ignore such an advantage; what I am doing is just slowing them down!" Hearing this, Iron Captain was embarrassed.

No longer hesitant, he leads the others back to the defensive line, leaving only Cleo, Glutton, and Leon behind.

Cleo takes a deep breath and focuses on releasing his aura. He hopes that the effect of his (mighty aura) will somehow slow them down.

Leon, on the other hand, cuts off a nearby tree, and with his entire strength, he throws it like some sort of javelin; the tree flies to the air. He is not targeting anything, just hoping to hit something.

Glutton starts destroying trees also, which drags it to Leon. The three of them are not truly going to engage the enemy, just giving some time for their group to return to the defensive line.