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In the open field over on the other side, the leopard-like beast continued plunging towards the group of girls after deflecting the arrows. 

However, whenever it came within half a meter towards the group, red dazzling streaks of light would suddenly shoot up towards the fella like a bolt of lightning, whizzing straight toward the beast's vitals. The beast could do nothing but dodge them or deflect them.

And by chance, even if the beast came near the group it would meet with a few sharp gusts and cyan blades of wind, which seemed even more dangerous than the flaming arrows. 

From the beast's attitude, Kiel could infer that it didn't mind the flaming arrows as much as it dodged the wind blades with extreme caution.

It was like a great enemy had shown itself when the beast came close, however it was just empty inside. The beast didn't much of a threat to the girls from Kiel's perspective. However, he could be wrong too. After all, he was not too accustomed to fights.

The flaming arrows were also deadly if they hit it in his vitals. So the beast avoided them as much as it could.

However, when he was unable to avoid it, the beast could only use its sharp claws to swipe against them, clashing against the red lights.

Dang! A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out. And Kiel actually saw sparks flying in the air. A few red arrows we're cut apart from the middle and a few wind blades that their momentum.

"Looks like the beast's claws are unusually sharp to even cut apart the flame and wind attacks. And the wind magic of the best seems to be more powerful than the maid using it. Great now it seems the beast is getting serious. However, the princess of the group hasn't made any moves. Hehe a good show indeed"

Kiel was also unusually excited from the various attacks and defences. He had never taken part in any serious fights. So this was a good opportunity to gauge the strength of the higher levels, to know what he will be up against in the future.

'However, I have not seen the princess using any moves. And from the big bottle around her back, the third maid seems to water the user. As only water type users carry something like that. So, fire, wind and water. Seems a godly combination to me. No wonder most of the beast's attacks are ineffective. And I'm guessing that the princess also has some nice moves too.'

Kiel sneered coldly as he inferred the tactics of the little girl. But he was quite impressed by her. Fire for destruction at long range. Wind for better attacks at close range. And if the beast overcomes everything, it still has to face the watertight defence to counter the beast's wind elemental attacks.

Under the violent clashes in the dark night, small streaks of light shattered into countless pieces, scattering in all directions. Meanwhile, the leopard-like beast let out a pained reverberating howl. This time however it went a little far like trying a new attack.

It was obvious that one of the maids among the girls was a swordsmanship expert with a wind element. The elegance and unique structures of the slashes were great proof of that. 

And the archery skills of the fire mage were even more first-rate, to be able to fend off against such a powerful beast's attack and even aiming at its vitals most of the time.

This also made Kiel even more curious. What exactly was in this forest that made the all-girl squad and the beast battle on for such a long time?

But what could get him better to think about them? He would be better off closing the distance so that he could pick up more clues.

The Black Leopard beast innate attributes were associated with the wind. And as a beast, it could always manipulate elements inherently without the need to learn it step by step like humans.

Its nasal prowess was simply off the charts. Even if it was not a level 3 beast, it could still use the wind to pick up nearby scents fairly easily. And with the strong nose of a wild animal, how could it not pick off the scent of another party intruding its lair. 

If it noticed Kiel and took him as a member of the all-girl squad waiting for an ambush, and targeted him instead, what would he do then? The girls would surely not help him right?

Unbeknownst to Kiel, the Black Leopard beast had actually noticed him when he approached this opening in the forest. It was only due to certain unknown reasons that it ignored him. And also maybe it never saw such a human with no magic powers as a threat. So it never wasted any time on him.

Just as Kiel was closing onto a big and oddly shaped stone, the princess girl suddenly yelled, "Focus you guys! This variant Wind Leopard is almost on the verge of breaking through to a 3 beast. 

Usually, Wind Leopards are only grow up to level 2 beasts. But this one seems to be an oddball. So its beast core, as a quasi level 3 is the perfect tonic for my Meow. And from the looks of it, the information was right! It is in its weakest state before breaking through. 

So don't worry about it running away because of the Beast Trapping Array keeping it in place. With big sister's magic boosting treasure, we can definitely beat it after exhausting its reserves. So try your best and don't lose focus. The last thing we want is to let it have a scoop at us!"

"Don't worry, Milady, we know what to do. As long as we bring down Level 3 beast back, Milady can use the beast core to break through to help Meow advance to level 3. It will be a great help in the coming up Crowning Ceremony. We'll definitely not let that beast come swooping down at us!" The maid with the water shield on her quickly cheered the princess. 

"That's right, Milady! We'll stop that beast even if we have to risk our lives!" The other maids also chimed in.