The sound of Ren and the Winged Lion fighting reverberated in the entire area.
The ground shattered, trees were burned, and the sky was filled with dark smoke. The impact of their fight destroyed everything, causing weak magical beasts to run away in fear.
The winged Lion, who was in front of Ren, stopped attacking him. "As I thought, you are really a kitty."
He called Ren Kitty because Ren was so agile.
He had been attacking Ren since earlier, yet none of his attacks landed on Ren's body as if Ren could see the future.
"Just because I can dodge all your attacks doesn't mean I'm a kitty. Maybe it's because your attacks are too slow." With the help of the Lightning Movement skill and his fighting experience, it was not hard for him to avoid the Winged Lion's attacks, especially when its attack pattern was easy to read.
"Too slow? Then I will get serious now." The Winged Lion was unhappy with Ren's words.
'I just need one successful attack, and he will be lying on the ground forever.'
Ren was much weaker than him, so he knew one successful attack was enough to make him win the fight.
Ren's body turned into lightning when the Winged Lion shot a fireball toward him.
Right after he appeared behind the Winged Lion, Ren used Ice Needle magic to attack it.
However, his attack failed to hit him.
The Winged Lion had a great instinct and reaction.
It jumped to the left when two ice needles were about to land on its body, causing the ice needles to hit the trees and pierce them.
Ren did not stop there.
He used the Lightning Movement skill again and appeared on the left, right, and behind the Winged Lion.
He swung his sword swiftly and continuously, trying to kill the Winged Lion.
His speed was so fast to the point that it looked like three Rens were attacking the Winged Lion at the same time.
Blood came out of the Winged Lion's body.
Even though Ren managed to injure the Winged Lion, the wounds were not deep.
It was not even enough to make the Winged Lion feel pain.
However, his attack succeeded in making the Winged Lion angry.
The Winged Lion could not control himself when he saw a drop of his blood falling to the ground.
The Winged Lion immediately opened its mouth and created a fireball.
The fireball did not fly toward Ren this time; instead, it floated around the Winged Lion, circling its body and protecting it from Ren.
"Human, this king is enraged now." The Winged Lion opened its mouth and created a black fireball.
The Winged Lion could manipulate three types of flames: red, blue, and black. His black flame was twenty times hotter and more dangerous than his red flame.
Ren had injured him, so he stopped playing around and used his black flame to attack him.
[Host, that black fireball is much more dangerous than the previous ones. Your body will turn to ashes instantly if the fireball hits you.]
Ren knew about it because the temperature on the battlefield suddenly rose.
The bigger the fireball, the hotter the temperature.
Ren even suddenly had difficulty breathing because the fire around him suddenly went wild and uncontrollable, increasing the temperature on the battlefield.
'That black fireball...it makes me envy him.'
He controlled his breathing as his eyes were locked on the black fireball.
"Human, taste my black fire." The Winged Lion shot the fireball toward Ren.
The grasses on the ground instantly turned into ashes, creating a straight black line.
Ren used the Lightning Movement skill again.
But unlike before, he did not attack the Winged Lion after dodging the fireball.
Instead, he kept running forward, leaving the battlefield.
The hot temperature and fire made it difficult for him to breathe, so he looked for a new place to face the Winged Lion.
"Human, where are you going? Are we playing the tag game again? Didn't you say you wanted to play a fighting game?" the Winged Lion spread its wings, flying and chasing Ren.
As Ren was looking for a place that could give him an advantage in the fight, his system gave him a warning.
[Host, the system detects a powerful magical beast forty meters in the north. From its aura, the system believes it's a 3-star magical beast.]
'A 3-star magical beast?'
A crazy idea suddenly appeared in his mind, and he changed his direction to the north.
[Host, what are you doing? Why are you heading to the north?]
His system informed him about the magical beast because his system did not want him to run to the north.
He was fighting against the Winged Lion, so he would be in a more dangerous situation if another 3-star magical beast noticed him.
'I have a good idea.'
Ren told his system about his idea.
He wanted to pit the Winged Lion against that magical beast.
Magical beasts were territorial beasts.
They hated it if powerful magical beasts entered their territories, especially if they had the same rank.
If the Winged Lion entered that magical beast's territory, the possibility of them fighting each other was high.
This was the reason why he ran to the north because he wanted to use that magical beast's power to deal with the Winged Lion.
[It's a dangerous idea, Host. What if they don't fight each other and attack you later?]
'Don't worry. I have a backup plan.'
He would still use his dangerous idea because, with this, he could deal with the Winged Lion without needing to step in.
"Human, where did your cocky personality go? Did you become a coward after seeing my black flame?" the Winged Lion laughed as he chased Ren.
His mood was good again because Ren ran away after he used this black flame.
'As usual, my black flame can make any being tremble in fear.'
He thought Ren ran away from the battlefield because he was afraid of his dangerous black flames.
Ren ignored the Winged Lion and kept running.
'Twenty more meters.'
He did not use his Lightning Movement skill, so it took time to reach his destination.
At the same time, a 3-star fox was sleeping on a big stone.
The fox had red fur and three tails.
The Red Fox did not notice Ren and the Winged Lion.
She just finished eating, so she was sleeping soundly.
Ren's lips curled up into a grin when he saw the Red Fox.
He used Ice Needle magic to attack the sleeping Red Fox from away.
As the ice needle was flying toward the Red Fox, Ren used the Lightning Movement skill to hide in a tree.
The stone was destroyed into pieces after getting hit by Ren's magic.
However, the Red Fox was safe because she jumped into the sky when an ice needle was about to hit her.
"WHO DARE DISTURB MY SLEEP?!" the Red Fox retorted as it skimmed its surroundings.
At the same time, the Winged Lion appeared and roared. "Kitty, stop being a coward and fight me bravely."
The Red Fox turned its head toward the Winged Lion and yelled angrily. "Kitty? NOT ONLY DID YOU DISTURB MY SLEEP, BUT YOU ALSO CALLED ME KITTY? DAMN CAT, ARE YOU LOOKING DOWN ON ME?"
Ren, who was standing on a tree branch, crossed his arms over his chest.
'Winged Lion, I hope you like my special gift for you.'