System Online,


    Standing in the middle of the forest, three teenagers held their weapons in front of them as they faced a beast stronger than themselves.


    "It''s the worst idea ever, I am not doing it", Tim denied in fear as he took a step back to flee.


    "You fool, you don''t show it your back. That thing would tear you into shreds if you do so", Elina muttered while readying her curses for the next round.


    "Shut it you two, just follow the n and everything will be fine", Ray shouted as he assessed the situation with Aurora.


    "Aurora, I need a full analysis of the beasts'' attack pattern. Also, give me all info on its weaknesses and strengths", Ray ordered as he went all out.


    Kicking his feet on the ground, Rayunched into the air as he exchanged a few rounds with the beast.


    "Let''s see how you go up against this", Ray muttered as he fused his fire with the sword and shed the sword at the beast.


    "Take that", He shouted as he used his newly made sword technique.


    [Fusion Series: re sh]


    "Booooom…",


    The attack hit the beast right on as a huge explosion took ce while smoke scattered everywhere.


    "Ray watch out!", Aurora warned Ray as a sh of light passed through.


    "ngg",


    "Arghhhh", The beast shrieked in anger as Ray blocked the head-on attack.


    "Foolish beast. Let me show you my real strength", Ray said in anger as he pushed back the beast and jumped in the air. Jumping up high enough, he fused his sword with his other element as he used his sword technique once more,


    [Fusion Series: Lightning sh]


    Ray shouted out loud as he shed down his sword, sending forth an ark of lightning in a bid to hit the beast and paralyze it. However, it didn''t go as Ray thought because the beast dodged the attack and followed up with an attack of its own.


    "Zhwoom… Stt",


    The air trembled as the beast started running around in circles as its speed gradually increased to the point that it''s figure could be seen shing from one point to another.


    "How much time do you need? I am losing the fight here", Ray urged Aurora as he tried to keep track of the beasts'' movements.


    "Just a few more minutes. The data has almost beenpiled", Aurora replied.


    "Take your time, I will hold this thing off till then", Ray said as he sheathed his sword and started using his spells to fight the beast.


    "Lightning Web", He shouted as he spread out his hands and activated his spell.


    The mana in the surroundings trembled as Ray used a huge chunk of his power to create a web of lightning spanning over a hundred meters.


    Doing this, Ray trapped the beast in his lightning web and the beast''s mobility got affected greatly. Seeing the best slow down, Ray started to ambush him with his best spells,


    [Fire Ball]


    [Lightning Bolt]


    Continuously using these spells, Ray cornered the beast as he shouted out loud,


    "Now Tim",


    Listening to Ray''s shout, Tim used his system as he buffed himself to the max. His muscles erged as a metallic sheen took over his body.


    "Arghhh",


    Running forward with full strength, he summoned his shield as he ced it in front, and mmed right into the beast.


    All this while, Elina continued to chant curses as she readied herself for the next part of the n.


    "Remember, I will take the assault. You both are there to support, so don''t go running in battle like some fools", She remembered Ray''s words before the battle started as she steeled herself to assist in the battle.


    The thing was, it was the first time she had participated in fighting against such a beast. Just the aura made her legs go numb, not to mention the sheer size of that monstrosity made her tremble in fear.


    Calming down her emotions, she channeled her mana as she continued with the task at hand.


    "Elina now!", Ray''s shout reverberated through the air as he gave confirmation to start with the next stage n.


    Having Ray''s confirmation, Elina finished with her curses and put them to use as she took out several pieces of bamboo and transferred the curses to them.


    Holding onto the bamboo pieces with curses on them, she ran forward as she closed into the beast. When she got within reach, she threw the bamboo pieces one by one as she cursed the beast.


    As the cursed pieces hit the beast, the beast''s strength decreased even more as the curses took effect.


    While all of this happened, Ray finally heard the words he was waiting to hear all this time,


    "Ray, the analysis isplete. I have managed to find its weaknesses", Aurora said as she sent out the whole report through system notifications.


    "Ding! Analysisplete.


    [Beast Name]:- Berserker Hound


    [Rarity]:- Rare


    [Type]:- Physical enhancement type beast that has exceptional physical strength but no magical power.


    [Weakness]:- Having no external shell for defense, the thick skin acts as a natural defense mechanism. The beast is weak to attacks after the thick skin is permeated through",


    Reading the info sent by Aurora, a bloodthirsty expression came upon Ray''s face as he licked his lips in anticipation of the battle toe.


    Taking a forward attacking stance, Ray utilized the time while the Berserker Hound was still weak and under the effects of paralysis while its defense was weakened by Elina''s curses.


    Running forward at full speed, Ray used his newly unlocked skill as he shouted out loud,


    [Cyclone sh]


    Using the skill, Ray''s speed increased by 5 percent as his stamina temporarily decreased by 5 points. With the increase in speed, Ray pointed his sword forward as he shed by the Berserker Hound.


    "Swishh", The sword made contact with the thick skin of the Berserker Hound but it had little effect as only a shallow cut was made.


    "If not once, I will sh you again and again until you bleed to death", Ray said coldly as he elerated once again and continued shing the Hound.


    From its torso to its hind legs then shing its neck and stopping swept at the front legs. Ray continued with his onught while Tim and Elina supported him from behind.


    Tim constantly used his shield to barricade against any attacks from the Hound''s side while Elina constantly supplied mana to her curses as she kept them active.


    Slowly, the wounds kept piling up as the thick skin of the Berserker Hound slowly permeated through. Seeing that the skin got permeated through, Ray''s hand got covered in fire as he sent out a fireball to weaken it more.


    "Bangg",


    The fireball hit the Hound as it got thrown a few meters away. Ray moved forward as he used his finishing blow to kill the beast,


    [Distort sh]


    The space distorted as the sword got covered in a ckish substance that kept on changing its surroundings. shing the sword forward, a distorted beam charged at the fallen Hound and went right through it. Killing the beast as it split its torso and head into two pieces.


    "Huff… huff.. This attack is so draining. I feel as if I have been drained of all my energy", Ray thought as he tookrge gasps of air.


    "Phew.. Finally. That was such a hard beast to defeat", Tim spoke in relief as he went forward to check on the loot received from the beast.


    Meanwhile, Elina also sat on the ground as she took out a mana potion and gulped it in one go.


    "Good work you two. If we keep on going like that, we would reach the next realm in no time", Ray said as he appreciated both of his teammates and thanked them for their cooperation.


    With that said, Ray essed his system status as he looked over at the reward received,


    "Ding! Perfected Tier Berserker Hound Eliminated,


    25,000 exp gained.


    [Rewards]:-


    -Berserker Hound''s beast soul


    -One perfected tier beast crystal


    -Mana assimtion manual",


    Looking at the rewards and experience points obtained, Ray found them satisfying enough. Though he was confused over what the mana assimtion manual was, he left it forter as he spoke,


    "Okay, you both. Let''s get out of here before any other beasts arrive",


    "Okay", Both Elina and Tim nodded as they made a run for their lives while Ray stored the corpse of the beast in his inventory.


    While they ran out of the area, Ray questioned Aurora,


    "Why did it take so long for you to analyze the beast back then? It wasn''t like that when we foughtst time", He asked her.


    "It didn''t take too long for me to analyze, it''s just that it took time to collect data. Some beasts aren''t in my database. Therefore, to analyze them I need to collect data beforehand",


    "Oh, I understand. Also, I have some questions about the rewards too",


    "Don''t worry, I will exin everything", Aurora assured Ray as she told him not to worry and that everything will be known.


    "Okay", Ray replied as he continued to run.


    ...


    A/N:- I have been working on my writing skills and constantly trying to improve. I hope you like this chapter.


    Also, don''t forget those golden tickets and gifts.