Reincarnation Of A Swordsman: The Omni Mage

The mana beast soon arrive with its might prompting Kyle and Void to kick into action.

A snarling Shadow Wolf lunged toward Kyle from the side, its jaws aiming for his throat. Kyle simply twisted, using his full strength to slice its head off clean with a single, frost-coated slash.

Without missing a beat, he raised his free hand and fired [Lightning Bolts] at rapid successions, striking two Ember Foxes that had crept up behind him. The bolt seared through them, leaving their smoking bodies sprawled in the dirt.

He continued and dashed off to a group of Frost Hounds that were going after Void, spamming [Lightning Bolts] at their rear until they all fell.

[Congratulations! You have slain multiple Tier-1 Mana Beasts: Shadow Wolves (1), Ember Foxes (2), Frost Hounds (4)!]

[You've obtained 7* Tier-1 Mana Cores!]

[Vanquished Foes: 19/1000.]

"Void!" Kyle shouted between breaths, slashing through another Frost Hound that bugged the dragon. "Keep them off my back, but don't go too far!"

Void snorted and he opened his mouth to unleash a bolt of lightning that sent a Shadow Wolf smashing into a tree before saying: "Don't worry about me—worry about keeping up!"

Kyle smirked despite the chaos. 'He's enjoying this way too much.'

The brief moment of peace ended as a hulking Tier-1 Thunder Bear charged toward him. Kyle gritted his teeth, activating [Lightning Dash] to evade its thunderous swipe.

Kyle retaliated with a [Lightning Bolt] aimed at its chest. The bear roared and its body convulsed as the electricity coursed through it, but it wasn't enough to bring it down.

Kyle lunged forward with his frozen claw, carving his katana into the beast's shoulder and spreading frost across its thick hide. The bear staggered and its movements was slowed by the ice. Kyle followed up with another strike to its leg, bringing it crashing down.

He stood over the beast and thrust Frozen Claw into its neck. The Tier-2 beast let out one final roar before going still.

[Congratulations! You have slain a Tier-1 Mana Beast: Thunder Bear!]

[You've obtained 1* Tier-2 Mana Core!]

[Vanquished Foes: 20/1000.]

The relentless waves of beasts continued. Kyle and Void worked seamlessly, their movements synchronizing despite the chaos. Void's lightning-infused attacks kept smaller groups at bay, while Kyle focused on precise strikes, thinning out the horde one kill at a time.

As Kyle dispatched another pair of Ember Foxes, he felt a surge of mana returning to him. The battlefield was littered with the remains of their enemies, but the horde showed no signs of stopping.

"Void!" Kyle called, dodging a Razor Viper's strike and slicing it in two. "We need to start moving back—this isn't sustainable!"

Void whipped around, his claws drenched in blood and his grin feral. "Just say the word. But I think I can take a few more!"

'We've taken out enough for now,' Kyle thought, gripping Frozen Claw tightly. 'It's time to fall back and regroup.'

"Let's move!" he ordered, activating [Lightning Dash] to retreat toward a fallback point they had planned.

Void followed, his movements just as swift and precise. As they retreated, Kyle laid down runes along the path, their glowing symbols ready to trigger if the beasts pursued too closely.

The two didn't stop until they reached the clearing where they had started. Kyle retrieved some mana recovery potions from his inventory and gave to Void.

Kyle knew that while he had infinite mana, Void didn't and that was why they had planned to retreat every now and then for Void to replenish his mana.

"Well?" Void asked after gulping down the potions, feeling refreshed. "What's next?"

"We go again."

Void chuckled darkly. "Good. I'm just getting warmed up."

"Void, no holding back this time. We're clearing this mess, fast."

Void smirked, the faint hum of his lightning aura intensifying. "Finally. I was wondering when you'd stop pacing yourself."

They leaped back into the fray and Kyle moved with surgical precision, each slash of Frozen Claw leaving frost and destruction among the beasts.

A pack of Frost Hounds lunged toward him, but a sweeping Ice Slash froze them mid-attack, allowing Kyle to shatter them with a spinning strike.

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[Congratulations! You have slain multiple Tier-1 Mana Beasts: Frost Hounds (5), Shadow Wolves (7), (3)!]

[You've obtained 15 Tier-1 Mana Cores!]*

[Vanquished Foes: 34/1000.]

On the other side, while Kyle dealt with multitude of beasts Void was a whirlwind of lightning and raw power. He dove into clusters of beasts, his Lightning Dash allowing him to strike and reposition almost instantaneously.

Shadow Wolves snapped at him, but he weaved between them with ease, tearing through their ranks with his sharp claws.

A cluster of Razor Vipers tried to coil around him, but a burst of Lightning Breath reduced them to smoking husks.

Void reveled in the chaos, fueled by the constant mana cores that were added in his pet space.

Kyle didn't bother keeping track of Void's body count. 'He's doing his job, and that's all that matters,' he thought, dodging an Ember Fox's fiery pounce before dispatching it with a quick strike.

Hours passed as the duo kept dwindling the number of the beasts but the wave seemed almost endless. Beasts still fell by the dozens and their bodies kept piling up in the clearing.

Void stayed close enough to cover Kyle when needed, his speed and power unmatched. At one point, a pack of twenty Frost Hounds tried to overwhelm Kyle from all sides.

Void intercepted half of them, shredding through their ranks in seconds, while Kyle dispatched the rest with a series of precise slashes and bolts of lightning.

[Congratulations! You have slain multiple Tier-1 Mana Beasts: Shadow Wolves (14), Ember Foxes (9), Razor Vipers (8)!]

[You've obtained 31 Tier-1 Mana Cores!]

[Vanquished Foes: 322/1000.]

Kyle ensured that Void didn't deplete his mana as well as they kept falling back when he noticed signs.

That helped them remain efficient with their killing. By the time the last pack of beasts broke through, Kyle's kill count had soared.

[Congratulations! You have slain multiple Tier-1 Mana Beasts: Flame Cat (34), Forest Lynx (29), Shadow Panther (28)!]

[You've obtained 91 Tier-1 Mana Cores!]

[Vanquished Foes: 411/1000.]