'Tch...damn it...did this thing really have to sleep here?' Hal cursed inwardly as he watched the belly of the biggest chicken-lizard beast he had ever seen heave up and down.

It was sleeping way too soundly for a wild beast.

Was it that confident that no one would dare attack it while it was asleep?

Hal couldn't deny that this specific chicken-lizard beast was quite intimidating to attack.

Not only did its muscles look extremely tough, but just its hide seemed like a thin granite cover.

If he's going to attack it, doing so with [Fireball]s and [Glacial Shard]s doesn't seem wise.

And he had to...

The damned thing was blocking the entrance of the Temple of Chaos. Hal wouldn't be able to enter without at least getting it out of the way.

'Oh...right, can't I just...'

He excitedly crossed his index and middle fingers.

In the next moment, his eyes widened.

Nothing f*cking happened except for him wasting his chance.

The colossal chicken-lizard beast was only nudged awake by what he thought was a clever attempt, and a notification appeared in front of him:

[Primordial Chaos chuckles at your naivety...]

'F*ck!!' Hal cursed inwardly as he watched the massive beast stand up, glaring at him as though he slept with its girlfriend.

Right, this was a trial!

How could he have been so stupid as to think he could outsmart a divine entity?!

"Loki!"

"Woof!"

The wolf companion quickly circled a distance away from Hal, understanding by instinct how to hunt in a group.

Loki snarled at the tyrant-like chicken-lizard.

In the next moment, however, the duo's courage seemed to waver as a primal roar echoed in the entire island, causing even the flyers to scatter in fear.

Very few even dared walk close to the beast in front of them.

'No worries, no worries...such a huge beast shouldn't be too smart...' Hal thought inwardly, giving himself a little pep talk.

[Primordial Chaos chuckles...]

'This f*cking....'

Unfortunately, Hal didn't even have a chance to curse at the entity that was seemingly using him for entertainment.

The tyrant chicken-lizard was already rushing towards him, the ground quaking with every step.

Hal gulped.

The creature wasn't faster than what his Advanced Aethersight could handle, but it was certainly crazy fast for a beast of such a size.

The tyrant chicken-lizard dove at Hal, opening its maws to chomp at him.

'What the...'

He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

The beast was certainly overenthusiastic about the battle.

Hal blinked past the tyrant, barely reappearing behind it due to its massive size.

In the next moment, a loud crash resounded behind him, as the colossal beast literally bit the dust.

Hal, on the other hand, turned to look at his wolf companion, calling out: "Loki!"

"Woof!"

Loki immediately understood what his master was planning and also rushed towards the now-open entrance.

The wolf was much faster than him, so Hal didn't hold back, activating [Tailwind] to ensure the tyrant beast wouldn't be able to catch up.

It was still struggling to stand up.

Hal and Loki got closer and closer to the entrance, but the moment they tried to enter it...

*THUD!*

The two experienced something extremely similar to colliding with a glass wall, though the sound they produced was nothing alike.

Theirs was a dull thud.

'Aihh…that hurts…'

[Primordial Chaos wheezes…]

Hal and Loki rubbed their poor faces, snapped back to reality by another, enraged, primal roar.

"Shit! Loki!!"

"Woof!"

Quickly springing up to their feet, the wolf rushed to the side, leaving Hal to fend for himself.

To their horror, the tyrant beast nimbly spun, its tail lashing at them like a doomsday whip.

Even Loki wasn't safe from the attack.

With an unwilling snarl, the wolf companion saved himself by swiftly jumping over the tail.

Hal, on the other hand, used [Mana Flight] to dodge.

A cataclysm of fire and ice then ensued the next moment as he counterattacked with [Glacial Rain] and [Flame Tornado].

Frozen shards rained upon the thick hide of the tyrant chicken-lizard from above as a flaming tornado attempted to burn it slightly to its left.

The icicles pierced the skin, but that was it.

As for the raging fire, the beast merely used the most primitive and savage way it knew, chomping on the ground and snuffing out the [Flame tornado] with a single, powerful bite.

It then jumped at the flying Hal faster and more terrifying than he expected.

'F*ck!' he cursed, using [Knockback] on himself to get out of the range of the beast's open maw.

He burst leftwards, using [Piercing Light] and [Spatial Rend] in unison in an attempt to hurt the tyrant chicken-lizard any way he could.

The former was a spell with high penetration abilities, and it didn't disappoint.

Blood spurted out of the colossal beast's neck as the thin ray of light embedded itself moderately deep in the creature's body.

The tyrant chicken-lizard roared in pain as it reached its maximum jumping height and began falling.

On the other hand, the [Spatial Rend] only tore a small opening in the colossal beast's hide

"Eat this!!" Hal exclaimed, immediately following up his attack with a burst he had long prepared.

Space rippled as ten projectiles of different elements shot forth after Hal clawed downward at the air with both arms.

Winds howled, flames roared, thunder crackled, and more, all in one instant.

The speed of the projectiles, however, wasn't the same, so some arrived earlier than the others.

A massive explosion ensued the moment the tyrant chicken-lizard landed on the ground, and a cloud of gray smoke obscured his vision.

It cleared soon enough, revealing the colossal beast.

It did suffer a bit of damage in a single area.

However, what Hal was able to inflict despite everything he threw could be considered insignificant.

The tyrant chicken-lizard didn't seem like it would collapse any time soon, at the very least...

Hal's gaze sharpened.

'Fine then, I'll play with you patiently…'