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"This guy won't fall down easily, that much is certain," Reign said, his voice steady despite the tension present in the room. His breath was even, as were the breaths of the others as they stared at the guardian.

"I'm getting goosebumps just by looking at this thing, this should be fun," Wolf said with a slightly nervous smile as he, as well as the others, understood that this opponent was not going to be an easy one.

They were in the hell trials, and each one was going to force them to go all out, to leave nothing behind.

That was why they had the ability to choose when they would face a trial, because they would need as much rest as they could get between the trials.

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They all got ready to fight as the guardian suddenly let out a bone-chilling roar, the sound echoing off the dark walls of the fortress which shook from its power. It raised its giant arms, the chains that hung from its body clinking ominously as they moved together with him.

Each move the giant guardian took caused the ground to tremble, sending vibrations through the floor, and rattling the bones of Reign and the others.

As the guardian moved, it stared at them, its red eyes locking onto them as they burned with hunger and anger.

"Spread out and surround it," Reign commanded as they all moved. "Tank, Greenie, and Wolf will be the front liners, we need you guys to keep this guy controlled!"

Mia and Laura moved to one side immediately, their abilities already active. Mia's frost spread around her as giant spears of ice were formed above her, which she then quickly launched at the guardian, aiming at his legs in order to try to slow it down. The spears struck, but the guardian barely flinched as the ice shattered against its thick hide.

The ice that was formed right after the spears shattered was destroyed immediately by the guardian's movement, proving to be completely ineffective against it.

Laura, on the other hand, created a pentagram that was different compared to the ones she made before. It was slightly … pink.

She struck it with an open palm, and suddenly, a dark pink ball of energy was launched, appearing in front of the guardian in an instant and hitting the chains that hung from his shoulders.

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The energy crackled through the air as it struck the chains with enough energy to cause a small shockwave, and it only made the chains recoil while the guardian merely grunted as the attack did little but to annoy it as the recoiling chains, which were stabbed deep into his shoulders, moved and harmed its flesh slightly.

"This attack of mine is specialized in speed and impact, even though it doesn't have as much destructive power as some other attacks I have, it's not weak at all, and yet, it only managed to do this much, the chains I struck are not even the thickest like the ones that coil around its arms before dropping down, and yet they only moved so little from the attack," Laura said with a grim expression as Mia nodded, fully aware of just how strong Laura's attack was, and how heavy those chains were.

"We need more firepower to break through its defense," Wolf said calmly as he saw Laura's attack do little to the monster before moving. His flames erupted around him as he charged at the monster, his sword ablaze with his flames that were tinted with chaos energy from his sword, which he was using from the very start.

He swung his weapon with all his might, aiming at the guardian's midsection. His flames licked at the creature's flesh and immediately started burning it, but the guardian moved, his arm a blur as he swatted Wolf away as if he were an annoying insect.

Wolf barely had time to react, raising his sword to block the giant arm, but his arms felt numb as he was sent sliding back from the impact, his feet leaving deep grooves in the floor.

"Watch out!" Tank shouted at Wolf who glanced up, only to see the guardian moving to attack again. A large figure quickly appeared in front of Wolf, raising his shield and activating two skills simultaneously as the force of the blow broke through the two magic shields that were raised in front of him before striking the shield Tank was holding.

The force of the blow reverberated through his arms and shoulders, but he managed to hold on, only taking two steps back from the attack.

"Tch, this thing is durable, has very high strength, and is fast," Tank said with an annoyed expression as he stared at the guardian who was moving to attack once more.

At that moment, Shadow acted, taking advantage of the guardian's distraction. He slipped through the shadows and appeared behind the creature, his daggers flashing a dark light as he struck the guardian's leg with both of them, aiming for a vulnerable spot.

But the guardian's hide was tougher than steel, Shadow's sharp daggers were barely able to stab through it, and even then, the muscles were incredibly dense, proving to be very difficult to stab through, forcing him to use much more strength than he anticipated he would need.

The guardian let out a roar of anger, his chains whipping through the air as he moved its giant body. Shadow narrowly dodged the flailing chains that left deep grooves on the floor as they whipped about, teleporting away in a hurry.

"That thing's hide is tougher than most armors, I have no idea how we can damage it seriously without going all out right away!" Shadow said as he reappeared next to Reign who was staring at the guardian, his swords ready to be swung.

His mind raced as he watched the guardian's movements, looking for signs of vulnerability, for any weak spot that they could take advantage of. But alas, it seemed that this battle was not destined to be like that.

There were no weak spots, nothing at all that they could use.

"Seems like we can only use brute force to take this thing down." Reign said with a sigh before staring at the monster.

"Tank, Greenie, Wolf, keep it distracted, fight against it, all three of you together, we will do our best to deal as much damage as possible from the side!"

Tank and Greenie immediately took up the challenge, charging at the guardian from opposite sides. Tank slammed his shield into one of the guardian's legs, using his full force. The force of the impact reverberated through the guardian's body, causing its leg to stiffen up in order to mitigate the damage.

Greenie followed with a powerful swing of his hammer, aiming at the other leg, but the guardian was ready, attacking him with a punch, which Greenie blocked by striking the enormous fist. The two were seemingly even for a moment, and then Greenie was pushed back.

Greenie skidded backward from the blow, his feet digging into the ground to regain his balance, but he didn't let up and charged once more with his hammer raised high.

Tank, meanwhile, had moved back and defended against another attack, blocking it with his shield as Wolf jumped up, running on the giant's arm and then jumping off as he swung his sword with full force, aiming at the creature's face.

The guardian didn't move, however, and Wolf found it weird, but then his eyes widened. One of the chains that hung from his shoulders moved on its own, blocking his attack and forcing him back.

Another chain was about to hit him, but an explosion suddenly struck the chain, causing it to move to the side, allowing Wolf to dodge the blow and retreat easily.

Jin, who had punched forward, causing the explosion, stared at the creature with intense eyes.

"It can control the chains, be careful."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Mia suddenly acted again, her breath misting in the cold air around her as she raised her hands and summoned a barrage of icicles, aiming them at the guardian's upper body. The ice shards glinted as they shot forward, striking the guardian's arms and shoulders. Some of them managed to pierce the creature's thick hide, leaving minor wounds that oozed dark, viscous blood.

Laura followed up with a surge of demonic energy, conjuring a massive pentagram beneath the guardian. Dark tendrils of energy shot up from the ground, wrapping around the guardian's arms and torso, attempting to restrain its movements. The guardian roared in defiance, the chains on its body clinking as it struggled against the binding forces.

Shadow then appeared, moving with blinding speed, his form flickering as he darted toward the head. His daggers were covered in darkness as he aimed for the eyes.

The guardian, however, sensed the threat and tilted its head just in time as Shadow's dagger scrapped against its face, leaving deep gashed, but missing the eyes completely. The creature swung one of its massive arms, forcing him to retreat.

"This is really going to be difficult."