The mole looked like it was close to dying, which surprised Kyle.
The mole had felt just as dangerous as the bird, which meant it was probably also a Level Five Primal Beast.
And yet, it was nearly dead, while the bird was not even injured!
Swamp Dragon and Warp Space jumped out of the hole behind the mole, and they quickly noticed Kyle and the bird.
They were surprised that both of them seemed uninjured.
It was like no time had passed ever since they had left, except that there were no longer any trees around them.
There was only a crater that was almost ten kilometers wide.
For just a tiny moment, nobody fought.
Then, the fire on the bird's feathers intensified, and Kyle charged towards it.
The bird fired several of its feathers at Swamp Dragon and Warp Space while it kept escaping from Kyle.
It could do both things without issues.
Warp Space narrowed her eyes as the Energy around her intensified.
The next moment, all the flying feathers seemed to get pushed to the side, and they missed the two Transcendents by quite a wide margin.
BANG!
But then, the mole summoned a huge wave of mud that drowned them.
A terrifying amount of Energy came out of Swamp Dragon as the mud wave started to release smoke before hardening and stopping.
It was clear that both of them had just used up a lot of the Energy in their Centers.
While it appeared like the mole had gone through a one-sided battle, that actually hadn't been the case.
It was injured, yes, but the two Transcendents didn't have a lot of Energy left.
"Don't try to kill what you can't kill and kill what you can kill!" Warp Space transmitted to the distant Kyle with a serious voice.
Kyle narrowed his eyes and turned around.
Then, he shot with all of his speed at the mole.
"Its Beast Core is on the front of its chest, where its clavicles meet," Warp Space transmitted.
While Kyle charged at the mole, the bird chased after him.
It would reach Kyle before he reached the mole.
But then, more Energy appeared around Kyle, and the bird seemed to… slow down?
It still looked like it was flying at full speed, but it wasn't catching up to him.
The mole readied another attack.
Meanwhile, Kyle grew bigger and spun in the air as he gathered power.
His Meteor Energy was pushed to the limit as he put more and more into it.
The more time he had to prepare an attack, the stronger it was.
The next moment, a solid shell of stone appeared on the mole's chest as a green arrow reached it.
The green arrow turned into green goop, which covered the earthen armor.
The earthen armor melted and dripped down as sharp crystals appeared on the mole's long claws.
It struck-
That was when it noticed its surroundings turning dark.
It turned around and saw a humongous hammer coming down.
BOOOOOOOM!
The pick of the huge hammer dug deep into the back of the mole, breaking a couple of bones.
Its body had already been considerably weakened by Swamp Dragon's poisonous and corrosive powers.
Otherwise, this attack wouldn't have had such a strong effect.
Yet, the mole was still alive, and it quickly spun its body, dislodging the hammer from its back.
It scrambled back to its feet to run away, but then, it felt more injuries appearing inside its chest.
Inside its chest, Kyle's shrunken body used a second hammer to mine his way through the flesh and bone in front of him.
He had to get to the Beast Core!
Outside, the mole was running around in panic as a ton of Earth Energy gathered around it.
Hard stone grew out of the walls of the hole in the mole's body.
The stone quickly encompassed Kyle, locking him in place.
Kyle gritted his teeth as he used as much Energy as he could to move.
The stone cracked around him, but more stone replaced it.
'Move!' he thought.
His entire body bulged, and he broke through more stone, but more appeared.
'Move!'
'Move!'
Kyle's body tore as he forced his body to move.
'Move!'
His body did its best to heal his injuries with his Biological Energy.
'No! Not heal! Move!' Kyle thought as he took control of his body.
His body stopped recovering, and he left a trail of blood behind as he moved forward.
He finally reached more flesh, and he immediately tore a chunk out.
Then, he shoved it into his mouth.
The Energy of the flesh started to enter Kyle's body slowly as he kept moving.
He kept pushing, clawing his way through the encompassing stone.
Some time later, he finally found it.
A basketball-sized, shining bead.
The Beast Core!
He grabbed it.
His head grew.
And he swallowed it.
Outside, the panicked mole stopped moving as it lost almost all of its energy.
Behind it, more fire and explosions appeared as Swamp Dragon and Warp Space resisted the powerful bird.
The Beast Core Kyle consumed rapidly entered his body, and for some reason, Kyle's mind started to think about the Fragments of the Body on its own.
The mole knew the Law of Body, and Kyle needed it.
A beast's entire essence was condensed in its Beast Core, which was why they were often rather valuable.
One of the most common uses was as an aid to comprehend the Law of Body.
Kyle had been so close to comprehending the Law, but he hadn't managed to do it.
BOOOOM!
Until now!
The intense battle, his agitated mind, and the help of the Beast Core finally pushed his mind past its limit.
All the Fragments of the Body finally fit together!
Kyle's body recovered quickly, and his Energy refilled.
Yet, he was only mildly excited.
In the next moment, Kyle turned around and charged through the stone, which was no longer a hindrance.
BOOM!
Kyle exploded out of the mole's body, and he saw the bird fighting his two teammates.
"Round two, asshole!" he shouted.
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