Chapter 409 - The Pitfall Kahn and the company stood 5 kilometers away from the Caladrius. At this point, the 5 thousand strong legion subordinates he left to create a distraction and stall the legendary rank bird monster were wiped out. Only a few with assassin skills remained and acted as Kahn's eyes while he took Kassandra to a safe place. As for himself… currently, it was the only choice to salvage the situation. Because even if he were to were to safely return to the Kaldris border… nothing but shame awaited him. Because he was the man of the house and yet, someone broke into his home and killed his family. If this was earth… people would preach about hate, loss, justice and forgiveness. Many would tell him to accept the reality and leave everything to the law authorities. But in the world of Vantrea… it was counted as a Weakness. And as the sovereign of the Verlassen fiefdom… he was expected to bring back the head of the murderer. Otherwise, everyone would question his reliability and use it to overthrow his reign. Every year, millions of soldiers died in this fiefdom during the monster waves but Kahn had promised the citizens that things will be different and safer under his watch. And to maintain his sovereignty… he had to deliver upon his promise. Swoosh!! Swoosh!! The trio of Blackwall, Kahn and Oliver dashed towards the location of Caladrius that was now roaming in the dense forests while searching for the attackers who severely injured his wings and forced in to walk on its feet while still bleeding from place to place. However, Blackwall sensed that it was using the world energy in the surroundings and absorbing it at a fast pace to heal itself. He informed Kahn that it'd take an hour for it to substantially heal and become able to fly again. "Master… We couldn't kill it before. And with that soul attack skill, it would be no different scenario than before. We need a better strategy. And we can't afford to make another mistake." said Blackwall as their trio ran across the dense treelines while completely hiding their aura. Kahn on the other end has plans of his own. "I think I have figured it out. But it will require both of you to put yourself in danger again." iterated Kahn. "Whatever you command, my lord." spoke Oliver in a carefree tone. Even if they were to die, Kahn could also resurrect them again albeit at high mana cores and ores cost. But if he were to die instead, it'd be an end to all of them. "Remember, previously… despite me and Kassandra fatally wounding it.. It only attacked with that soul damage skill when it was close to death. So there must be a condition before using it. Either it is its life-saving skill which can be used only once in a while or it simply takes too much time to activate. Otherwise, we all would've died a long time ago when we fought against it at the military outpost." Kahn explained his analysis. "And since the bird isn't completely healed yet. It won't be properly able to fly either. So if we delay any longer.. We won't have the opportunity to kill it in the future at all. Thanks to the previous fight… it has lost its only advantage. The only thing we need to be careful about now is to not fall to that soul attack skill again." he said. Kahn then explained his plan based on their individual skills and abilities that would turn out useful to them in this hunt. ---------------- TEN MINUTES LATER. Thud!! Thud!! The ground cracked at the massive feet and heavy body of the legendary rank Caladrius rummaged through the treelines. Crack! Crack! The tall trees crack and broke up while dozens of them crashed on the ground. At this moment, the Caladrius had been eagerly hunting for its enemies who put it in that sorry state for the first time in its life. BOOM!! Shatter!! Then a loud noise suddenly came from its back and suddenly, a titanic humanoid figure that was 1 kilometer tall in height alone suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The ground shattered and hundreds of crevices formed under its massive feet. At the present moment… Blackwall had turned into his true Primordial Titan form. Compared to the Caladrius bird, he was two and half times bigger in height alone. But instead of approaching it.. He had However, there was no weapon or a shield in his hand this time. Instead… it looked at the legendary monster that was of the same rank as him with a fierce gaze. ROAAAARRRRR!!! Blackwall used the War Cry skill and taunted Caladrius to focus on himself. He released all of the killing intent on the target so it won't wander off. KRAAAAAA!!! Caladrius also released a battlecry of its own and challenged the titan to a fight. So in simple words… it was a fight between two colossal figures. A descendant of the Godbeast Roc vs a variant Primordial Titan. The ground trembled while the trees shivered under both of their immense and heavy aura. The entire 5 kilometers of space seemed to be frozen given the insurmountable pressure released by these two ginormous beings. However…. Crack!! Crack!! Blackwall pointed his hand towards the Caladrius and the very next second, a wide crevice formed under the feet of the ginormous bird monster. In just 4 seconds, the ground completely cracked open and a 1 kilometer wide pitfall was suddenly created. Terrain Manipulation! Unlike Kahn, Blackwall was on a different level while using the innate skills of the Mountain Titan whom he was merged with. Soon, more than ten massive earth elemental spikes quickly came out of the surrounding ground and plunged themselves into the two feet of the enemy. Caladrius who was taken aback couldn't even use its wind elemental spells and suddenly fell into this extremely broad pitfall as its wings were already damaged and it was unable to fly. Blackwall on the other end touched the ground below and soon… a 200 meter height massive boulder was created by him. Without waiting for another moment, his massive arms picked up this boulder and Blackwall carried it on his shoulder. Thud!! Thud!! Blackwall steadily walked towards the fallen Caladrius that was letting out ear-deafening noises. But because there was not enough space… it could even use its wings or cast any of the wind elemental skills like before. The titanic figure of Blackwall carrying a massive round boulder on his shoulder as if he had to close a hole in the wall stood in front of the struggling Caladrius. Just then, he heard Kahn speak in his mind. "Drop the wrecking ball."