New Age Of Summoners

Chapter 2194: Defense God Tetos (3)

[Heavenly Mountain Giant!]

[Hundredfold Earth Armor!]

'Swoosh!'

Just when the flying Flaming Monkeys' claws were about to land on him, Tetos's body merged with the Heavenly Earth Wall, transforming him into a hundred-foot giant.

At the same time, thick layers of earthen armor materialized around his gigantic body, covering him from head to toe.

'Dang!'

'Dang!'

As soon as the attacks landed on him, they were immediately deflected by the sturdy armor.

"Attack all you want. I will just stand here like a mountain!"

Tetos shouted at the flying Flaming Monkeys.

Because of his enormous size, his voice was incredibly loud, resounding throughout the surrounding area and even reaching the distant regions of the Elemental Source Land.

'What was that voice?'

'Is it an Elemental Beast?'

'Can Elemental Beasts actually speak?'

'Just how powerful are the Elemental Beasts in this region?'

'I am sure it is a Quasi-Divine Realm Elemental Beast.'

'It might be roaring just to let us know that no matter how much we attack it later in the final phases of the Elemental Beast Rampage, we can't kill it.'

'What an arrogant b*stard! I have two Divine Elemental Potions, which means I can evolve two Divine Elemental Spirits. Can it be a match for me?'

Unknown to Tetos, his loud voice had frightened quite a few participants.

Moreover, that shout came with such overwhelming authority that it made them unconsciously shudder.

After all, they had never heard such a powerful and intimidating voice, so they concluded that it belonged to a powerful Elemental Beast with the battle prowess of a being in the Quasi-Divine Realm.

Some participants who had two or more Divine Elemental Potions were confident and were waiting for that powerful Elemental Beast to come to them.

As for the weaker ones, they were anxious and were hoping to get some Divine Elemental Potions from the upcoming phases.

...

'ROOOAR!'

'GRRR!'

Nevertheless, the Flaming Monkeys attacking Tetos quickly recovered from their initial shock and became even more furious.

The Flying Flaming Monkeys flapped their wings, while the regular Flaming Monkeys used their legs to propel themselves forward, and both groups launched themselves toward his gigantic body from every direction.

Some attacked his head, others targeted his arms, while the rest concentrated their attacks on his chest and legs.

Thousands of flaming claws struck his armor simultaneously, creating a series of metallic clanging sounds.

'Dang! Dang! Dang!'

However, Tetos remained completely unmoved.

His enormous body stood firmly on the Heavenly Earth Wall, while the Hundredfold Earth Armor deflected the incoming attacks.

As time passed, the number of Flaming Monkeys surrounding him continued increasing.

'Rumble!'

The ground beneath the wall trembled as countless Flaming Monkeys gathered, filling the surrounding area with their roars.

Yet Tetos had no intention of attacking them.

Instead, he continued standing on the wall with a slight smile, allowing the Flaming Monkeys to attack him as much as they wanted.

'Huh? What is he trying to do this time?'

Ajax raised his eyebrows, trying to understand Tetos's plan.

It had already been three hours, yet Tetos continued letting the Elemental Beasts attack him without retaliating.

Even though Ajax knew Tetos possessed powerful offensive skills, the Earth Elemental Spirit seemed entirely focused on defending himself.

Some might wonder why Ajax didn't already know all the skills and talents of his own Elemental Spirits.

The reason was simple.

After nurturing Protos to perfection, Ajax had decided to let his other Elemental Spirits grow on their own by hunting Elemental Beasts.

He had helped them develop battle prowess comparable to that of Emperor Realm beings while they were still at Level 1 of the Elemental Spirit Soldier Realm.

After that, he deliberately avoided micromanaging their development.

As their cultivation and battle experience increased, their skills continued evolving, becoming more powerful with each improvement.

Ajax wanted to see how they would develop when given the freedom to fight and make their own decisions.

This was also why he had deliberately allowed each Elemental Spirit to handle the phases of the Elemental Beast Rampage individually.

He wanted to understand their battle prowess, fighting styles, and decision-making abilities.

'Heavenly Mountain Giant?'

Ajax suddenly recalled the skill Tetos had used and hurriedly checked its details.

[Skill Name: Heavenly Mountain Giant]

[Effect: The Elemental Spirit's body transforms into a hundred-foot giant, granting him tremendous stability and strong defensive capabilities while standing on the ground and making him extremely difficult to move.]

[Special Effect: While standing still, the Elemental Spirit can taunt his enemies, forcing them to focus their attacks exclusively on him.]

[Cost: One percent of the Elemental Spirit's Essence of Nature per minute.]

'So, the Taunt effect is the reason all those Elemental Beasts are focusing on him.'

Ajax finally understood why the Flaming Monkeys, which were supposed to attack and destroy the Elemental Spirit Altar, had shifted their attention toward Tetos.

Even when they had an opportunity to fly over him and enter the cave, they continued attacking Tetos instead.

'But... isn't the cost extremely high?'

Although the skill consumed only one percent of his Essence of Nature per minute, Tetos was a Perfected Emperor Realm Elemental Spirit with a massive dantian.

Nevertheless, continuously maintaining such a gigantic form for eleven hours would still require an enormous amount of Essence of Nature.

'How is he managing it?'

Ajax calculated the cost in his head.

At the normal consumption rate, Tetos wouldn't be able to maintain the skill for even two hours before exhausting his Essence of Nature.

Yet, more than three hours had already passed, and Tetos showed no signs of exhaustion.

'Is it because of this... or that?'

Ajax began checking Tetos's other abilities and quickly discovered the reason.

It wasn't a single ability but a combination of his Unique Skill and Divine Talent.

[Unique Skill: Earth Master]

[Effect: As long as the user remains in contact with the earth without moving, the Essence of Nature consumed by his active skills is reduced by 30 percent.]

'Thanks to Earth Master, the skill's consumption is reduced by 30 percent.'

However, that alone wasn't enough to explain how Tetos could maintain his gigantic form for such a long time.

'The real difference comes from his Divine Talent, Primordial Earth Bastion.'

Tetos's Divine Talent allowed him to further reduce his skill's Essence of Nature consumption by 50 percent when he was standing on the ground without moving.

In addition, his body naturally recovered a small amount of Essence of Nature every minute.

With his Unique Skill and Divine Talent reducing consumption, and his natural recovery replenishing his reserves, the actual loss of Essence of Nature became incredibly small.

'That's impressive!'

Ajax was thoroughly impressed.

'At this rate, he can maintain the form for nearly seventeen hours without exhausting his Essence of Nature!'

The more Ajax calculated, the more impressed he became with Tetos's defensive abilities.

Of course, there were still limitations.

First, Tetos couldn't move freely while maintaining the Heavenly Mountain Giant form.

Second, he had to remain in contact with the ground to benefit from Earth Master.

If he were fighting in the Water Terrain, floating in the air, or standing on unstable terrain that prevented him from maintaining contact with the earth, he wouldn't be able to take full advantage of the combination.

'He should be called the Defense God, just as Deutos deserves to be called the Speed God.'

Ajax couldn't help but smile as he gave Tetos a title, just as he had done with Deutos.