All-around teacher at the magic academy

Looking at the ruins all around him, Max's mind went blank. It's all over.

"Captain, Captain!" Kate's voice pierced through the dust, tinged with urgency. Max remained rooted to the spot, as if frozen in place, unable to move.

Kate quickly waded through the rubble to Max's side. He patted Max's shoulder forcefully, his voice filled with an undeniable urgency: "Captain, are you alright?"

Max finally snapped out of his daze. He looked at Kate, his usually resolute face now filled with worry. He shook his head, trying to clear his mind, and said, "I'm fine, Kate."

“The people in the vicinity have all been evacuated. What should we do now?” Kate asked, his eyes revealing his trust and reliance on Max.

Max took a deep breath and refocused his gaze on the still-raging monster. He saw the law enforcers, though exhausted, still bravely fighting the monster. He knew this was not the time to wallow in grief.

"Stop it! We can't let it move anywhere else. We have to take care of it here." Max's voice was as firm as steel, his eyes flashing with determination. He knew that if this monster escaped, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As soon as he finished speaking, Max dashed towards the monster like a bullet. His footsteps pounded heavily on the ruins, dust billowing behind him, as if his determination and courage had materialized in that moment.

Before anyone knew it, he was gripping a long sword tightly in his hand, the blade gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

He ran while gathering his strength, his muscles bulging with tension, each breath accompanied by an accumulation of power. As he approached the monster, Max leaped into the air, his arm gripping the longsword taut, and swung it forcefully at one of the monster's tentacles.

The powerful slash carried a sonic boom, as if even the air itself was being sliced ​​apart, and the space itself rippled subtly in response to the attack.

The slash struck the tentacle precisely, slicing it off cleanly the instant it was struck. The tentacle, lying on the ground like a severed snake, writhed and struggled, emitting nauseating sounds. After a while, it finally stopped moving.

His gaze was fixed on the severed wound, which was healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, with new tentacles growing out in a matter of moments.

Max frowned involuntarily at the sight, a sense of powerlessness washing over him. The monster's healing ability was clearly too powerful; it seemed to possess inexhaustible vitality. Even a war of attrition could wear them all down here. They had to find this monster's weakness.

Max's thoughts were in a jumble as he rapidly devised a strategy to fight the monster, trying to find its weakness.

His gaze was fixed on the monster's main body, its massive form and constantly waving tentacles, every movement brimming with destructive power.

His attention was so focused on defeating the monster that he ignored everything around him, including the tentacle that had fallen to the ground.

"Watch out." A sharp warning pierced the air; it was Kate's voice, filled with anxiety and worry.

However, for Max, the warning came too late. In such a short time, he simply didn't have time to make any effective response.

In that split second, the tentacle that had broken off on the ground suddenly came to life. Like a straight and sharp spear, it stabbed fiercely at Max's shoulder.

Originally, the fatal blow was aimed at Max's neck, but Kate's voice made him instinctively turn his head, thus narrowly avoiding the deadly sneak attack.

A sharp pain shot through him instantly. Max felt a warm liquid gushing from his shoulder. He quickly covered the wound with his hand, trying to stop the bleeding, and swiftly distanced himself from the monster.

As he created distance, Max had already gathered a blazing fireball in his other hand. Without hesitation, he hurled the fireball at the tentacle that had just attacked him.

The tentacle began to writhe wildly under the scorching flames, as if struggling in agony. The flames continued to burn until the tentacle was reduced to ashes and scattered by the wind.

"Are you alright?" Kate's voice was tinged with urgency as he quickly walked to Max's side and carefully examined the wound on the other's shoulder.

His hands began to cast healing magic, a soft green glow emanating from his fingertips—his specialty, healing magic. Under the green light, the wound on Max's shoulder began to heal gradually, the corrosive damage slowly being repaired.

"Thank you." Max's voice sounded a little weak, but he was still grateful for Kate's timely treatment.

“You guys hold this monster back while I look for any weaknesses,” Max said, his gaze fixed firmly on the frenzied carrion demon.

“Okay,” Kate replied succinctly. Knowing time was of the essence, he turned and ran towards the other law enforcement officers. He needed to rejoin his companions as soon as possible to devise a strategy, distract the monster, and buy Max time to find its weakness.

Under the relentless attacks of the enforcers, the Carrion Demon finally felt the pain. It let out a deafening roar, then opened its enormous mouth and began to spew out a viscous liquid.

These liquids, like putrid acid rain, covered a large area and emitted a nauseating, sour stench.

"Ah~" A heart-wrenching scream pierced the chaotic battlefield, and Kate's gaze instantly turned to the source of the sound.

His heart clenched as he saw a law enforcement officer lying on the ground, writhing in agony. Acid rain corroded the officer's skin like sulfuric acid, rapidly eroding his flesh to reveal the underlying bone and blood. The officer's fingers scratched at his body, drawing bloody marks, trying to escape the invisible torment.

"Everyone be careful! This liquid is corrosive. Do not get it on your skin!" Kate's voice was full of anxiety and warning. He shouted as he quickly cast defensive magic to resist the corrosive effects of the acid rain.

Upon hearing the commotion, the surrounding law enforcement officers sprang into action. Some quickly donned magical cloaks, while others chanted protective spells to shield themselves from the acid rain as much as possible.

Although they acted swiftly, everyone felt unprecedented pressure during this sudden acid rain.

Max's heart clenched. He had witnessed his companion's fate and knew the urgency of the situation. His gaze was fixed on the monster's head, where a huge tumor was embedded with a scarlet eye that seemed to radiate an evil light.

Max frowned, a resolute glint in his eyes, and magical energy began to ripple through the surrounding air.