Gray fog filled the air, obscuring their vision, but countless pairs of scarlet beast eyes gleamed within it.
Along with the thunderous rumble of charging feet through the earth, they proclaimed one brutal fact-
They were surrounded.
And the creatures closing in were not merely frightened ordinary beasts.
Through his [Six Eyes], he sensed that the charging creatures had mixed, twisted life signatures. Most bore clear signs of Demon contamination, and quite a few even had grotesque half-human, half-beast forms. They were clearly products of the Mandala Society's experiments, created by combining or transforming creatures from the reserve.
He told Wolf Team what he had seen.
"These Synthetic Beasts! They're definitely the Mandala Society's test subjects!"
Wolf Team growled. Silver-white spiritual energy bristled from his skin like wolf fur. His body swelled slightly, his nails sharpened, and his pupils became vertical slits as he entered his half-wolf combat form.
"Everyone, prepare to engage! Eliminating the enemy is our first priority!"
Before his words had faded, the first wave of Synthetic Beasts broke through the gray fog and lunged at them!
They looked like monsters crudely pieced together from animals and humans. They ran upright on their hind legs, their forelimbs twisted into bony claws, corrosive saliva dripping from their gaping mouths.
Some resembled bloated mountains of stitched-together flesh, covered in densely packed seams and letting out muffled roars.
Others resembled enlarged, deformed hybrids of insects and mammals. They moved with astonishing speed, leaving trails of afterimages through the fog.
"You're asking for death!"
Iron Buddha roared.
To prepare for this battle, he had brought a weapon suited to fighting crowds.
It was a plain alloy staff.
With another roar from him-
The alloy staff in his hands erupted with heavy golden light. He swept it across the horde, the wind