章 112: Welcome the Abomination (II)
I couldn't help but watch with fascination at the power of defensive magic. The living carnivorous plant kept on eating and eating until their white petals were scarlet. When one was wholly dyed in red, the leaves shuddered and died. A large bulbous seed burst out from the flower, spilling onto the ground. A humanoid plant creature stood up from its sticky cocoon. The same white and red color petals and design glowed on its green body.
A hauntingly beautiful face opened up from the plant creature as it beamed up at the humans with a smile.
"A-A-A Blood Dryad!" Someone screamed out in horror.
The Dryad raised its hand and pierced the man in his guts, retracting its arm the Dryad munched on its intestine. More and more Blood Dryad blossomed out from the flowers, creating a small deadly force that decimated hundreds of soldiers before them.
Every time a piece of the Dryad's body was cut, a new one grew. This was the worst nightmare for the soldiers that were on the ground. They never expected such an abomination to appear before them that ate their kind. Everyone knew that the Forgotten Forest was filled with monsters, but nobody knew much about it, especially to hear about the Blood Dryad that's been heard in horror stories.
Fear filled everyone's heart the moment they stepped into the Forgotten Forest. What was unexpected was the swarm of high-level monsters that seem to spring out of nowhere and dive back into the forest. Half of the army was mysteriously lulled into the Forgotten Forest, alarming General Gravion. He had initiated a retrieval task to find and save their lost comrades.
They stormed in for a quick retrieval, but who knew that they ended up in front of an outside wall entangled with vines. Luckily, an angel of death had visited them and guided them towards them here, telling them that the enemy was here. What awaited them was the bloodbath, while the Blood Dryads happily ate the fresh food that seemed to endlessly come at them.
"Quickly cut them down! Don't let them regenerate!" General Gravion struck multiple times, causing the Blood Dryad's legs and arms to be cut off. The other soldiers came rushing in with pikes drawn as they impaled it.
With a shudder, the Blood Dryad wilted and died.
"This is it! Don't be afraid! They're not immortal!"
The soldiers cheered in unison and started to work together to take down the Blood Dryad.
"Don't let them kill the Dryads!" Seth shouted. "Aim and fire!"
Another volley of arrows flew up in the air and came pelting down. Some pierced through their open spots of the armor, while the others were deflected. Fire, Water, Earth, and Air arrow magic came raining down, piercing the heavy armor that the normal arrows could not.
We were able to eliminate about three thousand soldiers that unknowingly came upon the wall with the assistance of our magic and arrow. Not only that, but it also kept Raven and Crow back from entering our range and destroying our allies.
Even still, I could tell that they were still over forty thousand soldiers still waiting for their turn to siege our walls. My eyes scanned through the forest floor and saw many hidden underneath the trees.
The range of the vines still persisted in pushing forward, creeping towards the unsuspecting soldiers. Even though they had all retreated backward, the vines didn't stop advancing. I didn't know how far the vines could go and wished that it wouldn't stop.
Glancing ahead, I saw the trees shake off in the distance as screams still spilled out from the forest. A sinister grin appeared on my face. I could tell that the cry was a good mile out. More and more Blood Dryads formed, continuing to suck away at the living. I was glad that I was upon this wall and not on the ground, fighting for my life against a carnivorous plant.
Seth fluidly took command of his mercenary and the common folks without much difficulty. I glanced towards him with admiration on how easily he took command of his group. They listened to every word that he said without question. Even our soldiers gaze up towards him in admiration.
I heard that Seth was seen quite favorably throughout the whole city. I was proud that they were someone like Seth fighting for the survival of our home.
"Silver Moonlight!" Raven's voice cut through the air. She flew downwards with her hands burning black. With one slash, she cut through the vines as if they were nothing.
"Stop her!" Seth shouted. He threw a spear with all of his force, clipping her wings in one fell swoop.
Raven staggered and came crashing down onto the wall. Seth brought up his metal knuckle and rushed towards where Raven fell. He ran in full burst, appearing above her. A gust of wind picked up around Seth's fist as his knuckle came crashing down towards Raven's skull. Alarmed, Raven opened up her wings, and a powerful gust of wind shot out, stopping Seth's attack in midair.
With a twirl of her body, she did a perfect whirlwind with her feet, sweeping Seth unexpectedly off his feet. Raven took this chance to dive forward and attempted to slit his throat with the small hidden knife that she had in her sleeves.
Seth blocked the knife from slitting his throat and dodged backward into a handspring. "Who are you?" He glared towards Raven, while his muscles tensed.
"None of your concern." She haughtily replied.
"It actually is. What do you want with our city? Why are you attacking us?" He growled.
Raven raised up her finger and pointed towards my direction. "I want the monster that hides behind a false skin."
"A monster? How dare you state such rude words toward our savior!"Seth angrily replied. He rushed forward and threw in a heavy punch, followed by a roundhouse kick.
Raven dodged it barely. Seth's sharp kick left a cut on her skin, leaving behind a trail of blood. She raised up her hands and wiped it off.
"Great Magician Berry," Raven called out towards me with a disgusted voice. "Why are you hiding behind these scums and fighting me in your true form!"
"Silence!" Seth attacked again, this time connecting his hit on Raven's chest.
Raven flew across the wall and slid in a straight line. The soldiers on the wall rushed in to skewer her alive.
"Get away from her!"Seth yelled, warning the soldiers, but he was too late. Raven wing's bristled, and a large amount of black feathers shot outward, cutting through the thick armor. Some had a couple of feathers stuck onto their bodies, others had their heads sliced off, while most of them had a large number of their legs or arms cut off.
"This is so pathetic." Raven got up, unfazed by Seth's attack. She brushed off the dirt on her clothes.
Seth gave out a mighty roar, causing the surrounding people to turn their heads towards him. The ground trembled from his voice, and his muscles bulged. His cat ears and tail pointed straight up like aboard. Powerful energy swirled around his body, he enhanced his body with body enhancement, giving him an extra boost of strength, defense, and speed.
His feet dug into the floor, leaving behind a large gash in the ground. Like a bullet, they sprung forward towards Raven, and once again, they exchanged furious blows. Seth had the upper hand in experience and technique, while Raven had sheer power. One could tell that Seth was tripping and making Raven stumble around like a fool, but every time Raven hits, the sound of something breaking could be heard.
All I could do was watch as the two furiously fought. They were both fighting on even grounds, fighting among each other. It was truly extraordinary to see how powerful Seth was as a Beast-kin. Even though he was considered number one Beast-kin in the city, it was still awe-inspiring. I knew I would do more harm to Seth than helping him. My level in martial arts and sword fighting was not on the expert level.
"Stand down, Grand Magician Berry! Let me take care of this!" Seth yelled towards me. I nodded, leaving my full trust in him. I turned back to what I was doing, shooting my arrows along with the archers.
General Gravion was able to pull back his army a bit further away from the wall. Our arrows were now unable to reach towards them as much as possible, and the only one that was causing any damage was the Blood Dryads and magicians.
"Cease fire!"I yelled. I didn't want the Soldiers to waste their arrows anymore and instead save it for the next attack. Lifting up my wrist, I checked the time. This simple but rough shaped watch was one of my newest designs using magic stone that I had made at the last minute. I counted down the time to make sure when the defensive magic would end. So far, we had less than twenty minutes before it expired.
From my calculation, we probably cut down at least ten thousand soldiers from the first hour. This wasn't as bad as I hoped.
From the left, a loud crashing sound could be heard. The trees broke apart as streams of soldiers escaping could be seen, running away from a giant furry ape looking monster. I knew that the ape was not one of my own, but a residence of the Forgotten Forest.
"Quickly, regroup!" Hundreds of soldiers fleeing for their lives, changed direction as the squad leader called, directed the flow and regrouped around the giant ape.
"Gah!"
"What the heck?"
Soldiers were being picked off by the vines and dragged towards the bloodied flower. More and more screams of horror could be heard, while the giant ape bulldozed through the soldiers with its massive set of arms, knocking them back, while the vines snuck upon them.
It didn't take long for the flower to blossom another Bloody Dryad. The Dryad came hungrily over towards the group. With a thumping of giant ape chest, it roared at the Blood Dryad in anger. Seeing a powerful opponent in front of him, it changed its target towards the Blood Dryad.
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