บท 50: Chapter 48- In the Nick of Time

The Ent raised it's arm preparing to crush Sakura when a giant stone bullet hit it's head.

"Run!" Maggie shouted from behind. She fired the stone bullet in order to get the ent's attention so Sakura could escape.

The enraged Ent roared and charged at Maggie so she ran away while Sakura made an ice cage to trap it. As the Ent charged, Coppelia used [Growth] a 3rd tier nature spell to make the tree roots grow faster and tripped the Ent. Sakura then released her ice cage and imprisoned the Ent. The cage bars were 4 meters in diameter each so it would be impossible for the Ent to escape, or so they thought.

It extended it's wooden arms to form a giant hammer and smashed the cage to pieces. As it charged towards them, a small dark sphere appeared in front of the Ent and sucked inside. As they turned to see who it was, they saw Order's flag being raised.

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After dealing with the bandit's, Kazuki and his guards have to rest for the night. If it weren't for the bandits, they would've arrived right now but thanks to them they were delayed. At midnight, one of the paladins noticed movement in a nearby bush and came to check but he was blown away by a great force.

Kazuki and the others woke up after hearing the paladin's crash. They surrounded the bush to check what it was and found a hole. when they threw a torch in it, a large shadow was seen. As Kazuki was about to peek, Rhyle instantly tackled him from behind. As he was about to ask Rhyle why he did it, the ground cracked and a deathworm came out.

(Note: Deathworms are S-class monsters that lives in forests and deserts. They are immune to fire and earth magic but weak when it comes to ice and water. For ones who could use 3rd tier ice or water spells, they are easy to kill. The only downside is that they are hard to catch because their speed can reach up to 50km/h.)

The paladins formed a shield wall but it was easily destroyed when the deathworm charged. The silver wolves' ice magic is effective but they could not keep up with it's speed. The last option was to face it head on. Kazuki called out Yozuko and Rhyle for assistance. Rhyle prepared his shield while Yozuko took out his swords and enchanted it with dark magic.

Seeing the three of them together, the death worm charged but they were faster and dodged the attack easily. Rhyle sliced it's body lengthways while Yozuko cut it crosswise, then the finishing blow was landed by Kazuki in it's head using his scythe.

The monster tries to regenerate but Yozuko's sword placed a cure on the work so that it can't heal. After a few seconds of struggling, it finally died.

They continued their journey and reached the entrance of Abelion forest at noon when they heard fighting nearby.

"By the way, what's that flag with the flower mark?" Kazuki asked Rhyle.

"That's the symbol of the Amulet family sir, one of the oldest family in the land."

Kazuki's face paled when he heard the word Amulet. He remembered Sakura departing from school saying that she has to go home. He also recalled that Coppelia and Maggie was with her which made him worry even more.

He rushed out of the carriage and saw them fighting an Ent so he used [Black Hole], a 5th tier dark spell to kill it in an instant. He was able to save his friends just in the nick of time.