Chương 188: Departing Souls (IV)
"We can split up and make it back to the Village," M2 spoke. He was chewing on sweet grass.
"It could work, but that's cutting our small band in half. Compared to the thousand he has under his fingers, it would be lambs to the slaughter if we get caught."
"Kuh, this is a lot more difficult than I thought." Agnis was shaking her white hair as it trickled down when she got up.
"We should take a bet on split-"
Thunk!
An arrow whizzed past Zero's face stopping him from saying anything further.
"Shit, they are here." Zeraph let out a snarl. "I was way too hopeful that we lost them."
Everyone bolted in the opposite direction, away from the Draconis Village.
"Catch him, you idiots! It shouldn't take so long to catch one boy!" Russ screamed. The horse that he was riding was coming up fast toward Zero.
Zero jumped upwards towards and tree and launched himself off of it. With his hands on his side, he pulled out his sword at Russ in seconds. "Gotcha, you bastard!" He hissed. His sword was stopped short by Russ's sword. Grabbing onto the horse's holster, Zero yanked the horse to the side, causing Russ to lose balance. They allowed Zero to kick Russ off his horse.
"Damn you!" Russ cursed as he fell onto his back. The trampling of the other horses almost pounded him to his death. But instead, he rolled out of harm's way just before one of the horse's hooves slammed near his head.
"That's more like it." Zeraph pulled out his bow and shot an arrow at the head. The soldier fell dead, and Zeraph grabbed the fleeing horse. With a leap, he jumped onto the horse bringing it under control.
M2 was dashing around the bushes and prancing forward, knocking a soldier off a horse. This gave him a chance to spring after the horse ran away.
On the other hand, Agnis was having difficulties keeping a group of soldiers that surrounded her. As a result, she did not get a chance to knock a single soldier off their horse.
"Agnis!" Zero spurred the horse forward. He reached downward for her to grab his hands.
Zeraph shot arrow after arrow right behind Zero, keeping the soldiers off Zero and Agnis simultaneously. Agnis grabbed Zero's hands, but something hit Zero hard in the back at that moment. He felt his soul being forced out of his body in seconds.
"Zero!" Agnis pulled herself up and sat behind him. She caught him before he fell off the horse.
"Zeraph! Something is wrong with Zero!" She was frantically pulling Zero forward and trying to keep the horse under control.
"Keep moving!" Zeraph continually shot arrow after arrow behind him. There were times when he looked like he was doing acrobatic shooting from the strange position he was in. He was also trying his best to dodge as many arrows himself.
Zero felt a cold shiver as the world around him slowly turned black. He remembered this strange, cold feeling of being pushed out of his body. All he could do was fight to stay conscious, but the darkness took him in one fell swoop.
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The Draconis Village was in an uproar. The villagers inside the Draconis Village could tell that something was seriously wrong. The whole Village shook and slowly descended downwards towards the ground. Voices of concern could be heard throughout the whole Village.
"What's going on? It's not supposed to go down yet?"
"I don't know, but this is not good."
"Did something happen to the village?"
"Is the flight magic over?"
"That can't be. We only have two more days till we reach the City of Elements. We already passed the Kingdom of Leafe a month and a half ago. Is it possible the magic here is different?"
"That's not possible. It wouldn't make any sense at all."
Garrett came out of the Amphitheater and walked toward the edge of the Village. Off in the far distance, he saw the City of Elements not too far away, but they still had a long way to go. His old bones told him something was up with the Draconis Village itself; the only solution he could think of was the Krustallos that Zero had put into power in the Village.
"Garrett!" A Lunar Rabbit ran forward towards him in a hurry. "Garrett, you must come quickly!
There is something wrong with the Dungeons!"
"What's wrong?" Garrett turned around in worry.
"Silver beetles are coming out of the Red Dungeon in swarms! I had never seen this before. We fear it would eat up the volcanic soils and break this Village apart!"
"What?" Garrett ran towards the Red Dungeon. "Anything else that you found something strange?"
"Yes, there is also an influx of disaster happening to the baby dragons."
"What do you mean?"
"You need to see it for yourself."
With worried steps, Garrett ran as fast as his old bones could take him. When he came to the entrance of the Fire Dungeon, he saw a chaotic event unfold before him. Swarms of Silver Beetles came out of the dungeon, chasing the baby dragons out.
"What the hell are you brat's doing! You need to eat them!" Valiant roared. He was seething in fury as his black scales shimmered magically, creating a surreal atmosphere of an evil black dragon. He grabbed one of the Queen Silver Beetles in one swipe and stuffed it into a red baby dragon's mouth. A large group of baby dragons was running around, trying not to get bugs.
"Gah! Bugs!"
"Ewwww!"
"Kill it! Kill it!"
"Nooooooooooo!"
Reed, Valiant's partner, ran up to him and tried to stop him. "Valiant, you're being too rough! You're scaring everyone away!"
"This is the only way; can't you feel it? There is something seriously wrong with the Draconis Village. We need everyone strong enough to grow now!"
"But forcing them is not going to help."
"This is how Zero did it, and I'm only partaking in his wisdom."
"B-bu-u-ut!"
"Look, everyone else is doing it the same way." Valiant pointed out toward the seven other large dragons. They, too, all experienced the same thing that Valiant had gone through, and it now has become a tradition to force-feed the baby dragons in one fell swoop. So they had no time to think or react but to eat it when the Silver bug entered their mouth.
"What going on?" Garrett stared, confused.
The baby dragons that were forcefully fed all began to steam. Then, everyone who ate the silver bug began to run rampant. Small fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, rain, and a terrifying howl could be heard throughout the group.
"What-" Garret held onto an edge of a boulder that helped keep him grounded. It was truly a terrifying scene of clashing elements in one single area. The chaos before them made every one of their companions shudder in fear and worry.
"What did you do?"
"Klaus! Noooooooo!"
"Someone save my friend!"
"You fool, we don't know what's going on!"
"Get back!" Valiant roared. His mouth was smoking with black fire. "You don't want to be caught up after the blast."
"Young dragon!" Garrett pulled himself next to Valiant, who seemed to be unfazed by the predicament that they were in. The other seven did the same and just waited patiently.
Valiant turned towards Garrett. "Who? Oh, you must be Garrett."
"I am. What's happening here, young dragon?"
"My name is Valiant. They all are going through rapid growth. Zero and all of my friends have gone through the same process."
"Zero?" When Garrett heard Zero's name, his ears twitched. "He went through the same process? I do not understand what you are saying."
"Look, there is something seriously wrong with the Draconis Village. All of us dragons can feel it in our bones. We don't know what, but it's not good at all. The Queen Silver Beetles also had a sudden explosive growth. At the same time, we felt this strange feeling. This allows us to feed the baby dragons these bugs."
"These silver bugs help you guys grow?" Garrett moved his monocle up from falling and picked up a Queen Silver Beetle.
"I wouldn't touch that if I were you."
"What do you-!" A swarm of smaller Silver Beetles came after him, and Garrett dropped the bug onto the floor.
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