My eyes opened as the sun shone through the mountains. Its warm light caressed my face gently and dispelled the chill around me. I tried to get up from sleep, stretched my arms and stiff body, then stood up and approached the direction of the river. I cupped my hands to collect the water and drank it. It tasted fresh. Luckily last night, we were able to find a resting place close to a water source.
After being attacked by a herd of Black Vampire Bats, Dimas, Kak Shella, and I looked for a safe place to spend the night. It was luck that brought us here. In addition to being close to water, this area was still overgrown by giant trees, so the root could still be used to shelter from animal attacks.
We didn't sleep together, of course. There had to be someone on guard to wake the sleeping one if something went wrong. Because we used to go hunting at midnight, only Dimas and I were on guard.
I've been on guard for the first three hours, while Dimas after it. That ma
A second later, I immediately ran as fast as lightning towards the foothill. Even though we had already covered half of the distance, this meadow was too wide. The range between me and the foothill was roughly one kilometer. Getting there took a long time. I didn't know if we could reach the foot of the mountain any faster before the spider caught us up.I glanced back, nothing could be seen. The insect seemed to be still waiting underground. That was a bad sign. If it was stayed still, it means that the giant spider was confident that it could catch us easily.The three of us had been running as fast as we could for a while, but still, the foot of the mountain seemed far away. Dimas and Kak Shella were still lagging behind. The man held Kak Shella's hand so she wouldn't fall. It seemed that he had no intention of letting go of such a beautiful girl's hand. As if he would rather drag her away than leave Kak Shella. Dimas even brought her backpack, which looked big.
As soon as I finished casting the spell, I felt the power flew from within my chest to my arms, then transmitted to the viglet I held. In the next eye blink, a wisp of wind formed at the tip of this black-colored stick. Formed a dense ball of wind as small as the palm of my hand. I focused and concentrated again quickly. The wind ball expanded several times rapidly.In one fell swoop, the magical flow I emitted instantly struck the giant insect in front of me. The Esze effect produced by this viglet was so strong. The spider monster was bounced a few meters back, the grass around it was ripped apart.That much power didn't seem to have completely overthrown the spider monster. It still tried to get up even though it had to struggle with its legs."Vitr Blast!"Not wanting to give it time to recover, I hit it again with the same Esze. Along with the exploding wisps of wind, its body was thrown several meters away. The monster even broke its leg to
It has been two days since Anggi and her small team left Glafelden. For a town with nearly 10,000 residents, the loss of three people was no big deal. In fact, it seemed trivial. The people wouldn't care about everyone coming and going from this town.But this time, it was different. One of the three who left was the most wanted person in the country. It was because the Crown Prince of this country himself had passed the order. The Royal Capital, Lurich, deployed a platoon of special forces on this searching mission. That was why the Glafelden Town became noisy with this army. Almost every time, they patrolled all over the city, making the townspeople worried about what would happen to their town.The special forces questioned many residents and even interrogated some of them intensely. They continued to do this all day from dawn to midnight. The whole town now knew that they were looking for a girl with long ears in Glafelden. Of course, the people knew nothing about
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Not long after Almira finished cooking, there was a loud knocking sound behind the front door. Its voice even startled Cedric, who was having breakfast. It suddenly scared the boy half to death. His face suddenly looked very pale."Excuse me!!" someone shouted from behind the door. His deep and loud voice could make anyone flinch. Almira exchanged glances with Cedric."M-Mom, who is that?" Cedric asked quietly."Don't worry, no problem! Let mama deal with this," answered Almira with a faint smile to dispel the fear on Cedric's face.The brown-skinned woman then got up from the dining table, walked towards the front door, and slowly opened the doorknob. Along with the creaking sound of a creaking wooden door, a tall and large figure appeared. His skin was dark, his eyes were sharp, and there was not a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth when he visited people's homes."Sorry, is there anything I can help you with?" asked Almira, lowering her
This was the third day since leaving Glafelden. I didn't know how far we'd come. What was clear was we were getting closer to the goal, namely Arnest City. By now, we had arrived at the mountainside after passing through the meadow. According to an old map I bought from a roadside merchant, Arnest City should be behind the Northern Latitude Mountains. In a world without advanced technology like GPS, maps and compass were the most important determining direction. The making of maps in this world was made with the ancient art of cartography. Usually, explorers drew places they had visited on paper. I was quite amazed when I saw a map of the Elvian region on sale. That means whoever made this map had come to Elvian territory. Either coming with permission or sneaking in like us, but we were on the right track thanks to him. "This map is quite accurate," said Dimas as he looked at the compass and matched it with the map laid on the ground. "If we pass the top of