Chapter 290: Escaping Encirclement
Chapter 290: Escaping Encirclement
As they moved closer, Alros could feel his heart beating faster with each step. He did not see any possible way for him to run. Even if he did manage to escape being surrounded, he likely suffered grievous injury as a result, which will made the next hunt for him end faster as he will be weakened and killed.
A wicked smile formed on his face,
"No way to run, huh," his eyes shone with malice as the demon punched the ground, flame flickered from his fist. In an instant, powerful explosion was heard as flame erupted from his fist, trying to harm the monsters around him.
And he did not just use any regular fire, but Demonic Fire, which cause the monsters to leap away, knowing how dangerous such thing is.
With ground around him burning in black fire, Alros prepared himself to fight off the monsters.
A large Demonic Fireball thrown towards the squishiest of the five, the humanoid. Being targeted, the humanoid monster leap away, but was soon forced to run as there are more Fireball than the first one.
While he target the smallest and likely the weakest one in defense, the Forest Drake unleashed a powerful beam attack at the Demonic Fire around him before moving it toward him, wanting to cover him plant and presumably incapacitated him, if not killing him.
However, Alros was ready for such thing and dodge the attack, flying in the air and into the direction of the deer. Seeing this, the Forest Drake pulled back it's attack, and closing its maw.
As he manage to prevent the Drake's onslaught, the Treewraith leap towards him before clawing at his back.
"Grarghh!"
Alros quickly retaliate, before his claw return the favor and slashed towards the Treewraith. As he manage to send the monster away, the demon assess his current state. He manage to avoid damage to his wing, which is integral for his escape, but the back of his thigh are torn to shreds.
"A necessary sacrifice," he said to himself as he did his best to ignore the pain. A quick looked reveal they are ready for another attack.
Realizing he did not have much time before they go all out, the demon jumped towards the largest monster. As he did so, vines erupted from its body, as the massive Treant swing its arm into him.
As he feel the pressure of the attack, literally, Alros conjured a some wind and used it to boost his speed. Doing so aggravated the pain on his legs but he pushed on, pain was much better than death after all.
His bold action surprised the monsters as they stopped moving, surprised by his action. This allowed him to get on top of the monster, which would be a bad move as sprouts and vines growing on it trying to bind him but it is necessary as it would allow him to not be attacked as much.
Though, while it hold true for the Forest Drake and deer, for the humanoid and Treewraith, it is not an issue. The former began firing weaker arrows to him, not as powerful as the one before but likely, no, will hurt and the later began to slither around the Treant like a large and very scary version of Lamia, just genderless and made out of tree.
Seeing the Treewraith closing in, plus the fact the humanoid starting to shot arrows at him, Alros knew he need to use everything in his arsenal if he wants any hopes of escaping.
Pulling all his mana, leaving the barest for his own survival, Alros create one of the largest Demonic Fireball, far surpassing the size of Grand Fireball, the more powerful version of Fireball.
However, he shot the large Fireball upward, to the confusion of the monsters' around him.
The confusion soon transformed into fear as the Demonic Fireball blanketed the air above before smaller Demonic Fireball fall from it, raining upon the monsters.
"Demonic Fireball Punishment!" he yelled before gathering whats left of his mana to his wing, before a large gust of wind formed behind the appendages, sending him flying so fast he soon left the other monsters in the dust.
At the sight of their target disappearing, the 5 monsters aren't sure of what to do. Soon, an order came from their mistress.
With that order, the monsters soon put down the Demonic Flame while the Forest Drake tried to destroy the large blanket of Demonic Flame up above.
-x- Stay tuned to M V L
As the monsters tried to prevent a catastrophe from happening inside the Lunos Forest, the cause of said catastrophe was in great pain.
The torn flesh on his legs plus the Syrian on his body from draining all of his mana except for a little sliver of it made it even worse.
Taking the crystal, he willed it to open and quickly find himself inside the Healing Magic Circle. The only downside is it is the Middle-Grade one, as he did not buy any high grade one.
And he could not hope to buy a new one from right away as the space for equipment had been filled.
"Laili, get me a High-Grade Healing Magic Circle, even if you have to take out one of the other High-Grade equipment. I left it up for your discretion," he managed to say despite his body screaming in pain.
[ Understood Master. I will see it done. ]
Soon, the Middle-Grade Healing Magic Circle was replaced with its High-Grade counterpart.
He soon felt his wounds closing in, as he started to lose consciousness as adrenaline or the demon equivalent to one soon stop gushing into his body.
-x-
"What is it, Lai-" Mina's word was caught in his throat at the sight of Alros lying on the new Magic Circle.
She quickly rushed towards the demon before putting a hand on his chest. A sigh of relief escaped her as she realized he was still live.
"What happened Laili?!" she did not scream but she came close to doing so.
Laili quickly narrate what happened to the alchemist. When she was done, Mina kneeled and weep.
The system guide turned to her larger humanoid form and hugged the witch.
"We have to help him," she said to Mina.
"Whether helping other to get stronger or becoming strong ourselves, that is the only way we can stand by his side.
The crying witch could only nod as tears continue to fall into her cheeks, both women watching their lovers healing.