volume 1 - Chapter 34 (2/2)

In a few heartbeats, the six Demonic Trees were already near them, and the three of them who hid behind the sharp boulders could hear the shuffling sounds of their footsteps approaching nearer and nearer. The Demonic Trees used a low rumbling note to pa.s.s information to each other, while they were able to feedback to their parent by just communicating by telepathy.

Brendel saw Freya pulling her sword out, who went as far as to wrap her blade with her clothes to prevent the reflection of the light from the blade from appearing. Brendel nodded at her thoughtfulness even though it was unnecessary here. She was improving every day and moved away from that idealistic village girl.

He gestured immediately.

‘I will go first, you will sneak attack them.’

Freya’s brows creased together. He was always trying to take on the dangerous portion of the job to himself which made her feel uneasy and displeased at the same time. But even so, she knew that this was the best plan and could only nod reluctantly.

The Demonic Tree moved across the ground and continued downwards to an array of rocks. They suddenly stopped and extended their search everywhere, and communicated differently with a series of notes that had different tones.

Brendel pulled out the ‘Thorn of Light’, with one arm protecting romaine, and gave an attack signal to Freya—

[Right now, they should be behind us and far apart from each other. Now is the best time!]

Brendel charged out in an arch and his first target was a mature Demonic Tree. Freya decisively pulled out his sword and rushed towards to the back lines of the group, and her targets were the two closest Demonic Trees.

The Demonic Trees in charge of the rear were typically alert, and thus their reactions were the quickest. They discovered Freya as they turned their heads backwards and bellowed loudly. The vines that pierced through the air like a javelin whistled sharply like a shriek.

Freya swung her hands outwards and blocked the four chain-like whips away as the ‘Feathers of Wind’ shone individually to protect her. She jumped high up and knocked onto a Demonic Tree. The dimming ‘Feathers of Wind’ lit themselves once again, and the giant creature was knocked flying away by the sudden a.s.sault.

She remembered Brendel’s words earlier that her armor was highly effective against them and she should just attack with her limbs.

She gritted her teeth as she headed towards to the Demonic Tree lying on the ground without any real plan. The whips came at her with the force of a tidal wave, and she knew she had limited strength and might be knocked away, so she raised her sword up high and cleaved downwards at the Demonic Tree’s right arm.

There was a light crunching sound and its right arm containing the vines flew straight up, but Freya was also knocked away onto the ground from the enemy’s attack in return. When she started to get up, another Demonic Tree whipped at her and she rolled onto the ground several times. Even though the Half Plate of the Wind Empress protected her, the impact ruptured her inner body and she coughed out blood.

The enemy on the ground would not recover quickly, and she had only one more enemy left. However, she was unable to find any chance to attack as she wiped the blood away from her mouth.

She drew in a breath of air lightly.

At the other end, Brendel had already finished off his enemy from the ambush. The ‘Thorn of Light’ in his hands were like a line of silvery flash: His first attack was a stab that entered the Demonic Tree’s right flank, which then came across in an arc to sever the right arm and several vines, turning it into flying ashes.

The second attack was a slash that lopped off its two legs, and the instant the creature lost its balance and crashed to the ground, the icy blade had went across its neck.

Under the web of swirling lights, the mature Demonic Tree turned into ashes.

This was the advantage of his guerrilla tactic, but the rest of them had to use some improvisation. He had a few ideas, and he decided to retreat after his successful strike. The remainder of the Demonic Trees obviously would not let him get away and the three Demonic Trees chased after him with a roar.

Brendel lured them to a narrow pathway where they formed a line subconsciously to keep pursuing him, but what awaited them was a gleaming silver ring on his finger.

“Oss!”

Freya heard a frightening blast coming from the left side and she knew it came from Brendel. She was momentarily distracted and when she regained her senses, she realized that the enemy in front of her was actually stunned by the sound explosion.

As an ignorant youth from Bucce, she did not understand that the sound explosion greatly affected the Demonic Tree that was sensitive to sound. It nearly caused a complete loss to its judgment of the world around it, and the world around him was endless waves of bright light where nothing existed.

The only thing of importance to her that it was a chance, and it was more than enough. She raised the sword that was almost corroded to the breaking point and she mercilessly chopped the Demonic Tree’s legs.

The short battle seemed to draw at a end by her sword’s arc.

With a crisp cracking sound, the Demonic Tree and her sword were snapped in half. She almost could not believe she had succeeded and her mouth was agape with surprised. Then she finally noticed Romaine opposite of her, panting tiredly with a Madara’s black steel sword in her hands.

“Romaine!”

“Freya, s-sorry, Brendel told me to help you………”

She smiled: “It’s no problem at all, thanks.”

Brendel saw this scene unfold when he came out from the narrow pathway of rocks and was momentarily dazed. He thought that she was going to become angry but her reaction was quite contrary to his prediction.

He did not entirely plan this for the sake of reducing Freya’s burden, but also partly on the tactical consideration. The crux of this plan was actually on her side. The strength of the enemy team heavily relied on the mature Demonic Tree as the leader, and the two Demonic Trees that were vigilant.

As long as these two Demonic Trees were bogged down, he would be able to kill the mature Demonic Tree easily and execute the plan to lure the remaining Demonic Trees. If the enemies were able to do a counter attack in this open terrain, he might not be able to protect Freya and Romaine’s safety even if he was five levels higher.

He was agonizing over the explanation but she seemed to have understood this point already.

“Why is the Golden Demonic Tree quiet?” She asked him when she saw him coming over, and asked: “It can’t move?”

Brendel woke up from his stupor. He shook his head. The Golden Demonic Tree was not going to stay quiet, and in fact it was the exact opposite. The moment they attacked, the Golden Demonic Tree had noticed them already and already launched its counter attack.

It merely did it silently.

“We only have a minute, and I’ll explain to you how to handle the Golden Demonic Tree. Both of you must listen carefully, unless you want your souls to be trapped within the that Golden Demonic Tree.” He replied.

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