19 Blazing Hell (1/2)

”Bam, bam, bam.”

Rosalyn swang her hammer relentlessly against the opponent.

Branches extended themselves from the dryad blocking the gnome's strikes but also breaking in the process.

”Come on. Hahahaha. Keep going. I am not nearly satisfied yet.”

”Monster.”

Sylvan was at a loss. He had faced powerful warriors in the past, but not even the mightiest of them all was this terrifying.

What scared him weren't her skills. In fact, even though Rosalyn's strength and resilience were great, her technique was actually a little sloppy.

But the pleasure, this great happiness, which was transparent in her face deeply disturbed him. This was much more than just adrenaline intoxication.

With a sunken face he asked.

”How?! How can you enjoy fighting this much? Are you mad? People are dying here. Is this a joke to you?!”

Rosalyn smiled and simply said.

”You fear too much, little man. If you just stopped worrying, this would become a much more pleasant experience.”

She spoke this without any anger. In fact, her voice seemed to be filled with a certain degree of empathy and delight.

Evil sweetness filled the air, making Sylvan want to puke from pure nausea.

Green Thunder took this opportunity and slashed with its claws against the enemy's exposed legs.

”Ahh.”

With a grunt of pain, the treant hastily retreated.

”Evil creature. To think you almost defeated me.”

Sylvan smiled at her with confidence.

He was wounded and exhausted but at last his grand scheme was ready.

”Activate.”

With a simple hand gesture, his great formation was filled with mana.

....

Adan was overwhelmed.

Those ”fire walls” had racked havoc through the woods, producing new flames much more rapidly than expected.

Forget the laughable notion of helping directly with the fight. Just the task of keeping the group safe from the blazing inferno was proving to be herculean.

Just a little more pressure and he just might crack.

Then...

There wasn't even time to scream. The flames expanded quickly and the whole area became a massive pillar of fire reaching for the skies.

Both Adan and Rosalyn got swallowed immediately with no chance of fighting back.

....