Chapter 77 - Ring of fire (2/2)

When we were all done getting the crystals, we started to make our way back towards Slyvia. Suddenly, a creaking noise could be heard, I looked around and a tree was falling between the two of us. The tree slammed to the ground blocking the path between Me and Gary and the rest of the group.

Then the trees suddenly were lit ablaze. They were on fire. As I turned around, I could see that multiple trees had fallen and were on fire. The trees completely surrounded us and now I and Gary were in a circle of fire.

”Slyvia the whistle!” Martha shouted

”It's broken.” Slyvia cried.

”Just go back and get help!” Gary shouted.

The reason Gary had shouted that wasn't because of the fire. Currently, there were three people stood in front of us with high levels of beast equipment. They were covered head to toe in armour while each wielding a different weapon. One had a sword in his hand the other was spinning a chain with a blunt weight at the tip and the third one a pair of daggers.

They all had one thing in common though. Their faces were completely covered by a Red mask only allowing slits where their eyes where. They had clearly caused the fire and wanted to keep me and Gary in here.

If we told the others it would only worry them more.

”Do you think it's the dark guild?” Gary asked.

I scanned them with my Dragon eyes but they didn't show signs of being infected by the shadow plague.

”Whoever they are, they're strong.”

The man with the sword quickly jumped at me striking from above. I lifted up my arm to block ready to attack him with the other but I could feel the blade slicing through my gauntlet. I quickly pulled my arm away and stepped back away from him.

The fact that his blade managed to slice through my gauntlets meant one thing. His blade was a higher tier, this was bad.