Chapter 212 - The Escape (2/2)

”I want to see who it is Adrianna,” said Fleur, becoming curious.

”No!” said Adrianna sharply. They could have easily gone out to attack the person who was there, but that would attract the attention of others. Who knows how many of them are lurking around?

”Then do we keep hiding here and wait for our own doom?” asked Fleur, becoming both impatient and agitated.

Suddenly, there was a rustle of leaves and some movement. All of them become quiet and stood still without breathing. Only the sound of the rain could be heard. Another flash burned through the sky and the area was lit up for a few seconds.

From her hiding space, Fleur could see a wizard on his broom through a bunch of leaves. He was frantically looking around to search for the movement that his informant had reported. Fleur remembered that he was one of Cy's men who had defected to be on Cy's side. Fleur held her breath as she watched him because he had come very close to them.

He scanned the jungle in front of him and started to move amongst the dense bushes, cutting them with the knife he had in his hand. His knife was sharp and was cutting through thick stems like butter. When he had cut through a good amount in one direction, he turned around and started cutting through the plants in the other direction.

When he turned around, the first thing Adrianna did was to cast an invisibility spell around the three of them. ”Invidespectus,” she whispered as the spell immediately took effect. Then, she closed her eyes and focused on the coppery light inside her stomach. She brought a thin thread outside and opened her eyes. Her eyes had become golden yellow. The change in atmosphere around Adrianna frightened Fleur. She had never been up close enough to see Adrianna's change in eye color before.

In a low voice, Adrianna ordered, ”When I say so, open the portal.”

”Okay,” she agreed.

Adrianna closed her eyes and slowly lifted her hand in front of her. She curled it into a fist and then brought it close to her heart. She quietly kept it there for a second before suddenly throwing her fist out towards the west. There was a loud boom in that direction as a bolt of lightning escaped from the clouds and hit the ground below.