D. Chapter 05
We are left with eleven people. Nagu took the leadership. We started to communicate and plan. Suddenly...
*Menacing roar*
A demon beast must have perceived our presence in the forest. One of the archers perceived the movements of a beast rushing to our direction.
We quickly moved to a more open area.
The mages started chanting together and a hard mud wall rose from the earth protecting archers and mages. Gaps were made into the wall for our comfort. They continued chanting.
We archers took our positions, the arrows on the string, prepared to shoot.
Nagu stood outside the wall, leaning closer to me. Other swordsmen unsheathed their swords and stood ready to fight.
The mages put a blue magic barrier around us. Still chanting and increasing the defence of the barrier every second.
*Roar*
We could feel the vibrations from the earth as the demon beast got closer. It's frightening roar made the atmosphere more tense. Silence filled the air.
Pushing the trees aside, a ten metres demon beast dashed towards us. Its huge body bent the trunks of those trees. It roared with an ear deafening sound and collided with the magic barrier.
The beast was stopped by the magic barrier and fell down from the impact.
The barrier was dented and cracks could be seen spreading at the point of impact on the barrier. The mages gave up on the barrier and started chanting offensive spells.
The appearance of the beast could be seen clearly now. It's a tall, reddish brown coloured beast. Its sharp and extended claws dug into the earth. It's green eyes are scary to look at. There are no ears. And it looks like there are a million teeth in its mouth. There are many creepy dots, more like holes on its body.
We archers drew the arrow and aimed at its eyes, as of now we don't know any of the vital areas of this beast. The arrows were fired,aimed at its eyes. They pierced its eyelids but the thick eyelids stopped the arrows from hurting its eyes.
The swordsman swiftly moved towards the sides of the demon beast. The demon beast got up and shook its head. It saw the swordsman moving to its side and started attacking them.
" It's spalu, a water element demon beast. Careful with the holes on its body." Nagu shouted and informed us about the demon beast. And then he said, " Try to trap and bind it."
He then moved towards its back.
The other swordsman became alert and they moved towards its neck and some to its back.
The mages released their attacks now. A huge wind blade cut at the demon beasts head. The demon beast sensed danger and shot water from its mouth towards the direction it sensed danger from.
The water broke the barrier and continued towards the wind blade. The wind blade slashed the water pumped at it into two parts but failed to cut through the water coming at it with high pressure. The water hit the top of the mud wall and stopped. A part of the top of the mud wall was chipped off.
Two mages paired together and used a lightning spell. Red lightning flashed among the clouds. Thunder sound deafened our ears. The swordsman moved away from the demon beast. The demon beast felt an impending danger. Water vapour,then water is released from the holes on the body of the demon beast. The water covered the demon beast like a shield. The demon beast rushed to dodge the lightning.
The red lightning struck the demon beast. It straight out penetrated the water shield and hit the demon beast. The top of the demon beast was charred and blood started dripping from the burnt area.
We aimed at the burnt area and shot at the place where the demon beast was bleeding with arrows reinforced with magic.
The demon beast was enraged after being hurt and annoyed by the constant harassment from the arrows fired at it. It went crazy and started madly shooting water with high pressure through the holes on its body. The swordsman started dodging the attack of the demon beast.
The last mage was chanting to reinforce the mud wall all this while.
The three other mages listened to Nagu and started chanting a binding magic spell together.
I drew the arrow, aimed at its burnt area where it is soft to penetrate and imbued the arrow with wood magic "Sap Vines". The demon beast was charging at the swordsman, it wasn't still.
I waited, cleared my mind and concentrated. A chance. I fired the arrow at the burnt area.*Zfff* It sliced the wind and penetrated the bleeding back of the demon beast.
The demon beast cried when the arrow started sapping magic energy from the demon beast. Vines started to grow and bind the demon beast.
I tried to fire more arrows imbued with "Sap Vines" at it.
The demon beast used water magic from the holes on its body and tried to cut off the vines. More arrows were shot and the arrows from Hala's bow started to sap energy from the demon beast. Other archers continued to damage the demon beast.
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Nagu was dodging at the back as the demon beast madly attacked its opponents.
He saw the efforts of Hala to bind the demon beast and smiled.
Nagu became serious and followed the movements of the demon beast. He chose the timing and slashed horizontally at the knees of the demon beast's back left leg. The sword blade sliced through the knee easily.
The flames from the blade spread to the demon beast and started to burn the flesh and blood of the demon beast.
The demon beast's back leg is mutilated within seconds and the beast's leg falls off from its body.
He continued to slash at its other legs. The other swordsmen who were astonished immediately aid him and used sword energy attacks on the neck of the demon beast.
Hala's arrows binded the demon beast with vines and continued to sap the magic energy from the demon beast. The vines blocked the water attacks from the demon beast.
The mages completed their chant and a rock prison rose from the earth and captured the demon beast within. The rock prison started to contract.
Nagu jumped into the sky, lifted his sword overhead and slashed at the neck of the demon beast. The power and energy from the slash spread and cut the huge neck of the demon beast.
The demon beast was killed.
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