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Chapter 51 - CHATER FORTY FIVE: THE CANNIBALS

The trio stared at the woman as they gulped nervously; the blood-red aura surrounding her devoured everything it touched.

But what made Seraphina frown was the woman's jaw. It was wider than normal. Her wide teeth, as sharp as fangs, protruded from her mouth.

"Cannibals..." Aclhys mumbled while she clenched her fists.

"She is also a master," Seraphina added while narrowing her eyes at the woman. She knew it; she knew the woman was stronger than the goblin she had just fought and might be even stronger than her.

The cannibal woman stared at the trio; she totally ignored the goblins, who tasted like shit.

The goblin army stood still in fear as they saw the woman. The goblin master, who had arrived near the trio, gulped his saliva as he looked at the woman.

His limbs shivered while his jaw rattled in fright as he recalled the incident he had with cannibals and how they killed and ate everyone among his comrades.

K-KRAAA

It roared as it barked orders at the frightened goblin army. They had to move fast and reach the city to alert the defenses.

The woman glanced at the receding goblin army; she might have thought they tasted like shit, but would her people think that way? Well, unfortunately for the goblins, the answer was no.

RAAAAWR

RUMBLE RUMBLE

At her roar, the ground began to tremble, and William could see some trees falling in the distance behind the cannibal woman.

A few moments later, an army of cannibals crawled through the forest. They stopped behind the woman and stared at the trio and the goblins, with drool coming out of their mouths.

They emitted a fierce aura like the woman at the front but were less potent than hers; it didn't make them any less dangerous, though.

GULP

The trio gulped in fear as they saw the cannibals... every one of them was emitting the aura of an expert.

"Call Mother immediately!" William roared at Seraphina. He really didn't want to, but the situation forced his hand. Just Achlys and Seraphina alone could never take on that massive force.

Seraphina immediately took the artifact that Aquila gave her and pressed the red button on top of it.

She then turned toward William and nodded while saying, "I have pressed it, but there is a problem. It will take Lady Aquila a few minutes to reach us."

William's and Achlys's faces turned grim at her words. Fight those monsters for a few minutes! There was no way; they were overwhelmed in quality and quantity. But they had to; they had no choice.

"Seraphina, can you stall that cannibal woman until Mother arrives?" William asked while turning to the cannibal woman. His mind went into overdrive as he recalled Carina's lessons on how to fight against a stronger enemy.

Seraphina, too, turned to the cannibal woman and assessed her, "I will try," she muttered, somewhat embarrassed. She wanted to seem powerful in front of William. But, she wasn't sure if she could win against the cannibal leader.

William nodded his head solemnly and turned to Achlys, "We both will take care of the remaining cannibals."

""ABSOLOUETLY NOT!!"" Both Seraphina and Achlys yelled in unison as they whipped their heads toward William.

"William, you are still an apprentice, and no matter how strong you are, you cannot take on an expert," Achlys reprimanded him.

"No I-"

RAAAWR

But as William was about to interject, the cannibal woman roared at them, angry for having ignored her.

RAAAAAAAAWR

At her roar, the cannibal army at her back stood up on their two feet; their bodies made a popping sound as they stood up, and they glared at the trio and the receding goblin army at their back.

RAAWR

The woman roared once again, making the cannibal army at her back rush toward the trio.

"Shit!" Seraphina cursed as she stood in front of William in a protective stance; Achlys also went into a protective stance.

William looked at both the girls in front of him with a frown on his face. He bit his lip in frustration as he was, like always, being a bother to everyone.

He knew he was special and would always get special treatment from everyone. 'Hah! I am not special! How can I be special when I cannot look after my own life!?' William screamed internally.

Not knowing about William's internal distress, Seraphina turned toward Achlys and yelled, "No matter what! He must live!"

Achlys nodded her head in agreement and muttered, "Even if it means our death, I will make sure that he lives!"

William's eyes widened at the girls, his heart beat quickened as his amethyst eyes stared at the back of his fiancées, 'Why are they sacrificing their lives for me?'

'I am not that special!' he roared inwardly. He then turned toward the oncoming army of flesh-eating cannibals.

He watched as the cannibal army reached the trio. Seraphina quickly raised her hand, materializing golden lances and swung her hand down.

FWOOSH

The three golden lances, hurled toward the cannibal army, turning into a streak of light.

SLASH SLASH SLASH

It slashed through the cannibal army, but only killed a few.

William's eyes watched in horror as some of the cannibals stopped and ate their dead comrades right there.

RAAAWR

The remaining cannibals who were near the corpses fought for spots with the ones eating their dead comrades, while the cannibal leader narrowed her eyes at Seraphina.

BOOM

It stomped its legs on the ground, creating a crater, and rushed toward Seraphina.

BANG

"ACK"

BOOM

The cannibal woman punched Seraphina in the gut, sending her flying like a broken kite.

Achlys immediately got in front of William. Her limbs quivered as she stared at the woman. She knew she would have died if that punch had landed on her. But still, 'I have to protect him. He can't die here,' Achlys mumbled inwardly as she resolved her will to protect him.

The cannibal woman turned toward Achlys with her monstrous grin returning to her face. She raised her hand to punch Achlys too, but

BANG

"That hurt, bitch," Seraphina muttered as she kicked the cannibal woman. But her face contorted in pain when she felt her leg ache. 'That damn woman is too strong'

The cannibal woman only slid a few steps from her position. She looked up at Seraphina with her usual grin plastered on her face.

RAAAAWR

The woman roared. The cannibal army stood still for a moment at her roar; their usual grins disappeared while they looked at the trio as if someone had stolen their food.

They then turned toward the goblin army, which by now had already distanced itself from the cannibals quite a bit.

They ran toward the goblin army, ignoring the trio whom their leader had his eyes on.

'Magic arts: Light Shield,' Seraphina mumbled inwardly as she began to use her magic arts.

A golden dome of light began to form around William, protecting him from the cannibal woman. He turned toward Seraphina with tears in his eyes while his mouth drooped low.

"I am sorry," Seraphina mumbled as the dome closed itself around William.

She then turned toward the cannibal woman with a heavy heart. She knew William didn't like to be dead weight and that is why he had come to train here, to get powerful. But this was not the time.

She then turned toward Achlys and said, "Guard the dome." To which Achlys nodded; she knew that she too couldn't help and could only pray that Aquila comes fast.

She then turned toward the cannibal woman and muttered, "Let's fight, bitch!"

'Magic Arts: Gungnir'

A majestic spear of light materialized in Seraphina's hands. It was nine feet tall; it had runes stitched on its slender body, with a sharp blade adorning its top. Its blade had the symbol of a man sitting with two crows on his shoulders.

She then pointed her blade at the cannibal leader, who still didn't move from her place and just stared at Seraphina. Her grin changed a little as if she were amused by Seraphina's actions.

Seraphina gritted her teeth in anger; she could feel the mocking gaze of the cannibal leader, 'Calm down, I don't have to kill her. All I have to do is stall until Lady Aquila arrives!'

'Spear Arts: Divine Thrust'

She then thrust the spear toward the cannibal leader, who now had placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest as if to taunt Seraphina.

WHOOSH

The spear in Seraphina's hands glowed brightly and let out a laser beam of light from its tip.

BOOM

The laser beam of light hit the cannibal leader right in her chest with devastating force. The ground beneath the cannibal woman cracked due to the sheer force of Seraphina's attack.

But still, the cannibal woman didn't stop grinning; in fact, her grin widened even more as she relished Seraphina's shocked face. She liked watching her food drown in despair before they get eaten by her.

BOOM