Damned!
We've run into demons!
Seeing Eyer being dragged into the forest by a huge hand, Rocky knew that the owner of that hand must be a demon!
This left him no choice but to not even consider staying to inspect closely; he immediately took to the skies and flew towards the edge of the forest!
Rocky was now completely different from when he had arrived; he had come to this part of the forest empty-handed, but now he possessed the hugely important discovery of the Mana Rune—he did not want to engage with a demon under these circumstances.
Rocky had just seen a glimmer of hope for the future; he couldn't just die cluelessly at the hands of a demon.
Moreover, he was currently holding a large cloth bag in his left hand and a box on his right shoulder; how could he fight?
But fortunately, he was wearing the Void Magic Armor, and the greatest advantage of the armor was its ability to fly. As long as he could fly, he was relatively safe, so Rocky immediately took to the air.
However, just as he had risen into the air, a furious roar suddenly emanated from the forest below.
"ROAR ROAR ROAR!! ROAR ROAR ROAR!!"
The sudden roar was like a thunderclap, making Rocky's head buzz and even causing him to experience ringing in his ears.
"What is that… Could this be a demon…"
Turning his head to look down at the forest, Rocky was utterly shocked.
Just one roar had given him a splitting headache; it was unimaginable to Rocky how such a terrifying scream could come from any creature. How powerful must a monster be to emit such a dreadful sound?
Is this the strength of a demon?
Rocky had never actually seen a demon, so his understanding of demons was still limited to what he'd read in books. This made him suddenly remember Liliya's words; that is, a demon's terror was far beyond imagination and one must never be careless, even when wearing the Void Magic Armor.
Now, it seemed he knew too little about demons and, although he had been mentally prepared, this preparation was clearly insufficient.
He must leave immediately! Right now!
If demons were truly this powerful, Rocky knew he couldn't linger in this forest; even wearing the Void Magic Armor might not save his life.
Thus, he didn't hesitate to increase the speed of his Void Magic Armor and quickly flew towards the perimeter of the forest. Once he reached where the skyship was stationed, he could return to Thunderhawk City.
However, to Rocky's surprise, as he rapidly escaped through the air, another roar boomed from the forest below, followed by a large swath of trees continuously falling over.
"Is it catching up?"
As he flew at high speed towards the outer edge of the forest, Rocky looked down at his feet; he soon saw that the trees below were continuously toppling. Although he was too high to see clearly, he could still make out a massive figure chasing after him.
This figure was immensely huge, roaring furiously and charging wildly, causing the trees in its path to fall like wheat!
Without a doubt, this massive figure was a demon, and not only was it chasing Rocky, but its speed was also no slower than his!
"Damn!"
Realizing that the demon below was chasing him and that its speed was no slower than his, Rocky became frantic, because this development meant that even if he successfully escaped the forest and met up with Liliya, the demon would still catch up!
At that time, he could rely on the Void Magic Armor to hide in the air, but what about Liliya and the others? Facing such a terrifying demon, the five skyships might be destroyed before they could even take off!
"I must shake off this monster!"
With this thought, he gritted his teeth and directly increased the speed of the Void Magic Armor to the maximum.
In an instant, the speed of the Void Magic Armor's flight in the air sharply increased, finally creating some distance from the demon chasing through the forest.
But just then, the demon in the forest roared angrily again, and a large tree suddenly flew up into the air like a javelin!
"Damn!"
While flying at high speed, Rocky only felt a gust of wind from behind. Turning around, he saw the large tree flying towards him and quickly rolled to the side in the air, barely dodging it.
"That was close..."
Watching the thrown tree fly past him, Rocky felt a chill, realizing he had narrowly escaped being hit.
Yet, no sooner had he breathed a sigh of relief than more trees from the forest below soared into the air, one after another, like javelins aiming directly at him!
It turned out that after Rocky accelerated, the demon below did not give up. This fearsome creature not only continued the chase but also tried to knock him down from the sky.
In such a situation, Rocky did not even have a moment to breathe; dodging another tree, he immediately flew towards the edge of the forest without looking back.
Fortunately, he was flying in the air at full speed, so even though the demon relentlessly pursued him and kept throwing 'javelins' at him, he gradually managed to increase the distance between them.
Seeing the demon getting farther and farther away, Rocky finally allowed himself to relax. Although he never saw the true face of the demon, he fully understood how terrifying this creature was.
However, just when he thought he had escaped the danger, something unexpected happened!
Without any warning, his speed, which had been very fast, suddenly slowed down...
"Not good!"
Sensing a steep drop in the speed of the armor, Rocky was stunned for a moment, then cursed silently, realizing he had overlooked a critical problem.
The mana of the Void Magic Armor was almost depleted!
To shake off the demon, he had maintained the fastest possible speed of the Void Magic Armor, which had helped him distance himself from the demon. However, this high-speed flying had also accelerated the consumption of mana, and just a short time later, the armor's mana was critically low, nearly out of energy!
It was totally unexpected that the Void Magic Armor would run out of mana. Rocky suddenly realized he might really be doomed.
He was still far from the edge of the forest, and even if he managed to fly out of the forest at a slow pace, Liliya and the guards would have no chance against the demon relentlessly chasing him...
In an instant, Rocky felt utterly despairing.
He suddenly remembered something Liliya had once told him: "Relying too much on the Void Magic Armor could get you killed!"
At this moment, Rocky finally understood what Liliya meant. He knew far too little about the Void Magic Armor, not even knowing how to manage its mana, which led to this embarrassing and fundamental mistake.
At the same time, Rocky felt a deep malice from this world.
Because the mana rune he had discovered was precisely an invention that could break through the limitations of the magic stone, increasing the capacity of mana. Yet here he was, about to die due to a lack of mana in the Void Magic Armor, which felt like a cruel joke and made Rocky all the more unwilling to accept it!
He had just acquired this great invention of the mana rune, had just started adapting to this new world, and had just improved his relationship with Liliya!
Why was he so unlucky!
However, just when he was overwhelmed with frustration, a cannon sound suddenly came from afar, followed by a burst of explosions lighting up the forest below!
"What is..."
Watching the shells burst into flames in the forest, Rocky quickly looked into the distance, then saw a scene that moved him to tears.
Five skyships were slowly approaching him in the air, relentlessly bombarding the forest below!
Liliya!
Seeing Liliya standing on the bow of one of the skyships, Rocky truly felt moved to tears, grateful for the girl's timely arrival!