?Kyle glanced down from the top of a towering tree, observing the two massive beasts chomping on strange blue fruits.
Haylee and Ris, the duo, sat together in their true forms above a broad stone bed, keeping a keen eye on the winged demi-human Sinon, a human girl, and two elves engaged in a battle against a group of (B)-Rank green frogs with black dots covering their bodies.
The area surrounding the stone bed was teeming with dirty water and countless tall thorny trees. Additionally, numerous low-ranked frogs were leaping out from the water, causing Sinon and his companions to be pushed back. Cursing under his breath, the demi-human retaliated by kicking one of the frogs, only to be caught off guard by another frog leaping at him from behind.
It was clear that Sinon and his companions were doing their best to escape, but their efforts were in vain as they found themselves encircled by the countless frogs.
Kyle pinched his nose in response to the stench wafting from the water, and the tiny phoenix sitting on his shoulder let out a disgusted groan.
-'Why are they even bothering to fight those slimy creatures? Ugh, it's so gross!'
'I am more surprised by Haylee... he is eating while watching the same slimy creatures.'
Bia blinked in surprise.
-'What about the lizard sitting next to him?'
'Well... let's not talk about him. After all, lizards do eat frogs, right?'
Bia's eyes crinkled with amusement as she noticed a hint of speechlessness in Kyle's voice. He was mocking the chameleon.
-'We have been keeping an eye on them for a while now. What's the plan? I wouldn't be surprised if the lizard tried to strangle you, given your not-so-good history.'
Kyle rolled his eyes and waved at the little phoenix.
'Go talk to Haylee so he can stop Ris in time. Right now, they're probably hiding from Sinon and the others. They don't know that I know their location because of the scent perception skill. Meanwhile, I will go help Sinon a bit.'
Bia unfurled her wings and soared away with a chuckle.
Kyle clenched his fists and eyed the dirty water with a groan.
'Let's try not to get dirty.'
In the next second, his body vanished into thin air.
At the same time, Bia's figure hovered above the boar. Ris's ears perked up, and he narrowed his eyes at the little beast.
"What's this tiny little bird doing here? Wait! Why is the bird so strong? Also, I feel like I have seen her somewhere."
Haylee hurriedly stopped the chameleon before he could grab Bia with his tail.
"Stop, I know her."
Bia released a relieved breath and landed on Haylee's shoulder. Immediately, she heard the boar's voice in her head.
'Why are you here?'
-'Kyle wants to talk.'
Haylee frowned when he saw Ris's interested eyes. The chameleon probably overlooked Bia's presence before because of Kyle, but now he was fully focused on her.
"Don't you dare do something funny."
Ris clicked his tongue and retracted his tail. On the other hand, Haylee hurriedly looked around.
'Where is Kyle?'
-'He's right in front of you.'
Haylee snapped his head up to stare at the figure that materialized inches away from the winged demi-human.
Sinon cried out and almost lost his balance mid-air, but he quickly regained his composure.
Bia shook her head with a sigh.
-'No one can get used to his sudden appearance.'
She unfurled her wings and left Haylee's side with a few more words.
-'I am leaving. Just stop the lizard in time if he wants to harm Kyle.'
Haylee slowly turned around to look at Ris, who was fuming when he saw Kyle's face.
"That bastard is here! So what if he's the one who asked the question master left behind? I'm going to break one of his legs!"
However, before he could throw caution to the wind and leap at Kyle, Haylee grabbed his tail with a chuckle.
"Let's talk a little, shall we?"
The chameleon's eyes widened.
"How dare you stop me? Do you want to fight? Haha, it's been a while, but believe me, it'll be as painful as before."
Haylee's forehead turned sweaty. He cursed under his breath and with all his strength, dragged Ris away so as not to disrupt the battle opposite them.
While the two beasts argued about whether they should break Kyle's legs or not, Kyle himself smiled and looked at Sinon's frightened face.
"What's up?"
The wings behind the demi-human fluttered as he looked at Kyle with hopeful eyes. The previous anger about almost falling into the water due to Kyle vanished into thin air.
"Kyle, it's good you're here. I'm dead tired. Help us out a little. We accidentally stumbled upon this place. Now, all we want is to retreat. But these annoying frogs aren't giving us a chance!"
Kyle opened his mouth to say that he would help, but under his dumbfounded gaze, Sinon flew away in the distance.
The demi-human stopped at a nearby tree and waved at Kyle before sprawling on a branch like a starfish.
Bia circled Kyle and said with utmost seriousness.
-'He sure knows how to dump his work on others.'
With a sigh, Kyle gazed at the human girl and two elves still fighting with the frogs. He waved his hand.
"I will distract the frogs."
The trio nodded, and in an instant, countless ice spears formed in the air. Kyle's eyes locked onto the frogs, and the spears shot out toward them with lightning-fast speed. The frogs cried out in surprise and scattered, trying to disappear into the water.
Kyle lowered his body and glanced at the trio behind him.
"Climb a tree."
The trio exchanged glances and without asking any questions, hurriedly climbed the nearby trees, just like Sinon.
Once they were at a safe distance, blue flames surged out around Kyle's body. The flames spread out on the water.
A few muffled cries of pain rang out in the air as the frogs in the water tried to flee in different directions, but before they could, the flames traveled in all directions, turning everything into ice.
