Valerian gazed at the sunlight seeping in through the periphery of the mushroom forest in the distance. He pointed at it with his tiny paw. "Myu~"
"Haha, that's right, Val." Adam gently patted Valerian who was sitting on his head. "We'll finally leave this place."
After spending a month in the neon mushroom forest, they were finally able to see some sunlight. Or at least, something that resembled sunlight. Naturally, they were very happy about it.
"Myu! Myu! Myuuu!" Valerian grabbed Adam's hair and started jumping excitedly.
"Yeah, don't worry. After we leave this forest, I'll take you to lots of nice places." Adam couldn't help but chuckle seeing the young dragon behave this way.
However, he couldn't blame him. After all, he too was very excited to leave the forest and explore the other areas of the secret plane. Both of them yearned to go on great adventures.
Suddenly!
Loud warning bells rang in the youth's mind and he sensed an incoming projectile in the detection area of his Sphere of Resonance. His eyes narrowed as he felt the projectile heading toward his head.
Adam hurriedly shifted his head to the side, but due to his sudden movement, Valerian who was sitting on his head, lost balance and fell down.
"NO!!!" He gazed into the young dragon's topaz eyes that looked back at him with confusion and a hint of nervousness.
Adam hurriedly reached out to grab Valerian and move him away from the incoming projectile's trajectory.
But he was too late.
THWOCK!
The mana-infused arrow accurately hit Valerian in the stomach, causing him to fly off into the distance, smash against the stem of a mushroom tree, and miserably fall to the ground.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})Adam's hand ended up grasping at nothing but empty air.
At that moment, the thoughts in the youth's mind went haywire and he stood there motionlessly in a daze. Then, he turned his head and glanced at the place where Valerian had fallen.
His lips parted, but no words came out. Tumultuous waves were rising in his heart, whereas his mind was in complete chaos. In a daze, he slowly made his way toward Valerian.
Meanwhile, in the distance, the elf cursed under her breath after having missed. She took out another arrow and nocked it. "Despicable human, I'll kill you today for what you did!"
Adam dropped to his knees and gazed at Valerian. Suddenly, life seemed to return in his dull eyes as his gaze landed on the young dragon.
"Myu…" Valerian was looking at him with tearful eyes while rubbing his stomach.
"Val, you…" Adam was filled with disbelief.
The mana-infused arrow that was shot at the little guy had already broken into pieces after coming in contact with him. But that's not what surprised Adam. He gently removed Valerian's tiny paw and looked at the area where the arrow had hit him.
No blood, no wound, nothing. Adam couldn't find even a scratch on Valerian.
'It… hurts…' Valerian sent a mental message while sobbing.
Adam's eyes reddened and tears streamed down his face as he gently grabbed Valerian and hugged him tightly. "You're alright! You're alright! Thank goodness, you're alright!"
THWOCK! THWOCK!
Two more mana-infused arrows shot from the distance and stabbed right into Adam's back, however, he didn't even react to it. He continued to tightly hug the young dragon and sob.
Never in his life had Adam felt such fear and trepidation!
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})For a moment, he had really thought that he had lost Valerian, his little brother. But seeing that the latter was fine, he couldn't help but be extremely relieved.
He warmly gazed at Valerian and wiped the latter's tears. Then, he gently said, "Val, go back inside, okay? I have to take care of something."
"Myu…" Sensing the anger bubbling inside Adam, Valerian meekly nodded and then went back inside the youth's spirit sea.
After Valerian had gone back in, Adam's gentle and warm expression gradually crumbled and was replaced by something extremely terrifying and sinister. His face contorted so intensely that he resembled a demon!
He slowly got to his feet, removed the arrows from his back, and threw them aside. Overcome by unbridled killing intent and fury, the large amount of mana and spiritual power involuntarily gushing out of him caused the air around him to distort.
Adam's bloodshot eyes darted around and finally landed on the elf in the distance. Then, he slowly made his way toward her, the anger in him rising with each step.
The sheer pressure released from his mana and spiritual power combined, caused the ground underneath him to crack with every step he took.
The elf, Mira, who saw Adam approach her, was struck by terror and instantly froze on the spot. Even though the youth was a hundred and fifty meters away from her, she could still feel the intense pressure from him.
A severe chill crawled down her spine and her body was covered in a layer of cold sweat. She couldn't help but think in absolute shock, Is… Is he really a Rank 1 Magus?!
Her heart screamed at her to turn around and flee. Something deep down told her that she was no match for this human and that she should run for her life. But the pride and arrogance in her made her unable to back down.
No, I must attack him while there's still some distance between us!
Mira gritted her teeth and her grip on her bow tightened. She glared at Adam while taking out two more arrows and shooting them at him.
"Die!"
However, before the arrows were even released, Adam had already cast a spell, causing green winds to materialize around his feet. And following that, he disappeared from the spot.
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Suddenly, a gust of wind blew around Mira, and the next moment, Adam appeared in front of her like a ghost.
Mira was dumbstruck witnessing such speed! It was impossible for a Rank 1 Spell to increase a Magus' speed by such a frightening degree. The only plausible explanation was that the Magus in question stacked the spell on top of his own physical speed.
Everything had happened so quickly that Mira didn't know what to do. She instinctively dropped her bow and grabbed the daggers from her waist. Then, she swung them at Adam's neck.
However, Adam effortlessly grabbed her wrists and then…
RIP!
He forcefully tore the elf's arms from her body.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!" Mira fell to the ground as she screamed in sheer pain and terror.
Blood spurted out from her sides and formed a puddle underneath her. Tears rolled down her face as she desperately dragged her body away from Adam.
"P-Please… forgive me!" She begged for her life. "I… made a mistake… Don't kill me—"
CRACK! CRACK!
However, her words got stuck in her mouth when Adam abruptly raised his foot and viciously stomped on her knees, instantly breaking them.
"AAAAHHHH—" Mira screamed even louder but suddenly Adam grabbed her by the face and lifted her, bringing her to his eye level.
Adam's face had contorted from unprecedented anger as he looked Mira in the eye. He recalled how Valerian had cried tears from getting hurt by this elf's arrow.
Thinking of that, something inside the youth snapped. He released unrestrained killing intent that caused the elf to suffocate.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you…
"Not yet."
