Lisa ran through the woods as fast as she could, her heart thumping louder and louder with every step she took. Although she had used a spell to increase her movement speed, the loud sound of hooves hitting the ground continued to close in from behind her.
"Shit!" She cursed under her breath.
Opportunities coexisted with danger.
She knew this. She knew this very well.
Lisa had taken a great risk to kill the white doe, and although she had succeeded, she had incurred the wrath of the beast's partner in the process.
The Megalodeer stood at a height of more than two meters. He had two pairs of antlers made of tree branches. They were sharp and menacing. The stag's eyes flashed with unbridled fury as he chased after its partner's murderer.
After listening to the desperate call of the doe, he hurried to her location. However, upon arriving, his partner was missing. All he could find was her partner's blood splattered on the ground.
Overcome by great anger, he followed after the human Magus. For her scent was as clear as day to him.
And now, he finally had the culprit within his sight.
With each passing second, the distance between them shortened. Realizing this, Lisa's heart sank. She could no longer escape even if she wanted to. Her only option was to face the Megalodeer.
So she hurriedly weaved a few hand gestures and skillfully performed a front cartwheel. The moment her hands touched the ground, a bright magic circle lit up underneath them. Following that, two thick earthen walls were erected between her and the stag.
Rank 1 Spell: Shape Earth!
However, despite seeing an obstacle appear out of nowhere in front of him, the stag didn't stop its momentum at all. It lowered its head and rammed its antlers straight through the earthen walls.
SLAM!
The walls were easily broken through as if they were made of fragile glass. Seeing this, Lisa's eyes flashed with fear and nervousness. Till now, she had always fought enemies whose strength was equal to her or weaker than her.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})But the Megalodeer was different. It was a minor level stronger than her. Now, because of the threat of death, she couldn't even think straight.
And as a result, she wasn't in the right state of mind to even cast a spell. All she could do was run in a zigzag manner between all the trees, trying to slow down her pursuer.
Calm down! Calm down! She took deep breaths, however, it did very little to compose her fast-beating heart.
Her biggest fear had come true. Not only was the Megalodeer now chasing after her, but it was also stronger than her! She surmised that its strength would be equivalent to an Organ Stage Magus.
Lisa knew that she wouldn't be able to take this magical beast down. Not without sufficient preparations at least. However, she didn't have that luxury at the moment.
All she could do was try her best to restrain the beast and escape. But then again, that was easier said than done.
However, she wouldn't give up! For if she did, only death awaited her.
Lisa's eyes narrowed and she gradually composed herself. She looked at the tall tree in front of her in the distance and formed a plan of action.
She rushed toward that tree and began to agilely climb its branches. At the same time, she weaved a series of hand gestures and sacrificed a few materials. However, before her spell had even materialized the stag had already slammed its antlers against the tree.
BAM!
The base of the tree was destroyed in an instant. However, Lisa had already anticipated this. By the time the tree started falling, a thick vine had already appeared in her hands.
She used the vine to quickly tie herself around the tree trunk, stopping her from falling off of it. With another resounding thud, the tall tree fell to the ground, destroying a few nearby trees in the process.
However, Lisa had managed to stably stand on top of the trunk. She looked at the humongous, white stag in front of her and taunted. "You looking for this?"
The next moment, she waved her hand and the corpse of the doe suddenly appeared and landed on the ground beside her.
Seeing the cold and lifeless body of his deceased partner, the stag let out an anguish-filled roar. The next moment, he gazed at Lisa through his bloodshot eyes and charged toward her, intending to kill her for what she did.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})As the stag climbed atop the fallen tree and started running on its wide tree trunk, bolting toward the teenager, the latter quickly weaved hand signs at lightning speed and then placed both her hands on the trunk.
A bright magic circle lit up below her hands and following that, a dozen arms made of wood grew from the trunk of the tree!
Rank 1 Spell: Timber Arms
Then, they wrapped around the stag's limbs and body, instantly restraining him on the spot.
ROAR!
The Megalodeer thundered at the top of its lungs, the wooden arms around its body slowly starting to break apart.
Seeing that she didn't have much time, Lisa weaved another round of hand gestures and sacrificed five small stones. Following that, five magic circles lit up above her head and from them, five orbs of mana materialized.
Rank 1 Spell: Magic Missile!
"Go!" Lisa pointed her hand at the stag, guiding her spell.
The five orbs of pure mana zoomed in on the beast in one straight line. One after another, the Magic Missile struck the stag on its forehead, causing the latter to bellow in pain.
Lisa knew that the Megalodeer not only had great defense, but had even greater regeneration. That was the reason she aimed all the Magic Missiles to hit one single point - the head.
She was still not done, however. She cast Magic Missile one more time and attacked the same area. Following that, she cast Poison Bolt, Frost Ray, and finally ended her attack with another round of Magic Missiles.
To secure the greatest chances of victory, she needed to go all out. She was against a powerful foe after all. By the time she was done, her mana reserves were depleted by more than two-
thirds.
She needed the rest of the mana to escape!
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})Lisa knew that the Megalodeer hadn't died, she was only able to buy some time. She looked at the cloud of dust that had gathered around the stag from the bombardment of her spells for only a moment before preparing to leave.
She didn't waste much time and hurriedly turned around and kept away the doe's corpse lying beside her back inside the ring.
Just as she jumped off the tree trunk and turned around to leave, the cloud of dust parted and the Megalodeer rushed out of it, his head bathed in blood.
Lisa's eyes widened in disbelief. She hadn't expected the stag to recover so quickly. Before she could even cast another spell to defend or escape, the stag had already appeared before her and slammed its antlers right into her body.
BAM!
The youth was swept off of her feet and flung tens of meters before crashing onto a tree and listlessly falling to the ground. The stag's antlers had stabbed straight through her left waist
As blood endlessly poured out from her gruesome injury, Lisa's vision slowly started to become blurry. In a daze, she saw the stag charging toward her, intending to finish her off.
Tears slid down her eyes as she heard the whispers of death.
Is this really it for me?
There were so many things that she hadn't accomplished, so many words that were left unsaid. Seeing the stag approach her, Lisa's eyes flashed with immense regret and unwillingness.
Please… I can't die yet!
I don't wanna die!
Suddenly...
THUNDER!
Blue lightning flashed in her vision and the next moment, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.
