"Human, stay out of our matters. You don't know what you're getting yourself into. This time doesn't concern you. And if you don't stay out of it, you'll die here as well."
The humans were rare on this Floor; however, the Triads still saw some humans. In fact, their Queen was hosting Liam. Through Liam, they managed to know some things about the humans, regarding the fact that they were not here for longer. They were just here temporarily.
The Triads also managed to find out that each of the humans possessed some superior strength and mysterious skills. That also explained to him why the tree caught on fire.
Despite knowing so much about Azekiel, the Triad wasn't scared. He still had confidence that he could kill Azekiel. He was inside a forest, which was the place where he was at his strongest. Moreover, even if Azekiel could light a few trees on fire, there was no way he could face hundreds or even thousands.
There was no advantage of him putting his life on the line for no reason.
"Climbers? Is that how Liam described us? Then again, he won't be wrong." Azekiel observed all the Trees that were coming to life. It was like the personal Army of a Triad.
No wonder this was the place that the Triad chose to ambush the Orcs. Outside the forest, he was going to lose all this advantage.
"I need to meet your Queen. But I know that she won't come, just because I asked her to. And unless she comes, I won't get what I want. That's why I need to get my hands dirty. Apologize in advance since you'll have to be sacrificed for my Goals."
Azekiel didn't want the Queen to come to him. At the same time, he didn't want her to know that it was a human who had called her. If she found out, it was evident that she was going to consult with Liam. And Liam was going to warn her. Moreover, Liam was going to be even more careful at that line.
Not only did he need to meet the Queen, but he also needed to meet her without letting her know that it was a human who did all this. The only way to achieve all that was to kill the Triad.
Once the Triad who was sent to kill the Orcs was dead, that was going to make the Triad Queen believe that the Orcs killed him. In her rage, she was most probably going to come herself to destroy the Orc Village. And if she didn't come, she was definitely going to send someone stronger than this guy.
Azekiel believed that all he needed to do was to kill whoever kept coming to the Village before it was ultimately the turn of the Triad Queen herself.
There was an even better possibility that he considered. After Liam found out that the Orcs were troubling the Triad Queen, there was a good chance that Liam was definitely going to come himself to destroy the Orc Village himself, to show off before the Triad Queen.
That was the best scenario since that removed all the third parties from between them, bringing Liam straight to him. All paths to Liam led through the death of this one Triad.
"Lia, take care of the trees," Azekiel commanded as he started running toward the Triad.
The Trees along the way kept appearing in his path; however, before they could attack, the strange restriction trapped them as well, keeping them trapped until Azekiel ran past them. Where Azekiel went, the Tree Soldiers couldn't attack him. It was as if he was the true Lord of the Tree Soldiers who couldn't defy his command by attacking him.
It was certainly a bit tiring for Lia to capture so many Tree Soldiers, especially in such quick succession. She was using her spells after a long time, and even though she was in her Spirit Form, they placed a lot of burden on her body.
Lia didn't even think about the burden. Instead, she was only excited. In her excitement, she was filled with energy. It was after a long time; she was going all out.
Also, since she didn't know if the effects of the apple were temporary or permanent, she wanted to use her spells to her heart's content since she wasn't sure if she was ever going to use them again.
Raphael stood behind Lia, slightly impressed at her strength. She was more than just a Witch. She was more like the Goddess of War with her skills. Her crowd control skills were not limited. And with her offensive skills, she was even more threatening.
The trees couldn't even get close to her before burning. However, Raphael also noticed some flaws in her spells.
'She can use her restrictions in a much larger range, but her flaming range is much smaller. She can only burn things within five meters from her.'
Even though Raphael was keeping an eye on the battle, he was also analyzing everything that was taking place around him, from the movement of Azekiel to the range of Lia.
As a Commander Level Angel, he was an expert in analyzing things. As the Commander, it was his responsibility to analyze the strengths and the flaws of his soldiers and to work on improving them. With that skill set, he tried to find ways on how he could improve the team of three even more, now that Lia could also fight.
He didn't try to interfere in the battle himself.
Watching the trees light into the fire and a stranger attacking the Triad, the Orcs were surprised as well. They didn't know who the person was or why he was helping them. However, they also decided to help him.
Their leader was dead, but the oldest Orc here took the command. He instructed an Orc to run ahead and help the man while they fought the Tree Soldiers. Now that the Triad was distracted, he believed that one of them could pass through, without being obstructed.
That way, one of them could fight with the Triad to help that human and to have his revenge.
Without having to worry about the Tree Soldiers, Azekiel kept inching closer to the Triad.
"Useless effort." The Triad shook his head in disappointment. "Fairies of the Forest! I, your faithful servant, need your help! Grant me your blessing!"
As soon as the Triad finished his chanting, the winds started increasing in speed. The grass in the forest started increasing in size, becoming thick vines that shot to Azekiel.
Azekiel noticed the change in the grass. Instead of running on the ground, he jumped ahead, straight to the Triad, with the distance between the two being only a few meters.
