Underground City

After all the ashes passed through the tree, the tree itself shook. It twisted its body, and the part where they could exit was sealed off by the wrinkles made by the spinning of the tree.

Elliot turned around to see his friends have the exact same facial expression he had. Confused and worried.

"What in the actual hell just happened?" Elliot asked out loud. "The zombies were fwooped and they were sucked into that tree."

"That magic was incredible," Lance said. "It's range was vast. The person who casted that spell must be someone that's here with us or maybe they're watching from far away."

Guan Yin pointed her spear above them. "I think I know how it sees everything."

She was pointing at a large swan that was flying above them. It was the size of a wagon and it was flapping its wings while maintaining its height in the air.

"That swan must be a ward," Lance said. "It's spying on us."