Chapter 47- Journey to Abelion

It was night and Sakura's crew were in the forest setting up their camp. If their journey goes smoothly, they should arrive at Abelion forest by tommorow noon.

Afret was cooking supper while Maggie and Coppelia were gathering firewood. Their safety wasn't also a problem because they have soldiers sent by Sakura's parents guarding them.

The next morning, they packed their things and began to continue their trip so they raised the Amulet family flag. It has the symbol of a pink Lily but it's leaves were violet.

After a few hours of traveling, the forest came to their sight. It emitted a magical aura and it's green trees sparkle like emeralds under the sunlight. As they were about to enter the forest, the ground cracked and an Ent appeared.

(Note: Ents are monsters that live in forests rich in magic. They serve as the forest's guardian and attach people who looks like they are about to chop down trees. Ents resemble a giant man made out of wood and vines. They are classes as S-class monsters because no one was able to defeat an Ent in the past.)

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Meanwhile,

"Sir, behind you!" Rhyle shouted at Kazuki.

Kazuki heard his warning and swung his scythe behind him slicing the bandit's body in half. They've been fighting bandits for over an hour not because they are strong but because they number over a hundred. The paladins who were guarding Kazuki raged when someone actually dared to harm their master.

When the thieves surrounded the carriage, Azazel instantly put up a barrier not to protect them but to make sure no bandit escapes. The barrier extends 300 meters in diameter so there are hidden archers. As soon as the leader announced the raid, paladins came out of the carriage and formed a shield wall with Kazuki, Rhyle, and Azazel in the center. The Silver wolves and riders that were following them in the forest took care of the archers. 30 hidden archers were found and killed while the rest who ran away got burned by the barrier. The only one left alive was the leader who begged for mercy.

"Please let me go! I promise to keep this a secret and surrender myself to the kingdom. I have a wife and a child so please reconsider" he said as tears started rolling down his eyes.

Kazuki felt pity and decided to summon Azrael. Since an angel can detect lies using light magic, Azrael will judge him if he's honest or not.

The moment he saw Azrael, the leader knew he was done for so he confessed his dishonesty. As a punishment for threatening Kazuki, he was beheaded right away.

After a long battle, they continued their journey to Abelion forest.

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Inside the forest,

"Run!" soldiers were running away from the Ent. It's green eyes were controlling the vines around them while it's wooden arm could extend up to 3 meters to catch it's victim. Since it is a nature type, Sakura's ice and wind magic is weak. Maggie's earth magic and Coppelia's nature spells can't harm it too.

One of the adventurers holding an axe successfully cut one of its legs but it keeps regenerating. The monster roared and pierced the adventurer's chest with it's hand. It then moved it's attention to Sakura who was trembling in fear.