Chapter 14

To felix's surprise, the fast glint turned into a ray of light pointing forward towards the fog, they couldn't see what the beam of light directly hitting, due to the foggy areas that block their sense of sight, they had no choice but to follow the beam that might possibly lead to the heart of the barrier.

"felix, what was that? Is there something in that direction?" Lina asked with curiosity.

"I don't know, just as the light beam shows up, the instinctive signs dissappeared suddenly, I also wanted to know what's In there" replied felix with seriousness displayed in his face while maneuvering the horse.

As there steeds trot slowly towards the north which where the beam of light direction of hitting was heading to. The more they went, the clearer the the scene of old ruins, cracked slabs, and broken statues, but the distance wasn't enough to determined what it was exactly. They were about to find out about the object where the beaming light goes when suddenly, a big tree ent with a Halloween pumpkin face appeared, it shows aggression towards the passerby and instantly attack felix which was the nearest with a bash of it's big and dark tree trunk.

"felix!!" shouted lina.

When felix's noticed it, his senses sharpens as his vision suddenly improved and his reaction speed doubled, even with the unnatural speed of tree trunk aiming for a vertical blow, he could still manage to evade it, he maneuver the horse into a fast movement as it gallop outside the attack range of the corrupted tree ent. Thankfully for felix, his chosen steed was fast enough to avoid the direct blow of the heavy trunk of a corrupted tree ent, the reason why the trunk didn't manage to hit felix is because of his special battle force and to how strong his mount can be.

After the tree trunk hit the ground, when lina saw felix avoided it, she breathe a sigh of relief and started to focus on counterattack it. She swings his sword coated with aura and slash the trunk, cutting the trunk to pieces using a weapon enhanced with the power of her master's original aura cultivation technique.

Felix halt as he dodge to observe lina defeating the tree monster.

In a battle state, with his abilities drastically improved, since he used the golden dagger to block the heavy strike, he tried to block it with an aura inbued marchion but the trunk was accidentally chopped during the process.

"this golden blade is sharper than I expect it would" felix then engaged the big tree and easily cut through it's tough bark and penetrated into it's core. The other half of the mutilated tree fall to the ground. But the fight didn't end there yet, there is still 3 corrupted tree ent dark bark and zigzag shaped large mouth.

The other two was being dealt by lina and felix dealt with the other one. Although william somehow got used to his new body, the new power he obtained with this body is different than what he had in his previous life, the more he synchronize himself with Felix memories the more he becoming like Felix, as if the two became one.

This was his first time becoming faster and stronger but he didn't know such a strong technique has a side effect of energy draining and fatigue inducing because it uses the stamina as a medium or a fuel to perform such technique.

But due to lack of knowledge about his newfound power, he had used it in an inefficient way of swordfighting, he could barely cut the thick trunks of such tree as if the golden weapon he used is rather became dull.

Felix manage to defeat the monster using his experience from the past life, fighting wars and monster alike.

He look back worried at his company but she manage to defeat the enemy earlier than felix do swiftly slash onto the hard bark of the tree ent like cutting a butter.

She spoke showing her concern.

"felix are you alright?" she helped felix get up whom was still kneeling while catching his breath.

"I-i'm alright, thanks anyways"

"i-im not worthy of your praise" replied lina with a slight blush on her cheek.

"Lina, do you think I've grown weaker?" insecuredly said analyzing his recent battle, looking at the golden sword he used to defeat the horrific tree.

While thinking deeply about the recent event, he clenched hi fist with the dagger at the grip of his hand.

Unfocused in deep thoughts, he didn't manage to sense lina appearing at his back.

And lina slap his back while saying "get a grip, felix you can't act weak now that you are leader of this army"

"ouch, what was that for? I know that but-" but before felix could continue his words, lina interrupted him.

"I remember now, felix this is it, the entrance of the sealed gate, it was a dungeon so be careful not to fall on traps" she spoked after seeing a small passageway not far from where they are now.

"The sword do react in that place, i guess it guided us by the sword to the right path" he replied.

As we walk this vile forest following the light, the remnants of a some temple are as follow, we manage to arrive at a small cave hidden deep of the forest and where the traces of some ruins ends.

"well then shall we enter?"

"by your will, milord" Lina replied.

We entered the small cave, this cave seems to contain a lot of seamless translucent crystal, it's more like a mine every part of this cave seems connected to that thing deeper in the cave, a few minutes pass since we last walked the entrance of the cave, we found a dead end.

"huh, a dead end? This can't be" just as Im about to express dissapointment, Lina pointed out something on the wall and said.

"Felix, look at the wall, isn't that carve in it can fit a dagger?"

Now that I look at it, it does seems like this dagger at my hand can perfectly fit in it.

In my memories, this cave was a demon sealing temple and contain inside was vast network of sealing formation that covered the entirety of the dual territory, now that i have come of age and marchion has chosen me, only the light of marchion is the key in opening this entrance as I am chosen by the sword, i have to undo the seal that prevent anything from entering. There's only a little time till the magic crystal in this cave became exhausted we don't have much left to prepare.