Chapter 523: Forest of Punishment
Running away from me?!
[Running away from us?!]
"Like I’ll let you!"
The angry roar came with a surge of thick vines and roots. As if each of them had their mind on their own, they chased the retreating Spectre with a vengeance. Each time the Spectre’s shadow broke them, more would take their place, while the broken one regenerated.
It became apparent to the Spectre that the attack would happen endlessly unless they could destroy the source of power; yes--that human druid who somehow controlled the forest.
The Spectre had been coating themselves with their mana as protection against the hard leave projectiles, as well as moving their shadow to destroy the chasing vines and roots. But their energy was not boundless; just to escape from the forest, they might need to use every ounce of energy.
In that case, they shouldn’t try to escape.
Growling deeply in disdain, the Spectre made a sharp 180-degree turn, crashing themselves against the incoming roots. The condensed shadow energy created sharp propellers around their body that shredded the chasing forest. Using the wriggling roots and vines that were trying to regenerate, the Spectre ran back while charging their magic.
Tsk--they should have done it from the start instead of escaping. Should have just kept attacking the shed.
As if reading the Spectre’s mind, Valen shouted in anger. It wasn’t something comprehensible but sounded like a forest in the middle of a storm. It was the rumbling of a giant, and right after, the forest did feel like it was in a storm.
Or rather, the Forest turned into a storm.