Chapter 73 - 73: A beautiful forest

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Just as he was about to dismiss the entire ordeal as a waste of time, Grey turned—and his breath hitched. His fingers trembled, a cold shiver running down his spine despite the heat around him. The sight before him was nothing short of unnatural, something that should not exist. His pupils constricted, his heartbeat hammering against his ribs as an unexplainable sense of dread settled over him. "What the hell…?!" He shouted as in front of him behind the volcano, Grey could see forests and they weren't like the forest he came from, this forest, the trees were looking so fresh and beautiful and not partly dead like the one he came from. This forest had beautiful leaves and young thick looking trees intertwining and woven together beautifully with birds perching on the trees while some animals that didn't look like beasts were seen running around happily without any worries. Unlike the forest were Grey came from that was filled with dangerous beasts that would try and harm any human who walked in with partly dead, broken trees, this forest was so beautiful almost looking a garden. 'There was something as beautiful as this here? But how?' Grey thought as he looked at the volcano then back at the forest, then back at the volcano before he looked back at the forest again. "More importantly, how is the volcano not affecting the forest? It looks so beautiful and untouched as if there's no withered leaf on the trees." He mumbled as he stared harder from his floating position. 'I need to get a better look and hopefully, I can even bring Jesse here one day to admire this beautiful forest.' he thought and then he flew at tremendous speed heading towards the forest using his wind magic. And it didn't take less than a minute before he got to the forest and in a flash, he landed in the middle of it causing a huge gust of wind almost like when he uses 'Aerius' to hit the trees uprooting the weaker trees and causing a few leaves to fall off while the animals in the forest scurried away in fear. "Woah! Look at those beautiful and delicious looking fruits." Grey said excitedly. "I'm sure mum and Jesse would love them." He was just about to take a step when his brows furrowed as he closed his eyes while turning around slightly. "The mana here…" He thought as his eyes snapped open with a widened expression on his face. "The mana here is much more abundant than the other side of the volcano and it feels…" he mumbled as he closed his eyes more to get the feel. "Purer!" he said as he opened his eyes looking around. "Why does this place feel different than the other side? More like I'm in another planet." "Whatever! Those fruits look to be calling me. I need to determine first if it is safe to eat before taking some back home." Grey said excitedly as he took several steps forward towards a big tree off to his side and he stretched his hands to reach a red fruit hanging over a branch when his eyes widened while his head looked straight ahead. Sёarch* The NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "This is…" he said and then swirling his wind magic around him, he flew off the ground and jumped off to the side just in time as arrow was seen coming from behind him and piercing the tree he was admiring fruits from. "An arow?!" he mumbled in surprise as he turned to look around when he suddenly saw several arrows heading for him from above that it almost cast a shadow over him. "What the hell?!" He exclaimed as he quickly struck the ground beneath him with his hands. "Earth magic! Earth wall." Immediately, a huge wall of Earth was raised in front of him blocking the arrows. "Using the natural Earth would not take much of my mana than casting Earth from thin air… This should ho…" he stuttered as he could see the wall suddenly disintegrating as if acid was poured in it as it began sizzling and since he was still connected to the Earth in front of him, he could still feel the barrage of arrows hitting it. And in a split second, the Earth shattered into hundred pieces as Grey was seen surrounding himself with wind magic and jumping back avoiding the arrows. He could still see the arrows being sent his way from nowhere which made him panic slightly. "Darn! Doesn't whoever is firing the arrows get tired?!" He shouted as using his wind magic, he was dodging the arrows skillfully while moving back to the extent his back hit a tree behind him while the arrows were still coming. "Shit!" He said and then he swiftly jumped back behind the tree in time as the arrows landed in the ground, the exact spot he stood on. Hiding behind the tree, Grey was trying his hardest to calm his widely beating heart while his body was still flowing with wind magic but then, he noticed something. "It's quiet?! I can't hear any arrows barrage." He mumbled as he peeped behind the tree when he saw an arrow almost pierce his eyes but quickly pulling his head back behind the trees, he avoided it. "Huh? I didn't hear the arrow hit the tree?!" He mumbled as he looked back behind the tree and he could see the arrow floating mere inches away from the tree and noticing Grey, it was about to move when he quickly pulled his head back. 'That means the people controlling the arrows do not want to hit the trees or forest.' he thought as he looked in front of him to see rows of trees in front of him. 'But I can't keep hiding here forever! And I can't attack them especially since I can't see them.' "Demon! Show yourself now!" Grey heard a voice shouting from way over towards where the arrows were coming from. 'Demon?' Grey thought when he decided to dismiss it. "I will show myself if you promise not to attack me! Besides, I'm here in peace." Grey said and then the whole place suddenly became quiet. "Fine! We accept!" The voice said again. Not believing them totally, Grey popped his head a little to see that the floating arrow was no longer there and then bringing his hand forward, he quickly pulled it back expecting a rain of arrows but there was none. Taking a deep breath, he walked forward revealing himself from beneath the tree while raising a small mound of Earth beneath his feet just in case of showers of arrows but there was none. 'I guess they are adhering to their words.' Grey thought and then from behind the forest over to the other side, he could see dozens of beings walking forward with bows and arrows in their hands and a stern look on their faces. 'Huh?! Why do they look different from humans?' Grey thought in surprise. ____________ {A/N} I'm sorry guys for the one chapter per day release rate, I'm trying to stockpile chapters for March magus Supremacy's first MGS month... I promise that from March, I will increase my chapter release rate... Also, there will be a five chapters mass release on 1st of March guys... Be prepared for an epic battle and plot twists ????

Chapter 73 - 73: A beautiful forest

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