What was in front of the gate was a monster with a form even worse than that giant bird.
The monster is a combination of several human bodies that are united by being sewn by something like tentacles, or roots. The human bodies showed a look of terror. Their eyes and mouths opened wide as if their souls were being forcefully ripped out before they had a chance to scream or realize what was happening.
What was in the middle of the bodies was a red flower. With a center that looks like the eye of a beast.
"AAAAA!!!"
Another terrified scream came from the throat of everyone who saw the monster. Unfortunately, they were already close enough to the gate for the monsters to launch an attack.
Brown tentacles that looked like plant tendrils shot from behind the bodies of the poor humans toward them.
*CRAATT!*
*CRAATT!*
*CRAATT!*
...
Blood splashed in all directions as the brown tentacles pierced the people's bodies. Then the tentacles pulse and move to pull them towards their main body and attach their bodies to the bodies of the dead ones.
Eve fell to her knees in despair. When she thought they had almost escaped death, it turned out that they were even closer to a more certain death.
"Get up!" Arty tugged Eve's limp hand. She no longer had the strength to stand up.
However, Arty did not give up on pulling her. She struggled to pull Eve amidst the panicked students and teachers until they finally arrived at a classroom on the lower floor.
Arty kicked open the door and pulled Eve inside. After that, she pulled the table and chairs to block the door.
Arty stepped back from the door. She could hear the sounds of death screams, crashing, and the sound of organs being torn apart.
'So it's this horrible, huh.'
Arty recalled a description of the disaster that started Magic's awakening in a world that had never known Magic before.
She heard that many bad things were going to happen. The madness that will attack people, animals, and plants that will turn into monsters and so on.
Arty already knew it had to be pretty bad the first time she heard it. But when she experienced it by herself Arty felt her whole body vibrate with fear. This was far worse than what she had heard.
However, Arty knew that everyone other than her felt a sense of fear that was far worse than her. At least, she already had an idea of ??what was going on and had received Magic training to prepare her for all of this.
Arty took a deep breath to calm her down. She could already feel the Magic within her body. She only needed to control it to be able to use that Magic to defend herself.
*BANG!*
Suddenly there was a crash at the door which made Arty flinch. Eve who was behind leaning against the wall also filed and cried louder.
*BANG!*
The breakthrough happened again. Arty thought that the monsters outside had finished killing everyone outside and sensed their presence in this room. And they set her and Eve as their next targets.
Arty reached inside her. She was trying to get a grasp of the Magic that was in her body.
One part of the door shattered, broken down by a claw that she recognized. The claw kept moving to tear the wood on the door even wider. And finally, Arty could see the beak through the hole in the door.
"A-Arty... are we going to die?" Eve asked in a trembling voice. Arty was the one who could answer her questions at this time because she was still focused on getting her Magic.
'Come on! Come on! Come on!'
And then, Arty felt something snap inside of her. She finally got it.
Arty felt the power of Magic coursing through every inch of her body. But the problem now is how she uses it to fight.
'Maybe I can will it to strengthen my body?' Arty thought.
The hole in the door got wider. Until finally the claws of the giant bird ripped open pieces of wood on the wood, allowing Arty and Eve to see again the shape of the terrible bird's head.
Arty will the Magic in her body to strengthen all her limbs. She won't die here after all the training she's put in.
Arty gritted her teeth. Then mustered all her strength to push the giant bird out while making a pushing hand motion.
*WOOSHH!*
A powerful force pushed the giant bird's face and made it topple backward several times.
A grin appeared on Arty's face. She can do it! That means she can do more!
Arty suddenly felt the courage and urge to fight stronger than before. All the fear she felt earlier disappeared to be replaced by a feeling of excitement.
Arty jumped out through the hole created by the giant bird. The grin was still on her face.
The giant bird got up again by flapping its wings.
Arty picked up a rock lying on the ground with both hands. She ran towards the bird and cast Magic into its hands.
The bird lunged at her. But Arty was also prepared to throw the rock with a hand that had been enhanced by Magic.
*SYUUUSHH!*
The stone shot from her hand with incredible force and smashed into the bird's beak.
*CRACK!*
The rock Arty threw shattered the bird's beak and it continued to hit its head.
The bird collapsed with a disturbing scream.
Arty did not waste the opportunity. She picked up another stone and then ran towards the bird's head.
Arty kicked off the ground and shot into the air. She came down raising a rock and smashed the bird's head with tremendous force.
*CRAATTT!*
The giant bird's blood and brain fluid spread in all directions. It still had the energy to flap its wings for a few moments. before finally stopping completely.
The gigantic bird monster is dead at Arty's hand.
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