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Trickster's smile vanished as he wiped the bloody saliva from his face and looked Damian in the eyes.
"You're quite daring, aren't you?"
An earth spear formed behind Trickster's back but before it could make a thrust, Damian's mouth was oozing out blood as the assassin's dagger pierced through his heart.
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My eyes widened.
'What… is that?'
I could see how Trickster's smile disappeared as he cleaned my bloody saliva from his face and stared me in the eyes. Wrinkles appeared on my forehead right after I found a perfectly formed spear-shaped earth behind his back.
'What is… happening?'
"You're quite daring, aren't you?"
I turned to him and abruptly slammed down his dagger that rushed at my heart. I shut my eyes when warm liquid splattered on my face.
I slowly opened my eyelids and a horrendous scene showed before me. Trickster's eyes were wide open and blood was pouring out from his mouth as my earth spear lanced through his heart.
My mind went blank. I didn't know what was happening right now. Did I just escape death? And what sight did I just see? Before I could think any further, I coughed a mouthful of blood.
I looked down when I felt a sharp pain in my upper abdomen and a dagger was planted there. It seemed I didn't fully block his attack.
I crawled to the side and pulled the knife out of my stomach. The red liquid was seen leaking from my wound and I forced myself to get up with the help of the tree by my side. I wished to stay and rest but I couldn't do that.
It would be nice if the reinforcements came, but what would happen if the assassins were coming instead of them? I didn't think I could fight them in my current state. I clutched my wound whilst walking staggeringly.
"Cough, cough!"
I puked another mouthful of blood and reached out to the nearby tree. Well, I might be able to close my wound with my Water Elemental but right now, I ran out of mana.
Honestly speaking, that was plausible but I would without a doubt end up fainting if I exhausted my Mana Core and I couldn't take that risk.
Also, it was not funny if I woke myself up in the underworld or another world. I have to stay awake no matter what.
"Cough, cough!"
I couldn't stop throwing up blood and my wounds kept bleeding. I felt dizzy, and my leg started to lose its strength. I had no idea, was it due to my blood loss or I was just dying?
However, a glimmer of hope lit up a bit of my spirit when I saw a marked tree bark with my blurred vision. I approached the tree with my wobbling feet and touched it.This was a sign that I engraved when entering the forest. I moved my limp legs to follow where they led me.
"Argh!"
I couldn't help but groan in pain right after I fell on my stomach. I forced myself to get up but I ended up coughing heavily.
"Cough, cough!"
Rosy fluids were leaking from the corners of my mouth and I wiped them before trying to rise once again, but my bottoms refused to listen.
'Come on! Move!'
Yet, no matter how much I struggled, it was fruitless. Looked like they lost their power. I laid my head on the soil and breathed slowly to ease my mind. In the end, I gave up and decided to drag myself with both hands to keep moving.
–Shrug –Shrug --Shrug
I didn't know how many times had passed but my body was soaked with sweat and the forest was painted in pale-tinted orange as the sun prepared to set.
'Can I make it out of this wood before nightfall?'
Suddenly, I heard a male voice.
"Are you okay?"
A shadow cast upon me and I moved my head to look up. Nevertheless, my shaded eyes refused to give me a sight but judging from his familiar voice, I could tell he was someone I knew, albeit I failed to remember who he was. I plopped my head to the ground and heaved a sigh of relief.
'Am I safe now?'
"Didn't I tell you to not get yourself out of the castle, did I?"
Ultimately, I was stunned to death after I fully memorized who the owner of the spokesperson was. My head abruptly perked up and finally, I caught a pair of golden eyes staring down at me. It was Alexander.
'Why must I meet my murderer at a time like this?!'
Before I could shout at him, my head unexpectedly felt heavy and my vision went black.
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Chislon and Fedel stopped and exchanged glances as they saw the view beneath. Debris of earth was scattered everywhere and there was even fire burning a tree and grass below! Just what in the world happened here? Both of them hopped down.
"It seems there was a fight here."
"Seems that way."
Chislon strolled to the burning tree, he summoned Water Elemental and used it to put down the tree and the grass. He was just glad it rained yesterday so the fire didn't spread any further.
"Count Andreas. Please come and take a look at this."
"Prince Alexander was the one who brought back Prince Damian."
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