A Druid’s Curse

The brewing chaos in the city square halted suddenly as if someone had hit pause on a recorded video.

The noises of screaming martial artists, screeching tree devils, the rustling of demon vines, weapons clashing, and elemental spells being unleashed—all of it stopped when Aksai chopped off the corrupted druid's head cleanly.

The demon tree also ceased all movement.

It seemed that the tree and the corrupted druid were connected by some unknown bond. The druid's death obviously affected the tree, causing its leaves to dry, its branches to shrink, and its vines to contract.

The isolation barrier, which had already contracted to only cover the city square, completely dispersed after the druid's death. From vantage points, people could now see the entire city and even areas outside the city walls.

"What… what happened just now?" mumbled one martial artist, unsure of himself.