Cactus people

It didn't take long for them to enter the forest, it was still daylight but the shade of the tall trees made the path dark. This was no problem for Nico, but the two teenagers used their affinities to create small golden and silver spheres of light and illuminate the path.

It didn't take long for them to be attacked by predators, they were nothing in Nicola's eyes but it was good training for the two teenagers, so he didn't interfere and let them both solve the problem for themselves.

The further they moved away from the city the more the level of the monsters grew, first they were attacked by a pack of hissing wolves that had an affinity with the element of the wind, then a manticore and some electric salamanders, all neutralized by the two.

The wind blew strong as they passed a fork in the road, there were several stones there. They took the right path that led directly to the swamp, when a green, thorny mass jumped in their path.

The monster squirmed and swelled, seeming to change shape until it became a humanoid shape, its skin was green and smooth and covered with thick and yellow thorns, the monster had no eyes or mouth, only green holes were there.

A wet juicy voice came out when he spoke. "Become my fooooooood" The three could smell a sweet perfume coming out of the hole through which the sound came out.

When he said that a few more green balls bounced on the path surrounding them. Shortly afterwards, there were already about twenty cactus men around them, some were different, longer and thinner, others more round and some carried colorful flowers on their heads that gave off an intoxicating aroma.

"Watch out, the smell of these flowers, they are paralyzing." Nicola told the two that they were already in position for battle. At the same time he stepped back to let them fight.

Cactus men were very difficult to read, as any plant monster possessed enormous vitality and spectacular regenerative abilities.

Kin took the lead and started using his sword to attack the monsters, cutting them into pieces, the hot blade going through the bodies like butter. But he had a strange face as he attacked and shouted back to his sister.

"Why are they not burning? They are forms of plant life, they should have fire weakness." Kin asked as he cut through the monsters that tried to hit him with the spikes.