27 Chapter 27 [Saved]
「Help!」
Hearing the call for help. Koharu and Akane looked at each other and nodded to indicate their agreement. Without needing to use magic. Koharu jump at one branch after another. Akane used magic to enhance her speed but as expected, it couldn't match Koharu's speed.
They follow the direction of the voice and after some running, they stumble upon a young girl with blonde hair. Koharu jumped in front of the girl.
「kyaaaaa」
The young lady let out a voice of surprise at Koharu's sudden appearance.
「What happened?」
Koharu asked while extending her hand for the young lady to take. However, the girl just stared at her in a daze as if she saw something amazing. Her amethyst eyes meet her grey-blue eyes. Koharu cleared her throat and that snapped the girl back to reality.
She pointed in the direction she came from and said in a trembling voice.
「P-please help m-my f-friends」
Koharu only looked in the direction and nodded but not without leaving some words to Akane.
「Akane, I'll go check it out. You heal her first」
With that, she takes off towards the direction where the clash between the claws and swords can be heard.
「W-w-waittt」
The young blonde girl seems to want to say something but Koharu's figure can no longer be seen.
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— Koharu's POV —
I enhance my senses and activate the detection skill that allows me to perceive the living and non-living things in my range area.
*Clank* *swish* *grunts*
I immediately speed up and turn towards the direction where an ongoing fight takes place.
I arrive at the scene in a minute and saw a wounded man and woman. They were clearly at the disadvantage but they persevere. Red blood was gushing towards their wound but their eyes shows their unyielding tenacity. Their opponent looks like a lion with wing and horned. One is already dead and the two warriors were dealing with one wing lions respectively.
The man was dealing with a lion with a black bull horn that's protruding in its temple and the other one has a brown horn. This creature let out a frightening growl that scare the other creature in the area.
The brown horned lion pounce on the woman whose one shoulder is bloody and unusable. At that moment, I jump out into the tree and slash my sword diagonally.
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「w-w-waiittt」
Akane look at Koharu's retreating figure and couldn't help but let out a helpless sigh. She turns to the young blonde elf who has bloody clothes and a few scratches and bruises, here and there.
Before she could say anything, the young blonde girl prepare to follow towards Koharu's trail but was stopped by Akane by grabbing the girls' wrist.
「Where are you going?」ask Akane
「Wh-what do you mean where. Of course to follow that reckless girl!!」
「Dont worry about her. She will be fine.」 Akane said and dragged the girl to the nearest tree and force her to sit down.
「You don't understand. The enemy is not an ordinary monster but a Winged Lion!!」The young elf spoke in a tone full of distress.
「...」
Akane didn't answer her but just heal the wounds of this girl. The young blonde elf girl who has been protesting nonstop shut up when she saw this girl heal her wounds without even a chant! Without a chant!
One must know that to cast magic. It will require a chant or even a word for it to act as a trigger of a spell. In the entire continent of Arcadia, there are only a few who can cast magic without needing to chant. It can be counted on one hand and those people are often people with high knowledge and wisdom of magic. Furthermore, chantless magic decreases the effect significantly. So, most people usually just utter the chant even if it is long and might delay their spell.
It is the first for the young elf to see someone who can perform magic without a chant yet the effect hasn't been reduced rather it is even better than usual. The wounds in her body are no longer present and she also feels relaxed and no longer exhausted. The Healing magic she knows can only heal visible wounds and cannot relieve stress or even exhaustion.
「H-how?」The young elf asks the Akane with an incredulous expression.
Akane reveal a meaningful smile and said 「That girl just now was the one who teaches me how to use magic without needing to chant and use magic without reducing the effect regardless I chant or not. This healing was also taught by her, it is not normal healing since it can also recover your stamina and relieve your exhaustion. Anyway, She's the one who taught me」
「H-heeehh」
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Sword glint slashes diagonally to the unsuspecting Wing Lion, completely unaware of the third party.
*graawlll*
It let out a pained grunt as the blade of the sword connected with its tough skin. Blood was pouring out of the beasts' wound. Before giving them time to react, both the elves and the beast about the third party.
Koharu once again strikes her sword. This time it was aimed at the neck. Infusing her sword with mana, and adding a little bit more strength than usual.
The blade swiftly connected to the beasts' neck and rendered it motionless. Its head wasn't sent flying, it's still intact but the wounds in its neck cut were deep. Deep enough to take its life.
Silence.
Silence field the battlefield. Completely baffled and in awe of the arrival of the third party. They spent hours trying to defeat the beast in front of them yet there is a person that could end their life with only two motions of their slender hands.
The two elves were in a trance especially when they caught a glimpse at their savior. A teenage girl with a peerless beauty, expression aloof and cold which gave one an impression that she is like an unreachable flower at the top of the snowy mountain.
An enraged roar resounded in an area. It is frightening and it made one feel tremble.
Koharu look calmly at the leader of the Wing Lion and took out her magical handgun without saying anything. She rapidly fire at the enrage beast, all bullets concentrated in one area until it penetrated its skull.
1...2,3,4,5...6,7,8,9.... and 10
10 bullets shoot out in rapid succession. The Wing Lion had no way to defend itself and can only fall to the ground with a thud. She still had her magical handgun in both hands. Seeing that the beast is dead, Koharu stores it in her storage making it disappear in thin air. The battle didn't last more than 2 minutes.
Turning to the injured elves whose expression was full of disbelief, Koharu finally open her mouth.
「 You're a friend of that blonde-haired girl, yes?」
Only when Koharu spoke did the elves get out of their trance.
『Blonde girl? Ohh, Is she talking about the princess?』 The woman thought
「Yes, Is she alright?」
「Hhmn, My friend already treated her. Follow me. I'll take you to her」
「「Yes」」
The elven people answer in unison with a salute. The hand was balled into a fist and was over their chest. Before Koharu take off to run and lead them towards their friend, she heard the woman hiss in pained. She look over and saw that the blood in her arms was gushing out profusely, the black-haired man immediately came over to her side and heal her wounds but it isn't enough. The man was a warrior, not a healer. Healing isn't in his field of expertise but despite that, he still knows temporary healing.
「Just wait for a little longer」The man whisper to the woman
「I'm fine, Alvin」
I walk over and apply healing to both elves. Bewilderment was once again written at their faces but I pay them no mind.
「Follow me」I murmured and set off
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Amidst in the tall and, dense trees was a young lady who has an exquisite looks. Her golden hair cascades elegantly down in her back and her amethyst eyes show worry and restlessness.
Akane watches the girl who introduces herself as Aleethia keeps pacing back and forth in front of her. Akane keeps assuring the girl that it is fine but...
「Can you stop pacing back and forth? You're making me dizzy...」
「I can't help it... It's been 30 minutes but they were nowhere in sight!!」Aleethia exasperatedly said
Akane couldn't help but roll her eyes and corrected the girl
「10 minutes. Stop exaggerating...」
「Ev—」Aleethia was about to retort when Akane cut her off
「Look! They are already here!」
Aleethia immediately snapped her head in the direction Akane was pointing and indeed she saw Koharu and her bodyguards and friend — Magan and Alvin.
「Magan! Alvin! Are you guys okay?!」
Aleethia run off in the direction of her friends and saw that their wounds and injuries is no longer there. If not for their bloodstained clothes, Aleethia would surely think that all the things that happen are nothing but an illusion. Magan saw the confused and inquiring face their princess have. With a salute, Magan answers Aleethia's doubts and confusion.
「Your highness, Koharu-donno already heal our wound before we depart」
