Separation of Groups, Part I

Astaroth The Sexiest Demon Arc: Chapter_011 (Group Breaks! Part I)

Sunlight see through the forest leaves. From the heat of the sun shows the time already noon. Even so, the forest is still very cool.

Trees in the Chyrma Forest are huge. In the Outer Circle area alone, the average size is more than twice the normal trees beside house. Due to the size of trees in the forest and the least sunlight here, the soil in the forest is more muddy and mossy.

According to those who enter the Core Circle area, the more difficult ones want to stand on the ground. Basically many areas are in the form of swamps and mud, so they can only travel through the roots and branches of large trees.

Currently, at a depth of about 20 kilometers Outer Circle area.

A group of young guys with clothes wrapperd in mud and leaves were sneaking.

They look very serious, watching the surrounding area. Not far from this group of young people, a group of black wolves moved casually right toward them without noticing.

Someone gave a signal, 5 people moved backward to the right side while looking at the trap path they made before.

Once again he signaled, this time to 3 people who stay in place and hide while he was moving with the remaining 3 people approaching a group of black wolves.

They've made quite a few pitfalls before. It was an exhausting job for the size of a 13-years-old kid. But they finish it within 15 minutes.

They make a lot of mud-pit traps and a special trap that uses a little mechanisms.

The boy asked the girl beside him to go down enter artificial hole with a diameter over one meter connected by a huge trap fifteen meters in front of them.

"Elan ..." she called nervously.

"Are you ready?"

"Mh," she nods.

"Remember after the trap exploded, you have to retreat and get together with the Sneak Team."

The girl is Rini, her expression look more confident than a moment ago, Elan even wonder. While the other two, Danu and Dina appear more worried. Both of them understand very well, as people who can be said to have 'experience' in fighting with wild beasts that almost become a magical beasts. Their strength is a little insufficient.

As is commonly known. The Magical Beast is a evolution of Wild Beast. When sorted from the weakest, the strongest Wild Beast is equivalent to the Early Level 1 Pendekar. Then the Magical Beast, the evolution type of the Wild Beast that eats herbs or magical things. And the Demon Beast, the evolution type of the Wild Beast, whose have energy within its body goes crazed for several reasons, including absorbing negative energy.

Both types of evolution include in the first level, but their power will stop at most first realm, equivalent to the Grandmaster Realm level. The Demon Beast can choose to transform into a true Demon after reaching the Ancestor Realm even though his or her strength will return till under Grandmaster level. While the Magic Beast will take thousands or even tens of thousands more years to evolve, unless they eat magic treasure.

However, Demon beasts and Magical beasts can evolve into the Divine Beast after reaching the age of at least 10,000 years and gaining divine awareness. The power of the sacred beast is equivalent to the Magus Emperor Realm in the legend. It is still far from the shadow of seeds of the wizards and pendekars. Because what they face is still a level 1 Demon beast.

The black wolf gets closer to the trap location. Elan also signaled them to standby.

Just few steps away, the Leader Pack feel killing intent that come from these kids who are hiding. But did not find a strange location or smell from a distance of nearly 50 meters in the vicinity.

Elan face and the others had begun to be filled with sweat dripping with mud and green moss.

The leader pack of the wolf looks continue to step forward.

"I hope they do not back down."

Elan whispered to himself.

The group of wolf unknowingly starts to step right over the trap. Even if they are cunning, it will not be as smart as a human!

"Now!"

Rini pointed her hand toward the aura of magic seeped out of her hand. It's thicker than the last time. Rini eyebrows twitch for a moment.

Bledagun Wind! Muttered Rini in low voice.

At the end of a small alley, just below the group of wolf a magic marks appeared. The luminous circle of magic was filled with runes and an emblem began to grow.

The leader of the wolf who has reached the Late-step Level 1 feels the aura of sharp magic appeared. It felt something was amiss.

Unfortunately, when the leader pack tries to know what it was. A loud bang came from under its feet.

* BANGG! *

The explosion left a large hole and made four wolves thrown high into the air. The four small wolves fell into the pit, though they didn't receive too severe injuries they were stuck there. The hole was deep enough let alone for the four wounded wolves.

The rest ran sideways away from the traphole with visible wounds all over their bodies.

The Leader pack appears better with its sharp fangs, showing the predators anger.

AOOOO!

The red eyes of the wolf look so enraged.

New signal appears.

This time it was Elan turn to get the wolf leader's attention away from his group. While others overcome the early wolf level.

Their numbers are still large enough to be handled by their group, 6 wolf of Early-step level, Two of Mid-step level, One of Late-step level.

Instinctively, the Leader pack of the wolf ran toward Elan.

Both seem to understand, if each of them that determines the safety of the group.

Two more shadow intending to help the wolf leader pack.

Danu cuts their pace with Dina.

The four are facing each other. Wolves wince with all their sharp teeth. Danu pointed at the dagger he had prepared from the beginning. While Dina only has a small knife that looks very old.

Another Divertion team pulled two of the remaining six wolves. Those five brings two wolves steadily away from the others.

Meanwhile, the other four wolves are in further distance and the two mid-step wolves are aware of it. Even with their little intellectual, they are aware that all this is an action to break up their cooperation, the wolves. But it was too late.

A magic attack full of emotion charged to captures two wolves that trying to catch the other four.

'Wait...' the wolves who had been traumatized by the magic of the previous wind blast magic withdrew with all their energy.

It's just basic magic without magic marks. In contrast to what Rini did just before.

That's when they realize it. Not only wolves, even Elan and the others are aware. This magic is far in comparison to the previous explosion.

When Elan saw who released the attack was Kirana. He is aware of one thing, Rini has broken through the Early-step of Level 1 and is now in the Mid-step Level 1. This means that Rini can use the Magic Marks to strengthen basic magic or use the Mantra of Original Magic.

Agus was even very upset after realizing the truth. He's a genius in his family since, apparently outdone by women from a branch family who are considered servants. Where her status is lower than himself, the first son of the Middle Grade Noble Family.

"Damn, damn, damn..." Agus kept muttering irritably, before the cold light flashed in his eyes. He made a sinister smile full of schemes.

On the other hand. Elan who was dazed for a moment caught off guard from the Wolf Attack's clawed attack. Lucky because both of their movements are almost as fast, Elan did not receive any serious injuries. Only, the left hand that resisted where got injured from attack, made him have to endure the pain and an intense pain more than he ever felt before.

Danu and Dina continue to withstand the attacks of the two Mid-step Level 1 wolves perfectly without any injuries. However, their stamina began to drain little by little. While their two opponents are still fresh despite exposed slightly injured from the previous explosion.

Kirana remained speechless, her first attack failed to injure the first four wolves. Her face shows that she is really shocked to know that Rini Kencana a branch family members can use the Magic Marks ahead before her.

Actually, even Rini only found out when she tried to cast wind magics. A Mantra comes to her mind, you can call it the Original Magic Mantra of the Kencana Family. Wind Blast Mantra! What she knows is that if she has control of the magic better than this morning.

Seeing Princess Kencana, her master simultaneously her own cousin is in shock. Rini lost her mind for a moment before hardening her determination again as she saw a group of wolves running toward Kirana.

'Even if Ndoro Ayu' Kirana is angry and hates me more... I will still protect you ndoro' ...

Rini ran forward. Her magic has not recovered, you can say her magical energy is still empty and is still filling, so she was really in her weakest position.

Whether it's a miracle or a gift. Something seemed to guide her to cast the magic for the second times.

Rini clapped her hands then opened them slowly. A rune formation forms a circle, magic aura increased, magic energy visibly gathering towards it then solidifies and forms a Magic Marks the size of an adult's head.

This... this is a special situation where magicians can use nature to help their magic. The special circumstances are very rare and rarely occur, those who have done so are actually a geniuses in Elemental Magic and have pure hearts of the nature of the elements.

"Wind Elemental Spirit, torn all that charge towards you!" Rini exclaimed.

It's not the Original Magic Mantra but the Spirit Command, Middle-Grade Mantra!

A Mid-step Level 1 Wizards uses Middle-Grade Mantra, if this is known to the Master Wizards they will certainly scramble each others to make her their disciple, maybe even the Grandmaster himself who will teach her.

Each magic cast has a grade, generally the Origin Mantra will change according to its users such as Level 1-3 Wizards will use the Low-Grade Mantra, Level 4-6 Middle-Grade Mantra, Level 7-9 High-Grade Mantra of Origin Mantra.

However, unlike the basic class Mantra that will always be at Low-Grade, Spirit Mantra class at Middle-Grade, Sacred Mantra class is in the High-Grade. Then a Special Mantra class or Mutations class that can be particularly at the Low Grade to High Grade, according to how the Magic Marks are 'made' by the Wizards. That's all Mantra class could be used for low level Wizards till Grandmaster Wizards.

Every Wizards of the Noble Family and Big Family will always be superior because of their Origin Mantra which is always passed down through bloodlines. In some cases, Wizards from ordinary families can have a stronger Mantra Origin but can not be passed down on their offspring. Because the requirement to passed down the Mantra Origin, a minimum condition one must be in the realm of the Ancestor Magus, which has rarely appeared in the last few centuries.

The Wind Elemental Spirit, pulls the elemental energy of the wind faster and pushes the four wolves away tens of meters to hit the trees.

Unfortunately, Rini can only use it once because her magical energy is almost non-existent. Her eyes began to fade and eventually fell unconscious in the presence of Kirana.

* Bam *

The body falling before her made Kirana wake up from her dreary daydream. Her eyes wide open stared at Rini's helpless body in front of her.

'Am I going to die?!'

Tears dripped from the corner of her eyes.

She felt the fear that once tasted when she heard the news of her father's death... 'Dad, right... I can not die! I still have to search for him, dad is even very likely alive... I have to meet him...'

"I will not die here!"

At that time, Kirana was mentally changed again. She became more resolute, her sense of survival increased even higher.

ShHe wiped a trail of her tears and seemed ready to cast of her magic.

Behind her, a trembling girl fell to her feet as the wolf was about to pounce on them. Her eyes were still filled with fear. When Mawar turned to her right side, tried to ask for help to get back on her feet... there was no shadow of anyone else there.

Agus disappears! No, he ran away!

Traces of thought crossed the eyes of Mawar. She began to hate this young noble called Agus, even if he came from the Big Family though. Hatred continues to grow larger as time passes.

Really! If only, Agus joined the attack when Rini pushed the four wolves, maybe one or two wolves have been destroyed at this time.