Dead End

Whoosh—shining blade turned blurry as it slashed apart several moving trees that looked like they were alive. The trees moved their branches, trying to attack the silver-haired girl.

"Silver Flash!" Serenity exhaled, switched the grip on her sword to reverse, and swung it at the nearby trees. The trees got blown to pieces, leaving behind badly cut tree stumps.

The attack was so fast that the alive-looking trees couldn't react with their already slow movements.

At that moment, several trees protruded from the ground. Their branches were the size of an adult man's arm, and the trees were five meters high. On the bark of the trees, there were two small holes and a crescent-shaped line, as if they were trying to imitate a human face.

"Serenity, what are these things?!" Layla shouted while dodging the attacks from the trees. One of the branches suddenly extended out and tried to stab her face, but she quickly parried the branch and slashed through the bark.