Chapter 296 (1/2)
Chapter 296 Demon
The situation reversed the instant after Maggie, carrying Nightingale on her back, joined the battle.
Being forced to give up the pursuit of the nimble Lightning, the Devil released an angry howl, rolled around and dived down, throwing itself against the fast-incoming Maggie. The arm, which hadn’t been fully restored yet, raised another spear, then expanded so quickly that the skin began to crack and a bloody mist began spraying out.
Even though it spent all of its power, the thrown spear which was thrown this time, no longer had its original might. At least now, Nightingale was able to see the trajectory of the spear.
“Maggie!” She patted the back of the giant creature beneath her, then released her fog and stepped into it.
“Ahool – Goo!” At the same time, Maggie’s body began to sharply reduce in size, once again turning into a pigeon.
As the huge target suddenly disappeared, the spear sped past the two with a whistling sound before falling into the sea.
At the next moment, Nightingale reappeared from the fog, and Maggie returned to her demonic beast form. The whole process of dodging had been as natural as the moving clouds and the flowing water.
The devil let out a painful anguished wailing, its arm began to shrink, until it was only an inch thick then broke, just like an overstrained branch. But its left hand was still firmly gripping the reins, moving the beast to confront them. Looking at its posture, it seemed as if it wanted to crash into the two of them, as if it had given up all thoughts of ever returning.
However, Maggie obviously never intended to fulfill its wish, moments before the collision, she suddenly let her body dropped, letting the enemy pass by instead. When she regained her balance once more, Nightingale had already disappeared from her back.
The latter was just like a ghost as she appeared behind the Devil.
The enemy hurriedly tried to untie the rope it was holding, however, Nightingale would obviously never give it the chance to do so.
It was as if she was releasing all of her pent-up anger as she pulled the trigger and the gunfire sounded out continuously.
This round of shooting not only broke the carapace at the back of the Devil but also ran through its chest. The enemy issued a series of hoarse sounds,gasping for air and quickly collapsed into the everporating bloody mist.
And lastly, the now masterless demonic beast also died under Lightning’s attack and fell into the sea, disappearing soon after.
The cloud gazer slowly landed on the shore.
“What should we do next?” Nightingale asked anxiously as she looked at Anna, it seemed that only she’d only been able to stay cool-headed during the battle.
“We’re so far away that even if we flew through the whole night, the hot air balloon will still take until midnight before it can reach Border Town,” Anna stated their situation, “Therefore, Lightning and Maggie have to carry His Highness on her back, and set off in advance.
“No problem ahool!” The giant beast, lying with its head at their side, opened its mouth and spoke.
“I… also have no problem with it, we will deliver him.” The little girl’s expression seemed somewhat gloomy, probably thinking about her capability as an explorer. The fact that she’d been too afraid to fight the enemy, had caused everyone to fall into so much difficulty.
Nightingale touched her head, “No one has ever been good at it from the beginning, this isn’t your fault.”
Together, the witches tied the still unconsciously Prince onto Maggie’s back, after they finished, Lightning took her place beside him. They then soared into the sky, flying all the way along the Redwater River while heading towards Border Town.
“And we?” Wendy asked, “My magic will soon run out.”
“Continue to fly, as far as possible. Perhaps the enemy will dispatch a second troop to look for us. This place is still too close to the snow-capped mountain; we have to leave it behind as far as possible.” Anna said, “Wait until we reach a safety zone, we will then look for a place to hide and make camp.”