Chapter 294: The Elven Sentinels Part 2

"Sentinels?" Adrian questioned but the look of shock in Levin Cloud's face stated that they are not easy opponents.

The elves that surrounded them were fully armored and fully armed but they did not join the battle nor help Adrian's group. Adrian thought this was odd or at least they elves would have given a warning or threat for trespassing but they were just showing hostile gazes.

"It seems that they are merely observing and would either capture us or kill us after dealing with the ents. They seem powerful enough to kill the ents but they are only ten of them. If they will not join the fiesta then I will make it compulsory to do so." Adrian thought as he prepared his next skill.

"Quantum Cascade" Adrian stated as he set the as everyone in the vicinity except his group.

"It would take a bit of time before the skill activates. Hellhound use Magma Domain." Adrian commanded.

The hellhound roared and the ground below it started transforming into molten ground. Bubbling lava even poured out of the Magma Domain. The desiccated ents that were near the hellhound had fallen prey to this domain as their bodies simultaneously combusted and become ashes.

The sudden defeat of the desiccated ents came as a surprise even for Adrian but he found out the reason why. The hellhound also used its last available ability which is Burn Out. The hellhound became the incarnation of hellfire for the last remaining minute of its summoning time as it can only have an hour at most in this realm.

Adrian let the hellhound lose and just told it to take down as many enemies as it can. The Quantum Cascade finally happened and it pulled all the enemies to the center including the elven sentinels that were just observing. The attempt to make the elves fight the groups of ent did not work as Adrian expected.

The elven sentinels suddenly changed their trajectory midflight towards the pile of ents bundled together. The armors or the elven sentinels suddenly became covered by gusts of wind that carried them to another direction. Adrian did not mind as he thought that it might be too optimistic of him to expect a perfect plan.

When all the ents converged to a single location with the Ent of Malediction, Adrian ordered the hellhound to jump to the pile of sticks ready for burning. The hellhound took the order to heart and it could be seen to even smile in a devious way.

The ents who showed faces of ferociousness suddenly had faces of worry when they saw the hellhound charged towards them. Some tried standing and running away but Kanlaon made a ring of fire to contain any ent that wishes to escape from the group.

The hellhound dove to the ents and a pillar of flames immediately rose in under a second. The low wails of the dying ents coud be heard from the burning pile in front of the group. The Ent of Malediction is also caught on fire due to the other members of his brethren being caught in the blazing heat.

The elven sentinels also seen this situation and even they did not expect this turn of events. They wanted to get close to Adrian's group but Sirius and Kanlaon were looking at them clearly. The elven sentinels were wary of the beasts that Adrian controls which is why they did not attack the trespasser's group hastily.

They also could not immediately attack because of the presence of Adrian and Levin Cloud. It seems that the titles of the two best friends are affecting the elves from apprehending them despite the order of the elder in charge of them. They decided to watch first to see what happens first as they are also being monitored.

The elven sentinels knew that the Ent of Malediction would unleash its most fearsome spell when it is gravely injured. Even the elder that is commanding them said that he would have to expend one of his life saving abilities to get away unscathed. They decided to entrust the killing of the intruders to the Ent of Malediction.

The hellhound finally disappeared as its summoning time has finally been expended but the effects of its skills has yet to diminish. The lush ents that would not easily burn up also went bursting into flames as their well moisture body suddenly began to dry up due to the unique properties of hellfire.

Hellfire burns any type of liquid especially water until it becomes steam which is why Tartarus is said to be inhabitable for race that need moisture or water in their body in order to live. The lush ents all became charred black like charcoal and the Ent of Malediction could only push away the charred bodies of its brethren so that it will not suffer the same fate.

The Ent of Malediction roared an inhuman roar as it revealed its sorry state. The once proud body of the Ent of Malediction has signs of char and the lush leaves on its body is no more. The Ent of Malediction is essentially hairless if you think of its leaves as its hair.

The Ent of Malediction emitted a loud roar and started inhaling strongly to the point that dust and rocks are sucked by the force. Adrian used his evil eye to determine the status of the Ent of Malediction and is shocked that it was already below 10% health while the elven sentinels created distance as they knew what attack the Ent of Malediction will do.

Adrian just smiled and activated the last ability of the twin dagger Psyche Armament. Adrian threw the dagger being held on his right hand and did not bother to aim as the Ent of Malediction itself propelled the dagger towards it. The dagger successfully entered the Ent of Malediction's mouth and struck the back of its throat.

"Soul Seeker." Adrian stated and he immediately became a blur that charged towards the Ent of Malediction.

Adrian immediately reached the dagger that was inside of the Ent of Malediction's mouth. Adrian then plunged the other dagger next to the punctured location of the first dagger. The Ent of Malediction is not even given the luxury of uttering a dying scream as it became particles of light.

Adrian, Levin Cloud, and his soulbounds all leveled up when the Ent of Malediction was killed. Adrian immediately picked up the drops before the elven sentinels approached them. As Adrian is picking up the items, he heard a faint voice come up to his ear.

"Help mmmee!" the voice stated.

It was not only Adrian that heard the voice but also Levin Cloud. Adrian immediately commanded everyone to follow him because the sound of the voice carried weight or authority. It was somewhat familiar to Adrian but this was the first time that he heard the voice.

The direction where the sound came from was a forest full of dead trees so they went to that path. When the elven sentinels saw that there was no big explosion or large release of curse energy, they went to check on the location but Adrian's group is already gone.

"They went to the direction where the current twin of the prophet is imprisoned." An elven sentinel stated as she could see the tracks made by Sirius.

"Follow them! They must not reach that place as it might endanger our prophet." The leader of the elven sentinels ordered as they marched towards the settlement of the other twin of their prophet.