Chapter 56: Bryan

Bryan arrived at a beautiful forest that gave a peaceful, calm and serene feeling.

Bryan didn't fall for such nonsense as he believed it to be a monster's trick.

Bryan could be seen running in the forest with a steady but fast speed.

The more he ran the more he frowned as the peacefulness just kept increasing.

Bryan increased his speed, then he would suddenly decrease it, then once again stop totally, then look around.

He had been doing this for thirty minutes now but he still hasn't sensed anything off in the environment, even mana in the environment was stable and not reacting to anything.

Bryan hasn't seen a single lifeform since he arrived in this forest, only small insects that stay on trees and flowers like butterflies could be seen occasionally.

But asides that, nothing at all could be seen in this forest, this only increased Bryan's uneasiness, but he didn't make any hasty decision due to impatience.

As Bryan stopped, he looked around for a while and just sat down on the ground and closed his eyes.

As he closed his eyes a tentacle suddenly shot out of nowhere and whipped at Bryan.

Bryan instantly shot up into the skies with speed, the moment he left his position the tentacle landed on the ground and broke the ground apart creating a web shape.

Bryan smiled as he was mid air, he purposely dropped his guard in other to elicit a reaction and he indeed got one.

As he was mid air many tentacle shot out into his direction whipping at him.

Bryan controlled the fire element and burned them before they could even reach him.

He landed on another tree, looking at trees that just made a move at him.

As he looked at them, the tree he was standing on shot out a wooden spike from it's trunk at fast speed.

Bryan saw the spike coming but didn't bother to block it.

As the spike landed on his body, it shattered to bits upon impact.

"To think a baby dragon landed in my sector, it's been a long while I saw your species, tell me what is your name young one"

Bryan turned and looked at a being that had a human body, with two branches extending from it's forehead like horns while having hair made of leaves, dressed in a green gown and birds and butterflies resting on it's body.

'Dryad' Bryan thought as he already learned about them in the Academy.

They normally had wind and planet element as they are usually found in the forest and majorly called 'Tree spirit'.

"It seems the baby dragon doesn't want to reply, you killed some of my children during the fun so I am here to collect my compensation for their lives" the Dryad said again with a more charming voice.

Bryan still didn't reply and just kept watching as he knew that things would soon go south.

But before that, in other not to be caught off guard, he would have the first attack and catch the Dryad off gaurd instead.

Bryan instantly took a stance as he bent his right knee forward and drawing back his left leg in preparation to release an attack on the Dryad.

[Dragon Technique: Fire Sword Type: Scorching Slash]

Mana weaved on Bryan's sword together with the fire element and Bryan released a torching attack right off the bat.

All process completed seamlessly in one motion without hesitation.

Devastating fire wave with sword marks was sent in all direction.

The Dryad smiled as Bryan released his technique, then it made it's own move.

[Dryad Plant Magic: Vine Cocoon]

Plant vines moved like tentacles as they created a cocoon around the Dryad.

The attack landed and razed down everything in it's path, the treants around the radius of the attack were reduced to ashes.

But the cocoon remained steady without a single dent on it.

The cocoon opened up as the Dryad came out still with a smile and said.

"Entertain me dragon, your death shall be the payment".