Chapter 135 135 – The Burning Forest

Hot air filled the forest. The trees started to burn and made a crackling sound. The light of the afternoon sun mixed with the orange glow of the fires.

“What the hell! No reports say that a salamander can blow itself up like that!” Vilja jumped down and sprayed cold air from her staff to extinguish the fire on Marko’s body. “Shit!”

Meanwhile, the lizard had puffed its mouth.

“Watch out!” Elise jumped and rolled over despite the pain, standing with her back to Marko and Vilja. The female warrior then plunged her sword into the ground and spread her legs apart.

Rock stance.

The lizard shot a massive fireball from its mouth.

“Arrgggghhhh!!!” Elise screamed aloud as the fireball hit her body, sending a scorching heat to her skin. However, she remained where she was, protecting Vilja and Marko.

The female warrior then fell with a smoky body.

“Focus on the lizard, Yua!” Raymund shouted at the kunoichi who came to her friend. “Elise is still alive! You don’t have to worry about her! Just listen to my plan!”.

“But sir…” Yua gritted her teeth, then landed on one of the tree branches instead, not checking her friend’s condition but listening to her master’s explanation.

Elise, also hearing the order from her master, forced herself to scream at her pet. “Mona, get the monster’s attention!!!”

Mona, who had been waiting for so long, finally came out of hiding from behind a tree, barked, and pounced at the Salamander. The lizard dodged, and Kaine came. The two dogs kept trying to attack, but neither of them managed to bite their opponent yet.

“We’d better back off!” Vilja screamed while holding the unconscious Marko. “As long as that monster hasn’t released flames from its back yet!”

Yes, the holes in the monster’s back still emit white smoke only.

“No.” Elise hissed, struggling to stand due to the painful burn. The magic barrier of her armor has been depleted. “This is our chance.”

While Kaine and Mona are still battling the Salamander, Yua has just told Henrik of Raymund’s plan.

“We don’t know what will happen after that!” Henrik was bewildered by Yua’s words.

“It’s better than us retreating and waiting for Marko to recover, then attacking the monster again.” Yua took out a white ball from her body, then placed it into the archer’s hand. “Remember, it’s your job to throw this if there are holes that haven’t been covered.”

Before Henrik could respond, Yua had already descended from the tree and ran to the Salamander while Kaine and Mona were still fighting the monster.

Then, the kunoichi jumped up, dropping three white balls from her body. Two balls hit the Salamander, exploded, and released a transparent liquid that instantly solidified, covering several holes in the beast’s back.

However, one more ball missed that monster’s head.

“Henrik, now!” Yua screamed as her feet landed on the ground. “Throw the ball!”

Those holes in the lizard’s head started to spark.

The archer threw the ball and hit the target. In addition to covering the holes in the Salamander’s head, the liquid also covered the monster’s eyes.

The beast then floundered like a fish on land.

“Mona, take one of its legs!!!” Elise shouted with all her might. “Give it your all!!!”

Mona’s body grew larger, her fangs were getting longer, and her fur darkened.

Raymund could have asked Mona to attack with that form earlier. However, no one knows when the explosion will come out of the Salamander’s back again. So, the god chose to close the holes in the monster’s body first.

Although it’s also a risk. No one knows what will happen if the holes are closed.

Mona pounced on the Salamander’s left front leg. The monster couldn’t fight back and just kept on floundering, making it difficult for the dog to break its limb.

“Shit!” Raymund realized something. “Its body is getting bigger. Maybe it will explode!”

“Mona!!!” Elise’s voice became like the roar of a beast. “Take off its legs now!!!”

Kaine finally managed to help by biting the Salamander’s neck, hampering the monster’s movement a little.

Mona’s fangs grew longer, and finally, she was able to sever her enemy’s leg. However, as Raymund had said, the Salamander’s body swelled even more.

“Make your body as big as possible, Mona!!!” Elise forced another scream, though her throat felt like it was burning. “You have to get us out of here!”

Mona’s body became so big, maybe almost the size of three horses. Vilja and the others then struggled to help each other onto the back of the animal, whose eyes were now red.

They jolted when Mona finally ran again to leave the place.

Trying to ignore the discomfort in her heart, Elise looked back. The Salamander is floundering, and its body is getting bigger. Its mouth is also spitting fire.

“What did you use just now, Yua?” Vilja asked while keeping Marko’s body from falling. “I’ve never seen anything like that. Is it human technology? How did you get it?”

“That doesn’t matter, Vilja. Let’s just say I have a special connection.” Yua put on a smile. “The important thing is that we’ve got the salamander claws you need, right?”

Vilja narrowed her eyes as she adjusted her glasses.