Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 287 (Part 1):

No sooner had Alea uttered the spell than a gentle wind enveloped them. It was truly like silk, as the name of the spell.

As if an invisible barrier had spread widely around them, their falling speed gradually decreased.

Soon, Helmut and Alea landed softly on the ground.

Alea exhaled. Cold sweat had formed on her forehead. It was a chilling moment.

“Good thing we didn’t collide with the sacred barrier.”

Then, she suddenly realized something: Helmut’s arms were wrapped around her shoulders, holding her close.

His dark pupils were looking down at her from close up, as if checking her condition. For some reason, her face felt hot.

“Are you okay?”

“Oh, yes, I’m fine. But this isn’t the time for this!”

She hurriedly broke free from Helmut’s embrace and looked around.

She saw the fallen golem in the distance.

It had scraped along the surface of the ice but seemed relatively intact, likely regaining functionality before hitting the ground.

If it had collided with the ice and sunk under the sea, it would have been disastrous.

It was Lampione’s one-of-a-kind golem.

Though Alea had considered the possibility of losing it in the Forest of Roots, if it actually happened, it would have been a devastating blow.

For mages, some things are as important as life itself.

Alea approached the golem and checked its condition. When she took out a magic stone and infused it with magical power, the golem moved with a whirring sound.

“Though it’s regenerating and can’t fly for now, it should be able to move. The damage isn’t too severe.”

“I can see the northern edge,” said Helmut, looking towards where the sacred barrier gently curved northward.

Alea also turned her head in the direction he was looking. But with her eyesight, she couldn’t see anything.

“About five hours’ run away.”

Helmut added a caveat.

“If nothing gets in our way.”

Almost as if on cue, the ground began to shake.

Grrrr!

They heard the sound of something scraping against the ice from below.

No, it wasn’t just scraping, but scraping and boring through. To devour the humans on this ice.

It was truly a greedy killing intent.

In this Forest of Roots, demonic beasts would pounce on humans with blazing eyes whenever they saw them.

Alea’s expression hardened.

“It’s trying to drag us under.”

This was still clearly within the influence of the sacred barrier.

Though they couldn’t come up onto land, the demonic beasts living here knew well what to do.

Dragging their prey down under the water.

Even for Helmut, dealing with underwater demonic beasts was not easy.

He raised an eyebrow and said:

“We need to move.”

Alea stretched her hand towards the golem.

Though she couldn’t activate the golem in flying mode, she could change its form to something easier.

The golem creaked and shifted as it transformed into the shape Alea had envisioned.

It took the form of a sled, simple yet ideal for sliding across the ice.

Alea gestured. “Hurry and get on.”

Helmut and Alea boarded the sled. Meanwhile, the ground beneath them was still shaking.

Kugung!

The ice below was about to break. Something long and spiked like a giant saw was moving beneath the ice, trying to break through.

“Is it a fish?”

As Helmut muttered curiously, Alea chanted a different spell than before.

“Touch of the wind.”

The sled began to glide forward smoothly. Rather than smooth, the ice surface was bumpy.

But it was enough for the sled to move forward. Small vibrations shook their entire bodies.

About 10 seconds after they started, they heard the sound of ice shattering where they had just been.

Kwasak!

The ice broke, revealing a black, spiked tip, but as soon as it was exposed to the air, it sank back beneath the water.

If they had remained there, their bodies would have been skewered like kebabs.

‘Good thing we came from the eastern edge.’

Helmut thought.

Even here, where the sacred barrier exerts its influence, demonic beasts were so active. If they had crossed the northern region from the central region, they would have been targets for countless demonic beasts.

But it was too early to relax. The sled was still speeding across the ice.

Alea wore a worried expression.

“The ice seems to be getting thinner.”

Indeed, they were gradually descending. Getting closer to the water.

Naturally, the ice was getting thinner. The water’s shimmer was visible on the ice ahead. Ice so thin it would break if touched from below.

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