Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 288 (Part 2):

Looking closely, the monkey’s appearance reminded of someone from the past. The two-headed snake, Naho.

‘I hate creatures with multiple heads.’

The urge to quickly dispose of it because of this dislike surged. Elaga put strength into its legs and leaped into the air.

Thwack!

The white leopard that suddenly intervened struck the three-headed monkey. The monkey collapsed to the ground without even making a sound.

Elaga raised its front paw and smashed it down on the center of the monkey’s head.

Crunch!

With all three heads crushed simultaneously, the monkey’s life ended right there. It looked like a small animal hit by a carriage.

Elaga shook off the black blood and chided,

[Is this the best you can do? You’re so weak you couldn’t even finish off a creature like this quickly.]

“I had almost taken care of it, why did you interfere!”

Asuka, belatedly grasping the situation, burst out angrily.

The monkey’s attacks were powerful. If even one attack had been allowed, it would have been Asuka who died.

But Asuka didn’t allow that one hit. Being in a state of high tension and engaging in a life-or-death battle excited Asuka.

He had been carefully wearing the beast down, preparing for a final strike. But the final blow hadn’t come from his sword.

The monkey died with its head crushed as soon as Elaga struck it.

‘What kind of demonic beast is this monstrous.’

While angry, Asuka was momentarily intimidated.

He thought it was fortunate that Elaga wasn’t an enemy. No matter how well-prepared their group might have been, if they had faced Elaga as an enemy, they wouldn’t have survived.

Elaga muttered sullenly.

[What are you talking about? You were taking too long, so I stepped in.]

“What happened to that tiger, Baharek? Did you kill it?”

[No, that guy won’t dare show its face again. More importantly, let’s hurry. We can talk after reaching our destination.]

Before Asuka could say anything, Elaga extended its tail and lifted him up.

Roughly placing Asuka on its back, Elaga took off running. Asuka, nearly falling off from the sudden movement, grabbed onto Elaga’s fur.

Once again, Asuka’s ordeal was about to begin.

Probably until they complete their mission and return to the central region, his ordeal will continue.

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“This is getting tiresome, really.”

Alea muttered in frustration.

Helmut, who had just dealt with a demonic beast, climbed onto the sled.

Small fish swarmed around the octopus’ corpse, which was sinking underwater while spewing black blood, tearing at it with their sharp teeth. Though small in form, they too were demonic beasts.

After giving up on flying and landing on the ice, they had to endure constant attacks from demonic beasts. They thought it would be safe being close to the sacred barrier, but there was nothing they could do about attacks from underwater.

The sled scraping across the ice seemed to provoke their aggression, causing them to attack relentlessly.

The attackers were varied too. They had to fend off all sorts of aquatic creatures – squid, sharks, whales, lobsters, jellyfish, and so on.

Because of this, they were greatly delayed. Since maintaining the flying magic consumed too much magical power, they had to choose to ride the sled across the ice.

At any rate, it was faster than running.

But when demonic beasts attacked and broke the ice, they had no choice but to deal with them.

Alea said, as if dumbfounded,

“It’s like a seafood party from hell. I never expected to encounter such demonic beasts.”

If they had the time, she would have loved to study them. Aquatic demonic beasts are extremely rare in the outside world.

“Even if you’re tempted, resist. It probably wouldn’t taste good.”

When Helmut casually retorted, Alea’s glare immediately shot towards him.

“Helmut, was that supposed to be a joke?”

“…”

“Anyway, we seem to be almost there. We’ve timed it just about right. Let’s check our position.”

Alea took out the Adamantium from her robe. Soon, light flowing from the Adamantium stretched out towards the sacred barrier in the distance.

As the surrounding ice reflected the light, the end of the light beam wasn’t clearly visible. It was a distance difficult to confirm with Alea’s eyesight. But Helmut saw it properly.

“It’s underwater. Not too deep.”

“Then I have no choice but to dive.”

Alea’s expression darkened. Having to enter ice-cold water and activate the Adamantium.

Moreover, the moment she contacts the sacred barrier, the body heat preservation magic will be dispelled. For Alea, a mage with a penchant for the comfort of her study, it wasn’t an appealing task.

‘I should have brought one more person.’

But it was too late for regrets. If Helmut couldn’t do it, Alea had to.

Helmut asked,

“How long does it take to activate the Adamantium?”

“It will take at least 5 minutes.”

It was longer than expected. That’s why she had hoped the activation site would be above water, but now she had to endure in that ice-cold water for 5 minutes. She could only hope not to suffer from hypothermia.

If she were to faint, Helmut, who can’t touch the sacred barrier, would have to risk his life to save her.

“Don’t push yourself too hard. At least there’s a high chance of success in the south.”

Helmut’s eyes were serious.

No matter how much they had struggled to get here, it wasn’t more important than Alea’s safety.

Alea nodded reluctantly. Even she had things she wasn’t confident about.

“I’ll give it a try for now. If it seems impossible, I’ll come out right away, so don’t worry.”

“Right, even if it’s underwater, demonic beasts shouldn’t be able to approach right next to the sacred barrier. Unless it’s a really powerful one.”

Helmut shifted his gaze towards the sacred barrier.

“I’ll block any beasts that come your way. Just focus on activating the Adamantium.”

Alea slowly nodded. Her eyes were filled with determination.

“Okay, let’s do this. Let’s finish this and get out of this awful place.”

However, things did not go smoothly.

Alea and Helmut were soon to face an unexpected crisis.

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