Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 291 (Part 1):

[What… is this.]

The moment the barrier changed, Kantara suddenly turned around.

Though it may look a bit stupid, Kantara is a powerful beast strong enough to be the ruler of this region. Because of that, Kantara was highly sensitive to any changes in the barrier.

In an instant, a fierce burst of demonic energy rose up around Kantara’s entire body like putting on armor.

A gust of wind spread rapidly in all directions.

Helmut pulled up his Vis to defend against the ice particles rushing toward him.

Psssh!

The ice particles, infused with demonic energy, shattered upon contact with Vis. Had they hit him directly, they were sharp enough to draw blood from his entire body.

Kantara’s gaze fixed on Alea tearing the scroll in the distance. It’s the kind of magic it hates. Warm things.

[Human…… you were…… aiming for…… my back!]

As expected of humans sent by Elaga, they are utterly cunning.

The one it faced just now was quite strong. His movements were also quick, so it didn’t seem like he could be easily dealt with.

In that case, it was best to deal with the one aiming for its back first.

Kantara’s entire body turned around. The demonic energy exploding from its body deeply penetrated the surrounding sea. Like water boiling in a pot, the sea in the area bubbled up as if about to explode.

Alea, witnessing the sight, widened her eyes.

‘What is that.’

It was a massive wave. As if a sudden tsunami had occurred, a wave rising to the sky was rushing towards her.

At this rate, she would be swallowed by the wave and slammed right into the sacred barrier.

While water would flow through without resistance from the barrier, Alea is different. If she collides with the barrier, she won’t be able to use magic and will have to survive being swept up in that ice-cold torrent with her bare body.

Her body hadn’t even fully dried from being frozen, but this was like a bolt from the blue.

‘Where did Helmut go? Surely not… No, anyway I need to avoid this!’

Alea hurriedly took out a magic stone and absorbed it as if crushing it.

The magical power she lost while entering the barrier was instantly replenished.

It was an expensive magic stone. As if flaunting her wealth, Alea crushed three magic stones in a row.

Absorbing them so aggressively caused a lot of energy to scatter into the air, but she had no choice.

The shadow of the incoming wave loomed over her like an impending disaster.

Unless she was a fish, there was no way to survive being swept up in that wave without magic.

“Wings of The Wind.”

Just as the wave was about to collapse and engulf her, Alea finally recited a spell.

She shot straight up along with the golem. The ship-shaped golem barely skimmed past the wave, narrowly avoiding it.

The wave passed right through the sacred barrier. Without time to catch her breath, Alea looked up and realized her mistake.

“Damn it, the curvature.”

The sacred barrier was dome-shaped. If she went too high, she would collide with the inward curve of the barrier. At this rate, she would crash into the barrier.

Alea changed the direction of the wind, flying with the golem to the opposite side of the barrier.

She pulled out yet another magic stone and crushed it. As she rose closer to the sacred barrier, her magical power drained rapidly.

‘Where did Helmut go?’

Despite the situation, she wasn’t worried. She had faith that he wasn’t dead.

However, now wasn’t the time to look for Helmut. On the other side, a massive sea turtle with a gleaming golden shell caught her eye.

The look in its eyes as it stared at Alea was full of murderous intent. Water columns, resembling serpents, surged around Kantara’s body.

The thin water columns stretched out towards Alea like whips.

Alea maneuvered the golem to avoid them.

However, the water columns circled back and struck her golem.

“Wind Curtain!”

Before Alea could even finish her spell, the water column struck the wind barrier drectly.

Bang!

If it had hit them directly, the impact would have made it impossible to avoid falling.

Alea narrowed her eyes.

‘The ends of the water columns are connected. To think it can manipulate water to this extent.’

At the center of the water columns, demonic energy extended like a long cord. The demonic energy drew in water, forming the column and wielding it like a whip.

If someone could handle demonic energy well enough, they could strike even the air with a long whip.

The fact that its power had been weakened near the sacred barrier was impressive.

The water columns pounded Alea’s wind barrier again as if to break it.

Boom boom!

It felt like the wind barrier would shatter. The repeated impacts made her head spin. But Alea seemed to know how to get rid of those things.

“Wind Blade.”

The sharp wind cleanly cut through the water columns. The connection to the demonic energy was severed, causing the water to fall back into the sea below.

But Kantara’s attacks didn’t stop.

[Human…… like a…… fly! I’ll… bring you… down]

Thinner water columns, no, water streams flew towards Alea once again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

If cutting and dropping the water streams is magic, then these water streams are also a kind of magic. But it’s natural that Kantara’s demonic energy is greater than Alea’s magic.

Moreover, Alea had consumed some magical power after entering and exiting the sacred barrier.

She crushed her sixth magic stone. If this kept up, she’d waste all her magic stones.

‘I need to get away from the sacred barrier… It might be better without the golem.’

Going down to the sea where Kantra’s influence was strongest, would be suicidal.

It’s easier for Alea to dodge alone while flying and consumes less magic. She could also conceal herself with invisibility magic.

But there was no chance to put away the golem.

‘What on earth is Helmut doing?’

Just as Alea was feeling displeased, a loud sound was heard.

Booooom!

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