Chapter 74
Sentar's head snapped back on impact, losing control of its flight and letting the prey go . To make things worse, Lith quickly snapped his fingers in succession, generating several flashes of light and booms near the Cron's head, making it blind and deaf .
- "Damn, I took my sweet time enjoying her screams and that's what I get in return . I was no Cron, more like a sitting duck . Now I can't even get where's the up and down . If I crash land because of a pup, the boss will never let me hear the end of it . " –
Lith would have liked to keep striking the iron while it was still hot, but the black-haired girl was plummeting like a brick . Cursing her stupidity, Lith swooped down with a swing motion, first down then up, to avoid breaking her ribs during the catch .
The rescue was successful, but judging from the smell, Lith understood that she was relieved from fear on several levels .
"What the heck were you doing?" He yelled in her ear, thinking how ridiculous were in real life those romantic moments in action movies, right after the hero saved the damsel in distress .
Between the smell and the impending danger, there was no space for romance and tender one liners . The only thing they both wanted was a safe haven and a hot bath .
"Don't you know first magic? Why did you let it drag you around like a sack of potatoes? More importantly, do you know a flight spell?"
She nodded while holding him tight with both arms and legs, like she was trying to get inside his clothes .
"Then go ahead and use it! My spell is not meant for two, I can only glide while carrying you around . Once that thing recovers, we will be doomed . Do something, remember they are watching us!"
Free from the grip of fear, she realized that the whole staff of the academy had been spectating at her humiliating performance . The girl became purple from head to toe for a second, before letting him go and chanting her flight spell .
"Let's get the others and retreat! In the open we are too disadvantaged . "
They both quickly returned to the ground, pulling the other three back on their feet, and literally kicking their a*ses to force them to recover from the terror and get them moving .
"Take flight, fast!" Lith yelled . "We have no hope of shacking them off on foot . But keep close to the ground, the Cron will turn us in mincemeat if we try to fight in its element . "
To his teammates, Lith words sounded those of a strong and experienced leader, that had full control of the situation . The reality, though, like the Professors could assess while facepalming, was that he was just remembering them common sense .
"This year's batch is awful . " Said Scarlett in its communicator amulet .
"They always are on the fourth year . " Linjos replied with a sigh .
"Remember our pact, and don't be stingy . I want their weight's worth in meat, and I mean the good stuff, no bones or nerves . And tell your servants to play by the rules, you don't want to see me getting ugly . "
Linjos had the communicator in conference call mode, so everyone could listen . The Professors didn't like being called servants, but they understood very well that in the wilderness the strong ruled above all .
The Scorpicore's help guaranteed that no student would be seriously harmed before being rescued, not to mention that such a powerful guardian defending the academy was worth far more than just meat .
They were truly blessed by having a monster at their disposal, reasonable enough to be useful, but stupid enough to not understand its true value .
After closing the communication, Scarlett had a smug grin on its feline snout .
- "Imbeciles, I don't care about the meat, I would do it even for free . Your stupid lessons allow me to train the magical beasts in anti-magician tactics . They use us as sparring partners, but that's a game that two can play .
Another bonus is that when the fifth-year students train in the forest, I get updated about the tactics they employ and the spells they teach . I bet they sleep much better at night, believing me a dumb monster that only wants food in its belly . –
Meanwhile, M'Rook had joined the fray, and was rapidly catching up with Lith's group using air magic to move faster and his sense of smell to not lose their traces .
Lith was on the verge of tears, this experience was a full-blown disaster . He was sick and tired of playing baby-sitter, but what choice did he have left? He slowed down, detaching from the group, appearing beside the Ry .
It followed a quick exchange of spells, since Lith never allowed M'Rook to get close to him . He kept moving in all the three dimensions, gaining a tactical advantage since the magical beast was only relying on its legs to manoeuvre around .
Lith wasn't trying to harm it, he used only tier one and two spells in quick succession, with the aim to ruin the opponent's focus and slowing down its movements .
- "Who the heck is this pup?" M'Rook thought gritting its teeth in raising frustration .
"It's like he learned how to fight from a Ry, he anticipates almost all of my moves . But that's impossible!" – In the Trawn woods, Protector's ears were burning .
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