"Sh*t!"
Olgar cursed. He immediately looked behind them, and he saw another Forest Wolf standing there. It was walking slowly as it observed their every movement.
"Holy sh*t!"
Even Lawrend couldn't resist cursing himself. He looked towards their left and right and saw more Forest Wolves.
"Mr. Olgar, if I die, I want you to ask my father to kneel in front of my grave for 7 days!"
Lawrend said to Olgar. He looked around warily. He was ready to fight back just to survive.
"Lawrend… If you can buy me enough time, I can use a High Mage spell."
Olgar ignored Lawrend's words.
"Buzu!"
Just as Lawrend and Olgar were thinking of ways to survive this ordeal, Elena walked towards their front. She looked at the Forest Wolf blocking their way forward.
"E-Elena."
Lawrend couldn't help but call her name out.
Elena pointed her finger towards the wolf. Then with a resounding boom, a long arc of electricity found its way and connected to the wolf's skull.
BOOMM
The ground shook from the explosion.
"Elena!"
Lawrend exclaimed in amazement.
"AWOOOOOO!!"
The other wolves howled together. They then ran towards them in sync.
"Elena will protect master-buzu!"
Elena faced the other wolves and pointed her finger to one after another.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
It was like they were in the middle of a thunderstorm cloud. Lawrend's ears were already ringing from the powerful explosions caused by Elena's shock arc spell.
Then, without suspense. Elena had killed all of the Forest Wolves.
"...Did you say something, Mr. Olgar?"
Lawrend turned to Olgar and asked with a wry smile.
"N-No. It was your imagination."
Olgar replied in a stutter. Even he didn't expect Elena to be this strong.
"Master, did I do well-buzu?"
Elena ran to Lawrend and embraced him tightly.
"Yes! Elena was so cool killing all of the Forest Wolves."
Lawrend rubbed her head with a smile. He was glad that he allowed Elena to come with them. Otherwise, only Olgar would have been able to escape.
"Buzu!"
Elena smiled back happily. She was glad that she was able to be of help to her master.
"Alright. Let's go back to the camp. Our fight would have surely attracted other monsters."
Olgar urged them. He also carried the other Forest Wolf when they passed by it. Even though they didn't need to eat that much, it wouldn't hurt to have more.
"Okay."
Lawrend and Elena followed after him.
Before long, they were back in the camp. Lawrend ran towards it excitedly.
But it was dark. There was no soul in sight. Lawrend's heart fell, and he ran to one of the tents. He checked the inside, but no one was there.
"M-Mr. Olgar…"
Lawrend was visibly shaken. Aleshia and Ella were not here.
"Young Master?"
But suddenly, just as Lawrend felt his soul leave his body, he heard Aleshia's beautiful voice. He turned around and saw her peeking out from a different tent.
"Phew…"
Lawrend released a long sigh of relief. He got too paranoid,
"Are you okay, Young Master?"
Aleshia stood up from the tent and asked him. Ella was following behind her.
"N-Nothing."
Lawrend shook his head. He didn't dare to admit that he got too worried.
"Hm? Okay. Let's cook the meat then."
Aleshia nodded her head and crouched towards the wolf carcass that Olgar dropped to the ground.
"Mr. Olgar, you carried all of these?"
Aleshia couldn't help but say to him in disbelief. These two Forest Wolves are big. Their weight could have easily reached 70 kg(154 lbs) each.
"Yes. When you become a High Mage, your body gets stronger. Although I may look skinny and weak, I'm at least as strong as a big buff guy."
Olgar nodded his head and explained to her.
"That's amazing."
Aleshia exclaimed in amazement.
'So practicing magic also has this benefit.'
She thought to herself.
"Anyways, do you know how to cook wolf meat?"
Olgar asked her.
"Isn't it just another meat?"
Aleshia blinked her eyes at him.
"Wolf meat smells bad, but they taste delicious. Here, I'll help you."
And so, Olgar helped Aleshia as they prepared the wolf meat.
After eating the wolf meat, Lawrend's group was getting ready to sleep.
"Elena, I'm sorry I doubted you before."
Lawrend rubbed Elena's head with a warm smile. She was sitting on his lap.
"I know Master only wants to protect me-buzu!"
Elena replied with a smile. Even though she looks like a little girl, she still understands this kind of thing.
"That's right."
Lawrend continued patting her head.
"I will protect Master-buzu!"
Elena turned her head and said to him with a smile.
"Haha, alright."
Lawrend laughed in response.
Soon they all fell asleep. The night passed by silently and uneventfully.
When morning came, they ate another serving of the wolf meat before heading out.
"Let's go. It will be bad if nighttime catches up to us."
Olgar said to the four of them. They once again rode the golden saucer and flew to the sky.
The flight this time was silent. They were all observing the beautiful scenery beneath them.
A few hours later, the forest around them suddenly changed. There was a visible division between this forest and the other one. The former was tamer while the latter had tall and thick trees.
"That is the Undrasil Monster Forest."
Olgar introduced to them. This was the infamous forest of death. The Undrasil Kingdom was named after this forest. Even after a millennium of rule, the royal family never dared to chop down the trees of this forest. It was that dangerous.
"Amazing. The trees look like they're being fertilized every day."
Lawrend exclaimed in amazement as he observed the trees.
"That… is true."
Olgar nodded his head solemnly.
"What do you mean?"
Lawrend asked in confusion.
"The monsters living in this forest kill each other. Their rich and powerful blood serves as a great fertilizer for the trees."
Olgar explained to him.
"Gulp."
Lawrend gulped hard, realizing how dangerous it would be if they fell into that forest. Even Aleshia didn't dare to relax. She didn't think she would last long within the forest.
They flew through the Undrasil Monster Forest silently and nervously. After a few hours of travel, Olgar suddenly sighed in relief.
"We're finally here."
Olgar suddenly said to them after a long while of silence.