Alex was panicking.

The sled wagon was going way too fast for him. He couldn't even change its direction or brake!

After some seconds of panic, Alex reached the even ground, but the sled didn't seem to stop at all.

It just kept on going!

"Jump down!"

A powerful shout came from the city walls when Alex had still been over a kilometer away. Alex didn't even think about how loud that shout had been to be heard from such a long distance.

Alex looked to the side at the rapidly passing surroundings.

How was he supposed to jump off something that's moving so fast?!

However, Alex's mind, which had gotten used to stressful situations, quickly came up with a solution.

Alex gritted his teeth. 'Let's hope this works!'

Alex put his left hand to the Ice Wood behind him for two seconds. In these two seconds, Alex absorbed a lot of Ice Mana, and the familiar feeling of bursting appeared.

Then, Alex took a deep breath and jumped to the side, protecting his head with his arms.

Everything seemingly moved in slow motion for Alex.

BANG!

Alex hit the ground, and his body was violently thrown around. Alex spun several times in the air, and he felt the centripetal force pulling his arms away.

BANG!

A second hit, and several of Alex's bones broke.

Alex completely lost his sense of direction, and he had no idea where he was going.

BANG!

Alex hit something, but after a brief moment of resistance, it gave way. He felt himself nearly puke at the force that hit his body just now.

BANG!

Alex hit the ground again, and his shoulder broke.

BANG!

He hit another thing, which quickly gave way beneath his force.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

hits, Alex eventually

lay on the ground, and he felt like he was dying. Yet, while everyone else would

'I'm still alive!'

since he had gone through similar experiences. He knew that the

BANG! BANG! BANG!

sounds of something incredibly powerful hitting through something, and

in so

BANG! BANG! BANG!

followed, and Alex didn't want to look at the

two more sounds, it

only continued

to pay for all that?' he thought. 'Would they take Ice Wood

people

think I just

Silence.

the sky as he tried to come to terms with what

thinking about what

Clank, clank, clank.

footsteps, and

was in the forest on the

through were trees,' Alex realized as he saw several destroyed trees. 'If I still had a normal

behind a trail of destruction in

a gruff voice said with surprise

and he saw five men. One of them stood at the front, and he wore bright-silver armor. The four men behind

damage did I

had anticipated the question, but he hadn't thought it would be

man said

This immediately dumbfounded Alex.

Alex wasn't even sure if he had heard

he asked

the leading man answered with a rough

"How?!" Alex shouted.

silent, but the leading man laughed loudly. "Earth Mages are very useful," he said. "Also, do you

all of them. You had over a ton of Ice Wood on your sled wagon, and it took four Earth Apprentices to stop it. They even had to

Alex was still perplexed.

they stop

that I

Don't worry about them. They've been a plague for a while," the man

surprised that the guard

got finished off by us, and the last one fled. We are currently chasing the last one," the guard said with delight. "You've done us a great service, but you also have to pay for our help. The pills the mages had to

when he heard that he had killed

killed plenty of beasts, but killing a

expression. "Oh, was that

Alex slowly nodded.

guard

asked in

was lucky

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