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,
and he felt like he was dying. Yet, while everyone else would feel despair at being in such a state,
'I'm still alive!'
through similar experiences. He knew that the Mana would heal his
BANG! BANG! BANG!
powerful hitting through something, and he knew that this
in so
BANG! BANG! BANG!
sounds followed, and Alex didn't want to look at
more sounds, it
continued
pay for all that?' he thought. 'Would they take Ice Wood
many people
just killed
Silence.
at the sky as he tried to come
about of minute of just lying around and thinking about what
Clank, clank, clank.
and he looked
was in the forest on
punched through were trees,' Alex realized as he saw several destroyed trees. 'If I
left behind a trail of destruction in
a gruff voice said with surprise and a bit
front, and
damage did I
question, but he hadn't thought it would be the
the man said
This immediately dumbfounded Alex.
a while, Alex wasn't even sure if he
asked
nothing," the leading man answered with
"How?!" Alex shouted.
laughed loudly. "Earth Mages are very useful," he said. "Also, do you honestly believe something like this hasn't happened before? Merchants lose control
most notable out of 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 ingest some valuable pills to stop it. Of course, you have to pay for
Alex was still perplexed.
they stop something like
the three men that I
worry about them. They've been a plague for a while," the man said. "There's even
expected something like that, but he was still a bit surprised that
delight. "You've done us a great service, but you also have to pay for our help. The pills the mages had to ingest were a bit more expensive
felt a pressure in his chest when he heard
had killed plenty of beasts, but killing a
guard noticed Alex's expression. "Oh, was that your
Alex slowly nodded.
guard said
Alex asked
was lucky about
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