230: Jungle Python

Jungle Python

Once he was back inside the tent, Abel stayed with Lorraine the whole night till she slept. Once he was left alone, he activated the seclusion circle to separate himself from Loraine. Loraine was inside, while he and Black Wind were outside.2

Now, Abel was worried. He wasn't sure how many people knew about White Cloud's ability to camouflage itself. If there were a lot of people who did, he wouldn't be able to hide so safely.

At midnight, there was a violent explosion outside the camp. More noises followed after, but they didn't last for very long, and it became quiet again.

In the morning, when Lorraine walked out of the tent, she realized that one of them was missing. There was a black charcoal track where it used to be.

 "What happened yesterday, Abel?" she asked Abel.

 Abel explained vaguely, "The dwarves have some issues. They have to sort out themselves. It's not really in our place to meddle."

As unclear as Abel's response was, Loraine could understand the gist of it. She understood why she slept so soundly yesterday. That being said, she obviously had her doubts that Abel did something behind her back.

 "Thank you for your help, Master Abel!" the eldest of the Borton brothers came and bowed to him.

 "So they did manage to settle things down," Abel said to Loraine, then returned the bow to the Borton brothers.

 "Yes, Sir!" Borton replied, "My two brothers did get some minor injuries, but overall, nobody was hurt badly." 

In the meantime, Bernie and Wizard Aitken went out of the tent. After seeing Abel, they bowed and showed exceptional respect for him. Bernie said, " Thank you so much for your message. Wizard Kipling was arrested last night!"

Abel took a step back, "Wizard Kipling was arrested?"

"Wizard Kipling was diligent and strong, but we assaulted him when he was doing meditation," said Bernie. "We fought at the same time and broke his defense spell."

Meditation was the only way for wizards to improve their magic power, and it was a daily routine for most of them. Thankfully, it gave them an opportunity to arrest Wizard Kipling.

"Bernie, what about my inquiry?" Abel asked.

"Abel, we found a potion Kipling's bag. It can attract Savage Bees but protect the owner; he almost killed us. He provided messages to Duergar.

They were going to take the rewards together. He just told them you were a human being but didn't have the time to explain more before getting arrested."

That's a relief! Abel thought. The fewer people that knew his secrets, the better.

Abel didn't ask what would happen to Wizard Kipling. He had no business, and they would deal with it properly. Every race had a similar way to treat traitors.

Wizard Kipling had weakened Dwarves as a whole, but it was such relief for everyone that they caught traitor; especially for Abel.

He was glad that he didn't use any spells.

He wasn't in the Holy Continent, and he was just famous for being a blacksmith. Because of this, the enemy underestimated him.

Two days later, Abel replaced Wizard Kipling's post and got six new crystal cores.

 "Watch out!" Abel called and picked up his shield to defend against the head attack of a big python.

"It's the forest python; catch it!" said Wizard Aitken. not intending to help.

They were very lucky to meet a non-official soul beast in this forest. Its skin was durable and had a high defense of magic: the best material for robes.

Abel knew its value, but he wasn't interested. Armor had a much higher defensive ability, and he could make it if he found enough materials for forging, but for most of the wizards, they couldn't bear it's the weight.

The forest python was 15 meters long had a scary strength. The Borton brothers surrounded it while Abel got an attack. They kept on provoking it, distracting its attention. Then Borton's leader gave it a long wound by his ice magic sword.

This wound was serious for a human, but for the python, it barely made an impact, feebly hurting it.

After feeling a slight pain, it started using its head and tail to attack them madly. The six brothers defended against it in turns: one stepped back, the other one forward.

They had a magic shield, so although the python just gave them some trouble, it couldn't hurt them. The Borton's leader stabbed it again and wound enlarged.

Abel didn't have a chance to help, but they worked perfectly.

Borton brothers continued until the ground had turned red with the Python's blood. Abel realized that they wanted to get the skin, which was why only the leader attacked.

The battle lasted almost one hour and ended in their victory. The Borton's leader divided the skin from the python carefully and cut it into two to share with excited Wizard Aitken and Abel.

"Abel, just take it. It's the best material for robes. Wizards first is one of their rules." Wizard Aitken said as Abel intended to refuse.

After Hearing this, Abel took the skin. Although he just a level-3 wizard, he had taken the post of the wizard in this team.

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