Chapter: 599

The energy from the mana wave just now was more powerful than whatever was happening at the association.

Jay remained focused as quickly sprinted out of the alley and followed the mage hunters towards the marsh.

The mage hunters were much faster than he was, so he could run at full speed without fear of catching up.

Jay followed along and could see them running further down the south road, but soon enough, they were out of sight.

– – –

~South forests~

After the wave of energy passed over Matheson he only followed more closely. He had been to the stink-rat marsh before and guessed she was headed there, and he soon found that he was right.

Anya entered the clearing while he watched from a distance as she greeted some people, but strangely, for some reason, she dropped to her knees and held her head in her hands.

“Tears of joy?” Matheson wondered – but this wasn’t what caught his attention.

In front of Anya, above the marsh, a crackling ring of energy buzzed, with a silvery-mirror surface.

Matheson’s eyes gleamed as he looked at it; to him this was enough to confirm his suspicion: It’s the powerful treasure they were all looking for – or at least a portal to it.

“I guess the stink-rat marsh holds some secrets after all.” he smiled fiendishly.

As he watched on, the guy helped Anya up to her feet and brought her into the portal – though to Matheson’s annoyance, the woman with them stayed.

Suddenly, he heard deep thumping sounds coming through the forest – and deep voices to match.

“Stop!” he heard a shout,

“Surrender and your death will be fast!” Another yelled – right before a small golden flash of light came from somewhere in the forest.

*Vroow!~*

Matheson continued to watch as the woman responded to the flash. The trees began to sway and rock around her; they groaned in pain before being ripped out of the earth.

The trees turned horizontal as they floated around her; dirt falling off the roots as they floated – suddenly like giant javelins, they were shot off into the forest.

*Boom boom boom boom~*

The large logs pounded and impaled some other part of the forest where the deep voices and more bright flashes of light were coming from.

However it wasn’t enough.

A mage hunter rushed through the wood as the woman.

Similarly to the trees, the helpless mage hunter was quickly floating in the air and was tossed into the sky as easily as the trees were.

Matheson was shocked at this magic; so far he believed he could take out most magicians, but against something like this we would be powerless.