Thornside City
It didnāt take long for all the magic thorn trees to fall to the ground. Their bodies became dry in the blink of an eye.
The surroundings had become deserted. Only dust and smoke covered the skies of the city. The locals had become refugees in a few hours.
The Supreme Wizards left the city with their families in vehicles. Those who didnāt have transport could only walk on foot.
The news about the missing Magic Lord Johan and the death of the Magic Trees reached the surrounding forces.
The wizards who were staying outside the ancient pit were the first to learn the news. They were shocked to the core. They didnāt know Magic Lord Johan had died in the ancient pit.
They were still discussing whether Magic Lord Johan would come or not. At this time, one person said, "Maybe the ancient pit was beneath the eyes of the Magic Lord."
"The ancient pit was long since explored by the Magic Lords. Maybe they didnāt like the things here," another person said.
As time went by, the Level-9 Wizards began to worry. Earlier, the Supreme Wizards had entered the ancient pit.
But there was no sign of them returning so far.
"Whatās going on?"
"Itās been an hour. The Supreme Wizards didnāt come back," one of the wizards said.
Meanwhile,
The Supreme Wizards were dead. Their bodies were lying on the ground. All of them were killed in one move by the evil hand.
Right now, the evil hand was nowhere to be seen. It was already submerged in the ground.
Suddenly, the blood-soaked ground reacted. All the blood disappeared into the ground. The ground appeared to be normal without any changes.
All the blood was absorbed by the evil hand.
Sometime later,
The Level-9 Wizards took a risk. Some of them entered the ancient pit. The wizards descended to the ground.
Compared to the Supreme Wizards, the Level-9 Wizards were even more restless. They couldnāt sense or see anything in the deep pit.
There were six Level-9 Wizards. They landed on the ground an hour later. Only then did they relax their hearts.
They took their devices out and turned them on. The light illuminated the place. The next second, everyone saw the body of the giant.
Gasp!
The Level-9 Wizards were shocked to the core.
"What is that thing?"
"Letās escape!"
The two wizards uttered in shock. The other four wizards tried to flee. The next second, all six wizards were rooted to the spot.
They couldnāt lift their feet from the ground. Their bodies couldnāt move.
Boom!
The evil hand appeared from above the black water. It didnāt move. But the coercion from the hand swept out from the place.
The Level-9 Wizards were terrified. Now, they understood what had happened to the Supreme Wizards. They were dead. Now they were going to die as well.
Pfff!
The coercion tore through their bodies. Blood and internal organs splattered across the ground. They were all dead in the blink of an eye.
The blood dyed the ground once again. The dark ground once again absorbed the blood. The blood disappeared into the ground in the blink of an eye.
It didnāt take long for the evil hand to absorb a new wave of blood.
Quiet!
All the commotion quieted down a few minutes later.
Above the ancient pit, there were only one or two Level-9 Wizards left. They didnāt enter the ancient pit out of fear.
They waited for the Level-9 Wizards to come out.
As time went by, the rest of the Level-9 Wizards were getting scared. They didnāt expect that the people who went earlier would never return.
"So the ancient rumors were true," one of the Level-9 Wizards said.
Gasp!
Hearing that, the others exclaimed in surprise.
For some time, they didnāt pay attention to it. Now that someone had said it, the rest of the wizards started panicking.
After some time, they made a decision. The rest of the wizards fled from the place. If they continued to stay here, they would be interrogated by the other Supreme Wizards.
...
Meanwhile,
The news of Thornside City alarmed the other cities nearby. They sent their representatives to Thornside City.
The only news they could get was that Magic Lord Johan was nowhere to be seen. The magic trees were dead, and the locals had abandoned the city.
It was big news. Earlier, Sand Fall City was gone. Now Thornside City faced disaster. It was huge news.
A few hours later,
The representatives from surrounding cities arrived at Thornside City. When they saw the state of the city, they were shocked to the core.
Smoke clouds and fire were all over the city.
Most of the high-rise buildings were turned to rubble. They saw the city looked deserted, apart from a few people standing outside the city office.
The locals were nowhere to be seen. When they saw the path outside the city, the roads were filled with people and their vehicles.
The representatives didnāt know what had happened. But they could tell that the locals had become refugees in a few hours.
They landed on the ground and reached the city office. There were followers of Magic Lord Johan. They were waiting for Magic Lord Johan to return.
When they saw the representatives from the surroundings had come, they started their discussion with them.
"Lord, we donāt know what happened."
"Magic Lord Johan didnāt say anything to us," one of the old guards said.
"Tell us, what happened here?" one of the representatives asked.
The old guard then started explaining the situation to them. The representatives then learned what happened to the city.
They were able to know that the magic trees were dead. But they were confused. What was the reason behind their death? No one saw anyone attacking the magic trees. Their death was a mystery.
Then the representatives didnāt waste their time. They immediately went back to their city. They didnāt even know that the ancient pit was disturbed.
It was because of the ancient pit that Magic Lord Johan was dead. His death caused other consequences.