Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Volume 5 [Complete] by Hisaya Amagishi

Author:Hisaya Amagishi
Language: eng
Format: epub

The Forest Serpent’s Slip

Underneath bright blue skies streaked with white, as if put there by the bristles of a brush, the Order of Beast Hunters had mobilized to a grassy plain a little ways away from the highway to do some mowing. More accurately, they were trimming the black tendrils of devil nettles. The monsters’ black arms crept through the tall grass, coiling around any unsuspecting victims who walked too close, and sucked their blood dry. It was a hazard that needed to be kept at bay, but the task was no easy feat—the vines’ sharp thorns meant pain when they pierced armor and skin, and their barbs meant more pain in trying to remove them. Passersby were generally safe from the threat, but travelers and their horses straying off the path would become monster feed. And though the devil nettles stayed away from the highway, their prolific growth this year called for the Beast Hunters’ services.

“Doesn’t seem nearly as bad this year,” said one knight.

“Only because we had Volf and Kirk,” replied another.

“Volf really swings that scythe like nobody else. Ain’t called the Black Reaper for nothin’, I s’pose.”

The chatty knights watched the scarlet-clad Volf dance through the field, as though neither his instrument nor his body weighed much more than the grass surrounding him. The process was not as leisurely as it looked, though—he sprinted from cluster to cluster, slicing off the vines that reached out towards him. Matching his pace were Dorino and a handful of squadmates, all wielding scythes of their own. The rookie Kirk and other mages blasted the Scarlet Armors with air magic, assisting them with a tailwind. This supporting role—speeding up the frontline—was a new practice; in previous years, the mages had used their powers to attack the devil nettles directly.

“First line, initial mowing complete!” the knights sounded off.

“Second line, support the mages and advance!” came a new order.

The mages, protected by the knights, combined fire and water magic and scalded the devil nettles at medium range, stunning them into sluggishness.

“All units, cut down the area!” The Scarlet Armor vanguards and the rest of the knights hacked away at the devil nettles with scythes and spears, clearing the area in no time.

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