
At that time the Demon God used all his strength until the subconscious was shaking because it was unable to withstand the power released by the Demon God, not long after that incident, he said, The Demon God had now started attacking Luch with fire and gravity magic.
The ground that was used as Luch's footrest, was now beginning to crack, some huge cracks started to drift due to the gravity magic, the, Luch who was still attacked by magic magic from the Demon God only dodged without being able to attack.
The Demon God was now directly attacking Luch, with his aura now the Demon God made a powerful sharp sword, Luch who was surprised that the appearance of the Demon God with his weapon overwhelmed Luch.
"And that's when my hand was split because of the slash from Dew....." Said Luch who stopped when he heard the sound of a falling object.
"Religion.."
"Owh... I'm sorry." Said Azella who accidentally nudged the equipment to treat the luch wound.
"Azzles.. What are you doing, Luch just continue the story." Said Liya who was focused on hearing Luch's story.
"Aww."
"Zena, please slow down a little bit, it hurts like that." Said Luch who complained.
"Hold, you're a man, right?" Said Zena who was trying to take care of Luch.
"Hey Luch's.. What happens next?"
"Quick tell!" Said Kan-yi who was starting to get curious.
"alright... Why can't you be impatient, I was having a hard time at that time, why do you look so exciting when you hear my story." Said the astonished Luch.
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The Demon God quickly approached Luch, a slash drifting towards him until finally the unprepared Luch tried to deflect the extremely powerful aura sword of the Demon God.
Finally Luch's left hand that was fending off the attack from the Demon God was cut off because it was unable to withstand the might of the attack launched by the Demon God.
Until some time later Luch managed to survive and finally Luch again attacked the Demon God with sealing nails, he tried to get back to the Demon God by preparing the sealing nail in his right hand.
"Ahkkp... Azella what if it's soft again." Said Luch who was in pain.
"A lot of your complaints, they hurt because I gave you a little magic to strengthen your hands." Zena told Luch.
"It's over, how?"
"Is it in motion?" Ask Zena to Luch.
Luch now managed to move his left hand back, he did not expect that his hand that had been cut off in the subconscious can now still be healed again, he said, Luch also thanked Zena who had healed her left resistance.
"What if you now take a shower first, when you are unconscious after coming out of the seal box, Kan-yi has changed your stinking clothes." Said Zena who told him.
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The three have now finished preparing to resume their journey to Death Valley, When the three thank and say goodbye to Zena, Zena proposes that Azella should come with Luch to guard the seal of the Demon God.
Although Zena should have kept the seal from the Demon God so as not to get out of control, but because of her age which is arguably old, she can no longer follow the journey to Death Valley.
Azella did not refuse even though she did not know the three of them too well, she just followed the advice of her teacher, according to Azella maybe this trip can make it better.
Without needing to discuss, the three agree with Zena's advice, although the three have concerns about Azella's safety, but who does not accept someone who can heal especially Luch needs Azella for the business of sealing the Demon God.
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Now the journey continues to Death Valley, the 4 people are near the forest that is not far from the entrance to Death Valley, after bidding farewell with Zena, the 4 people, Azella obtained some sealing nails just in case the Demon God had removed the seal from the nail that Luch had instilled.
Although Azella can already make sealing nails without help from Zena, but Azella needs more time to install sealing magic into an object, actually not only nails that can be made for sealing, but because nails are easier to use when sealing to living things.
Azella could not only use healing magic and sealing magic alone, he has trained a lot with Zena to use a staff that has been strengthened by Zena with magic so that the stick can be used when fighting.
"Is the road to Death Valley located in this forest?" Said Luch who was unsure.
"If you hear the news, the Cursed Portal to Death Valley is indeed in the vicinity of this forest." Reply Kan-yi who is getting off the horse carriage.
"It looks like our horse won't be able to enter the forest, are we going to leave it just like that?" Luch.
"What if we go back to the house we saw on the way here, we could just give our horse so he can be cared for." Said Luch while stroking the horse head.
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After they gave the horse to a grandfather with his son, now Luch and the others went into the forest, they began to walk carefully while looking around to look for the Cursed Portal that was still unknown to its location.
"You guys be careful, watch out for your surroundings, Azella you can take care of yourself right?" Said Kan-yi who was worried.
"Of course!" Azella said as she pulled out her wand.
"Woah.. Cool weapon." Luch said as he looked at the stick that Azella had just pulled out.
"Indeed Zena is a great witch who can make that weapon." Said Liya who guessed the person who made Azella's weapon.
"How do you know?, this stick was indeed made by Zena." Azella said in surprise when she heard Liya.
"Dam... If only I had known it by then, I might have had some great tools for war." Said Luch who was thinking.
"Of course, we must focus on continuing the journey." Kan-yi.
Now they try to calm down and start entering the deepest forest until finally they have been in the forest fairy area that guards the Cursed Portal, everything including Luch already knew that the forest elves were a sign that they were getting closer to the Cursed Portal.
Luch looked at some forest elves who were flying without caring about those who were passing by.
"Be careful with the forest fairies here, their nature is not as it seems." Azella.
The dense forest filled with forest fairies who always keep the Cursed Portal from people who want to enter Death Valley, Azella who knows a little information about Death Valley from Zena, who has a lot of information about the Death Valley, now tell that information to others.
The Cursed Portal is a large stone-shaped portal that cannot be destroyed and will open if it is irrigated by a large magic, some people who wanted to enter Death Valley were unable to open the Cursed Portal due to the lack of magic energy to activate the portal towards Death Valley.
"Be careful... You must move quickly when you touch the Cursed Portal, because it will make the forest fairies run amok and will attack us all." Azella said.
"Then... Who's gonna open that portal?" Luch asked.
"How about Azel, he's a wizard taught directly by the greatest magician, maybe with his magic can make the portal stone open." Liya advised.
Now they start trying to open the Cursed Portal using Azella's magic, Luch and the others can only wait and protect Azella from the forest coffin when Azella touches and channels her magic into the portal.
Azella's two hands now touched the portal stone, and Azella's magic quickly drained away, causing her to fall unconscious, azella's magic power can be said to be abundant but in front of the portal the magic in Azella's possession is nothing.
Azella instantly fell down from running out of magic within her body, but as time passed, the forest elf quickly became around Azella who was unconscious to attack Azella, the forest elf only went to the person who had touched the portal stone.
Luch with the others trying hard to head off the forest elf who was eyeing Azella, Liya with her long-range attack now held the forest elf in the back row.
"Azel!!.." Liya said in surprise when she realized Azella who had failed to open the Cursed Portal with her magic.
Liya quickly approached Azella to help her.
"Help me take Azella out of this forest, the forest fairy will not stop before destroying Azella." Kan-yi says it to Luch while taking Azella away.
Luch's eyes now begin to look at Kan-yi who has called out to him, and he is immediately shocked to see the forest elf who has been behind Kan-yi to target Azella.
"KAN-YIS... DOWN!!" Luch said as he ran up with his feet ready to kick the forest elf who was behind Kan-yi.
"Buck!!!" the forest elf right behind Kan-yi is now hit by a kick from Luch with all her might.
Kan-yi who hears Luch's voice directly lowered her body, instantly Luch's legs are visible to Kan-yi's eyes facing upwards, the forest elf shattered and let out an explosive sound when it was hit by a kick from Luch.
"Run first, let me hold it."
"Liya follow Kan-yi!, guard them with your weapons." Said Luch while attacking the forest elf who was approaching Azella.
Kan-yi quickly secures Azella from the forest elf along with Liya, Luch who is still around the Cursed Portal now confronts the arrival of the forest elf who was raised by the strange magic of the portal.
Luch strengthened his entire body by condensing the profound energy residing in his body.
"No!.. Still not enough!!" Luch said as he strengthened his body.
He was still trying to add some inner strength in his body, not long after, it was quite obvious that Luch was starting to experience an increase in his body, strength was beginning to spring up in Luch's body, and, he did not realize that he had opened a little seal from the power of the Demon God until he could absorb some of the power that had been released from the seal.
After successfully strengthening his body, he struck the forest elf who was nearby, unexpectedly, one blow made the forest elves around him explode due to the pressure from a force so great that no forest elf could withstand it if it was near the force that had been released by Luch.
Luch looked at the few forest elves who had managed to pass through to get close to Azella, without much thought, though, Luch immediately approached the forest elf quickly Luch raised his fist until the sound that emerged from Luch's destination was heard by Kan-yi and the others.
"THEN!!"
"What's that sound?" Surprised Liya one heard a sound that resembled an explosion.
"Luch??"
"Something's wrong with Luch." Said Liya who looked at Luch who had returned to approach the portal.
"What's going on back there?." Kan-yi asks while focusing on bringing Azella out of the border of the Cursed Portal.
"I hope that Luch manages to escape from the forest fairies, we can't possibly survive against the forest fairies because there's no end until we're all dead, they'll always spring up to finish us off." Kan-yi.
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For a long time Luch had slaughtered the forest elf near the portal, Luch's consciousness had been lost bit by bit as he started to use the power of the Demon God, the Demon God, the thirst for battle from the power of the Demon God had made Luch fight against the forest fairies who were eyeing Luch.
It was certain that Luch would be exhausted if he continued to use his strength, so that he could no longer move his body, Kan-yi and the others have now made it out of the forest until they finally meet the grandfather Luch had given the horse back before entering the forest.
Kan-yi and Liya have been inside the grandfather's house, Azella who is unconscious is given care by Liya inside the grandfather's house, until some time passes, Kan-yi begins to worry about Luch who is still not out of the forest.
Night had arrived, but Luch was still continuing her fight, there were already too many forest elves that Luch had defeated to the extent that only Luch's strength could survive, luch's body began to stiffen and the situation instantly became reversed.
The forest elf easily attacked Luch who was already unable to move her body, Luch was overwhelmed by the attack he received from the forest elf, until some of the attacks hit Luch's head to bleed a lot.
Luch's legs were finally not strong enough to make him stand up, Luch was knocked down because of using the powerful strength of the Demon God, he said, instantly the almost closed eyes were at a glance looking at the portal stone that was next to him and unconsciously Luch's hand moved to touch the portal stone commonly called the Cursed Portal.
"Durr!!"
A huge explosion of magic appeared on the portal stone and now the portal began to open which was created from the stone that Luch had filled the magic involuntarily, the entire world felt a great tremor with the presence of a magic aura that emanated along with the tremors that were occurring all over the world.
The explosion that can only appear when the Cursed Portal has been activated, causing Luch's body to bounce due to the explosion produced from the Cursed Portal.
Everyone has sensed the exploding magic aura including Kan-yi and Liya as well as the grandfather, who is, Kan-yi, who is astonished about the Cursed Portal opening, asks Liya to keep Azella in the house, as Kan-yi rushes to Luch to see what has happened.
At night when the forest becomes very dark without any direct lighting from the sun or torch, Kan-yi enters the forest in a hurry without setting up the torch first, but Kan-yi seems to have no trouble with the darkness that surrounds the forest as she can use the little magic she is concentrating on in her eyeballs.
Running through the dense trees quickly until finally far in front of her eyes, Kan-yi sees Luch who has been lying on the ground with blood coming out on each of her bodies, no forest elf appears before the Cursed Portal has closed, only Luch is there which leads Kan-yi to conclude that the one who has opened the Cursed Portal is Luch.
Kan-yi turns her body and steps at an ever-increasing speed, returning to Liya and Azella who are still outside the forest.
"I beg you not to close..." Say Kan-yi in the heart who wants to pick up Liya and Azella to enter the Cursed Portal.
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"Cameleon.. Quickly go back to that portal." Kan-yi says upon seeing Liya when Kan-yi has reached the grandfather's house.
"We don't have time." Kan-yi said in a hurry.
"What's wrong?" Ask Azella who just realized.
"Cursed Portal has opened, it will close sooner or later." Kan-yi replied.
"Liya, go first."
"I'll bring Azella, it looks like her energy is still recovering." Said Kan-yi in a hurry.
Liya immediately ran towards the Cursed Portal as Kan-yi said.
"A I can walk alone!" Azella is embarrassed when she hears Kan-yi's words.
"There's no time for Azella.. Hurry up, let me carry." Said Kan-yi while giving her back for Azella to ride.
Azella finally catches up with Liya, who is carried away by Kan-yi, Kan-yi, who is trying to catch up with time before the portal closes again, now it is getting tired because the stamina is almost exhausted after repeatedly going to the Cursed Portal and now it is getting harder because he carries Azella on his back.
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"Can-yi!!" Shouted Liya as she looked at Kan-yi who was still far away from the Cursed Portal.
"Hurry, the portal's getting smaller." Said Liya while approaching Kan-yi.
"Liya, help Azella walk." Say Kan-yi while lowering Azella from her waiting.
"I'll take Luch." Kan-yi said as she ran towards Luch.
"Hush.huh huhh." A breath comes out of Kan-yi's mouth.
Now that they had all gathered right in front of the Portal, they began to prepare themselves for entry into the Cursed Portal.
"All right.."
"We're going in together." Kan-yi said as she carried the unconscious Luch.
Compactly, their feet now stepped simultaneously entering the portal.
"Whuss."
The portal was now closed and re-formed like a rock, the forest elves again popping up around the Cursed Portal, finally they managed to enter Death Valley.