Flames devoured Ebony Forest, black trunks blazing fiercely in the sea of fire as thick smoke billowed straight into the sky.
Led by their commander, the Demons roared as they pursued Ang and his group.
The group rendezvoused at the forest's edge, hovering on Magic Brooms as waves of heat struck their faces and the air filled with a scorched smell.
"Look at that fire! It's like we tore apart their nest. This feels incredible!" Dana laughed loudly, his voice drowning out the roar of the flames, excitement gleaming in his eyes.
Most of the group was swept up by his enthusiasm.
Only Ade looked regretful, his gaze lingering reluctantly on the burning ebony wood—those had been the materials for the Explosive Arrows he had dreamed of, and now they were turning to ash.
They circled near the forest's edge for about half an hour before the Demons finally rushed out of Ebony Forest.
The leading commander was enormous, its bony armor jagged. It threw back its head and unleashed a deafening roar at the people in the sky, scarlet eyes burning with rage.
Then the Demons poured out in an endless black tide, their numbers frighteningly vast.
"That's quite a lot of them." Dana grinned, though his smile had turned more solemn.
Ang and his group attacked the Demons on the ground as they flew.
To provoke them, Ang deliberately refrained from using Holy Light Magic. He drew the Wind Breaker Bow and fired wave after wave of ordinary Rune Arrows.
The arrows whistled into the Demon horde, drawing roars of fury without killing them, provoking them with just the right amount of restraint.
The Demons flew into a rage and pursued relentlessly, slowly being led toward Blue Bridge Fortress.
Ang did not know that, after learning Ebony Forest