Fragile Phantasy

Part 17

As Cyril made his escape with the unconscious Zeline, KC and Edgar desperately tried to give chase. However, Edgar was weakened from the loss of his magic, and KC's watch was still recharging. With no other options available, the two quickly tended to Zeline's mother who had suddenly fallen ill.

As they tended to her, Edgar noticed something odd. "Hey, KC, didn't Cyril forget to take the jewelry that Zeline had on her?" he asked, confused as they saw zeline stolen things are still in the tent.

But their attention was quickly pulled back to Zeline's mother, who suddenly began vomiting blood and trembling violently. "We need to take her to the hospital now," KC urged, quickly scooping up the woman.

Before they could leave, Zeline's mother managed to open her eyes and weakly asked, "Where is Zeline?" But the two friends couldn't bear to answer her question, instead bowing their heads in shame.

"KC, my son," Zeline's mother said, coughing up blood. "Please take care of my daughter."

KC's heart was filled with a sudden surge of regret"I'm sorry" He stood up"But i'm gonna save her", determined to save Zeline from Cyril's clutches. "Edgar, please take her to the hospital. I'm going after Cyril," he said resolutely.

As Cyril reached his destination, he cast a small floating magic circle in the air, using it to contact the Hyena leader Harper. "Hey, Harper. I'm outside the capital. If you want this girl, come to my location," Cyril said arrogantly.

Before Harper could respond, Cyril hung up on him and called someone else. A shadowy figure appeared in the magic circle, speaking with Cyril in hushed tones.

"Boss, I've completed the plan as discussed. I'm here at the designated spot," Cyril reported respectfully.

"Good work, Cyril. I'll be there soon. Wait for your reward," the shadowy figure replied.

But as Cyril watched over Zeline, he noticed her attempting to escape, even though she was handcuffed and tied up"Help!!"She screamed. With a swift kick, Cyril put an end to her struggle. "There's nowhere to run, so stay still and be quiet!" he ordered harshly.

Cyril turned around to find KC standing there, panting and holding a massive wooden board in his hand that he seems to get to a huge tree's. Zeline had apparently brought him with her noise, much to her delight.

"KC!" she exclaimed, amazed at the unexpected turn of events.

Cyril kicked zeline in the face, causing his nose to bleed. "That's because of you, noisy woman!" he yelled, unsheathing his two bolo swords. "You have irritated the hell out of me." And quickly charged at kc.

Without missing a beat, KC countered Cyril's bolo slice with the thick wooden board. The wood was so dense that the bolo sank into it, unable to slice it in half. and KC saw his chance and kicked Cyril's wounded leg, causing him to wince in pain. KC followed up with a punch to the face, knocking Cyril off balance due to his injury.

Before KC could finish him off, however, Cyril threw sand into his eyes, blinding him in an instant. With a scowl, Cyril infused his bolo with magic, making it impossible for KC's wooden shield to stop it.

"You can't survive this, magicless!" Cyril taunted as he cast the spell. The metal of his bolos merged and grew longer until it became a towering sword, as big as a huge tree in the surrounding area.

The moment Cyril dropped it, as if there is no escape for KC.

But KC had other plans. He threw the wooden board at Cyril's wounded leg, knocking him off balance and causing his giant sword to miss. The surrounding area shook with the weight of the sword, destroying all the trees it collided with.