I Was a Loner, but My Class Got Summoned to Another World…-Chapter 202: Withering Forest Pt. 2

"Alright, release it!" Logan yelled as he released his own bomb of light energy. The condensed magic slowly dropped until it reached the center of where the illness started.

Logan, along with everyone around him, covered their eyes. The strong light shone strong enough to disorient them before it cleared, leaving a deep ten-meter crater.

"I don't think it was planned to be that deep… it must have had something to cleanse if it went down that deep," Lisa called out as they began to descend.

"Look… there seems to be a tunnel, and what seems to be the remains of a crystal… a very large one," Rubina said. She was on top of a griffin, a little sad she couldn't come with Uriel since it wasn't ideal for long flights.

Logan went down to check on it. The crystal was slowly starting to break into pieces. With it, the spreading withering should have stopped as well.

The tunnels were much more serious. They seemed to be dug out by a creature Logan knew well. They had the same shape that was caused when Terra created them. Its sharp scales caused it to have a certain texture that looked as if various blades passed through the tunnel.

"I think they may have a tamer along with a large worm-like Terra," Logan explained.

"I don't think we should use the tunnel if it's like that. I may be able to keep us safe underground but… I won't be able to dig us out if they trap us inside a deep tunnel," Kai said, flashing a light into the tunnel.

"It seems long and goes deep… we might have to report this. I don't think we can handle such a thing on our own," Rubina added, a little scared to already be near such a dangerous area.

"Have someone call the capital of Veridith… we will leave the area as soon as someone arrives," Logan called out. Rubina, who wanted to get out of there in a hurry, took to the air and began contacting Leonard. He would be able to explain the situation correctly as she added a video of where they were and how they had stopped the withering.

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Without much to do after that, they just created a large smoke signal to attract the soldiers' attention while taking a break near the edge of where the withering stopped.

"We spent a few hours here already… I hope we will have time to reach the next town…" Logan sighed, as it would probably end with them having to camp out.

It was already three in the afternoon, and the soldiers who would be coming would need to be guided inside the forest and then explained about the situation.

"At least we solved the problem… do you think that crystal was going to be one of the gates for the demons?" Lisa asked while combing Orus, who had small thin feathers that acted like fur on its back.

"If it spread so far without anyone noticing, it means we should start checking around more. We should warn the other countries as soon as possible. If we hadn't seen this in time, imagine what would have happened when it did become a problem…" Logan got chills imagining the gate opening and thousands of demons pouring out to destroy Lord Henrik's nearby city.

It wasn't long before a few soldiers arrived on large Rocs. The birds seemed very tired, meaning they had run fast to reach them.

"Are you Logan and the Saintess? We have been told a situation happened around these parts and followed the smoke," a stern man in his forties explained, trying to be respectful but failed at it since he did not even give his name.

"Yes, I guess you will want an explanation. How about we just take you to the site? It's about a kilometer and a half inside this decaying forest," Logan said. He then explained to the best of his ability why informing them of similar events when facing demons.

"Guess it adds up. A month ago, we were attacked by various monsters. Soon it stopped, but it did not add up. We thought something great would happen soon… I think the demons just needed a diversion to do what they did here. We did get a few reports of other sites with this similar situation in other parts of our kingdom. This is actually the third in this area... we are glad you solved the problem though. We will try doing the same in the other infected areas. Also, forgive me for my rudeness. My name is Captain Halder. We will handle things here," the stern man said, clearing his throat and causing those under him to spread out.

"We will be leaving then. Please tell us what happened here later, it will be important if it could happen to our kingdom as well," Logan said before getting on Zephyr to fly.

"Sure thing, hero. We will have the best mages we have start using diagnostic spells." Without caring any more about the situation, Logan and his group began going north again. They thought the problem was solved until they spotted another section of the forest with the same problem an hour away.

"Damn it, at least this one is smaller, but twice in one day?" Logan said as he went higher up and began checking where the center of this new decay section was.

"It's about half of what the previous one was. We should handle it using the same tactics…" Logan said towards Lisa. The others were already contacting the army who had given them their communication details.

"How about we wait for them to arrive before cleaning this one? If they bring in the mages, maybe we can enter the large caves to see what is happening underground…" Logan added. Like before, they would have to wait for the army to arrive.

"Hope we get someone friendlier at least. That last commander seemed to want us out of his way…" Kai said a little annoyed.

"Can't be helped. He seemed like an injured soldier from the war… Many who can't fight anymore on the frontlines decide to return and be given a job like him," Rubina said, recalling hearing such things.

"Yeah, I did see his earth-made leg. He must be a good earth magician to be able to move earth like a limb," Kai added while trying to create an extra finger to show how it worked.

"We may have to sleep here today, so let's set up camp…" Logan was annoyed but he knew it was for the best. He began making the tents which just needed magic to activate. The small housing began to exit its storage device and rose into a small simple wooden house.

"That is top-notch. I wonder what Marie and Bobby will make next," Lisa said, happy that the tent wasn't just a thin layer of plastic that would not shield them from the vermin outside.

"Yeah, now let's hurry. We still have to reheat the food." Logan was about to take out items from his storage when he saw Zephyr fly towards them at an incredible speed.

"Master, blue skins, I saw them coming out of the ground."