Albus albeit slowed down the car, still maintained a moderate speed. When they were about a hundred meters away from the woman who stood in their path, seemingly halting their progress, suddenly the two young men smelled a very pungent odor, so much so that even with their windows closed inside the car, this pungent odor penetrated and made their noses hurt.
After shaking their heads to dispel the intensity of the smell, Albus took a small pouch from his pocket, rubbed its jelly-like contents into his nostrils, and then handed it to John, explaining that the gel was meant to temporarily neutralize the pungent odor penetrating the car, providing them some relief from the noxious smell.
Bang!
Blag! Blag!
Drekavac! Albus alarmed John about the attack.
"Drekavac" or "Sigbin" - a goat or sometimes a kangaroo like creatures with very large ears, a long whip-like tail that emits a foul stench and two kangaroo-like legs on its body that enable it to jump far distances, it is a type of animal that is about the size of an adult wolf, and has the same strength and ferocity of a lion or tiger. It is believed that an army of drekavc or sigbin can kill an entire village in just an hour.
Due to the ferocity of this creature, they are considered very dangerous beast, especially if they are under the control of a high-level witch or a Sorceress. The drekavac or sigbin is often associated with dark magic and is said to be summoned by those who seek to cause chaos and destruction.
There were three of these creature trying to cling to the back of their car, Albus abruptly swerved the car, tires screeching, in an attempt to dislodge those clinging to their back.
Screeech! Screech!
And when the three creatures were shakes off from their rear, another crowd of drekavac emerge from the dense bushes in both of their sides leaping with more than five meters in the air. Other drekavac were hopping alongside the vehicle on all sides, showcasing their agility to match the speed of the car.
At the front, the woman also moving quickly on the left side of the road, they noticed that her feet are a bit motionless because they are floating a few inches off the ground, but she is quickly keeping up with the speed of their car too.
While Albus was trying to distance their car from the crowds of those creatures surrounding them, John eventually decided to make a move.
"Brother I'll go first", then John suddenly disappeared inside the car.
Albus was so surprised that before he could even say anything to stop John, when he turned to look at him at the back, he was no longer in his seat, but instead was already outside fighting against the drekavac who were following them.
Swish! Swish!
Creeek!
Splat!
John swung his curve dagger multiple times, his movement speed didn't differ from the speed of the creatures he's battling, then the two drekavac fell immediately, with the precision of John' strikes, the first two who rushed were cut in half... and a few exchanges of attacks, six creature's dismembered body parts were on the road.
Albus was astonished by John's swift and precise movements in the fight, showcasing his exceptional combat skills and leaving no doubt about his expertise.
'He's very young yet he's already very proficient in combat, he must have been fully trained by his father.'
Albus reflected on John's demonstrated prowess in that clash, thinking, 'What would you expect from the son of a guardian lord?'
As John was about to open the car door, he was distracted by a shout from the woman.
The woman in front of them screamed, 'Waaahh! My babies!' It was carrying a caned stick with a small snake coiled at the top, her high pitch screams is very uncomfortable to those hearing it, with her glaring eyes she rushed towards the side of the car where John was about to open the door.
In a moment of panic, Albus abruptly stopped the car sideways, creating a protective barrier between the woman and John, with the intention of shielding his companion from the imminent threat. Their adversary was a formidable high-level witch driven into a berserk state by John's elimination of her minions, intensifying the danger and heightening the tension of the confrontation. Albus knew that this kind of enemy was a difficult opponent, especially when it was in a berserk state.
Albus immediately open his door and ran beside John, suddenly his hand lit up, then a half black gloves with three sharp protrusions like stainless steel at the front of each glove emerged.
Albus knew nothing about John' fighting skills, but as he saw him defeating the three drekavac in their rear a while ago, makes him think a new plan in this fight. His master Eldrin entrusted him this mission, his duty is to protect John, so he faced the first blow of the witch's staff, parrying it with a punch using his gloves.
Whammm!
Arrggg!
In that first clash, Albus was hurled several meters as the shockwave of their strikes collided. John on the other hand, was tossed only a meter as the force of the impact deflected by Albus that was supposed to hit John.
"That's was so powerful!" John said in surprise. 'If that had hit me, I would probably have been injured.' As he thought about it.
'Thank you, brother,' John nodded at Albus for that rescue.
Albus replied, 'Be careful not to get hit... Our enemy is strong.'
The witch taunted John with a chilling laugh, 'I smell the blood of some of my kind on your hands, child,' her words dripping with malice and accusation.
'And you, not bad at all…your appearance also gives off something, huh.' He turned his gaze to Albus after glancing at John for a moment.
'Come with me. I will forgive you for the wrongdoings you made in killing my babies. No one harm will befall to the two of you." the witch said happily to Albus and John.
John and Albus immediately looked at each other, they knew their fate if they were defeated by this witch. They were aware of the fate that awaited those captured by this type of witch, based on their knowledge and past experiences.
In John's recollection, many students from their school have been captured by these witches. The witches often use them as human experiments with their dark magic, turning some even into husbands for these witches. Their victims are seen in accompanying these witches, even though their faces are old and ugly, in the eyes of their victims, they look very young and beautiful.
As Albus and John locked eyes, a sense of unease crept over them, causing the hairs on the back of their necks to stand up.