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Chapter 85 *Bonk* *Crack* *Stab?*
Lucia quickly noticed Dahdin becoming bewitched by something strange and immediately told Aleshia to do something. "Aleshia, something strange is happening to Dahdin! Poke him or do something to rouse him back up quickly!" Aleshia immediately got serious, changing her demeanor, and sprang into action. She swiftly picked up the long sword-length stick she had dropped while conversing with Lucia and clumsily swung it at the wolf's head.
*Bonk*
Surprisingly, the whack appeared not to affect the wolf. The stick bounced right off Dahdin's green fur. "Quickly, find a way to hit him!" Lucia said in a panic. Urged on by Lucia's distress, Aleshia cast a strengthening spell on herself and immediately went to strike the wolf again.
*Crack*
The ends of the stick in Aleshia's hands snapped, sending wood fragments flying everywhere. Aleshia instinctively moved her arm to hide her face. Lucia followed by covering her with her brim. Moments later, Aleshia slowly lowered her arm, revealing the stick in her hand. It had transformed from its original long size to a shorter length, looking more like a broken sword.
As she was about to discard it, Aleshia examined it more closely and realized the new design could work to her advantage. The once dull and rounded edges had transformed into sharp, jagged points. This meant that instead of simply whacking at the green wolf, she could now stab at it. And Aleshai immediately did just that. The jagged stick easily nestled into the wolf's mane, and in the next instance, Aleshia could feel it connecting with something solid.
Dahdin's mind immediately cleared after he felt a sharp prick of pain. Dahdin grunted, conjuring nature's power to shield himself from being further influenced by the distortion.
"Thank you," Dahdin weakly said, appreciative of their help. After that weak utterance, Dahdin promptly collapsed with a thud. "Did I kill him!?" Aleshia cried. "I think you killed him, Aleshia!" Lucia shouted back, looking both ways, wary of the wolves Dahdin had come with. Lucia breathed out in relief, seeing no wolves in her field of view. After a moment, she suddenly realized something.
"Huh? Where did the—" Before she could finish her thought, Aleshia dashed to the green wolf, interrupting Lucia's thoughts. Aleshia started to cast a type of magic similar to healing magic meant to replenish lost energy, akin to the power displayed by the green wolves. Aleshia crouched over the green wolf, moving her arms deeper into its fur to transfer the energy.