The Desperate Stand

As the fierce battle continued despite exhaustion being felt by both parties, Nicolas, Lou-ra, and Skr'll found themselves surrounded on all sides by the relentless onslaught of the jungle people's forces.

Soliders charged forward with swords raised high, while sorcerers hurled bolts of dark energy from a distance, their attacks raining down upon them like a hailstorm of destruction.

Lou-ra quickly used her forcefield to stop their attacks from hitting Nicolas and Skr'll. She could feel within herself that he mana was gradually depleting and it caused her to lose focus.

Lou-ra forcefield went down as soon as the sorcerers summoned powers from their gem stone and used its scorching beam of light to break through.

Nicolas managed to throw it off, but it took longer than it usually would, signifying that he was getting tired by each moment they spent fighting.

"Just give up" The jungle king began, "There's no way you can defeat my army and sorcerers, even if you're the true Demon King.