Chapter 137

"It took 15 mana from me just for this," I screamed and panted at the same time, unable to believe that so much of my mana had been used for something seemingly so useless even though I didn't even know what mana was.
Yet even with the sudden exhaustion, the power that was running ramped within my body gave me a new sense of invigoration allowing me to push my body to its limits with one more jump.
My vision immediately turned black and white while countless red structures... No, they weren't structures... they were plants and animals. All of them were shining with a distinct crimson red that allowed me to identify the wasp even after having hundreds of trees between us.
While plants like the trees and grass had these channels that ran up and down their 'bodies', animals and other creatures with the smallest amount of sentience, while still having these same channels, radiated a unique and striking aura/hue which the plants didn't have.
This hue left behind a trail that I could easily pursue without much of a hitch. On the same note, it seemed like the energy wouldn't dissipate any time soon therefore also making my return easier than it would have originally been.
I slowly lowered my center of gravity towards one of the branches, crouching and placing both my feet firmly onto the 70cm thick branch.
In the next instant, my feet left the branch and my body turned into a blur.
The force of launch had been so powerful that the branch had been flung back before whipping forward and destroying two of the smaller nearby trees.
My body flew through the air at an unimaginable speed. I could barely breathe anymore, yet that was the least of my worries.
'I... miscalculated...' I tried to say aloud yet all that came out was a muffled scream.
Thankfully, none of the trees in the area had been directly in the way of my trajectory, however, I still found myself missing branches by a hairsbreadth.
'I can see it.' My eyes began to widen in excitement, yet the wind pressure quickly forced me to shut them tightly.
This did not stop me from seeing however, instead, it had made my vision clearer while my field of view expanded to over 200°, allowing me to see almost everything in front of me as well as everything in my peripherals with crystal clear vision.