A forest thickly covered in darkness.
Even the breeze brushing through the trees was being swallowed by the black mist.
Gais stopped walking.
“…Arachne?"
I shook my head.
"No."
"That’s not Arakne."
"They're Dark Nymphairs."
Moment.
The entire black forest began to come alive and move.
Above the tree, the black-wool masked swordsmen drew their black wooden swords,
From the earth rose the black-root spears of the dark-root spear-bearers.
From all directions, the night-leaf warriors hurled their black blades like a storm,
The shadow-bound soldiers stretched out black vines, aiming for the two people’s ankles.
In formation, the black-scaled shield soldiers blocked the way, erecting a massive dark barrier.
In the shadows, the shadow Nymphairs disappeared and then reappeared in an instant,
The night‑wind dancers created a black whirlwind and engulfed the surroundings.
From afar, the Black Moon masked sorcerers created dozens of illusions, throwing the battlefield into chaos.
"Welcome!"
Shouted.
At that moment.
A poisonous mist that shook the entire forest spread out.
The poison fog sorcerers emitted black mist to obscure the view,
The Dokgasi magic nymphs fired hundreds of Dokgasi.
From the ground, the black-antler predator rose up, trying to grab the spear,
From the trees all around, giant battle spiders spun webs.
Soon after, Spider riders and solitary spider trainers charged forward, leading dozens of solitary spiders.
Deep in the forest, viper riders charged alongside venomous snakes,
The Viper summoners kept summoning giant venomous snakes.
A swarm of black centipedes covered the ground as they approached quickly.
There’s too much
Gaisga pushed the spear forward.
"I’ll make a path!"
"Explode!"
A massive explosion shook the center of the forest and blew away the swarm of spiders and the black wooden dolls all at once.
Then raised his hand.
"Lightning!"
A blue lightning bolt fell from the sky and pierced through the viper riders.
The electrocuted venomous snakes writhed and collapsed.
Soon after, a huge whirlwind rose.
"Tornado!"
The whirlwind swept through the forest, sweeping away the black leaves and poisonous mist, and,
The night-breeze dancers and the shadow nymphairs soared into the air.
Gais didn’t miss that gap.
"Thunder!"
Thunder rumbled and echoed one after another.
Rumble rumble!!
The lightning pillars fell in succession, wiping out all the illusions of the Black-Clad Masked Sorcerers.
Finally, he raised the spear high.
"Chain Lightning!"
Dozens of chains of lightning streaked across the battlefield, connecting one enemy to the next.
The lone spider and the spider rider,
Viper summoner,
Dark-rooted spearman,
The black‑colored masked sword soldiers were struck down one after another by lightning.
As the remaining enemies charged,
Gais quickly closed the distance.
The tip of the spear flashed.
One stab.
Two slashes.
The spear swung in rotation and knocked down several Dark Nymphairs at once.
Finally, a huge shadow emerged from the black mist.
The shadow-bound soldier and the black-veined predator attacked at the same time.
Gais closed his eyes, then opened them again as he spoke softly.
“…That's the end
Black magic exploded from the spear.
"Shadow Slash."
A massive cross-shaped shadow strike swept across the battlefield.
Kwaaang!!
The black vines and spider webs, the illusion and the veil of darkness, split apart all at once.
The remaining Dark Nymphair legion knelt down one by one, and,
The darkness that had covered the black forest also gradually lifted.
“…You handled it
Gais went, brushing the tip of his spear and looked around.
"It's still too early to let your guard down."
"As long as the influence of Erebus remains, a stronger enemy may still appear."
I carefully moved my steps toward the depths of the forest again