Gais was alone.
Leaning Meliga and Lyla behind him, he moved his steps into an even deeper forest.
The forest grew increasingly quiet.
The sound of birds and the sound of the wind have disappeared.
“…Sign
Moment.
Amid the shadow of the tree, dozens of black masks appeared simultaneously.
It was the Wooden Nymphair legion.
If you go, the wooden sword soldiers draw their swords from both sides and charge,
The wooden spearmen stretched out their roots, instantly extending the length of their spears as they stabbed from all directions.
The Gale Nymphairs crossed through the forest, leaving afterimages behind,
The whirlwind dancer created a vortex of wind and blocked the retreat.
From the sky, sky-root hunters dashed between the branches, aiming for a surprise attack, and,
Behind them, the Storm Masked Sorcerer summoned a gigantic storm.
Gais tilted the spear at an angle.
"Chase lightning."
A lightning bolt split at the edge of the spear ran across the ground.
Lightning spread along the forest floor, consecutively exploding beneath the feet of the Nymphaires.
Kwah-gwa-gwang!!
The roots and the earth surged together.
He immediately plunged the spear into the ground.
"Earth Wave."
The ground rose like a huge wave, pushing up the spearmen and shield bearers ahead all at once.
Not missing the moment of falling,
Gais stretched his hand forward.
"Light Wave."
Dozens of waves of light spread out in a fan shape, sweeping through all directions.
However, the tree-skin shield soldiers deflected the light by facing off against the massive shield,
The archers behind seized the opportunity and hurled arrows.
Gais lowered his body and slipped between the arrows.
At that moment.
Hundreds of ice fragments rained down from the sky.
He swung the spear widely, shattering the ice fragments to pieces.
Then flames rose onto the palm.
"Flame whip."
The flames stretched out in length, consecutively wrapping around the vines and the wooden puppet soldiers.
Kwaaah!
The flames spread in an instant, painting the forest path red.
The poison wood shaman tried to spread the poison mist, but,
Gais compressed the flames and made them explode.
"Blazing."
With a roar, flames burst out in a circle, pushing away the poison mist and sweeping through the surrounding Nymphairs.
The masked man of the Black Forest finally used natural magic to move the giant tree, but,
Gais spun the spear and charged forward as it was.
The huge stem splits,
Even the armor of the Thousand‑Year‑Wood knight began to crack.
In a moment.
The forest grew quiet again.
Burning branches fall to the ground,
Only the wind scattered the ash dust.
Gais wiped the sap off the tip of his spear, caught his breath, and walked forward again.
The forest was not over.
Rather, a colder and heavier aura was slowly flowing in from the front.
A massive structure, with faint light seeping through the trees, began to take shape.
Gais walked toward that place without saying a word.