s was serious. He usually preferred to fight with his hands, it was morefortable for him, and it allowed him to develop greater mobility, but he could not be disrespectful in this battle.


    "I am s Valxin, crush you!" s pointed his spear at the golem as he bowed slightly.


    "This is the first time I''ve seen such a respectful fighter." Ern smiled, "I wouldn''t want to fight him. I''d throw up after saying that and especially bowing."


    "Huh, Demons and Elves are really quite different, aren''t they? You''re like two opposites." Wain leaned against the temple wall.


    "That''s okay. We''re all different, though I won''t hide it, it pisses me off that the Elves are overly ostentatious." Ern waved his hand.


    Roooooooaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!


    Suddenly the Stone Golem roared furiously. The symbols on his body glowed brightly as he attacked. Despite its size, the Stone Golem was quite fast. It reached s in a second.


    s did nothing. He stared at the golem''s massive fist approaching him.


    Whooooooooooosh.


    At thest moment, s disappeared, so the golem''s fist hit the ground. The entire temple shook, and dust sprinkled from the ceiling, along with small pieces of ruins. The Stone Golem''s hand was stuck in the ground as he tried to pull it out.


    "As a sign of my respect, I will use one of my strongest moves." s said calmly as he pointed his spear at the Stone Golem.


    The air beside him trembled, and streams of wind appeared at his feet. They swiftly headed toward the spear, covering it like a hurricane. The wind was turbulent, it was a multitude of sharp des capable of blowing anything away.


    "Rest in peace." s threw the spear with all his might.


    The spear pierced the Stone Golem like lightning. The spear was thin, so it left a narrow gap in the Stone Golem, but the wind turned it into a huge cavity the size of half the Stone Golem''s torso.


    The Stone Golem tried to attack, but it was nothing more than a death wish. The Stone Golem had no strength left, so it fell and shattered into many pieces like a porcin vase.


    Whooooooosh.


    The spear by s'' will came back to him.


    "Not bad. You''ll certainly have no equal if you get the Royal Spirit." Ern pped his hands.


    "I hope so. Come on. I can''t wait to see the Forgotten Forest." s approached the corpse of the Stone Golem.


    He took a green crystal from one wreckage and inserted it into one part of the portal.


    The ruins'' symbols glowed brightly, slowly spreading and covering the entire main temple. A green me appeared in the portal''s frame, turning into a path to the unknown.


    "I finally saw it..." s muttered.


    "Come." Wain stepped forward.


    "Wait." Ern said, "First, I want to leave a small gift for our future guests."


    A dark scroll with red symbols appeared in his hand. Ern ced it on the floor as ck writing spread across the room like a spider''s web.


    "Done." Ern kicked the dust off his hands, "Now, even if someonees in here, they''ll be in big trouble."


    "Hey, isn''t that Dark Magic?" s asked.


    "Yeah, so what? Is that really all you care about? Come on. I want to see what''s in the Forgotten Forest, too." Ern jumped into the portal.


    The others immediately followed him.


    They had all learned about the Forgotten Forest at different times, but they were sure they would find something they had never seen before. What''s more, they were lucky enough to be the first.


    "We''re here." Wain smiled as he looked around.


    They were in a forest de. Many unusual flowers were growing here, which were very rare or even thought to be extinct. A few feet away were trees of various shapes and sizes. Some had amazingbinations, like the white trunk and the red crown. Small inds were floating high in the sky, and some had colorful waterfalls. It was truly a magical ce.


    "Not bad." Ern took a deep breath, "Holy shit, what a dense concentration of energy here! You can umte it dozens of times faster here!"


    "Yes. It''s incredible. I''ve never seen anything like it." Erza nodded.


    "Look!" s pointed to the side.


    Under a small tree with pink foliage sat a white fox with three tails.


    "Wow. I''d heard of this beast, but I thought it only existed in stories, but it looks like everything in this ce is real."


    "Beasts, high energy density..." Wain muttered, "That''s all well and good, but is that the main value of the Forgotten Forest?"


    "What is it?" Erza looked up.


    Above them, unusual creatures asionally flew by. They were balls of light with little glowing wings, they looked like fairies or something.


    "They are the Ancient Spirits of the Forgotten Forest!" s eximed.


    Whooooooosh.


    Suddenly one of the Spirits headed toward them. It was a green ball with small blue wings. The Spirit circled around s for a while, then stopped.


    "It wants something from me?" s muttered puzzledly.


    "Huh, looks like this Spirit picked you." Ern grinned, "Try touching it. You need to do something."


    s nodded as he touched the Spirit.


    The Spirit glowed brightly, and a massive green magic circle appeared behind it. Twelve wind spheres formed in ce of the magic circle as if they were targets.


    "You..." The Spirit suddenly spoke, "You must remove all the spheres... You must not move, and you will only have three seconds after you start..."


    "Is this some kind of assignment?" s muttered.


    "Looks like it." Wain nodded, "Maybe these Spirits are the main treasure of the Forgotten Forest. For every reward, you have to do something. It''s pretty curious."


    "Good. It''s not a problem for me." s said confidently.


    Winddes appeared beside him, and they slowly floated in the air. s swung his hand as the des rushed toward the spheres. They pierced it, and the magic circle disappeared.


    "You have great skills..." The Spirit muttered as It glowed brightly.


    The Spirit became energy. It headed toward s and turned into a long dagger with a green de.