'I can't say I'm prepared for this many people,' Siphex reflected as he neared the Longfoot Inn's entrance. pushing the wooden door, Siphex was greeted by a vast, vibrant, and raucous environment upon entering the Inn; inside, there was a large area supported by several wooden pillars with large crystals hanging from them, illuminating the area. The place was packed with customers of different ages and backgrounds at numerous tables. Looking around and observing the chaotic situation of the inn, Siphex was about to take a step forward when someone remarked, "Welcome to the Longfoot Inn, you must be a tired traveler, we have food, drinks, and comfortable beds, what can I help you with?" From the side, a feminine voice said. When Siphex turned around, he saw a female beastkin in a waitress uniform bringing a tray with multiple mugs, smiling at him. "I'm looking for some information," mumbled Siphex, ensuring that the cowl covered the majority of his face. When the waitress heard Sip

"my kind? By that do you mean a challenger??" As he raised his brows, Siphex said." Oh no no, I already knew you were a challenger, but that wasn't my point, I meant your race," chuckled the baron as he slid a mug of wine in front of Siphex.'So he found out that Iam a monster, is this an ambush, is that why he requested me to follow him here?' siphex thought as he heard the man mention that he knows about his race and looked at the man pooring a cup of wine for himself. 'Was it these two, or was it someone else?' Siphex, on the other hand, cast a quick glance behind him at the two guys on the table and prepared to defend himself and flee at any minute." You seem disturbed, but don't worry, iam not your enemy. that's why I wanted to speak with you alone, dark elf," the man remarked as he smiled at Siphex before taking a sip of wine.'Wait, what?' So he mistook me for a dark elf, rather than a monster? 'How did he come up with that assumption?' Siphex was perplexed, but his gaze rema

A temperate big camp can be seen placed along the shoreline, encircled by many defenses and with hunderds of soliders, campfires, and tents under the silent curtain of night, just outside adjacent to the nourthern shores of Gran Mundora. Three individuals can be seen gathered around a tiny circular table with papers and maps thrown on it inside a larger tent stood above others strongly guarded by soldiers in the center of the camp. "Just as his grace had expected, the s ranked adventurers have sent their report from scouting the eastern part of the continent; you know, it's been a month since they were sent to scout the dark continent, and no one expected that they would be attacked by a group of strange humanoid type monsters at some point during their scouting." "As they struggled with the monsters, their scouting progress was significantly hindered, as the creatures have shown to be rather difficult to deal with. Surprisingly, the monsters worked in tandem, with some defending whi

* Guogru *The overseer reached out with all four hands, magic braided between its palms, sending four magic beams in the array direction.Sid and Vrid both went into action as they saw the approaching strike and tried to block it from reaching their teammates.Vrid rushed in with his greatsword, cutting through one of the beams and staggering back in recoil, while sid rushed in with his shield, slamming against the beams and receiving the impact of two further beams.Both men tried their hardest to stop the attack, but they weren't quick enough, and the final fourth beam slipped between their grasp, heading right for the array. Both sid and vrid wanted to run down the attacker and try to stop it, but they both sensed another attack approaching from behind them. Interrupting them and making them both jumpWhen evah noticed the incoming attack, mason simply waved his hand, causing her to hold her action. "Keep powering the array and dont lose your focus," he said, glancing at the incom

in front of his eyes, a big boulder covered in plants and cracks in the distance that looked like the letter L loomed tall between the dense woods up ahead.As he closed the map and jumped down from the tree, Siphex thought, "Now it makes sense."Walking toward the unusual enormous rock, Siphex had to pass through tall shrubs and plants till he reached it; the strange stone was resting on the mountain, and next to it was a trace of faded stone floor with broken stairs leading toward the mountain. A large square stone wall with a massive locked rusted gate that was covered in mud and foliage awaited him at the end.Walking up the stairwell and approaching the rusted gate, Siphex noticed that, despite its rusted and worn appearance, the gate had been opened numerous times recently. as He could see a variety of footsteps dispersed across the stony, fractured ground." This must be the maze's entrance, but strangely, it appears that people arrive here as well; were they sent by the alchem