Henry murmured in his heart, admiring the sacrifice Jimmy had made."Before he took his last breath, he also mentioned a name to me," Henry continued."Myron...that's what he said. Do you know anyone by that name?"After saying that, Henry put his right hand into his pants pocket and pulled out a necklace with a crescent moon pendant.Hearing Henry's words and seeing what the young man was displaying in his hand, Hayden became increasingly shocked."The Crescent Moon necklace! Isn't that the gift Manley gave Myron?" Hayden thought to himself.The old man stared at the object in Henry's hand for a moment, making the young man wonder."Mr. Lane, do you know anything about this object?" Henry asked.Hearing the question, Hayden did not answer immediately, but studied the expression on Henry's face."That boy looks honest and not pretending," he thought. "I'm sure he really did get those two important The Rock items the right way!"When Hayden had invited Henry to the woods this morning,

Henry boarded the bus that would take him to a village on the outskirts of Rainford, which would take about three to four hours to reach.Whether it was because there were few passengers traveling to that destination or because it was still very early, there were many empty seats here and there, making it easy for him to find a seat.Henry placed his bag in the overhead compartment and chose a seat in the first row.After selecting a seat closest to the window, he opened his phone again to read information about the students conducting the research.Earlier, Hannah had sent not only their address, but also some important information about what they were researching, the students' profiles, and who was working with them."Birkenhand...?" muttered Henry. "Why does that name sound familiar?"He had the feeling that he had heard the name before, which caused him to recall information he had previously received about the village. "Ah, yes... Now I remember!" he murmured.Just as Henry spok

Henry used his internal energy to resist the black aura around him that was slowly trying to suppress him, especially his chest, trying to make it difficult for him to breathe.The aura might look like a harmless mist of light.However, it was actually a very dangerous black shadow.The further Henry went, the darker the surroundings became.This made him wonder."Isn't this forest that big?" he muttered.He remembered that when he used to go through this forest to do research, it took no more than thirty minutes to get out of the forest.But this time, when he looked at the clock in his hand, his forehead wrinkled slightly."It's been forty-five minutes, and I still can't see the end of this forest!"Not only that.The surrounding atmosphere had gone completely dark, like night, even though it was still 2:45 in the afternoon!"Damn, something very bad must have happened! This is really not right!" he muttered. "No wonder those students have not been found for a few days!"Henry now u

Faintly, Henry heard the echoing calls of the Willow Warbler, something he often heard when he was in the forest outside of Birkenhand Village five years ago. Not only were the birds' chirps melodious, but they were getting closer to him with each passing moment. Henry continued to enjoy the sound until he suddenly felt a gentle touch on his chest, causing him to slowly open his eyes. "Ah, finally you're awake!" Those were the first words he heard. But before he could comprehend what was happening, his nose caught a strong yet gentle scent of blooming flowers. "Who is she?" he thought. He knew that the forest around him was still dark, just like before. The only difference now was that he could clearly see who was sitting next to him by the flickering light of a campfire not far from where he was lying on the ground. Turning toward the source of the voice, a girl of about twenty-one was holding a hand to her chest, trying to heal the scratches the animal had left. "Is she hum

It didn't take long for Henry to witness the arrival of a group of supernatural beings made up of various monsters.In the distance, about three hundred meters away, he could see that most of them were creatures with human bodies and animal heads, such as bulls, pigs, and wolves.Meanwhile, others had a combination of human and other animal forms.They came from behind the trees in a horde, creating a thunderous roar.As Gatrix had mentioned, their total number might be more than a hundred.Glancing at them, Henry could sense that their power was much greater than the first group of creatures that had attacked him earlier."On average, these creatures have a level four internal energy! While there are a few at level three, many of them are already at level five!" he observed.They didn't scream or say anything, but as they approached Henry and Gatrix, the professor realized they were coming to attack them. Clenching his fists, Henry said, "Miss, stay here! Let me deal with them!"He s