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Crystal felt her head spinning as she woke from her sleep. And while there was no sharp pain, she felt her whole body aching. It was normal considering how she had overexerted herself while fighting the black-clothed men. Thinking of the fight, she tried her best to sit up and take a look at her current situation. She sat up after much effort while trying to ignore the pain and soreness in her muscles. Crystal took a deep breath to calm her mind and looked around. At first she was confused by her surroundings. It looked like a cave but the surface was… wooden? She touched the wooden walls and realized she was inside a hollow tree. She nodded. Well, checking the surroundings was done. Next was checking the condition of her body. Crystal looked down at herself. She was surprised to find many black clothes wrapped around her body. They were covering all the places where she had suffered injuries. She was startled as she quickly checked her clothes. She also checked the bandages wr
The sun was rising higher as the early birds decorated the tranquil morning with their twittering.A young man and a young woman were travelling through the forest, one of the places where the beauty of nature was at its peak, which also sometimes made one forget about the danger hidden within.The man was walking forward carefully while observing his surroundings. He was holding a short sword in his hand in case anything dangerous popped out of the woods.The girl was giving directions and correcting their route whenever she saw them deviate. She was panting lightly as she was exhausted after walking for only an hour.Shuua!A sound was suddenly heard which sounded as if an arrow was shot.Anom acted swiftly and hacked with his blade. The body of a green-blue snake fell on the forest floor. It had been hacked into two before it could make its way towards Crystal.Anom picked up and studied the two pieces and said to the stunned Crystal, “Hmm. Looks like you are not in your best condi
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" asked Crystal, uncertain."We have to distract them and reduce the number around the hive before charging in directly. That's the only way. Besides, they don't have any attack power. I just have to be fast enough to prevent too many of them gathering over me. Don't worry. We'll run if we don't succeed." Anom reassured her. They didn't have much time to waste, so this was the fastest way.Crystal weakly nodded and asked, "Then what will you use to distract them?"Anom chuckled at the question and looked towards the young Tremor Bear. The beast looked back and bared its teeth, trying to put on a smiling expression.Crystal was exasperated, "And you said you were not a tamer. Look how you brainwashed the poor beast into agreeing to be the bait. It even looks happy."Anom almost laughed out loud, "It's happy because it thinks that I'm going to follow the plan it suggested.""What plan?" Crystal was curious about the plan a young beast could make."He sai
The position of the sun indicated that it was already noon. Anom and Crystal had travelled for almost three hours by now. Crystal was looking much better than before. The Syrup Crystals were really useful in the case of energy depletion. It won't be long before she recovers completely. Although she looked fine, Anom still decided to take a break. Crystal didn't refuse either, as she also wanted to take a short break. Soon they came across a narrow creak and decided to take a rest near it. Anom sat down while leaning on a tree while Crystal went towards the creak to wash her face and drink some water. Anom looked at the girl and admired her beauty as she splashed her face with the cool water. Her slim waist was bent as the curves at her bottom became even more pronounced. Anom was in a daze as he couldn't help but stare at her. He had to admit though, all the girls he had met till now were all beautiful. Well, one was a goddess and the other two were angels. But the first female hu
"There are many ways they can use to manipulate your family members." Anom thought for a while before continuing, "They can cause some internal strife among the upper echelon. But that's just a basic method and I think your parents must already be prepared for such things. Other than that, your enemies can also make some of your family members think that your family has no chance of surviving in this clash. Then they will your give them some false hope that your family can only survive by surrendering and making your people force your parents to surrender. I don't know, the enemy is in an advantageous situation if we only consider the information we have on hand." He shook his head as he began wondering if he could enjoy himself after joining this mess. Meanwhile, Crystal began trembling. Tears were forming at the corners of her eyes as her breathing became irregular. Anom noticed her reaction and became anxious. The girl had started panicking. 'Damn it! I shouldn't have said it lik
The sun had already finished most of its journey towards the west as evening began to fall. Anom and Crystal have been travelling for around five hours now. They travelled faster as Crystal was almost in her peak state. At this pace, they would reach the city soon. Anom looked around as he noticed that the concentration of trees here was not as dense as before. And there were also not any old and large trees like the ones he saw in the peripheral forest before. Well, many trees here were already thousands of years old but they still lacked in comparison to the forest he was in earlier. 'Then how extraordinary the main area of the forest must be.' He thought as he turned to look at the path he had walked on. "The city was very prosperous in ancient times and extended to this place. But this place was soon engulfed in a war between various empires and became lifeless. After a few years, the Zeru forest overtook this land. The peripheral region we were in before used to be the border
This was the moment when he really felt that he had come to another world. But the hustle-bustle here also looked so familiar that he almost thought that he had returned to Earth.But it was just a moment as the different styles and appearances of the people here welcomed the otherworldly traveller to this new world.'Nulis City, huh? Finally, I'm here.'Anom took a deep breath and began following after Crystal, whose steps seemed to have gained a spring as she joyfully hopped towards her home.Suddenly, he felt some movement behind him. Although they were faint, Anom was already able to detect minor disturbances that didn't fit with the natural vibe of a place. This ability of his was strengthened further after he began gaining control over his internal energy.That's why, while the movements behind him were minute, they didn't escape his notice. Anybody else would have considered them as a part of the city noise. But Anom recognised those footsteps which seemed to be travelling thro
They kept walking towards that group of lofty houses and the grand mansion. Anom could see some people standing at the entrance.After walking for a while, they arrived in front of the entrance.Around twenty people were standing in the middle, seeming as if they already knew about Crystal's return.Anom was not surprised as he had already detected some spies, other than one he was chasing, leaving to report their arrival. But these spies went in the direction of Crystal's home. He had guessed that these spies must belong to Crystal's family.The welcoming group included ten people dressed in similar uniforms while carrying swords and spears. They must be the guards who worked for Crystal's family as they surrounded the people in the middle in a protective formation.It was absurd to act this vigilantly in their own home like this, but Anom understood that they were currently facing a lot of pressure from their enemies. So acting prudently was only natural.In the middle of the guards