To the white giant bird of Rank Four or above flying away on the other side of the trial zone, Sein and Leena were as insignificant as grains of rice—tiny and inconspicuous.0

The bird had no intention of targeting the couple; in fact, it did not seem to notice them at all.0

“Want to go over and take a look?” Leena asked softly.0

Sein smiled wryly in response. “How can we get across? If we show up now, we’ll probably be swallowed by those beasts. There’s no way we can possibly fight our way through the beast horde and reach the other trial zone.”0

Leena understood what Sein was saying.0

Yet, solutions are often born of necessity. As two mages, known for their...1