Late night. In a dense forest far from Aika City.

It was completely dark. The late-night, cold breeze rustled leaves. Occasionally, the humming of insects could be heard. These broke the silence of the night. There was a sinister and cold aura in the air. The night also felt abnormally cold after it rained.

“Zz zz..”

The sounds of slow footsteps were heard in the forest. When the fallen leaves were stepped on, crunchy and crackling sounds echoed in the forest.

At the same, there was a pair of dark-blue eyes shining in the dark, exactly in the direction where the sounds were heard. The eyes emanated a dim glow, but they weren’t as frightening as one would expect.

These eyes belonged to Blue Maple.

“If you continue walking further down, the City Teleportation Scroll will lose its effect.” Feather’s voice came from his personal space.

“Doesn’t matter.”

Blue Maple’s reply was indifferent. He had already dealt with the matter that he came to Aika City for. It really didn’t matter anymore.

“Are you going to stay away from cities?” Feather was doubtful as he asked.

He knew that Blue Maple entered the Elven Forest because he wanted to stay away from...