The gate opened.
And from within—
They stepped out.
Not like a family.
Not like a group.
But like a marching army.
Silent.
Ordered.
Moving forward as one.
The moment they crossed the gate—
The atmosphere changed.
Ahead of them…
A forest.
Dense.
Dark.
Unnaturally quiet.
The Lost Forest.
A place whispered in fear.
A place where people entered—
And never returned.
Út 2 stopped for a brief moment.
Her eyes lingered on the entrance.
“…I don’t like this place.”
But there was no other path.
To reach Trụ’s group—
They had to go through it.
“Stay close,” she said softly.
Then stepped in.
Hours Passed
They walked.
And walked.
And walked.
At first—
The younger ones were still laughing.
Talking.
Playing around.
Like always.
But slowly—
Something changed.
The air…
Turned colder.
Not normal cold.
A cold that crept into bones.
The light faded.
The shadows grew longer.
Heavier.
Watching.
The laughter stopped.
One by one.
“…I don’t like this…”
“…Can we go back…?”
“…It feels wrong…”
Voices trembled.
Fear began to spread.
But Út 2—
Did not stop.
“Keep moving.”
Her voice was calm.
But firm.
Deeper Into the Forest
The silence became suffocating.
Even the wind—
Had disappeared.
Then—
They stopped.
Not by choice.
Someone was there.
Floating.
Above the ground.
A woman.
Her presence alone—
Distorted the space around her.
Long purple hair flowed behind her like liquid shadow.
Her armor clung tightly to her body, elegant yet dangerous.
A strange glow—
Pink… violet… unreal—
Surrounded her.
And behind her—
Countless wings.
No—
Not wings.
Bats.
Hundreds.
Thousands.
Filling the air.
Watching.
Waiting.
The younger ones immediately moved—
Hiding behind Út 2.
Instinct.
Fear.
Út 7 stepped slightly forward.
Her eyes narrowed.
“…She’s here.”
Út 2 didn’t speak.
Her gaze locked onto the woman.
Sharp.
Serious.
The woman smiled.
A slow…
Crooked smile.
Her eyes—
Filled with cunning.
With amusement.
She slowly raised her hand.
The bats behind her shifted—
Like a living storm.
“So… you made it this far.”
Her voice echoed.
Soft.
But wrong.
Út 7’s gaze sharpened.
She spoke quietly—
But clearly.
“…Veera.”
The name fell—
Like a warning.
The younger ones froze.
Even the air seemed to stiffen.
Út 2’s expression didn’t change— Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
But her eyes grew colder.
“So it’s you.”
Veera let out a soft laugh.
Elegant.
Mocking.
“I didn’t expect you to remember me.”
She tilted her head slightly.
Her purple hair drifting in the air like smoke.
“That makes this even more fun.”
The bats began circling faster.
The purple-pink glow intensified.
“I was wondering…”
She said slowly—
Locking eyes with Út 2.
“How long it would take…”
The forest darkened.
The ground trembled faintly.
“Before you walked right into my trap.”
Silence.
Heavy.
Crushing.
Then—
Her smile widened.
“…but this is only the beginning.”
The bats moved.
Not all at once—
But enough.
A wave of darkness rushed forward.
Út 2 stepped ahead instantly.
“Stay back.”
The first bat reached her—
She moved.
Too fast to see.
CRACK.
The air split.
A shockwave burst out—
Destroying dozens instantly.
But—
More came.
Endless.
Út 7 clicked her tongue.
“…Annoying.”
Ice spread beneath her feet.
The temperature dropped sharply.
The forest—
Began to freeze.
Veera watched.
Smiling.
“Good.” “Show me more.”
Her eyes glowed faintly purple.
“Let’s see… how long you can last.”
Her eyes lifted—
Locking onto Veera.
No fear.
No hesitation.
Only one thing.
Intent.
Killing intent.
“…Now.”
She said quietly.
“My turn.”
For a split second—
Everything froze.
Even Veera’s smile—
Faded.
Just a little.
Then—
Út 2 moved.
Not fast.
Not explosive.
But— absolute.
She stepped forward—
And the space around her…
Collapsed inward.
BOOM.
The ground shattered beneath her feet.
A pressure wave erupted outward—
Flattening everything in its path.
Trees snapped.
Shadows tore apart.
Even the mist was blown away.
Veera’s eyes narrowed.
“…Interesting.”
Út 2 vanished.
Not speed.
Not movement.
Absence.
A flicker—
Then she appeared—
Right in front of Veera.
Her hand—
Already mid-swing.
CRACK—!!
Veera blocked.
Barely.
A barrier of violet energy formed instantly—
And shattered on impact.
She was pushed back—
Sliding across the air itself.
“…So you were holding back.”
Veera licked her lips slightly.
Excited.
“Good.”
Behind—
Út 7 moved.
“…Don’t drag this out.”
Her voice dropped.
Colder than before.
She raised both hands.
The forest—
Stopped.
Then—
FROZE.
Not just ice.
Not temperature.
Everything.
Sound.
Air.
Even the shadows—
Were locked in place.
A domain.
Veera’s smile twitched.
“…A field-type ability?”
Út 7 didn’t answer.
She stepped forward slowly.
Each step—
The frozen world cracked slightly.
“…You’re in the way.”
She extended her hand—
Toward Veera.
And clenched.
KRRRRRRR—!!!
The space around Veera compressed violently.
Like invisible hands crushing inward.
The air screamed.
Reality warped.
Veera’s body—
Distorted.
For the first time—
Her expression changed.
“…Now this—”
Her aura exploded.
BOOOOOOM—!!
The frozen domain shattered.
Like glass.
A wave of dark-violet energy burst outward—
Blasting everything away.
Út 7 slid back—
Feet carving into the frozen ground.
Út 2 reappeared beside her.
Both standing.
Both staring forward.
Serious.
Veera hovered in the air.
Her armor slightly cracked.
A faint line of blood—
Ran down her cheek.
She touched it.
Looked at it.
Then—
Smiled wider than ever.
“…I see.”
“So this is your level.”
Her wings expanded.
Not bats anymore.
Something else.
Larger.
Sharper.
More real.
The sky above—
Darkened completely.
The swarm—
Multiplied.
No longer hundreds.
Thousands.
Út 7 exhaled slowly.
“…This is getting annoying.”
Út 2 didn’t respond.
Because she felt it too.
Something else.
Above them.
Watching.
A presence.
Heavier than Veera.
Deeper.
Older.
Her eyes flicked upward.
“…There’s another one.”
Veera laughed.
Soft.
Satisfied.
“Of course.”
“You didn’t think…”
She spread her arms.
The entire forest trembled.
“…this was all about me, right?”
A crack—
Appeared in the sky.
Not light.
Darkness.
Something was—
Breaking through.
Út 7’s expression finally changed.
“…We need to end this. Now.”
Út 2 stepped forward again.
Her aura—
Rising.
No longer restrained.
The ground beneath them—
Started to collapse.
The forest—
Couldn’t handle it anymore.
Veera’s eyes gleamed.
“Yes…”
“That’s it…”
“Show me everything.”
The crack in the sky widened.
A massive shadow—
Began to descend.
And at that moment—
Út 2 raised her hand.
Energy gathered.
Dense.
Violent.
Unstable.
Út 7 moved beside her.
Ice—
Condensed into a single point.
The air—
Couldn’t breathe.
The world—
Couldn’t hold.
Veera smiled.
“…Finally.”
A heartbeat—
Then—
~End~