After a difficult two-day journey, the group finally reached the "Dark Forest." While advancing through the trees, a group of ruffians dressed like ninjas suddenly appeared before them. The children's eyes immediately turned to the teacher; they thought, "Is this another one of his games?" But the teacher, with a serious expression, said:
-Take battle positions!
Due to the dark atmosphere of the forest, Gohean had to move to the back of the group. Selion, shaken after his match with Gohean, had lost his self-confidence. Because he didn't trust himself, he also quietly retreated to the back.
Just then, someone slowly started walking from among the trees, applauding. The teacher's mouth fell open; widening his eyes, he whispered to the children to be careful.
The children asked curiously, "Who is this?" The teacher answered slowly:
"He used to be a professor at the Capital High School. But he was exiled for various crimes."
The professor, with a cunning smile, said, "That's right."
The moment he waved his hand from top to bottom with a laugh, a sudden sound rose from behind the group. When everyone turned around, they saw that the teacher had been hit in the shoulder with a poisoned arrow. The teacher quickly tried to remove the arrow, but the poison had already mixed into his blood. His consciousness began to blur.
With a final strength, he whispered to the children, "Be careful... run..." But the children were not afraid. "We will protect you," they said.
The professor, in the face of this courage, laughed heartily and congratulated the children:
"You are amazing! Capture them alive!"
Suddenly, his men attacked. Hex rushed forward and tried to create a shield using the "Stone Wall" spell. A massive stone block suddenly formed and blocked the incoming men.
From behind the wall, Yuen uses 'Water Bullet' and shoots 2 ruffians in the head, knocking them out.
4 more ruffians jump over the wall onto them. Gohean gathers the Light spell in his hand to provide support from behind and blocks the ruffians' vision. But the ruffians also come from under the ground and grab Hex's foot.
Isac cuts the man's arm with 'Flame Blades' and says to Hex,
-Be careful, my friend. This is a battlefield.
This time it was the children's turn to attack. Mia uses 'Nature's Breath' and knocks out the remaining ruffians.
Just when they thought it was over, a knife came from behind a tree, passing through everyone and heading towards Gohean. Gohean, with his back turned, was unaware of anything. The children shout Gohean, and Selion comes to his senses. He uses 'Quick Steps' and saves Gohean...