"Druja?"

Kokote's hand hovered in mid-air as he stared at Erica, lost in thought, feeling the rich natural energy emanating from her body, unsure of how to react.

She had only ever felt this level of natural energy in the Wood Calamity.

Kokote felt as if he had returned to that otherworldly space covered by dense forest, where flowers bloomed and wild grasses danced.

"Kokot, Kokot."

With a shout, Cocot suddenly woke up.

He turned to look at Lia, who was calling his name, and stared blankly.

"What Druja?"

Druga is the name of the Wood Calamity; in fact, it was Victor who told her this.

Calamities have their own names, which Kokot learned for the first time.

She didn't answer Lia's question, but turned to the Duke and said:

“Duke Reeves, there’s no need to worry. Erica is not in any danger so far.”

"Maybe if you sleep on it tonight, she'll wake up tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Duke Reeves relaxed his brow slightly.

Since even a former senator said so, Erica might really be alright.

He has done all he could.

The Duke sighed, bowed to the two men, and said:

"Thank you both."

Kokot hated these formalities the most, and even forgot that he was still Leah's employee, waving his hand at the Duke and saying:

"Since there's nothing else, we'll be going."

Lia nodded to the Duke as well.

"Alright, I'll see you two off."

Levi closed the door, and the three of them slowly left.

But no one noticed that an unusual black patch had appeared on the windowsill, which was covered by green grass.

A crow is perched on the windowsill.

Its only eye was fixed on the delicate girl lying on the bed, its gaze gleaming with an unusual light.

[The protector of nature under the dark night sky, eradicating the final curse of life from the world—]

【Ganustia, stripping away life that has broken free from the control of the chaotic order—】

As if uttering these words in a heavy tone from within his abdomen, the raven's call slowly echoed in the room.

In an instant, a black array materialized behind the raven, with white patterns swirling around it and converging on the dagger-shaped rune in the center.

A black mist erupted from the center of the magic circle and spread throughout the room.

The lush plants withered and shriveled the moment they touched the black mist, turning into dust and gradually dissipating.

The clusters of flowers on Erica's body quickly withered and disappeared, and a faint green appeared in Vega's eyes.

Vega slowly began to speak:

"Don't release your power carelessly if you can't control it yet, little girl."

"I'll keep some for you for now."

Having said that, it flapped its wings and flew out of the window.

Only a single, jet-black feather remained on the windowsill.

......

Erica seemed to be having a dream.

She dreamt that she seemed to be in a state of chaos.

Six enormous landmasses floated around them, each filled with immense magical energy.

Wind, fire, earth, wood, thunder, water.

The six elements on those six continents were as chaotic as newly born planets.

The wind, rain, thunder, and lightning raged on and on, plunging the six continents into a silent darkness.

A continent began to glow and dim, and Erica was drawn to the glowing continent.

The moment she got close, she felt as if she had sunk into a lush primeval forest, surrounded by countless vines and waist-high wild grass.

The towering, sturdy fir trees completely covered the sky, blocking out even a ray of sunlight.

Erica instinctively began to explore the forest, moving forward through the deep fog.

A strange 'whooshing' sound echoed around me.

The deeper they went into the fog, the clearer the sound became.

After traveling a long distance, the sound gradually subsided.

As the fog gradually dissipated, a huge black object appeared in front of Erica.

Her instinctive fear did not deter her; instead, it fueled her curiosity, drawing her closer to the dark shadow.

One step, two steps...

Soon, Erica walked to the side of the huge object and saw its true form.

It was a huge, green, serpentine monster with three pairs of compound eyes growing on its head.

Sensing Erica's arrival, the monster slowly looked at her.

Before Erica could feel any fear, she saw that something seemed to be sitting on the top of the giant beast's head.

She seemed to be about the same age as Erica, but Erica couldn't see her face clearly.

It appeared somewhat hazy under the heavy fog.

A beam of light came from behind the girl. Erica stretched out a hand to block the dazzling light, and her vision blurred.

She tried her best to see the other person through a crack in the light, but a familiar yet unfamiliar voice slowly came to her ear:

"You're still too weak, Erica."

"How can someone like you accept the legacy to come?"

Erica was thrown into a deep daze. She suddenly knelt down in the jungle, and two lines of tears slowly fell down her cheeks.

"Mother?"

That seemingly familiar voice plunged Erica into memories.

But she did not wake up; instead, she fell back into another void.

It was pitch black all around.

Countless sinister black crows flew overhead, and among them, only one one-eyed crow landed in front of her.

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