2026-03-25 03:51:48Outside the Secret Realm, the situation had spiraled completely out of control.
The once-orderly examination grounds were now filled with shouting, panic, and despair. Families of the candidates crowded the area, their faces pale as they stared at the sealed portal.
“Why isn’t it opening?!”
“My son is still inside!”
“Do something!”
Examiners rushed back and forth, attempting to stabilize the situation, but the tension only grew heavier with each passing minute.
Then—
A powerful aura descended.
The air itself seemed to tremble.
Everyone instinctively turned toward the sky.
A man stepped forward from the crowd of arriving officials.
He wore a long black coat, his presence calm yet overwhelming.
The moment he appeared, even the arguing examiners fell silent.
“The Grand Beast Master…”
Someone whispered the title with reverence.
He was the nation’s strongest Beast Master.
The final authority in matters like this.
The chief examiner stepped forward immediately.
“Sir, the Secret Realm—”
The Grand Beast Master raised his hand slightly.
“Silence.”
His gaze fixed on the sealed portal.
For a moment, his expression remained calm.
Then—
It changed.
His eyes narrowed sharply.
“…I see.”
The shift in his expression sent a chill through everyone present.
The Imperial examiner frowned.
“What is it?”
The Grand Beast Master spoke slowly.
“This is not an accident.”
The crowd fell silent.
His voice turned heavy.
“It’s an invasion.”
Murmurs spread instantly.
“Invasion?”
“From what?”
The Grand Beast Master’s gaze darkened.
“An Outer Demon.”
The words hit like thunder.
The Holy Mountain examiner’s expression changed drastically.
“An Outer Demon… here?”
The Grand Beast Master nodded.
“A Fog Demon.”
Gasps erupted across the area.
The chief examiner stepped forward urgently.
“What does that mean for the candidates inside?”
The Grand Beast Master looked toward the sealed portal.
His voice was calm—but grim.
“The Fog Demon specializes in creating barriers.”
He continued,
“It seals entire regions with dense fog… and traps everything inside.”
The Imperial examiner clenched his fists.
“And the creatures inside?”
“Clones,” the Grand Beast Master replied. “Fog constructs created by the demon.”
A heavy silence followed.
The chief examiner swallowed.
“…How do we stop it?”
The Grand Beast Master’s voice lowered.
“The core must be destroyed.”
“And if it isn’t?” someone asked nervously.
The answer came without hesitation.
“Then everyone inside…”
He paused.
“…will remain trapped forever.”
The words shattered whatever hope remained.
Cries broke out among the families.
“No… that can’t be…”
“My daughter is in there!”
“They’re just kids!”
Some people collapsed to the ground in despair.
The Imperial examiner’s face turned pale.
“…What level is this Fog Demon?”
The Grand Beast Master answered bluntly.
“Ordinary Fog Demons are equivalent to Level 20 magical beasts.”
The entire area fell silent.
Level 20.
That was far beyond anything the candidates could handle.
“They’re dead…” someone whispered.
“There’s no way they can fight that…”
The Holy Mountain examiner clenched his fists.
“This year’s candidates…”
His voice trembled slightly.
“…are the strongest we’ve seen in decades.”
Many had awakened Legendary beasts.
Many were future pillars of humanity.
And now—
They were trapped.
The Grand Beast Master closed his eyes briefly.
“…A tragic loss.”
Inside the Secret Realm—
The forest had completely transformed.
The deeper Alaric, Kira, and Tristan traveled, the darker and more twisted the environment became.
The air felt heavy.
Every breath was suffocating.
Tristan wiped sweat from his forehead.
“This place… feels wrong.”
Kira nodded.
“We’re definitely inside the Forbidden Zone now.”
The trees around them were massive and gnarled.
Shadows stretched unnaturally across the ground.
A distant roar echoed.
Tristan flinched.
“That didn’t sound like a normal beast.”
Before anyone could respond—
A massive figure burst from the trees.
A towering beast with thick armor-like skin and glowing red eyes.
Alaric glanced at it briefly.
“Level 7.”
Tristan’s face paled.
“Level 7?!”
Kira immediately summoned her Chimera forward.
“Be careful!”
The Chimera roared and charged.
Tristan’s beast followed, attacking from the side.
The battle erupted instantly.
The Level 7 beast fought fiercely, forcing both of them to coordinate carefully.
“Watch out!” Tristan shouted.
Kira dodged a heavy strike.
“Hit its left side!”
Their attacks finally landed together.
After several intense moments—
The beast collapsed.
Both of them stepped back, breathing heavily.
“That… was close,” Tristan muttered.
Kira nodded.
Even with both of them working together, it had been a difficult fight.
But then—
A loud explosion echoed from nearby.
BOOOOM!
They turned instantly.
A few hundred meters away—
Elena stood calmly.
Around her—
The bodies of multiple beasts lay scattered.
Seven.
Eight.
All of them far larger and more dangerous than the one Kira and Tristan had just fought.
Kira’s eyes widened.
“…Those are Level 8 beasts.”
Tristan stared in disbelief.
“She killed all of them… alone?”
Elena rested the massive warhammer on her shoulder.
Her expression remained completely indifferent.
Alaric stood beside her calmly.
As if this was normal.
Tristan swallowed hard.
“What… is she?”
Kira didn’t answer.
Her gaze remained fixed on Elena.
For the first time—
Even her confidence wavered slightly.
Alaric glanced at his system panel.
Points Earned: 3200
The number continued rising rapidly.
Their score had already surpassed anything imaginable.
Far beyond every other participant.
Alaric closed the panel.
“Let’s keep moving.”
Tristan snapped out of his shock.
“…Right.”
But his voice lacked confidence now.
Kira stepped forward again.
Her gaze briefly lingered on Alaric.
“You knew she was this strong?”
Alaric didn’t answer directly.
“She’s reliable.”
Kira frowned slightly.
“That’s not normal strength.”
Tristan let out a dry laugh.
“Yeah… no kidding.”
He shook his head.
“We struggled against one Level 7…”
He looked toward the battlefield behind Elena.
“And she just wiped out half a group of Level 8 monsters like they were nothing.”
His voice dropped.
“That’s not ‘reliable’… that’s terrifying.”
Elena remained silent.
Her eyes showed no emotion.
Alaric continued walking forward.
“The stronger we are,” he said calmly, “the better our chances.”
Kira nodded slowly.
“…You’re right.”
But deep down—
She knew this wasn’t just strength.
This was something far beyond what any normal Beast Tamer should possess.
And as Alaric’s score continued to climb higher and higher—
The gap between him and everyone else in the realm only grew wider.
Unknowingly—
They were getting closer.
Closer to the center.
Closer to the truth.
And closer…
…to the Fog Demon.
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