Twisted, grotesque trees everywhere she looked, and a sky dyed in every conceivable hue above. To Luize, the bizarre landscape looked as if someone had flung paint carelessly across the forest to use as their canvas.0

“This place is….”0

Luize narrowed her eyes, unable to even guess anything about where she had fallen aside from the fact it was definitely part of the trial created by the Tower of Heroes for her. Was it created based on her, though? Or… was it based on Blast Dog, who had entered alongside her?0

Either way, it was far from ordinary. Tensing, Luize scanned her surroundings—0

“The Tinted Forest.”0

She heard a faintly distorted, static-laced voice echoing throughout the air.0

“This is where I settled things with the Destroyer of Moralities. Also, where that idiot nearly died.”0

The voice came without warning, making Luize stiffen with her hands clenched tight. Slowly, she turned around and laid her eyes on the woman with dull silver hair leaning against a tree. Her face was hidden behind a gas mask, but Luize already knew exactly who she was.0

The Blast Dog…0

It was none other than herself, Luize Valente, before Se-Hoon regressed—and also, the Incantation Mage that she could never defeat in her current state. Remembering the overwhelming gap in ability she had felt during the battle in the Forest of Repetition just a little while ago, Luize clenched her fist even harder.0

How long can I even last?0

She was painfully aware the only reason she had been able to fight the Three Dogs on equal footing earlier was because Sung-Ha and Amir had compensated for her shortcomings.0

So now, when she no longer had that support? And on top of that, her opponent even possessed Aspirant-tier equipment. That made the already slim odds effectively drop to zero.0

Still… it should be fine.2

Yet even in the face of despair, Luize remained calm. Regardless of whether she lost here, the other two would definitely overcome their trials, grow stronger, and awaken Se-Hoon.0

Trusting Sung-Ha and Amir,...0