"You intruders dare to disturb my slumber? You will all be my sacrifices!"


    The huge figure uttered a deep, hoarse voice.


    Enzo knew he had to find a way out of this predicament. He gritted his teeth against the pain in his mind and focused, trying to summon the elemental energy within him. But it felt as if the elemental energy was sealed, unable to be unleashed normally.


    "Everyone, let''s think of a way! We can''t just sit here and wait for death!" Enzo shouted.


    Hearing Enzo''s words, everyone struggled to find a glimmer of hope.


    At that moment, Enzo suddenly remembered the book he had taken from Dolia.


    Maybe this book holds the solution to the current crisis?


    Without thinking too much, he hurriedly retrieved the book from his small world, hoping to find some clues within its pages.


    Gripping the ancient-feeling book tightly, Enzo silently prayed for it to bring a turning point.


    As he opened the pages, he noticed that the text began to shimmer with a faint light. The strange characters seemed toe alive, dancing before his eyes.


    Although Enzo couldn''t understand the specific meaning of the text, he felt that the words seemed to be conveying some sort of message to him.


    As the pages turned, a gentle light began to emanate from the book, gradually spreading and enveloping Enzo and the others around him.


    Remarkably, the pain that had been invading their minds began to lessen, and the strange images stopped shing wildly.


    "Enzo, what''s happening? The book seems to have some effect!" Patricia said with surprise.


    Enzo let out a slight sigh of relief. "I''m not quite sure, but it looks like this book is indeed something special."


    The gigantic, menacing figure, seeing this scene, seemed somewhat angry. It pped its massive wings and lunged toward the group, roaring, "Don''t think you can escape with that book!Drop dead!"


    As Enzo continued to flip through the book, he kept an eye on the figure''s attacks. He noticed that the light from the book fluctuated when it repelled the figure''s assaults, as if it were consuming some kind of energy.


    "Everyone, gather closely into the light of the book! This light can protect us, but it might notst long. We need to find a solution quickly." Enzo shouted.


    Hearing this, everyone hurried toward the center of the light.


    Just then, Enzo suddenly spotted an image on one of the pages. The illustration depicted a scene simr to their current circr space, and in one corner of the scene was a small symbol that looked very familiar. After thinking for a moment, Enzo realized that this symbol resembled the runes he had seen earlier on the stone door.


    "Could this symbol be the key?" Enzo''s heart raced.


    He quickly recalled how to activate the runes on the stone door and lightly touched the symbol in the book with his finger.


    In an instant, the light from the book zed forth, shooting a powerful beam directly at the gigantic, menacing figure.


    The figure was caught off guard, hit by the beam, and let out a shriek as its body was thrown backward, crashing heavily against the wall of the space.


    "It worked!" Everyone eximed excitedly.


    But before they could celebrate for long, the figure slowly stood up again. Though it looked somewhat injured, it still exuded a fierce aura.


    "Hmph, don''t think you can defeat me so easily! You ants won''t leave here alive today!" The figure roared.


    Enzo knew that they had only temporarily repelled the figure. To truly resolve this crisis, they needed to find a more definitive solution.


    He continued to flip through the pages of the book quickly, hoping to find more useful clues.


    Suddenly, he spotted a passage of text apanied by an illustration. The image depicted a person wielding a ck scythe simr to Dolia''s, attacking a massive monster with several marked weak points on its body.


    Enzo''s heart leapt with joy as he thought about the ck scythe he had taken from Dolia. Perhaps this scythe was rted to their current situation?


    He hurriedly picked up the ck scythe from nearby and examined it closely. Sure enough, he found several markings on the handle that matched the weak points indicated in the book.


    "Everyone, listen to me! This scythe might be the key to defeating this monster. We need to attack it at the marked weak points in the book!" Enzo said.


    The others nodded in agreement.


    Clutching the scythe tightly, Enzo charged toward the gigantic figure, with the others following closely behind, ready to provide support at any moment.


    With the ck scythe in hand, Enzo moved like lightning, charging swiftly toward the gigantic, menacing figure.


    Seeing Enzo rushing toward it, the figure pped its wings and let out an angry roar, lunging at Enzo.


    Enzo seized the moment, raising the scythe high ording to the marked weak points in the book, and struck down hard at one of the figure''s vulnerabilities.


    The ck scythe sliced through the air,nding precisely on the weak point.


    The figure let out a piercing scream as a massive wound appeared on its body, ck blood gushing forth.


    "Well done, Enzo!" Patricia shouted from behind.


    Without pausing for a moment, Enzo followed up with several more strikes, targeting the figure''s other weak points.


    The figure staggered under Enzo''s relentless assault, its body swaying dangerously, and its wings drooped weakly.


    "Everyone, let''s go all out and finish it off now!" Enzo shouted.


    At hismand, the others unleashed their spells, directing their attacks at the injured figure.


    A dazzling array of elemental energy and spell light intertwined, all converging on the wounded figure.


    Under thebined force of their attacks, the figure could finally hold on no longer. It let out onest roar before crashing to the ground, transforming into a cloud of ck mist that gradually dissipated into the air.


    "Ah, finally done." Everyone sighed in relief, copsing to the ground in exhaustion.


    Enzo wiped the sweat from his forehead, still tightly gripping the ck scythe and the mysterious book.


    "Enzo, we owe it all to you this time. If it weren''t for you, we wouldn''t know if we could make it out of here alive." Patricia said gratefully.


    Enzo smiled. "Everyone contributed a lot too. If it weren''t for your teamwork, I couldn''t have done it alone."


    Weiss, standing nearby, begrudgingly admitted Enzo''s achievement, "Hmph, I suppose you were impressive this time, but don''t get too cocky. There will be other chances topete."


    Enzo ignored Weiss''sment, his focus still on the mysterious book and the ck scythe.


    After this incident, he felt that both the book and the scythe must hold more secrets, which could greatly aid his future training.


    He decided that once they returned to Alfa City, he would find time to study these two items thoroughly.


    Just as everyone was preparing to rest for a moment and look for a way out, something glittering suddenly fell from the spot where the figure had dissipated.


    Enzo walked over and picked up the sparkling object. It was a crystal-clear orb that seemed to contain boundless energy. Holding it in his hand, he felt a warm power slowly flowing into his body.


    "What is this?" Enzo asked curiously.


    The others gathered around, looking at the orb with puzzled expressions.


    "Whatever it is, it must be a good thing. It might even be more precious than the elemental gems we found before."Someone suggested.


    Enzo nodded, cing the orb into his small world, nning to study it in detail once they returned.


    "Alright, everyone has rested enough. Let''s hurry and find the exit to leave this cursed ce." Enzo said.


    The group got up and began searching for an exit in the circr space.


    After some searching, they finally discovered a small passage on one side of the space, with a faint glow emanating from within.


    "This should be it. Let''s go." Enzo said.


    Cautiously, everyone proceeded through the dimly lit passage, with Enzo leading the way, tightly gripping the ck scythe and remaining alert for any potential dangers.


    The passage was filled with a faint, refreshing fragrance, starkly contrasting with the previous pungent odors, which eased everyone''s nerves slightly.


    However, they all understood that within this mysterious relic, any seemingly pleasant facade might hide unknown dangers.


    After walking a short distance, the passage began to widen, revealing a massive stone door ahead. The door was etched with various bizarre patterns of creatures—some had wings but snake-like bodies, while others had the heads of bulls and multiple arms, looking extremely strange.


    "This stone door looksplicated. It''s probably going to take some effort to open." Patricia said, frowning.


    Enzo stepped forward to examine the patterns on the door closely. He noticed that these patterns seemed to follow a certain order. Some creatures had glowing eyes while others were dim, and the sequence of their arrangement appeared to conceal a secret.


    "Everyone, hold on. Let me see if I can find a way to open this stone door." Enzo said.


    As he focused intently on the stone door, Weiss scoffed from the side, "Hmph, Enzo, don''t mess this up again. If you can''t open the door and waste everyone''s time, don''t say I didn''t warn you."


    Enzo ignored Weiss''s mocking remarks and continued to concentrate on the patterns on the door.


    Suddenly, he realized that if he touched the patterns of the creatures with glowing eyes in the order of their brightness, it seemed to create a special rhythm.


    He tried to follow this rhythm, gently tapping the patterns on the stone door.


    With each touch, a soft glow began to emanate from the door, growing brighter and brighter until, with a resounding "boom" the door slowly creaked open.


    "Wow, Enzo, you''re amazing!" Everyone eximed in excitement. "If it weren''t for you, we really wouldn''t have been able to get out!"